When I started working on this design I wasn’t really sure what to do, but I knew I wanted to do something I hadn’t done with a sock before. I went through my books and I found this gorgeous twisted rib pattern! I made a few tweaks, changed a couple of decreases and adapted it […]
It was a cold day back in January when I started working on this design so wintery weather was definitely on my mind! When I was looking for the perfect lace for a new cowlette I rediscovered this little arrow lace which has been a favourite of mine for a long time! I decided to […]
My fourth elemental pattern is here and the set is complete! Uisge, or water, joins Talamh (earth), Adhar (air) and Teine (fire). Four pairs of mitts with different patterns running up the outside of the hand. I love these patterns and it was such a fun way to try out different patterns! You can get […]
I’m starting off 2023 with my third elemental mitt – Fire! Isn’t this lace pattern pretty? I picked it because it looks a little like a candle flame! After the first two patterns, designing this one was a breeze! My biggest challenge was making the choice of lace pattern to use. In the end this […]
To round off the year I wanted a quick easy project that was a fun knit and would make a great gift. I decided on a hat quite quickly and as I love stranded colourwork and haven’t done any recently it seemed the perfect choice! A colourwork hat doesn’t really take that much time and […]
Ever since I made Tuinn Bheaga I’ve wanted to make another shawl like it. Last year I was too busy working on syncopated brioche but this year I knew this was my perfect project! It has everything I want in a winter shawl – thick, bouncy DK yarn so it’s warm and perfect for layering; […]
Last time I introduced you to Talamh and my Elemental mitts series. Today it’s the turn of the second pattern – Adhar or Air! When I started working on this pattern, the obvious way that struck me to represent air was with a lace pattern – letting the air in! This beautiful neutral yarn was […]
As you probably know, Eden Cottage Yarns Hayton 4ply is my absolute favourite yarn for fingerless mitts. Fingerless mitts are also one of my favourite things to design and knit – plus they’re perfect for filling little holes in my design schedule! Because of that I always keep several skeins in various colours in my […]
This was a pattern that grew out of another idea. The original plan had a couple of problems I couldn’t figure out but I love what it became! Driùchdan is an asymmetic shawl that emulates a top down triangular shawl. The wide lace edge is knit down one side with masses of lovely garter stitch, […]
Like last month, I’ve finished off another set! This set all had garter stitch columns that run up the opposite edge of each item. Simple but really effective! This is my perfect style of pattern – a little bit of something to keep it interesting and a lot of easy knitting in between. I’ve just […]
