peonies

some more views from the garden:

the heatwave is over, Mini is happier:

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heatwave

fantastic weather at the moment, a full week of sun!!

garden:

painted waves with stranded swatch:

weekend walk at Lough Dan:

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summer knitting

Mini’s favourite word, an abbreviation of “special treat for Mini”:

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Aran waves

Current knitting – a drop stitch version of magic waves in Hedgehog Merino Aran, Pod colourway, a quick knit on 5mm needles:

tulips:





cherry blossom:

Mini’s latest acquisition:

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annual trip to the rhododendron gardens

Howth:

quince flowers:

purchases:

teasel and gorse:

richly scented gorse:

Dublin doors:

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a recent trip to County Clare

Thanks very much for all recent comments!
The Burren:






Burren Perfumery:

old shops:


anybody home?

cliffs and waves:




cottage:


castle:

beach:



Dyseart O’Dea, the ruined hermitage of Saint Tola:


rainy journey home:

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spring 2

Tulip with work in progress in Hedgehog Cashmere:

Dublin streets in spring sunshine:



low tide gallop at Howth:

Farmleigh flowers:




Waiting for dinner:

On the subject of selling knitting patterns -
I was thinking of putting together some ebook collections of patterns, but decided to leave more flexibility with an automatic 25% discount on purchases of 3 or more patterns.

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spring

Magnolia:


MagicWaves:

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zauberball waves

This is a prototype for a new pattern in zauberball (I’m currently working on a second version in the schokocreme colorway):


Tulip:

Dinnertime:

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nz/dublin

souvenirs – kauri wood engravings by Allan Gale:


working on Mini Bubbles:





coromandel:




Bird painting by Tracey L. Johnson:

reunited:

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