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Purlemma
@purlemma.bsky.social
Knit designer & author of A Knitter’s Sketchbook & A Knitter’s Guide to Shawl Design 🧶

www.emmavining.com
Happy memories from one year ago today of launching my Stonehaven Shawl pattern & teaching my triangle shawl workshop with my lovely friends from Baa Wool in beautiful Stonehaven ❤️🧶

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April 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
My Frosted Glass vest pattern has just been published in The Knitter Magazine issue 214!

Frosted Glass is knitted with Fyberspates Vivacious DK in the gorgeous shade of lichen 😍🧶
April 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Ready to cast on a cable cowl? My Little Leaf Cable Cowl pattern is currently free to download from my Ravelry and Payhip designer stores!

To knit this cowl you need 1 x 100g skein of aran weight yarn with approx 180m/196yds 🧶

Cowl shown is knitted with gorgeous Eden Cottage Yarns Keld Aran 🧶 ❤️
February 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Spot the reverse side cables!

During our third Loom Shed zoom workshop we looked at reverse side cables to make a pattern on both sides of the knitting!

My Little Leaf Cable cowl is knitted in beautiful Eden Cottage Brimham Aran yarn 🧶😍

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February 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Yesterday evening was our last “Drawing On Your Knitting With Cables” zoom!

Over the 4 workshops hosted by The Loom Shed we all knitted my Little Leaf Cable Cowl pattern together & explored several different ways of knitting cable leaves! 🧶
February 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
My Fluffy Stripes Shawl Pattern is now available on Ravelry & Payhip & alongside the beautiful Opus and Fluff yarns on the Walcot Yarns website! 🧶

Plus there is 20% off this pattern & all my self published patterns on Ravelry & Payhip until Sunday 16th Feb 2025! 🧶

#KnitSky
February 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The Join The Dots Shawl pattern is launching this week!

Five shades fade across the shawl in a fun to knit elongated stitch pattern!

You can see the shawl at my Unravel talk at 11am Saturday 15th Feb & on the Irish Artisan Yarn stand alongside gorgeous yarn options! 🧶🧶

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February 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
My Gentle Rain Shawl in Irish Artisan Yarn DK minis is finished!

Picot edging ✅
Ends sewn in ✅
Shawl blocked & dry ✅
Ready to wear at Unravel this weekend! ✅

Want to know more about knitting with multiple shades? Join me for my talk at Unravel in Farnham on Saturday 15th Feb at 11am! 🧶 #KnitSky
February 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I’m really excited about my @unravelfestival talk on Saturday 15th February at 11am!

I’ll be featuring my Fluffy Stripes Shawl knitted with gorgeous Opus & Fluff yarns by Walcot Yarns and Les Garçons who will both be at Unravel! 🧶
February 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
So excited that my Triangle Collection Guest Column has been published in Knitting magazine 258!

There are also two triangular shawl patterns in this issue, both knitted with beautiful Zakami Yarn 🧶❤️

#knitting #KnittingMagazine #ShawlKnitting
February 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This evening’s workshop with The Loom Shed is all about “Wrong Side” cables!

As well as customising the Little Leaf Cable Cowl for our KAL, I’ll be sharing details of my Floating Cables Wrap which features cables on both sides of the knitting! 🧶
February 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Sneak peek of reverse side cables for Monday’s @theloomshed.bsky.social workshop! 🧶

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#ShowMeYourKnits
January 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Yay! This week #ShowMeYourKnits is #cables and I ❤️❤️❤️ cable knitting! This is my Morgane Sweater which is full of cables and texture! 🧶
January 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Exciting news! The Unravel Festival of Yarn talks have just been announced and I am over the moon to be speaking on Saturday 15th February at 11am!

Join me on a colourful journey from textured stripes through to fades and gradients and be inspired to knit your own multi-shade shawl! 🧶
January 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Woohoo! My Little Leaf Cable Cowl is on display in NYC at Vogue Knitting Live 🧶❤️🧶

If you are at the show please let me know if you spot the cowl!

Huge thanks to GoSadi for including my design in the awesome GoSadi Designer Showcase and to Heather for taking these fantastic photos!
January 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Great questions today about alternative yarns for my Gentle Rain Shawl so I’ve updated the pattern to include more options!

Original pattern is knitted with 1 x 100g skein (450m) Merino Silk 4ply held together with 1 x 50g skein of Alpaca Lace (420m) 🧶
January 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
My Gentle Rain Shawl is growing & I’m going to finish with more gorgeous greens!

Beautiful mini skein Advent yarns by Irish Artisan Yarn & Gentle Rain Shawl pattern by me! 🧶

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January 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Joining in week 24 #ShowMeYourKnits which is Shawls!

This is a bias knit triangle shawl with in progress photos and the finished shawl!

Lovely DK yarn is by Quince & Co and I’m really enjoying wearing this shawl ❤️

#knitting #knit 🧶
January 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Hello @knitty.com & thank you for your great Patreon email today! I’m looking forward to exploring all things knitting & crochet on @bsky.app 🧶
January 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM