I’ve been to the South of England for a wedding, and saw the white cliffs and the milky chalky sea:
Eastbourne:
Scones and nostalgia:
The Old Clergy House at Alfriston, and a giant sunflower:
Archive for September, 2011
England
Posted in knit on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Temporarily off the needles…
Posted in knit on September 21, 2011 | 9 Comments »
…due to a lack of tonal contrast between a natural and a beige.
I’m working with quite a short circular, so it was nice to be able to flatten it out for a while.
work and junk
Posted in knit on September 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Seaside junk yard:
“Fascinating, but is it edible??”
See-through seaside house:
Work or play
Posted in knit on September 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Shetland Daisies is now available. Thanks very much for all the nice comments!!
Now that intarsia is no longer a daunting mystery, I’ve immediately started another pattern – a triangle with ever increasing amounts of colours per row – I’m just starting a section with 11 colours per row.
It’s fun choosing the colours, wondering what will follow the field of flowers (probably a band of stranding, then something Estonian, and some stripes), and thinking about the new planet of possibilities that this technique opens up….
A bee in the last sunflower:
Portmarnock Beach for some fresh air:
Phoenix Park deer:
Have a great weekend!
The yarn is Jamieson and Smith’s beautiful 2ply jumperweight yarn.
Pattern coming soon, name not decided yet.
Jamieson & Smith/Cork & Kerry
Posted in knit, mini, nature, pattern, sea, travel, wip on September 5, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Finished and blocking at the moment:
More from Cork and Kerry -
The approach to Mount Brandon on the Dingle Peninsula (the top was covered in mist, so no views of the Aran Islands, etc):
Looking across the glacial valley to the North face of the shrouded peak. This is the most beautiful walk I have done in Ireland, even without the views from the top (click the image for a bigger version):
The view towards the north:
The Wren boys of Dingle (photo and painting in a pub):
The Old Linen Hall, Clonakilty:
A town called Leap:
Are we home yet?
Carrauntoohil
Posted in mini, nature on September 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Ireland’s highest peak:
Bantry
Posted in garden, textile on September 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Thanks for all the comments on recent posts!
I’m back home , working on the Jamieson and Smith project again, hoping to finish as soon as possible. I have lots more photos from the trip to Cork and Kerry. One of the highlights was a visit to Bantry House:
Mini on the parterre:
textile collage:
disintegrating metallic textile:
Bantry Museum:
authentic Irish lace maker by her cottage home:
Bantry’s Square – unfortunately this is now a roundabout and car park with an empty pedestrian island:
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