Thank you!

Test knitters make life much easier for me – in the case of BSM there was no way I could have done a second sample to illustrate the simpler border after all the time I spent on the first one. Here are the two test knits of the unfringed version, both quite different from mine: [...]

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Stash

Here are some of the highlights from my yarn stash – - the bird’s nest of Estonian linen is my favourite item. The Icelandic Lace weight is from Álafoss, outside Reykjavík – I had a fantastic holiday in Iceland a couple of years ago, and have lots of photos to share at some point… I’m [...]

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BSM pics

Here are some more photos from the development of the BSM. The early ones date back to January, and show the start of the knitting of the sample shawl. There was a previous round of swatching to establish the best cast on method, the rate of increasing and positioning of the increases, the rate of [...]

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BSM & Seascape Stole

BSM is finished – just need to double check the bead quantities, and fine tune the pdf – I’m delighted that Seascape (below) is approaching 1,000 projects on Ravelry, and I’ve just started work on an interesting new version of it – details to follow…

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Black Swan Progress

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Black Swan Preview

I was hoping to publish this pattern before going to Germany, but encountered a technical difficulty – the beaded fringes get tangled in the yarn overs!! how disappointing – I’m going to run a thread with extra beads along the bottom of the fringe on this sample, and redesign the border – unfortunately without fringes. [...]

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Swans

Dublin’s Grand Canal is nearby. I’m working on a Swan inspired pattern at the moment.

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