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Saturday, April 30, 2011

SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY - WOOLS TO TEMPT AVID KNITTERS AND THOSE WHO LIKE TO CROCHET...

Whether one is one of those or not now,  a stand of skeins of lambs wool seen at the local
Green Market is hard to pass-by without the recall of distant memories!   WW2 was a time of
scarcity when it came to finding wools to knit a fair-isle pullover.  The palate of colors here was
breathtaking, as well as the cost of each skein - at $19 each!










16 comments:

  1. Gorgeous colours hanging so beautifully and casting pools of pretty shadows! Love these shots!

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  2. love all the colours and the shadows....

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  3. lovely shadows...and gorgeous bright yarns!

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  4. great capture of colors and shadows!

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  5. Beautiful photos of the woolen skeins. I guess that the price reflects the time it takes to collect, spin, and dye the yarns. If I could knit it would be worth it.

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  6. Beautiful capture, love the colours and the shadows.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Wow they are pretty. Happy SSS!

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  8. The fisrt shot is perfect to me. I like how the shadow highlights the colors of the wool...

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  9. I particularly like the second shot, showing the full array of colours. You could always start knitting for next winter. (My mother used to sit on Margate sands knitting things for the winter to come!)

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  10. Oh boy, oh boy....would I EVER love being there!!!

    My Link:
    Sand, Surf, and Shadows

    Have a glorious Sunday. Hope to have you as a visitor today when you find time.

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  11. All those colors, beautiful!

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  12. I love the varied colors. My wife knits so I needed to get a consult on what a skein is and is $19 a lot.

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  13. oh wouldn't I like to have a few of those skeins for knitting - they're beautiful. but the price - oh my. lovely shadows Margaret. have a great week.

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  14. Great shadow shots and great colors! I was at a rug weaver last winter down in New mexico. All her wool was died with natural pigments. Bark, flowers, earth, etc, but these are much more vibrant. very cool.

    Peace

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  15. Hello Margaret,

    Your skeins of wool are breathtaking. Are they dyed naturally? They have an especially rustic look. I bought a book on knitting recently . . . the first baby step towards learning!

    I've been reading loads and loads of WWII books lately -- last night I finished The Silver Sword, by Ian Serrallier. I will probably write about Elizabeth Jane Howard later this week. Have you ever read her Cazalet Chronicles?

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