Kira K Designs

08/02/2025

Another friend is retiring from the yarn dyeing business. If you love Black Diamond Creations yarn, now’s the time to stock up!

Shop Black Diamond Creations by BlackDiamondCreation located in Brentwood, California.

07/26/2025

I’m excited for this new event at Lambtown Festival, a make-along with patterns designed by the instructors. I’m offering a 15% discount good for one of my patterns with the code LAMBTOWNMAL. That code will also work for some of the other designers, so you can browse the pattern bundles, add a few to your cart, and use just one discount code.

Big thanks to and for creating and hosting this event!
Reposted from

We’re starting the Lambtown Festival Make-Along! Lambtown Festival is just a few months away, and we’d love for you to join our community Make-Along! Let’s craft together (in person or in spirit) as we prepare for the event this fall.

How to join:
Choose any top, tee, cami, shawl, or scarf pattern from the talented designers who’re teaching at Lambtown this year. Bonus points if you use yarn from one of the festival’s amazing vendors — and even more if you use this opportunity to finally finish that long-lingering WIP!

All fiber crafts are welcome. We have made pattern bundles on Ravelry to help you browse all the wonderful options.

Kick-off Zoom Party July 31st at 7pm
We’ll connect, share what we’re making, and get inspired together.

In-person Meetup at Lambtown Festival Sunday, October 5th at 11am in the Grove
Bring your finished (or not-quite-finished) project to show off, meet with fellow crafters, and take some photos. We are preparing fun surprises!
Let’s celebrate community, creativity, and all fiber things handmade — hope to see you there!

07/20/2025

I had a lovely time at Super Summer Knitogether Retreat and am coming home with some special treats. The goodie bag included a braid of wool from and a gauge tool from along with point protectors and a tape measure. At the vendor market I bought a diz and wooden tablet weaving cards from plus some mini skeins from (not pictured) that will end up in kits soon.

I took a class in smartphone photography with and volunteered to be a model during our field trip around the beautiful campus. My class with on deconstructing and spinning braids (I used one from ) resulted in two tiny samples and a CYMK color wheel that’s more useful for spinning than the RYB ones I remember from mixing paint.

The giveaway was a big hit, and it was nice to get to know some new group members a bit more. Lots of people came to visit my booth and pick out a kit, with the most popular being Speedweve mending loom kits.

I’ve been to this wonderfully organized retreat twice as a teacher and it was fun to see it from a different perspective as an attendee, student, and vendor.

07/20/2025

I love teaching at Lambtown Festival and am excited to have a full day to delve into hybrid crochet including starting a project.

Kira Dulaney has been teaching fiber arts classes and hosting crafty events since 2002. Kira’s teaching focus is on providing valuable information in a stress-free environment and supporting students through the learning process. She is also the designer behind Kira K Designs, a line of original knitting and crochet patterns and kits featuring clean lines and intriguing details that are both interesting to make and easy to wear. Kira has taught at Estes Park Wool Market, Flock Fiber Festival, Lambtown Festival, Oregon Flock and Fiber, Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, and Stitches events, as well as guilds and yarn shops.

07/19/2025

All set up for the Super Summer Knitogether vendor market! The second photo is the before shot, and I’m impressed that two suitcases turned into a nice display.

If you’re near Nashville, come by for public hours 1-4pm. Parking is free and admission is $5. Don’t forget to enter the

07/18/2025

Kira Dulaney has been teaching fiber arts classes and hosting crafty events since 2002. Kira’s teaching focus is on providing valuable information in a stress-free environment and supporting students through the learning process. She is also the designer behind Kira K Designs, a line of original knitting and crochet patterns and kits featuring clean lines and intriguing details that are both interesting to make and easy to wear. Kira has taught at Estes Park Wool Market, Flock Fiber Festival, Lambtown Festival, Oregon Flock and Fiber, Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, and Stitches events, as well as guilds and yarn shops.

07/14/2025

Today is the final day to use the code BatStar for a discount on my new Cecily the Starfish pattern. It’s been popular and I can’t wait to see the galaxy of starfish you all create with it!

07/14/2025

One of my favorite yarn dyers is closing up shop, and I’ve packed the last of their yarn into kits. That means this restock is also a last call for these kits with this yarn.

Cyclic Cowl: advanced beginner crochet and a great intro to reading stitch diagram, although the instructions are also written out.

Wind and Sea Shawl: hybrid crochet lace that’s super fun to watch progress through the colors of the mini skeins.

Odysseus the Octopus: fun skill builder with slip stitch and i-cord.

Verge Shawl: rhythmic knitting at its best, with just a little intarsia to keep your interest piqued.



www.kirakdesigns.com

07/14/2025

I’m going to Lambtown Festival, are you? I’m looking forward to teaching a full day workshop on Hybrid Crochet, diving into various stitch patterns, increasing and decreasing, and reading patterns. By the end of the day students will have started a project with a choice of two bandana cowls so they can practice their skills right away. My workshop is on Friday, October 3rd, and in the weekend I’ll be a vendor as well as a judge and board member. It’s my favorite event of the year and keeps improving!

07/13/2025

Did you know a group of starfish is called a galaxy? Collective nouns are so fun.

Shout out to my wonderful pattern testers who made an adorable galaxy! They were so enthusiastic about my new Cecily the Starfish pattern that many of them made multiples! Some even shared their new starry buddies with their cats which was so cute to see.

This pattern is perfect if you know crochet basics and want to learn to read patterns and stitch diagrams. The basis is single crochet, with increases and decreases for shaping, and bobbles to add texture to the arms. I recorded a video on adding the face and crocheting the pieces together. It’s a quick project perfect for mini skeins or scrap yarn, and you just might want to stitch up a galaxy of your own!

Use the code BatStar for 25% off this pattern through Monday night on my website or Ravelry. And pretty please tag me in any post about your new star shaped friends.

07/11/2025

I am so excited to introduce you to a new friend, Cecily the Starfish! Cecily is a sweetheart who loves to party.

This project is a great way to use yarn scraps, a good introduction to new techniques like bobbles or reading stitch diagrams, and there’s a video to guide you through the final steps. While not anatomically correct, mismatched eyes and embroidered mouth add a charming appeal.

I’m thrilled that my pattern testers loved this project, and almost everyone immediately made more starfish right away. You can use the code BatStar to get 25% off this pattern on my website or on Ravelry through Monday evening.

I used Jadawoo Unwind DK and Knitted Wit Gems (held double) for my samples.

07/09/2025

Does anyone else get anxious for gradient yarns to start showing a change? Sometimes it feels like it takes forever, so I snap photos as proof of transition.

I can’t wait to wear this Essential Cropped Cardigan in Cormo Fi*****ng yarn. I already have this sweater in this yarn in gray and green, and wear them all the time. I dyed the main deep purple color and Brooke gifted me the gradient. Stitch markers and project bag are from my friend Maria