Category: KDD
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Knitting Wester Ross
The book is out, all pre-ordered copies have been shipped (thank you, Kate C and Kendall) and club members can access the full e-book in your Ravelry libraries. Knitting Wester Ross is now available to purchase in the KDD shop and by way of celebration, I thought I’d reproduce the book’s introduction here today. This…
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Skirt of Destiny
It’s time to reveal the final pattern from Knitting Wester Ross: I’m still sad that I was ill at the point in the schedule when this particular design landed, but it’s better late than never. Club members will have already read my essay about Kay Matheson who, with three of her student friends on Christmas…
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Beinn Àirigh Charr
The clocks have gone forward and we have made it through the winter (feeble yay). All over rural Scotland, this seasonal transition is marked by the movement of cattle to summer pastures, a tradition which is inscribed in the landscape with the old names of many fields and hills. Ten minutes walk from my front…
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Brèid
Following on from yesterday’s missive about my Òran Eile / Another Song design, here’s a pattern closely related to it: Brèid: Brèid (pronounced like beige, with a rolled ‘r’ in it) is a Scottish Gaelic word for a kerchief. In Gaelic, brèid is a term applied to many different kinds of cloth or flappy things…
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Another song / Òran eile
Good news this morning: our work is done and the Wester Ross book is away to the printers in Glasgow, which means we should be able to publish it around the middle of next month. I’m sure that in time, with the benefit of distance, I’ll be able to feel proud of this book –…
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helle-bore-us
Warning: this missive contains more helle-boring content! After learning about hellebores and their nectaries I was left wondering at what point, in the history of science, the crucial role these structures played in pollination had been understood. How had early botanists looked at hellebores? How had hellebores been represented in botanical art and illustration? Some…
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gardening leave
Hello! It’s been a while. As you may have gathered, I have not been well. Some of you will know that I have bipolar disorder and that winter can often be a tricky time. I am aware of this, am used to this, and have a range of strategies in place which (usually) help me…
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Recuperation
Hello all, it’s Tom here and I’m writing to let you know that Kate is very unwell at the moment. She will be taking time away from her work in order to rest and focus on her health and recuperation. I’m sure you’ll join me in wishing her well in her recovery. For those in…
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