Tag: patterns

  • of raglans and being human

    of raglans and being human

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    How are you Yorlin knitters getting along? While a few lovely cardigans have already appeared as finished projects, many of you are knitting at an appropriately leisurely summer pace, familiarising yourself with the lace panel while working the upper body. A couple of knitter’s questions regarding the raglans have prompted me to tell you about…

  • A summer collection

    A summer collection

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    what can you expect from the Summer of Mystery design collection?

  • strorchle

    strorchle

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    All about a nostalgic stripey sweater

  • 10 years in the making club

    10 years in the making club

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    Hello! We have a busy week ahead here at KDD – and the whole team is still hard at work preparing everything behind the scenes for three almost-simultaneous big launches: our People MAKE Glasgow book; our beautiful new Schiehallion yarn, and our new club. I’ll tell you all about Schiehallion later in the week, but…

  • Paper Dolls anew

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    When I first published this design a few years ago, I used a lovely British yarn that is sadly no longer available — Bowmont Braf 4ply. Many knitters prefer to make their sweaters in the same yarn as the pattern sample, and I often receive queries from folk enquiring about the yarn I used for…

  • cloudy

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    The cloud pattern is now ready, and you can find it here! To celebrate its release, I thought I’d show you some pictures (taken in a cloudy Edinburgh yesterday) which suggest the different ways that the sweater might be made and worn. Mel’s storm cloud (warning – rav link) is knit in a yarn (rialto…

  • me news

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    Some of you may be interested to know that I’ve a feature in the new Rowan Magazine (no.46), which is out today. The piece is about British industrial textile history, and the past and future of two important mills — Cold Harbour, and New Lanark.* I really enjoyed writing this feature, as I’m sure you…

  • hey, you . . .

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    . . . get off my cloud! Well, now the pattern is at last nearing completion, I think I can show you my new hoodie — knit top down, with pleasing puffy sleeves, and a cloud pocket, inspired by the old BBC weather symbols. It is a hoodie to be worn in the summer and…

  • pattern now available

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    . . . via the link on the designs page. That’s it, really. Edit: should also mention that the pattern comes in 10 sizes, ranging from kid’s 24 inch to woman’s 44 inch.