heids, hands, feet

And MoonbeamsPolka Dots and Moonbeams is a jazz standard, popular in the 1940s and 50s, when dotty dresses were in fashion. Listen to the lyrical 1949...

AstragalAn astragal is a tapered, ogee shape - often used in traditional plaster work or moulding. This hat features a series of interlocking ogee sha...

BaffiesBaffies is the Scots word for house slippers, and these two-colour stranded baffies have a neat and nifty construction.  Made from the toe up, ...

BieldyAn old Scots word for cosy or sheltered is a fitting name for a pair of colourwork slippers with which to warm your feet on cold winter evenings...

Brilliant CornersBrilliant Corners is a tune by Theolonius Monk with a ternary (three-part) structure.  Like Monk’s intriguing composition, the three-...

Codlin HeidThe triangular motifs of this bold two-tone hat recall the shapes of fishes in profile - Codlin Heids.One size to fit head with 51-56cm / 2...

Cowal :: Cowl A long, cosy cowl with a tapered shape and twisted stitches.Sizing: One size, to fit average adult head / neck.Circumference: 56cm / 22i...

Dathan hap and glovesDathan is a Gaelic word for colourful.  These two patterns feature 15 shades of Milarrochy Tweed, allowing you to explore and exp...

DirkenA simple, structural, slouchy hat. With various spellings, in both Scots and Gaelic, a dirken is a pine coneSizesOne size to fit head with 51-56...

 EaswasA cosy, slouchy hat, whose geometric lines recall criss-crossing rafters. Easwas - literally "eaves walls" - is a colloquial Scots term for a h...

 EskThese simple slippers feature a pattern called "lizard" in Norah Gaughan's Twisted Stitch Sourcebook. Esk or ask are common names in Scots and nor...

FittygomashFancy socks for chilly feet. For Orcadians, fittygomash is: "a kind of dance to warm cold feet by two persons facing one another and kickin...

Green Shoots MittensA jolly pair of mittens, to keep your hands warm in the last months of winter - while you look forward to brighter days ahead.Patt...

Green Shoots TamA jolly tam for January, looking forward to brighter days aheadFeaturing our brand-new Foxglove shade of Milarrochy Tweed, this tam is...

 GruggleA cosy cowl, with a funnel shape and a geometric allover pattern. In old Scots, a gruggle is an angle or a corner.  This two-skein design is p...

Hat 101This hat was the 101st pattern for hand-knitting that I published. It is a sampler of many things I enjoy about making colourwork hats: simple ...

JinkiesThese gauntlets and mitts feature an addictive pattern that twists rhythmically back and forth. Jinkies are “nooks and crannies” in old Scots. ...

Knitting Season HatA slightly-slouchy colourwork beanie, in a bold two-tone styleTo fit head circumference: 51-56cm / 20-22in; Hat circumference (unst...

KokkeluriThese cosy mittens feature large floral motifs and densely stranded palms (for warmth) together with vikkel braids and i-cord, for a neat fin...

Little VeniceA Venetian hat, in the Lafcadio spirit, with colourful stripes and a hint of creative mischief.SizesThe size of this hat is adjustable bo...

Lord of the Isles Every kilt looks that wee bit smarter when accompanied by a sleek pair of hand-knitted hose. This pattern features a simple, sinuous...

MacKinnonA colourful hat, named for Archibald MacKinnon, the resourceful artist who created Davaar’s painted cave.Size: To fit head circumference: Sma...

Maria JonesA collaboration with Stephen Mullen of Glasgow University, whose work illuminates legacies of slavery in Scotland. This pair of socks combi...

Paper CavesA long, cosy scarf, with reversible cables and integrated i-cord edging.Sizing: One size (length adjustable) - width 23cm / 9in x length 20...

Peerie FlooersOne of Kate's most popular hat designs (as featured in the BBC TV series "Shetland"!)  in seven fresh, floral shades of Milarrochy Tweed...

PouzleIn Scots, to pouzle is to potter about. These simple slippers (with an interesting construction that might initially seem a little pouzl-ing) ar...

 QuhirlA simple encircling headband with a braided appearance. Quhirl is an old Scots word applied to many circular things, from millstones to spindle...

Signals & NoiseA nautical watch hat.Sizing: One size to fit head with 51-56cm / 20-22in circumferencePattern or Kit?Choose "pattern only" (for sin...

SiòrrA graphic hat for cold winter days. Siòrr is a Scottish Gaelic word for a long walk or wander.SizingSmall: to fit head with 50-52cm / 19½-20½in c...

Slippers BellewA puzzling pair of slippers for curious minds and nimble feet. Follow the thread from toe to heel as a mysterious shape eventually reve...

SonsieA colourwork hat for cold winter days. Sonsie is a wonderful Scots word meaning jolly, cheery, and propitious.SizesBeanie: to fit head with 51-5...

Sprung RhythmA sprung rhythm is a metrical system devised by innovative nineteenth-century poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins, in which a line’s irregularly ...

SSSSH = Schiehallion stripe swatch sampler hatA simple, slightly slouchy hat with which you can play with stripes and swatch your favourite Schiehalli...

StarkinStarkin is a Scots word suggesting anything that's vital and energetic. These bold star-adorned mitts or fingerless gloves are certainly full o...

The DoirlinnLike their namesake continually shifting between two elements of land and water, these nifty mitts swiftly transform into cosy flip top mi...

The Queen of AuchtachoanCelebrating the colours of Cowal in seven shades of Milarrochy Tweed.Sizing: To fit head circumference 51-56cm / 20-22inPatter...

ThwarterThese jolly colourwork gauntlets are knitted at a dense gauge to create a warm winter fabric. The tops can be worn long, over the fingers, or ...