sumair, Gaelic for the drone of a bagpipe. Those magnificent pipes originally made of rosewood from which Scotland's second most culturally identifiable item can issue forth any variety of atavistic music. Our exclusive Sumair 6-ply hand knit cashmere sweater from Hillary Rohde subtly conveys the turnings of the wood, whilst the beauty of this combination of stitches is brought to full perfection rendered in our dramatic colour palette of Scotland's colours from Todd & Duncan. You can imagine moors covered in vaporous mists all you want, but there is nothing subtle about the colours of Scotland.

As I traveled the country, often with the windows down, driving in complete synchronicity to the Peatbog Faeries blaring from the stereo, this lush sweater is draped across my shoulders for warmth, the sea at the Butt of Lewis precisely the shade of Todd & Duncan’s shade of blue called Othello. This luxurious hand-knit beauty features fully fashioned sleeves (no shoulder seam) which rise to a polo neck, and like all of our efforts a decrease in stitches at the waist makes Sumair simply stunning on either gender. Allow six to eight weeks for delivery, your purchase funds the Thistle & Broom Scholarship.

Chosen to perfectly compliment Thistle & Broom’s beautiful namesake tweed from A. Elliot Fine Fabrics, our new palette of Todd & Duncan cashmere yarns for 2008/2009 are available now.