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Knitting and crochet patterns from Kira K Designs present a streamlined aesthetic featuring clean lines and interesting details. Hello!

Kits featuring indie dyed yarn make it easy to complete a successful project, and Kira teaches in the SF Bay Area and beyond. My name is Kira Dulaney and I have been designing knitting and crochet patterns since 2006, and selling kits since 2011. My kits pair my original patterns with beautiful hand-dyed yarns from a variety of indie dyers. When I design a new pattern, I start with a yarn that I love and then figure out how to show it to its best advantage - for me it all starts with amazing yarn! Kira K Designs patterns have a streamlined and eminently wearable aesthetic, and with over one hundred knitting and crochet designs in a range of skill levels, you’re sure to find a garment or accessory that you’ll love to create. Kits with indie dyed yarn and any necessary notions make it even easier to knit or crochet a successful and stunning project. I have been teaching fiber arts classes and hosting crafty events in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond since 2002. I grew up exploring various crafts and sharing skills with friends, and worked in both a fabric shop and a yarn shop which inspired me to try new techniques and experiment with all kinds of projects. I love collaborating with other crafty small business owners, teaching new skills to students, and bringing groups to visit my favorite yarn shops and fiber farms. You can also connect on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Ravelry, and feel free to tag in any posts about projects made with my designs. I live in Oakland with my wife and two dogs, all of whom cameo on social media posts from time to time. https://linktr.ee/kirakdesigns

10/22/2026

I have some fun classes coming up at Royal Bee Yarn including two this Saturday! I make the trip to Pacifica once a month since it’s such a sweet shop. If the weather is nice we meet in the garden and catch an ocean breeze.

October 24: Beginning Embroidery
October 24: Woven Patches on Speedweve Looms

November 7: Embroidered Illustrations
November 7: Creative Tapestry Weaving

December 5: Beginning Embroidery
December 5: Visible Mending

10/18/2026

I’m so excited to see Kat Eldred start milling their own line of roving and yarn, and eventually custom processing for others. Kat has worked at a wool mill and been a customer at various mills, and is taking the necessary time to learn the machinery.

As a Kickstarter backer, I got a t-shirt with their adorable squirrel logo and 4oz of Kismet, a “mystery roving” that’s half NSW merino wool, with Polypay/Targhee, Shetland, and Finn wool, plus alpaca, silk, linen, and a little angelina. I’m excited to see how the colors blend, although I’m not a sparkle girl so I’ll likely pick out the angelina while spinning.

Having wool mills in the US is so important, and it’s exciting when a closure ends with machinery moving to a new home rather than the scrapyard.

10/16/2026

Squishy Succulents kits are restocked - yes, again! These were popular at Lambtown Festival and it was so fun watching people look through them all to find a favorite. I always have a great time putting together the combination of yarn colors and textures.

Each kit comes with a variety of yarns including a fuzzy tan for cactus spines and a bright color for flowers. They also include recycled stuffing, biodegradable rice full dish to “pot” them in, printed pattern, and PDF download code, all in a compostable bag.

If you order online you choose the dish color, and can add a note either special requests like the color of the flowers, or more cool/warm tones. The yarns vary from one kit to another but I can try to pick one you’ll love.

This pattern is designed as a skill builder and uses simple stitches to create four succulent shapes plus flowers. They’re so enjoyable to make you might not want to stop!

10/14/2026

I often use project bags that coordinate with the project, but this might be the perfect combo. Yarn from Jadawoo Designs 🧶yarn dyer in Calypso and Raspberry Delight, housed in a boxy bag from Maria Isabel based on a handknit fabric.

This is a new Wind and Sea Shawl sample, with kits coming soon. The original yarn dyer retired and I’m excited to relaunch these kits with luxury yarns that include bamboo, silk, and yak along with merino wool. That extra sheen and drape is going to make this shawl better than ever!

10/10/2026

I have so many fun classes planned at Avenue Yarns this October. They’re celebrating 11 years with a nice sale - go check it out!

October 15: Beginning Knitting
October 18: Swatch-Free Crocheted Hats, and Beginning Spinning on Drop Spindle
October 22: Correcting (and Avoiding) Knitting Mistakes
October 25: Crocheted Edges for Knitters, and Intro to Creative Tapestry Weaving
October 29: Beginning Crochet

10/06/2026

I had an amazing week at Lambtown Festival and will need a few more days to recover! I wear a lot of hats (and nametags) at this event, and put in long days starting with greeting students and ending with locking up buildings followed by unofficial board meetings over dinner.

As usual, I took home a lot of festival swag, special this time because it was the 40th festival!

I was way too busy to shop at but took home some special gifts!

Una Una made me a punch needle name tag during my class, and Rijel Rijel Lewis laser cut an official lookin’ volunteer badge for me.

Maria Maria Isabel gave me a commemorative stitch marker and the festival gifted all instructors one of her gauge squares.

Meagan Luthvarian Fiber Arts gave me a braid of Falklands top when returning borrowed spinning tools - like Una she figured out some favorite colors!

I grabbed one of the First Place stickers given to competition winners, since this festival’s team is definitely on top!

I had two dozen students in my full-day Visible Mending workshop and they did an amazing job. Needle felting, Speedweve loom patches, and embroidery were all used for fun and functional mending.

The Craft Among Friends prize barely fit in the display box, with items from fifteen vendors. It’s always fun to meet people gathering stamps on their postcards.

I was so busy I didn’t get a completed booth photo! Here are the bones of my booth, which was busy the whole weekend. It was my best show ever sales-wise, and also fun to help people choose a kit or pattern. I love saying hello to folks I might only see once a year, regular students, and new fiber friends.

Here’s the before photo of my car packed full on Wednesday morning. It had significantly more room coming home on Monday afternoon!

09/29/2026

Just in time for Lambtown Festival, three popular kits are freshly restocked in a wide range of colors.

The Prismatic Honeycomb Shawl is knit modularly with no seaming! It’s a surprisingly easy project and fun to work through all the colors.

Cecily the Starfish is a fun pocket-size friend that’s a great skill builder for crocheters and includes a video showing the assembly process. One kit makes two starfish, and you can make them match or swap the color placement.

Squishy Succulents are super fun to knit, building skills as you make the different shapes. Kits include greens and other colors, fuzzy yarn for adding “spines” and a bright pop for cactus flowers.

All kits come with printed instructions as well as PDF download codes, and these are just a few of the designs I’ll have in my Lambtown Festival booth this weekend. Find me in Denverton Hall and don’t forget to enter the Craft Among Friends giveaway!

09/25/2026

My favorite event is coming up next weekend! Lambtown Festival is celebrating 40 years and it’s continuing to grow, becoming better every year.

As a vendor I’ll have a booth in Denverton Hall with lots of knitting and crochet kits featuring my patterns and favorite yarns, embroidery kits, mending looms, and useful tools. A few kits are new and I’m busy restocking others for a nice selection of colors. My booth will also host the Craft Among Friends giveaway which is larger than ever with 15 participating vendors!

I’m on the board of directors and will spend a couple days preparing the fairgrounds and especially the classrooms. Each morning I get to greet students and direct them to their workshops. Many are sold out but there are still so many great options across a wide range of fiber arts and skill levels.

I donated a pattern for each rider on the Wool on Wheels bus, chartered from four locations in the Bay Area to provide a cushy ride to the festival. The value of the goodie bag plus festival admission means the bus is practically free!

Low income discounts are available for both the bus and workshops, and there’s a great deal on admission for just Sunday afternoon. You can also sign up for a volunteer shift to get admission, a t-shirt, a merch discount, and a goodie bag, plus gratitude for helping put on this wonderful event!

09/23/2026

I’ve restocked my Little Sparrow Shawl kits, with a full range of colors including neutrals, moody deep shades, and bright colors. This tencel yarn from teresa ruch has a luminous effect and the hand-dyed colors set off the lace and textured pattern on the shawl beautifully.

I recently saw Charlene of Charlene Payne Schmid and restocked my Tracery Cowl kits including a new sage green naturally dyed with Gallardia. The natural grey is so pretty, and gives a muted depth to the dyed colors, while the three-ply construction shows the stitch pattern wonderfully.

A box of Alex mending looms just arrived from Ukraine so now the 21 hook looms are back in stock, perfect for weaving larger patches or using finer threads. My kits include samples of yarns and threads on a magnetic holder from Maria Isabel , two long needles, a needle threader, and instructions from both Alex and I.

I’ll have all of these at Lambtown Festival and socalfiberfair and they’re already available on my website with free shipping for orders over $100.

09/20/2026

Every rider on the Wool on Wheels bus to Lambtown Festival will get a pattern from me plus a coupon for a discount in my booth. The value of these amazing goodie bags plus included admission means the ride to the festival is basically free! Low income discounts are available if it’s still out of reach for anyone.

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Oakland, CA

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http://www.kirakdesigns.com/

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