Patchwork metaphor

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My patchwork squares are coming on nicely :). And I read something this morning that linked the idea of patchwork with getting things done in the world. Sometimes we can feel overwhelmed by the enormity of a project or an idea. How to help guard against climate change? How to give hope to people with stress and anxiety? How to bring more joy and abundance into the world? Well, Sharon Blackie’s excellent book says it is done by ‘Each of us sewing just one of the squares which contributes to the vast, growing patchwork quilt of the world’s renewal’.

However seemingly small our efforts, they all add up to something big. Let’s transform the world one act of kindness at a time 🙂

The book is called ‘If Women Rose Rooted :The Journey to Authenticity and Belonging’

Chevron

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This pattern is called chevron seed, knitted over four rows. You do have to concentrate a bit to keep the pattern correct : watching a TV programme with subtitles was no good! I like the sage green colour and it works well with the greys and reds of the squares I have already done.

How are your projects?

Graduated colour

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I found a lovely knitting shop in Winchester – a knitters delight! I really liked this graduated colour ball of wool in light to dark greys. I chose to do the simplest stitch – knit on both sides, partly just to show the wool colour off as it changes grades of colour, and partly because I didn’t want to concentrate too much!

Nature and knitting

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This is a square of farrow rib that I knitted for my knitted patchwork blanket project. It was a nice straightforward two row pattern, so I didn’t have to concentrate too much:). I don’t know how this rib got its name – I’d love to hear from you if you know. The word farrow has to do with producing a litter of pigs, or if used of a cow, it means not pregnant. Quite fascinating really!

While I was knitting, I listened to a podcast where the poet Mary Oliver was being interviewed. She spoke about her poetry and her grounding in the natural world. Her poetry is delightful. What a lovely way to spend an hour!

Knitting Inspiration

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A young lady I know inspired me by her knitted squares that she had sewn into a blanket. It looked beautiful. I wanted to have a go myself. So I unearthed my knitting needles, borrowed a book from the library and started knitting my own squares. I have decided that it is going to be a sampler blanket, as I try out different stitches.

This is the book and the square I completed was in ‘woven stitch’ – a new one to me. I love how it is completed so quickly :).

And I love how knitting gives you time to think : and I thought about how inspiration spreads – do the thing that brings you joy and your joyfulness spreads and it just might go on to encourage someone to start something new :).

Any tips on knitting or on life, I would love to hear :).

Thanks A, for your inspiration 🙂