Yarn: The Journal of Scottish Yarns – Issue 10 | Scottish Knitting Magazine

The magazine will be shipped once available at the end of November!

This bi-annual publication was created to build community, and to promote and support Scottish textiles and related creativity by:

1. telling stories (past and present) about people, places and businesses
2. sharing specially commissioned craft designs (knitting, crochet and weaving)

A digital download code (pdf) is included (inside the back cover).

Issue 10 will include the following designs and articles:

1. TOAST GILET - Liza Lewis, made using Jamiesons of Shetland Heather Aran
2. MARGARET KLEIN JUMPER – Samira Hill, Eildon Hills Designs knitted with Burnfoot Wool DK
3. CHEVIOT COWL – Samira Hill, Eildon Hills Designs crocheted with The Wool Library's Cheviot Chain yarn
4. LINTON JUMPER - Carol Richardson knitted with Jamiesons of Shetland Spindrift
5. TWEED JUMPER - Isabelle Ryan Smith, All Tangled Up Knits knitted with Annfield Farm's Young Farmer Aran
6. SEILEBOST JUMPER - Maddie Harvey, Maddie Harvey Designs knitted with The Birlinn Yarn Company's 4ply
7. LUSKENTYRE SOCKS - Fay Dashper Hughes, Fay DH Designs crocheted with Ripples Crafts Kylesku 4ply
8. BEELINE HAT & MITTS - Sue Holt, Woollen Wave knitted with The Birlinn Yarn Company's 4ply
9. CLOSE JUMPER - Cassie Ward, the Missing Yarn crocheted with Ginger's Hand Dyed Masham Mayhem DK
10. HAAF KEP - Helen Robertson, Helen Robertson Jewellery and Knitting, knitted with Foula Wool

1. Foula Wool: Shetland Sheep at the Edge of the World
   The remote island of Foula is home to unique Shetland sheep which produce the finest yarn, now from it’s own island mill.
2. Fair Helen: Where Shetland Tradition Sparks New Ideas
   Helen Robertson, Patron of Shetland Wool Week 2026, transforms Shetland knitting into art form, celebrating heritage, innovation, resilience and shared creativity.
3. The Making of Orry Yarn
   A couple’s shared artistic heritage, Danish craft traditions and Eaglesham’s textile history inspire the Orry Mill, a community-rooted modern knitting business.
4. Too Woolly? Rethinking the Value of British Wool
   The Wool Library gives British wool its bounce back—matching breeds with bold ideas, clever makers and ultimately fairer value, sharing what they learn along the way.
5. Where Nature and History are Intertwined
   At Heatherlea Croft, Highland heritage, thriving peatlands and lucky black sheep unite in traceable wool and sustainable farming.
6. Coastal Knitwear: Necessity and Creativity
   Deeply connected to the sea and Scotland’s coastline, designer Rebecca Clow reflects on her first book of knitting patterns.  
7. Our Rare Breed Sheep Saga
   Anne and John Lane were attracted to the friendly and seriously rare North Ronaldsay sheep in the early 1990s and have been looking after a flock ever since.