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the turning year

A productive summer

By: KDD August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 My Placedesign, forest, forests, forets paisibles, Justyna Haberkowa, knitting, My Place, pattern, peaceable forests, slipped stitches9 Comments

Forêts Paisibles

Peaceable forests inspire an innovative hat

All dressed in yellow

how our attitudes to colour are bound up with the stories we tell ourselves

Garden hat

a beautiful garden-inspired hat that seems as much grown as it is made

Islay sights

returning to one of our favourite places

By: KDD July 29, 2022 textilesBeach, Big Strand, coast, Islay, landscape, photography, Scotland, walking15 Comments

barefoot on Big Strand

big skies, bare feet

Monk’s Belt Hat

Hand-knitting and hand-weaving speak eloquently to one another in the beautiful work of Janet Bowen

By: KDD July 26, 2022 dogs, Islay, landscape, photography, Scotland, swimmingBobby, Bran, dogs, Islay, Loch Indaal, Scotland, swim, swimming15 Comments

A swim in Loch Indaal

A refreshing dip on a sunny day

shop

Step on over to the KDD shop to find our exclusive own-brand yarns, beautifully produced books, patterns for hand-knitting, ready-to-wear knits, and photographic prints

about KDD

Founded by Kate Davies, we are a small creative company, publishing beautiful books, manufacturing our own woolly yarns, and creating wonderfully wearable designs for handknitters. We are based in the west of Scotland.

Tutorials

Need help with a technique? We have handy tutorials to assist you with everything from cutting your first steek to constructing a hap stretcher.

the turning year

A productive summer

Forêts Paisibles

By: KDD August 10, 2022August 10, 2022

My Placedesign, forest, forests, forets paisibles, Justyna Haberkowa, knitting, My Place, pattern, peaceable forests, slipped stitches9 Comments

Peaceable forests inspire an innovative hat

All dressed in yellow

how our attitudes to colour are bound up with the stories we tell ourselves

Garden hat

a beautiful garden-inspired hat that seems as much grown as it is made

Islay sights

returning to one of our favourite places

barefoot on Big Strand

By: KDD July 29, 2022

textilesBeach, Big Strand, coast, Islay, landscape, photography, Scotland, walking15 Comments

big skies, bare feet

Monk’s Belt Hat

Hand-knitting and hand-weaving speak eloquently to one another in the beautiful work of Janet Bowen

A swim in Loch Indaal

By: KDD July 26, 2022

dogs, Islay, landscape, photography, Scotland, swimmingBobby, Bran, dogs, Islay, Loch Indaal, Scotland, swim, swimming15 Comments

A refreshing dip on a sunny day

tern around

an elegant and thought-provoking bird

who throws the best shapes?

By: KDD July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

Bobby, Bran, dogsball, Bob, dogs, photography, rugby23 Comments

please settle the matter once and for all, dear readers

Loch Clair and Loch Coulin

a low-level yomp in a glorious landscape

welcome, Maylin!

say hello to a new member of the KDD team

Around Diabaig

By: KDD July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

photography, Scotland, torridon, walking, Wester RossBealach na Gaoithe, Diabaig, disability, landscape, photography, Scotland, stroke, torridon, walking, Wester Ross45 Comments

thanking my walking body

dragonfly season

By: KDD June 30, 2022June 30, 2022

beasties, photographybeasties, Cordulegaster boltonii, dragonflies, dragonfly, golden ringed dragonfly, insects, nature, photography, Wildlife16 Comments

the golden-ringed dragonfly

walking and knitting

By: KDD June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

design, knitting, landscape, photography, Scotland, West Highlands, Wester RossApplecross, bruce, cadadh, Kishorn, knitting, landscape, photography, Skye, Wester Ross6 Comments

don’t forget to enter your projects in the Secret Coast KAL!

holding pattern

By: KDD June 17, 2022

dogs, health, strokeappointment, Bobby, Bran, bruce, dogs, exercise, job, landscape, recruitment, stroke, work21 Comments

just popping in to say hi