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Designer of unique Accessories, Knitwear & Blankets • Country garden inspired • Proudly made in England • Crafted as art worn with purpose

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Sometimes an object feels strangely familiar even when it’s more than a century old.

In this episode of Stories + 10 Objects at @vam_east, I’m with the wonderful Anna Wheeler (@cotswold_knit) looking at a Kashmir scarf from around 1897.

Up close, the detail is astonishing: silk floss threads, Mughal-inspired designs, leaves and blossoms that are part-real, part-imagined. It feels contemporary but it’s also rooted in a very specific history of Mughal rulers, Persian influences and Indian craftsmanship.

What I loved most about filming this was how much it resonated with Anna’s own work. Her knitwear is also built from nature and she embraces irregularity and imperfection instead of hiding it - that’s life! Vintage textiles, age spots, mending and what she calls ‘happy accidents’ in the factory are all part of her story.

Two makers, over a century apart, both using pattern to turn nature into something you can wrap around your shoulders. That’s the magic of museums.

A big thank you to the wonderful V&A collection assistants who helped bring this object to life, including Louisa Hamereras, Tahmina Shamim, and Dafydd Powell Halls.

Film by @studio____soeur
Photos by @gemhallimage by @cotswold_knit

Great News! 💙🤍

The Notgrove Neckerchief is available online in colourway: ‘Breton’.

This has to be one of our most popular items in our Burford Shop @no.31burford and we are forever knitting it to keep up with demand. Finally, this classic neckerchief is available online.

Knitted in beautifully soft, Scottish spun, Geelong lambswool it sits beautifully at the neck or loose across the shoulders.

As ever, we design accessories to compliment and elevate your wardrobe to allow new life to be breathed into much loved wardrobe pieces.

Find our small batch, locally designed and created lambswool accessories online : cotswoldknit.co.uk or at our Burford shop @no.31burford

#cotswoldknit #britishknitwear by @cotswold_knit

Blockley People 🤎

The Blockley scarf in Tobacco. Rust brown and petrol blue, with a cream geometric running through. It’s one of our classic designs, and the perfect autumnal accessory. 🍂

Soft and warm, designed to be textural and bouncy with lambswool, merino and bouclé, so it works on a walk to the pub in a rain jacket just as well as it does over a smarter coat.

Here these ‘Blockley people’ wear it on a walk, catching-up with friends, and at the end of the day with a book.

We design for knitwear to feel good and elevate whatever you’ve put on, whether that’s jeans or something more put together.

Designed in the Cotswolds, knitted in Leicestershire.

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If your autumn wardrobe leans towards soft neutrals, texture is what keeps it interesting.

Our Coombe Cable Twisted Snood in Limestone brings that texture right up to the neckline, with raised cables, diamond panels and a fine openwork border, all finished with a soft tassel.

Knitted in Scottish spun lambswool in a colour reminicent of an Aran jumper, it’s worn twisted at the neck with the point sitting neatly at the front. Layer it over a pale denim shirt or a favourite jumper, adding warmth and interest without any bulk.

A cable knit snood, a lambswool accessory that works with almost everything you own, and a lovely gift for anyone who loves an understated, textured look.

Designed by Cotswold Knit, inspired by the Cotswold towns and countryside we call home.

Shop the Coombe Cables online at cotswoldknit.co.uk

#lambswoolaccessories #cotswoldknit by @cotswold_knit

Explore our Botanical Bourton blankets and Geometric Blockley blankets online - cotswoldknit.co.uk

Made from sumptuous 100% merino wool; expect warmth and the perfect weight.

Size 114cm x 191cm.

Draped to style interiors and then loved and used daily , our blankets are expertly designed and made in England.

Explore the website for exciting colourways from Palamino to Pine.

#cotswoldknit #merinowool #madeinbritain by @cotswold_knit

Socks that make you feel put together from head to toe.

🧦Our sock range has been a long time coming, and we’re thrilled to have designed such a wide variety for you to choose from.

🧦Each style has been designed in-house here in the Cotswolds, with some made in Wales by world-renowned sock company @corgisocksofficial and others created on our own machine in Leicestershire.

🧦As always, beautifully made and presented, with comfort, style, and longevity at the heart of our design process.

🧦Socks are available to pre-order online, with delivery in October.

cotswoldknit.co.uk

#madeinbritain #cotswoldknit #sockdesign by @cotswold_knit

🧶October has been Wool Month, a whole month given over to celebrating, educating and protecting everything surrounding the wool industry.

It’s an important month within the industry, and for me, it’s mainly been spent in the factory, knitting. I’ve been at the machines most of this month, keeping up with demand for our new collection and the favourites that are a constant. Being that close to the making means I see every piece before it reaches you, and handling the yarn every day reminds me of its quality.

🐑 The yarn I chose is Australian Geelong lambswool, from a young sheep’s first shearing, when the fibre is at its finest and softest.

🐑That’s what gives my scarves and snoods their softness and that little bit of bounce.

🐑It’s spun by Todd and Duncan in Scotland, who have been spinning on the banks of Loch Leven for over 150 years. The fleeces are washed, spun and dyed there, and the water used is cleaned and returned to the loch.

🐑Every yarn I use is certified by the Responsible Wool Standard. Farms are independently audited, the sheep are cared for properly throughout their lives, the land is managed responsibly, and mulesing is strictly prohibited. Animal welfare matters enormously to me.

🐑From the fleece to the finished piece, I like knowing every step of the journey. I’ll be sharing more in my next Evergreen Journal entry, including how Wool Month began, why small batch making is worth protecting, and what the Responsible Wool Standard really means for the sheep behind my yarn.

100% lambswool, designed in the Cotswolds, knitted in Leicestershire. 🧶

#cotswoldknit #woolmonth by @cotswold_knit

We have some really wonderful new transitional pieces in our new collection of lambswool accessories designed to meet those existing wardrobe favourites eager to come out and into this new season with style and poise.

Here you see our classic lambswool Tetbury Twisted Snood in a new colourway | Poppy…completely lifting this favourite tartan piece paired with a stone sweater.

Explore our new collection for English Heritage with a twist in new shapes, colourways and cleverly textured knits.

www.cotswoldknit.co.uk

#cotswoldknit #britishknitwear #lambswool #slowfashion by @cotswold_knit