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 peck at Chickweed seeds as a sharp coldness in the air wraps around feather, skin and fur.
BEFORE: Super rustic, gorgeously toothy pure Donegal wool on the cone, bamboo needles, my fingers, what we will make today? AFTER: Of course, a dreamy Inner Wild Gathering Bodice Donegal Wool on the cone, you are so tactile and textured you should be allowed to show off a bit. Yes, it does mean working in …
“And a bird overhead sang Follow,And a bird to the right sang Here;And the arch of the leaves was hollow,And the meaning of May was clear.”~Algernon Charles Swinburne~ The dawn chorus of robin and song thrush, blackbird and wren. The sweet scent of gorse on the breeze. The clear blue of wild bluebells and a …
As we are all part of nature we feel the quickening in early Spring, a tingling of life force awakening inside us, a desire to rampage into newness. I wonder if like the sap in plant stems that is suddenly rising and full of vigour, we too have this response in our bodies. All things …
Hush now, slip into a heart-warming Autumn
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 peck at Chickweed seeds as a sharp coldness in the air wraps around feather, skin and fur.
Storm Dancer Warmers hand knitted gauntlets, eco one-of-a-kind in rare wool & alpaca Uist Wool yarn trimmed with handspun Angora goat mohair from Inner Widl Etsy Shop. You can make a similar pair yourself using the Inner Widl Stag Antler knitting pattern.
Bark Bodice (based on Unfurled Bodice knitting pattern) from Inner Wild Etsy Atelier (you can also buy knitting patterns from the Etsy shop if you prefer, as well as lovecrafts.com and ravelry.com).
River in the Woods Gauntlets, luxe, soft, hand knitted fingerless gloves, elbow length, gorgeous colour gradient, asymmetrical shading from Inner Wild Etsy Atelier. These are based on the popular Inner Wild Wabi Sabi Gauntlets knitting pattern.
Wishing you a flaming fabulous Autumn/Fall 2024 full of heart-warming happiness and love – and handmade knitwear!
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