I’ve been quiet these past few days because the cough/lurgy descended even further into Dickensian melodrama, whilst I descended deeper amongst the sofa cushions. The one thing I did do was attend Blogfest in London, but I’ll leave that for the next post, because I promised you pictures of the finished Cladonia. Look!
The Burrow and Soar yarn is beautiful, and was a delight to knit. The main colourway that I used for the non-lace section was named ‘English Landscape In Yarn’, which rather perfectly describes it, don’t you think? Today I forced my aching, coughing self out of the house to walk up to the allotment, and I saw all of the colours in the shawl:-
The design of this shawl is beautiful. (In case you want to knit one too, the pattern is here: it’s by the immensely talented Kirsten Kapur.) Look at this lace!
Having stomped up to the allotment in my clumpy boots, I realized I’d forgotten my key to get in, so I had to scramble indecorously over the gate instead. At least I was perfectly camouflaged against the landscape in this shawl, so hopefully nobody saw me. Aren’t other people’s allotments tidy?
Sigh. I won’t give you an overview shot of our allotment, because it’s not looking quite so impressive yet. Still, at least the broad beans have germinated:-
And the onions are busy. Well, some of them are:-
Eighteen (!) raspberry canes should be arriving through the post any day now, but I didn’t feel well enough to clear the ground ready to plant them. But at least I left the house. Tomorrow I’m going to try getting back into running, and digging the garden, and sorting the house, and cooking and baking and normality.
It is an extremely beautiful combination of pattern and yarn! It’s on my list to do, a lust which now requires me to live until at least 150, and counting as the yarn stash/insulation grows……
Hope you feel better soon!
Thank you. Without wishing to add to your so-many-patterns-so-little-time situation, I really do recommend this pattern. Kirsten Kapur is a talented woman.
For lust read list…… I hate predictive text……..
Lust is an entirely appropriate word to use regarding gorgeous yarn and patterns. Perhaps it should be called a lust-list.
Phil, the shawl is truly stunning, ANOTHER one to add to my list…….. Feel better soon 🙂 x
Aww, thank you! The woman who wrote this pattern is definitely a genius.
ohh, lovely, but still impatient to see the mahousive house project unveiled in all it’s glory
I know, I know, this is getting ridiculous. I’m so nearly there….
Twisted, you must NOT go out running and digging while you have this horrid virus! You must rest in the warm. This is your mother telling you and I of course know best!
But! But! But! Oh, OK Mum.
Anyway, you KNOW our house isn’t warm, so there’s no point resting in here. The garden would probably be warmer!
Oooh, you took the words from my keyboard!! You are so right. Okay, maybe light gardening,but definitely NOT running!
Hey! It’s a conspiracy! (Sadly, there’s no such thing as light gardening in our back garden at the moment – it’s all about digging out shrubs ‘n’ stuff.)
the shawl is absolutely beautiful, and no matter how many times I read the name of the yarn colourway I smile so much its so perfect 🙂 well done! jenny xxx
I so agree about the name of the yarn.
Sorry you aren’t well. The shawl is beautiful though, especially the lace part.
Thank you. And yes, I do love this pattern.
The shawl is so beautiful. Stunning colours. Pleeeaase don’t go out running just yet. This damp air won’t do you any favours while you’re still under the weather. Been there, done that, then suffered for a further three weeks. X
Three weeks??! Yikes, that sounds grim. I hope you really did fully recover in the end.
I really like the use of two shades of the yarn, lovely! And enjoy gardening; we just got snow here… Means more time to knit though!
Snow?! Ahhhhhhh, I hope it looks very beautiful (and that you don’t need to get anywhere urgently). Enjoy the knitting.
It is nice indeed!
(Again she wafts that diaphanous hint of sunshine and countryside around casually, like she doesn’t know how much we all NEED that shawl. The pattern creator should really be paying Ms T as we are all going to buy it and spend the better part of next year with our tongues stuck out of the corner of our mouths and two foreign twigs with sharp and MOST dangerous bits at the end vain-guardedly attempting to replicate this purest of green, softest of yarn and most glorious reminder that there is, indeed, a God AND a recurring springtime).
It’s not difficult, honestly it’s not…
I’m sorry you aren’t feeling well but good for you for getting out there with your boots on. Wellness is within reach!
Your shawl is gorgeous. I’m a novice knitter, knit one, pearl one, so I will have to admire the pattern and sigh before moving on.
Hurrah for winter gardens.
But that’s all knitting is, really: combinations of knit and purl. Nowt more to it than that. Thank you for your kind words, too.
And I didn’t even spell purl correctly. Am I hopeless?
It seems so much more than that.
Mother Twisted made me smile! My Mum still says things like that to me but I can’t seem to budge her beyond more than emails 🙂 Your shawl is beautiful – definitely one to add to the queue!
Yes, I KNEW I’d be in trouble with my Mum as soon as hit ‘publish’ on that post. And I do recommend the shawl pattern if you’re thinking about future projects.
I just checked it out on Ravelry and… no wonder I like it! I have one of Kristen’s shawls in WIP and waiting on yarn for her Frozen Lake shawl 🙂
Oh! I hadn’t seen that one. It’s so pretty! She really is one clever designer. And the Cladonia pattern was very clearly written and completely error-free.
Gorgeous shawl. I hope it kept you warm in the garden. Rest near your fire while working on the furniture/landscape/garden knitted cover of something.
Thank you for your kind words. Yes I confess that I’m near the fire, trying to figure out all sorts of complicated technical blog-related stuff. I’d rather be crocheting.
Your shawl’s beautiful. Hope you’re feeling better soon.
Thank you and thank you! I’m definitely on the mend now.
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Thank you!
Ooooooooooooh, look at that shawl…………. <3 <3 <3
It is quite pretty, if you’re looking for a pattern to make…
That shawl is stunning – love the yarn.
Thank you!
Oh so pretty, and that English Landscape yarn is so aptly named! 🙂
It is. The woman who dyed it is a genius!