revealing our MKAL palettes
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the fun begins
Colour Compass winners!
wrapping up our colourful explorations
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our 3 month knitalong is now drawing to a close
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of pullovers and palette picking
Read Morejuxtaposing
a superb Colour Compass pattern from guest designer, Sarah Mackay
Read MoreMarra
of kindred spirits, or companion colours
Read MorePossit
garter stitch stripes and glorious colour!
Read Moretwo iolas
two beautiful Iolas
Read MoreAllover winners!
congratulations to our amazing Allover knitters!
Read Morea year in knitting
Celebrating the colourful, creative labour of the KDD knitting team
Read MoreGarden hat
a beautiful garden-inspired hat that seems as much grown as it is made
Read Moresock of the week: no.10
the “everlasting stocking knitters” of Wales
Read Morere-knitting
reflections on repeat knitting
Read Moreend of summer knitting
note: links in this post refer back to Ravelry projects and profiles. Perhaps because I worked for so long in universities, September has always had a fresh start-of-a-new-year feel about it to me, and I suspect that might also be the case for anyone who works with (or just enjoys) yarn and knitting. Here at…
Read Moredifferent colourways
One of my favourite things about designing is that, after completing my work on a pattern, I get to see it afresh through the eyes of other knitters who gravitate to different colourways. I love these changes in perspective and often I see a design quite differently when a creative knitter simply reverses the shade…
Read MoreInspiring projects, inspiring patterns
As the summer draws to a close, I thought I’d round up some of the many inspiring projects that have been knitted in recent months from KDD patterns, and show you a couple of new designs in our yarns. Last week, Melanie Berg revealed a stunning shawl in Àrd-Thìr, which reminded me of the beautiful…
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