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Hello everyone, at this point in my life I think I must admit to myself that I have become a semi-professional knitwear collector.. when I started collecting knitwear it was really just for things to wear - which I still do, from September to May every year I am pretty much-wearing something knitted every day.…
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Hello everyone, a quick post from me today - just sharing a new pattern I put on ravelry last week. I have unfortunately become rather an unfestive being which is a shame but one thing about the dreaded festive season I do like is lights. In particular I am fond of the more vintage looking…
Hello everyone, you may have seen something exciting today announced over at Kate Davies instagram ..I was very honoured earlier in the year to be asked to design a hat using Kate's Milarrochy Tweed yarn for her Milarrochy Heids book, and today my Breiwick Hat was revealed as the first pattern and the cover!! My…
hello! I survived Wool Week, I'm not going to lie - this year was pretty full on and I still feel like I'm getting over it! but today I thought id share a few pictures of an exciting design I have featured in an upcoming magazine. My Moorie Cardigan is featured in issue 6 of…
Hello everyone, just a quick post from me today. When this is posted Shetland Wool Week will have started which means my Tvier mitts from last years annual are now available for download from my Ravelry store! Of course I love all my patterns but this was one i was/am particualrly fond of - I…
Hello everyone, I hope you've had a nice summer! Things have been pretty busy around here and today I thought id share my design for this year's Shetland Wool Week Annual alongside an extra pattern I've designed to go alongside it. This is the Einar hat - when I designed this I think i was…
Hello everyone, a couple of weeks ago I had a lovely few days in Fair Isle so I thought I'd share some of the copious amount of pictures I took. I was there with my pal Vivian and my knitting pals Mary Jane, Gudrun, Lori and Jeni. We were working on something secret which will…
