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  • Foxglove Yorlin

    Foxglove Yorlin

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    Over the past few months, behind the scenes, the KDD team has been busy with Yorlin knitting. The four cardigans we have shared with you so far have all been rather subdued in tone, but Claire definitely brightened up our mini-KAL by selecting a bold, hot pink shade of Milarrochy Tweed in which to knit…

  • an airy sweater

    an airy sweater

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    Mel thinks she’s knitted herself a sweater but Kate has other ideas

  • Green Shoots mittens

    Green Shoots mittens

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    A jolly design for January

  • green shoots

    green shoots

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    I think the month of January – and perhaps particularly this January – often seems rather dark. These are certainly dark days for many of us around the world, but there are some visible green shoots, improving prospects, and the hope of brighter days ahead. I wanted my first design of 2021 to speak to…

  • Foxglove

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      Here is another yoke — this one’s name is self-explanatory — Foxglove. One of the things I’ve really enjoyed about my first year of rural living has been the wildflowers that grow around my home. Just a few yards from my front door are a wide variety of environments from heathland, bog and lochside…

  • foxglove

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    One of my great pleasures at the moment is observing, photographing and finding out more about, the wildflowers where I live. I’m surrounded by lots of different kinds of environments – hedgerow, water, woodland, heath, mountain – and these are full of so many wonderful flora, some of which I had never noticed or knew…