This tree is also called as the tree of ‘ill omen’ and is considered to have magical properties in Britain. Apart from blackthorn it is popularly known as Mother of the wood,wishing thorn, wild plum, winter-picks, Sloe-Bush, grater, rasp, sloe, stickleback, Sleedoorn, Endrino and Sloe of Europe. It is also locally naturalized in New Zealand, Tasmania and eastern North America. The herb is native to Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa. It is actually a wild relative of the cultivated plum. Stitch pattern is charted with written directions for the chart provided.Blackthorn or sloe scientifically known as Prunus Spinosa is a low, spreading, thorny bush or small tree of the plum genus of the family Rosaceae (rose family) among other economically important species, such as apple, apricot, blackberry, pear, and plum or prune, having black bark, white flowers, and deep blue fruits, usually rather acrid and not much larger than peas. This also provides a very secure method for attaching the buttons. Buttons are attached in pairs, one on each side of the non-buttonhole part of the edging, so that no matter if the front or back of the pillow is facing, the buttons will always be visible.
Button holes are worked on one half of the edging only, leaving a solid knit surface on the second half where the buttons will be attached. Stitches are then picked up around the cast on edge and a matching button band edging is worked. The top edge is finished with a cabled button band. The cable pattern is identical on the front and back of the pillow, while broken rib stripes define each side. This beautifully cabled pillow is knit in the round. Perhaps this lively reel is the result of a farmer accidentally being caught by its vicious thorns, inventing some fancy footwork? The blackthorn shrub has large thorns and was traditionally used in Europe to make animal proof hedges. The Old Blackthorn is a sprightly traditional reel that is a session favorite but whose origins are lost in the mists of time.
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