Wester Ross

This handsome cushion features tiny blocks of colour and corrugated ribbing

- MARY HENDERSON

"THE BORDER Mill's North Coast yarn range has 50 tweedy colours, making it ideal for achieving the distinctive blending of Fair Isle knitting," explains designer Mary Henderson. "It's named for the North Coast 500 driving route in Scotland, with each shade reflecting a location on the route. My cushion has elements of traditional Fair Isle knitting: stranded colourwork with only two colours in any round, knitted in the round without shaping (a good project for someone exploring Fair Isle for the first time), corrugated rib for the buttonbands, and a three-needle cast-off. The only sewing up required is to join the cushion's base."

SIZE

34cm wide x 39cm tall (13½in x 15½in)

YARN

The Border Mill North Coast 4ply (4ply weight; 100% Shetland wool; 360m/392yds per 100g ball and 90m/98yds per 25g ball)

A Rogie Falls; 1 x 100g ball

B Loch Maree; 1 x 25g ball

C Scourie; 1 x 25g ball

D Rosebay Willowherb; 1 x 25g ball

E Erica; 1 x 25g ball

YARN STOCKISTS

The Border Mill 01361 883692 www.thebordermill.co.uk

NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES

2 sets of 3mm (UK 11/US 2-3) circular needles, 60cm long