Back in action

St Patrick’s Day trip to Lough Tay:



lichen and moss on quartz:




Sunday morning:

Avoca magnolias:


As usual there’s lots of knitting going on, but nothing to show at the moment.

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Surfaces

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river walk

tea-coloured water:

tiger stripes on the riverbed:

bubbles on the surface:


Mini on the bank:

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holiday walks

Phoenix Park pond, Christmas Eve:


Christmas Day on the beach:







St. Stephen’s Day, waiting for the rain to clear, Lough Bray, Co. Wicklow:

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Lough Tay

Four Corners is finished and published.
Here are some pictures from today’s trip to Wicklow, and a sample of a new version of Shetland Ruffles in Lana Grossa Sunset yarn:

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Newcastle Beach, Co. Wicklow

Mini forages for seaweed:

Mini defends seaweed stash:

Dull weather yellows:

Swatch for a new pattern:

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Summer

Sunflowers at Farmleigh:



At home – new stripes for old deckchairs:

A resident of the compost heap takes a dip in the birdbath:

And some snapdragons in difficult red:

Another trip to Howth:


A sunny Saturday in Bray:

There is lot’s of knitting going on – (as usual) -
Details to follow…

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Wicklow

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Knitting

This is the current state of the semi-circle – it looks a bit like a cream cake – with lots of jam…

There will be a few more layers of stranding, then a knitted on border.

Yesterday we walked along the Glenmacnass river to a boggy mountain top – here’s Mini sitting on a peat hag -

And this is me knitting:

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Bank Holiday Mini

Sallins, Russborough House, and Wicklow hills.

Not happy with the diagonals, but have decided to carry on and worry about the details later.

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