Ammonite Yarns
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Crochet: Throw
From Sea to Land was designed by Giselle Davies Warren for a crochet retreat held in June 2019 at the hotel, Number 63, opposite Kensington Gardens in London.
Knitting: Animal Toy
When we opened our shop Ammonite Yarns, we looked around for a pattern for a knitted mascot. Nautie by Beth Skwarecki gave us inspiration and helped with joining techniques. Our version has surface stitch patterning and shaping to better reflect the ammonite fossils we find locally and the fibonacci spiral.
Knitting: Animal Toy
I knitted Prudence and Primrose as prototypes for Cows on Tour, a campaign by farmers in South Wales to promote farming in the UK. Cows on Tour asked Ammonite Yarns if we could provide knitted cows to use with school children and as promotional items. We couldn’t make the quantity needed so we designed Prudence, our prototype and asked the knit...
Knitting: Cowl
This is a cowl version of the Fibonacci Buff so is wider and shorter than the original. The photographs show the buff for reference.
Knitting: Cowl
This is a narrow cowl known as a buff. It is long enough to be pulled over your head and narrow enough to keep out any wind.
Knitting: Tee
This t-shirt was made for a good friend when we first opened our shop. The colours exactly suited here Mexican colouring and it looks stunning on her. The t-shirt was designed to be quite slouchy but avoiding gaping armholes and neck.
Knitting: Shawl / Wrap
Launched at Wonderwool 2018, this triangular shawl is designed to make the most of one beautiful 100g skein of hand dyed sock yarn by pairing it with a complementary solid shade in a commercial yarn. It is called Caribbean because most of the test knitting was done on holiday on Grenada where the tropical sunshine really brought out the vibrant...
Knitting: Throw
I designed this blanket pattern for our stand at Wonderwool Wales 2018. I wanted a pattern that would be easy enough for a novice knitter to start but with some more complex elements for more advanced knitters. There are eight different squares all designed around the same tiles or patchwork layout but knitted in different ways. Knitters could ...