Stylish and Fun Knitting Patterns
Yesterday on Instagram I said I was cutting ties with Ravelry as a user but I wanted to talk about my relationship with the site as a designer. I think it’s probably going to take more room than I can fit in just an Instagram post though, so here we are. First, I want to […]
What Happened On June 16th Cassidy unleashed a brand new look for Ravelry. This new look changed the colour scheme, font, line spacing, rearranged menus and added animations to the login and purchase pages. There was no warning, no mention that it was coming and happened literally on the refresh of a page. Consider for […]
Designing this shawl has brought back all sorts of memories of playing on various beaches as a child. St Cyrus was our nearest beach, with smooth sands for building castles, the freezing North Sea to swim in and rockpools and when we were tired we’d watch the arctic terns diving for food for their chicks. […]
A screenshot of Ravelry’s log in page, showing a sheep, rabbits, goat, alpaca, bison and Bob the Boston Terrier in a pile of pink yarn balls. As you may know, three weeks ago Ravelry “updated” the look of their website. The new-look has brought a lot of problems with it. Members who have previously had […]
This is the shawl I was knitting when the schools closed and the lockdown was announced. It carried me through the first couple of weeks was a really fun knit. The test was a bit more stressful as every tester picked up the suggested needle, but worked to a looser gauge and ran out of […]
I first had the idea for Flùran back in the middle of winter, when everything was dull and dark and dreary. It started with an idea for a leafy sock, which swiftly grew into a set of leafy socks for every season. The leafy socks will be here in June – it seemed more appropriate […]
This cowl has been on my mind for months and I’m so glad to be sharing it with you at last! I had the idea around October last year for a ribbed cowl with a gorgeous drapey neck. The design evolved to have alternating ribs on either side of a central spine, but the border […]
Back in October when I was knitting Buinne and Fearthainn which weren’t particularly portable projects, I picked out a skein of yarn from my stash and cast on a couple of toes but then I got stuck deciding on a pattern (by someone else) to use. Eventually, I decided that the cable pattern from Lùbach […]
If you’ve been following me on Instagram over the last few weeks, you’ll have seen a lot of Suainte as I’ve been knitting away almost monogamously to get back on track with my (self-imposed) deadlines! I fell for this gorgeous twisted rib trellis pattern a while ago and I’ve been looking for opportunities to use […]
Rain, rain, rain… That’s pretty much what it’s done for the last week here – it almost makes me want to go back to the colder frosty mornings! At this time of year, we all need something cosy to snuggle into so I came up with Fearthainn. It’s DK weight so it’s nice and cosy […]
