My Place

Kelp

A beautiful design, supporting an important cause

Operculum

By: Kate Davies Designs September 28, 2022September 28, 2022

My Placecolourwork, design, designers, designing, knitting, Lucy Razzall, makers, making, material culture, Milarrochy Tweed, My Place, Operculum, pattern, stranded colourwork, tam27 Comments

Lucy Razzall’s hat celebrates everyday design and the thing-ness of place

Forêts Paisibles

By: Kate Davies Designs August 10, 2022August 10, 2022

My Placedesign, forest, forests, forets paisibles, Justyna Haberkowa, knitting, My Place, pattern, peaceable forests, slipped stitches11 Comments

Peaceable forests inspire an innovative hat

Garden hat

a beautiful garden-inspired hat that seems as much grown as it is made

Monk’s Belt Hat

Hand-knitting and hand-weaving speak eloquently to one another in the beautiful work of Janet Bowen

reflections on My Place

The My Place project illustrates how a challenge might turn into a creative opportunity

Winter’s End

Bonnie Sennot finds inspiration at Winter’s End.

Norwegian Forest

Christina Campbell introduces a beautiful shawl, inspired by where she is, and where she is not.

journey of mind

By: Kate Davies Designs 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.

out of the woods

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

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

introducing My Place

By: Kate Davies Designs 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…

By: Kate Davies Designs February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

competitionMy Place, yarn support10 Comments

The past few months have been a time for pursuing fruitful collaborations. I’m currently creating work for my Mexican collaboration (under the aegis of Applied Arts Scotland and the British Council); Tom and Sam are completing the final interviews and photography for People Make Glasgow; we’ve a fun collaboration in the pipeline with Ardbeg Distillery,…