While we are on the subject of inspiration....a few years ago, I finally got my sweet husband interested in a trip to
Shetland...a return trip for me, first time for him. It took the European Tall Ships anchored in Lerwick harbor to get him there, but we made it.
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| Lerwick Harbour with Tall Ships |
The topic of our trip came up later in a conversation with
Shannon Okey (
Cooperative Press) and before I knew it, I had agreed to write an article for the first issue of
Knit Edge. Shannon's good.
What in the world could I write for a knitting magazine about Shetland that hadn't been covered before? I had wonderful memories...and hundreds of sightseeing/tourist type photographs...as opposed to knitting and fiber photos.
I came up with the concept of taking the reader along with us on our tour....and using a few of the photographs as the inspiration for swatches using
Jamieson & Smith, Shetland 2ply yarn. The article was entitled "Shetland by the Colors" and here are some of the swatches and their inspiration...
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| St Ninian's Isle |
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| St Ninian swatch |
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| Sandbar |
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| Sandbar swatch |
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| Wildflowers at Hermaness |
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| Wildflowers |
Next time: More inspiration photos and swatches. I figured a picture is worth a swatch or two..or three...or four. (I had a good time with this project!) The article also included a pattern designed from one of the swatches. I'll include a link next time.
Varian
brandonknittingdesigns.com
Ravelry:
varianbrandon
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