The Culloden Cowl and matching Beanie feature bands of Argyle Tartan, Broadswords and Targes. They were inspired by and designed in memory of all those Scottish Clansmen who fought and died so bravely at The Battle of Culloden.

Thistles and Holly Celtic Christmas Stocking:

The Tam, Tammy or Tam o’ Shanter is named after a character from one of the poems of the Scottish Bard, Robert Burns, though this style actually became popular much earlier than this. It hit the height of fashion for men at the end of the 16th century in Scotland and was very similar to the flat bonnet that was common in north-western Europe at...

Thistle Toorie Tam:

‘Lest We Forget’ Aran Poppy Beanie:

No one actually knows for certain how the thistle rose to become the national emblem of Scotland, but one legend has it that a sleeping party of Scots warriors were saved from an ambush by an invading Norse army when one of their enemies trod on the spiky plant. His anguished cry roused the slumbering warriors, who duly vanquished the invaders ...

Earlier this year, I was gifted some beautiful Fitzgerald merino and cashmere blended yarn from a group of The Yarny Ewes, who were touring Scotland with the two Ewes of Olive & Two Ewe Studios in Florida, USA. The colourway was called ‘Into The Highlands’ and it spoke to me of Highland hills and heather. I knew I had to use it alongside so...

No one actually knows for certain how the thistle rose to become the national emblem of Scotland, but one legend has it that a sleeping party of Scots warriors were saved from an ambush by an invading Norse army when one of their enemies trod on the spiky plant. His anguished cry roused the slumbering warriors, who duly vanquished the invaders ...

No one actually knows for certain how the thistle rose to become the national emblem of Scotland, but one legend has it that a sleeping party of Scots warriors were saved from an ambush by an invading Norse army when one of their enemies trod on the spiky plant. His anguished cry roused the slumbering warriors, who duly vanquished the invaders ...

Patrick Shamrock Gnome:

No one actually knows for certain how the thistle rose to become the national emblem of Scotland, but one legend has it that a sleeping party of Scots warriors were saved from an ambush by an invading Norse army when one of their enemies trod on the spiky plant. His anguished cry roused the slumbering warriors, who duly vanquished the invaders ...

Shamrocks And Thistles for Celtic Whistles:

Bodach and Cailleach Gnome:

Ghillie The Gnome:

I’m delighted to have been given the task of designing some knitted items to celebrate the forthcoming visit to Scotland by a group of fibre artists from the United States…The Yarny Ewes…and have designed this headband as a tribute to the group and the two ewes from Olive & Two Ewe Studios, who have all been waiting patiently to be able to ...

The Kelpie is the Scots name given to a mythical water horse that was said to haunt Scotland’s lochs and lonely rivers. It is said that it appeared as a horse but was able to adopt human form. The Kelpie would appear to its victims as a lost dark grey or white pony but could be identified by its constantly dripping mane. It would entice people ...

A Kelpie is the Scots name given to a mythical water horse that was said to haunt Scotland’s lochs and lonely rivers. It is said that it appeared as a horse but was able to adopt human form. The Kelpie would appear to its victims as a lost dark grey or white pony but could be identified by its constantly dripping mane. It would entice people to...

The Kelpie is the Scots name given to a mythical water horse that was said to haunt Scotland’s lochs and lonely rivers. It is said that it appeared as a horse but was able to adopt human form. However, some accounts state that the Kelpie retained its hooves when appearing as a human.

Inspiration comes in many guises. My friend Angel sent me a photo a while back, saying, “I found this beautiful bowl. Wouldn’t it make a lovely hat?” The Celtic knot and shamrocks on Angel’s bowl got me thinking…and remembering my granny’s bittersweet memories of her years in County Galway, Ireland, as a bairn. So, thanks to Angel and her beaut...

Granny’s Shamrock-Covered Shore:

Poppy Love was inspired by a conversation that I was party to in the wee village of Dallas, where I live, regarding our war memorial. A local amateur historian is researching the lives of those named on it, not their deaths. This struck a chord with me and I decided to design a bright and happy hat that celebrates the lives of those lost, with ...

‘Failte’ is the Scottish Gaelic for ‘Welcome.’ In many of our towns in Scotland, you will be met by a sign on their outskirts proclaiming, ‘Ceud Mìle Fàilte,’ which means ‘A Hundred Thousand Welcomes!’

This fun Christmas Advent Calendar is a wee bit different to my usual patterns and is designed as a decorative Christmas heirloom for you to cherish or to give as a gift to a love one. It consists of 24 mini fair isle or colour work knitted stockings, suspended from a branch of a tree. The branch is hung by a cotton cord.

This pattern is a wee bit different to my usual patterns and is designed for you to knit as a Christmas heirloom for your family to cherish or to give as a gift with your love.

The fair isle or colour work layer and the plain-coloured stocking-stitch lining inside this double-layered cowl are knitted separately. The two layers are then knitted together to join them and finished off using an I-cord bind-off technique, which gives the cowl a smooth corded edge.

These funky wee knitted covers have a knitted lining for added padding. Their size and ability to stretch means that they can accommodate armoured covers, as well as your phone, tablet or e-reader.

Living in the heart of Speyside’s malt whisky country, it would be sacrilege for me not to dedicate a hat to Scotch whisky. The production of Scotch whisky has changed little over the last 200 years. Three basic ingredients are needed to make whisky - water, barley and yeast, with five stages to the process - malting, mashing, fermenting, disti...

‘My Granny’s Heilan’ Hame’ was inspired by the Scottish folk song of the same title, which sings about having a longing to turn back the clock to younger carefree days and the warmth of a granny’s house. My granny’s family croft was in Rogart, near Golspie, in the Scottish Highlands and I always believed that the song was written about her home:

‘Will ye go lassie go?’ is one of my favourite Scottish folk songs. It reminds me of my Granda MacDonald, who loved to teach me Scottish songs when I was a child. It is my inspiration for this, my latest design:

When I think about ‘A Highland Glen,’ I always picture heather-coloured mountains, golden bracken, thistles and fir trees and if a few Highland cows are grazing there, it makes it an even more magical place for me. This has given me the inspiration for this hat, which I hope you will enjoy knitting.

This Scottish Thistles Headband is knitted in the round, using either a circular knitting needle or set of double-pointed knitting needles, depending on your preference, so there is no seam and only knit stitches are required for the colour work thistle section. The pattern contains instructions and a chart for the thistle motifs and has full i...

This fisherman’s kep or long hat is knitted in the round using either circular knitting needles or sets of double-pointed knitting needles, depending on your preference, so there is no seam and only knit stitches are required. There is a knitted lining which is knitted first, that extends to the depth of the first Celtic knot section, which is ...