Musings of a Knitter - Di Gilpin's blog http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog Di Gilpin's blog on hand knitting, yarns and other crafts Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:53:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Happy New Year 2012 http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/happy-year-2012/ http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/happy-year-2012/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:53:26 +0000 admin http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/?p=773
Nike samples 013 Happy New Year 2012

Dressing our tree for Christmas

Wishing you all a very happy 2012 and lots of knitting fun! The bothy is bright and busy right now with some very exciting projects in hand. We are just publishing our lists of Winter workshops so come and join us for a home made bowl of soup and a day out to explore design and knit in all its varied shapes and form!

]]> http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/happy-year-2012/feed/ 0 New website! www.digilpincollection.weebly.com http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/website-wwwdigilpincollectionweeblycom/ http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/website-wwwdigilpincollectionweeblycom/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:29:22 +0000 admin http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/?p=770 Hi everyone, check out the new website for all my new Fashion work! featuring previews of Spring/Summer 2012 there is also news and articles, a fashion blog, A/W 2011 patterns to download and all the latest from the studio!

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It’s not often we get the chance to go to a knitting event in Scotland so you won’t want too miss this one!

Ganseyfest will be held Inverness on the 1st and 2nd of October with lots of really interesting talks, workshops and events all about knitting and Ganseys! Some of it is free, some of it isn’t and you will need to book to be sure of a space. You can get all the info from http://www.gansey-mf.co.uk/ganseyfest.html

We’ll be there on our traders stand so do come along and say hello, it will be great to see you.

Mandy

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]]> http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/knitclub-week/feed/ 0 Great new gansey design! http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/great-gansey-design/ http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/great-gansey-design/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:33:09 +0000 admin http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/?p=759  

 

 

 

 

Mandy finished this beautiful new pattern for me and here is its new owner…so thrilled with it she wore it immediately! pattern going on ravelry next week!cottage 189 Great new gansey design!

Red Gansey

 

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Herringbone belt

[caption id="attachment_757" align="alignright" width="570" caption="Connie wearing the fab rope and twist wrap"]Red Gansey 265 My lovely students having fun![/caption]

For more photos look on facebook at di gilpins knitting studio!

For patterns now available in the shop and on ravelry!

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]]> http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/spring-newsletter/feed/ 0 knitclub and free yarn!!! http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/knitclub-free-yarn/ http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/knitclub-free-yarn/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 09:12:32 +0000 admin http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/?p=749 Back from Stobo just in time for knitclub…phewww. Great evening in the Bothy and happy to welcome a new knitter, Annie from Falkland, into the group. Annie is working on a new pattern, with Noro yarn, and we were working out how to increase the sizes of the pattern without it all going out of shape…lots of measuring and checking tension..will keep you posted on how it progresses. I have just finished a short version of the Gruainne jacket in the Romney yarn with cotton/linen Irish slub yarn knitted in so that it looks like grainy sand…I think it is fab and will post photos this week …in fact lots to photo and put up now.
Our fantastic new yarn has arrived this week too…organic bllue faced Leicester…it is the best yarn I have handled for years! Sock and lace weight and DK so far…sending it off to be hand dyed but even the natural is just wonderful….can’t wait to get knitting with it!
By the way knit clubbers, our dear friend Suzie from Carnoustie has dropped in 3 large boxes of yarn for you all to drop in and share!!! Perfect for all your christmas presents etc….It is an awesome collection so hurry and pop in! I thought we should host a little party for her as a thankyou!bleak mid winter 010 knitclub and free yarn!!!

]]> http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/knitclub-free-yarn/feed/ 2 Hester having fun! http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/hester-fun/ http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/hester-fun/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 16:09:30 +0000 admin http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/?p=744 Its been a brilliant week so far. Hester has come down from Skye for work experience in the studio and has been teaching me loads! I know that is not really the right way round but it is the truth…I am determined that we will get on with some knitting too but at present we have been looking at the A/W collection I am putting together and getting a great insight into her view on fashion and trends…lots of technical help too…and at last I hav e found somewone brave enough to try on the fab pair of tights we made after all our sampling for London Fashion week…here with a fab single thread 4ply lace kilt!

 

Hester in lace tights and kilt 003 Hester having fun!

watching the pancakes

Hester in lace tights and kilt 012 Hester having fun!

 

]]> http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/hester-fun/feed/ 0 Manhatten Skyline with Di’s Kimono! http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/manhatten-skyline-dis-kimono/ http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/manhatten-skyline-dis-kimono/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 14:49:08 +0000 admin http://www.digilpindirect.com/blog/?p=742 New York Kimono 300x200 Manhatten Skyline with Dis Kimono!

New York Summer Kimono

I just love this photo by Gerardo Jaconelli of my new summer Kimono dress…Pattern now available in the Store and we have 3 ready made garments available to sell!

This was from the Textiles Scotland photoshoot in NY in April!

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