Yarn: The Journal of Scottish Yarns Issue 2

Contents include articles:

Di Gilpin: a retrospective on the career - so far - of knitwear designer and Scottish textile advocate

The Princes Trust Future Textiles programme: with specifics from The Library of Knit, a Knitwise project which Di Gilpin worked on culminating in an installation in the arboreteum of Dumfries House in Ayrshire

The origins of Tartan: commemorating the 200^th anniversary of Gorge IV visit to Edinburgh in 1822

The Silly Sheep Fibre Company: story of yarn from a croft on Shetland and their adventures with several sheep breeds

Jennie Howes, SkyBluePink Designs: evolution of a life in crafting from learning as a child through to operating a shop in Berwick-upon-Tweed, teaching crafts and selling handspun yarn

Black Isle Yarns: story of a small yarn producer who gathers fleece from smallholdings on the Black Isle and hand dyes the spun yarn using natural plant dyes

Woven Identities: Tartan meets Koru by Maori artist Mitchell Manuel: an exploration cultural heritage and symbolism inspired by Scottish ancestry, based on the autumn exhibition at the Smith Gallery in Stirling

A view of New Zealand from emigrating Scots via the Diaspora Tapestry

Issue 2 features a range of unique patterns with full instructions:

Knitting patterns include a yoked jumper, a Highland Cow intarsia jumper, a beanie hat, a large rectangular shawl, a triangular shawl, Harris the Highland Cow toy,

Crochet patterns include a yoked jumper, slipper socks,

Embroidery sampler: Rainbow Ram based on the sheep head motif on the inside cover.

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

For pattern errata please follow this link.