Archive for the ‘inspiration’ Category
more from nz
Posted in flowers, inspiration, nature, new zealand, sea, water on March 5, 2013 | 10 Comments »
Málaga
Posted in inspiration, knit, museum, portrait, Spain, travel on November 9, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Picasso was born in Málaga, so there’s a museum in a palace, which like so many things in Spain has Phoenician, Roman and Moorish remains underneath.
No photos allowed, here’s a postcard and a leaflet:
Some photos from MoMA and the Met a few years ago:
And more from Manhattan:
Collins Barracks Museum & Tigerlily
Posted in inspiration, knit, museum, pattern, textile, yarn on October 2, 2012 | 7 Comments »
I just found out that photography is now permitted in some of Dublin’s museums – here are some textiles and yarns from Collins Barracks.
Samplers:
Miniature dressmaking:
Silk Yarns for weaving:
Linen yarn:
Crochet materials:
A knitter:
Some spinning:
A beautiful Harry Clarke portrait:
When the Barracks was a barracks:
Detail of Japanese costume:
Tigerlily pattern coming soon – stranding which lies flat with the help of some yarnovers and decreases – the pattern will work well with a rich dark MC and a light bright CC:
September
Posted in inspiration, interior, mini, nature, water, wicklow, yarn on September 28, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Out and about with Mini:
days of rain:
at home with Mini and dahlias:
after the rain:
Dublin Culture Night -
Georgian ceiling at The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland:
Dublin Civic Trust:
Irish Georgian Society, photo by Tarquin Blake:
Na Píobairí Uilleann, Henrietta Street:
and some yarn -
August
Posted in flowers, garden, inspiration, knit, mini, nature, pattern, water, wicklow, wip, yarn on August 22, 2012 | 5 Comments »
More knitting – Camino Diagonals in Zauberball:
colorshift wisteria ready to knit:
Sunday walk in Wicklow:
heather and gorse:
mist descending:
knitting update
Posted in flowers, garden, inspiration, knit, new pattern, wip, yarn on August 17, 2012 | 5 Comments »
lots of knitting – I’m planning a stranded crescent for the colorshift yarn, here are some swatches in Jamieson & Smith:
A new version of scarlet starlet – this one increases at a different rate and has more beads (750) – I used yarn overs instead of beads in this sample. There’s a mini-KAL starting in October.
spotty moths:
more dahlias, with crocosmia and hydrangea and giant borages in the background, the vase is by corien ridderikhoff:
Harvesting
Posted in flowers, inspiration, nature on August 10, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Heron:
Twilight
Posted in flowers, inspiration, kerry, museum, nature, portrait, sea, travel, water on August 3, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Twilight garden:
old Dingle:
Dublin:
Inspirations – old notebooks
Posted in design, dublin, flowers, garden, home, inspiration, nature, pattern, textile on May 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Some pages from a pre-digital age with inspirations and sketches for textile designs:
2 postcards from Ljubljana:
More peonies from Farmleigh:
Front door flowering cherry:
Have a nice weekend!
Knit Red Stole, etc.
Posted in echo beach, flowers, garden, home, inspiration, knit, mini, nature, pattern, wip, yarn on April 22, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Some more pics of the stole from Laura Zander’s Knit Red Book – these photos were taken by Sandy of Jimmy Beans by the Truckee River – Sandy knit the sample, thank you very much Sandy! – the lovely model is her friend Victoria:
Other news:
This image of Echo Beach is going to be in a book about Irish crafts due to be published soon:
Mini trouble (no sock is safe!):
Apple Blossom and Tree Peonies at Farmleigh:
Knitlab clutter:
Recent project for new pattern – it turned out to be a funny shape at the neck so I need to redo it – the yarns are Hedgehog Lace and mohair with gold beads:
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