A Knitted Christmas Tree
I knitted this tree so that we could put it up for Christmas. Somewhat nostalgically I like to think of a spruce tree covered in frost and snow as the ideal tree as it is the sort of tree which I grew up with in the UK. Hence the light green, white and silver colouring. We also used real candles to decorate it, I can't remember ever having any accidently flare ups, the candles were pretty red twisted ones which went into special holders.
Here in New Zealand the tree of choice is a Pinus radiata which is mostly grown for timber and pulp and paper. It is easy enough to find these growing by the road side as they seed freely, in fact the wilding pines have become a problem in some of the national parks. They are often sold to raise money for local charities too.
All images copyright France Jill Studd 2014
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