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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 2d

My four autumn evening knitting workshops at Shaz’s Shabby Chic in Buckley, Flintshire.

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 3d

This week's blog post, "Autumn Days", is now available. There's something special about this time of year.

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Autumn Days

There are a few hymns from primary school that I can still remember all the way through, and Autumn Days is one of them. It was one of those songs that I used to sing to myself as I was out cycling…

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 4d

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Crenellate

Crenellate is a top-down triangular shawl with a contrasting garter-stitch edging. The increases in the body of the shawl are created with yarn-overs and the stitch patterns are simply worked with kni...

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 4d

There are also four wrap and turn short rows to help the edging get around the corners. All of these things are fully explained in the pattern which is both written and charted.

Crenellate was first published in @knitnow in March 2025 and is now out as an individual pattern!

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 4d

More fun begins with the crenellated garter stitch edging! The shape is created by casting on & casting off. At the end of every RS row you knit the last edging stitch with the next shawl stitch to join the edging to the shawl - they are different colours so it’s easy to tell when to do this.

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 4d

Crenellate is available from my website, Payhip and Ravelry stores.

The pattern is a top-down triangular shawl with a textural design created with knit & purl stitches. Yarn overs increase the stitch count. When you get near the border you add the second colour for some stocking stitch stripes.

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aecides.bsky.social @aecides.bsky.social · 6d

I just keep referring to this, because I honestly can't think of anything more convincing than Sir Patrick Stewart and co perfectly and hilariously explaining it in a Life of Brian homage.
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Patrick Stewart sketch: what has the ECHR ever done for us?

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 6d

I realise that there are lots of erudite and entirely correct reasons against leaving the ECHR, but surely the main one to be repeated ad nauseam is "from the people who told you Brexit would solve all of your problems - how did that work out for you?"

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 8d

2/2 Beginning with a garter tab (video on my YouTube channel if this is new to you), the body of the shawl is worked with just knit & purl stitches & yarn overs. A small stripe links the 2 colours before the garter stitch edging begins.
 The pattern is fully written and charted.
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Crenellate

Crenellate is a top-down triangular shawl with a contrasting garter-stitch edging. The increases in the body of the shawl are created with yarn-overs and the stitch patterns are simply worked with kni...

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 8d

Crenellate got quite a lot of attention at Yarndale last weekend!
 The subscriber discount period is finished, but the pattern is still available from my website, Ravelry and Payhip.
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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 8d

That’s very cool! thank you for sharing. I wonder which one was best in show?

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 9d

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 9d

My autumn knitting workshops begin soon! Stranded (Fair Isle) Knitting is on 22nd October at Shaz’s Shabby Chic in Buckley, Flintshire. 6.30-8.30pm, £25 inc handouts & yarn. Bring 4mm needles.

Learn to manage 2 yarns at once when knitting or purling, create a smooth fabric & follow a chart.

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 9d

This week's blog post, "Times flies when you're having fun", is now available! Read about what made our weekend at Yardale fly by.

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Time flies when you’re having fun

Yarndale flew past! It felt like no sooner had we set our stand up than we were taking it down again! Having just one table definitely gave us more room, but there were still people waiting to be a…

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you to all the organisers, volunteers, staff at the auction mart, visitors and fellow vendors who all helped to make @yarndale weekend what it is!

We had a great time and I got to share the mysteries of moebius knitting with more knitters in my workshop on Saturday!

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 14d

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Crenellate

Crenellate is a top-down triangular shawl with a contrasting garter-stitch edging. The increases in the body of the shawl are created with yarn-overs and the stitch patterns are simply worked with kni...

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 14d

Crenellate is live on my website, Payhip and Ravelry!

Newsletter subscribers, check your inboxes!

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 15d

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Newsletter subscribers remember your discount code will only be valid for 48 hours from 10am (British Summer Time) Friday!

I’ll also have the sample and printed copies of the pattern with me at @yarndale this weekend!

Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 15d

Crenellate Shawl relaunches as an individual pattern tomorrow morning!

This shawl uses knit and purl stitches for the pattern and yarn overs for the shaping.

It starts with a garter tab (video on my YouTube channel!) and is a relaxing knit. The pattern is charted as well as fully written.
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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 16d

Today I added a video to my YouTube channel: working a garter tab as the start to a top-down shawl.

After talking to folk recently where they’d not heard of a garter tab, I thought it would be useful!

Many patterns use this, including Crenellate which is out on Friday.

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How to work a garter tab start to a shawl

YouTube video by Kath Andrews Designs

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 17d

This week's blog post, "Licensed to Crenellate", is now available! Read about Crenellate, due to be re-launched this Friday and why I think it's one of my easier designs.

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Licenced to Crenellate!

On Friday I will be (re-)launching Crenellate! We had lots of fun at the end of last week taking new photographs and I have been scouring through the pattern to make sure everything is listed in th…

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 18d

We will be at stand D5 this year at @yarndale - near the Wharfdale entrance.

Do come and say hello if you are visiting!

There are still a couple of spaces on my moebius knitting workshop on Saturday morning 10.30am-1pm) too. You can book on the Yarndale website.

Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 19d

Crenellate is a large top-down triangular shawl with satisfying textural design created with knit & purl stitches. The knitted-on garter stitch border has its own ornate crenellation!

Crenellate will be relaunched as an individual pattern soon, having first been published in Knit Now in March 2025.

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 21d

Crenellate Shawl is home and we’ve been out photographing it!

Any guesses where we’ve been?

Crenellate was first published in March 2025 in Knit Now and will be relaunched very soon as an individual pattern! Newsletter subscribers keep an eye on your inboxes over the next few days!

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Kath Andrews @kathandrews.bsky.social · 23d

Only 10 days until our next show which is Yarndale!

There are a few spaces left on my moebius knitting workshop on the Saturday morning as well - go to the Yarndale website to book a place!

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