Peerie Flooers kits

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A happy Beltane to you! It being the time of buds and flowers and new growth, I have today released kits of what is probably my most Spring-like design. Yes, Peerie Flooers is a woolly hat, but this is Scotland and a hat always comes in useful, whatever the season.

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I think the linchpin of this hat is shade FC 11. . .

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This marvelous, quintessentially Spring-like green is one of two shades to have been recently re-released back into the Jamieson & Smith Jumper Weight palette. It is the colour of fresh leaves and new grass, and as soon as I saw it I knew it was the perfect shade to set off Peerie Flooers.
There are six other wonderful Jamieson and Smith shades in the hat, including 91 (egg-yolk yellow) and FC15 (a perfect forget-me-not blue).

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. . .and the kit is all packaged up in my brand new tote bags, featuring hand-drawn illustrations of my designs by my comrade-in-wool, Felicity Ford, aka Felix.

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This lovely sample of Peerie Flooers has been knitted by my Shetland buddy, Ella Gordon, who is also expertly modelling it here.

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Peerie Flooers: the colours of Spring brought to you today by myself, Felix, Ella, and shade FC11.
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The kit is now up in the shop, and if you are interested in the tote bags alone, I’ve also made these available for sale.

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Comments

33 responses to “Peerie Flooers kits”

  1. Gwyn Higginson Avatar
    Gwyn Higginson

    Did you do a steeked cardigan in peerie floors design please

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  2. audelin Avatar
    audelin

    bonjour j ai commander un kit mardi 14 octobre
    je vais le recevoir quand ?
    j habite en france

    merci

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  3. lori Avatar
    lori

    oh! love everything about this, what a brilliant idea to offer as a kit, and the bag too! beautiful model and hat. (i hope it’s still available at the end of the month when i’ll have some birthday monies to spend!)

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  4. Anne Marie Gillmore Avatar
    Anne Marie Gillmore

    Oh for Pete’s sake! Missed Peerie Flooers AGAIN!
    More kits planned?

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  5. Maria Avatar
    Maria

    AhhhAAjaja!! placed the order!…. very happy… so exciting.. (I am laughing at the comment I just saw that guys don’t seem to want to wear teapots!!! Lovely, bye now, Thanksssss!!

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  6. Half Mad Runner Avatar
    Half Mad Runner

    I hope you restock this. I’m stocking your site daily to see if anymore become avaliable.

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  7. Eleanor White Avatar
    Eleanor White

    Hello Kate
    A belated comment on the wonderful post from ‘Tom of Holland’. I have been hoping for a man-friendly hat made of Foula yarn and wondered if there could be a hat coming to match Tom’s lovely sweater constructed from that great yarn. It is a little thicker than most of the yarns used for your other hat patterns, but so warm, but the guys don’t seem to want to wear teapots. Just a hope?

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  8. Anne Marie Gillmore Avatar
    Anne Marie Gillmore

    Hope you are able to restock soon!

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  9. Marsha lundy Avatar
    Marsha lundy

    I hope that you will restock this in these shades. The colours are so fresh. Being on the West Coast I seem to miss the first batch but in the end I play catchup. Just love everything Kate.

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  10. Maria Avatar
    Maria

    Hello Kate!!! When will there be more kits?? Pleaaase let us know. Beautiful and would love to try that wool. thanks for your posts!

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  11. Peg Avatar
    Peg

    love it! when will you have more kits?

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  12. Heidi Avatar
    Heidi

    When will more kits be available? I so NEED this. Lovely and the new color…..yum.

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  13. Bekah Avatar
    Bekah

    What a beautiful hat! I hope to be adventurous enough to knit a colourwork hat someday!

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  14. Andy Avatar
    Andy

    I just ordered. I hope it went through as I saw a message it was not available and then I checked back and I was able to snag one.

    Love Ella modeling it she just looks lovely.

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  15. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    Love this post! (Oh, who am I kidding? I love all your posts.) Spring green and egg-yolk yellow are two of my favorites, too. I forwarded this news to a friend who has been itching to knit Peerie Flooers, and I hope it sends her over the edge.

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  16. atexasgirlknits Avatar
    atexasgirlknits

    I started reading your blog about the time this hat came out. Like you, it seems to change and grow, but somehow stay the same.

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  17. Allison Avatar
    Allison

    Oh my gosh–that green!!!

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  18. Christine Frostenson Avatar
    Christine Frostenson

    Yea! Thanks so much for adding more kits! Can’t wait to get mine!

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  19. lollyknits Avatar
    lollyknits

    This is making me really want to cheat on my yarn diet :P

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  20. Dixie Avatar
    Dixie

    Beautiful hat! And, yes, the green does speak to spring in all its splendor!

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  21. Doreen Avatar
    Doreen

    This is lovely and I agree the green is perfect. I love your designs. Think I might be addicted to them. Just ordered the kit and tea towel too. Can’t wait. :-) thank you for all your inspiring work on these designs. Doreen

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  22. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    Lovely hat design and great color combo make for a perfectly fun knit I think! I will have to order this little number. I love the color work on the top just a nice little bonus to tie it all together.

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  23. Wendi Avatar
    Wendi

    Yay! Lovely, and just such a cheerful thing to knit right now, as the sun is finally showing itself, and the cherry trees are blooming.
    Any chance you will bring back the hot water bottle kits? I kept meaning to order one, and procrastinated too long.

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  24. Jen Avatar
    Jen

    I love this design of yours ! SO SWEET !

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  25. katnipon Avatar
    katnipon

    Unbelievable…it seems to have sold out already…

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    1. Kate Avatar
      Kate

      they are selling fast – I am packing like mad – but there are more kits in the shop now.

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  26. katnipon Avatar
    katnipon

    I also have been wanting to knit this hat for the longest time!! Thank you for making a kit!

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  27. curtthesheep Avatar
    curtthesheep

    Thank you Kate. You are a great friend to Jamieson and Smith and Real Shetland wool and your boundless creativity and imagination is much admired and truly appreciated by us all. Ella makes a smashing model too!

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  28. sheila Zachariae Avatar
    sheila Zachariae

    Just gorgeous!
    Sheila
    http://sheilazachariae.blogspot.com/2014/03/crocodile-stitch-scarf.html

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  29. Tiny Beunk Avatar
    Tiny Beunk

    I tried knitting some too last year! This is how it came out. I’m still in love with your work! From Holland, with love, tiny beunk

    Op 2 mei 2014, om 12:13 heeft Kate Davies Designs het volgende geschreven:

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  30. Leigh Avatar
    Leigh

    I love this hat! I love seeing it in new yarn, now, too. I agree, this hat is always useful, no matter what the season. Have a lovely day.

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  31. Jutzi Avatar
    Jutzi

    You just made my day! I’ve been wanting to knit the Peerie Flower hat for quite a while but I was too lazy to go out and find the right colours and the right yarn. Thank you so much for bringing this out as a kit!!!

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  32. Carrie Avatar
    Carrie

    My mitts kit just arrived a day or so ago – very fast for coming across the pond! Thank you! This kit looks delicious too…

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