Today, I thought I’d revisit the controversial subject of how Aran kntting, that Irish fisherman tradition of intricate cables, got started. It’s not what you think. Heinz Edgar Kiewe invented the ...

Founded in 1965, Aran Woollen Mills began with a simple but powerful idea: preserve the tradition of Aran knitting while creating meaningful work for local women along Ireland’s west coast. That ...

There’s no better way to keep warm in winter than by donning an Aran sweater or an Irish knit cardigan. Aran sweaters, which take their name from the three Aran Islands of Inishmore, Inishmaan and ...

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The Aran Islands are a group of three small islands located off the west coast of Ireland in Galway Bay. The three islands are Inis Mór (meaning “big island”), Inis Meáin (meaning “middle island”), ...

This was the summer of the cardigan, didn't you know? Knitwear for summer isn't the usual thing, but it was not a usual summer. The summer cardigan was the perfect sartorial statement for what's been, ...

The eight-week workshop series will take place on Thursday evenings at The Dock in Carrick-on-Shannon, beginning on April 9th ...

If knitting plain beanie hats or toques is getting boring, or the prospect of making them is putting you to sleep, perhaps you would like to make something more complicated. Sometimes concentrating on ...