PurlFoundry

28/07/2026

The is such a fun construction and oh-so wearable! The mornings are cold and frosty at the moment and this has become my go-to most days.
Pattern available via link in bio 🔗

Wild Earth Yarns

24/07/2026

The layout of my patterns is compact enough for your lap, yet comprehensive enough to include illustrations and a full schematic. Creative designs deserve creative layout 🔥
Available only from yarn stores.

23/07/2026

Catrien's Ridgeline Cardi in her own Yarnfloozy yarn is so good! And with her own custom buttons ... it's a perfect match.

I have loved wearing my Ridgeline Cardigan by Purl Foundry Knitting Patterns ✨ So much so that I have not managed to take some proper photos of it finished! So for today here is an action shot, perfect for a chilly winters morning!

Knitted in ‘Wildflowers’ on Staunch 8ply 🌸
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20/07/2026

I sat down with the wonderful Rachel Klaver of The Wool Shop Rangiora today to talk about the messy, beautiful reality of designing knitting patterns. We talked about how Purl Foundry began, grading math and finding your own pattern writing style.
https://thenextrow.substack.com/p/katrina-robinson-knitwear-designer

📸 Jon Tyson

17/07/2026

New pattern release ✨
The Ridgeline Cardi is a top-down, seamless saddle shoulder with the saddle seam running all the way to the cuff and with no sleeve pick-up seams! I love this one so much 💕

https://www.purlfoundry.com/product/ridgeline-cardi-pattern


🧶 Wild Earth Yarns

15/07/2026

Just spent 4 days on the Heaphy Track. My first 4 day walk and I’m sore today but the NZ outdoors is just stunning! Native rainforests, vast tussock and incredible rock formations. So glad we got to experience it.
If you need me, I’ll be knitting on the couch for the next few days while my blisters heal 😆

07/07/2026

Still my fave sweater this winter ❄️
Plus I’ve just loaded more cassette tape measures in new colours onto the website 🤩 I love them so much!
Behind the scenes I’ve been sending fresh pattern supplies to yarn stores and how delish is this possum yarn from Wild Earth Yarns ! It has stunning depth and softness. Can’t wait to cast it on, but first … I need to finish my current WIP.
I know many of you have multiple WIPs on the go but that stresses my brain out too much 😆 My sanity likes one project at a time. What about you?

03/07/2026

On my table this week:
- a new pattern is coming this month! The is my favourite cardigan yet and I can’t wait to release it into the world 🎉
- working on the next pattern which is currently scribbles, froggings and dreams but I made good progress yesterday ✨
- these new Thank You cards arrived a few days ago to post with physical orders 🙌 I love to scrawl a hand written note with each parcel and now I’ve got this beautiful stationery to do that on 😻
Now I have weekend plans to snuggle under a blanket with my knitting for a few hours with the fire going and a hot coffee on hand. Let’s see how long I can fend off interruptions 🤞

25/06/2026

Had the best time in Christchurch last weekend for Woolfeast 🎉 I always love meeting you all and chatting all-things-knitting.
Also popped into the Wild Earth Yarns store. It’s so good to see the colours and squish the yarn in person … the stash got a good little boost after that 🧶
And Yarnfloozy: catrien kilpatrick wore her (coming in July) which was such a treat! It’s not often I get to see a test knit in real life.
Thanks for a great weekend, Chch! Looking forward to doing it all again next year.
WoolFeast Christchurch Christchurch

17/06/2026

A couple of new items added to the store this week 🤩

These cassette tape measures are my latest obsession! I’m so smitten and they feel like my 80s childhood 😻 They make me so happy. https://www.purlfoundry.com/product/cassette-tape-measure

Also added are these stone stitch markers. They come in sets of five and in two colourways: light or dark. They feel earthy, grounded and just the right size for your needles. https://www.purlfoundry.com/product/stone-removable-markers

I’ll have them all at WoolFeast Christchurch Chch this weekend but they’re also on the website if you can’t make it there.

Happy knitting!