Inkling
An inkling might be regarded as the very beginning of a thought . . .
After an inspiring residency with the British Council and Applied Arts Scotland, Kate Davies took up inkle weaving and found that the experience of learning a new skill, completely from scratch, profoundly revivified her creative practice.
Learning how to weave narrow patterned bands on an inkle loom allowed Kate to reflect upon the interconnections between different cultures and practices of making across the global north and south, and also helped her to approach the design process in a new way.
The fifteen creative and colorful projects in this book are the result of such reflections. Alongside eleven patterns for hand-knitting—produced in Kate’s signature clear style, across an inclusive size range—are a selection of simple projects to weave on an inkle loom. This fresh, spirited, and colorful collection reveals the far-reaching creative potential of approaching design with a beginner’s mind and asking oneself, what if? Might you be inspired by some inklings of your own?
Book includes 11 garment and accessory patterns for hand-knitting in Kate's Milarrochy Tweed yarn, plus 4 drafts for plain and pick-up patterns to weave on an inkle loom
Each book includes a Ravelry download code.
Full colour, 108pp. Printed and bound in Glasgow.
Beautiful designs
Everything I had hoped! Packaged very well for mailing, arrived timely and in great condition. These Kate Davies books are a delight visually, beautiful, inspiring, informative, and the patterns are exquisite.
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I’ve recently knit a cardigan using Fivel and have just bought another sweater’s worth of it. I found that it knit up beautifully, with plenty of stitch definition. Ravelry calls it a worsted weight, but it’s got 100 meters or 220 yards/50 grams, which I’d called a heavy DK, similar in weight to a Cascade 220—although frankly Fivel is much nicer.
Yes, it’s true. After I knit a cardigan from this book, I somehow lost my copy. But I love the patterns in it and knew I wanted to knit more of them, so I actually bought another copy. The book is in English and easy to follow. The patterns use Rauma’s Fivel yarn—another plus since it’s lovely yarn and comes in many of my favorite Rauma colors—but a heavy DK or a worsted weight could be substituted if you’d like.
While I am finishing up my Vanilla sweater I want to use the designs on a pair of wide leg jeans. Back in my Hippie days we would embroider on jeans and chambray shirts. I can picture using a couple of the designs up the leg of my jeans. 😊 Thanks Woolly Thistle for carrying such interesting books.