This four piece collection was inspired by the battle between Cú Chulainn and Ferdia in the Irish epic Táin Bó Cúailnge (’Cattle Raid of Cooley’). Celtic motifs and super chunky yarn create accessories inspired by the two legendary warriors and the ford where they fought.

‘Éirím inniu… / I arise today…’

Dowth is one of the three megalithic passage tombs, along with Knowth and Newgrange, in the Brú na Bóinne heritage site. An unprofessional excavation in 1847 has left Dowth in less than stellar condition, so visitors are unable to enter the tomb.

Ard Ghlais - ‘height of the Green’

Hope is the thing with feathers… - Emily Dickinson

As a designer, sometimes things aren’t always what we imagine they’ll be when we begin designing. I have to confess that this dogbone ornament is one of those things, and to give credit where it is due, it was the fantastic crafters in the 2022 Down Cellar Studio Podcast Pigskin Party who helped create this pattern!

‘Long long ago there lived a giant named Fionn MacCumhaill…’

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The Brónach Infinity Scarf was inspired by a friend. This piece celebrates her! Named for her and the Irish Saint Brónach, this piece makes a statement with its length and Celtic motif. A blackberry stitch border symbolises her three children and, finally, an interlocking diamond cable from Melissa Leapman’s Cables Untangled stitch dictionary p...

‘Hope is the thing with feathers - that perches in the soul - and sings a tune without the words - and never stops - at all.’ -Emily Dickinson

An Bealach is Irish for ‘the way’. This cowl and headband set was inspired by the Camino de Santiago and its shell symbol, employing a variation of the Purl Shell Stitch.