MyIrelandBox send beautifully curated items from Ireland to subscribers all over the world. I'm delighted to say that AranAccessories were part of July's box! I hope subscribers were pleased with their handknitted Aran bookmarks : )

I'm delighted to add another beanie hat pattern; a simplified version of the Small Spiral Cable Beanie which would make a great cabling project for beginners. Only one circular knitting needle needed, and (if you play your yarn cards right!) only one skein of yarn (but make sure that yarn has about 100 metres!)

Check out Etsyie on Instagram, where I have taken over for this week!

My adventures in knitting pattern writing : )

The black and white photo is quite old; I recently re-discovered it when I bought a film negative scanner.

Come follow me on Twitter! I'm AranAccessories there too : )

I'm gradually trying to add on social media, and get to grip with them one at a time! I dipped my toes with Pinterest
you might remember I then added Instagram, and now I have jumped right in with Facebook!

I am AranAccessories on all of the above; it would be great to hear from you if you are too : )

Still Twitter to go, but one step at a time!!

Some of the photos I took over the New Year while I was out visiting my family on Inis Oirr. Some of these I already posted on Instagram (I'm @aranaccessories there) but not everyone is on Instagram, of course! We were very lucky to have rather good winter weather this year.

A new addition to the island was the little meditation stone hut by the lake. Normally this would be a beautiful, peaceful scene - but we were walking with 5 children (cousins included!) and a very friendly and vocal dog who joined us for the walk and insisted on fetching stones from the lake for us to throw for him! The little hut is well worth checking out.

Happy New Year!

I'm delighted to announce that I've started a new category in my shop - Aran Baby. These little hats are knit in baby-friendly soft yarn (the hats pictured are knit in Rowan All-Seasons Cotton (pale blue) and Noro Silk Garden (green). I'm knitting fast to try and get more colours available! Sizing at the moment is Newborn, 3-6 month and 6-9 month.