My own way to wear green

Remember these fingering weight yarn from my sister?

She received them for free from a garage sale.

They both have a subtle iridescent sheen

and the color in the foreground made a great

lightweight scarf for St. Patrick's Day parades.

Using two strands and double crochet stitches,

this worked up very quickly. I'm showing it here with

one of my new favorite vintage finds -- wool Pendleton shirts.

I buy them for my oldest son but often wear them myself.

 

I found this gold-tone shamrock pin a few weeks ago.

 Give me the more traditional symbols, 

like my claddagh ring, St Brigid's cross brooch

or Celtic knot hairpin, over the kitschy

emerald green plastic typical of most

American St. Patrick's Day celebrations.