Works in progress

Still working on this pattern – 3 versions have been made, and the final version will be an amalgam of all three:


Also trying to finalise this one:

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Bubbles

New Pattern, Camino Bubbles:

Peonies in the rain:





Mini in Wicklow a week ago:


Emerging from the bog:

Recurrence of eye problem (cleared up now):

Waiting for dinner to be served:

Current wip, Zauberball and Lang Jawoll:

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June garden

Peonies:



Peony and pinks:

Peony and vine:

Peony and rhubarb:

Peony and sage:

Petals on sieve:


Hoardings on an abandoned building site nearby:


The Tenters pub stands on a corner of this empty site – the area is called the Tenters, referring to textile manufacture in the past. Interesting article on the subject here.

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Knit Red Winner is …

… Doclynn – congratulations!
Thanks to everybody else for all the nice comments – here are some flowers instead:

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Knit Red Book Giveaway!

I’m delighted to say that I have a copy of Laura Zander’s Knit Red Book to give away today, courtesy of Jimmy Beans Wool and SoHo Publishing.
Just leave a comment below if you’d like to be included in the draw…
(Draw closes midnight PST Thursday 15th June – that’s 8am Friday morning here in Dublin) The draw is now closed, thanks for all the coments! – result later today Friday.
There’s a preview of the book here.
Just to remind you – here’s the Knit Red Stole:

And here are a couple of shots of the original swatch photoshopped into repeat – the swatching was done last July using Icelandic lace weight yarn.
I chose nature-related motifs to suggest healthy living and getting out and about, and went for a classic look.

This one might have been a bit too wide:

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Crescent

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