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 Indigio-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 ..read more

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 ..read more

Colour inspiration from Patthana Garden in Co. Wicklow: And Altamont, Co. Carlow: Back Home ..read more

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 ..read more

Thank you for your recent visits and comments! A new pattern coming soon called Donnie at the Duck Pond, inspired by Donnie’s plunges and the shadows, ripples and color combinations of the pond: The pattern uses clustered increases and stacked decreases, and is knit with Zauberball Crazy, in five botanical-inspired colorways created by Schoppel Wolle ..read more

It’s been a while! I have a new pattern out in collaboration with natural dyer @lizbaltesz : It’s called Botanical Alchemy to celebrate the magic and mystery of the natural dyeing tradition. There’s a variation in Crazy Zauberball: I’ve been to Greece: And on a few trips in Ireland ..read more

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Renaissance Stripes and Sound of Waves: Wintry trees and signs of Spring: Beaches: a trip to Howth ..read more

Thank you for your recent visits and comments! This new pattern is now available on Ravelry, with an introductory discount. Some recent walks ..read more

Hello, Knitting a skinny scarf : beaches and walks: a trip to Emo Court, Co. Laois ..read more