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.
Quiet contemplation and contentment. Short days and frosty nights. A coolness of light. The quietness of time spent observing, being aware, noticing the beauty in every tiny moment. I am knitting a sock on tiny needles with rustic 4 ply wool rough against my finger tips. Ice crystals slide down the window glass. Letting all …
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes. Ah. The cooling wind makes the machair flowers dance in pretty pinks and bright yellow. Bumble bees buzz the red clover. Moths visit at night, painted ladies flutter from flower to flower drinking nectar their butterfly wings move like Geisha fans.
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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