Smitten by hand knitted and EPP {English Paper Piecing} patchwork.
Slow-stitching pretty fabrics together by hand, hand knitting squares and rectangles in favourite yarns and connecting them with feature stitches, making all kinds of garments and homewares in flourishes of treasured patchwork pieces.
Making patchwork by hand is a satisfying long term project with all the qualities we celebrate in the slow movement: mindfulness, attention, being in the present moment, gathering ethical and sustainable materials with intention and allowing breathing space and spacious time in-between the work. Yes, slow making as well as slow fashion makes the heart sing.
Here are some examples of Inner Wild knitted and EPP quilt top patchwork creations.
(If you’d like to play with hand knitted patchwork be inspired by the Inner Wild Soul Blossom Capelet pattern FREE to download on Ravelry.)
Visit the Inner Wild Atelier on Etsy to see if there are any unisex Patchwork Cowls available right now.
BEFORE: Scrumptious chalky pink super-soft 80% cotton and 20% alpaca Louisa Harding Colline yarn – you are so like a beautiful bundle of marshmallows in your skeins, what might become of you? You look very pretty with Noro Shiro wool, cashmere and silk … and yet, no. AFTER: You can stand alone. You can be …
Vibrant emerald green fades quickly to muted dusky brown. Our Hebridean sky becomes more complicated with squally clouds edged in black and orange-red speeding above us. The wind carries wild autumn seeds of Hogweed and Bishop’s Lace that will settle and sow themselves to flower next year. Goldfinches eat the last Self-Heal seeds and sparrows …
Being so close to my heart it was an honour and delight to create a new knitwear design for local mill, Uist Wool. The brief was to create a wrap and knitting pattern that would showcase the sublime, extra-long ombre gradient of an exclusive version of Uist Wool’s Astair laceweight yarn. And at the same …
Feature: Stitched up and loving it – patchwork
Smitten by hand knitted and EPP {English Paper Piecing} patchwork.
Slow-stitching pretty fabrics together by hand, hand knitting squares and rectangles in favourite yarns and connecting them with feature stitches, making all kinds of garments and homewares in flourishes of treasured patchwork pieces.
Making patchwork by hand is a satisfying long term project with all the qualities we celebrate in the slow movement: mindfulness, attention, being in the present moment, gathering ethical and sustainable materials with intention and allowing breathing space and spacious time in-between the work. Yes, slow making as well as slow fashion makes the heart sing.
Here are some examples of Inner Wild knitted and EPP quilt top patchwork creations.
(If you’d like to play with hand knitted patchwork be inspired by the Inner Wild Soul Blossom Capelet pattern FREE to download on Ravelry.)
Visit the Inner Wild Atelier on Etsy to see if there are any unisex Patchwork Cowls available right now.
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