This month I booked a few days away in the Lake District for some time out of the studio. I haven’t managed to take much time off what with one thing and another this year (moving studio being one of the big things), so a change of scenery is just what I needed.

The colours of the mountainsides at this time of year are just beautiful. The bracken is dying back which gives them the beautiful orange and browns. Luckily, the weather was good, and so I was able to go on a couple of nice walks and enjoy the view of Wast Water at golden hour!

Wast water at golden hour in the lake distrct — Wast Water at golden hour

As it’s Autumn, and I design and make knitted accessories, I did of course take a lot of lambswool scarves and hats with me on holiday to try and take some nice photos of them! Does that mean I actually took time off?!

I’ve almost always used colours that are inspired by the landscapes I love, so here you can see some examples of some of my new and existing designs that look particularly lovely surrounded by this beautiful scenery.

Autumn Scarves

This year I have used a beautiful rusty orange and deep green for two new lambswool scarves, both perfect colours for autumn (as seen above). The green scarf has the rusty orange detail, and the orange scarf has green patterning detail, and Ive worn the green Staffin scarf with my new Calgary hat, which is a slightly different green with bright pattern and pom.

The new Calgary scarf (below) is made up of soft greens, soft blues and a pop of bright lichen green/yellow. It’s a favourite already, and I think it is a great unisex scarf. Think lakesides, worn pebbles and moss and lichen for this scarf.

Lambswool Scarves

New Lambswool Cowls

This year I’m launching some lambswool cowls- a short circular scarf great for those times you’d like your neck to be warm, but you don’t want to have to worry about tying a scarf. I have to admit, I’m really enjoying wearing them, and as I often use a scarf as part layer over my chest and part neckwarmer, these cowls are perfect for the times I don’t need that extra body layer!

There are 2 designs and 8 colourways to choose from, suitable for both men and women, and these are mostly made by Sasha.

Cowls

Autumn Colours in a Scarf!

Autumn is the perfect time show off this Hume scarf, with all it’s autumnal shades. Match the landscape! Or maybe just be reminded of the beautiful shades of autumn once all the leaves have fallen and winter arrives.

All of these scarves are handmade in my studio, using Responsible Wool Standard certified lambswool and dyed with Global Organic Textile Standard approved dyes. They are made one at a time, never mass produced, and each one comes with a label with the knitters name on it.

Autumn Colours in the Lake District

Autumn Scarves

New Lambswool Cowls