Auchnaha

By: Kate Davies Designs
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an interesting construction, and engaging knit

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Tír Chonaill

By: Kate Davies Designs
design, Donegal, fabric, fairisle, interview, Ireland, Kate Davies, Kate Davies Designs, knitting, patterns, photography, wool, woolfest, yarn, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 69 Comments on Tír Chonaill

Woolfest is just a fortnight away! I am pleased to say I am mostly prepared (hoping to hear about the whereabouts of the last of my stock today, fingers crossed). I’ve produced two new designs to launch as kits at the event (with yarn and project bags), and sent the patterns off to my printers…

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Funchal Moebius

By: Kate Davies Designs
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Here is my Funchal-inspired design! Like the ‘dragons-tooth’ pavements I saw in Madeira (thanks for the info, knitlass), the Funchal Moebius uses a high-contrast OXO motif with strong diagonals. One side is dark-on-light: and the other is light-on-dark. The design begins life as a provisionally cast-on tube . . . . . . which is…

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