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Rie and I first made contact with each other through a US based yarn shop, and were paired up for a project which was due to launch late 2020. Sadly that particular three-way collaboration fell foul of coronavirus but Rie and I decided to continue working together. We agreed that Rie would use Auchen, my […]
Probably the cutest ever knit in BIY – I love the Cockle Socks by Katie Green! Lovely Katie is a talented illustrator and comic drawer but also designs knitting patterns, and luckily for me she designed these socks in my Killen Sock yarn. There’s more information about Killen Sock here. Katie’s fabulous design uses just […]
My talented friend Emily Williams has worked her magic again, this time with my Bluefaced Leicester 4ply (one of my small batch yarns spun by The Border Mill). As Emily says: ‘Fyrish’s rippling waves of colour flow as far as you let them. This unusual narrow shawl (or is it a wide scarf?) tucks neatly […]
Earlier this year Clare Devine released this lovely shawl pattern in Black Isle Yarns Bluefaced Leicester Suri 4ply. BFL Suri is an 80:20% blend and is soft with lots of drape. Avoch is a striking shallow and long triangle shape. Clare’s sample used 150g, but it could be adapted for any amount of yarn – […]
I’m delighted to introduce a new book by C&T Publishing. The editors of Love Patchwork and Quilting have pulled 27 flying geese (flying goose?!) projects together into this one stop shop for inspiring projects – I was incredibly surprised, and also very happy, to learn that one of my quilt designs is included! All Around […]
I’m so very pleased to share with you the Munlochy Socks, designed for Killen Sock (you can read more about Killen Sock, my all-natural sock yarn, here) by the very talented Clare Devine. When I first started planning Killen Sock , over 18 months ago now, I knew that I’d ideally like a pattern designed […]
My lovely local friend Emily has designed the prettiest pair of cosy winter mittens in Black Isle Yarns Shetland DK. The Resolis Mittens use three mini skeins, one each of Natural Cream, Natural Grey Heather and Naturally Dyed Culloden. Resolis Mittens are just what you need for a winter walk by the beach. Using just […]
I was delighted when Love Patchwork and Quilting Magazine asked me if I could come up with another design along the lines of my Bunny Comforter (which was published by LPQ in 2015 in Issue 20). I came up with a sweet little mouse – like the Bunny Comforter, Little Mouse is designed in Liberty […]
Here’s my Starburst Quilt for Love Patchwork and Quilting Mag Issue 60 – a happy burst of colour! Starburst uses big, bold half-square triangles around an improv-pieced central star. It is quilted in radiating lines from the top left corner to mimic rays of sunshine. I used Blueberry Park by Karen Lewis Textiles (Robert Kaufman) […]
The Rhidorroch Hat is a beautiful new pattern designed in my Coulmore yarn (Organic First Clip Cheviot) by Emily K Williams. The hat is named after Rhidorroch which is the west coast farm that partners Coulmore, here on the Black Isle. Rhidorroch is where their flock of North Country Cheviots spend the summer before coming […]
