Knitsonik – and friends

By: KDD
business, creativity, design, interview, knitters, knitting, publishing, textiles, , , , , , , , , , , , 8 Comments on Knitsonik – and friends

chatting about colour, joy, and collaboration with the inimitable KNITSONIK

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All dressed in yellow

By: KDD
art, color, colour, design, fashion, History, textile history, textiles, , , , , , , , , , , , , 37 Comments on All dressed in yellow

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

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Argyll :: Argyle

By: KDD
Argyll, Argyll's Secret Coast, colour, creativity, design, fashion, History, knitting, Scottish textiles, textile history, textiles, twisted stitches, , , , , , , , , , , 15 Comments on Argyll :: Argyle

huge poofy sleeves are optional

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Glenan

By: KDD
Argyll, Argyll's Secret Coast, colour, design, knitting, landscape, photography, walking, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 17 Comments on Glenan

A knitted idée fixe

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all the colours

By: KDD
color, colour, creativity, kits, knitting, Milarrochy Tweed, , , , , , , , , 9 Comments on all the colours

New shades for the Dathan pullover and hap.

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an airy sweater

By: KDD
color, colour, design, gardening, Kate Davies Designs, knitting, manufacturing, Milarrochy Tweed, seasonal, vegetables, , , , , , , , , , 21 Comments on an airy sweater

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

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the fabric of memory

By: KDD
books, criticism, History, memory, review, review, textile history, textiles, writing, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 63 Comments on the fabric of memory

Do you dream in textiles?

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Lilias Day (in colour)

By: KDD
color, colour, design, fairisle, Kate Davies Designs, knitting, textiles, yarn, YOKES!, , , , , , , , , , , , , 19 Comments on Lilias Day (in colour)

A colourful sweater, in the snow

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make / mend: Collingwood-Norris

By: KDD
business, color, colour, design, interview, landscape, making, Scotland, Scottish textiles, textiles, women, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 34 Comments on make / mend: Collingwood-Norris

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

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Gitchi-Gami

By: KDD
amazing knitters, design, knitting, landscape, My Place, textiles, travel, , , , , , , , , , , , , , 23 Comments on Gitchi-Gami

Virginia Sattler-Reimer takes us to her place

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Orchle

By: KDD
colour, design, knitting, patterns, photography, , , , , , , , , , , , , , 17 Comments on 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…

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grey and white

By: KDD
color, colour, design, inspiration, inspiring projects, knitting, , , , , , , , , , , , , , 13 Comments on 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…

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green shoots

By: KDD
colour, design, fairisle, knitting, seasonal, , , , , , , , 21 Comments on green shoots

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…

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shades and swatches

By: KDD
colour, creativity, design, Kate Davies Designs, knitting, Milarrochy Tweed, process, shop, yarn, , , , , , , , , , , , 16 Comments on shades and swatches

Hello! I’m happy to say we’ve just about completed all our behind-the-scenes admin, and have been able to reopen the KDD online shop today. Among the new things you’ll find there is our just-published 10 Years in the Making book (beautifully produced for us by Glasgow’s Bell & Bain), plus two brand new shades of…

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