Knitting loopy autumn jacket

Wearing aran pinafore, knitting loopy autumn jacket

Knitting aran pinafore

Wearing aran dress, knitting aran pinafore

Aran pinafore, detail

Aran Pinafore, detail on neck

Aran Pinafore

Aran pinafore

St Patrick's Day

Aran dress with belt

Wearing my aran dress

Valentine Day's Blanket coat. Inspiration: wearing my heart on my sleeve. Needle felted . T

weed ,woven at Kerry Woollen Mills. cut into heart shapes and needle felted using an embellisher.

Knitted this loopy 1970s style coat and hat during Christmas.

Felted Doorstops Workshop

Wet felted scarf, with tie-dyed green silk and bouclé yarn.

First visitor of 2013 - Suzanne from Canada, who was happy to do a bit of carding.

Knitting with the ladies of the Knit Wits Group in Listowel

Pink crios

Upcycled a tartan rug and added a crios for handles. Bags are lined, with roomy zipped pocket.

Cartaí na Nollag ar dhíol inniu agus amarach

Patchwork bag, with 6 pockets

Aran sweater wall hanging.

Aran sweater wall hanging, with tweed.

Bag made from blanket and serge wool, with handles from a crios. Lined with flannel sheet.

Matt from America visited the island

Patchwork Bag

Felted a special door stop for Teach Bhríd.

A lovely group of American knitters braved the winter seas to travel to the island for an Aran knitting class.

Homespun hat, decorated with felt

Woolly hat for the autumn

Pink wool washed and drying on the line

Pink wool on the niddy-noddy

Bobbins of pink wool ready to be plied together

Spinning pink wool near the fire

October on the island Carded pink wool

The Jean Moss Handknitting Tour of Ireland came to the island to learn Aran Knitting.

Listowel Writers' Week

Listowel Writers' Week 2012

Book Reading

Book reading at Woulfe's Bookshop Listowel

Sive and the Story of the Aran Sweater

Just published. Can be obtained from www.kennys.ie Charlie Byrnes Bookshop, Middle Street Galway Le Grá Craftshop in Claregalway or email fromsheeptoshawl@gmail.com

Books available online

Yarns, Short Stories by Mairéad Sharry published by Red Hen Publishers and Ronan, a children's guide to the Aran Isles, written and illustrated by Mairéad Sharry are now available online from www.kennys.ie

Ronan, a children s guide to the Aran Isles

Ronan, a children s guide to the Aran Isles has just been published. The book is a whimsical look at the traditional life and customs of the Aran Islands and in particular the island of Inishere through the eyes of a little boy called Ronan. Written and illustrated by Mairéad Sharry.

Kirsty weaving on table loom

Weaving class in Crafty Alley

Weaving class Killarney