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Fugue

Things are moving along, pattern-wise — Manu is now at the testing and editing stage, and so, I am happy to report, is this project, which I’ve been working on for a while, and have really… more →

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fugue — 44 comments

Kate wrote 1 week ago: Things are moving along, pattern-wise — Manu is now at the testing and editing stage, and so, … more →

Tags: Design, Textiles, art of fugue, Bach, fugue, J.S. Bach, knitting, Latvia, Latvian braids

testing — 18 comments

Kate wrote 3 weeks ago: Many apologies for the fuzzy-wuzzy macro, but I am so excited by this sort-of-secret-ish project I h … more →

Tags: Design, knitting, Bowmont Braf, Braiding, Braids, estonian knitting, Latvian knitting, Lizbeth Upitis, Old Maiden Aunt

of pleats. . . and i-cord — 95 comments

Kate wrote 1 month ago: At some point toward the end of last semester, I became distracted in a meeting. There is nothing no … more →

Tags: Design, knitting, Buttonholes, cardigan, Carol Sunday, elizabeth zimmermann, I-cord, i-cord buttonholes, Manu

braid claith — 11 comments

Kate wrote 1 month ago: Since I wrote that piece about the Yorkshire woollen trade for The Knitter a while ago, I’ve h … more →

Tags: Textiles, walking, writing, yarn, "The Fleece", braid claith, braidclaith, british wool, British woollen trade

Hooked by Kate Davies

orelukjp0 wrote 1 month ago: Hooked by Kate Davies Siren Publishing Madison McIntyre has been banished to the ends of the earth, … more →

Tags: Books, Siren Publishing, hooked, Madison McIntyre, Westhaven, Washington, Dylan Edwards, Charter Fishing, BOB LEE

obliging — 13 comments

Kate wrote 1 month ago: Last weekend I was lucky enough to visit Rosie’s Yarn Cellar, and spend a lovely afternoon wit … more →

Tags: knitting, Design, yarn, Socks, colourwork, fairisle, neepheid, Rosie's Yarn Cellar, Colorwork

live neep — 4 comments

Kate wrote 2 months ago: So the neep went live! It is now available here or here. And there is more — an alternate colo … more →

Tags: Textiles, knitting, pattern, colourwork, tam, Jamieson & Smith, neep heid, neep

Heptonstall walk — 14 comments

Kate wrote 2 months ago: Anyone who reads The Knitter might be interested to know that I’ve a feature in the most recen … more →

Tags: writing, The Knitter

congrats — 11 comments

Kate wrote 4 months ago: It’s Dollheid prize time! Congratulations to ten randomly-selected commenters: Celia, Luisa, A … more →

Tags: knitting, Running, Design, Dolls, Islay, Stranded knitting, colourwork, Knitting Pattern, tam

dollheid - prize draw! — 220 comments

Kate wrote 4 months ago: Its amazing what a wee break from the daily commute can do to one’s all-round productivity. I … more →

Tags: Competition, Design, Dolls, knitting, beret, dollheid, dollheid pattern, hat, Knitting Pattern

lyttelton — 33 comments

Kate wrote 4 months ago: Hello! If you don’t come here for the knitting and are bored with talk of garment construction … more →

Tags: Design, knitting, landscape, Patterns, Scotland, Barbara Walker, harris, Horgabost, Humphrey Lyttelton

cloudy — 17 comments

Kate wrote 4 months ago: The cloud pattern is now ready, and you can find it here! To celebrate its release, I thought I … more →

Tags: knitting, Design, Patterns, sweater, PullOver, pattern, knitting design, Get Off My Cloud, cloud

me news — 14 comments

Kate wrote 4 months ago: Some of you may be interested to know that I’ve a feature in the new Rowan Magazine (no.46), w … more →

Tags: History, knitting, Patterns, Politics, Scotland, Textiles, writing, cashmere, Debate

hey, you . . . — 44 comments

Kate wrote 5 months ago: . . . get off my cloud! Well, now the pattern is at last nearing completion, I think I can show you … more →

Tags: knitting, Textiles, Design, pattern, Kate Davies knitting, Patterns, Knitting Pattern, Hoodie, Get Off My Cloud

Getting Involved: It's All the Little Things... - Kate Davies

globalexchangeprogram wrote 6 months ago: So, I was contemplating writing advice in terms of what to pack, how to deal with the heat, how to h … more →

Tags: Exchange Adventures!, Advice to Future Fellows

Family Business-Kate Davies

globalexchangeprogram wrote 6 months ago: Twice in one day I was confronted with two comments: the first after a heated discussion about how t … more →

Tags: Exchange Adventures!, Work culture