Leaf time

Leaf 🍂 time. 

Being cast aside with a flick of the wind, fluttering in the breeze no longer. 

No dancing shadows on the forest floor, no snatched glimpses of colour coded deer through a leafy veil. 

Gone. 

Discarded. 

Dumped. 

But if you look closely there are tight nubs of buds. Summers glory wrapped safe and fist tight against winters wrath. Formed even before the shivering shake down. 

There is no end point nor beginning, just an on and on for more millennia and leaves, 🍃 than I can imagine.

 

The Daisy Dogghan

 Made with Crochet studio app

 

I'm still in love with Stylecraft Highland Heathers and the latest addition to the household just had to have her own blanket.

 

 Daisy grew much faster than the original planned blanket size, so it had to keep pace with her. When she arrived the first thing she stole was a granny square and she is still a firm yarn fan and also loves to prepare fibre.

This blanket uses Stylecraft Highland Heathers DK in shades

Marmalade, moss, bracken, lichen, gorse, grist, brose and a small amount of terrier.

80 squares using simple crochet stitches of double crochet, treble crochet, half treble crochet and double treble crochet.

 

 Tom wondering he doesn't have a blanket named after him.

Spring Sunlight

Daisy is a true outdoor adventurer. She loves nothing better than wallowing in muddy puddles, zooming through fields or chasing butterflies. Also equally happy to lie down and just observe when we stop.

Simple linen stitch border 

 

I tried to capture the colours of her puppy walks in the wild. The clear winter blue skies, grey and green mosses, yellow lichens, copper autumn leaves. 

Snow in March was an unexpected delight for its trip to the wild.

It really does fit into the landscape.

 

Pattern available here on Ko Fi  or here on Ravelry in case you are tempted to make one yourself.