I fell in love with your hat in Martinborough last winter but was away for an extravagant escape so couldn’t justify it…it’s quietly waited in the wings of my desires since.
A good hat is a good friend, I’ll be sure to take it adventuring.
Many thanks for the lovely personal service, my hat feels warmer for it.
I saw your hats at Scout Dublin on my first day there (8 day trip around Ireland) and I so regretted not buying one! So I decided to buy online and am happy that I was able to design my own 🙂 Excited to wear the hat!
Thank you,
Hello Liadain,
I bought one of your lovely hats from the Irish design shop in Dublin this summer when we were over visiting my husband’s cousins. I gave that hat to my sister for Christmas and she has worn it a lot, and several other family members like it so much that they asked me if they could have one too – also one is for me!
So I hope the colour combinations I have chosen prove as popular!
My hats arrived safely and look great! Thanks very much. Another brother in law is already asking for one for his birthday , so I expect I’ll be in touch again soon!
Hello- just to let you know my beautiful jumper arrived today . I absolutely love it .
Thank you very much .
Hi Liadain.
First of all,thank you so much !
My girlfriend absolutely loves it (hat).
And Here is the thing.
Actually I and my girlfriend weren’t sure if we keep this relationship after we leave Ireland because she is from Spain and I’m from Japan and we knew it’s going to be tough in the long time distance relationship .
But right after I gave her the present she asked me to keep in relationship even though it’s going to be a long distance relationship. (It turned out we both wanted to keep this relationship but we both were just scared to ask) and I’m sure the present was like one of the triggers to ask.
So Thanks again for lovely hat and card !
‘What a lovely idea to be able to pick your colours for the Bobble Hat from your merino wool colour range!! Soft and comfy to wear, keeping cosy in the Tassie winter.
Wonderful customer service!!! ‘
I love your products and think it’s so great that your love of knitting with your mum and grandmother has given you much pleasure and success. It is a lovely story. You must be very proud.
Debbie
There is just something really beautiful about natural Ecru or Cream knitwear. I love this colourway. So calm, the Celeste Grey pockets and Celeste Blue cuffs pick out the blue flecks amongst the natural merino colour.
The oversized Michael Cardigan is so good for layering over another neat jumper for extra warmth. The pockets deep enough for hands to sink into. Buttons up to the chest leaving a little V neck that can be easily filled with a kerchief.
Happy Friday! Hope ye are all keeping cosy on this wild morning.
Fán teolaí
Liadain ♡
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This is the Lucy Dress.
Which is essentially the Ailbhe Top made longer. I have to say the past two winters I have lived in my Lucy dresses. I have a long Grey one that is like wearing a sleeping bag, it's so cosy to work in especially if you're working from home and dont want the heating on full blast.
I have a knee length one and the one in the last photo which is like a mini dress. Again I need to figure out the lengths and how to offer these to you. Would love to hear what interests you.
With electricity costs rising these dresses will make your days much cosier.
Email or DM me with your interest.
Grá mór
Liadain
Photos @katebeancreative @fmckphoto @aoisetuttyjackson
Models @megan_cusack @lucyebowen and mise!
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Hello, set up at @schullcountrymarket today. Come say Hi.
Or if you spot something you like send me a DM.
Grá mór
Liadain
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More gorgeous photos from this shoot in our beautiful local pub Levis'. Their colour block walls were just perfect for our Rainbow Bright shoot.
So we will put our Raglan Cardigan online this season. If you want to order one in the meantime do message us to arrange. The raglan sleeve is the same as the jumpers with a diagonal seam from armpit to neck rib. They are great for a neater fit, where as the Michael Cardigan are drop shouldered and more oversized.
I love the twin set in this photo of a matching jumper and cardigan. Double colour, double warmth, double fun! This cardigan is also cropped with wee pockets to make it super cute, if I do say so myself!
Thanks to @alicehalliday for modelling. Photo @katebeancreative & location @levis_corner_house_ballydehob
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Hey Yo!
We are back making our MADE FOR YOU range. Choose from our Frank & Eileen jumpers, Michael Cardigan, Original style hat & Mittens. Choose a combination from 40 colours and celebrate your wild self.
Use the Pick 'n' Knit tool to choose your colours. You can always message us if you need extra help!
And get your skates on if you want one for Christmas! You can message us to book in a jumper now if you like. We'll reserve a slot for it!
We want to keep ya'll cosy n colourful.
Big love
Liadain & The Knit Team ♡
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Ello ello!
How are you all?
I feel like I've dropped off the Instagram radar a bit this summer! So here's an update.
I was galavanting around the place having a great time, if I am honest! From a beautiful camping roadtrip in Cornwall with my love to lively Berlin for a reunion with college pals, to the wilds of Donegal for deep soul work. It's been wonderful, fun and nourishing.
In between that I have been working on new designs - a vest with naturally dyed ribs with the Moyhill Yarn, a cosy loose lambswool top that hugs the waist to keep you warm while doing yoga and an old style wrap shawl. All these are still in development and I'm looking forward to finalising the patterns and bringing them to you.
Until then we have lots of kerchiefs, hats and Kids hats in stock. Love revisiting these photos of @alicehalliday taken by @katebeancreative. They are so full of fun and joy!
Tis a rainy day here in Ballydehob but the sea was beautiful this morning. Love the temperature of the September sea. If you have any queries do give me a shout.
Grá mór
Liadain ♡
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I was lucky to hear about Fernhill Farm - Somerset just before going on holidays in the UK. I messaged Jen @fernhillfibre to arrange a visit for a Saturday evening at 6pm. We met in their shop and had a great chat. Jen is so knowledgeable about all things woollie.
The Farm is a holistic eco farm in the Mendip Hills with about 3000 Shetland cross sheep bred for their fibre, meat and ability to restore biodiversity to the land with their regenerative grazing methods.
The scope of products they offer is immense from raw fleeces to yarn, woven material, felt, finished pieces and accessories. The UK still have many and varied processing facilities for wool products that has unfortunately been lost in Ireland.
After talking for over an hour Andy popped his head in and Jen asked him if he would show us a sheep being sheared. It being after 7pm on a Saturday didnt seem to bother him and we followed him out to the field, sheep were herded in and he skillfully sheared 3 sheep with the old fashioned shears. It was amazing to watch him, so quick with smooth deft movements. Check out the reels section on my feed for the videos to go with this post.
I came away in awe of their knowledge and passion for their work, the sheep and the care for the land. Huge Thank you to Jen & Andy. I hope to go back to join in their Wool School and shearing season to learn more. Check out their website for more details.
Liadain
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This beautiful photo popped up for me recently. It's from the first photoshoot in 2016 and I love it.
It's amazing how far this little brand has come and where we set our sights on going. This year has been slow but sometimes you need to pause and let new things ferment until they start fizzing enough to pop into the world. Hmmm maybe I need a cold fizzy drink!
I am currently making my way to the UK for a holiday. I'll be buzzing around the Glastonbury area and down to Cornwall. Have you any tips or must sees? Would love to hear your suggestions. Sacred sights, hidden gems, magical swimming spots, tasty food, wild hearted people. We will be car camping with a teeny tent, so any campsites or wild camping spots.
I'm looking forward to this adventure. Here's to a lán spraoi agus fuinneamh fiáin ar an turas!
Grá mór
Liadain ♡
Photo @jeannie_o_brien
Model @ailbhe_carey00
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Holiday, Celebrate!
Hello Wool Gang,
I am going on holidays, so I wanted to give you a chance to stock up on knits before I go off for 3 weeks! Use the code below to receive
20% OFF all our READY FOR YOU knits until Friday 15th July.
SUMMER20
The studio will be closed from Monday 18th July.
We will open again on Monday 8th August.
If you order during this time we will process and
post orders as soon as we return.
It might seem mad to order wool in the middle of a heatwave, yet
the cold weather is never far away in Ireland!
Maybe you have an upcoming birthday of someone special
or a little baba arriving soon!
Wishing you all a wonderful summer.
Le grá & buíochas
Liadain & The Knit Team x
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🌼 Hello 🌼
from the @schullcountrymarket!
Here til 2pm today.
Lots of jumpers, hats and scarves and 1 hottie hugger!
If you are not at the market and spy something you like, do send me a DM.
Lots of great vendors
@hungry_crow_chocolates
@gubbeen
@littlered_skincare
@therealolivecompany
@evechamberstextiles
@tamsinblackbourn
@donaghcarey
@lisheengreens
Grá mór
Liadain
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Delighted to be joining this pilot to learn alongside all these wonderful creatives.
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We're delighted to announce that 12 companies have been selected to participate in the pilot of Circular by Design!
'Circular by Design’ is the first-of-its-kind professional training programme in sustainability for the Irish textile industry, developed and delivered by DCCI and the @creativefuturesacademy (CFA) at @ncad_dublin.
This new programme will support textile and apparel designers, brands and manufacturers, and the Irish fashion and textile industry by promoting circular practices, sustainability and regeneration.
The 12 participating brands are: @annemcconnellknits, @arranstreet east, @ceadogan_rugmakers, @fiadhwovendesign, @liadainaikenknitwear, @lilymaisbyfran, @linenshirtcompany, @mii_haii, @misetusa.ie, @saturncottageindustries, @talu.earth, @the_upcycle_movement. They will all attend masterclasses, coaching sessions and webinars with experts in the field to learn how to make their businesses more sustainable.
See more details at the link in our bio #CircularbyDesign
Reposted from @dccireland
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Here's a sweet photo for ye this Friday.
Twins sitting amongst the bluebells in their colourful LA hats.
9 colours in 3 sizes in our kids hat range. Check them out on the website.
Liadain ♡
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It was an honour to create this hand-knit cord for @aisling.mchugh.9 & @keithjamescoleman hand-fasting wedding ceremony.
Keith got in touch with me to ask if I could make a cord or críos with wool from Irish sheep. I was delighted to have the yarn from @moyhillfarm Jacob Sheep in Clare. Keith and Aisling were delighted. The wool is a beautiful soft brown grey colour as the sheep are both brown and cream.
K & A were happy to keep the design simple so I suggested a moss stitch and adding in a colour that represented them. They chose their county colours - Sky Blue for Dublin and Carnival Blue for Cavan. It took about 12 hours of knitting, a finishing touch of some tassels and a blessing of love ♡
These cords are often called Críos Belts, which are traditionally woven. So I am unsure if I can call this a Críos as it is knitted!? Would love to hear your thoughts on this and any history too?
The tradition of the Críos is really beautiful. Wool was dyed using natural foraged materials, with recipes handed from mother to daughter. The belt is woven just using hands and by securing the end to a chair or even the weavers shoe. They were worn around the waist and typically had 6 colours with a natural white outside selvage. The ends were finished in 3 braids. The last photo shows one I saw recently in a Rambling House on Knockfierna in Limerick.
Have you made your own hand-fasting cord? Would love to hear about it.
♡ Liadain
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Fire is on and the needles are out.
I'm starting another swatch to finalise the needle size and gauge to start a garment made with wool from @moyhillfarm sheep.
This yarn is lovely to knit with. I love the soft brown grey colour due to the sheep being brown and cream. Some are beautifully dotty, skewbald would be the horse colour. I'm not sure if it's different in sheep!
Looking forward to seeing how this pattern shapes up. It feels good to be back hand-knitting and getting stuck into a new challenge.
Are you doing any hand-knitting projects at the minute? I'd love to hear what you're making.
Grá mór
Liadain
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🌸 Bealtaine Blessings 🌸
Beannachtaí to you all during this time of Bealtaine and a wee ode to Sea Pinks or Sea Thrifts.
I've been quite slow with posts these days in a bid to disentangle myself with the scrolling has lessened the posting. As we move into Bealtaine and embrace the masculine side of the Celtic year we can take the guidance from the flowers springing up on the land. They are inspiration to shine bright and encourage us to put action into that which we want to grow.
I love seeing little patches of Sea Pinks beside the sea, their excited dance in the sea breeze, their heads a cluster of tiny flowers. Shade of light to deep pink. To me they are pure joy.
So at this turning point in the year, after a very slow start, I hope to flow a little more with posting work again and tuning into the wonderful community on here. I've lots of exciting projects coming up and I'd like to share their progress.
What are you growing this year?
Le grá, buíochas agus beannachtaí
Liadain ♡
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🌼 FLASH FRIDAY SALE 🌼
We know that many of you missed out on the Dublin Market Sale so we are putting some jumpers and a few accessories online.
Our Wool Gang newsletter sign ups got a 24 hour head start. There's still a few lovely pieces on there. Do sign up to our sporadic newsletter if you want the cream of the crop in future!
Make sure to check the measurements on the listings as there are no returns or refunds on sale items.
Grá mór
Liadain & The Knit Team ♡
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15% off all Kerchiefs til Saturday!
I love all the different ways that these simple little squares can be worn. I made the first one to keep the back of my neck warm when I was working in the studio. It was always colder in the old Dublin studio on a Monday. I still have that original Nougat Pink kerchief and still wear it 6 years on.
What's your favourite way to wear yours? Do your kids wear them? Would you be interested in striped ones again?
Tell me your thoughts...
Photos @katebeanphoto
Photo @dearbhlaglynn
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🌤 Spring Kerchiefs 🌤
Keep cosy this Spring with 15% off Kerchiefs til Saturday.
All our kerchief colours are back in stock again. The sun has been shining bright and the days are calling us to spend them outside. Yet there is still that spring chill in the air. Our kerchiefs are the perfect size to keep you cosy while you are out and about yet small enough to pop in your bag while the sun is shining.
We know many of you missed out on the Dublin Sale so heres a wee discount.
For 15% off use code
SPRINGKERCHIEF
Offer valid til Saturday 2nd April.
Grá & buíochas
Liadain
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Wow what a great day on Saturday!
A massive Thank You to everyone who came, chatted, bought knits and had the craic. So happy with how it went and that there are alot more cosy knits out in the world.
Back in sunny West Cork today after the long drive yesterday. Lots of you are asking about more sales, we will do local markets in Schull and Skibbereen from time to time. I might pop a few bits on the website as well. So keep an eye on here but also sign up to the newsletter as that is where you'll get first dibs.
And who knows we might pop back to Dublin if there are any markets happening there! If you hear of one, let me know. Oh how we all miss the Dublin Flea, eh!
Til next time.
Big love
Grá mór
Liadain & The Knit Team
Photo @millie.egan
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🌤 Mad March Market 🌤
Today 10am til 5pm in The Fumbally Stables.
We are set up beside @scealbakery and all their delicious pastries.
We have so many gorgeous knits for you. So get down early. This is a Cash Sale!
See you soon
Liadain & The Knit Team!
♡
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