Vibrant emerald green fades quickly to muted dusky brown. Our Hebridean sky becomes more complicated with squally clouds edged in black and orange-red speeding above us. The wind carries wild autumn seeds of Hogweed and Bishop’s Lace that will settle and sow themselves to flower next year. Goldfinches eat the last Self-Heal seeds and sparrows peck at Chickweed seeds as a sharp coldness in the air wraps around feather, skin and fur.
If you like you can explore past INNER WILD articles in an arc that spans across time to 2010 on www.innerwild.blogspot.com. Some favourites include: Remember the joy that was curating and viewing Etsy Treasuries? Several Etsy Treasury fragments featuring INNER WILD remain here, maturing beautifully Animal companions love to be involved in photo shoots. Say …
When you grow up in the Hebrides among your tough Harris Tweed-clad menfolk and the smell of wet tweed and feel of rough wool is as familiar to you as your own skin you have permission to mess with it. The ancient coming together of our island sheep wool in woven and knitted form is …
The summer tide ebbs and reveals to us a sea rock garden on the shore; bright greens, black-grey-blues and browns, creamy-coloured whelks and limpets, flowing, air-bubbled sea plants all holding firm to solid, massive, ancient gneiss. As-one-with-nature Inner Wild wilderness wear for dearhearts clockwise from top left: Freshwater Strappy Top, back Illustrator Cuffs Freshwater Strappy …
Hush now, slip into a heart-warming Autumn
Vibrant emerald green fades quickly to muted dusky brown. Our Hebridean sky becomes more complicated with squally clouds edged in black and orange-red speeding above us. The wind carries wild autumn seeds of Hogweed and Bishop’s Lace that will settle and sow themselves to flower next year. Goldfinches eat the last Self-Heal seeds and sparrows peck at Chickweed seeds as a sharp coldness in the air wraps around feather, skin and fur.
Storm Dancer Warmers hand knitted gauntlets, eco one-of-a-kind in rare wool & alpaca Uist Wool yarn trimmed with handspun Angora goat mohair from Inner Widl Etsy Shop. You can make a similar pair yourself using the Inner Widl Stag Antler knitting pattern.
Bark Bodice (based on Unfurled Bodice knitting pattern) from Inner Wild Etsy Atelier (you can also buy knitting patterns from the Etsy shop if you prefer, as well as lovecrafts.com and ravelry.com).
River in the Woods Gauntlets, luxe, soft, hand knitted fingerless gloves, elbow length, gorgeous colour gradient, asymmetrical shading from Inner Wild Etsy Atelier. These are based on the popular Inner Wild Wabi Sabi Gauntlets knitting pattern.
Wishing you a flaming fabulous Autumn/Fall 2024 full of heart-warming happiness and love – and handmade knitwear!
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