what can you expect from the Summer of Mystery design collection?
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A summer collection
brand new shades
the last day of advent – and a brand new palette!
Read MoreWoolly Originals
place, pattern and colour combine in beautiful, original design
Read MoreIntroducing SARK
All about our brand new book!
Read MoreAuchnaha
an interesting construction, and engaging knit
Read MoreGruggle
angles, corners, cowls
Read Moreblocking Easwas
thinking in three dimensions
Read Moresarkle
a foundational pullover
Read Moreooskit is coming
new yarn! tomorrow!
Read Moretwo new projects
News about Inkling, and The Bluestocking Club
Read MoreLilias Day (in colour)
A colourful sweater, in the snow
Read Morelilias day
Good morning, and happy Friday, everyone! I’ve a new design to show to you – Lilias Day I knitted two pullovers over the festive period, featuring the same Selbu motif. In Orchle, I used the motif as an allover pattern around the bottom of the pullover . . . . . . and in Lilias…
Read Moreshades and swatches
Hello! I’m happy to say we’ve just about completed all our behind-the-scenes admin, and have been able to reopen the KDD online shop today. Among the new things you’ll find there is our just-published 10 Years in the Making book (beautifully produced for us by Glasgow’s Bell & Bain), plus two brand new shades of…
Read Moreschiehallion
Morning, everyone! First up, I should let you know that the KDD shop is once more up and running, and subscriptions to the 10 Years in the Making club are now open! Next, I can finally tell you about our new flagship yarn, Schiehallion This is a yarn that’s been a long time in the…
Read Morerestock!
For KDD, as for most other small businesses, the past few months have certainly posed their difficulties. I have not talked about such difficulties here: though some things have not been easy, I’m continually reminded that, unlike so many others, absolutely nothing we’ve had to face in any way counts as hardship. I’m grateful for…
Read MoreBirlinn Yarn love
Hello! Friday is project reveal day, and today I wanted to show you a new iteration of one of my favourite designs of 2019 – the Udal pullover, designed for and with Meg Rodger’s Birlinn Yarn Company. Inspired by one of my favourite Hebridean places, and using Meg’s own fabulously hardy and beautiful Hebridean wool…
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