Platformnine Designs

Whew! We got a whole foot of snow yesterday! That’s the most we’ve gotten in about two years. I wish I did live in Scotland, because I bet the winters there are absolutely gorgeous. I love winter, it’s my favorite season. I figured with the way the climate’s been the last few years that we’d have one big storm - winter’s last stand - before Spring arrives. It’s March already? Geez. I’ll be 20 in 28 days o____________o That’s weird to think about.

I finished putting the kiwi together Sunday night. There were a few snags a long the way - namely the wheel not fitting onto the spoke all the way, but I managed to get it on there. Today I finished 60.5 yards of heavy fingering/light DK weight yarn. I finished off my bright teal color and plied it with a really pretty apple green. It’s drying now, so I’ll have some pictures up when it’s done.

Like I said earlier, I decided to name the wheel Einin (a-neen, meaning “little bird”), which I thought was clever and fitting. She also has Eirinn go Brach on the wheel, two eternal love knots and trinity knots on the spokes. And she says Briongloid Alainn on the inner circle, which means “beautiful dream”. The treadles have the kiwi in yellow, a green fleur de lis, another trinity knot, and Tir na Nog (meaning “land of eternal youth”). She works like a dream!