I love St. Patricks Day and I always start to think of it in
the middle of winter. It is my way to wait for spring. I am taking lots of
Irish inspired photos and going through Celtic knot images. Isn't it fun to
learn their meaning?
Last winter I had many customers contacted me with request
for a slouchy socks and aran knits. So, to answer these and also make my tribute
to St. Patricks Day, I added some new items to my shop. There are some long
socks in traditional off white color and also new fingerless gloves in oatmeal
and gray shades.
The patterns I used for these were a combination of diamonds
and cables. Not the easiest ones but so pretty.
Did you know that every cable pattern had a meaning on the Aran
Islands? Like with many other folkloric designs, it reflected a
people's daily lives or activities. There is much more behind every knit
aran pattern then just a pretty stitch.
So please stop by my
socksandmittens shop to see our new
hand knit aran items. I know you will like them!
