Achill

knitting inspired by weaving in Brooklyn Tweed yarn:

a trip to Achill island in County Mayo:

(I think it’s this peaty soil that creates the black patterns in the sand):

Irish football champion:

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happy St.Patrick’s day!!

mossy oak:

lichen:

cabled bark:

beach:

sand patterns:

impressionist donnie:

mountain top:

currently knitting with Rennaissaince dyeing:

and Brooklyn Tweed:

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leafy

magnolia leaf with kilim and plates:



the background in this one is a glimpse of the mystery KAL project:


Phoenix Park:

trip to wicklow:

frosty grass:

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donnie’s week

going to the vet for vaccinations:

disappearing in the garden to nibble and gnaw:

donnie-proof fence:

helping out with new pattern in West Yorkshire Spinners yarn:

variation of new pattern in Lang yarn:

blurry and unblocked:

Autumn colours:

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Holiday

I’ve been away – some photos –
Munich:

Egypt Museum, Munich:

Museum of Five Continents:

weaving from Myanmar:

South America:


Innsbruck royalty:



Tyrolean folk museum:


knitting near Innsbruck:

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Thanks

Thanks for all your comments about mini – each one is appreciated!
The house still feels empty without her.

Here are some newborn lambs, seen at Airfield House farm in South Dublin:

I tried out some weaving at the monthly meeting of the Irish Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers at The Constant Knitter, Francis Street, Dublin:

I will be meeting famous knitter Cat Bordhi and friends at The Constant Knitter on May 9th at about 5:30pm – drop in if you’re in town! I recently did a trunk show there – this is a swatch of MagicWaves with Sari and Hibiscus:

New pattern with sock yarn (I don’t knit socks) and stacked decreases:

rainy weather:

sunny weather:

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new post

Safavid published:

next up – bubbles triangle:

Jamieson colours for Mystery KAL 5 – will be ready for May or June:

museum:

Harry Clarke:

duck pond:

seaside:

Thanks for recent comments and enquiries about Mini – she’s had some health issues recently and is slowing down a bit – visits to the park are a bit more sedate:

here she is waiting for dinner – on a kilim (like the image in the previous post it’s a souvenir from Istanbul):

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