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two-shade Sterntaucher

By: KDD January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

colour, design, Kate Davies Designs, kits, steeks10 Years in the making, cardigan, colourway, construction, design, finishing, knitting, palette, pockets, steek, Sterntaucher12 Comments

When we are working on a collection, Mel and I often knit several samples of a single design. This not only allows us to test and hone the pattern instructions (for maximum knit-ability, and knitterly-ness) but means we get to see how a design appears in alternate colourways. For Sterntaucher, we thought it would be…

yoke in a bag!

By: KDD September 21, 2014September 21, 2014

kits, knitters, knitting, textile history, YOKES!construction, dressmaking, kit, knitting back and forth, knitting history, knitting kit, Munrospun, sewing, yoke kit, yokes74 Comments

What’s this? Some “Shetland” yarn of very vintage hue, spun and branded here in Scotland? . . .and an accompanying pattern? But wait! There’s more . . . . Yes, this is a kit to knit your own yoked cardigan or jumper! Having heard of the existence of these kits (from your comments and elsewhere)…