Liz Corke Knits
Liz Corke Knits
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Cuibhrichte, meaning bound in Scottish Gaelic, is a stocking stitch mitt with a drop stitch braid which circles the mitt from wrist to index finger, binding you with a soft chain. With a simple elegance these mitts are a quick and easy knit and with six sizes they’ll fit everyone from teen to adult.

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Cuibhrichte - Bound
Cuibhrichte - Bound
Doineann - A Stormy Cowl
Doineann - A Stormy Cowl
Tuil-Bheum - Socks for a Rainy Day
Tuil-Bheum - Socks for a Rainy Day
Cailleach-Oidhche - The Owl Cowl
Cailleach-Oidhche - The Owl Cowl

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#marchmeetthemaker Dream Collaboration. This one is a bit tough for me because until recently collaborations weren't something I'd considered. I worry about not being able to meet deadlines if a kid gets sick and to be honest, my anxiety plays it's part too. With August approaching with school for my son and nursery for my daughter, it's something that I've started to think about. I'd like to work with an indie dyer - there are so many talented dyers out there - maybe submit some designs to magazines, or group up for a KAL with another indie designer... We'll see what the future brings! . . . #knittersofinstagram #knit #knitting #knitting_inspiration #i_loveknitting #knittingaddict #instaknit #knitstagram #igknitters #instaknitters #handknit #knittinglove #knitdesign #knitdesigner #lizcorkeknits #imarealknitter #knitsnotbots #ukknitters #creativesofinstagram #knittersofravelry #dustydimplesyarn #sockersrule #sockknittersofinstagram #sockknitting #operationsockdrawer
#marchmeetthemaker Mistakes/lessons. See that right there in the middle of the photo? It's either where I didn't wrap the stitch properly or where I dropped a stitch and didn't fix it properly! I discovered it when I took it off the blocking mats and I wasn't going to take out the bind-off and rip back to fix it. These things happen and I've learnt not to stress about it. Although when things like this happen it makes me glad I'm selling the instructions to make things and not the things themselves! . . . #knittersofinstagram #knit #knitting #knitting_inspiration #i_loveknitting #knittingaddict #instaknit #knitstagram #igknitters #instaknitters #handknit #knittinglove #knitdesign #knitdesigner #lizcorkeknits #imarealknitter #knitsnotbots #ukknitters #creativesofinstagram #knittersofravelry
Having heard from @tina.say.knits @norichanknits @transitory @arohaknits @bornandraisedknits and @weloveknitting today I have sent an email to Making Things withdrawing my patterns from their site. I will not support or profit from an organisation that silences BIPOC voices, uses tokenistic images, and does not support inclusion and diversity. I am fortunate that this has been an easy decision for me. I have had doubts about the platform for sometime, and my earnings from the site have been negligible. For others this is a much harder decision. I believe that those currently working on a pattern will still have access to it for three months, however if you do not with to access the platform any more and you are currently working on one of my patterns, please get in touch with me by PM here or on Ravelry and I will make arrangements for you. Check out @ysolda stories for direct links to those I have mentioned and more. They are much more eloquent than I am. . . . #diversknitty #knitdesign #knitdesigner #lizcorkeknits
#marchmeetthemaker what I'm working on now. Right now I have three designs in various stages, which is kind of new for me - until now I've only ever managed to at once! I did the photoshoot for my Ceò Can this morning, and it's sailing through testing smoothly. I've got a finished sock design ready for a name and for the pattern to be written up. And I have a second sock design on the needles! Let's hope I can keep up the momentum because it feels pretty good to be ahead, instead of scrambling after (self-imposed) deadlines! . . . #ceòcowl #knittersofinstagram #knit #knitting #knitting_inspiration #i_loveknitting #knittingaddict #instaknit #knitstagram #igknitters #instaknitters #handknit #knittinglove #knitdesign #knitdesigner #lizcorkeknits #imarealknitter #knitsnotbots #ukknitters #creativesofinstagram #knittersofravelry #edencottageyarns
#marchmeetthemaker workspace. I love my desk so much. We made the formal dining room into a study. At one end of the room we have patio doors so there's loads of light, and just next to my pin board there's a double width opening to the living room so I can try to get some work done while keeping an eye on my kids. I keep my design stash visible - I have plans for some of it and I feel like having the rest visible makes sure I don't forget what I have! My knitting books are on the shelf - they're mostly stitch dictionaries with my guard octopus. I have my little succulent collection brightening things up too. The pile of fabric on my desk is ready to be made into a couple of project bags using leftovers from another bag I haven't shown you yet. And the socks on the right are ready to be written up in to a pattern. I also do a lot of my knitting on the sofa, in my bedroom or in the car! . . . #knittersofinstagram #knit #knitting #knitting_inspiration #i_loveknitting #knittingaddict #instaknit #knitstagram #igknitters #instaknitters #handknit #knittinglove #knitdesign #knitdesigner #lizcorkeknits #imarealknitter #knitsnotbots #ukknitters #creativesofinstagram #knittersofravelry
#marchmeetthemaker motivations and goals. When I started designing it was just something I did in the evenings and weekends for fun. I always wrote my patterns to the best of my ability, but it was definitely on the side and when I felt like it. We had a couple of house moves when I was pregnant with my second child, and after she was born and I ended up taking about 18 months away from designing. . I'm now a stay at home mum, and when I started designing again it have me a way back to who I was before I had kids, and given me an something I can do for me. I am eternally grateful that you all buy my patterns, which allows me to buy yarn to create more patterns, pay for tech editing, without taking anything away from my family. . Goals for the future are really just to continue growing my business, especially as my kids grow and start attending school. . . . #knittersofinstagram #knit #knitting #knitting_inspiration #i_loveknitting #knittingaddict #instaknit #knitstagram #igknitters #instaknitters #handknit #knittinglove #knitdesign #knitdesigner #lizcorkeknits #imarealknitter #knitsnotbots #ukknitters #creativesofinstagram #knittersofravelry #dustydimplesyarn #sockknitting #sockknittersofinstagram #sockknitter #operationsockdrawer
#marchmeetthemaker how I learnt. So I tried to learn to knit in my teens, from my mum's old knitting books (which only taught English style), using straight needles, and black (!) yarn. It did not go well and I gave up. This was before YouTube and Ravelry. So I gave up. Many years later, I saw the most gorgeous lace crochet coasters on someone's blog and followed the breadcrumbs back to Ravelry. I learnt to crochet, starting with amigurumi, cowls and a couple of shawls, and then tried knooking. If you haven't heard of knooking it's basically knitting using a crochet hook with a chord attached to hold the stitches. From there I transitioned pretty easily to knitting continental style knitting! . . . #knittersofinstagram #knit #knitting #knitting_inspiration #i_loveknitting #knittingaddict #instaknit #knitstagram #igknitters #instaknitters #handknit #knittinglove #knitdesign #knitdesigner #lizcorkeknits #imarealknitter #knitsnotbots #ukknitters #creativesofinstagram #knittersofravelry #sockknittersofinstagram #sockknitting #sockknitter #operationsockdrawer #dustydimplesyarn
#marchmeetthemaker photography 📷. So I have quite a lot of photography equipment. My latest acquisition are these boards from @photoboardshq I have two small (40 cm square) that I use all the time at my desk, and two larger (60 cm) ones, and honestly I love them! Most of my photography for Instagram is done just with my phone but when it's time for tutorials or pattern photos I pull out my big camera. . When I'm doing tutorials I have a fold up lightbox, my camera goes on my GorillaPod between me and the knitting, and I have a remote trigger for my camera that I operate with my foot - it's a glamorous life! . For pattern photos I've had to adapt my process a lot since having kids as finding childcare when the weather is right can be tricky! For cowls and shawls, my husband and the kids are sent outside our upstairs, I rearrange the whole living room and shove the furniture to the far end, Abigail (my dress form) models, and I take the photos with loads of restyling. For socks, we leave the kids in possession on the living room and use my son's bedroom for the photos, I'm the model and my husband is the photographer! For mitts, so far we've managed to line up the photoshoots when grandparents have been around to take care of the kids and have done the photoshoots outside, but it does give us a very limited time to get the photos done, and we have to accept what ever the weather does and work with it! . . . #photoshoot #photography #knitdesignerlife #knitdesigner #knitdesign #lizcorkeknits
 
 
 
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