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A fingerless mitt knit in pink yarn with a textured pattern travelling diagonally across the back of the hand.

Dealas – Committed

It’s about time for a new fingerless mitts pattern, isn’t it? I’m now spending a lot of time standing around in the playground waiting for the bell to ring –

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Grey speckled socks with an all-over textured pattern mirrored on each foot

Gaolach – Beloved

This is it! The summer holidays are nearly over and the Socks in Love collection is complete, and what better way to finish it off than with an all over

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A speckled pair of socks with a textured chevron pattern

Togair – Desirable Socks!

Before we start talking about Togair, can I just mention how perfect socks are as summer holiday knitting? Easy to pick up and put down if someone starts screaming, you’re

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A grey shawlette with a textured body and wide lace border on a white mannequin.

Haar – The Sea Mist

When I was growing up, we lived just inland enough that the haar didn’t reach us – it was, in fact, a key reason my parents decided not to live

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A pair of socks with a textured diagonal stripe mirrored on each foot

Gràdh – Love and Cherish

Remember this stitch from Mànran? I told you you’d be seeing more of it! Gràdh is the second of my Socks in Love collection. This time the socks feature diagonal

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A triangular cowlette with a textured body, wide lace border and picot bind-off

Ceò – A Misty Cowl

I’ve had a bit of a love affair recently with these shawl-cowl hybrids, so it wasn’t really a surprise when I came up with an idea for one of my

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I’m Liz and I'm a Scottish Knitwear designer! I design and write knitting patterns for accessories, produce tutorials and write about what I do!
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Handy Tips

Shoormil – Yardage Calculator

I’m going to preface this by saying that there is no pattern support for the spreadsheet. If you follow the instructions on the spreadsheet you

Notions pouches, tape measure, scissors, scrap yarn and a selection of stitch markers

Notions About Notions

I saw a post on Twitter a couple of weeks ago, about a knitter who had gone on a cruise and only realised once she

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