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Hello there! 
It's been a while since my last post. I realised my fingers have been busy making things but I haven't been good at sharing them here on the blog. I don't like to be flippant about lockdowns because they're so hard on so many people. But one silver lining to our recent one was a bit extra time to work on projects.

In my last post I said I'd share my finished Vertices Unite shawl – and I'm happy to report it's already had a lot of wear! It's the perfect size and shape, I do love that pattern. I was quite inspired by hellebores when making this – we have a few different varieties in the garden and I tried to emulate their colour scheme. For more details about the yarns I used, and a link to the pattern, my Ravelry project page is here.

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As well as hellebores, this time of year in Wellington is all about the glorious flowering kōwhai tree. We have one in our garden and there are lots to be seen on the trip to work, too. I've always loved the outrageously cheerful nature of those flowers, hanging down like fancy earrings. I embroidered some and sewed the piece into a knitting project bag for a sweet friend of mine. 

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And the first photo in this post was taken on our first walk to the beach after a few weeks of not leaving our neighbourhood. The utter joy of those dogs meeting up wit their friends, splashing in the shallows and mucking around with sticks! I didn't want to forget them.

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