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Two days in Donegal

I am designing a few things at the moment with a yarn that is new to me. I really like this yarn – and surely the best way to find out some more about it was to visit the place where it is made? So, on Friday, Mel and I took a trip to Donegal.…

craftopolis

By: Kate Davies Designs September 12, 2011September 12, 2011

craft, design, Dublin, review, textilesA Rubenesque, Aoibhe Ni Shuilleabhain, Bold and Noble, Dublin, Dublin Dye Company, Irish lace, Laura Hogan, Powerscourt Centre, Rob Ryan, studio donegal, This is Knit29 Comments

This is Knit has its home in the Powerscourt Centre – a place that strongly reminded me of what the Corn Exchange in Manchester used to be like in the 1980s (ie, when it was a happy mecca of independent retailing, rather than just another anonymous mall). In the English North, such places tend to…

holiday snaps

By: Kate Davies Designs July 13, 2011July 13, 2011

Camping, Ireland, knitting, textiles, yarnCamping, Doagh, Doagh famine village, donega, Glenveagh national park, Ireland, kilcar, studio donegal, Tourism, wool, yarn43 Comments

I rather enjoyed being a tourist in Ireland. Here are some of the touristy highlights . . . and a few lowlights of our trip. Best local produce Without a doubt, the culinary highlight was the wild smoked salmon at the Connemara smokehouse. The lowlight was Irish beer, or rather, the singular lack thereof. As…