Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Garden Goddess(es)
Last week I got to hang out with my friend and knitting design colleague, Jane Thornley .
One of the unique pleasures of my visits at Jane's is the chance to forage among her many fabulous designs and to try them on. I fell in love with one of her latest creations: Garden Goddess.
I love the brilliant shaping of this top. Jane takes the stitch pattern and follows it along its logical course, allowing it to form the piece.
This design comes from her latest evocative guide: Into the Garden. Using the creative possibilities of the Feather and Fan Stitch as well as her signature wrapped and dropped stitches, she has designed two other pieces for this guide:
Hydrangea:
And Delphinium:
Not only are Jane's designs feasts of colour and texture, they are pure pleasure to wear. Draping the body so gracefully and celebrating the feminine form. Jane's designs look wonderful on any woman, of any size, age, or shape.
Then to add to the perfection of an already perfect July day, we also took advantage of the beautiful setting, and went for a dip in the--where else?--Goddess Pool:
[All photos by Jane Thornley.]
