Its amazing what a wee break from the daily commute can do to one’s all-round productivity. I’m happily working on several research projects at the moment, as I always do at this time of year, but I am also finding the spare time and energy to devote to designing. Can I just say how much I am enjoying it? Well, I really am. Here is the first of several forthcoming colourwork designs: Dollheid. Heid (pronounced heed) is a colloquial term for head in these parts, and the dolls are self-explanatory. Here is my heid in its dollheid:
Despite the expression, let me assure you that I love this tam deeply. I knit two other prototypes in different yarn, trying out different shaping methods, before this one was finished. With this incarnation – size, shaping, yarn, colour – I am totally and completely happy. I love the dusky tones of the yarn, and also love the way the yarn behaves. There’s no need for me to tell you how I feel about Shetland, but it really is the best stuff for stranded colourwork, and the Jamiesons relaxes and blooms really beautifully after blocking.
You will see that I have taken many of the design features of the paper dolls sweater — peeries, i-cord cast on, corrugated rib — and have incorporated them into the tam. All these things worked really well. Another thing I am pleased about is the way that the dolls have achieved a sort of geometric integrity quite apart from any representational qualities they may have. (Um, did I really just write that sentence? Lets try again:) What I mean is that one of the reasons they look so pleasing is that, when arranged in a circle around the crown of the tam, they suggest one abstract shape as well as eighteen dolls.
(Norah Gaughan writes about this geometric arrangement gubbins far better than I can). Anyhow, after some enjoyable wrestling with illustrator (one can produce such deluxe charts if one works at it! I’m amazed!) I am happy to report the pattern is just about finished (hurrah!), and I will release it on Monday. But before I do, I wanted to say a small thanks to all of you — for your encouragement and support of my designs — and I thought I’d give away ten copies of the pattern to ten commenters on this post. So, if you are interested in a free copy of the dollheid pattern, just leave a comment here, and I’ll pick the winners at random on Monday morning, August 3rd (my time) before I put the pattern up for sale.
Very beautiful. I love your choice of colours.
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So beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Am I too late to enter? Love this pattern, utterly adorable. I’m already working on autumn knits, despite the glorious sunshine…
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What a lovely hat for a heid! I’ve been doing little paper dolly prints on babygrows, but this is something else entirely. I’d love a pattern. Well done you.
Kate
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So charming! I love all of your designs, and your writings, too. Please add me to the draw if you don’t mind. Thanks!
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I am also an academic and mixing my summer with yarn and research. In fact, despite the sweltering heat in Portland, OR (unseasonable, everyone assures me, as my husband and I just moved here), I just finished Owls in a bulky purple tweed from my aunt’s stash. This summer I am challenging myself (more with knitting than research) and am working on an aran hat for my guy, a trial for my first aran sweater. I would love to finish the summer by knitting a dollheid for me. Please add me to the drawing! Thanks.
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What a lovely hat! I’ve definitely got to make that sometime.
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My heid needs a dollheid for to wear.
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I love your new tam! Will be looking for the pattern to be published.
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i love this! i would love to knit one!
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Oooo, pick me! Amazing design.
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It’s lovely! And it looks wonderful to knit. I’ve never been a fan of colourwork, but you’ve changed my mind.
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Oh please stop with the gorgeous patterns! You are too prolific! I must make this too!
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What an adorable hat!!!
Its so much fun, can’t wait to make it
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Your new design is darling-would love to be included in the draw!
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Dollheid is absolutely fabulous!
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Woohoo, what a response! And I’m in too! :)
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Lovely hat pattern, suits you very well. Love to have the pattern too.
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ooh lovely – I really want to knit this!
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Another beautiful pattern! Enjoy your weekend.
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I read your blog with great interest- both the knitting content and all the other stuff- historical and cultural. Your gorgeous tam combines the things I love about your blog. Thanks for another great design.
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Oh my a perfect tam to keep the winds at bay this fall – hope your weekend was great!
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Fabulous tam. Love the colourway, and would really like to know where to order Jamiesons yarn.
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I first saw the picture of your hat when you first posted it Wednesday. I came back Thursday thinking about it again. I wasn’t planning on posting, I just kept thinking about it. I’ve never taken a shot at colorwork, but I can’t help think it would be fun. Last night I had a dream about myself, playing in the snow wearing that hat, only half way through the dream, the hat turned purple then green then blue. I’m making this hat, I know this now, but picking the colors will be the hardest part. Thanks for sharing your talent!
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HI —–so , totally love your tam —this will be a definite must have — already have some yarn lying in wait—-knew it had a purpose —when is the release date
thumbs up for you ——cheers pat
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I love it!
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The beret is so BEAUTIFUL! I fell in love with these dolls when I first saw them on your sweater. I really want to have them dance on my heid too ^ ^
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love the hat and the name! plain & descriptive yet fun to say
and thank you for posting the wonderful pics of your adventures around & about scotland–they are a cool drink of water (or maybe a dark and delicious pint) for this desert dweller (far far away in new mexico). I hope to visit the land again someday …
cheers
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I am so excited to see another pattern from you! Actually, I just started knitting my first “test” sweater (or vest rather because I am still a bit afraid of sleeves), done in cheap acrylic yarn I have a bunch of just sitting there, and if that goes ok, I plan to finally knit a real sweater! Of course it is going to be ‘owls’ because that is one of my most favorite designs ever! But I am very excited about this pattern because hats I *can* knit :)
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Yet another gorgeous pattern! I love the twist you put on traditional techniques… this pattern may be the one to tempt me in to colourwork!
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What a wonderful tam! Congratulations! It remembers me of an old (Italian)nursery rhyme “Giro-girotondo, quanto è bello il mondo” (ring-a-ring-o’-roses, how beautiful is the world…)
Greetings from Italy
Betta
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the paperdoll sweater is beautiful, so is this. at this stage of my kniting skills, the sweater pattern is a bit daunting, so i’ll practise with the tam first! i’d love a pattern.
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That is gorgeous. A must knit.
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What a gorgeous tam! I would love to make one.
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I would love a copy of the pattern, the hat is so cute!
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Congratulations on another lovely creation!
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Fantastic pattern, please put me in the prize draw. It’s just what you need to cheer you up on a dreich winter morning.
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I have been wanting to try colourwork for ages and this project looks like a perfectly managable size. Lovely.
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The shaping is perfect. That seems to be difficult to achieve in tam patterns, but you worked it beautifully. This would be a cheery way to meet a grey winter morning. Love the pattern. Love the pattern. Love the pattern.
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Oh, I love this hat! What a fun pattern :)
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I love berets, and this pattern is especially gorgeous! If only I could be half as creative….!
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Hi.
I think I have all your patterns and would LUV this one!
Thanks for offering us such beautiful work.
heather
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I’d love to win your lovely pattern. Very cute hat and I like the colors you used. Love It!
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So cute! I would love a copy of the pattern.
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I just love this hat. I made the owls sweater for my daughter and it turned out so cute. Maybe she also needs this dollheid hat!
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How beautiful! I can’t wait for the pattern!
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It’s beautiful! I love the colors!
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My! So much competition for this pattern! Too fun. I totally love your blog, your patterns and your latest dancing dolls tam. However, if I win it I would knit it up with my own hand-dyed and handspun yarn instead! ;)
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Truly beautiful. I love every part of it – color – design – everything. Thank you!
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Great pattern, looking forward to the others to come!
~Libby
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I absolute love your pattern and you’ve choosen very nice colours! I’d like to wear a simular hat like this, this winter!
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Oh Lord woman you have struck gold again–this time in the form of Shetland dolls! I’ll def. be making this as I am a major tam enthusiast, and I do believe this might be the first time I’ve spied you with your plaits down. Love!
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Splendid
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I adore the rhythm of your tam – the colour and the pattern both have a delightful beat that combine into a beautiful whole.
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Love love love the tam, am happy to pay for it though I feel the stranded work might be beyond my meagre knitting abilities.
Am going to make the owl jumper for my baby as soon autumn sets in, will send you a photo of him in it!
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What an adorable hat! Can’t wait to make it!
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Thank you for making another lovely pattern available! I am currently waiting for my yarn to arrive for my paper dolls – I can’t wait to get started! While I’m waiting, I’m finishing up my owls. I guess you could say I’m on a bit of a Kate Davies patterns roll :)
Again, thanks for your great patterns, and I can’t wait to see what other colorwork projects you have in store!
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Love the geometric design – very thoughtfully done! I think it would look lovely on little girls as well!
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Here is comment 157 – a lovely hat and I hope i win the pattern!!
well done!
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That’s so pretty, I like it very much, you have quite a talent there :)
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The dolls look just as pretty on the hat as they do on the sweater! A beautiful pattern, as always.
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Yes, yes, I must knit this for my heid.
What gorgeous detail. And again, like the sweater, the figures remind me of a knit vest I had when I was little. You have perfectly managed to tread the line between playful and elegant. Really lovely!
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Oh! So beautiful! And your coat is so stylish, too!
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so cute and i like the colors!
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Super cute hat! I love the colors too!
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What a brilliant idea to place the tight-knit circle of dolls on a heid. I’ll have to get hold of some Jamieson’s and try a copy. I think you scored a coup with this pattern. I appreciate your blog. Its unique historical perspective appeals to me, and I also enjoy visiting Scotland vicariously. About 50 years ago I went to a camp in Aberfoyle with 50 Scots and 50 Danes – glorious!
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I’m not really a hat wearer, but this might just make me into one – I love the range of colours in spindrift and have many wild dreams of sweaters to make in it. Count me in!
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another superb colourwork design! wonderful colours you have chosen too – that red is perfect!
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It’s amazing (just like all of your designs). I love the colors too!
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grat design- love it!!! will make one for the fall!
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What a fab design. I haven’t tried colourwork yet so looks a good project to start with… Thanks for your blog, I really enjoy it and your incredibly intellectual sentence with the follow up explanation made me laugh out loud :)
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I just wanted to say that I love your patterns and I think this is another great piece. I don’t actually want to win it as it looks to advanced for me but everything about it makes me smile particularly the name (there’s something wonderful about auld Scots words).
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Oh I always love your patterns, I’m in the middle of my very own owl sweater, and hats are my absolute favorite! I’d love to knit this one, it’s just beautiful.
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Wonderful tam! It’s of that kind of things that not only warm your head,but lift up your spirit and make you smile… Didn’t decide yet it would be better on my or my daugters head?….:)
Thanks for sharing!
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It looks like a happy dance party on your head! I love it.
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I love your color combination. Also how the girls smile :D
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I love this pattern and would love to make it :)
Beautiful yarn choices!
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‘Slovely! And I was delighted that you revisited that first sentence about the geometric integrity whatnot as I was about to slink away in shame at my lack of comprehension. . . .
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Oh how beautiful. I have to make a hat for the head of my son’s school and this would be perfect!
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Just love it and desperately want to make one…
Greetings from Holland
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It is lovely! I’ve just embarked on the knitting-boat and would love to make this tam.
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I’d love a copy of this pattern – whether or not I win! Am loving your designs so far. At the minute, have just put down my Lyttelton to check out my subscriptions Google Reader – am procrastinating doing work!
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Such a lovely hat – and just the perfect timing right now when I’m beginning to plan out all the Christmas knitting… I really love the geometrical thought put into it – that’s just my thing!
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How cute is that? I’d like to give this ago – would make a change from Debbie Bliss baby patterns:-))
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What a nice design! Makes me really looking forward to golden autumn days.
Please count me in for the draw!
Greetings from Berlin,
Maria, a silent reader and admirer of your patterns and posts
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Oh that’s lovely! I like the way the dolls’ eyes can look very faintly sinister too :-D (or perhaps that’s just me?). I love the colours but I can also imagine a Hallowe’en version where the dolls have bright lime green eyes!
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Oooh – another paperdolls pattern. Love it and all your patterns really, Kate! I’m madly searching at the moment for some appropriate yarn to make your shrug pattern.
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Must. Knit. That. Hat.
Lovely as always, Kate.
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Oh my – that is just sooo sweet and the colours are indeed lovely.
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I’m obsessed with berets/tams and working myself up to try out colourwork, so this will be the perfect pattern. I love it!
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oh no, i just finished the sweater, now i have to make the hat! it looks great!
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Lovely tam – but could I knit it in cotton – wool makes my ears itch!!
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Please count me in, I will do this tam anyway, as I have enought yarn left from my paperdolls sweater, so I could have a tam, that fits perfectly to my sweater. That would be so cool….
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oh please count me in!
love this tam….absolutely darling.
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Darling dancing dollheid hat….love it.
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….dollheit? It means in Dutch: a bit silly in the head…:)
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That is so lovely hat! I hope I get the free pattern – cannot await knitting one to myself!
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Cool! Just hope that I have enough dyed yarn to knit a tam to match my paper doll sweater…
Thanks!! I love matchy sets, even though I seldom match. Better yet I love the concept of matchy-matchy.
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Great pattern! Would love to put one on my heid:)
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Dollheid is a great name! Your work is truly inspiring.
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Oh I love it! Was so taken with your paper doll pattern but felt it might not flatter my generous bosom- so this will be a lovely, more wearable reinterpretation!
Thanks, regardless of whether or not I win it- will be making it anyway xx
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Beautiful work with the tam!
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How cute!
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Just gorgeous , well done :)
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What a lovely tam! I was going to make one from another pattern in just one color but this one could derail my plans…
Your designs are wonderful!
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A doll hat would be perfect for my daughter, and would give me a good reason to try fairisle. I would love a copy of the pattern!
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oh, boy! i would love to knit one of those from either a won pattern or a purchased one! i know it would become a well-loved hat… :)
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What a beautiful hat! Your blog makes me want to pack up and head across the pond.
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Perhaps this hat might shape my head as more doll-like.
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love!
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Your designs are so inspired and inspiring!
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Being new to stranded knitting, this is the kind of pattern for me – a small item that would help me gain experience and confidence. I love it!
Congratulations on making something that you love.
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Love the pattern! Reminds me of my childhood :)
Cheers from Iceland!
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That is one of your finest patterns to date, just hope it comes in a smallish size, I’m a bit of a pinhead.
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Just wanted to say that I really enjoy your blog, the pictures of hill walking are gorgeous and the wool fantastic. Keep on designing wonderful things.
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Love it… the colours are fantastic. it’s so great to see the dolls in another form
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I am coming out of the lurkers closet to say thank YOU.
I found your blog as a recommended feed in google reader (hurrah for technology!) and I just love love love your designs. Also your history hat. And gorgeous photographs of the countryside.
Also: not meaning to enter the competition, I just wanted to let you know I appreciate your time and effort.
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I’m a fairly new follower of your blog. Thanks for sharing your beautiful designs and your life with us.
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Oooh, it’s lovely! Also, I think I must add “heid” to my lexicon post-haste.
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It’s so, so pretty… It looks like so much fun to knit… hope to win !!! :-)
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What a beautiful pattern! It looks like a joy to knit :)
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I’d love to have 18 dolls dancing around my head!!!
Thanks for sharing.
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Oooh, I love the play with words! Dolheid (only one “l”) in Dutch means something like “frolicky madness” or “mild insanity”, dol being the “mad” part and heid being the “ness” part. Am I stating the obvious? By the way, I did not mean to participate in the competition, it’s just that my linguist’s mind got carried away :S
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Followed on through after looking at the finished tam in Ravelry. For some reason, the dancing ladies is tripping a hint of a memory: a folk tale? A song? A poem? I do not know.
It is a beautiful design and looks to keep the wearer’s noggin really warm. Congratulations on a great pattern!
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knowing that your dolls came from a trip to Madeira (even though I prefer Azores myself) I can’t do nothing else except to enter the draw. :)
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I love it! And I would be so excited to win! Thankyou for having the drawing! :)
-Alana Dakos
nevernotknitting.com
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I covet this tam. Crochet is my strong suit, but I would let my fingers do the walking through the wilds of knitting to acquire such soulful garb. Thanks for sharing and creating beauty.
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I like the name of your design just as much as the tam itself. It speaks to my linguist heart in my own mothertongue, creating the picture of a quirky puppet-highness. Fabulous.
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I am often reminded of your “twee” post, and although that term may sound negative for some, the twee-factor in your designs delights me to no end. Twee coupled with shetland yarn is just about as good as it gets. Yay.
Did you block it on a plate?
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Yum!
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Lovely pattern! I’m on a Jamiesons kick at the moment, and this would top it nicely.
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I spend a lot of time on Ravelry for “stress breaks” during the day, and love looking at people’s projects.
But this one really “made my day” — how fun, charming, and warm, I’m sure — and it really brought a smile to my face! Looks like it will be a great pattern!
Maryjo
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I love it! Yes, I want to knit one… It is beautiful. I am keen to do another fairisle lovely hat so count me in… Lx
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I love this tam! Sweet. It reminds me of the sweaters my mom would make for me when I was growing up. Wish I had all those patterns!
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Lovely design. The paper doll shapes make me think of this webcomic I recently discovered: http://mycardboardlife.com/ Ahh, geometry!
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Beautiful! You’ve got such great ideas. Thank you for your fabulous designs and your inspriring blog. I am currently knitting the paper dolls sweater. A matching tam would be great.
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Really lovely tam. I love the dolls with love heart shaped eyes!
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Gorgeous! :) I wonder what I can find to substitute with down here in Australia..
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ooh, yes please! it’s so cute!
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I want this! I wanna matching hat to my paper doll sweater! I love all your designs.
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Even if there wasn’t a prize draw I would have commented to tell how beautiful this is. Although hard to explain I see what you mean about the dolls working well with this shape in more than one way. It’s such a pretty design!
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I cannot wait to have your dolls on my needles!
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Beautiful hat on a beautiful designer.
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Just lovely… seriously, lovely!
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Just love them. Will go well with my new (old) red Harris tweed coat.
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Your tam is beautiful! Just found your blog via Ravelry where someone in my friends faved dollheid :)
Very interesting and somewhat disturbing is the story about the mac you gave away. It leaves one with mixed feelings how people behave – strange!
Anyway – keep up the good work and happy knitting! Greetings from Southern Bavaria,
Maria,
who most definitely will be back to visit your blog :)
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Like this one! Definitely a girly pattern – reminder of childhood :D Good colours!
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This is lovely! Great work.
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That is lovely! And I really enjoy all the background information you provide on your blog – thanks for all the great reading!
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This is so beautiful! I’ve been saving up for some nice wool to do the jumper top with, but this would be a great project I could do without having to wait for lots of wool!
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Lovely – perfect colours, I want it!
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Ooh, what a fantastic tam! I love it.
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Gorgeous!
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Such a beautiful tam. Really goregeous work.
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soo cute! Another beautiful design i’m sure will be headed to everyone’s queue.
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I love the shape. Beautiful desigh , as ever, AND I have some Jaimeson’s just waiting………..
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How do you do it? Come up with these brilliant patterns?
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Oh yes please!
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Hi Kate–I just discovered your blog last week and I’ve really been enjoying it. Congrats on this beautiful pattern! It looks like so much fun to knit.
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Gorgeous work! (I am just discovering, and crushing, Shetland.)
Mazal tov!
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Lovely! I can already see several different colour variations – I may have to take a few of these.
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Fabulous design! It looks so soft and cozy.
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Very beautiful!
Muy bonito:)
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Beautiful tam!! I hope this isn’t inappropriate, but you have a strikingly lovely face.
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I love, love, love this tam. I would like to win the pattern but if I don’t its ok, I’m planning on buying it anyway!!
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as always, a beautiful finished object. I will certainly purchase a pattern anyway.
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Excellent colour choice as always. Can’t wait for it to be released!
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Lovely Fair Isle design! I really like how big the tam is as well as its depth. It’s not a hair crusher!
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this is positively delightful…like all of the rest of your designs. i’m anxiously awaiting the pattern release!
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This is a lovely, lovely design! So whimsical.
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beautiful! I’d love to knit this :)
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This is beautiful, think this could be my mum’s christmas present…
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Lovely hat! Glad I did that fair isle lesson now!
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I love your tam! It is beautiful! I just started your owl sweater pattern and would love a chance at your new tam! I can’t wait to show my daughter this pattern tonight! She will LOVE it!
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Oh, I would love a copy of this (that I don’t have to pay for – I’m sure I’ll have a copy at some point one way or another)! It’s lovely.
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Kate,
This is an amazing hat. I liked Paper Dolls but didn’t think I would have the patience to knit it. Will definately do the Tam though.
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All of your patterns are just fantastic, but this one makes me want to cast on *rightnow*! Beautiful!
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Oh my I so love this and will have to knit it for my soon to be daughter in law who is from Scotland and would love the name too ;)
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Hi, i love it. Your work is inspiring! Keep it up…
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How unique and pretty!
That’s so generous of you, my fingers are crossed for luck. :)
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that’s a really lovely tam and looks great in you, it’s definitely going in my queue!!!
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Lovely – as usual! I appreciate your colour choices.
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Yay! I was never gonna have time to knit the doll sweater, but this may be even better, definitely going to give this one go. Your designs are great, I’m hoping it’s going to be a very productive summer for you….
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Lovely colors and what a beautiful design.
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Love your tam! I’m a silent reader (from Lisbon) of your blog, but I have to say that I’m an assiduous one too. I learn a lot with your reflections and I enjoy your walks. Great work! Thank you.
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Hi Kate and all,
I love your tam!!! Such a lovely design and the idea of using the paper dolls design for the round shape is just fabulous.
I know I will love knitting it up, as much as I loved ‘Owls’.
Hugs from Toronto
Maria
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Another wonderful design. I love the colours too. It’s about time I tried some colourwork, so yes, please – I’d love to go into the draw. My daughters all love wearing hats. I’m heading to Scotland on Monday, for a week in Plockton, a week on Skye and a long weekend in Edinburgh … fingers crossed that I return to a pattern. Also do you have any suggestions for good yarn shops (Shilasdair aside) where I might buy some Jamiesons – don’t think I’ve seen it in my neck of the woods.
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Hi Charlotte,
They have it in K1 Yarns, West Bow, Edinburgh, which is probably where Kate bought it.
http://www.k1yarns.com/
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It’s lovely, and I would love to win the pattern. Jamieson’s is a fantastic yarn for color work.
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You did an amazing work with the tam!
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Hi you, love your desings. Here in Chili, SouthAmerica, will be lovely walk for de strets with this hat on my head….kisses and hugs
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I’ve followed your work on Ravelry and you never disappoint! Always creative & inspiring…beautiful, original pieces!
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this is lovely! I love the colors!
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so pretty, I’ve not knit with Jamiesons yet, might be the time to try it
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That’s one beautiful tam! Thanks for sharing with us!
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So pretty – if only I had hat hair!
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That is a beautiful tam. It’s so pretty!
-YuLian
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I like the subtley of the tam. If you had described it as a tam with dolls on it I think many would think it childish, but I really like the historic and geometric quality of it. It has this feeling of being worn by an mom or aunt and handed down. I think the color choice has a lot to do with it.
Nice work.
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How lovely! I have two neices who surely need that tam for this winter, don’t you think? Time to start the Christmas knitting!
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Ooh, a tam! I love tams! This is seriously cute. You are very clever. :-)
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oh it’s fantastic! I have been planning all kinds of colourwork hats for this fall, but this one might move to the top of the list!
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oooh, lovely! this might be the motivation I need to try some more challenging colorwork…
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I just come to discover your blog thanks to this magnificent hat I hopre to win this tam thank you in advance
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What a terrific hat! I always love new interpretations of what Fair Isle can be. It seems Jamieson’s gets awesome reviews from everyone who uses it, but I have to ask: is it soft?
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Love the dolls on the head hat! Your designs are always so fabulous. So glad your finding some time for your inspirations. Please don’t stop. Your blog and designs inspire me.
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I love it! Hope I win.
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Ah, so beautiful!! I just finished Owls and was so impressed by the clarity and adorableness of the pattern, I think I might have to make another soon! Paper dolls is on my queue and this pattern has made its way to the top of my queue. :D
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I looooove it! I think it will turn heads ;)
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Oh, that is lovely! I love the colours and, as you say, the fact that they are both a concrete and an abstract shape/design.
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I would love to receive a copy of the pattern! I enjoy looking at your knitting very much too. Could you possibly send me the tam instead? Just kidding. Your prototype looks smashing on you and it will look stylish with your matching pullover.
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I will definitely give this one a go, it’s very exciting! You are right, the Jamieson works beautifully.
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Wow, it´s beautiful, and the color is absolutely gorgeous!
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Simply beautiful as always !! and I don’t say that only to take part to the random game :-)
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What a lovely hat! The wee dolls really made me smile this afternoon! And on the day of the Worst Exam Ever (TM), that’s really something. Love the yarn you’ve used as well, I bet your heid won’t be getting cold this winter :)
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I love this new hat pattern. It’s so cute. I love all of your patterns though, so what else is new?
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The circle of dolls holding hands is perfect for a tam design. I love tams and colourwork so this will be lots of fun to make!
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your work is brilliant ! hope i get the free pattern, if not i guess i am going to buy it anyway ;)
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It’s so, so pretty. Well done!
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Oooh! This beret is so extraordinaire funky – I’d also like to have dolls dancing on my head! I cannot await knitting your newest design! Superb!
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Such a beautiful Tam. Love the colours. Just found your blog through Dances With Wool.
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