pullovers and cardigans

Ardmore Gansey A simple gansey with a slightly more refined fit than traditional designs due to its top down, set-i45n sleeves.To fit chest 30.25 (31....

BalmahaThis light pullover with a stranded, textured yoke is a great throw-on sweater for cool lochside evenings. It is named after the village at the...

CarbethA wide, cropped sweater with simple lines and a deep roll neck, in a new, extended size range. Worked with yarn held double, this sweater is a ...

Carbeth CardiganWorked with yarn held double,  this cropped cardigan with simple lines and a structured ribbed collar is a speedy and straightforward ...

Con AlmaA light and simple vest, with a lace panel, knitted in our fresh new Asphodel shade. My soundtrack as I worked on  this design was one of my f...

CoofleCoofle is an old Scots word for a puzzle or challenge. Inspired by the traditional patterns of narrow woven bands, when designing this pullover,...

CòinneachA beautiful yoke cardigan in Milarrochy Tweed. The Gaelic word for mossy, Coinneach is also the name of the famous hill above Balmaha whose g...

Dathan pulloverDathan is a Gaelic word for colourful.  This pattern features 15 shades of Milarrochy Tweed in a dolman-sleeved sweater with a slightly...

DoocotAs well as housing doves and pigeons, in Scots a doocot can refer to any cosy compartment or room. Immediately conveying a sense of comfort and ...

Evendoon CardiganEvendoon is a Scots word for straightforward - an ideal description of this top-down cardigan, which is designed to be a versatile an...

Evendoon pullover (multi)Evendoon is a Scots word for straightforward - an ideal description of this simple top-down pullover with crew neck and ragla...

Evendoon pullover (two-shade)Evendoon is a Scots word for straightforward - an ideal description of this simple top-down pullover with crew neck and r...

FleckitA warm, hooded jacket for winter. Fleckit is Scots for speckled or dotted. Sizes: Finished bust / hip circumference (including bands): 101.5 (1...

GrèisThis tunic dress is all about its beautiful colourwork yoke, which features 9 shades of Milarrochy Tweed, a series of small motifs, and textured ...

Horology Designed by Kate especially for Laxtons, and featuring their new Sheepsoft yarn  (a luscious worsted-spun blend of local Masham and Blue Face...

JibbieA bold and graphic yoke pullover, with triangular motifs, in two shades of Schiehallion. In parts of north-east Scotland, a jibbie is a scone, o...

Land o' CakesPopularised in the poetry of Burns and Fergusson, Land o' Cakes is a familiar name for Scotland (the cakes in question are oatcakes). Thi...

Lilias DayA yoke pullover, with an arched garland motif. Lilias Day is a festival celebrated in Kilbarchan, in Scotland, in which the village’s arched...

Lilias DayA yoke pullover, with an arched garland motif. Lilias Day is a festival celebrated in Kilbarchan, in Scotland, in which the village’s arched...

OaNamed for the Islay peninsula with its spectacular cliffs and dramatic geology, this cosy hoody, with its allover stranded colourwork, makes a great...

OrchleA winter pullover featuring a deep colourwork panel, worked in Schiehallion and Buachaille, whose shaping combines a comfortable oversized fit w...

The world famous owl sweater!Designed by Kate a decade ago and still going strong! Reissued in 2020 with a new extended size range.   The owl sweater ...

PabaighThis simple tee with a contemporary shape is ideal for maritime layering with its deep funnelled collar for keeping out the wind. The design is...

Paper Dolls One of Kate's most popular designs, re-issued for 10 Years in the Making, this playful yoke sweater features a string of paper dolls. Fini...

Pavey WaveyThe Scots name for a children’s skipping game (which involves leaping over a zigzagging rope) gives its name to this rollneck pullover, wit...

SeavaigerA light, simple pullover, updating the classic style of the maritime gansey with its ingeniously wearable shaping. “Seavaiger” is a Scots neo...

St CatherinesA comfortable shrug-style garter stitch cardigan, with dolman sleeves and short-row shaping. An interesting, but simple knit!Pick the siz...

SterntaucherThis design was inspired by the combination of matt grey feathers with stunningly bright markings characteristic of red throated divers (k...

SterntaucherThis design was inspired by the combination of matt grey feathers with stunningly bright markings characteristic of red throated divers (k...

Two-shade StrathendrickA simplified two-colour version of Kate's popular Strathendrick design in the rich, complementary shades of Ardlui and Horsebac...

StrathendrickWith its clever shape that looks good on every body, this dramatic, oversized sweater is one of the stand-out pieces of Kate's West Highl...

StrodieThe use of contrasting welts lends this simple, stripey pullover an unusually sleek and elegant appearance. In Shetland dialect, a strodie is a...

StronachlacharA structured, simple and sinuous tee knitted all in one piece with neat, grown-on sleeves. Sizing Finished bust: 94 (100, 111, 116, 122,...

StrorchleA stripey Orchle. Comfortable, oversized sweater with short-row shoulders, skinny drop sleeves, and allover stripes in five shades of Schieha...

Tree Tram TroAn old Scots term for the game of noughts and crosses gives its name to a warm hi-lo throwover for autumn and winter, featuring allover O...

TreitA light tee, worked bottom up, with a cropped length and leafy lace yoke. Treit is an old Scots word for a decorative ground of leaves or foliage...

TreitA light top, worked bottom up, with a cropped length, leafy lace yoke, and long sleeves (we also have a kit for the short sleeve version) Treit i...

WryitTwisting, turning cables combine with moss stitch to create a pleasingly textured pullover knitted from the top down. Wryit is an old Scots word ...

YOLKA bold colour-blocked punning pullover, with a fried egg inspired yoke (or yolk)Knitted in three shades of schiehallion, this egg-cellent sweater ...