sweater designs

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...

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

Carbeth (Kate's boxing day jumper) A wide, cropped sweater with simple lines and a deep roll neck. Worked with yarn held double, this sweater is a swi...

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 ...

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...

Knitting Season PulloverThis oversized pullover features a bold motif, created in a combination of intarsia and stranded knitting which is surprisingl...

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...

The world famous owl sweater!Designed by Kate a decade ago and still going strong! More than 10,000 owl sweaters have been knitted and worn worldwide!...

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...

Port CharlotteCreated with a slip-stitch pattern (which only ever uses one shade per row), colourful raised motifs adorn the yoke of this simple and s...

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

Sleeve IslandIs it a dramatic two-tone pullover? Or one enormous sleeve? You decide.This allover colourwork pullover is knitted from side to side. It'...

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

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,...

TonnachA light, elegant cardigan with a vintage feel, featuring dropped sleeves, a boxy shape and a simple allover lace pattern. Tonnach is a Scottish...

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...

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

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