Colours from nature

Once the rain had stopped this morning I found some colour inspiration from nature. Admittedly, these flowers in the War Memorial garden are cultivated

Picture of cultivated flowersand they’ve taken a battering from the recent bad weather. The three colours are a combination just waiting to be transformed onto a silky yarn.

Down by the river I found darker contrast of red and green on a mature mountain ash. The wind was blowing

Picture of mountain ash and berriesbut my iPhone did a pretty good job.

Then it was back home to skein my recent efforts at multi-coloured hand-dyeing: a violet/fuchsia mix and a pink/grey/natural. This is so much fun!

Picture of hand-dyed yarnPicture of pink/grey yarn