If you slowly pick your way along the shore below our croft you can find many fragments of pottery full of ‘Vintage’ patterns from the 1950’s or sponge work from the turn of the 1800’s. Hard to resist, it is so tempting to put just one more fragment in your pocket to add to that collection at home.

The PotteryTree wrist-warmers and cowl are inspired by one of these many tiny pottery fragments. Although the pottery is faded and broken, elements of the original delicate pattern are still visible. As the fragment made its way onto the beach, the rough edges became rounded and smooth, inspiring the knitted motif of a tiny tree within a white oval. The stripes on the upper sections of the cowl and wrist-warmers are reminiscent of the rolling waves that carried the pottery fragments ashore.

The wristwarmers are worked flat, then sewn up
to form a cylinder, leaving a gap for the thumb in the side seam. The cowl can be worked flat or in the round. Instructions are given for both methods.

Birlinn Yarn Company 4ply (100% wool; 175m/191yds per 50g ball).
Yarn A: 2 x 50g balls, Shade Ocean
Yarn B: 1 x 50g balls, Shade Bog Cotton