{"title":"Accessories","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur range of hats, scarves and mitt patterns are designed both in-house by founder Meg Rodger and in collaboration with leading international knitwear designers. They are aimed at all skill levels from beginner to the more advanced. Bringing you the warmth and comfort of a pure wool knitted garment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey are unique to Birlinn Yarn and draw their creative inspiration from the culture, ecology and Norse heritage of the Outer Hebrides combined with a contemporary twist.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"myrtle-headband","title":"Myrtle Headband","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery Easter holiday of my childhood was spent within the Cairngorm mountains in the Scottish Highlands. Skiing if there was snow, hiking and biking if there was not. It conjures up memories of the sound of wind in the Caledonian forests, the earthy smell of peat bogs and pine sap, with cosy cottages with open fires to come back to after a long day on the hill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTime spent in the Cairngorms is closely linked to our old family friend Myrtle Simpson, an Arctic explorer who was awarded the Polar Medal for her endeavours. Spirited and inspriring. This headband has been designed with Myrtle in mind and takes inspiration from the purple and pink heather, grey-green lichen, peat and granite rock of the Cairngorms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHear about Myrtle’s life as an Arctic explorer on my blog ‘In Conversation with Myrtle Simpson’: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/birlinn-yarn.myshopify.com\/blogs\/news\/2022-11-1-myrtle-simpson\" title=\"HERE\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a small fair isle project it is a perfect introduction to colour work. If you are a more experienced knitter you could rattle them out as presents for friends and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotos: Maureen du Preez\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"birlinn-yarn","offers":[{"title":"Yarn only","offer_id":56738860892537,"sku":"SQ6236754","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pattern \u0026 Yarn","offer_id":56738860925305,"sku":"SQ6970283","price":66.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Printed pattern","offer_id":56738860958073,"sku":"SQ3326011","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital pattern","offer_id":56738860990841,"sku":"MYRTLE","price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3060\/5177\/files\/Birlinn-Yarn-Company-147_websize.jpg?v=1772121366"},{"product_id":"storm-cast-cowl-kit","title":"Storm Cast Cowl Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur Storm Cast Cowl is for beginner and upwards knitters. Inspired by seafaring Hebridean culture, the double length cowl is textured by a wave stitch pattern that works across the knitting from edge to edge and reflects the ebb and flow of the tides and storm cast waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs islanders the sea is a large part of our lives at Birlinn Yarn, even our Hebridean sheep are seafaring. Thus the purity and pared back aesthetic of this pattern reflects this cultural context and the strong, constant rhythm of the tides and waves breaking on our Hebridean shores.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"birlinn-yarn","offers":[{"title":"Yarn only","offer_id":56738861056377,"sku":"SQ2258559","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Printed Pattern","offer_id":56738861089145,"sku":"SQ1776208","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Oak Buttons","offer_id":56738861121913,"sku":"SQ6372657","price":3.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Digital Pattern","offer_id":56738861154681,"sku":"STORMCAST","price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3060\/5177\/files\/storm-cast-cowl.jpg?v=1775036869"},{"product_id":"sea-pink-hat-mittens-kit","title":"Sea Pink Hat \u0026 Mittens kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eMìlsean-mara – Sea pink grows on our rocky Hebridean shores and salt marsh in-lets flowering between April and July. In spite of its small and delicate appearance it is incredibly hardy. Deluged every full moon by our spring tides and at times summer gales, its little heads remain defiant and resplendent giving us carpets of glorious sea pink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThus our Nordic style hat and mittens pattern is delicate yet strong like the flower. The neat fitting hat will take you hiking to the top of the mountain and the mittens will keep your fingers cosy on any blustery beach walk\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"birlinn-yarn","offers":[{"title":"(Yarn only) Storm grey Sea Pink \u0026 Peaty Brown","offer_id":56738861547897,"sku":"SQ6619732","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"(Yarn only) Moss Sea Pink \u0026 Ocean","offer_id":56738861580665,"sku":"SQ7676127","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Pattern","offer_id":56738861613433,"sku":"51054949","price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3060\/5177\/files\/DSC07831.jpg?v=1772121377"},{"product_id":"korpsang-by-lotta-lothgren-yarn-kit","title":"KORPSÅNG by Lotta Löthgren - yarn kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eYarn Kit only – please purchase the pattern from Lotta's Ravelry account.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Lotta’s own words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Korpsång means 'raven’s song' in Swedish: a seemingly contradictory name given the ominous annotations the raven’s cawing have. Yet ravens do have song – their calling can be playful, mournful and beautiful in all their hoarse variables. Walking through the forest each morning, I hear a raven pair caw in threes – krrp, krrp, krrp – calling their own name over the tree tops. Korpsång binds this sound into knitting: the three repeats of the raucous call given variable form in the eyelet pattern, which also mimics the silhouette of birds in flight.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"birlinn-yarn","offers":[{"title":"Shawl Yarn Kit","offer_id":56738862924153,"sku":"SQ0365191","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3060\/5177\/files\/52wos_KorpsaCC8Ang_1.jpg?v=1772121388"},{"product_id":"skipfor-brioche-hat","title":"Skipför Brioche Hat","description":"\u003cp\u003eSkipför ~ sailing voyage (Old Icelandic \/ Norse).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePattern only – we will let you pick your own yarn colours from our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/birlinn-yarn.myshopify.com\/collections\/natural-colours\" title=\"Natural Blends\"\u003eNatural Blends\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/birlinn-yarn.myshopify.com\/collections\/hebridean-colours\" title=\"Hebridean Colours.\"\u003eHebridean Colours\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHamish is wearing the turn up Skipför Hat in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/t6ebkvrqx4v0fx9b-96230605177.shopifypreview.com\/products_preview?preview_key=e4ab1232545180db36a8fee731fda3cf\" title=\"Field Poppy Red\"\u003eField Poppy red\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Skipför Hat has been designed in brioche stitch to give additional depth to the fabric and warmth for breezy days or cold winter snaps. It can be knitted up with a full deep turn up, a chilled slouchy look or as a simple beanie. Opt for a two colour version and it will be fully reversible giving you a different look depending on which yarn colour is dominant or either side. Customise it further with a contrast stripe or stripes – whatever works for you, this is a simple pattern so you can reinvent it as you wish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf just starting out with brioche knitting you might want to start with a single colour until you fully understand the technique.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"birlinn-yarn","offers":[{"title":"Printed Pattern","offer_id":56738924298617,"sku":"SKIPFOR2025","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Digital Pattern","offer_id":56738924331385,"sku":"SKIPFOR2025","price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3060\/5177\/files\/Hamish-Image-4-Product-close-up-1-scaled.jpg?v=1772123017"},{"product_id":"bunting-scarf-by-meg-rodger","title":"Bunting Scarf by Meg Rodger","description":"\u003cp\u003eEveryone needs a wee striped scarf these days. It adds a pop of colour to your outfit, gives comfort against a spring chill but can be worn all day as the sun comes out!\u003cbr\u003eA quick easy pattern designed for all knitting abilities. You only need to know how to: cast on, knit, purl, increase, decrease and bind off. Even if you haven’t mastered all of these techniques … maybe this is the time to learn!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern gives you four different colour combinations – single colour, half n half, quarters and stripes – but there are plenty more believe me I had to hold back and keep things simple. So why not go for it and use this basic pattern to invent your own version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis page only sells the printed or digital pattern in order that you can find your own combinations from our range of yarns in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/birlinn-yarn.myshopify.com\/collections\/natural-colours\" title=\"Natural Blends\"\u003eNatural Blends\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/birlinn-yarn.myshopify.com\/collections\/hebridean-colours\" title=\"Organic Hebridean Colours\"\u003eOrganic Hebridean Colours\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"birlinn-yarn","offers":[{"title":"Printed Pattern","offer_id":56738925150585,"sku":"BuntingScarfPrint","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Pattern","offer_id":56738925183353,"sku":"BUNTING2025","price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3060\/5177\/files\/Front-1-copy-scaled.jpg?v=1772123027"},{"product_id":"esker-by-jennifer-beale","title":"Esker by Jennifer Beale","description":"\u003cp\u003eYarn kit only – please purchase the pattern from Jennifer’s website: \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"HERE\" href=\"https:\/\/knitjbealedesigns.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e or her Ravelry account: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/patterns\/library\/esker-5\" title=\"HERE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Jennifer's words: “An esker is a winding ridge of sediment deposited by the meltwater of a retreating glacier. There are many eskers in Labrador, and a little place aptly named, Esker.”\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful collaboration between the unique lace and fair isle designs of Jennifer Beale in Newfoundland, Canada and Birlinn Yarn in the Outer Hebrides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferring to herself as “a self taught artistic knitwear designer” Jennifer is also an atmospheric scientist, physical oceanographer and physicist:\u003cbr\u003e“I love writing patterns and designing, puzzles and mysteries, simply complex and complexly simple things, and the epic feeling of creating intricate things with small stitches. My background and love of maths, physics, and the unknown, seems to become intrinsically melded into everything I design. I just do what I do; my designs tend to be on the adventurous side of knitting and I hope they bring you some fun.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntrigued? Like to find out more? Check out Jennifer’s blog: \u003ca title=\"HERE\" href=\"https:\/\/birlinn-yarn.myshopify.com\/blogs\/news\/a-chat-with-jennifer-beale-adventurous-handknitting-patterns-for-adventurous-handknitters\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"birlinn-yarn","offers":[{"title":"Ice \u0026 Seapink","offer_id":56738925937017,"sku":"ESKER","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Lady's Bedstraw \u0026 Cowrie","offer_id":56738925969785,"sku":"ESKER","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Lady's Smock \u0026 Moor","offer_id":56738926002553,"sku":"ESKER","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Reef \u0026 North","offer_id":56738926035321,"sku":"ESKER","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Seapink \u0026 Heather","offer_id":56738926068089,"sku":"ESKER","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Spindrift \u0026 Ocean","offer_id":56738926100857,"sku":"ESKER","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3060\/5177\/files\/Esker-8-scaled_67875ee8-da36-45b6-9737-c0504b034a7c.jpg?v=1774625624"},{"product_id":"seeded-fern-wrap-by-meg-rodger","title":"Seeded Fern Wrap by Meg Rodger","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy Hebridean island is not lush. It is beautiful, wind swept and at times harsh. However, look more closely and you find special nooks of flora. Down the sides of streams, on steep rocky outcrops and fresh-water islands mostly where sheep cannot quite reach and amongst these fertile spots are often ferns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wrap reflects the shapes and forms of ferns with the peppercorn bobbles echoing the seeds you find on the underside of the leaves. For me, there is something special about a fern, the way it unfurls seems to speak of hope, life and new beginnings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"birlinn-yarn","offers":[{"title":"Ice Yarn","offer_id":56738926920057,"sku":"SEEDEDFERN","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Printed Pattern","offer_id":56738926985593,"sku":"SEEDEDFERN","price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Pattern","offer_id":56738927018361,"sku":"SEEDEDFERN","price":6.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3060\/5177\/files\/Meg-and-flower.jpg?v=1772123052"},{"product_id":"herring-fleet-cowl","title":"Herring Fleet Cowl by Meg Rodger","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 19th and early 20th Century the herring industry was at its height in Stornoway and Barra in the Outer Hebrides, during which time the summer populations of these ports would double with the influx of fishermen, herring gutters and packers, fish curers and coopers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAssociated with the culture of this industry, was the gansey ‘geansaidh’ (Gaelic) – a tight fitting, hard wearing, uniquely patterned fisherman’s sweater knitted by the ‘quines’ girls who worked with the catch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cowl takes inspiration from the herring fleet. The pattern echoes shapes and forms of the wooden fishing boats construction, traditional rigging and hand stitched sails with a little nod to the ‘knit and purl’ of gansey patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cowl is for the intermediate knitter and is constructed using the Moebius cast-on technique that results in a twisted infinity cowl. The pattern includes yarn overs and 2 stitch decreases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotography: Maureen Du Preez\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"birlinn-yarn","offers":[{"title":"Yarn only","offer_id":56738936815993,"sku":"SQ4797973","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Yarn and printed pattern","offer_id":56738936848761,"sku":"SQ6686600","price":51.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Printed pattern","offer_id":56738936881529,"sku":"SQ5173597","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital pattern","offer_id":56738936914297,"sku":"HERRINGFLEET","price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3060\/5177\/files\/Birlinn-Yarn-Company-40_websize.jpg?v=1772123149"},{"product_id":"moor-land-cowl-by-erika-aberg-yarn-kit","title":"Moor Land Cowl by Erika Åberg - Yarn Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eYarn Kit only – please purchase the pattern from Erika's Ravelry account or her book Island Knitting which contains a chapter designed in Birlinn Yarn and can be purchase from our store: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/designers\/erika-aberg\" title=\"HERE\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Erika’s words: “A versatile, easy-to-wear and useful garment. It is easy to knit, a great way to try out new techniques and get to know new yarns. It is a lovely addition to other garments in a knitted wardrobe and can be worn all year around, even (or particularly) when working or being active outdoors. The cowl has an easy construction – you begin with a provisional cast-on, knit the cowl as a cylinder and finish it by making a half twist and then grafting the ends together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have knitted the cowl in two colour-ways. Colours of the moorlands such as bog cotton, peat and grass and colours from the shoreline with the sea, the fog, the seaweed, and the sky. To me, they smell of peat fire, salty salty sea, and a longing to return. When I wear the cowl, I wear a piece of the islands, landscape, the sheep, and the sea.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind out more about Erika’s design work and life in Gotland, Sweden through our blog: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/birlinn-yarn.myshopify.com\/blogs\/news\/2022-3-10-meet-erika-aberg-knitwear-designer-and-teacher-from-gotland-island-sweden\" title=\"HERE\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"birlinn-yarn","offers":[{"title":"Moor","offer_id":56738937340281,"sku":"SQ5068582","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Seashore","offer_id":56738937373049,"sku":"SQ8729954","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3060\/5177\/files\/MoorlandCowl.jpg?v=1772123156"},{"product_id":"marram-hat-kit","title":"Marram Hat Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eSitting amongst the marram grass brings to mind Sunday beach walks on the west side – the Atlantic ocean roar, cold salty air with a flask of tea and biscuits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese tall, spiky tufts of grass are vital to the sand dunes stability their matted roots, protecting them against the harsh gales and wind blow. For hundreds of years marram has been a source of thatching material for Hebridean black houses and now, as a family, we continue this tradition using marram to thatch our Lamraig cottage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"birlinn-yarn","offers":[{"title":"Yarn Only","offer_id":56738937831801,"sku":"MARRAMHAT","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pattern and yarn","offer_id":56738937864569,"sku":"SQ6980334","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Printed pattern","offer_id":56738937897337,"sku":"SQ3349807","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital pattern","offer_id":56738937930105,"sku":"MARRAMHAT","price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3060\/5177\/files\/MarramHat_frontcover.jpg?v=1772123161"},{"product_id":"marram-shawl-kit","title":"Marram Shawl Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eSitting amongst the marram grass brings to mind Sunday beach walks on the west side – the Atlantic ocean roar, cold salty air with a flask of tea and biscuits. These tall, spiky tufts of grass are vital to the sand dunes stability their matted roots, protecting them against the harsh gales and wind blow. For hundreds of years marram has been a source of thatching material for Hebridean black houses and now, as a family, we continue this tradition using marram to thatch our Lamraig cottage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThus, our Marram Shawl evokes the waves of dune grass on the west side of the Isle of Berneray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis triangular shawl is knitted from point to flat edge with increases along one lone side, making it simple and soothing to knit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"birlinn-yarn","offers":[{"title":"Marram Shawl Shillay Yarn","offer_id":56738938421625,"sku":"MARRAMSHAWL","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Marram Shawl Corn marigold Yarn","offer_id":56738938454393,"sku":"MARRAMSHAWL","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Marram Shawl Printed Pattern","offer_id":56738938487161,"sku":"SQ0823200","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Digital Pattern","offer_id":56738938519929,"sku":"MARRAMSHAWL","price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/3060\/5177\/files\/IMG_7686-scaled.jpg?v=1772123165"},{"product_id":"pottery-tree-wrist-warmers-and-cowl-pattern-by-emma-vining","title":"Pottery Tree Wrist Warmers and Cowl Pattern by Emma Vining","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you slowly pick your way along the shore below our croft you can find many fragments of pottery full of ‘Vintage’ patterns from the 1950’s or sponge work from the turn of the 1800’s. 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