Posted in colour, design, donnie, dublin, flowers, home, knit, nature, pattern, textile, travel, wicklow, wip, yarn on November 14, 2021| 6 Comments »
A new pattern called Tokyo Bubbles – it’s a simplified version (mostly garter stitch) of Camino Bubbles. An introductory 10% discount is available using the code bubbles at checkout.
I’m also working on a new colorway for Renaissance Stripes in collaboration with Renaissance Dyeing.
Some local colour:
A misty Autumnal visit to Avondale, Co. Wicklow (you can click on the photos to see bigger versions):
Posted in colour, donnie, dublin, flowers, garden, home, inspiration, knit, nature, new pattern, pattern, textile, travel, wicklow, yarn on October 6, 2021| 7 Comments »
Hello and thanks for your visits and comments. Hope you are enjoying the Autumn (or Spring) colours!
A new pattern called Gentle Waves – it’s an easy knit with an introduction to dropped stitches.
Some recent photos of walks with Donnie:
Posted in colour, decoration, design, donnie, dublin, flowers, garden, home, inspiration, knit, nature, pattern, sea, textile, travel, water, wicklow, yarn on August 4, 2021| 4 Comments »
Some new photos of my ~Renaissance Stripes pattern – intarsia knitting with naturally dyed laceweight yarn from Renaissance Dyeing.
Francis Bacon studio, transferred to Dublin:
Botanic Gardens Dublin:
Chester Beatty Library:
Emo Court:
Seaside:
Phoenix Park:
Wicklow:
Japanese Maple:
Posted in colour, decoration, design, donnie, dublin, flowers, garden, home, inspiration, knit, nature, new pattern, pattern, sea, textile, travel, water, wicklow, wildlife, wip, yarn on June 17, 2021| 10 Comments »
Posted in colour, decoration, design, donnie, dublin, home, inspiration, knit, nature, textile, travel, wildlife, yarn on February 24, 2021| 3 Comments »
Thanks for your comments and visits, here are some recent photos, mostly from Sandymount and Phoenix park.
Posted in colour, decoration, design, donnie, dublin, flowers, garden, home, knit, nature, pattern, textile, travel, yarn on October 28, 2020| 10 Comments »
This pattern, Jugendstil Brioche, is now available. Knit with Crazy Zauberball and Hedgehog sock yarn.
Some photos of Donnie enjoying the outdoors:
Posted in colour, costume, design, donnie, dublin, flowers, garden, home, inspiration, kerry, knit, nature, textile, travel, yarn on September 3, 2020| 8 Comments »
A new piece of knitting with short rows, stacked stitches and stranding in Jamiesons Spindrift:
Some photos from Kerry, the wayside flowers are abundant in August, the tree ferns are at Dereen House and Gardens:
Some photos from Dublin:
Lady Evelyn Farquhar, painted by Sir John Lavery in 1906 (Sotheby’s):
Posted in colour, design, donnie, dublin, flowers, garden, home, inspiration, interior, knit, nature, Romeo Gigli, wip, yarn on April 28, 2020| 4 Comments »
I’m working on a project with Dibadu’s silk yarn, this is my inspiration collage:
Walks:
at home:
Some textile inspiration:
Romeo Gigli:
Posted in colour, design, donnie, dublin, flowers, garden, home, inspiration, interior, knit, nature, sea, water on April 17, 2017| 13 Comments »
Posted in colour, donnie, dublin, flowers, home, inspiration, nature, sea, water, wicklow, wip, yarn on March 17, 2017| 10 Comments »
mossy oak:
lichen:
cabled bark:
beach:
sand patterns:
impressionist donnie:
mountain top:
currently knitting with Rennaissaince dyeing:
and Brooklyn Tweed:
knit/lab 