This week, I started posting links to free patterns for Aran sweaters. These are cardigans and pullovers that have intricate cables and textures, similar to a style that developed on the Aran islands ...

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”), ...

Every stitch of an Isles of Aran sweater traces back to a language of patterns born on the rocky outcrops between Galway Bay and the Atlantic. Cable, honeycomb, and moss stitches carry meanings that ...

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 ...

With a palette that draws inspiration from the stunning Atlantic coastline and majestic landscape surrounding the brand’s base in Co Mayo, many pieces are created using super-soft wool and feature ...

The Aran Islands are a trio of rocky outcroppings in the mouth of Galway Bay whose high cliffs and slate-coloured skies present a picture-postcard vision of rugged Irish beauty. With barely a thousand ...

The humble Aran geansaí strikes again and this time it is singer Taylor Swift who is putting an international focus on the traditional Irish knit. The craft sector here, which is facing a tough year, ...