Three new patterns since I last posted!
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Pomegranate Brioche (pics taken in Greece):
A trip to Connemara:
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New Patterns
Posted in colour, decoration, design, donnie, dublin, flowers, garden, greece, home, inspiration, interior, knit, nature, new pattern, pattern, sea, textile, travel, water, wildlife, wip, yarn on December 6, 2025| 3 Comments »
Dabberlocks
Posted in design, donnie, dublin, flowers, garden, home, inspiration, interior, knit, nature, new pattern, pattern, textile, travel, wicklow, wildlife, wip, yarn on June 16, 2025| 2 Comments »
A new pattern:
inspired by dabberlocks, a type of seaweed with large fronds, a distinct midrib and wavy margins, known in Ireland as Láir or Láracha. Dabberlocks on Ravelry
Some recent pictures:
Fabulous Feathers
Posted in colour, decoration, design, donnie, dublin, flowers, garden, home, inspiration, interior, knit, nature, new pattern, pattern, textile, travel, wip, yarn on March 13, 2025| 2 Comments »
I have a new pattern coming out soon, swirling chevrons knit with some new Schoppel Wolle yarns:
Some pics of Donnie and Dublin:
The inside of Inland Sea:
recent photos and knitting
Posted in colour, decoration, design, donnie, dublin, flowers, garden, inspiration, knit, mini, museum, nature, pattern, textile, travel, wicklow, wip, yarn on March 16, 2024| 3 Comments »
thank you for your recent visits and comments!
some surprise snow:
some knitting, a new version of Threadbare in all naturally dyed or natural wool colors:
some yarn:
an oldie from Mini:
a visit to the National Museum:
an interesting book cover:
Donnie:
Gardens:
Happy New Year!
Posted in colour, decoration, design, donnie, dublin, home, inspiration, knit, nature, new pattern, pattern, sea, textile, travel, wip, yarn on January 12, 2024| 3 Comments »
New version of an old pattern, Fair Isle Fans:
New pattern, Threadbare, now available:
New Years walks with Donnie:
Happy Holidays!
Posted in colour, decoration, design, donnie, dublin, home, interior, knit, nature, new pattern, pattern, textile, travel, wip, yarn on December 21, 2023| 3 Comments »
Season’s Greetings from Donnie:
A new pattern coming soon inspired by Japanese indigo textiles, yarns including Jamiesons of Shetland Spindrift, Kate Davies Milarrochy Tweed, Renaissance Dyeing/La Nollin Indigo-dyed Crewel Lace Weight, Wild East Yarns indigo-dyed Merino Silk, Wild East Yarns Shetland Lace Weight, Schoppel Wolle Crazy Zauberball, Loret Karmen hand-dyed, and left overs of Colorshift merino and unidentified salvaged bits and pieces:
The knitting has varying degrees of transparency:
Some more photos from stormy Dublin:
happy halloween!
Posted in beads, colour, decoration, design, donnie, dublin, family, flowers, garden, home, inspiration, knit, nature, new pattern, pattern, portrait, textile, travel, water, wicklow, wip, yarn on October 30, 2023| 5 Comments »
a new pattern coming soon called “four seasons”, using the Crazy Zauberball yarn I worked on with Schoppel Wolle (and lots of beads):
some more autumnal pictures for inspiration:
Travels with Donnie and a Trunk show
Posted in colour, decoration, design, donnie, dublin, flowers, garden, home, inspiration, knit, nature, pattern, textile, travel, water, wicklow, yarn on August 18, 2023| 3 Comments »
Some Summer trips.
Belvedere Co. Westmeath:
Duckett’s Grove, Co. Carlow:
Tullynally, Co. Westmeath:
Avondale, Co. Wicklow:
Farmleigh, Dublin:
Home:
A trunk show with Craft Cruises:
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