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More Crosshatching

31 October 2024

When I knit my Tar-Sgàil Socks and Mitts last year, I knew it was going to be the perfect pattern to turn into a hat and cowl set later –

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The Curlew’s Call

3 October 2024

When I knit Whitterick, I knew almost immediately that I wanted to turn the whole thing into a shawl as well. The texture and the drape are so beautiful that

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Fingerless mitts in orange yarn with a twisted rib pattern that decreases to a point below the ring finger.

Burnished Copper

5 September 2024

For my latest pair of fingerless mitts I really wanted to play with twisted rib again. I also really wanted to make another pair similar to Dealas with a textured

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A close up on a the lace border of a shawl with garter stitch knit in pale yellow speckled yarn

Fairy Arrows

15 August 2024

It has been so long since my last shawl pattern! The last was Breigichean on  17th August 2023 so just a few days short of a year. I hope you’re

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A close up on the heel and cuff of modelled socks with three panels of lace on the foot, knit in purple yarn

In the Gloaming

13 June 2024

These socks were not in the plan I made at the start of the year, but I’m so glad that things turned out this way! A shawl I’m working on

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A close up on the spine and border of a cowlette knit in purple yarn with two brioche patterns and two slipped stitch bands

Ryegrass

16 May 2024

I’ve been really wanting to use brioche again in a design and I also wanted a small project that was quick to knit because I have a shawl design on

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A modelled pair of socks with a rippling cable pattern up the side, knit in grey yarn with blue, orange and white speckles

Kingfisher

18 April 2024

Today I’m bringing you a pair of socks that has everything I love! It’s toe up socks. It’s got a simple pattern that’s easy to learn. It’s got a fun

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A close up on the shoulder of a cowlette knit in brown yarn with a textured slipped stitch pattern on the body and a wide lace border

Feathered Lace

21 March 2024

I enjoyed knitting Rinlet, my first DK cowlette, so much I couldn’t wait to knit another one and the tail end of winter seemed like the perfect time to fit

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A pair of mitts with coloured stripes and slipped stitches on the back of the hand

Slipping Up

22 February 2024

When I started working on my Elemental Mitts patterns I knew I wanted to make a fifth pattern which combined the colours of the other four and here it is!

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Snow Showers

7 December 2023

I’ve really come to enjoy releasing hats for my last pattern of the year. They knit up quickly, figuring out the crown is challenging but fun and you can do

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I’m Liz and I'm a Scottish Knitwear designer! I design and write knitting patterns for accessories, produce tutorials and write about what I do!
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I’m going to preface this by saying that there is no pattern support for the spreadsheet. If you follow the instructions on the spreadsheet you

Notions pouches, tape measure, scissors, scrap yarn and a selection of stitch markers

Notions About Notions

I saw a post on Twitter a couple of weeks ago, about a knitter who had gone on a cruise and only realised once she

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