Tag: design

Knits for a Cold Climate: Heywood Hill

May 13, 2015

The Heywood Hill shawl takes its inspiration from the use of bold colour blocks and simpler cuts and shapes characteristic of 1920s and 1930s fashions. Influenced by modernist avant-garde artistic movements, such design features were a stark contrast with the Edwardian pastels and more complex, structured garments. It is perhaps this degree of contrast that slowed the move from innovative turn of the century haute couture, to wider adoption. Although the relative speed of change … More Knits for a Cold Climate: Heywood Hill

Alconleigh: A new Knit for a Cold Climate

December 11, 2014

Alconleigh is my new design for the Knits for a Cold Climate collection a collaboration with Susan Crawford and Karie Westermann for the Susan Crawford Vintage label. Following on the heels of Nancy, Clemmie, Asthall and Noblesse Oblige, the collection is really coming together and there are still more exciting new designs in the works. When discussing Knits for a Cold Climate with Susan I knew I wanted to design a hat. After all during … More Alconleigh: A new Knit for a Cold Climate

Askew, as needs must…

October 31, 2014

I’m pleased to finally be in the position to release Askew, a fun beanie or slouchy hat sized through from baby to adult male. The design process for Askew was certainly out of line with the way I usually approach my designs. I had been asked to knit a hat for my young nephew and did so, knitting him a Mimizan. My partner was going to visit and take it with him. With about 36 hours … More Askew, as needs must…

Hawserlaid

March 13, 2014

I’m pleased to announce that my pattern Hawserlaid has been included in this years Scarves Collection from Quince & Co. appropriately named ‘Scarves Etc. 2014’. Hawserlaid is a wide shallow triangular shawl knitted from tip to tip or wing to wing, increasing, then decreasing as you go. The stitch pattern is a travelling rib that is worked asymmetrically across the shawl. The sample is knitted in Quince & Co.’s Tern yarn, a beautiful fingering/4ply wool/silk … More Hawserlaid

Mimizan – A new hat design

October 29, 2013

So that backlog of new designs has just got 1 design shorter as I am pleased to announce the release of Mimizan, my new hat design. I must admit I love this design in and of itself, a fun stitch pattern which is easy to do, although less easy to write up and, I think, remarkably effective. This pattern has been well tested by a wonderful group of test knitters who shared my enjoyment of knitting it … More Mimizan – A new hat design