I'm not sure when my love affair with lichen began. It was most definitely after leaving my 'career' in Biology behind, else I may have focused my studies in the direction of these fascinating life forms. In a way I'm glad I didn't. Formal study seemed to kill my enchantment in a way that lichens have rekindled, and I find the spark that drew me to my original studies ignited again. Getting to live it out through knitting and zine making is pure joy.
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Image description: My left hand, holding the left needle of a knitted cardigan in progress. It's stranded colourwork, in natural brown-grey Jacob and a special colourway called Lichen Fancier, which is the most perfect blue-green, dyed for this very project by @riverknitsuk. The motifs resemble lichen thalli, growing in irregular round shapes. On the table are a few small branches with lichens gathered from today's walk, and a brown tweed project bag from @daughterofashepherd x @woollenflower, adorned with my #lichenfancier enamel pin.
I'm really looking forward to the @riverknitsuk open day on March 7th!
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I'm lucky enough to be one of the guest vendors, of whom there are several and they are all lovely. Check out @riverknitsuk to see all the special guests, and book tickets via the website.
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RiverKnits Open Day 2020. Saturday 7th March, 10am to 4pm at RiverKnits Studio, Royal Ordnance Depot, Building 14, Bridge Street, Weedon, NN7 4PS
Oh, you know, just painting some newts.
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Image description: a watercolour block on my drawing table, featuring five great crested newts illustrated in coloured inks. Underneath is my dirty tea towel and a few paintbrushes. The second image show a close up of a newt, with a cheeky twinkly eye. I'm planning to turn these dears into a repeating pattern, and henceforth into fabric, and then into a swimsuit.
Before I can regroup and decide what to do about my Seer Cloak project, I needed a pot of tea and some comfort knitting. This has been provided by Pebbles and Pathways socks from @heybrownberry (top down because I know Marce won't mind), squishy sock yarn from @violaemily, green tea in my favourite pot from @rachelinthedalespottery and the first flowers on my Flaming Katy (I frequently receive these as gifts... no idea why 🤷🏻♀️).
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Image description: my left hand holding up a freshly cast on sock in tonal brownish purples. In the background is the yarn cake, a houseplant that's miraculously made it past the six month mark under my care, and a sweet brown teapot for one.
Lol! I know this experience so well!