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an airy sweater

Mel thinks she’s knitted herself a sweater but Kate has other ideas

plan B

By: KDD March 12, 2021March 21, 2021

10 Years in the making, beasties, Bruce, Bruce, design, landscape, photography10 Years in the making, bruce, design, dogs, jibbie, knitting, photography40 Comments

Bruce has some important information to share with you

journey of mind

By: KDD March 10, 2021March 21, 2021

design, health, mental health, My Placedepression, design, health, knitting, location, mental health, Mind, My Place, pattern, place41 Comments

Diana Niedobova writes frankly and courageously about her experience of depression, and her sense of place.

zwiebelmuster

Nicole Wagler tells us about eighteenth-century porcelain and her sense of place in Meissen

the thaw

Rebecca Osborn shares a beautiful design, inspired by her place in the Canadian Arctic

Na Séasúir

Mary O’Shea introduces a glorious circular scarf whose colours turn with her, through the seasons

make / mend: Collingwood-Norris

Kate talks to Flora Collingwood-Norris about mending, Scottish islands, and how colour makes you feel

Cas

Eimear Earley introduces a gorgeous shawl inspired by the golden age of Irish art

re-knitting

By: KDD January 31, 2021March 21, 2021

design, knitting, making, processamazing knitters, baffies, bieldy, design, knitters, knitting, making, peerie flooers, process, reknitting48 Comments

reflections on repeat knitting

Green Shoots mittens

By: KDD January 29, 2021March 21, 2021

colour, design, knitting, Milarrochy Tweed, patternsdesign, foxglove, free download, Green Shoots Mittens, Green Shoots Tam, Milarrochy Tweed, mittens, pattern, stranded colourwork54 Comments

A jolly design for January

Gitchi-Gami

Virginia Sattler-Reimer takes us to her place

destination: sleeve island

By: KDD January 24, 2021March 21, 2021

design, knitting, making, processcircular needles, design, fixed circulars, knitting, knitting styles, making, process, sleeve island, sleeves75 Comments

Sleeve island: the best place to be?

Good morning, and happy Friday, everyone! I’ve a new design to show to you – Lilias Day I knitted two pullovers over the festive period, featuring the same Selbu motif. In Orchle, I used the motif as an allover pattern around the bottom of the pullover . . . . . . and in Lilias…

introducing My Place

By: KDD January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

amazing knitters, business, competition, design, publishingcollaboration, collection, competition, design, designers, Milarrochy Tweed, My Place, shawls, yarn24 Comments

You may (or may not) remember that last year we organised one of our regular design competitions. The theme was “My Place” and the idea was that competition entrants design a shawl, hap, wrap, scarf, cowl, snood, kerchief, or other neckwear accessory in Milarrochy Tweed inspired by their “place” in the world – however they…

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