Milk Thistle Shawlette by Amie Hirtes of NexStitch: Stylish Crochet Patterns
- MILK THISTLE SHAWLETTE
I heart Google Images.
I do about 11 billionty Google Image searches a day for ideas, inspiration, research, and in some cases shopping. It’s a virtual playground for visual people like myself who lead with their eyes in making sense of the world.
So when over the summer I had a germ of an idea flittering whimsically around my head that I couldn’t make sense of, I turned to Google Images to bring that idea to fruition. I had three skeins of the lovely Tilli Tomas, “Plie” in midnight borealis (royal violet), gloxinia (red-violet), and atmosphere (silvery gray) and I couldn’t make sense of what those colors reminded me of, more so the violets.
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I went to Google Images and started my query: ”violet red-violet.”
Up popped a potpourri of images that ranged from a bird to peace signs to the bar at a restaurant to many types of flowers. ”Hmmmm…flowers.”
Query #2: “red-violet flowers.”
Towards the top of the search I found this image of some lovely flowers with a cute shape.
Query #3: “alliums.”
“They’re so cute!” I proclaimed. They reminded me of the (weeds in some countries) that I had shipped in from overseas for my wedding.
Instantly my mind tries to connect with what crochet stitches I could use to make the shape work and I was rather stumped. Somewhere buried in the last search was a picture of a thistle.
Thistles! I love thistles. “THHhhhh-isssss-lllll,” said in my best Bugs Bunny voice.
Query #4: “thistle” then, Query #5: ”milk thistles.”
Milk Thistle: A type of thistle belonging to the daisy family which has small strands of milky white that run across its leaves and boasts medicinal properties for the liver.
I was stoked at how well the colors I had chosen, including the silvery gray, fit with the colors of a milk thistle. The stem of the flower has a greenish gray hue and while it didn’t match perfectly with my yarn, it would work well enough.
I set myself to the task of figuring out how I was going to incorporate the design element into my burgeoning shawlette. I was adamant in my desire to make these really appear as flowers.
How did I do?
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