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A shawl with two brioche patterns and an embroidered band knit in a deep red yarn modelled on a mannequin

Tufted Grass

9 October 2025

I love knitting brioche. Once you get into the rhythm it’s a really relaxing process! I know the idea of knitting brioche can seem intimidating but the process is really

A close up on the top cuff of fingerless mitts knit in pink yarn with a series of thin twisted rib cables making chains on the back of the hand

Chained Together

11 September 2025

Fingerless mitts are always one of my favourite things to design and knit. The limited amount of space on the hand is a fun challenge and I love coming up

A close up on the toe of short socks featuring a lace leaf column running up the outside of the foot, knit in green yarn.

Cherry Leaves

17 July 2025

I have loved this lace pattern for a long time. The original is in the book with the two sets of leaves facing each other across a central spine. As

More Crosshatching

31 October 2024

When I knit my Tar-Sgàil Socks and Mitts last year, I knew it was going to be the perfect pattern to turn into a hat and cowl set later –

The Curlew’s Call

3 October 2024

When I knit Whitterick, I knew almost immediately that I wanted to turn the whole thing into a shawl as well. The texture and the drape are so beautiful that

Fingerless mitts in orange yarn with a twisted rib pattern that decreases to a point below the ring finger.

Burnished Copper

5 September 2024

For my latest pair of fingerless mitts I really wanted to play with twisted rib again. I also really wanted to make another pair similar to Dealas with a textured

A close up on a the lace border of a shawl with garter stitch knit in pale yellow speckled yarn

Fairy Arrows

15 August 2024

It has been so long since my last shawl pattern! The last was Breigichean on 17th August 2023 so just a few days short of a year. I hope you’re

A close up on the heel and cuff of modelled socks with three panels of lace on the foot, knit in purple yarn

In the Gloaming

13 June 2024

These socks were not in the plan I made at the start of the year, but I’m so glad that things turned out this way! A shawl I’m working on

A close up on the spine and border of a cowlette knit in purple yarn with two brioche patterns and two slipped stitch bands

Ryegrass

16 May 2024

I’ve been really wanting to use brioche again in a design and I also wanted a small project that was quick to knit because I have a shawl design on

A close up on the shoulder of a cowlette knit in brown yarn with a textured slipped stitch pattern on the body and a wide lace border

Feathered Lace

21 March 2024

I enjoyed knitting Rinlet, my first DK cowlette, so much I couldn’t wait to knit another one and the tail end of winter seemed like the perfect time to fit

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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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