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twenty titles

It’s the launch day of our twentieth book!

A Summer in socks

Rebecca Osborn’s bluestocking summer

set for September

Collar de Pilar – with long sleeves

By: KDD August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 beasties, Bran, Bruce, BruceBran, dog, dogs, labrador, labrador retriever, puppy, puppy training24 Comments

lend me your ears

are ears for listening or for chewing?

the Carbeth creature goes north

The Carbeth creature takes a trip to Banchory

sock of the week no.12

creative and industrious stocking knitting men

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 sustainable 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.

twenty titles

It’s the launch day of our twentieth book!

A Summer in socks

Rebecca Osborn’s bluestocking summer

set for September

Collar de Pilar – with long sleeves

meet, make, collaborate

creative, collective and protective acts of making

lend me your ears

By: KDD August 23, 2021August 23, 2021

beasties, Bran, Bruce, BruceBran, dog, dogs, labrador, labrador retriever, puppy, puppy training24 Comments

are ears for listening or for chewing?

the Carbeth creature goes north

The Carbeth creature takes a trip to Banchory

the breaking up of the bluestocking club

the club is over, but there’s the book to come!

sock of the week no.12

creative and industrious stocking knitting men

Marina Moskowitz

an inspiring conversation about everyday stuff and big ideas

twinkle twinkle

By: KDD August 7, 2021August 7, 2021

knitting, memory, musicbluestocking, bluestockings, earworm, knitting, Mary Delany, melody, memory, music, socks, stocking, stranded colourwork, the brain28 Comments

a knitting earworm

sock of the week no. 11

fashion, innovation and stripey socks

stocking blocking

By: KDD July 29, 2021July 29, 2021

bluestockings, socks, tutorialblockers, blocking, bluestockings, knitting, making, sock blockers, sock blocking, sock knitting, socks, stocking blockers, stocking blocking, stockings21 Comments

a simple set of home-made blockers, for all your stocking blocking needs

sock of the week: no.10

the “everlasting stocking knitters” of Wales

I am Bran

By: KDD July 26, 2021July 26, 2021

beasties, Bran, dogsBob, Bran, bruce, dog training, dogs, labrador, labrador retriever, puppy, puppy training45 Comments

a few words from the new arrival

Mimi and Gloria Onyekwere

contemporary bluestockings, Mimi and Gloria Onyekwere

Sock of the week no.9

By: KDD July 21, 2021July 21, 2021

creativity, Scotland, Scottish textiles, socksBaird undersock, invention, inventor, John Logie Baird, Scotland, sock, socks, undersock8 Comments

The Baird Undersock