a cold-weather cardigan for the Knitting Wester Ross club
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Light Waves
float away with a fun two-tone knit
Read Moredesign spotlight
rectangles, triangles, cardigans
Read MorePossit
garter stitch stripes and glorious colour!
Read Moreyou say tìoraidh, I say hello
a warm welcome to a new member of the KDD team
Read Moretwo iolas
two beautiful Iolas
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Introducing Iola – the first design from Davaar
Read MoreSerkinet
on the additional labour of cardigans
Read MoreKildalton – restyled
a new look for a favourite pattern
Read MoreAuchnaha
an interesting construction, and engaging knit
Read MorePowdermill
A cardigan with kaboom!
Read MoreHirne
A cosy nook or corner
Read Moretwo-shade Sterntaucher
When we are working on a collection, Mel and I often knit several samples of a single design. This not only allows us to test and hone the pattern instructions (for maximum knit-ability, and knitterly-ness) but means we get to see how a design appears in alternate colourways. For Sterntaucher, we thought it would be…
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There are things involved with developing and writing a knitting pattern which you rarely get to see. This is one of those things. Yorlin is knitted top down. This means you can work your cardigan to exactly the length that you’d like, so that it suits your body. The design features two lace panels, using…
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Good morning! When I sketched this yellow cardigan in my notebook towards the beginning of the year, it was with the thought that I might get to wear it, with a favourite dress, at the wedding of my friends, Briony and Will. Like many couples in similar situations, Will and Briony have had to change…
Read MoreSt Catherines
In recent months, I’ve been enjoying developing a small collection of lighter knits in Milarrochy Tweed. I’ve just published the final design in this collection – St Catherines. I seem to be exploring dolman and batwing-esque sleeves a lot in my design work at the moment. With St Catherines, I wanted to design a really…
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