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There you have it, the genesis of a whirlpool hat.
#Corryvreckan maelstrom series#
With the working yarn held in front, a series of woven floats appear to undulate across the fabric. As a replacement for the much-loved 1990 Airigh nam Beist, Ardbeg Corryvreckan had some pretty big shoes to fill, but the good news is that this is a belter, winning World's Best Single Malt Whisky at the World Whisky Awards 2010 and Best No Age Statement Scotch from Jim Murray's Whisky Bible. It really is a very simple stripe sequence. The genius bit is slipping stitches. But I assure you, if you’re a bold beginner knitter like me, it is not as difficult as it appears. Why not continue working the pattern a little longer, throw in some decreases and make a hat? (Kate tells me hat swatches often appear in the work of designer-teachers, like Elizabeth Zimmermann) The Gulf of Corryvreckan also called the Strait of Corryvreckan, is a narrow strait between the islands of Jura and Scarba, in Argyll and Bute, off the west. Scenic diving in this part of the West Coast of Scotland reveals a world of reefs, seamounts (pinnacles). The pullover is knitted in the round, so my swatch would need to be too. So we thought we could turn my swatch into an opportunity to make something useful. Reefs, Pinnacles and the Corryvreckan Whirlpool. I needed to swatch before committing to knitting Upstream’s striking yoke. Thankfully they are not formed by a malevolent sea creature but instead simple slip stitches. When I first saw the Upstream Sweater, released last week, I imagine my reaction was much like voyagers-of-old encountering the Corryvreckan for the first time – How on earth are these crazy waves made?! Needless to say I won’t be listening to that again! In my head the narrators voice switched from calming to creepy as I had a frightening vision of being dragged to the inky depths. A soothing narration and sounds of waves gently breaking on the shore soon led to seals diving into the deep. Have I told you about my fear of deep water? In fact just this week I was experimenting with a meditation soundtrack to help me relax as I go to sleep.
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Lying in the strait between the isles of Jura and Scarba, powerful Atlantic currents pour over an unusual underwater topography in the narrow channel to create the whirlpool and standing waves. The Corryvreckan is the third largest whirlpool in the world. It was filmed by our owner skipper David who has also filmed the Corryvreckan Whirlpool for Coast and for the documentary Maelstrom shown on Discovery Channel.This week’s release from Bold Beginner Knits was born of the need to swatch. Your wildlife guide will tell you the tragic but romantic story of a Viking prince whom the Corryveckan may have been named after.
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The name comes from the Gaelic words, Coire Bhreacain meaning. We also see many seabirds around the Corryvreckan with gannets diving from great heights to catch fish. The Corryvreckan Maelstrom The Corryvreckan is one of the largest whirlpool in the world. On all our trips you will discover that the area around the Corryvreckan is rich in wildlife, why is this? Well, it is all to do with the currents which bring very rich feeding in to the area which attracts lots of large mammals such as porpoises, dolphins and whales. If you would like to come on a trip when the tides are at their strongest book one of our Whirlpool Specials. Sometimes, depending on wind and tide there are standing waves around the pinnacle, these can be very dramatic and impressive. The tide runs around the pinnacle and the river of fast moving turbulent water can create series of rotating eddies at either edge as it passes slower moving water. Your trip will take you to an underwater pinnacle, 30 mtrs deep at the top with steep underwater cliffs to depths of 220 mtrs. The whirlpool is caused by a large volume of water travelling northward along the narrowing channel called the Sound of Jura and as it gets squeezed it takes the easiest escape route which is the mile wide gap between Jura and Scarba called the Gulf of Corryvreckan. As the tide flows through the channel it gets squeezed between the two islands and picks up lots of speed. The Corryvreckan is bounded on the north side by Scarba and on the south side by Jura. All trips visit the Corryvreckan Whirlpool where under certain conditions turbulent tides create one of the world’s largest series of whirlpools, upwellings and standing waves.