This weekend … get your Irish on …
I guess it’s no secret that I really enjoy all things Irish.
I’m 25% (with the other nationalities I’ve got mixed in there, believe me 25% is plenty!) Irish with ancestors from County Cork.
I love going to Ireland, hearing Irish spoken and listening to traditional Irish music (especially in a smoky pub … with a glass of Guiness and a plate of taties). On my list of things to do before I die: Learning to play the Irish fiddle and spending at least three months traveling throughout the Emerald Isle.
It should be no surprise then, that my love of all things Irish spills over into my hand-knit design work.
Here are just some of my Celtic-inspired designs … all available for immediate download from my Ravelry store:
le gra o Mhaire – with love from Mary – an ebook of a dozen designs
Connemara Cozy — as beautiful as the marble that inspired the name
Colleen’s Cover – a circle lapblanket or cozy shawl
Celtic Closure cardigan – a wonderfully warm cardi with just a bit of fancy cabling on the front
Blue Ridge Mountains shawl — over the seas and to the mountains they came
Ever Warm, Ever Cozy, Ever Green jacket – inspired by an Irish sweater bought in the Old Country!
Me and My Doll Irish Sweaters … for your daughter and her 18″ doll
Memories of Eire vest – a knit-purl Celtic knot on the back with Aran-stitch patterns throughout
Patrick: An Irish Lad’s Jacket
Rose of Tralee scarf
Patrick, the Leprechaun … a cuddly soft doll
Uncle Dick’s Prayer Shawl – created for my Irish godfather ($2 of every pattern sale is donated to American Cancer Society)
Enjoy!