As we are all part of nature we feel the quickening in early Spring, a tingling of life force awakening inside us, a desire to rampage into newness. I wonder if like the sap in plant stems that is suddenly rising and full of vigour, we too have this response in our bodies.
All things seem possible and bright. Lambs are calling in the fields around me. Mama sheep are answering. Sunny daffodils bow low in the wind. Pale green shoots are appearing everywhere.
And now INNER WILD puts out new shoots. New this Spring, INNER WILD knitting patterns allow you to easily create your own INNER WILD garments.
I am in Spring-Tide-flow of writing up patterns. This is a slowish process involving translating scribbles from 4 of my knitting journals into something understandable to others and triple proof-reading. Discover the first 5 of many INNER WILD knitting patterns on Etsy, INNER WILD and Ravelry now. JOY!
As the wind rises and the summer sunlight begins to fade my fingers are enjoying the rustic textures of Hebridean wool and minimally-processed Shetland wool pressed against deer antler bone and ram horn toggles and buttons. “The tactile delight of rough, rustic wool and smooth bone.” The flowing shapes of found deer antler tips, always …
Deer rush down from the mountains of Harris and the broad swathes of moorland drawn by the fresh, new growth of grass to soar over fences. And so it is with us humans. Deep inside we run with the deer; we too feel the machair sap rising and in the rhythm of the tide, the …
Short days, wild winds, stormy seas. The glory of winter darkness hibernation, wrapping ourselves in cosy woollens, swaddling our spirits in the gestation time, quietening our minds, listening with stillness to the sounds of nature. Here we are in the deep mid-Winter with arrows pointing back to Autumn and forwards to Spring in the eternal …
Spring: quickening creativity
As we are all part of nature we feel the quickening in early Spring, a tingling of life force awakening inside us, a desire to rampage into newness. I wonder if like the sap in plant stems that is suddenly rising and full of vigour, we too have this response in our bodies.
All things seem possible and bright. Lambs are calling in the fields around me. Mama sheep are answering. Sunny daffodils bow low in the wind. Pale green shoots are appearing everywhere.
And now INNER WILD puts out new shoots. New this Spring, INNER WILD knitting patterns allow you to easily create your own INNER WILD garments.
I am in Spring-Tide-flow of writing up patterns. This is a slowish process involving translating scribbles from 4 of my knitting journals into something understandable to others and triple proof-reading. Discover the first 5 of many INNER WILD knitting patterns on Etsy, INNER WILD and Ravelry now. JOY!
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As the wind rises and the summer sunlight begins to fade my fingers are enjoying the rustic textures of Hebridean wool and minimally-processed Shetland wool pressed against deer antler bone and ram horn toggles and buttons. “The tactile delight of rough, rustic wool and smooth bone.” The flowing shapes of found deer antler tips, always …
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