knitting – Page 2

out of the woods

Outi Kater introduces a wonderful design inspired by Finnish childhood winters and restorative woodland spaces

YOLK!

Yes, I am standing in a frozen landscape dressed as a fried egg – what of it?

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

Cas

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

re-knitting

By: KDD January 31, 2021March 21, 2021

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reflections on repeat knitting

Green Shoots mittens

By: KDD January 29, 2021March 21, 2021

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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

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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…

Orchle

Friday is pattern reveal day, and I have a brand new sweater design to show you! I’m a huge fan of the arched Selbu motifs which are most often traditionally used on gloves and mittens and you’ll see the long-standing influence of these motifs on my design work in hats like Richard the Roundhead, or…

grey and white

Hello, everyone! Thanks so much for your comments on yesterday’s post (which if you enjoy on-screen knits as much as I do I suggest you go and read!) I want to say an especial thanks to Davina for the link to the top 118 Twin Peaks knits (I personally have a thing for no72, though…

screen knits

Do you become obsessed with sweaters you see in films or TV? I frequently do, and on several occasions these obsessions have developed into fully-formed pattern ideas. Ursula, for example, began life with a very fleeting glimpse of a cardigan worn by a character in South Riding, a 2011 BBC miniseries set in the 1930s.…

making time

We were able to put quite a few things in the KDD shop last week, including our brand new 10 Years in the Making book. The book is now available for wholesale too, so if you are a bookshop or yarn store (or know a bookshop or yarn store) who would like to stock this…

green shoots

By: KDD January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

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I think the month of January – and perhaps particularly this January – often seems rather dark. These are certainly dark days for many of us around the world, but there are some visible green shoots, improving prospects, and the hope of brighter days ahead. I wanted my first design of 2021 to speak to…