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Patterns

Cas

Cas (pronounced ‘kos’, meaning to twist in Irish), is a tribute to the National Museum of Ireland’s collection of pieces from the Golden Age of Irish Art - specifically, items made during the 8th & 9th Centuries, featuring interlacing ribbon designs.

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Sos

Sos (meaning break, pause, or rest in Irish) came into existence during the early stages of Covid-19 lockdown. I wanted to knit something soothing, simple, and comforting while the world was being turned upside down & inside out.

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Roinn

Roinn (‘reen/rine/rin’ depending on dialect, meaning to divide or separate in Irish) is a super simple introduction to cutting and reinforcing steeks. Roinn consists mistake rib borders, and a geometric stranded colourwork motif of horizontal lines, worked in the round.

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Ka-boom!

Ka-boom! is a variation on the simple boomerang-shaped scarf. It is worked back & forth in garter stitch, with simple mesh lace short-row sections worked in complementary contrast colours.

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Blackwood

Blackwood is a reversible, asymmetric triangular shawl featuring elongated cable stitches. The pattern begins by casting on a few stitches, and increasing the stitch count as you work.

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Fána

Fána (FAWN-ah, the Irish for downward slope) is a cowl worked in the round. It features an allover travelling slipped stitch pattern over a background of two-colour garter stitch stripes.

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Bobailín

Bobailín (’BobaLEEN’, the Irish for tassel) is a two-coloured shawl featuring slipped stitch ribbed cables worked over a striped garter stitch background. The pattern is worked in two colours, beginning with just a few stitches, and increasing the stitch count as you work garter stitch stripes.

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Liath

Liath (pronounced Lee-ah, ‘grey’ in Irish) is a triangular garter stitch shawl featuring a simple slipped stitch pattern. The shawl is designed to showcase mini skeins, combining one large semi-solid skein with complementary semi-solid and speckled mini skeins.

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Cuar

Cuar (Irish for ‘curve) is a biased garter stitch triangular shawl. The shawl begins at a point, and is increased as you work. Cuar features rainbow stripes, worked in a combination of garter stitch and slipped stitch rows, for a gradual transition between colours. Cuar features pom pom rainbows for an extra little hint of fun!

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Solas

Solas (Irish for light) is all about little hints of rainbows! The hat is knit in the round; it begins with a corrugated ribbing brim; the body of the hat is knit without shaping, and it is finished with a folded hem. The top of the hat is drawn closed using an i-cord with rainbow pom poms. The pattern include pom pom guidelines.

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Stua

Stua (Irish for Arc) is a biased garter stitch hat with a square top. The hat features diagonal rainbow stripes, and is completed with rainbow pom poms. Stua is knitted flat, grafted into a tube and closed with a seam along the top.

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Taispeántais

Taispeántais (‘tas PAWN tas’, meaning exhibition, show or display in Irish) is a triangular shawl, worked in garter stitch stripes, and featuring a cable motif. The pattern begins by casting on just a few stitches and increasing as you work.

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Cranra

Cranra (the Irish for a knot in wood/timber) is a rectangular scarf with fringes, and a slipped-stitch motif inspired by wood grain and knots in cut timber.

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Gotha

Gotha (‘guh-hah’, Irish meaning flourish, gesture or attitude) is a simple shawl designed with two simple objectives; show off a very busy variegated yarn, and have fun with tassels!

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Ardcrony Shawlette

Ardcrony Shawlette is a reversible almost-triangular shawlette, worked in garter stitch and featuring a reversible cable. It is begun at a narrow end, increasing in width, and finished with an i-cord button hole band. The shawlette is worn with buttons to keep closed.

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Móin

Móin (the Irish for peat) is a cowl worked in two colours, with a cable motif worked over a striped garter stitch background. The pattern is worked in the round, and is written in two sizes.

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Ziggy Played with Yarn

Ziggy Played with Yarn is a stranded colour work cowl, featuring a zig zag pattern and gradual shifts in the dominant colour. The cowl is cast on using a provisional cast on, knit in a tube, and the two ends are grafted together using the kitchener stitch.

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Coggalbeg Cowl

Blackwood is a reversible, asymmetric triangular shawl featuring elongated cable stitches. The pattern begins by casting on a few stitches, and increasing the stitch count as you work.

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