Ribs and Wraps
2 September 2021
Sometimes I have an idea for a design and it just takes on a life of its own! This time the idea I came up with was for a sock
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Flowing and Swirling
5 August 2021
This pattern was inspired by the gorgeous yarn I got on a whim from Mrs Lam Yarns (aka KallokShekEllon). I mostly like to buy yarn with a plan in mind,
Honey and Wool
8 July 2021
When I started this design, it was just meant to be a cowlette. I wanted something that would be quick to design, quick to knit and quickly let me move
Antlers and Lace
10 June 2021
A brocket is a two year old red deer stag. They have smooth antlers with no branches (you can see a photo here) which looks just like the lace pattern
Cream and Fluff
13 May 2021
Meet Cranachan! I had so much trouble coming up with a name for this pattern. I kept thinking about clouds, but I wasn’t finding anything I liked as a name
Wandering To and Fro
15 April 2021
This design started when Becca of Bluebell Yarns contacted me and asked if I’d do a collaboration with her. She only works with yarns that have come from sheep in
Diamond Leaves
18 March 2021
This design started when Ishrat very kindly gifted me a skein of her Merino/Bamboo 4 ply yarn in a beautiful dark green. I knew right away I wanted to do
Ridges and Furrows
18 February 2021
When I started it was just going to be a fingerless mitts pattern (Dromanach) first. I had some beautiful speckled yarn from Eden Cottage Yarns to work with and I
The Dragon Cowl
21 January 2021
Nathair-Sgiathach has taken 16 months from design to publishing – that’s probably the longest time I have ever worked on a design. I cast on way back in October 2019!
Winter Trees
26 November 2020
I’m delighted to be sharing Giuthas with you at last! This is the final sock in my Four Seasons of Socks collection and, in keeping with most of the other
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