tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40028683850732516262024-03-05T08:47:04.849+00:00Yarn CatA place to talk about yarn, knitting, crocheting, spinning, cats and anything else that matters more than a materialistic life.Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-35272666379768422192010-05-09T13:40:00.005+01:002010-05-09T14:32:07.131+01:00Yarncat Fiber Trip 2009 (10) Tallinn(sorry for dead air for so long, being self-employed took away a lot of your time and attention from hobbies, you are thinking about your business 20 hours a day...will talk about that in another post)<br /><br />So I went back to Tallinn after having a great time with Helsinki knitters...<br /><br />My friend Helen was going to show me the Old Town of Tallinn the first day I arrived but I got really sick, so I decided to do that again the first day I came back to Tallinn...<br /><br />Then I walked into a lovely knitting shop...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvrM6BGIjOfk87F27rCUZ9ba8X61r-8Zq0lhMrTERPaw4WgyJ0qGDSXOHHztweYfBAkAol-sGkekZV5EY0ObIGqg5CyfGLjSQ-myHy8QZf3oVT2dAt0DJMkjxPbYk0ZhLXJHkTxvNZJc/s1600/DSCN2385.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvrM6BGIjOfk87F27rCUZ9ba8X61r-8Zq0lhMrTERPaw4WgyJ0qGDSXOHHztweYfBAkAol-sGkekZV5EY0ObIGqg5CyfGLjSQ-myHy8QZf3oVT2dAt0DJMkjxPbYk0ZhLXJHkTxvNZJc/s400/DSCN2385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469261104055727026" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The lady was peacefully knitting away in the shop. They also sell real estonian lace weight yarn for cheaper price than other souvenir shops, check it out if you visit the Old Town.<br /><br />The Old Town is very beautiful...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HtpP52hDie_LJ4ha7q4MOY6W3eQF2FqdXOxH3SJnKnu3Wv64TxvBjzHjlsX1X8gGFySAJUfO4RdqcFOYgb-tmRjJJ8B_BEXBR79zCFbOpYlumW7UoS7xB-XC46eE4alg6GRANCWomGk/s1600/DSCN2386.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HtpP52hDie_LJ4ha7q4MOY6W3eQF2FqdXOxH3SJnKnu3Wv64TxvBjzHjlsX1X8gGFySAJUfO4RdqcFOYgb-tmRjJJ8B_BEXBR79zCFbOpYlumW7UoS7xB-XC46eE4alg6GRANCWomGk/s400/DSCN2386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469261101994854882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_aCvRQ7sPPAnLzcGAOy14W6DXrlfWBybOIaMFTneyGStdMQX43PV-q1TkGEcSbNr4RbvPwshcSrHRygAr17taz73j1sn3ev8cXgaKfWcjjpfkzarbTlJEQvTaT3IO3bXbV_5ixivZk4/s1600/DSCN2387.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5gg6iEL4xALOb-gbPgsKd1RL9PJ_Fzj1YEW5-5qY3B_kC5pn1hyRCo0mZpPAPfK0gEDxrYSmKi608VR-wdP9A4vXNpZh4EhX0bjwlSFr5xZK1PlR0P6UpYclPhlT_5gLQ5z6yY9Wct0/s400/DSCN2405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469251547689900546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(to be continued...soon I hope)Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-75914859193985893652010-01-05T17:27:00.005+00:002010-01-05T18:32:06.669+00:00Yarncat Fiber Trip 2009 (9) Helsinki part IIISorry, I haven't been blogging for a few weeks because...you know...Christmas and it is the peak time for my kind of business, so now I am back to talk about my trip to the Baltic.<br /><br />My last day in Helsinki was very special coz I got the chance to join the Helsinki knitters for their 'knitting tram' event.<br /><br />See? The tram is coming! The event is hosted on an old tram that all of us rent together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwBoab8Z98Nw7YYf7fssivZDJpyVre-g7kJ-XZ0t7SXOGdnyw8_1775L7DqPD5DoM0XyVKMG42SGKm2nwVc-_3208yKrc-yr68ETdUrJJuSsezIwu8mbfPFwpuAZt4zzm_UGAFBKq7a4/s1600-h/DSCN2347.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwBoab8Z98Nw7YYf7fssivZDJpyVre-g7kJ-XZ0t7SXOGdnyw8_1775L7DqPD5DoM0XyVKMG42SGKm2nwVc-_3208yKrc-yr68ETdUrJJuSsezIwu8mbfPFwpuAZt4zzm_UGAFBKq7a4/s400/DSCN2347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423317577684781986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJ-FiKWi9-zvthUB1_EJxE2ia41Zoa-BCTsVR7B0PoypOtjN42zTCyKQ7xiyIjO-z20srlD7BrG_reTRwHaZCLUMrfdX7ZQxOdErBESe6gtSj7b_UvJAY42DSNwn1N8UNYPQlzPNU-Zo/s1600-h/DSCN2348.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJ-FiKWi9-zvthUB1_EJxE2ia41Zoa-BCTsVR7B0PoypOtjN42zTCyKQ7xiyIjO-z20srlD7BrG_reTRwHaZCLUMrfdX7ZQxOdErBESe6gtSj7b_UvJAY42DSNwn1N8UNYPQlzPNU-Zo/s400/DSCN2348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423317572883978034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hello, knitters!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPo8UpWxVx2b5z_ERk35w3kB610gGcXrYK-cbPEZleIXaOe7XpdJMRYnrbEJ6fORb0ThG7kt7oDv5iNSTWOlnSgDQ1aka-Qcr5gRplZEQkl4peIeVTwdtwZAgBWKb1Pi7CoTj_GrR9X0/s1600-h/DSCN2349.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPo8UpWxVx2b5z_ERk35w3kB610gGcXrYK-cbPEZleIXaOe7XpdJMRYnrbEJ6fORb0ThG7kt7oDv5iNSTWOlnSgDQ1aka-Qcr5gRplZEQkl4peIeVTwdtwZAgBWKb1Pi7CoTj_GrR9X0/s400/DSCN2349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423317188356397874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vX27RmA1aXFMhqpQ0_HeVByRcB7eM3xZpWHwG5WynrnWc8IhnLqvX1vlQgXygN8MaWddVHPmDyCD1XRWJMw8AKyUgcs28QwGe7YTN8bRzVroQBISXVvRRnJmVdNQRnLuSMoO1nlrleQ/s1600-h/DSCN2350.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vX27RmA1aXFMhqpQ0_HeVByRcB7eM3xZpWHwG5WynrnWc8IhnLqvX1vlQgXygN8MaWddVHPmDyCD1XRWJMw8AKyUgcs28QwGe7YTN8bRzVroQBISXVvRRnJmVdNQRnLuSMoO1nlrleQ/s400/DSCN2350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423317184279469858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-L3-0z4xGjTlREhb28IWxtdRSaaANuonKfYmPDm_yaRc-8brTEBbm3a4gU0WIpF6tRDtTh88QiACAQND8visNL0Mx3qpPQ3C26_lb3Ar27Gd1X_xoqi27FmSzsJuYTjhjPsqxVmyl8U/s1600-h/DSCN2351.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-L3-0z4xGjTlREhb28IWxtdRSaaANuonKfYmPDm_yaRc-8brTEBbm3a4gU0WIpF6tRDtTh88QiACAQND8visNL0Mx3qpPQ3C26_lb3Ar27Gd1X_xoqi27FmSzsJuYTjhjPsqxVmyl8U/s400/DSCN2351.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423317173395952338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The tram goes around the city centre of Helsinki, it gives me a chance to see the city in the comfort of sitting in a cool tram with whole bunch of knitters, what more can I ask?<br /><br />Yes, there is more one can ask...the lucky draw! I didn't win anything but I was happy enough to have the goodie bag, one free skein of yarn is included.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9BpHjTrDmgYkMuE31zSaJID1-skbj2IHiO89FMuDlTCfuxmC33refrf6O4MWZTszGy64uAn49n24Gl2fAi9bn2o5O-RerCJi_lDf7VFds5B9SwzAKEi62bfWpQUXeKuOF7nWIr5MIok/s1600-h/DSCN2355.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9BpHjTrDmgYkMuE31zSaJID1-skbj2IHiO89FMuDlTCfuxmC33refrf6O4MWZTszGy64uAn49n24Gl2fAi9bn2o5O-RerCJi_lDf7VFds5B9SwzAKEi62bfWpQUXeKuOF7nWIr5MIok/s400/DSCN2355.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423317166054423554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwY3AzywtE69zPy2M9N6b9iigJloCDHEbOGXA2uNpzN60ALjDtzU865-XKc-aSgm3P7U3QIcnWVKY-iae9N_IWfpcYmaWQUUNgCOTmTEGfojm5k02esb8WKdrRAp8AEMaY7bRl8Bt_yyU/s1600-h/DSCN2358.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwY3AzywtE69zPy2M9N6b9iigJloCDHEbOGXA2uNpzN60ALjDtzU865-XKc-aSgm3P7U3QIcnWVKY-iae9N_IWfpcYmaWQUUNgCOTmTEGfojm5k02esb8WKdrRAp8AEMaY7bRl8Bt_yyU/s400/DSCN2358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423317160995873202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's me knitting...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUunGPpOLgglTBvBARcmXbinGlC1mrgq8McrSoOlIYuHJEN3jW0Vd5i5uKTfhDYRtHOb-3g4Axj8k3z3cFDbkkVvA7sj9k9BGEERyTwdL4us4FWROZbsp9gtKLL8mo2NAHqSWVsFvINbE/s1600-h/DSCN2363.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUunGPpOLgglTBvBARcmXbinGlC1mrgq8McrSoOlIYuHJEN3jW0Vd5i5uKTfhDYRtHOb-3g4Axj8k3z3cFDbkkVvA7sj9k9BGEERyTwdL4us4FWROZbsp9gtKLL8mo2NAHqSWVsFvINbE/s400/DSCN2363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423316410815795074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After the event, some of the knitters and I went for lunch together and one of the knitters mentioned the Moomin shop. I am a big fan of the story, so I decided to go there to have a look...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUcwA8Zm6VE3WsozqF2VIorYWquhkIJHvFi3rbfJ8AD0YxjKKVO4_VczL5Y5ou4R8Virrhn_yVPcwK0lW40Y7LsCvZZwrNdOr24Hm7dV4jkmyYRlsSzNWIbUv5E57A8W1u00j3FKaS34/s1600-h/DSCN2366.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJUcwA8Zm6VE3WsozqF2VIorYWquhkIJHvFi3rbfJ8AD0YxjKKVO4_VczL5Y5ou4R8Virrhn_yVPcwK0lW40Y7LsCvZZwrNdOr24Hm7dV4jkmyYRlsSzNWIbUv5E57A8W1u00j3FKaS34/s400/DSCN2366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423316407614804642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It is a lovely shop and I got a few things to send to my friends and family as souvenir since some of them are fans of the story too.<br /><br />Here is another I LOVE about nordic countries, apart from all the woolly stuff, is their love of sauna. Anywhere you go, you have sauna. My booking in the hotel included the daily use of sauna, like in most places up there. It is so nice to go to the sauna after a day in the cold.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuxPm45DRM3CcwkGfJXkzW-SNT4YFXGtUuoHqUmKQmQpYFmdFhBqRx7em4qJzwgiAutbh-hRIaCbDe-PkHGeW_2C5whNOaM44S5NQqHhH_AvAXNXzCUZGwl56g_5Z69irA65hPMaYWoM/s1600-h/DSCN2367.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuxPm45DRM3CcwkGfJXkzW-SNT4YFXGtUuoHqUmKQmQpYFmdFhBqRx7em4qJzwgiAutbh-hRIaCbDe-PkHGeW_2C5whNOaM44S5NQqHhH_AvAXNXzCUZGwl56g_5Z69irA65hPMaYWoM/s400/DSCN2367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423316397154754594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />However, everything reaches an end. It is the end of my Helsinki trip...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5cpFafX1rTR6MLfkL5eEgrXbY6XlJUq3HvFicV92TOyZUa0LNWl2jm2ud68N3DiDvWh0NcwCXqsgoBbifjCaClSpoqpqEpb0P_XkbhVaVKW_P1NLcV5LR6KYtsTrPSKz6KoV22tq8EU/s1600-h/DSCN2368.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT5cpFafX1rTR6MLfkL5eEgrXbY6XlJUq3HvFicV92TOyZUa0LNWl2jm2ud68N3DiDvWh0NcwCXqsgoBbifjCaClSpoqpqEpb0P_XkbhVaVKW_P1NLcV5LR6KYtsTrPSKz6KoV22tq8EU/s400/DSCN2368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423316388420922770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On my way back to pick up my luggage from the hotel to leave, I passed by the old market...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6P9q4dcO3Qm3dsH90m8508baZCGPA9YRKCnQAzzgZ4FB31uEFaRTaFR8Oe7Gf83z9viFMTXXRIJkZC9mCzZ9sGbbqiwNGXZn6LsbAJm_aD5iektMetaWRo0SuM0lNe4lv9yofRCug4xI/s1600-h/DSCN2370.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6P9q4dcO3Qm3dsH90m8508baZCGPA9YRKCnQAzzgZ4FB31uEFaRTaFR8Oe7Gf83z9viFMTXXRIJkZC9mCzZ9sGbbqiwNGXZn6LsbAJm_aD5iektMetaWRo0SuM0lNe4lv9yofRCug4xI/s400/DSCN2370.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423310422173410722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More Moomin stuff in a souvenir shop...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAjhyfoGEn_bYviCOEQyTf4pVm_h-7tUI7XunXsOWcqzHqGRrf7JXsdP3SBBBMvdgPCwkl8f38M7J9pvnClNY-zjZEwVr0CwYqg9llejTPYc0Xu01w2hwY6PKm_-ngiGezDw9vsORaJo/s1600-h/DSCN2369.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAjhyfoGEn_bYviCOEQyTf4pVm_h-7tUI7XunXsOWcqzHqGRrf7JXsdP3SBBBMvdgPCwkl8f38M7J9pvnClNY-zjZEwVr0CwYqg9llejTPYc0Xu01w2hwY6PKm_-ngiGezDw9vsORaJo/s400/DSCN2369.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423316385382771058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The market is a lovely place to buy all the local products, just that it's a pity I can't buy any of them since there was still a long way to go before going back home to Dublin...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKLY1T8vTzi0m0UN0rkQv6pELKSBPa4QWw8IEWfr_eJT3zNBjzVS9kgqQ67lCWUOzhyphenhyphenSFb_-I5EQOR5ilmmF98gVieCMjd6wizbYcp6nYLHe5A4lSI2ZngHp4IKHbBJT9Iq_MFzX4rpA/s1600-h/DSCN2371.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKLY1T8vTzi0m0UN0rkQv6pELKSBPa4QWw8IEWfr_eJT3zNBjzVS9kgqQ67lCWUOzhyphenhyphenSFb_-I5EQOR5ilmmF98gVieCMjd6wizbYcp6nYLHe5A4lSI2ZngHp4IKHbBJT9Iq_MFzX4rpA/s400/DSCN2371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423310418241116178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Outside the old market, you have to market place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTVph7t6RBQxqNLib268uvB5yr0GoY4Eacbpqo7NaL7mnKBXumnq7b9gar8OXskwR_6ZnhQJ1dPXpApQxSmbipiqNZmFzqoppHodd6ZKo6_MXxbZ03CWBSDoucvNmolLzgHdGWRCfrEs/s1600-h/DSCN2372.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRTVph7t6RBQxqNLib268uvB5yr0GoY4Eacbpqo7NaL7mnKBXumnq7b9gar8OXskwR_6ZnhQJ1dPXpApQxSmbipiqNZmFzqoppHodd6ZKo6_MXxbZ03CWBSDoucvNmolLzgHdGWRCfrEs/s400/DSCN2372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423310409911449874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I wasn't even meaning to look, then I walked pass this...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigy9CjlWu29qPJ011WEM-84rAyV0uheZq-F8XoWOqbewQawlb80XZN9RlMjRmgxmN4lpX3uH-TRS4J_h0nLJmYaRmb5dcuxVyQ-OeeI7rCgrKzger63aT6gq_NgpUJdkSX35iXYJLPjJw/s1600-h/DSCN2373.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigy9CjlWu29qPJ011WEM-84rAyV0uheZq-F8XoWOqbewQawlb80XZN9RlMjRmgxmN4lpX3uH-TRS4J_h0nLJmYaRmb5dcuxVyQ-OeeI7rCgrKzger63aT6gq_NgpUJdkSX35iXYJLPjJw/s400/DSCN2373.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423310399751703938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The yarn is handdyed by natural from flowers and mushrooms, I told myself, I HAVE TO HAVE THEM!<br /><br />Having an extra bag of yarn marked the end of my Helsinki trip, so I took the ferry and back to Tallinn I went...<br /><br />Byebye Helsinki, and I tell you, 'I will be back!'<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXJQr6gWsBWeq1BzJQhpHwUPZ9_f_QWoT4eObUey3olh4nV2QbqJBUQx3zgIvjxky66io7VkhD1cbzGo-1dLuDeIJo3igs8XztOwEiHOBVmLX6XATr4Spnu6scwdPySh8G1GtzVEo0DY/s1600-h/DSCN2376.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXJQr6gWsBWeq1BzJQhpHwUPZ9_f_QWoT4eObUey3olh4nV2QbqJBUQx3zgIvjxky66io7VkhD1cbzGo-1dLuDeIJo3igs8XztOwEiHOBVmLX6XATr4Spnu6scwdPySh8G1GtzVEo0DY/s400/DSCN2376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423310393346203810" border="0" /></a>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-60338790599182744332009-12-04T10:59:00.008+00:002009-12-04T12:57:20.301+00:00Yarncat Fiber Trip 2009 (8) Helsinki continuedAfter running into the first yarn store by accident, I went on my way to the yarn store that I was supposed to go.<br /><br />On the way, I popped into some other things that interests me, like antique stores...<br /><br />Beautiful stuff in this one, but a bit pricy, a lot of old toys though if that's your thing.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT6_8ATy-OBpzUCEe3HYNoT0y47CIzsJaFQCsYNMJYWd2pdWRDimu-1pio8wft5CB-kP2mDqyretuNNuZT4F8KQbNzCr3tMk3VUH4sov1KqkgWjAxx58FpVnSj5J53zJh9up83_DKDbc/s1600-h/DSCN2311.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT6_8ATy-OBpzUCEe3HYNoT0y47CIzsJaFQCsYNMJYWd2pdWRDimu-1pio8wft5CB-kP2mDqyretuNNuZT4F8KQbNzCr3tMk3VUH4sov1KqkgWjAxx58FpVnSj5J53zJh9up83_DKDbc/s400/DSCN2311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411351550555921490" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Here I am, the second yarn store Menita.<br /><br />Menita is supposed to be the LYS which got the biggest collection in Helsinki. They have yarn from different nordic countries, Norway, Finland, Estonia, etc. They also hold some more international brands, like Rowan, Debbie Bliss, etc. I got a few cheap balls of sock yarns. Sock yarns are always the best 'souvenir yarn'. You know exactly what kind of project you are going to use that (socks!), they are small and you will always remember the destination whenever you wear the socks.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGe3-YEnSHpw7wL5h-oFv-_JAPmpr8IXnlEFhzO8ILucvlJFr5G9ZrzLEabgWCetXTlVkOzyCBIF_7R8GUO0XHHCsDMfz9VPq7laInknZPBpetIMQ7fGrKIpsjcm4517-p2PChyphenhyphen2_Ir8/s1600-h/DSCN2313.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGe3-YEnSHpw7wL5h-oFv-_JAPmpr8IXnlEFhzO8ILucvlJFr5G9ZrzLEabgWCetXTlVkOzyCBIF_7R8GUO0XHHCsDMfz9VPq7laInknZPBpetIMQ7fGrKIpsjcm4517-p2PChyphenhyphen2_Ir8/s400/DSCN2313.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411351545503135106" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />This trip is not just ALL about yarn, I did visit some churches...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjd392F2A8hqvmLM78m1DQJCHH8Mak3HyI3S_YHjE9CFXdiodHZOHVahtAl0ct5047XaxTd1byRYKGJ8zw4tRx06WLCjBSU1xKFE_9MIgaGhzXjHQr6DkZ_4j0_RLkUgY2hqbGncAukY/s1600-h/DSCN2314.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjd392F2A8hqvmLM78m1DQJCHH8Mak3HyI3S_YHjE9CFXdiodHZOHVahtAl0ct5047XaxTd1byRYKGJ8zw4tRx06WLCjBSU1xKFE_9MIgaGhzXjHQr6DkZ_4j0_RLkUgY2hqbGncAukY/s400/DSCN2314.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411351539226129778" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then, I went on to the <a href="http://www.nba.fi/en/nmf">National Museum of Finland</a>. There are a few interesting items I want to share with you.<br /><br />These jewellery are made with wires. They kind of roll the wires into balls and put them in together like beads, very interesting concept.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpLe0QsedjLa6wYI_-Zay40rB788uTgJY86rAQtdl5UGFxsMna3VI8gg0mxaKU31pDTXN26Om9ey-ZjrI_yiLjTaKupSoGMMb0nbHRSl_pMYJ4iFkDH-rORgT6EE1HAhVXJckwrpuOfM/s1600-h/DSCN2315.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpLe0QsedjLa6wYI_-Zay40rB788uTgJY86rAQtdl5UGFxsMna3VI8gg0mxaKU31pDTXN26Om9ey-ZjrI_yiLjTaKupSoGMMb0nbHRSl_pMYJ4iFkDH-rORgT6EE1HAhVXJckwrpuOfM/s400/DSCN2315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411351532615408786" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Of course, as we know, spindle has been there for a long time, look at these from the Viking time.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2H-Mzrl3r5lvobUW1l2-Cz5lz1ERgYOPT4EAKTzB21lPQ43HfQlMc4ztpmAXkv3cuXtkiAFOUnMaoEPHc-9AaRxr_gcnzstvkUpoWLhXghG4CBxu1r4FKlU63oHdclz7QJGNaTPR4UcM/s1600-h/DSCN2316.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2H-Mzrl3r5lvobUW1l2-Cz5lz1ERgYOPT4EAKTzB21lPQ43HfQlMc4ztpmAXkv3cuXtkiAFOUnMaoEPHc-9AaRxr_gcnzstvkUpoWLhXghG4CBxu1r4FKlU63oHdclz7QJGNaTPR4UcM/s400/DSCN2316.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411351527231101186" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Carder from the Viking time...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnfskO1-T1d-ft7Iri2CgatrNjFojAK-7P7KHip3WM-dA8OW7GP4SUkVZdTENxOXkm8L1ngq31qg815v8_TGqClXXcUoZkPFXgji-ubA8fG6ooi90S-NugyeFBMPcmvPTWp6PBMWClEs/s1600-h/DSCN2318.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnfskO1-T1d-ft7Iri2CgatrNjFojAK-7P7KHip3WM-dA8OW7GP4SUkVZdTENxOXkm8L1ngq31qg815v8_TGqClXXcUoZkPFXgji-ubA8fG6ooi90S-NugyeFBMPcmvPTWp6PBMWClEs/s400/DSCN2318.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411347481129214578" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">That's how the women supposed to look like. I wonder if she is a spinner too?<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNm0TsFuV9YHd0-_EKAup2HeTkCxxkXKcStWyag9EqTydElWEkwKt8ONB_WAk2lZtKk_3NAb2czmvY9zH_-7sKYm2nKwFKCw5_zcP1zyFTXGnM7J20mVoAfuasmLouuVngjueIOkboFo/s1600-h/DSCN2320.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNm0TsFuV9YHd0-_EKAup2HeTkCxxkXKcStWyag9EqTydElWEkwKt8ONB_WAk2lZtKk_3NAb2czmvY9zH_-7sKYm2nKwFKCw5_zcP1zyFTXGnM7J20mVoAfuasmLouuVngjueIOkboFo/s400/DSCN2320.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411347477434069650" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Very beautiful fashion back then if you ask me, here is the male outfit of the same period...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FVjO39uYQGwj0AVHNDl7p_iRUimAxSz-pge66_bKVP0XXf6ZfSLLh_vBGGVpQXMgsCQGmQUawzibDLzRkcG5U5MWcl6My6dQNqgHjA4ONrjFducmerW3xIml-PcSIIuMlOd_1-xvPdM/s1600-h/DSCN2321.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FVjO39uYQGwj0AVHNDl7p_iRUimAxSz-pge66_bKVP0XXf6ZfSLLh_vBGGVpQXMgsCQGmQUawzibDLzRkcG5U5MWcl6My6dQNqgHjA4ONrjFducmerW3xIml-PcSIIuMlOd_1-xvPdM/s400/DSCN2321.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411347472908841314" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I realise the nordic people have a thing to metalworks. Look at these beautiful craftmanship...<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO4xNnX0qu3f76Qc1gjUpC7FPrObYh96GiSlsRZRqyjSRsaX20v2zwtcyXDRyjO0J1PRnFyKxuzCf9JjN-Fse9WnH78C9DfuRgrUBKKllW2luvJLJOKj6qghcfCMfwuldooStwKKRRSY/s1600-h/DSCN2322.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO4xNnX0qu3f76Qc1gjUpC7FPrObYh96GiSlsRZRqyjSRsaX20v2zwtcyXDRyjO0J1PRnFyKxuzCf9JjN-Fse9WnH78C9DfuRgrUBKKllW2luvJLJOKj6qghcfCMfwuldooStwKKRRSY/s400/DSCN2322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411347464732405730" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Here you got an ancient calendar...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9xoLNzP5AzVQbTPBk_IS8uMw284OUO54EWc6f3RgJxKN9Dto8VvoGcfQb43qJ2qDXmDgpMSpeN92UjrEprTNuOmcTarQtK0IbbXPzqfn8yP90kVvgLdAWl7pCyZP_7gM94ksIlikhN4/s1600-h/DSCN2323.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9xoLNzP5AzVQbTPBk_IS8uMw284OUO54EWc6f3RgJxKN9Dto8VvoGcfQb43qJ2qDXmDgpMSpeN92UjrEprTNuOmcTarQtK0IbbXPzqfn8yP90kVvgLdAWl7pCyZP_7gM94ksIlikhN4/s400/DSCN2323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411347461579914866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Finland has been part from Russian, Sweden and Germany during different period of time in their history. Even with these beautiful jewellery, you will be able to see the different influences from all these cultures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCOPf9gRylv1lAEQefucO9U5n1KajlMqA-q36YAqkfNdzfMc0SDWUDPGWLHCcLWAJp-vNl-dmUFRFvC1KzB_PbztKLEiOBmh0KS96OHgcUHicqUJ2G_gD1LSqr0JK18vw4RyNDpirpoA/s1600-h/DSCN2325.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCOPf9gRylv1lAEQefucO9U5n1KajlMqA-q36YAqkfNdzfMc0SDWUDPGWLHCcLWAJp-vNl-dmUFRFvC1KzB_PbztKLEiOBmh0KS96OHgcUHicqUJ2G_gD1LSqr0JK18vw4RyNDpirpoA/s400/DSCN2325.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411345112646733394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zYCUX66TKe5mWWtNb0C0p67yF9YDbtNjTtqjxh29xUrqB98iDQKqtyjOGUc4jcbpgk70oG6o9j1TfAudqF7Ek3xFbIZ0kTS9t5w2yNSeo8k-E1V1E-o6iog9L0KOgsAxcCQPwHWDRoM/s1600-h/DSCN2326.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zYCUX66TKe5mWWtNb0C0p67yF9YDbtNjTtqjxh29xUrqB98iDQKqtyjOGUc4jcbpgk70oG6o9j1TfAudqF7Ek3xFbIZ0kTS9t5w2yNSeo8k-E1V1E-o6iog9L0KOgsAxcCQPwHWDRoM/s400/DSCN2326.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411345106647554962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Beautiful stainedglass of the National Museum building...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmJTAdndlqbgceGRslPibQdVxOmC0rsdDrh-fQ3uDJqeOop3zCiqxdom_AbriQtA2qj5NGnOaK-RJYSm1uBJ4Ha_NZwL36uMvW8GG5PVdsaDnlj5PRq1iv_CesyMqERG5tpr_1luy4Tc/s1600-h/DSCN2327.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmJTAdndlqbgceGRslPibQdVxOmC0rsdDrh-fQ3uDJqeOop3zCiqxdom_AbriQtA2qj5NGnOaK-RJYSm1uBJ4Ha_NZwL36uMvW8GG5PVdsaDnlj5PRq1iv_CesyMqERG5tpr_1luy4Tc/s400/DSCN2327.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411345098414561042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...and the impressive ceiling...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVk0BBMT8coOA0Q2QB1ydrkSdQ3dA2Fi7pRvLpYJa6eqkm6_lPii3fnGnmvxxsHlvVfqRab-vTXBgYn4sL-tslOsuF7t1Qtf20aIwp14i4LzQOVJe_8Iku_CHbxJXcPFVuIDwkFABa9xw/s1600-h/DSCN2328.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVk0BBMT8coOA0Q2QB1ydrkSdQ3dA2Fi7pRvLpYJa6eqkm6_lPii3fnGnmvxxsHlvVfqRab-vTXBgYn4sL-tslOsuF7t1Qtf20aIwp14i4LzQOVJe_8Iku_CHbxJXcPFVuIDwkFABa9xw/s400/DSCN2328.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411345094035829762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the second floor, you have the history of people, a section about how they live, work, play before.<br /><br />As you spinners already know, spinning wheel is a very important object in our lives back then...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh871ri8Kub8alochYuWffdpUiHlKpbqyXP-oxHz1ur3Mr8fPOXV2Q84OvEASZ8V-gVUfyBSQJA9Y4EsAVj1ZmHnoMEndW1jk37BAgBNOHWC4C0C4uf5a0NBXi41mQiKQ_QVyA0wwFREBI/s1600-h/DSCN2330.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh871ri8Kub8alochYuWffdpUiHlKpbqyXP-oxHz1ur3Mr8fPOXV2Q84OvEASZ8V-gVUfyBSQJA9Y4EsAVj1ZmHnoMEndW1jk37BAgBNOHWC4C0C4uf5a0NBXi41mQiKQ_QVyA0wwFREBI/s400/DSCN2330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411345091356290178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But spinning is more than just functional, look at these amazing distaffs, then you see what I mean...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZ8Q7j2-CUGVKJdB_rCTN1R4Iu-oqI7roJGs8NIY1Hnjpe0uJ8PEKqEEpjWxDeupflHmGLwMPhIhT8kG8NbntTROIlqNEoH4TxPAXUwXt8IiV3Z5DzfbXFRLmE-ZlyuH3Fvbhbsyo_Po/s1600-h/DSCN2332.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZ8Q7j2-CUGVKJdB_rCTN1R4Iu-oqI7roJGs8NIY1Hnjpe0uJ8PEKqEEpjWxDeupflHmGLwMPhIhT8kG8NbntTROIlqNEoH4TxPAXUwXt8IiV3Z5DzfbXFRLmE-ZlyuH3Fvbhbsyo_Po/s400/DSCN2332.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411335229651615378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...because sometimes the tools themselves are arts in their own rights.<br /><br />Look at these felting board...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nwDKOuplEIi-xO4Sc4LdKmm4K6rB6OWqyAqcrvCPIcRWcpMw3oPMf3zaXOzbFoSHoVWH4NmJ097hIrIWwIhWWJ7gJ6pZIPyhnm2rDRGFS5dXwyo3zFWzuYt15FYWh3OJRpANLwDCtxY/s1600-h/DSCN2333.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nwDKOuplEIi-xO4Sc4LdKmm4K6rB6OWqyAqcrvCPIcRWcpMw3oPMf3zaXOzbFoSHoVWH4NmJ097hIrIWwIhWWJ7gJ6pZIPyhnm2rDRGFS5dXwyo3zFWzuYt15FYWh3OJRpANLwDCtxY/s400/DSCN2333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411335218914342914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These lazy kates made modern version look like a joke...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTB_dUsTu-dx6kVCwcxwXXAQwtdICe75a6RRLIJ444h1uQ5zURvPrS2wTp7kjYf2MUU4p97xVacpb3O6h31GlGsG6VUeo_l6HcqlpH3TBwDk6ablHs2K2_gq8bRtMzNzsg5VCxw2yg00/s1600-h/DSCN2334.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTB_dUsTu-dx6kVCwcxwXXAQwtdICe75a6RRLIJ444h1uQ5zURvPrS2wTp7kjYf2MUU4p97xVacpb3O6h31GlGsG6VUeo_l6HcqlpH3TBwDk6ablHs2K2_gq8bRtMzNzsg5VCxw2yg00/s400/DSCN2334.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411335215028332482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At the end of the visit comes the souvenir shop time, there is something really funny I found in the shop. I saw that and I didn't understand what it was for. So I went to ask the lady at the counter. She told me this is a wool angel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQe6w0bRzyykNUt7nKMELfLDQwZ3Ub6im9Ayrd4HN6QB_ia1RdrVTI27lNJYB2exsGWGn6jUCOYP1nSrhp5w6cfWApjUvWOBE-SnxsDPPucnPIl-KN-Ld2J5QzBu76bUOwu_Ojslr6D0/s1600-h/DSCN2335.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQe6w0bRzyykNUt7nKMELfLDQwZ3Ub6im9Ayrd4HN6QB_ia1RdrVTI27lNJYB2exsGWGn6jUCOYP1nSrhp5w6cfWApjUvWOBE-SnxsDPPucnPIl-KN-Ld2J5QzBu76bUOwu_Ojslr6D0/s400/DSCN2335.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411335212489833106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Will anyone of you know what a wool angel does? Coz if it will bring me more yarn if I put on the window or something, I will definitely do it.<br /><br />While I was about to leave, I spotted the broken glass on the door and I went like, 'Jesus, someone got to fix it...' until I realised it is part of the exhibit!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiN81525B9C30DBwtXZp0S1WVJXIHALGk7MNv-EMq29sACZJPJ_0DPp2U_XsBmu4Hr5ltvTAqZDVw5uHOtbQEdHQT31yUhFXkuDWD4RvXfbAghlAtVpQjJujcRZHZeYcyD5FndtGCDVs4/s1600-h/DSCN2337.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiN81525B9C30DBwtXZp0S1WVJXIHALGk7MNv-EMq29sACZJPJ_0DPp2U_XsBmu4Hr5ltvTAqZDVw5uHOtbQEdHQT31yUhFXkuDWD4RvXfbAghlAtVpQjJujcRZHZeYcyD5FndtGCDVs4/s400/DSCN2337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411335204435282754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The piece of glass was broken by a bullet during Finnish civil war.<br /><br />(to be continued...)Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-44700153247091995332009-11-28T21:52:00.009+00:002009-11-28T22:37:39.261+00:00Yarncat Fiber Trip 2009 (7) HelsinkiRight after the craft fair, I wasted no time, I had a date with the knitters in Helsinki, so here I come-the ferry to Helsinki...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBGEqSkOAY2DHGCY2K9tlIVLdagV_TYbyZva1QTq2suJfpY5LDt6qtwHTWnPmNdM2zQBIvg9f6fRJCspH9hKv8bleV6DO-J6i3ctgNl2wg9gCu7CVpO3qYqDVfpK7mHhDUXICj6MUGTg/s1600/DSCN2268.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBGEqSkOAY2DHGCY2K9tlIVLdagV_TYbyZva1QTq2suJfpY5LDt6qtwHTWnPmNdM2zQBIvg9f6fRJCspH9hKv8bleV6DO-J6i3ctgNl2wg9gCu7CVpO3qYqDVfpK7mHhDUXICj6MUGTg/s400/DSCN2268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409279403264740354" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't expect it would be such a big ship with so many floors.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWx_ToeRROcOS1kfTrEhqAh0bkOpFseeiDX419YSiapCrkKjjoq-OGSI-l00YvCxiw3Ic2j_fZ9fDJ1-zSZzXyqm0vx25USUxhMI4PnJX0jze018oD0oDeXDUe8XBEIiqF6Mgj2DpwAE/s1600/DSCN2269.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWx_ToeRROcOS1kfTrEhqAh0bkOpFseeiDX419YSiapCrkKjjoq-OGSI-l00YvCxiw3Ic2j_fZ9fDJ1-zSZzXyqm0vx25USUxhMI4PnJX0jze018oD0oDeXDUe8XBEIiqF6Mgj2DpwAE/s400/DSCN2269.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409279413657223298" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">In the supermarket, there were so many Finnish products...<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBV5Zsv9NtSh1FkHaXh8uK5dCkIQmurXm79LpEuMYYRKkPu16PEhwDn_uFeYsQjPylZ6A_OmErer3Lqu-npnTlVeiMsKwuIXoFbo5cdVA8nyKNhkJEUTMkGvtO6ON3y9Hzm1rZs6Xdko4/s1600/DSCN2274.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBV5Zsv9NtSh1FkHaXh8uK5dCkIQmurXm79LpEuMYYRKkPu16PEhwDn_uFeYsQjPylZ6A_OmErer3Lqu-npnTlVeiMsKwuIXoFbo5cdVA8nyKNhkJEUTMkGvtO6ON3y9Hzm1rZs6Xdko4/s400/DSCN2274.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409279425502141154" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejLSMM1PDSe8Ke_PpTIZz-b0tFEzbWDyCeLmI811-_BqiSVX88__29N9RnsQ6W9rYaY19xPzLiyEo7QnmL5Z5TdC2oY30WLc9aI7VMIFqDTP3hAOzs1CbPQTRypaPBa5AQ74lrK6z9I0/s1600/DSCN2273.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejLSMM1PDSe8Ke_PpTIZz-b0tFEzbWDyCeLmI811-_BqiSVX88__29N9RnsQ6W9rYaY19xPzLiyEo7QnmL5Z5TdC2oY30WLc9aI7VMIFqDTP3hAOzs1CbPQTRypaPBa5AQ74lrK6z9I0/s400/DSCN2273.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409279420732698962" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />No, I still haven't got used to the idea of reindeer eating...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMzLtb06441DYgdaTfawJi8Q89PnpsgmxkHtmjR4zmajINxGKdxNxlwD7XBMEqrX8PIfnw2ihquQgaivtsDTf-5IvKu4M9PFy5uzdx0wQW4lBkUKKssSsPmZH5oFZq5H9pdJNnRbEpEw/s1600/DSCN2276.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMzLtb06441DYgdaTfawJi8Q89PnpsgmxkHtmjR4zmajINxGKdxNxlwD7XBMEqrX8PIfnw2ihquQgaivtsDTf-5IvKu4M9PFy5uzdx0wQW4lBkUKKssSsPmZH5oFZq5H9pdJNnRbEpEw/s400/DSCN2276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409280453886233282" border="0" /></a><br /></div>After a little more than two hours on the ferry with whole lots of stuff to see and chatted with friends on the internet (they have broadband on the ferry! That makes me really wonder why can't Eircom in Ireland can't even manage to make the broadband in my house works sometimes while people in that part of Europe have internet on ferry!), I arrived to Helsinki.<br /><br />Wasting no time, I immediately went to the Stitch and Bitch Helsinki!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ycKyh6A7ghJn1WV4L_tZu9PDwav4plsHlp60k0RyhtV7WhLFOquXdtxLN9zB0aS2w4ABBSFCXfYmvtyHtRfQz-NCtVSembdZY-_ARtZX4DVPG6r5zzOhIgrVNnZE_mUJQ5k4QXoGQTA/s1600/DSCN2278.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ycKyh6A7ghJn1WV4L_tZu9PDwav4plsHlp60k0RyhtV7WhLFOquXdtxLN9zB0aS2w4ABBSFCXfYmvtyHtRfQz-NCtVSembdZY-_ARtZX4DVPG6r5zzOhIgrVNnZE_mUJQ5k4QXoGQTA/s400/DSCN2278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409277996328732450" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />They are a wonderful crowd of knitters. I also love the fact that they are such a big group! You are going to see more about them in the coming days when we will go on a knitting tram event together.<br /><br />After the Stitch and Bitch, I went back to the <a href="http://www.hotel-rn.com/ms/44416.html">hotel</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHijyOwWzy6pWkYFpYM9rp1i2KynbWytuffniWuDe_zu3oUUuGnsi-xCvx6wZLyQU9dDWTBzJujwo3Mmlwt8mULBaUWBeNqP2tX8-myxtTxQ1u_FOjGEGaPScQvyqLo3cuk6u8fD4nDM/s1600/DSCN2289.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHijyOwWzy6pWkYFpYM9rp1i2KynbWytuffniWuDe_zu3oUUuGnsi-xCvx6wZLyQU9dDWTBzJujwo3Mmlwt8mULBaUWBeNqP2tX8-myxtTxQ1u_FOjGEGaPScQvyqLo3cuk6u8fD4nDM/s400/DSCN2289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409277727402748418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Apparently this is a hotel with a huge awareness on environmental protection, I really enjoyed my stay there. One of the things I find it amazing is they even think about people who suffers from allergies like myself! All the fiber used in the room are natural, I have never been in a hotel where I feel so comfortable and free of allergies. I will definitely go back there if I go to Helsinki again.<br /><br />Look, you can even sort your trash in the bin in your room, amazing...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgo7U5ERdO8hsrZkCea0-D8_IFYwG4vGjsTdfstun5ekva7x_wU6iLHb1Lk4WIx1llVv7f2OQixY_H87_rtQeGwIdu5_wN1kr2Eq6zL1C3-LdoxB_CCqT_RqLkB4ZPkexwM7lmMkcnR4/s1600/DSCN2279.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgo7U5ERdO8hsrZkCea0-D8_IFYwG4vGjsTdfstun5ekva7x_wU6iLHb1Lk4WIx1llVv7f2OQixY_H87_rtQeGwIdu5_wN1kr2Eq6zL1C3-LdoxB_CCqT_RqLkB4ZPkexwM7lmMkcnR4/s400/DSCN2279.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409277728848098258" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Waking up in the morning, having a wonderful breakfast in the hotel with organic products and fair trade products, I headed to the city centre to poke around.<br /><br />Here I stopped by the market square.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRAP_elesmCGJppwPGdNbjK8-cZGohUlQZAQhGhJg2yxy7EnouTpytY44IQzZyDHyBSVqpSl8NDTHUytXuK_oXepWQ9VZkpmdxfYptF_RVm3bVO-r-1uIG5fgKv1iHO_649wZ36abkg0/s1600/DSCN2296.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRAP_elesmCGJppwPGdNbjK8-cZGohUlQZAQhGhJg2yxy7EnouTpytY44IQzZyDHyBSVqpSl8NDTHUytXuK_oXepWQ9VZkpmdxfYptF_RVm3bVO-r-1uIG5fgKv1iHO_649wZ36abkg0/s400/DSCN2296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409277722185903122" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Have you noticed that there was a fur trader on the right? Here comes a conversation I had with the man.<br /><br />Man: 'Hi!'<br />Yarncat: 'Hi! It's lovely...'<br />Man: 'Yep, this one is white fox, this one is red fox...etc'<br />Yarncat: 'What do you mean? Are they fake?'<br />Man: '???......Nope, there is no fake here, they are all real fur!'<br />Yarncat: '.............they are nice, but.......have a good day.' (ran away)<br /><br />Yes, it totally freaked me out, I have never seen real fur before and I am a volunteer in an animal shelter, no judgemental, but fur is not my thing, sorry.<br /><br />While I was poking around town sightseeing...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVkQWjgpqcX6GU8Pw8p4Xidgc0MqWrdKX_d0JpfOGxN_5I1uKMwu89OyZZKWkklUcHq2T6zZRccAiUG7BOnxllXSU4JxsXhFBrX8Yio-tKhEyre0zUaIZzLME3ZT50baiDFbEnM_VSbo/s1600/DSCN2298.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVkQWjgpqcX6GU8Pw8p4Xidgc0MqWrdKX_d0JpfOGxN_5I1uKMwu89OyZZKWkklUcHq2T6zZRccAiUG7BOnxllXSU4JxsXhFBrX8Yio-tKhEyre0zUaIZzLME3ZT50baiDFbEnM_VSbo/s400/DSCN2298.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409277712842704498" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">...I was really impressed how safe Helsinki seems to be, can you tell me what's wrong with this photo?<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqV67vXnofZbMyJNfveC2HsrvZlHw56dz4WF9V_UHtlrG4_fCOVNZXfUWoWcPLPs3FKJFZ-ciF6NZfwhf_pEK4VN60XNAqeS7S4ZEIZejV1874AlTYxW-R_M-VJxrzReW_OHy_PdAvEc/s1600/DSCN2301.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqV67vXnofZbMyJNfveC2HsrvZlHw56dz4WF9V_UHtlrG4_fCOVNZXfUWoWcPLPs3FKJFZ-ciF6NZfwhf_pEK4VN60XNAqeS7S4ZEIZejV1874AlTYxW-R_M-VJxrzReW_OHy_PdAvEc/s400/DSCN2301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409277706102677810" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, the bikes have only one lock! In Dublin, you will need 5!<br /><br />While I was just walking around, I walked by this...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguO1YQb9ahogMP4RKgvKADcdMJ-k2hudlw9yZ-2h-mm75Nr00u6v7GWOW1-qqaDVA_5MNcwHrEek2ktiSxQBCkCbvMpEbSSpY7Hx3dovZbgeYFayObNSxgonVN8afWsIFnKoA-3wD2P9U/s1600/DSCN2308.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguO1YQb9ahogMP4RKgvKADcdMJ-k2hudlw9yZ-2h-mm75Nr00u6v7GWOW1-qqaDVA_5MNcwHrEek2ktiSxQBCkCbvMpEbSSpY7Hx3dovZbgeYFayObNSxgonVN8afWsIFnKoA-3wD2P9U/s400/DSCN2308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409277002068261970" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Come on! With your trained knitters' eyes, you should be able to see it now!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlL8I74BDbVduMtTe0tZ2tZ2xUBvOtWRPwMndyKfIS21AOjXkoMw-Y38O2X2977Uog469g3Ro6GLAE4sTeyDamp05ytzCjf5rjUxX2FsK5M-dqQHJLCsaDZgy9WKKY-Jbd31B5ZJERw1U/s1600/DSCN2309.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlL8I74BDbVduMtTe0tZ2tZ2xUBvOtWRPwMndyKfIS21AOjXkoMw-Y38O2X2977Uog469g3Ro6GLAE4sTeyDamp05ytzCjf5rjUxX2FsK5M-dqQHJLCsaDZgy9WKKY-Jbd31B5ZJERw1U/s400/DSCN2309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409277000834677618" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xvqO2P46NBZaZqRitc4-xOt-x1mJZUeG287dwob16-vNGtcBlaO7Vf0ezzrNI_LOaFtaDBCfMQYqDD3v59zbbKvWvM9y5FQ3CVeoc0rAAzVl1oN_o5TUNyw5-SKvmyAj9JndUHg0prM/s1600/DSCN2309.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xvqO2P46NBZaZqRitc4-xOt-x1mJZUeG287dwob16-vNGtcBlaO7Vf0ezzrNI_LOaFtaDBCfMQYqDD3v59zbbKvWvM9y5FQ3CVeoc0rAAzVl1oN_o5TUNyw5-SKvmyAj9JndUHg0prM/s400/DSCN2309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409287071762483490" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Sypressi is a beautiful shop. Half of the shop devoted to already knitted stuff while half of the shop devoted to yarn from all the nordic countries. I got a few ball of very special yarn from this shop, the lady is extremely nice and we talked about knitting...<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I have also found one funny items from the already-made section...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5gWFHuaTKsIkmsHR9y8UEGIRHao8-XOcdVJMrDyWwPV3HPHmlkMsHRFdwJegKbl61Z9UWI92cDtPh3AS4El-q1XCS6s4_IiuUJ5EKblJGp6JCYgt1IZFLQNMc4hyymXKZjZSVVD2uHI/s1600/DSCN2302.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5gWFHuaTKsIkmsHR9y8UEGIRHao8-XOcdVJMrDyWwPV3HPHmlkMsHRFdwJegKbl61Z9UWI92cDtPh3AS4El-q1XCS6s4_IiuUJ5EKblJGp6JCYgt1IZFLQNMc4hyymXKZjZSVVD2uHI/s400/DSCN2302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409276994860457154" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Cat socks! I am seriously considering to make myself some of these...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAWkctUBH6a67s6CccdhED7rMmSjbs31K1J0fhLz7HzExtGyeN3hzFTg8mWYobDezbX534PvAh7K5yotMjed9UsGH1RN8LpGKp4IDoXKv66oY34wy8bKT-jD4PtHdkg1uTtbhjOpLLQ4/s1600/DSCN2303.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAWkctUBH6a67s6CccdhED7rMmSjbs31K1J0fhLz7HzExtGyeN3hzFTg8mWYobDezbX534PvAh7K5yotMjed9UsGH1RN8LpGKp4IDoXKv66oY34wy8bKT-jD4PtHdkg1uTtbhjOpLLQ4/s400/DSCN2303.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409276990954739602" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The lady also showed me what she was working on...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9ghBi40RZHuPYoORv_hX54fsjcIKrlNiMUz1xouwewscsomD5fD1FDmPdaKqi4G7d1qy-EeP-WnWGhD6Bi_oK4IHcQKDjnuqo6nIe1CJ1WCuSYGx5CBYesnxp0XJOcOG0C2h8euUk3U/s1600/DSCN2305.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9ghBi40RZHuPYoORv_hX54fsjcIKrlNiMUz1xouwewscsomD5fD1FDmPdaKqi4G7d1qy-EeP-WnWGhD6Bi_oK4IHcQKDjnuqo6nIe1CJ1WCuSYGx5CBYesnxp0XJOcOG0C2h8euUk3U/s400/DSCN2305.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409276984378950530" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I think it is probably a good idea for Helsinki weather...Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-90861642514378750212009-11-25T19:38:00.003+00:002009-11-28T22:02:51.039+00:00Yarncat Fiber Trip 2009 (6) MardiLaat Craft Fair, Tallinn (continued 2)(continued from yesterday...)<br /><br />Apart from knitting, weaving and spinning, there were also a lot of amazing Estonian embroidery works everywhere. in the show.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5IuJ1ccNOjxH4uoj9jkAMyV3A0YA7NvSHTsCifQddN3JV7IBrSwiXbyBVK5kKw0WdsSn02m0iSIeVNaxju4dyR9JBqSpa3UU-o6j-PLkGlcAgL7aR_phBLrNUlsfWgb3Dh0HkTwiino/s1600/DSCN2246.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5IuJ1ccNOjxH4uoj9jkAMyV3A0YA7NvSHTsCifQddN3JV7IBrSwiXbyBVK5kKw0WdsSn02m0iSIeVNaxju4dyR9JBqSpa3UU-o6j-PLkGlcAgL7aR_phBLrNUlsfWgb3Dh0HkTwiino/s400/DSCN2246.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407390840442373410" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />One of the artists is into using knitted pattern on plastic and paper products. A wonderful idea for knitters who didn't have time to knit...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczsU3oWeL9Q6Gt8U97STRPd0vFcfdpMf8S5jRREvZ8-UYmqMcqf9avf-f95DFnEHdJ1iEWcjLYPkIDM6dD_JQhnFuYiha7dAAwb4VEljLoMS71PafEAjZeTRty0EYh5MUa2tS57uEXQM/s1600/DSCN2247.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczsU3oWeL9Q6Gt8U97STRPd0vFcfdpMf8S5jRREvZ8-UYmqMcqf9avf-f95DFnEHdJ1iEWcjLYPkIDM6dD_JQhnFuYiha7dAAwb4VEljLoMS71PafEAjZeTRty0EYh5MUa2tS57uEXQM/s400/DSCN2247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407390834580898082" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OijFDRw-WWzWW8gqBsqiOLeuyVYBH_NkJrGbagLqWkDfAWf1LceTaVPwdVLMNYoLswxHRX2Fngf4HEeiyc1H1vgo1FBkmiDvBMaKQbbydOPZQEriknlFhMJybMlHLRUJRsqXeBBdFwk/s1600/DSCN2248.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1OijFDRw-WWzWW8gqBsqiOLeuyVYBH_NkJrGbagLqWkDfAWf1LceTaVPwdVLMNYoLswxHRX2Fngf4HEeiyc1H1vgo1FBkmiDvBMaKQbbydOPZQEriknlFhMJybMlHLRUJRsqXeBBdFwk/s400/DSCN2248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407390831872871250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgN1zLHANfjlydMzt5vwAltqMLOhOS1W3tv8eoR1h8pYLF2sLNzzIdpUJe8CNWL27ZH5jEBQPaN38EN2YqGwCRv1bTvS1o51yibnEUKhaLPUFf5qMqQ26Bz17MBQJWeZlcqa9gKv3t3I/s1600/DSCN2251.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgN1zLHANfjlydMzt5vwAltqMLOhOS1W3tv8eoR1h8pYLF2sLNzzIdpUJe8CNWL27ZH5jEBQPaN38EN2YqGwCRv1bTvS1o51yibnEUKhaLPUFf5qMqQ26Bz17MBQJWeZlcqa9gKv3t3I/s400/DSCN2251.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407388490635187250" border="0" /></a></div><br />More different crafts in the show, ceramics...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY05p-THYmZLIG3jcgVPbOXC5gt1k_g8hw0u8_XODeHQrcZIzTdtJxIOpfHEjhKxLjCLmO0Of0LGLsVVqB8N6PvmVeEKZ3-Hh9tbgFco20dTLKCAqmJHg1NN9NYA9ncRmvOIU3qrGDwIM/s1600/DSCN2249.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY05p-THYmZLIG3jcgVPbOXC5gt1k_g8hw0u8_XODeHQrcZIzTdtJxIOpfHEjhKxLjCLmO0Of0LGLsVVqB8N6PvmVeEKZ3-Hh9tbgFco20dTLKCAqmJHg1NN9NYA9ncRmvOIU3qrGDwIM/s400/DSCN2249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407390819836418386" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Weaved products, blanket, ribbons, etc...and knitter...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rW2Wng3AJbnDVtnjxVye3hdDlqGnLj3eLeT0EZmdEZE83eCyLPdEey_SQXgSnfHSIp4m1C5xlaJjG0sGIVz6vUxw-F-f6Ck5lqxOB2INVz9tcMXXtrrjDVKtia_5cEVZULoQu_U65G4/s1600/DSCN2250.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rW2Wng3AJbnDVtnjxVye3hdDlqGnLj3eLeT0EZmdEZE83eCyLPdEey_SQXgSnfHSIp4m1C5xlaJjG0sGIVz6vUxw-F-f6Ck5lqxOB2INVz9tcMXXtrrjDVKtia_5cEVZULoQu_U65G4/s400/DSCN2250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407390819124654690" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Woodworks...<br /></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymDXfPCZo-f4MS4HeWYsahX_FHodyBPCygeIukrglzJElQ1_tVhGOxWM6AYDiZBBDWHzxFENIRUBlDjHyGJAIKRCm8E4mDKX_2NYTk4vclpqQOUQAbEczvUNYQ3dVlozpIvWaaVmI4cA/s1600/DSCN2252.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9ltz6i8na_TY04EHn-ExaMDuyCh286_IF7z8kpTyvmRG-9-HZNxMSJsSIztOS4M2Q3W8GfHOToPrh-RYnU07uxl7cvnt3T21-_JSM2HXoP8sYtJjPxQoj0dVMvFEW8MRuixuTgyGGQ8/s400/DSCN2254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407388473892513410" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Carding...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GJWBYVTRAKsKIcdlajK4YGzX9Jbu-bMsTuwqZE-WtJC73QTAi32QLt_tleSwj1ra3YSx5YYUiUOY-Xx399RN6q7UG3nu-CUbCcAyu3mzfYLvGcbt9hmq3RfgPGYaUZ9dgyU-1BZKapw/s1600/DSCN2258.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GJWBYVTRAKsKIcdlajK4YGzX9Jbu-bMsTuwqZE-WtJC73QTAi32QLt_tleSwj1ra3YSx5YYUiUOY-Xx399RN6q7UG3nu-CUbCcAyu3mzfYLvGcbt9hmq3RfgPGYaUZ9dgyU-1BZKapw/s400/DSCN2258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407387295524507282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Isn't it amazing how knitting has become an international language? We all use the same ball winder! I have just the same one!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqIbEAYkRxcpzRC4tUoR8nIG1SxZsXZdtb9BNux9wQjnp5G84tt277zHk15bDfOZ_B1eBjrHAUenXSWY5qeTIQRCgy4ttKX4mWjyZtRoAKNwI7l8GO-WwEs55EwQa_WWLxZSbx_dAFTE/s1600/DSCN2257.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYqIbEAYkRxcpzRC4tUoR8nIG1SxZsXZdtb9BNux9wQjnp5G84tt277zHk15bDfOZ_B1eBjrHAUenXSWY5qeTIQRCgy4ttKX4mWjyZtRoAKNwI7l8GO-WwEs55EwQa_WWLxZSbx_dAFTE/s400/DSCN2257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407388467095018002" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Lunch time, yoooo hoooo!!!!!!!<br /><br />No, it is not an ordinary glass of orange juice. This is sea-buckthorn juice. Sea-buckthorn apparently is the little thing in that box on the right. It tastes 99& like orange juice and have even more vitamin than orange juice! I love the drink.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSECG_Xrmvv1lh57SERBvfF-plQfGufSARALCsHn8obr5ZG4WRyZVGH3_-En13qyY5G8G2XhlA3qo_YHCLtrXZuYEaLMGOpxwZAG2604Tvgzu_l57FqnV3xvFx9aMYKYVXnewernHaRVQ/s1600/DSCN2260.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSECG_Xrmvv1lh57SERBvfF-plQfGufSARALCsHn8obr5ZG4WRyZVGH3_-En13qyY5G8G2XhlA3qo_YHCLtrXZuYEaLMGOpxwZAG2604Tvgzu_l57FqnV3xvFx9aMYKYVXnewernHaRVQ/s400/DSCN2260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407387290188190370" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sandwiches made with farm-made butter, bread, smoked ham, etc...yum!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1iyeBjx3D40qtMQFpSeEY-rehyphenhyphenAYaudBV26q0waWLMWo3JhM54RuywWfbK2JMqpBFx795C9XezYvVVXJyMci1ZEVxbCkEY5b-YYzvcQrhU7xQLG4CoV7VXMEq5Uis4ao1fNaaYAjD4c/s1600/DSCN2261.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1iyeBjx3D40qtMQFpSeEY-rehyphenhyphenAYaudBV26q0waWLMWo3JhM54RuywWfbK2JMqpBFx795C9XezYvVVXJyMci1ZEVxbCkEY5b-YYzvcQrhU7xQLG4CoV7VXMEq5Uis4ao1fNaaYAjD4c/s400/DSCN2261.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407387286253678034" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Traditional Estonian home-made beer. The great thing is, the alcohol level is almost 0. It is good for lunch time.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5LEd70Fo5Rd0UkTaOww2GHUcy3UQBle9_ry9KkBtEKUHwug-MxIEWClHaMWKd0H7O6zAyB44MjFmRZHuKJpeeP689MQsOKB5EleE5M38rfun4S7hjHUi4TjShiSNKY09-r18NA-yc94/s1600/DSCN2262.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5LEd70Fo5Rd0UkTaOww2GHUcy3UQBle9_ry9KkBtEKUHwug-MxIEWClHaMWKd0H7O6zAyB44MjFmRZHuKJpeeP689MQsOKB5EleE5M38rfun4S7hjHUi4TjShiSNKY09-r18NA-yc94/s400/DSCN2262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407387284276612786" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Natural farm honey, I got some of them, I wish I could get more. As a matter of fact, I am drinking a mug of warm honey as I am typing this right now!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjED0tuCW7tX1w8d_WFETOEVdkUG4tCliHuKG4vfFwYEUF3AWaWy5xIsxJ6KhUWHxLOAo2QFSuOhgG6WNLQpB9r4ovnllUTtD-hdh_8nDBd-PjTy_vbMxk4CpiNcGws8oPWgRrFghSMJnU/s1600/DSCN2263.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjED0tuCW7tX1w8d_WFETOEVdkUG4tCliHuKG4vfFwYEUF3AWaWy5xIsxJ6KhUWHxLOAo2QFSuOhgG6WNLQpB9r4ovnllUTtD-hdh_8nDBd-PjTy_vbMxk4CpiNcGws8oPWgRrFghSMJnU/s400/DSCN2263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407387275159794034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">All in all, the fair was a wonderful experience to me, I don't know when could I participate again, but if you are planning on going to Tallinn, try to do that when the fair is on. It is definitely worth it.<br /></div><br /></div>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-34219380737745738762009-11-24T12:59:00.001+00:002009-11-28T22:02:30.468+00:00Yarncat Fiber Trip 2009 (5) MardiLaat Craft Fair, Tallinn (continued)(continued from yesterday...)<br /><br />Apart from looking at the yarn and all the woolly stuff, knitters themselves also worth mentioning too. I have never been to a craft fair where so many knitters are actually in action...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9O2BhiIYYh0eRv4swXYrhEC9gz9EzCG74WJH2AK51Sl4fJDAVcOOBN9WzVCI2pUb2MrJIa3mZZu_F6AwICPMn_yifmaWNWMOUym66XVxUOwrBn6aEJFK6QjX1oYRifGnZqt2uOL04wZo/s1600/DSCN2226.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9O2BhiIYYh0eRv4swXYrhEC9gz9EzCG74WJH2AK51Sl4fJDAVcOOBN9WzVCI2pUb2MrJIa3mZZu_F6AwICPMn_yifmaWNWMOUym66XVxUOwrBn6aEJFK6QjX1oYRifGnZqt2uOL04wZo/s400/DSCN2226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407393996588565810" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uBFjXsDuooiq-PLwghEkJHIM6aSoSR8PQeMvEy7WoNi80du0pLoq_8wdtwdw1v_VamKDMdQwgc25c7GLpM6HEEvmaGXOkiZmxc9lpSHd3FmOBGJYhY4OC-8KOAO_Kih-BPugBQgQ6Iw/s1600/DSCN2230.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uBFjXsDuooiq-PLwghEkJHIM6aSoSR8PQeMvEy7WoNi80du0pLoq_8wdtwdw1v_VamKDMdQwgc25c7GLpM6HEEvmaGXOkiZmxc9lpSHd3FmOBGJYhY4OC-8KOAO_Kih-BPugBQgQ6Iw/s400/DSCN2230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407393983440452226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Of course, there are also weavers in action since this year's theme is weaving afterall...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWKmod86PJ1lHZ-Yp3UhEzidDRNaSv7-OhRRL6aLV-kVhNqg62-sndSKLR8f4NLkAXniJl0JGjRilr7NztAuI8fb9ryPHVz_UlhQlgIgr5RsJqrh9nBDuK0GvAD0k_-NukAVOdkLMzyQ/s1600/DSCN2240.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWKmod86PJ1lHZ-Yp3UhEzidDRNaSv7-OhRRL6aLV-kVhNqg62-sndSKLR8f4NLkAXniJl0JGjRilr7NztAuI8fb9ryPHVz_UlhQlgIgr5RsJqrh9nBDuK0GvAD0k_-NukAVOdkLMzyQ/s400/DSCN2240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407391941604705810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">During the whole time when everyone is browsing around looking at different crafts, there is Estonian live band playing on the stage...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRUYns415odOSoQu0PqPR7Lw_tqh36JmR6Qc_egrZAlbMV8UxKs6QOjljTeigAen3rxOU8iJ1AdSI11Y8tD47xoTB3BEGjT2w8ufHMWge81S2XgAvIAGoJIY970sQzcHOap2uzW57ghI/s1600/DSCN2228.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRUYns415odOSoQu0PqPR7Lw_tqh36JmR6Qc_egrZAlbMV8UxKs6QOjljTeigAen3rxOU8iJ1AdSI11Y8tD47xoTB3BEGjT2w8ufHMWge81S2XgAvIAGoJIY970sQzcHOap2uzW57ghI/s400/DSCN2228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407393989902895362" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Now, let's look at some interesting woolly stuff..<br /><br />Beautiful felting works well done...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_P3cozTIlHxLQO57UvDNi85gpPjFCnFIDTQcULnnKuwHIqaxxsIQTjeZph1pr7NoR6VD-fARQgHlk4tmtYW-q52apaOw-PMWjWfc0DrHBKuTQcPF84XdfxhvyATljivdvd66Bxv1dbyw/s1600/DSCN2231.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_P3cozTIlHxLQO57UvDNi85gpPjFCnFIDTQcULnnKuwHIqaxxsIQTjeZph1pr7NoR6VD-fARQgHlk4tmtYW-q52apaOw-PMWjWfc0DrHBKuTQcPF84XdfxhvyATljivdvd66Bxv1dbyw/s400/DSCN2231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407393978277121634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Felt dolls...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZXkiD3Ih-EWynLVgKvkQEpDckHhpIFzGCa2ETy0WgGcmlEga2DIFyQ7ljgjAEY4gOgBkY6XJLfZiNEEmgmWKUbGYJYVCFnRVZf-eJlxoLaOzWaLPpXg1vOrZGY_MNbdDmgaKxU6nCBs/s1600/DSCN2235.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZXkiD3Ih-EWynLVgKvkQEpDckHhpIFzGCa2ETy0WgGcmlEga2DIFyQ7ljgjAEY4gOgBkY6XJLfZiNEEmgmWKUbGYJYVCFnRVZf-eJlxoLaOzWaLPpXg1vOrZGY_MNbdDmgaKxU6nCBs/s400/DSCN2235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407392946292173538" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Beautiful Estonian knitting with nupps, lying around everywhere...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcE8-xY2oZZIy8mHgIXHg3Ha-96XrOOTlg2d0Zw4XbOrKq-pmQyBBeMoxLHcaElY0m2dkEoV37D2AuqUkhgGFBV5Mr2TfKYSNAEUQCLru_vTjP1ch1Zz3Ml9JI5UG0cLuu1pl7NajFUo/s1600/DSCN2237.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcE8-xY2oZZIy8mHgIXHg3Ha-96XrOOTlg2d0Zw4XbOrKq-pmQyBBeMoxLHcaElY0m2dkEoV37D2AuqUkhgGFBV5Mr2TfKYSNAEUQCLru_vTjP1ch1Zz3Ml9JI5UG0cLuu1pl7NajFUo/s400/DSCN2237.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407392936811573602" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I know I said 'woolly' stuff, but apparently linen is a very common to use in the Baltic states, I see them everywhere. I didn't get any linen yarn at the end since I am not familiar with their nature and I don't know what to do. But I will keep in mind to try them in the future.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2G_HhorB_UakrlrJM-GxYxiCjBe85jdy_sPtT8mDAJjB2P0MC7isRtAjhe-V2NrwlYnyaTb75HxFnHmCVrQcrpHufPm5K0hQbHaAqSZtmnXie_eRv1a5cce7e8m50SyDJlZKOxWQQLRI/s1600/DSCN2239.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2G_HhorB_UakrlrJM-GxYxiCjBe85jdy_sPtT8mDAJjB2P0MC7isRtAjhe-V2NrwlYnyaTb75HxFnHmCVrQcrpHufPm5K0hQbHaAqSZtmnXie_eRv1a5cce7e8m50SyDJlZKOxWQQLRI/s400/DSCN2239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407391947271763250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">As I said yesterday, there are so many other crafts in the fair that are so interesting as well, like woodworks and ceramics...<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxUJna-3BR0jPYqHjL9fIGn7mMzNYY4SK0mTvG4YEJfLILpz0Zl2qMWJQGn8bvpjRZCsI5GeKIJRv1sT_JK6v7EPwCpr0SI_Bb6BY97RzeJxWTN_nnfe5c7MiNucFbGb__T4HXGJBf9g/s1600/DSCN2238.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuxUJna-3BR0jPYqHjL9fIGn7mMzNYY4SK0mTvG4YEJfLILpz0Zl2qMWJQGn8bvpjRZCsI5GeKIJRv1sT_JK6v7EPwCpr0SI_Bb6BY97RzeJxWTN_nnfe5c7MiNucFbGb__T4HXGJBf9g/s400/DSCN2238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407391949802450834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacd4vDySrZmd_iIvqXVHTEcI1_dki1VbD_KRiTqj0SglKAbJQzYS1cCDaoP0SQnvO5JY0euYzNyghegKX9-ehXKwJUiIWwksQhoomIWMODGRzGCIs8GYRX8P8sc-KdC3fRkdFALyguc0/s1600/DSCN2232.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacd4vDySrZmd_iIvqXVHTEcI1_dki1VbD_KRiTqj0SglKAbJQzYS1cCDaoP0SQnvO5JY0euYzNyghegKX9-ehXKwJUiIWwksQhoomIWMODGRzGCIs8GYRX8P8sc-KdC3fRkdFALyguc0/s400/DSCN2232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407393972563182482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjYm4kKE51Wa74ef1hM_Y1JS-yPmKFFkSIuym1Rw6kw8mhKRdwHQTmSHrdMqNLBLiUMfHhGdCMQkFOGQXltv6IrPbwgM7cO4vsVDEN1HAvjTKkvVCS9yGxDckI2JMc8dunQniW3Z2w6w/s1600/DSCN2245.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjYm4kKE51Wa74ef1hM_Y1JS-yPmKFFkSIuym1Rw6kw8mhKRdwHQTmSHrdMqNLBLiUMfHhGdCMQkFOGQXltv6IrPbwgM7cO4vsVDEN1HAvjTKkvVCS9yGxDckI2JMc8dunQniW3Z2w6w/s400/DSCN2245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407391929546603666" border="0" /></a></div><br />Natural beewax candles...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvjCu-C7zZrteIg0v3zclJRM-p7x32DmuyNBPR3bmHcOwdbse7ST5S9rOxa0iSTy2v2hTDJAQrNMBLADZwe_KWu_2ecn84aviMLu7IzycafVfl0q_dt1SCNA0vptBBDLHV83i2qm2qMQ/s1600/DSCN2233.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvjCu-C7zZrteIg0v3zclJRM-p7x32DmuyNBPR3bmHcOwdbse7ST5S9rOxa0iSTy2v2hTDJAQrNMBLADZwe_KWu_2ecn84aviMLu7IzycafVfl0q_dt1SCNA0vptBBDLHV83i2qm2qMQ/s400/DSCN2233.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407392957948730994" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Ceramic beadings...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxq8PFzAIECDw2VTJ_3A6AdTYyQcmwdqs5FkxZHXZbBqRPeOSC1MjSRCyGeTFDAc9Tcxc91efH04sbN1JGCBVkD3wPaFVdPloVoVypL4wGuRX_90jaBauiBvrFiP40Iz5HUBf1EeO2LLc/s1600/DSCN2234.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxq8PFzAIECDw2VTJ_3A6AdTYyQcmwdqs5FkxZHXZbBqRPeOSC1MjSRCyGeTFDAc9Tcxc91efH04sbN1JGCBVkD3wPaFVdPloVoVypL4wGuRX_90jaBauiBvrFiP40Iz5HUBf1EeO2LLc/s400/DSCN2234.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407392952145861250" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Metalworks...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdrz_VLi1YMpljFmcvABRz6warmcTqy5ejIF5Gg3XcS0YBeUWTTO294mCgABXnHWEt8DZ-v5X_qqx1db0g6gTjt8eUZPkEttOySw2SrF0Qe-ErimelBNVnkNubUjt0VOs6d4F6QOyScU/s1600/DSCN2236.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdrz_VLi1YMpljFmcvABRz6warmcTqy5ejIF5Gg3XcS0YBeUWTTO294mCgABXnHWEt8DZ-v5X_qqx1db0g6gTjt8eUZPkEttOySw2SrF0Qe-ErimelBNVnkNubUjt0VOs6d4F6QOyScU/s400/DSCN2236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407392937257810002" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />There is one thing I am not too used to though...the fur traders. Having animal skins lying around freaked me out a little...though the guy's outfit is really nice, I think.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzB_2sf3yhMpElEuQ_EZn2eWK69gWgLKANIIzocU66xEmQtSmbnS4DdWG4b1Y33SfIbqlXVe7szXQ1Z2lJaD9lxt-HudBRVHHBU46zJSyteB9vSqXi5kpbKMo6t6bmLbMyVeLxIABFEs/s1600/DSCN2244.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzB_2sf3yhMpElEuQ_EZn2eWK69gWgLKANIIzocU66xEmQtSmbnS4DdWG4b1Y33SfIbqlXVe7szXQ1Z2lJaD9lxt-HudBRVHHBU46zJSyteB9vSqXi5kpbKMo6t6bmLbMyVeLxIABFEs/s400/DSCN2244.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407391932871679618" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />(to be continued tomorrow...)Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-87531270853983640942009-11-23T20:12:00.009+00:002009-11-23T21:24:38.719+00:00Yarncat Fiber Trip 2009 (4) MardiLaat Craft Fair, TallinnI didn't even know about the Craft Fair until the German knitters told me they came to Tallinn explicitly for this.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCMcUHJJ8_n-ndjGIJtCiTXxZJm22x3DeFoHvPz3tS-0fVOxQhJc9dS-s7sb4IEb_tnnUzC3mFi7ALCMRxy9l1LycVE8tg3B2je5V6Tkc-FlB4h28sprC4DOrHjgf9gAIzSaSc7BU7ow/s1600/DSCN2139.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCMcUHJJ8_n-ndjGIJtCiTXxZJm22x3DeFoHvPz3tS-0fVOxQhJc9dS-s7sb4IEb_tnnUzC3mFi7ALCMRxy9l1LycVE8tg3B2je5V6Tkc-FlB4h28sprC4DOrHjgf9gAIzSaSc7BU7ow/s400/DSCN2139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407401989376665170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I asked my Estonian friend Helen what it was all about, she said, "ah, it's just craft stuff, nobody cares..." Then I told myself, "that's what usually the native says about interesting things. I used to say the same thing about Eiffel Tower, I'll go and have a look".<br /><br />The fair is a bit outside the city centre of Tallinn in the Saku Suurhall stadium. But Helen's driving class is in the area, so we go there together. She goes to her class and I go to my fair.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdm3A3TOEXXng_Clf1Axo69Lc11d4ttcLGPOu1g-EB8nNgpcJxATDNe99Vj6v1HowecBszXTiL8aCgLXMRYfsa5noslJhyjUpOnL_oHDJipm3mizxkDu6vJYyQuV4KDpzU347Rlc7d7s/s1600/DSCN2264.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdm3A3TOEXXng_Clf1Axo69Lc11d4ttcLGPOu1g-EB8nNgpcJxATDNe99Vj6v1HowecBszXTiL8aCgLXMRYfsa5noslJhyjUpOnL_oHDJipm3mizxkDu6vJYyQuV4KDpzU347Rlc7d7s/s400/DSCN2264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407403566711775346" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />The moment I enter the fair, I am so glad that I came! Look at this!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MXXVknYz3KS-nC2wuTMni7PDfUylmPUpepTzKJNTmOqhnmZ4ZmDVgWhWYrH9EZIeOaDowo1YMKJB5N0Ueg6h7HIDcnYiWCDjqPygEF9SmvMYMrZIpqWtP3gpiGBAtNFtfmsknV6WfLE/s1600/DSCN2255.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MXXVknYz3KS-nC2wuTMni7PDfUylmPUpepTzKJNTmOqhnmZ4ZmDVgWhWYrH9EZIeOaDowo1YMKJB5N0Ueg6h7HIDcnYiWCDjqPygEF9SmvMYMrZIpqWtP3gpiGBAtNFtfmsknV6WfLE/s400/DSCN2255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407401985296455362" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZAgvclPHrF-Rk3EsRTuefZJwxfrQF0__gbNbwJJGC2cniaByS_OUfp_S_O-fOKMcJp7XuFhcTJwj346wTrUTK-9gyKcmtHKPUB_7OUDBdcJrF_p8Sz_oQCe2z6QvnW0Daz07o_WvqUc/s1600/DSCN2256.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZAgvclPHrF-Rk3EsRTuefZJwxfrQF0__gbNbwJJGC2cniaByS_OUfp_S_O-fOKMcJp7XuFhcTJwj346wTrUTK-9gyKcmtHKPUB_7OUDBdcJrF_p8Sz_oQCe2z6QvnW0Daz07o_WvqUc/s400/DSCN2256.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407399727766958098" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Everything is traditional Estonian and with your trained knitters' eye, you should have spotted YARN already, haven't you?<br /><br />Before going crazy on the yarn stuff, let's have a look at the other passion of mine, food! They are all local products from farms, I already know what I was going to eat for lunch, hehehe...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNZdroMd8Df8x0mj7OkM6chSyYIyxCDDJw8tYzgtw-k84-pV7oiDbYvQC4jt62DBbHF73BFdXR0niqWrywvTyfmMstBUCfFP-spLg09qSIVF0AOCN9gvKOnVQCPS56itT46SBjiNJyxQ/s1600/DSCN2197.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVNZdroMd8Df8x0mj7OkM6chSyYIyxCDDJw8tYzgtw-k84-pV7oiDbYvQC4jt62DBbHF73BFdXR0niqWrywvTyfmMstBUCfFP-spLg09qSIVF0AOCN9gvKOnVQCPS56itT46SBjiNJyxQ/s400/DSCN2197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407399726854812594" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here you have this nice gentleman selling traditional Estonian smoked meat and sausages...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHdd5zrnkHU6GRZJc-yyE0840vkzC1WQZSf0DMKxCVoJ8ZYvSYdhhGtKw918pb5bOM9KWWER0Zen8QLUJwphbzP2ud8Mh2pD_-jRbRwDnyTeKDxeWuSg9POG4D4J6SWStCJCUJuNNPsU/s1600/DSCN2199.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHdd5zrnkHU6GRZJc-yyE0840vkzC1WQZSf0DMKxCVoJ8ZYvSYdhhGtKw918pb5bOM9KWWER0Zen8QLUJwphbzP2ud8Mh2pD_-jRbRwDnyTeKDxeWuSg9POG4D4J6SWStCJCUJuNNPsU/s400/DSCN2199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407399722304478322" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfF_UD-N6zXZU_X3L4C7T4Su5nWrskNOw9YFQ85nyRoFDX2VTuCdnqbJ4_pkjoWUSeowUjYmEf3iE-1h438FCRhqzEsCOws2fzfS0nNnDcW8joO5g0Db0ouWkAoxPj-Z6dIeSWakzboE/s1600/DSCN2201.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfF_UD-N6zXZU_X3L4C7T4Su5nWrskNOw9YFQ85nyRoFDX2VTuCdnqbJ4_pkjoWUSeowUjYmEf3iE-1h438FCRhqzEsCOws2fzfS0nNnDcW8joO5g0Db0ouWkAoxPj-Z6dIeSWakzboE/s400/DSCN2201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407399718269018482" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Ok, we can't wait any longer, we have to look at YARN! This year's theme apparently is about weaving, they decorated the venue of a lot of weaving stuff...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxnna5NeTgVlkwRDvIGNT17-I5EphnB_HQpGLr-4qar_EdfwFw4PR4fckDYXNWrGWiMKuLzHyplgR1Dx_-XX17w8axi4w194DScwLW7Qzym6jMccxkvIDYtoCPGekxgBg5k5FRRMQ0nI/s1600/DSCN2202.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxnna5NeTgVlkwRDvIGNT17-I5EphnB_HQpGLr-4qar_EdfwFw4PR4fckDYXNWrGWiMKuLzHyplgR1Dx_-XX17w8axi4w194DScwLW7Qzym6jMccxkvIDYtoCPGekxgBg5k5FRRMQ0nI/s400/DSCN2202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407399710536756882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Look! KNITTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_r_7TtvdkLeIcaf_Y-yyh3Cnq5YSnQWchfWwENMhA9xz5uHiCuLkbD0djm_44081SCqkUuEFdlZ60VDhHydl8M97R_plkXdwbjtTBrStHsUMJJXlkfpKa1FlSw9vVqJvjjsI5LwQdS4/s1600/DSCN2203.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_r_7TtvdkLeIcaf_Y-yyh3Cnq5YSnQWchfWwENMhA9xz5uHiCuLkbD0djm_44081SCqkUuEFdlZ60VDhHydl8M97R_plkXdwbjtTBrStHsUMJJXlkfpKa1FlSw9vVqJvjjsI5LwQdS4/s400/DSCN2203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407398482913551650" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Notice that she is actually starting an Estonian shawl?<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3bJU4sxSmmvKodXsSFbNfiF0GYgRtYn8WAtnIUWedXWTUGO_h0v4rUh1SFTAlwyFjNCXjieMaJOBYyzXrI2yqebjpNAcWOjk-t7KHK2G94OrtUk4LyawtJXV0wazCg1IdAMrXJWt-iU/s1600/DSCN2209.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3bJU4sxSmmvKodXsSFbNfiF0GYgRtYn8WAtnIUWedXWTUGO_h0v4rUh1SFTAlwyFjNCXjieMaJOBYyzXrI2yqebjpNAcWOjk-t7KHK2G94OrtUk4LyawtJXV0wazCg1IdAMrXJWt-iU/s400/DSCN2209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407398461736456594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Of course, there is yarn everywhere!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7Lxve2f-pJ8622izs_y3O2Tk8ZR0PNILhRyCsUR3FtBphwcPyfhMgfF-IfqzM8hsuctn6xS6f00QGckSwD6d8L_bWoYgXe12DVCjk628bb-_jx-XjVnNbblxrb7AQacyplKjeURR2bA/s1600/DSCN2210.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7Lxve2f-pJ8622izs_y3O2Tk8ZR0PNILhRyCsUR3FtBphwcPyfhMgfF-IfqzM8hsuctn6xS6f00QGckSwD6d8L_bWoYgXe12DVCjk628bb-_jx-XjVnNbblxrb7AQacyplKjeURR2bA/s400/DSCN2210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407398457090864882" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgbYQ5vfHtIWxB_xc1ZP7Cc76NeFvOqUOF0-aDM7UoG_4bErp6Bx8_gBJrGj5SFTK8UqEkirCzRFFXt1U2OELcI1tNoGmTpUnTG-cVrfLP_WUMuE-gzmTALDD8iFb2rVBPhU286wKAu0/s1600/DSCN2214.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAgbYQ5vfHtIWxB_xc1ZP7Cc76NeFvOqUOF0-aDM7UoG_4bErp6Bx8_gBJrGj5SFTK8UqEkirCzRFFXt1U2OELcI1tNoGmTpUnTG-cVrfLP_WUMuE-gzmTALDD8iFb2rVBPhU286wKAu0/s400/DSCN2214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407396374801214434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This lady made really nice Estonian gloves with traditional embroidery. I don't normally buy gloves made by other people because of knitter's pride, but I know I can't do embroidery like that, so I decided to support the knitter and bought a pair. The blue flower on this pair of gloves that she is holding is the Estonian national flower.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmkTF_FWZlDM_tRSmlTdla7fCJEIB1Hnfs_MH_ZCd72AXUH9hJbAdO3Pjue7SOYsU4pPur7U0MWGEbLh1ivsztDs0WmUBgv3zMSn23-YG6SkGdu7aW_dJ4iAzhk0cVTQyRs32Kn5u0vE/s1600/DSCN2215.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmkTF_FWZlDM_tRSmlTdla7fCJEIB1Hnfs_MH_ZCd72AXUH9hJbAdO3Pjue7SOYsU4pPur7U0MWGEbLh1ivsztDs0WmUBgv3zMSn23-YG6SkGdu7aW_dJ4iAzhk0cVTQyRs32Kn5u0vE/s400/DSCN2215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407396366893633602" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Here you have spinning, notice the people are wearing traditional Estonian clothes?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2VK4-FA49G_G-DARg_UabMduZD3i1TEm3gsKFgN_bQlwxd5qyrSW63DxWCIYGD7zwa6ooyluydoA67aEbLAmfpA7B3s__SzSEBBHqrhQWe8IApnR8cxt7L-4N2qNpJl1BgN2u62m0Po/s1600/DSCN2218.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2VK4-FA49G_G-DARg_UabMduZD3i1TEm3gsKFgN_bQlwxd5qyrSW63DxWCIYGD7zwa6ooyluydoA67aEbLAmfpA7B3s__SzSEBBHqrhQWe8IApnR8cxt7L-4N2qNpJl1BgN2u62m0Po/s400/DSCN2218.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407396353156143346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">No, I didn't buy the whole fleece, no...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFahE24UBBzl6C6xY3LKrAg7_EnF-X0wF6K6mpaFRObGleOYRziMIsjdDFNfu8uZXRW5uTbX1jQf4Z4VhvYeB-Ilbrg2x4yLagTiQPwoglEOta9s9YPXKc4HitPMPIAUt6upV7y4FflXs/s1600/DSCN2219.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFahE24UBBzl6C6xY3LKrAg7_EnF-X0wF6K6mpaFRObGleOYRziMIsjdDFNfu8uZXRW5uTbX1jQf4Z4VhvYeB-Ilbrg2x4yLagTiQPwoglEOta9s9YPXKc4HitPMPIAUt6upV7y4FflXs/s400/DSCN2219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407396344327407874" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Felting...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5SbIUC14lluVDman0NZCeG-QGyCHS4eBrPk9lG3JpSu6zioMR8C77N_FvFIajkmvJGMf9R95miNM3fXaYryYoDJT-JdaBWUQzatPWYw4YArdpUdEgRKmI8HY2-68Obp62QYQ7aJ9rqk/s1600/DSCN2221.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5SbIUC14lluVDman0NZCeG-QGyCHS4eBrPk9lG3JpSu6zioMR8C77N_FvFIajkmvJGMf9R95miNM3fXaYryYoDJT-JdaBWUQzatPWYw4YArdpUdEgRKmI8HY2-68Obp62QYQ7aJ9rqk/s400/DSCN2221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407395508170930402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg174cfwbGtAOYld5_4Ls5keB979LPMtM_L3vSsW6_ydeSUudungO8nAfIkIOpTQvEiNDhhjir8Gxx35xqGVJWkbnHbp5jT07c2czCdA_l2xjGPJhDKqakvQjMqTWH1Eoe-7vAJG3HVEBQ/s1600/DSCN2222.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg174cfwbGtAOYld5_4Ls5keB979LPMtM_L3vSsW6_ydeSUudungO8nAfIkIOpTQvEiNDhhjir8Gxx35xqGVJWkbnHbp5jT07c2czCdA_l2xjGPJhDKqakvQjMqTWH1Eoe-7vAJG3HVEBQ/s400/DSCN2222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407395498610831922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Weaving...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RGO5XVumVRBhvahubPzh1ZnqP9j4Xc3wuCIGlTOfiWg5FBsopzRLeZXvDf_u866Dfvn2mW43ETg8bmBWogciWR4GvrHz4JIKM4SHZ9XEnB3uh63wLA3c91AciWLhmFMhUwFhpG2Y0lU/s1600/DSCN2223.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RGO5XVumVRBhvahubPzh1ZnqP9j4Xc3wuCIGlTOfiWg5FBsopzRLeZXvDf_u866Dfvn2mW43ETg8bmBWogciWR4GvrHz4JIKM4SHZ9XEnB3uh63wLA3c91AciWLhmFMhUwFhpG2Y0lU/s400/DSCN2223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407395493387042978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmFjBERQ0BG3XmB9dFupj6EOcLV6AqtyJ8NMou8DbjoJfFyrGv91GjrZvzdgEEUlKgyV1QJYZJGrxUCQ1okSbcChipRu1uJ_nxtzU7W9GVOad6WPTrJs3Lt_-eeo0VJTWe_jzv_bzmH8/s1600/DSCN2224.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmFjBERQ0BG3XmB9dFupj6EOcLV6AqtyJ8NMou8DbjoJfFyrGv91GjrZvzdgEEUlKgyV1QJYZJGrxUCQ1okSbcChipRu1uJ_nxtzU7W9GVOad6WPTrJs3Lt_-eeo0VJTWe_jzv_bzmH8/s400/DSCN2224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407395491937388882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here you have some finished products, Estonian traditional weaving used in a modern context...<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oMGlJ6PmzMRw_1MnkrXkBW3kVK5F9avCHYPnNo3Z3F9UPNmrVTAbJk8FWbp6PhzMbIfZGfuCvKoitkLUXsYb9Z0XRmamfLHzZ2HhTMf7zqJbJO8uNLRy3epKTTNyyCCJKl2D9spnBXo/s1600/DSCN2225.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oMGlJ6PmzMRw_1MnkrXkBW3kVK5F9avCHYPnNo3Z3F9UPNmrVTAbJk8FWbp6PhzMbIfZGfuCvKoitkLUXsYb9Z0XRmamfLHzZ2HhTMf7zqJbJO8uNLRy3epKTTNyyCCJKl2D9spnBXo/s400/DSCN2225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407395481513079890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dQ6YGU1hKju9bLSjCJ_dgOr4YIvKieA6ozDZWen606QUvzCjgPhhEnLPpTt23AhH8DHM1QYcvMMSSQdqtEWeZ10n-GqOnus9goSU9-_UEzkMmZy7N_o2HyfjyMAPtteZgeHF9JlCi9M/s1600/DSCN2217.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dQ6YGU1hKju9bLSjCJ_dgOr4YIvKieA6ozDZWen606QUvzCjgPhhEnLPpTt23AhH8DHM1QYcvMMSSQdqtEWeZ10n-GqOnus9goSU9-_UEzkMmZy7N_o2HyfjyMAPtteZgeHF9JlCi9M/s400/DSCN2217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407396359166225682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Apart from different kinds of fiber arts, there are other crafts in the fair too. Like traditional Estonian music, I don't know how to call this instrument, I wish someone can tell me.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMNYaTVgpq2mmIbN1JVHfjvT75xnpBuWlYkbqu31vvlRFV553SbjPLDaGkrPlxDWbL6Z6xQoKNTL09WTvzDyPr9CFRh_ktPNgelQ35n1cOUD5JjLWGnMuC_Z6urautnlyLTonksSaiI8/s1600/DSCN2213.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMNYaTVgpq2mmIbN1JVHfjvT75xnpBuWlYkbqu31vvlRFV553SbjPLDaGkrPlxDWbL6Z6xQoKNTL09WTvzDyPr9CFRh_ktPNgelQ35n1cOUD5JjLWGnMuC_Z6urautnlyLTonksSaiI8/s400/DSCN2213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407398452731088370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There are quite a few of metalwork counters too...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VPBzHGK-OwkmrTTp1UcAZXvZTgRBq7ZXzHBTXzFmViiJ8Bz54DCX_xEwPNsZMK8c7_t7VCIL_T8C54-ILUPk1PQdc0OGOPZfXypdBz6-2TPVXsBtGsJVXylJurE46F2HtM_OV3qqF_U/s1600/DSCN2208.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VPBzHGK-OwkmrTTp1UcAZXvZTgRBq7ZXzHBTXzFmViiJ8Bz54DCX_xEwPNsZMK8c7_t7VCIL_T8C54-ILUPk1PQdc0OGOPZfXypdBz6-2TPVXsBtGsJVXylJurE46F2HtM_OV3qqF_U/s400/DSCN2208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407398475699015138" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />(more photos to come tomorrow...)Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-77131834238341317542009-11-22T19:40:00.003+00:002009-11-23T21:24:00.362+00:00Yarncat Fiber Trip 2009 (3) The other half?After the Stitch and Bitch, I decided to walk back to my hotel. While I was poking my nose into different shop windows on the way, I saw this...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJ1v_i-CQlGUe4BnFOUqCRt8GR3JyR3TYd8ZOB1_gSe3L4GFRcL9sieXdq-C8Lkt3ZetI4CLCBjknodosRMULNSyu4n3kbRyDfoaGnLqqdU3AKUIAe27gePaeDmwigBXTneBDtT757D4/s1600/DSCN2196.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJ1v_i-CQlGUe4BnFOUqCRt8GR3JyR3TYd8ZOB1_gSe3L4GFRcL9sieXdq-C8Lkt3ZetI4CLCBjknodosRMULNSyu4n3kbRyDfoaGnLqqdU3AKUIAe27gePaeDmwigBXTneBDtT757D4/s400/DSCN2196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407015551187291170" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I guess someone really got a sense of humour in Tallinn, two lost gloves make one pair...Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-6824912875571485482009-11-21T18:16:00.003+00:002009-11-23T21:23:07.741+00:00Yarncat Fiber Trip 2009 (2) Stitch and Bitch TallinnThere is no official Stitch and Bitch in Tallinn, but through Ravelry, we managed to meet up with some Estonian knitters. There were also some German knitters (Susann and Petra, hello!) who happened to be in town as well. So we all got together in Pronksi yarn shop in De la Gardie shopping centre.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wH31nsOW1Lzuts-4gNNtj_tu8z73DfEttPBj_Cgs3n2_rTMworqgeogkggo7dxHXnKhflFQheGcPUcvZdXX1_XvrRsZZ1O53cW2c9M2JKGvdOauvRLHt_RHSz2v3oQa8WPPaV3ol588/s1600/DSCN2192.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wH31nsOW1Lzuts-4gNNtj_tu8z73DfEttPBj_Cgs3n2_rTMworqgeogkggo7dxHXnKhflFQheGcPUcvZdXX1_XvrRsZZ1O53cW2c9M2JKGvdOauvRLHt_RHSz2v3oQa8WPPaV3ol588/s400/DSCN2192.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406623196184525026" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvH1kpjaoYOQlyihvZtUDwio3t_-_B5TCNzxzNOwcU6Lgj4dHVJfcTP7QaEE7dw2d_5lf0vZLo4I9qWxnBGFxu4rpiAPdISTT8oI8j6NajDaxMsIg9BGdcvR8ap2CzCeo8OyRByM0FEs/s1600/DSCN2194.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvH1kpjaoYOQlyihvZtUDwio3t_-_B5TCNzxzNOwcU6Lgj4dHVJfcTP7QaEE7dw2d_5lf0vZLo4I9qWxnBGFxu4rpiAPdISTT8oI8j6NajDaxMsIg9BGdcvR8ap2CzCeo8OyRByM0FEs/s400/DSCN2194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406623171972223058" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JQ4r6smclJeMEat5R3TCD894CKdT6ohZXj9K3aL-svarsgh3RdIiCoDYALQfyWXUOC8dNjYJABdNq5jD5aGCGreF4uD8yEw9kSJpfUMJJMeOzTDJP7GFUQo8UXSaq8Yinevhyphenhyphen4dMXGE/s1600/DSCN2195.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JQ4r6smclJeMEat5R3TCD894CKdT6ohZXj9K3aL-svarsgh3RdIiCoDYALQfyWXUOC8dNjYJABdNq5jD5aGCGreF4uD8yEw9kSJpfUMJJMeOzTDJP7GFUQo8UXSaq8Yinevhyphenhyphen4dMXGE/s400/DSCN2195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406623169939778882" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />We had so much fun together and Anu (the owner of the shop, the one who has blond hair in the photo) is really really nice. There are so many variety of yarn in the shop and many of them are in the cones. The price is also very reasonable. Next time when you are in Tallinn, make sure to check it out.Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-62354934621357924992009-11-20T20:03:00.004+00:002009-11-23T21:23:37.052+00:00Yarncat Fiber Trip 2009(1) LYS in Tallinn, EstoniaSo I arrived in Tallinn, Estonia.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5ldChzuJeSKhBoaNw5L857CLWcf2OOCpba7KZalGEc2-g_i3RAFRFmoscWIGOVLzrntHJCH9dYIXBkaP7BgCdbYthb8ntsdOkm5Gw2024L0geGEsJ-H6mgANLNZyNu-Zjv1vJriZ0og/s1600/DSCN2142.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5ldChzuJeSKhBoaNw5L857CLWcf2OOCpba7KZalGEc2-g_i3RAFRFmoscWIGOVLzrntHJCH9dYIXBkaP7BgCdbYthb8ntsdOkm5Gw2024L0geGEsJ-H6mgANLNZyNu-Zjv1vJriZ0og/s400/DSCN2142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405911047031696770" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Growing up in the 80s, I spent my childhood watching Estonian rally to fight for their independance on the TV. Little Yarncat thought, 'this place seems to be so cold and so much chaos, I will NEVER go to places like that...' But you can never know in life. It turns out I met an Estonian girl the first day I arrived in Paris to start my European life. We have been good friends ever since. She has been asking me to go there to visit for years but I have yet done so. Now that I have decided to go on the self-employed path, I have more flexibility on my schedule. I can decide whenever I want to be on holiday. So there I go, to Tallinn to see my friend (and yarn...).<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSr5mfdv1Llek3CAVh8SYWc9Az_9nuAy21J5FLd2hpk4IFkIYuI4F3bGHlAMMuDEmdc8V0rV1IqIQH-kcyD5iImSZ9EWbyZue1NIu-Jj1XU8O17O5dOU9ylp_F-IYQui1OQVy5riVh_c/s1600/DSCN2143.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSr5mfdv1Llek3CAVh8SYWc9Az_9nuAy21J5FLd2hpk4IFkIYuI4F3bGHlAMMuDEmdc8V0rV1IqIQH-kcyD5iImSZ9EWbyZue1NIu-Jj1XU8O17O5dOU9ylp_F-IYQui1OQVy5riVh_c/s400/DSCN2143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405911040595602818" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />My fiber trip started from Tallinn, Estonia.<br />The first day I arrived to Tallinn, my friend (non-knitter) was already very well aware of the purpose of my trip===> YARN!<br /><br />So my friend brought me here...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGjugxvV0qhqbK-O8PaqNuCtFDb_at5w9zRmQ4qxxkvDdgopWrMysPYfjPl0pMGqOCKqF-N9tfxPtQeFIp6gpEBRUIAJ7bVkUMOHauX2ILfX6eoee3MzqqqmkQTh2qHipKl4Qj7FnSlY/s1600/DSCN2190.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGjugxvV0qhqbK-O8PaqNuCtFDb_at5w9zRmQ4qxxkvDdgopWrMysPYfjPl0pMGqOCKqF-N9tfxPtQeFIp6gpEBRUIAJ7bVkUMOHauX2ILfX6eoee3MzqqqmkQTh2qHipKl4Qj7FnSlY/s400/DSCN2190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405909188062936050" border="0" /></a></div><br />The lady who runs the shop is amazing knitter (she was knitting when I got in) and they have a huge selection of yarn from different nordic countries, Estonia, Norway, Finland, etc. The atmosphere in the shop is very nice and modern. Half of the shop is devoted to sell knitted items, Estonian shawl, sweater, hats, etc.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Tcn_dZXHkpMjcWIwwRQnNk19nmiG_6dj5_0RvxZblW8OergBoU7MsbEm5Hx0PZHNAxy_0LOiJh7AGfcJk0PhLPfuSn4RxAH1sWNSpEJyZM0Wrqbj4JnDeYFFdmr2LSCYoA95GJfWfQA/s1600/DSCN2189.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Tcn_dZXHkpMjcWIwwRQnNk19nmiG_6dj5_0RvxZblW8OergBoU7MsbEm5Hx0PZHNAxy_0LOiJh7AGfcJk0PhLPfuSn4RxAH1sWNSpEJyZM0Wrqbj4JnDeYFFdmr2LSCYoA95GJfWfQA/s400/DSCN2189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405909183561693090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The shop is very crochet-friendly and felting-friendly as well. There are a lot of felting fiber and felting finished products on display.<br /><br />To be honest with you, I don't remember EXACTLY the address of Joller Craft and Wool since it is in the Old Town and all the little streets are very confusing. But I can tell you it is around Väike-Karja. Go and ask people around that area, it really worths the while because the surprise is...there are two shops across the street of each other!<br /><br />Across Joller, there is another yarn shop which is more old-fashioned, there are a lot of novelty yarn and stuff. But if you are into stocking up on needles, they have a huge selection upstairs. You have to ask the people downstairs to show you up in their warehouse. Addi Turbo is like 4 Euros a pair. </div></div>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-80349420040388493902009-11-19T11:04:00.000+00:002009-11-19T11:04:00.257+00:00Knitting and Stitching Show Dublin 2009Since I started my own cat care business, I am very well aware of the fact that holiday seasons will be the peak time of my business. I probably won't be able to spend as much time celebrating holidays anymore and even less travelling. So I decided to take a break in November and do stuff I like, which at the end, leads me to take part in whole series of yarn-related events.<br /><br />I started my yarn holiday by attending a workshop at the <a href="http://www.twistedthread.com/pages/exhibitions/viewExhibition.aspx?id=23">Knitting and Stitching Show</a> Dublin 2009.<br /><br />I have attended the Lucet workshop by the Lucet master <a href="http://www.thelucet.co.uk/">Ziggy Rytka</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_SL4dCporUwF0V9jaVZ0C7aITN6ZK-xsnXRrIY4nivyQOQC3k6iEW9KIwADH1n9m5o3XgWqOVbUXCGKeDcpu5s-ZJK6b7_oRZ0nE0rpS4P0OwHUs3pwwDUF-ECgRQW9zm_tD8h54-rc/s1600/DSCN2088.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_SL4dCporUwF0V9jaVZ0C7aITN6ZK-xsnXRrIY4nivyQOQC3k6iEW9KIwADH1n9m5o3XgWqOVbUXCGKeDcpu5s-ZJK6b7_oRZ0nE0rpS4P0OwHUs3pwwDUF-ECgRQW9zm_tD8h54-rc/s400/DSCN2088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405584398735652514" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhiaE-B63KlvH-t8cw9j6Y6NqzwtdSkJLl5xO7wN9yhvbLg-CS-E6hKGmz4iTQgbnZWW2Rm-AYycfWAhLj19hWIhzG7y2gQ1nd52XpjjBNIA5GxJAptzgKDUqCO8U386nHZ3JY-5O_dk/s1600/DSCN2087.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhiaE-B63KlvH-t8cw9j6Y6NqzwtdSkJLl5xO7wN9yhvbLg-CS-E6hKGmz4iTQgbnZWW2Rm-AYycfWAhLj19hWIhzG7y2gQ1nd52XpjjBNIA5GxJAptzgKDUqCO8U386nHZ3JY-5O_dk/s400/DSCN2087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405584392629238290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The class was fun and opened my eyes to a new craft. I am looking forward to use some cords in my knitting and sewing projects in the future.<br /><br />The surprising news is, I didn't even get much yarn from the show this year. First of all, there are still yarn from last year's show in my stash. More importantly, I was going to Estonia to see my friends and will visit Latvia and Finland. I knew I would have more than enough yarn to buy during this trip! (It turned out I got more than I thought I would of course...) I will tell you all about the trip in the coming days, there will be knitting tram event and knitting supermarkets I visited and so much more!<br /></div></div>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-10721249411280636342009-11-18T22:57:00.006+00:002009-11-18T23:28:06.478+00:00Cork City continuedThe second day during our stay in Cork City, we have visited the university...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-8oCU-RPYZ0ko9PNmx-ZUf3bBvJ0hbejlaEY-XRbX_9vHZpaNVydFoL7resd5WIuybt3T8IepvvxO6L2vkXYri7cK6qdqV27da1bgnzPcMFvncwdLMomw0SQ0MdMh6hO1RmcAUyxyi8/s1600/DSCN2054.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-8oCU-RPYZ0ko9PNmx-ZUf3bBvJ0hbejlaEY-XRbX_9vHZpaNVydFoL7resd5WIuybt3T8IepvvxO6L2vkXYri7cK6qdqV27da1bgnzPcMFvncwdLMomw0SQ0MdMh6hO1RmcAUyxyi8/s400/DSCN2054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405583777330855410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUALco8PmGa5JDXnJtKJDnB3sT6JnoMj8DUj7rcZ2z7Z_z4EfhW_j4837tvZQYDxpNFRYn_6AXIflYOEnGcU-z3zvWNZKvnx5K0mC2yElDT1JniSbWU1FTPuMgX_y7O-wzeaqh3Tkw08/s1600/DSCN2053.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUALco8PmGa5JDXnJtKJDnB3sT6JnoMj8DUj7rcZ2z7Z_z4EfhW_j4837tvZQYDxpNFRYn_6AXIflYOEnGcU-z3zvWNZKvnx5K0mC2yElDT1JniSbWU1FTPuMgX_y7O-wzeaqh3Tkw08/s400/DSCN2053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405583773980472626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9rhDbeEhRa7XRm1P_uN0X_VLqTq34bt1-WU8HzjpLKPp_vg0IJ_3u-78O-aXIyNYVaF-q0SZXt88R4MpoOe8Db-yzm-OxUbD0XNq8ErykRh9z1NOx-HaH4OBE3sxcfvZbPaUvJtCwcE/s1600/DSCN2057.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9rhDbeEhRa7XRm1P_uN0X_VLqTq34bt1-WU8HzjpLKPp_vg0IJ_3u-78O-aXIyNYVaF-q0SZXt88R4MpoOe8Db-yzm-OxUbD0XNq8ErykRh9z1NOx-HaH4OBE3sxcfvZbPaUvJtCwcE/s400/DSCN2057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405583767270200354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>And we ran into more cats...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9v5hEKI6ZQxScPeQV6sZ0KgtywbZtw8hFBXhO-rOXL6C1dJQSMBufEHqsDsJSyjRSfKN0YZKEBFxQGFiZwZGQ2hPEggvEqznpnU0vtQPOx4Xsr2YongTMi5xZGXK7mRhEQxD4kCZLqpc/s1600/DSCN2051.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9v5hEKI6ZQxScPeQV6sZ0KgtywbZtw8hFBXhO-rOXL6C1dJQSMBufEHqsDsJSyjRSfKN0YZKEBFxQGFiZwZGQ2hPEggvEqznpnU0vtQPOx4Xsr2YongTMi5xZGXK7mRhEQxD4kCZLqpc/s400/DSCN2051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405583778086744706" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div></div><br />This is probably the biggest can of Beamish I will ever see in my life...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijA10Qmq3757RdOmc0SfVqRyReqVosqumqSDJLinLoka0u7mm1pZnRcKOvBnPD3s7gnHa2Yizd5dbsl94SgwGlAE8DLR3BEsG-kZSucGrBDDSPDDdGkIRS_O9-bjilubraYgnm7beU9ro/s1600/DSCN2063.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijA10Qmq3757RdOmc0SfVqRyReqVosqumqSDJLinLoka0u7mm1pZnRcKOvBnPD3s7gnHa2Yizd5dbsl94SgwGlAE8DLR3BEsG-kZSucGrBDDSPDDdGkIRS_O9-bjilubraYgnm7beU9ro/s400/DSCN2063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405582638826149906" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">After passing by the Beamish factory, it reminds us to have our one drink too! The big one for the Man and the small one for Yarncat...<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxidGlqgJEJ8xE5nNUzq3gxS_phkHKCxdS4CHySC90hFiVv3lqLPEMharn7mMlUe0yRhNWAtblFekqhkiMEAajMrd3b1b8Fg9MtYtJMOwEOHqvDiuSb7QHD1XhC5tdJe40fMC0pQOZOs/s1600/DSCN2064.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxidGlqgJEJ8xE5nNUzq3gxS_phkHKCxdS4CHySC90hFiVv3lqLPEMharn7mMlUe0yRhNWAtblFekqhkiMEAajMrd3b1b8Fg9MtYtJMOwEOHqvDiuSb7QHD1XhC5tdJe40fMC0pQOZOs/s400/DSCN2064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405586461725139186" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-62256935169596637712009-11-17T05:44:00.003+00:002009-11-18T23:28:32.150+00:00Cork CitySo that's <a href="http://www.maryborough.com/">where </a>we stayed in Cork.<br /><br />We got a really nice view from our window. Very calm and peaceful. To me, it is very European.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlYmDBb6gkkSB1CWMVCKWsrrCkYnZkX2Tx22PpNPnN6zhO9fXsaPlgphVpjqVrmOrLUGCyyMopHS3G-keu0W4qPK5_GxqWom6zfuAuSwjauvFTTU7xZYW3LvVjZhkfZuBn4qxp5eVAbQ/s1600/DSCN2031.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlYmDBb6gkkSB1CWMVCKWsrrCkYnZkX2Tx22PpNPnN6zhO9fXsaPlgphVpjqVrmOrLUGCyyMopHS3G-keu0W4qPK5_GxqWom6zfuAuSwjauvFTTU7xZYW3LvVjZhkfZuBn4qxp5eVAbQ/s400/DSCN2031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404945204189693858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYI9UwZqRIfYs8vh7HOLntpBet5ijW1vkzTzqQbv5VqPHPwDRA144Ex353uyNAPXDFqQIhZu6TQnzUnsq4gnhZpnaxL2d7yzYDUsKZr78RMxTBENNWe5yxoAvJ-GA5-1er4_AwrTTasY/s1600/DSCN2030.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYI9UwZqRIfYs8vh7HOLntpBet5ijW1vkzTzqQbv5VqPHPwDRA144Ex353uyNAPXDFqQIhZu6TQnzUnsq4gnhZpnaxL2d7yzYDUsKZr78RMxTBENNWe5yxoAvJ-GA5-1er4_AwrTTasY/s400/DSCN2030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404945197089722674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKjwH_PhZxj8K1KTckuN_Mqhi-3r-xI5ol8irczsb-y184IEWwbdgJKQuGLcN1RJScEBKoNqB9RmB4gDpwCMuO26Qb1QaCckkrIu45mZ0DJiqm4eM73Qp9XwaXKh9aIEfSsAf5VtaFFM/s1600/DSCN2029.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKjwH_PhZxj8K1KTckuN_Mqhi-3r-xI5ol8irczsb-y184IEWwbdgJKQuGLcN1RJScEBKoNqB9RmB4gDpwCMuO26Qb1QaCckkrIu45mZ0DJiqm4eM73Qp9XwaXKh9aIEfSsAf5VtaFFM/s400/DSCN2029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404945192703829586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The next day, as usual, we just like to relax and walk around the city. We went to the <a href="http://www.corkenglishmarket.ie/">English Market</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmKXXTeM9uTEM0sdGFASEGt7Cf8Z8KWkvxQQSHYDtmZqQmZsGXfnwsIP0ugm5u0esDBHacmEU0pKRf9f9ra1n4nyOSJMD7xFM5iMSc0pL-i9A6bLcxqEzaRQcZB27mHf8DQ-Z_3XJeN8/s1600/DSCN2035.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZmKXXTeM9uTEM0sdGFASEGt7Cf8Z8KWkvxQQSHYDtmZqQmZsGXfnwsIP0ugm5u0esDBHacmEU0pKRf9f9ra1n4nyOSJMD7xFM5iMSc0pL-i9A6bLcxqEzaRQcZB27mHf8DQ-Z_3XJeN8/s400/DSCN2035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404946345120542194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_3KfEbzIclbd6rYBnKydWy3lF7zaHFZkqfNV2KcW11ANrgoWo1b2GTx7wRxSgrEpBCw2-mgyRqWET0eFdop7hgxGYBuz0gap7JUeOtPjFOrOjsPsCdQsKSJfr86cyB-_yCTrybR01Yc/s1600/DSCN2034.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_3KfEbzIclbd6rYBnKydWy3lF7zaHFZkqfNV2KcW11ANrgoWo1b2GTx7wRxSgrEpBCw2-mgyRqWET0eFdop7hgxGYBuz0gap7JUeOtPjFOrOjsPsCdQsKSJfr86cyB-_yCTrybR01Yc/s400/DSCN2034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404946341614155730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNyTCerzQXZOCx8WTJBgTt-eYS7cJJ9ZtCHWh1oAYOV6oz0kuIzqaiWVfAn5M-pOgKRsQgvHb4Wpu45Z_q1aGzbZE1V5cCTwgJD6TyJPxkfgFrqY7ejX9Rcn1a2S6bryYHH4TlCiA6C4/s1600/DSCN2033.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNyTCerzQXZOCx8WTJBgTt-eYS7cJJ9ZtCHWh1oAYOV6oz0kuIzqaiWVfAn5M-pOgKRsQgvHb4Wpu45Z_q1aGzbZE1V5cCTwgJD6TyJPxkfgFrqY7ejX9Rcn1a2S6bryYHH4TlCiA6C4/s400/DSCN2033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404946330704564274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwK2cONfjPDCVIO0aP_YHMgnWW1aEJ8LQHwW9OHxPw-OaexDLEM2Mj677UOBzZCns-aOVHSL5qcPkyXRl0tzIKHdZMYG-o60MtfKHE2AeiYZpD0ILnSCHc1gBCaBiGcFJsFqT7bRXl5s/s1600/DSCN2032.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIwK2cONfjPDCVIO0aP_YHMgnWW1aEJ8LQHwW9OHxPw-OaexDLEM2Mj677UOBzZCns-aOVHSL5qcPkyXRl0tzIKHdZMYG-o60MtfKHE2AeiYZpD0ILnSCHc1gBCaBiGcFJsFqT7bRXl5s/s400/DSCN2032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404946327886587090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There is even a joke store, it is so Irish.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BPeCxuWyQYFzHiRl-idyvZh8ly62ko9WCdJ3REdzIKfH6TH3sI48Z9VhCR6WX_PFRLD2vFUEAfPO6A5XkVm0ujf8h7bRRBIysvDhsZr_PiA5WHwetqWMOvsqWIl4g7bD1vTaQWMdhAY/s1600/DSCN2036.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BPeCxuWyQYFzHiRl-idyvZh8ly62ko9WCdJ3REdzIKfH6TH3sI48Z9VhCR6WX_PFRLD2vFUEAfPO6A5XkVm0ujf8h7bRRBIysvDhsZr_PiA5WHwetqWMOvsqWIl4g7bD1vTaQWMdhAY/s400/DSCN2036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404946349889009314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We also walked around the market place...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEEzGedpTJd_ppjUmi2XOdFT4GFKKMzKzA54LSxtlZeML3GT99O63cMVYJ7pMxY2S3URn6930X4SABcnIdgMXsJQjqFi6v1qGgiuzayy14PEocNRKhojRa-g3wasjhsHz-ZgkWHS6zrQ/s1600/DSCN2042.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEEzGedpTJd_ppjUmi2XOdFT4GFKKMzKzA54LSxtlZeML3GT99O63cMVYJ7pMxY2S3URn6930X4SABcnIdgMXsJQjqFi6v1qGgiuzayy14PEocNRKhojRa-g3wasjhsHz-ZgkWHS6zrQ/s400/DSCN2042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404947640592500450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />there we've found them...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEuhkrbnbUbFzMHnMxoVC2zBrLUZahGijzDPKgqX-y7pbB0khgWN7QajDaw4f_Izh6o6xdWpBUf1cuxSYiHK9K3GnZKAu7225wGibM2FHvCQk_bDSJsUD3Qzr3Ly2K-MaxMwEwEnMEQM/s1600/DSCN2043.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvEuhkrbnbUbFzMHnMxoVC2zBrLUZahGijzDPKgqX-y7pbB0khgWN7QajDaw4f_Izh6o6xdWpBUf1cuxSYiHK9K3GnZKAu7225wGibM2FHvCQk_bDSJsUD3Qzr3Ly2K-MaxMwEwEnMEQM/s400/DSCN2043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404947650118944178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Can't see what I mean? There they are...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFklV0kkogY_CnTlWJrK5RRIaOiqojOOFHzLqqrj6csF8VFDJqoIK3azSRzP6UrgH4xUVDsY078HwNz2j6GWWzNTix4vk46OEEERdhfmXCtx0jccH2-fx2vECE0N0RnfV4qhhgC6mVR8/s1600/DSCN2046.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFklV0kkogY_CnTlWJrK5RRIaOiqojOOFHzLqqrj6csF8VFDJqoIK3azSRzP6UrgH4xUVDsY078HwNz2j6GWWzNTix4vk46OEEERdhfmXCtx0jccH2-fx2vECE0N0RnfV4qhhgC6mVR8/s400/DSCN2046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404947651601547730" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next time, if you pass by this shop in Cork, say hi to them...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLoU0B7LjQMHwgYBC2xTrgWUG4egAGFde4Sg_IpeWYUQ9PtDDVrxu13ujdPbD2iVw_nKp9Bp-6T0C5YKb7ndXpVYVX_6U1_uShMJTnU9juHHN46Sgy34vaSzxd046oYkBFcG2vDdENWc/s1600/DSCN2048.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiLoU0B7LjQMHwgYBC2xTrgWUG4egAGFde4Sg_IpeWYUQ9PtDDVrxu13ujdPbD2iVw_nKp9Bp-6T0C5YKb7ndXpVYVX_6U1_uShMJTnU9juHHN46Sgy34vaSzxd046oYkBFcG2vDdENWc/s400/DSCN2048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404947661437842562" border="0" /></a>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-10512142121423877572009-11-16T22:31:00.005+00:002009-11-16T23:09:32.013+00:00Hi after so long!Hi everyone! (if there is still anyone out there)<br /><br />Sorry for not blogging for soooooooo long. It's been really busy for the past few months as I started my cat care business since last post.<br /><br />Nothing is really stable yet and I am still worried about how money is going to come in and more importantly go out.<br /><br />Also, I got married a few weeks back, so it has all been crazy over at Yarncat's home!<br /><br />Since I am a professional cat sitter now which means I will not be able to travel on holiday seasons, so I decided to take a break after the past few months of hard work.<br /><br />I haven't done much knitting neither, but I am catching up big time. If you keep an eye on this space, tons of finished knitting projects will come up.<br /><br />I started my holiday by going to Cork with my new husband.<br /><br />On the way to Heuston Station, we realised there was no Luas, we didn't know what it was, we decided to walk, then we were stopped by something...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyw_k04NYklFSajA3vFHxjNGHd1c6S7paCavT66jd2Kwbn-pkNMWQxEBwzU_gQFwxEWh4bC5QZ3gdZzlmCwgWbsc4OiIlhJxbMYh3Ieitlio6H507HtWrXB3iAxN2WX3BclfkdSx3Ep_0/s1600/DSCN2017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyw_k04NYklFSajA3vFHxjNGHd1c6S7paCavT66jd2Kwbn-pkNMWQxEBwzU_gQFwxEWh4bC5QZ3gdZzlmCwgWbsc4OiIlhJxbMYh3Ieitlio6H507HtWrXB3iAxN2WX3BclfkdSx3Ep_0/s400/DSCN2017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404834697932484450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...Dublin Marathon.<br /><br />It was impossible to cross the this crowd, so we waited...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdhr6wIS4x6Cewbt5TRNsoTtVwVeGTdOCUqu79e9QFJwBF4p44k9uQDmziZdm40FqXBroVDzBVhTL8RQBF6Kz4Fsg3Ozvf_wFu4jHO_LstvR56IAnJOw4bcDqdp3fnMgqb58u2DGQDYA/s1600/DSCN2018.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdhr6wIS4x6Cewbt5TRNsoTtVwVeGTdOCUqu79e9QFJwBF4p44k9uQDmziZdm40FqXBroVDzBVhTL8RQBF6Kz4Fsg3Ozvf_wFu4jHO_LstvR56IAnJOw4bcDqdp3fnMgqb58u2DGQDYA/s400/DSCN2018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404835561271365410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I got really excited by the festive atmosphere and started taking photos for everyone...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoO2h3EemA2Jk147HqKknO9w9Qg42EU9MPsIWh5qj6ZCPeejrLK1zKsYD710oUZA78tINO2IZBzs0n750RAAZOVYQjlZ9qckI9iXjuG2yDR2nSn-g7Gab3LN2KtkvJ-90N9BdY73I_Ms0/s1600/DSCN2020.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoO2h3EemA2Jk147HqKknO9w9Qg42EU9MPsIWh5qj6ZCPeejrLK1zKsYD710oUZA78tINO2IZBzs0n750RAAZOVYQjlZ9qckI9iXjuG2yDR2nSn-g7Gab3LN2KtkvJ-90N9BdY73I_Ms0/s400/DSCN2020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404838443305235106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...but the Man was annoyed...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXk4ahpH2rvK1uF9I4HqQx3YcU-o_7jzHLx-xLjTVEQ0pbT-Xe-d706CngipFZUETYHmjdXo6V_sAubDlnP_kklTRH3cyV2pb0Cx0fTM-jYYtTTKc_0fQhnmOmDNyJQYX1asv3z9eFpY/s1600/DSCN2019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXk4ahpH2rvK1uF9I4HqQx3YcU-o_7jzHLx-xLjTVEQ0pbT-Xe-d706CngipFZUETYHmjdXo6V_sAubDlnP_kklTRH3cyV2pb0Cx0fTM-jYYtTTKc_0fQhnmOmDNyJQYX1asv3z9eFpY/s400/DSCN2019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404837914992709618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Finally we did get to Cork...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHmjW06lGeCd4528BymzNm98iw4tS1gZy28QGiDm-Po3Fg0DAimx2AMwUfmHD6Fq9eONLUmXtdmvW2Nxm9C5nmlWbBkpyMDv0uJMBhzbUnDDxiB3DkX_Vy1fq7qJkYuYVNDa8cCbbRhU/s1600/DSCN2024.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHmjW06lGeCd4528BymzNm98iw4tS1gZy28QGiDm-Po3Fg0DAimx2AMwUfmHD6Fq9eONLUmXtdmvW2Nxm9C5nmlWbBkpyMDv0uJMBhzbUnDDxiB3DkX_Vy1fq7qJkYuYVNDa8cCbbRhU/s400/DSCN2024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404839157227121618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeErcA3eMg4khfW3BmxZ3SGvSSzbRtkipfLgfUvsWWooglr6Fnzps2dKuGdZnEsp_ILthTNog3vjORhiOcuCo1VyzV-TIpaBDmOMFAEjhCkDmp5pKiytPCDrfsC28Ot89B15j-Suv9BA/s1600/DSCN2025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5T9azCI3SiN1w3o-Nm6UcdqKPZW2gj7MscEsYMQ_p_j5mQrdIBlac2cZeFMtH8zScdj7l3ZtmRxQqOiYebfvyTAA41pzgUPD3Hrzqh0HWz17gynODuHRBB6BRG9U-23srnTiLPjReww/s400/DSCN2026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404840253389198674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />By the time we got there, it was kind of dark already, but I know what is important, I went to <a href="http://www.vibesandscribes.ie/4.html">Vibes and Scribes</a>.<br /><br />I got some corn fiber yarn and some alpaca yarn, my knitting inspiration started to come back to me and it turned out to be a series of incidents when whole bunch of knitting started to rush back into my life...(to be continued)Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-70916439773844822162009-06-15T14:22:00.000+01:002009-07-29T14:26:31.210+01:00Catercise<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMtGrAcYOW6VXjrN-nUD1f35HtAbin3Z8ptVV7BbE-vN5SO_oaFVWJcFuH8E11t4-15eKxRXbPreTgz07d9nVUUgobSxZB0ehyphenhyphenl1yQzyKnL8uoZgmNZnNP_zZzt55fsuTPAQlGXOXP0c/s1600-h/DSCN1655.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkL2WypbdTrLCMXa6Lpu4ZH4ccvNEg-rjeeYnjD8aAFwss4YSdP98stjAVn4NB_ANjI3NjdB2uHSBES7cJcZs1OMpQ7eHJ6-dOOqrUTeVqq3nt_5rCHtPPmgQJVwmz37hGtv5AmHQqq8/s400/DSCN1670.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357304917783880882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kitties playing...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlvFL2Kjl6OMZ_WL7L6rynStqCVEhAVVPN4LNUz7lr77L-FvB6gfKjuFX0gTNhCwnNMboyYDLQoLJ2tqhDXzosHRs-LeqmphTyqTgZ6VJO_30andoA2-K_XPj9f4_-016wPFjJkTGjf4/s1600-h/DSCN1679.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlvFL2Kjl6OMZ_WL7L6rynStqCVEhAVVPN4LNUz7lr77L-FvB6gfKjuFX0gTNhCwnNMboyYDLQoLJ2tqhDXzosHRs-LeqmphTyqTgZ6VJO_30andoA2-K_XPj9f4_-016wPFjJkTGjf4/s400/DSCN1679.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357304921871521250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It's quite a touching scene, isn't it? Two cats finally played and enjoyed a game together. Looks fun.<br /></div></div>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-62347528025273349122009-06-12T14:01:00.000+01:002009-07-10T14:13:34.755+01:00Moving in my office<div style="text-align: justify;">Those of you who are following this blog should know I am figuring out a way to get out of the 9-5. Since I am a crazy cat lady, I have decided to be in a 'cat business'. Today, I finally feel I am one step ahead getting there...setting up my office.<br /><br />The office corner is just in the guest room but it is very significant to me. It means I am finally doing it!<br /><br />I am not just doing it, I am also assembling it too. (read: I have to put up the office myself with bear hands...thanks to modern consumerism with no customer service whatsoever) To celebrate this moment of self-empowering, I have taken some photos.<br /><br />In one hour, I have turned this...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdWCP4MRv_eq5Jh5ZiaYlcSDBMIrnf4dCejp9yhVY-ZtubHPjQICRqHEX9YdKRtU4QclVo-6eT7gGDv8kzEskA87l4Wb_p5-ut9H0E-WWVq_uyWrNZ9Q2JpZ-ON6LqeJ8KwV4fpAeXqQ/s1600-h/DSCN1666.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdWCP4MRv_eq5Jh5ZiaYlcSDBMIrnf4dCejp9yhVY-ZtubHPjQICRqHEX9YdKRtU4QclVo-6eT7gGDv8kzEskA87l4Wb_p5-ut9H0E-WWVq_uyWrNZ9Q2JpZ-ON6LqeJ8KwV4fpAeXqQ/s400/DSCN1666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356817567848876882" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />...into this.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2YJEQDV2KvSuMFGLRbFhGVLSUDcw0t7-T2gQwSeqt7Ts_PV0zkvJOMfSSLDdqF12t9TQnuz0YqeieBXSkXzu51QkzrupZV2fGU1v5qiT1db94lpRcFImJuUy99DTwnrPy20g7B_NVHk/s1600-h/DSCN1667.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2YJEQDV2KvSuMFGLRbFhGVLSUDcw0t7-T2gQwSeqt7Ts_PV0zkvJOMfSSLDdqF12t9TQnuz0YqeieBXSkXzu51QkzrupZV2fGU1v5qiT1db94lpRcFImJuUy99DTwnrPy20g7B_NVHk/s400/DSCN1667.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356817574010784818" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It doesn't look much like an office for the 'cat business'? How about now?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYIgOv1bIqPGHgd9nwEhxp7bmqmN4tFlxl-6sQazFG2UmGzZftB5N7ZhEX9w2Y1ROKaRIUTcFZGpGjUZh93b3hKaiGXSEhmwTi2ZH4wfcgB3sKCsVR6ymkJNPdwDTlej2bFXqG06-IeI/s1600-h/DSCN1668.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYIgOv1bIqPGHgd9nwEhxp7bmqmN4tFlxl-6sQazFG2UmGzZftB5N7ZhEX9w2Y1ROKaRIUTcFZGpGjUZh93b3hKaiGXSEhmwTi2ZH4wfcgB3sKCsVR6ymkJNPdwDTlej2bFXqG06-IeI/s400/DSCN1668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356817583872234546" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp4uQ9VENatK8i6_oA8wpZjF502yEJBumOWETuBp3pmlR4Te7wj4CynxrKZH74FAFP0Lh49CNc3WDeyNLGgxwjZhGZTYHPoivpw9i-mLu9_b4M1MuUgEtNAXYC-1MedLGNKogmu639mU/s1600-h/DSCN1669.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp4uQ9VENatK8i6_oA8wpZjF502yEJBumOWETuBp3pmlR4Te7wj4CynxrKZH74FAFP0Lh49CNc3WDeyNLGgxwjZhGZTYHPoivpw9i-mLu9_b4M1MuUgEtNAXYC-1MedLGNKogmu639mU/s400/DSCN1669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356817587750338562" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The process of putting up my office got me thinking about two things.<br /><br />1. Geez, how much I enjoy doing actual things with hands for myself! It feels so great to be doing something for my own benefit and stop worrying about other people's benefit!<br /><br />2. No matter how much I try not to think about it. I am my father's daughter. I have never got any training whatsoever on DIY, but there seems to be a build-in part of my brain that tell me exactly what I should do whenever DIY occasions arise. Assembling an office is no big deal, but there have been other occasions to install a lock, fix the cupboard in the kitchen, etc. Maybe what people said is true. 'No matter how much you try not to be, you still got a bit of your parents in you'.<br /><br />Anyway, now that I have my office, I have to get going to act bring in business. And that's the tough part.</div>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-67153443892341847792009-06-11T13:54:00.000+01:002009-07-10T14:00:21.715+01:00More kitten picture<div style="text-align: justify;">Who can have enough of kitten pictures?<br /><br />There you have some more...<br /><br />Larmlarm: Geez, this kiddy is so annoying, why does he always need to come to sleep next to me whenever I need some chilled out time?<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjRz2yu693Y1Ap4CQ9u56hmc8RCVVKOxGooO4dndmsixV4DMbzuQVUL4x9nzEM0Av4kqPbtsyeyTHFsxqRPZLLZ5bqY6JGK471kQsNegduKzZceJMBlsS81fzDUR9ybPv9hoogVBuLHw/s1600-h/DSCN1659.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjRz2yu693Y1Ap4CQ9u56hmc8RCVVKOxGooO4dndmsixV4DMbzuQVUL4x9nzEM0Av4kqPbtsyeyTHFsxqRPZLLZ5bqY6JGK471kQsNegduKzZceJMBlsS81fzDUR9ybPv9hoogVBuLHw/s400/DSCN1659.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356814991692016082" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />(Kitten slowly falling asleep)<br /><br />Larmlarm: Ok, whatever, I sleep...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjut6FYnbt7z3MxKwlhCvrN_9_znuRgm9wblvnPdqvG-PHKDyXLMbl9CaRX7K6yF3rr5qlx3pGGFyVklOzi6m6kwMcnrrqK_H1RRSBbAVV5EdagSEz_cv0f2EuzvHlepSYeVZj0d2ig7pM/s1600-h/DSCN1664.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjut6FYnbt7z3MxKwlhCvrN_9_znuRgm9wblvnPdqvG-PHKDyXLMbl9CaRX7K6yF3rr5qlx3pGGFyVklOzi6m6kwMcnrrqK_H1RRSBbAVV5EdagSEz_cv0f2EuzvHlepSYeVZj0d2ig7pM/s400/DSCN1664.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356815001842575858" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-80246989687036203832009-06-02T21:20:00.000+01:002009-07-07T21:42:09.508+01:00Kitties dialogueKitten: Meow, Larmlarm, give me a lick, give me a lick, give me a lick...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Qxa251fHtxTzrYeSQ2j4AgTkBmuwBE7O74NbBqnXUZ1bSawCNEhDAuzR8bRfIiqS86nrIAWm-dp3ol7D2nwdO0nVdM6E8Q0qiaz5ar02ZG3yaGR4-JI9FVCP63wJD3IGYs_audz7ZcM/s1600-h/DSCN1649.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Qxa251fHtxTzrYeSQ2j4AgTkBmuwBE7O74NbBqnXUZ1bSawCNEhDAuzR8bRfIiqS86nrIAWm-dp3ol7D2nwdO0nVdM6E8Q0qiaz5ar02ZG3yaGR4-JI9FVCP63wJD3IGYs_audz7ZcM/s400/DSCN1649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355816484550663986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Kitten: Meow, are you listening to me, give me a lick, give me a lick, give me a lick...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKOMMmBuCnvzY9vTlM37iuOeuvpHnisNeoaDq9WuJW0OrW_BshdiPIzGSIixJDbNetzqrnFqUGihESBmWJ8FHc6ZLBLuMOWG0eQj4JWMda0T86nrhclBaB8M9BxSDBk_2DhyHQmgC3Ts/s1600-h/DSCN1651.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKOMMmBuCnvzY9vTlM37iuOeuvpHnisNeoaDq9WuJW0OrW_BshdiPIzGSIixJDbNetzqrnFqUGihESBmWJ8FHc6ZLBLuMOWG0eQj4JWMda0T86nrhclBaB8M9BxSDBk_2DhyHQmgC3Ts/s400/DSCN1651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355816488957864082" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Kitten: Oh! Someone is looking!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa8Jei3zDeSBrqdIphAzInJc6WwC9Lu1DNly66jFKtVAuXO1jbyJNhtjyZnjdD5R75Ev4jw1xK34eoat26wmpQhF-AXyNlKIrXl5HyEfhMtWFut_rdIKfFQVhizuy8YLc6e46g5_uooc/s1600-h/DSCN1653.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa8Jei3zDeSBrqdIphAzInJc6WwC9Lu1DNly66jFKtVAuXO1jbyJNhtjyZnjdD5R75Ev4jw1xK34eoat26wmpQhF-AXyNlKIrXl5HyEfhMtWFut_rdIKfFQVhizuy8YLc6e46g5_uooc/s400/DSCN1653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355816496571905730" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Look at this face, how can anyone in sane mind leave him in a puddle in the rain to die?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyniXS4BLmKTs327nFrgLR8LbmV9r8ldeZ0Vvgdy3vnOTKNQQ6cBfM9QvSgUW6yj9BQpC1qtA-qd_Yd5tudQg8ZKbkgjNEj7Jrb9EDa6SvJS66sk1fgvOF1lBYdoUt9mexCmkhxu8pJQ/s1600-h/Kitten+Closeup.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyniXS4BLmKTs327nFrgLR8LbmV9r8ldeZ0Vvgdy3vnOTKNQQ6cBfM9QvSgUW6yj9BQpC1qtA-qd_Yd5tudQg8ZKbkgjNEj7Jrb9EDa6SvJS66sk1fgvOF1lBYdoUt9mexCmkhxu8pJQ/s400/Kitten+Closeup.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355821141293040626" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-27859254118518739572009-06-01T21:14:00.000+01:002009-07-07T21:15:52.452+01:00Kitty touching moment<div style="text-align: justify;">I have always thought that Larmlarm the king is a self-centred cat who won't accept other cats in his life.<br />However, I realise that you can never underestimate how much cats can be understanding, considering and loving to the little ones.<br />Look at them...<br /><br />I didn't know how much I was going to enjoy this fostering business and I was also curious to know how Larmlarm was going to react to another cat. Turns out, no matter what people said about cats being selfish. They are not so selfish afterall. They are willing to take care of the young and be tolerant, even being a male! Well, you can't even say that much for some human being...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhdK2q_cB1mW4mJtmWYgn3GmMKlDYSEBDEUMlrRNkgj_GnZ_j1YjTkiZQH2cmzfVQ-8dv29IevYIpzCtizkulYt8_qUL3DuD31Y-Vrm245dTRN1nMfyKdF5KfT-zLgwvoeQZ6yMtOERk/s1600-h/DSCN1631.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhdK2q_cB1mW4mJtmWYgn3GmMKlDYSEBDEUMlrRNkgj_GnZ_j1YjTkiZQH2cmzfVQ-8dv29IevYIpzCtizkulYt8_qUL3DuD31Y-Vrm245dTRN1nMfyKdF5KfT-zLgwvoeQZ6yMtOERk/s400/DSCN1631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355813226151139698" border="0" /></a></div>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-86590997763682420682009-05-31T12:49:00.006+01:002009-05-31T14:42:19.739+01:00Homemade Pizza<div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday we talked about how knitting got me into the whole new way of living, which I have never imagined before when I first picked up the needles. What have knitting done to you? Please leave a comment.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Today, new way to think about pizza night.<br /><br />Back then before the birth of crafty me, I would order take away pizza. In Dublin, the price would be around 16 Euros. Now I would make my own for about 4 Euros.<br /><br />Here is how it goes:<br /><br />1. Make a dough (I cheated, I used bread machine by I am not a purist homesteader.) and kneed into a circle. = less than 1 Euro<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCNotn16Yju52dDCdQtFZOW1MGCspZeF3OyoJiXpHGRRbPzIB1iNjvUQ41hIwoO7DVB1yPI3_TRT5JKOfQnAs-kzCRbUS8gH9Cx8SlB52xw_xm5Rbc6_pHPTlQvxYOYcAM_gHmMnwXns/s1600-h/DSCN1637.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCNotn16Yju52dDCdQtFZOW1MGCspZeF3OyoJiXpHGRRbPzIB1iNjvUQ41hIwoO7DVB1yPI3_TRT5JKOfQnAs-kzCRbUS8gH9Cx8SlB52xw_xm5Rbc6_pHPTlQvxYOYcAM_gHmMnwXns/s400/DSCN1637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341956022937836610" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />2. Shamrock Tomato Puree - support local product. = less than 1 Euro<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGhZLLFp6nCb6KpL-d7572VRESQyx01Kwibbd591uVf0E7BnyKWGk7SFVoMpY-nQ_jTgZMFjYIRs78is2s4SrfEF0FYS5-ZqgYqZ8kTsu5mMRJJjqJF_wTOEGvrBkxubWzBKjEsI7DwQ/s1600-h/DSCN1638.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGhZLLFp6nCb6KpL-d7572VRESQyx01Kwibbd591uVf0E7BnyKWGk7SFVoMpY-nQ_jTgZMFjYIRs78is2s4SrfEF0FYS5-ZqgYqZ8kTsu5mMRJJjqJF_wTOEGvrBkxubWzBKjEsI7DwQ/s400/DSCN1638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341956030162450354" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />3. Go around and put on the dough.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kYk6HzZDlKTfT_6cEZJYhr3NA7JSrUpiiUyH8OTGmZDQ3ExHwNd-POYJ-HVv4kXfZlhicaJq6EY4gEsMuFsZrahHQFMuzFLjHvnVSOhjNjx8EMfxCR3RTq-6QGb7j-83gfYafg0XvHo/s1600-h/DSCN1639.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kYk6HzZDlKTfT_6cEZJYhr3NA7JSrUpiiUyH8OTGmZDQ3ExHwNd-POYJ-HVv4kXfZlhicaJq6EY4gEsMuFsZrahHQFMuzFLjHvnVSOhjNjx8EMfxCR3RTq-6QGb7j-83gfYafg0XvHo/s400/DSCN1639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341956034760520674" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />4. Put mushrooms that happened to be in my fridge. = less than 1 Euro<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWxWFCyeJLfgY0aHLSxIFtzD034g8lcdzDLXmZafNdYpWNKIpPa9YJCkmqd9IgDqlZa9pqYTZEJr4fjQAVpD1biv7tNpkcefJXHeIxtM9jNMwXEQa8lZKIcPbvMoL298KTQ8cJiqILTA/s1600-h/DSCN1640.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWxWFCyeJLfgY0aHLSxIFtzD034g8lcdzDLXmZafNdYpWNKIpPa9YJCkmqd9IgDqlZa9pqYTZEJr4fjQAVpD1biv7tNpkcefJXHeIxtM9jNMwXEQa8lZKIcPbvMoL298KTQ8cJiqILTA/s400/DSCN1640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341956035366796706" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />5. Cheese from the fridge. = less than 1 Euro<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8Bk32qGfpo_7hyphenhyphenFumkGkt7KD-kyZE8xGYQ2c2UmxwKhAaEPefSxOZ7MJ4D1J8Gl2K7d6CYgpIni1L52a2kcA-J6Z_AcX3Wmb9wq0MEBuLXOGHhDowhd-jl0Hoaud1HTok60LMJeCydc/s1600-h/DSCN1641.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI8Bk32qGfpo_7hyphenhyphenFumkGkt7KD-kyZE8xGYQ2c2UmxwKhAaEPefSxOZ7MJ4D1J8Gl2K7d6CYgpIni1L52a2kcA-J6Z_AcX3Wmb9wq0MEBuLXOGHhDowhd-jl0Hoaud1HTok60LMJeCydc/s400/DSCN1641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341956044800478674" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />6. Put basils from my veggie garden. = can't put a price on it, I mean I did pay for the dirt and stuff, never mind.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZc8Iek2qES19FcHaeMYlkkRkqq_RtLsQe0SdgoIDJAKqbflhkG2KKO9M6RuROPCmtD4750vKf_QxXvwR5hU-4AZHPdoijZ6_uqYK5rSS-OLGyLl7tQS9NtA2shCnFJ_IA4wy1Sg5U7qU/s1600-h/DSCN1642.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZc8Iek2qES19FcHaeMYlkkRkqq_RtLsQe0SdgoIDJAKqbflhkG2KKO9M6RuROPCmtD4750vKf_QxXvwR5hU-4AZHPdoijZ6_uqYK5rSS-OLGyLl7tQS9NtA2shCnFJ_IA4wy1Sg5U7qU/s400/DSCN1642.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341961115578975714" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />7. Ta-da!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2Eht-IH1TAm3K8wIlBk1ykBanP35AzsLMNohdIeYDwCKjHcuuDFVUAqLyeMBxD072skHFQ-4kUWzcnuxBGRqnJ-1FDvbRmkTZdRtOQm7TEmuQBXeE0aLKngNHXGeMjk693YjNZtmvig/s1600-h/DSCN1643.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2Eht-IH1TAm3K8wIlBk1ykBanP35AzsLMNohdIeYDwCKjHcuuDFVUAqLyeMBxD072skHFQ-4kUWzcnuxBGRqnJ-1FDvbRmkTZdRtOQm7TEmuQBXeE0aLKngNHXGeMjk693YjNZtmvig/s400/DSCN1643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341961117352945762" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I know some of the crafty reader among you will say, 'hey, it is really no big deal, homemade pizza.' Guess what? I totally agree with you and that's the whole point of it. It is no big deal! But why didn't we do that before? And why most people out there don't do that? People would rather, spend that 16 Euros ordering pizza from the chain started with an 'A' if they are in Dublin (and honestly doesn't taste very good and we all know that), than making it themselves.<br /><br />With the whole financial crisis caused by the questionable economic model, we should really all sit down and think, do we really need to keep on spending money? What have these delusional believes that we are free because we have a job, we have a salary, we can spend money the way we want, got us into? A house full of stuff that we might not need; 8 to 10 hours a day of servitude; to some of us - a debt. Instead, we could live our life in true freedom with stuff that we only need in the house; spend less money by thrift shopping, make do and mend; work less to fit in your own schedule so that you can spend more time outside with the wonderful sunshine and sea breeze, your family or your pets. Look at all these, the fact that I have to worry how my business is going constantly, might just be worthy...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBupdW2RbqTpuSGprYWOFt-6JEkpgZWnt3piFOVBVpt1_KivQ0UPkuqRXAr1Kmmoz1yfO7hgkVPzPSLXLxIPjy8UWT8ilSAt4aeS5AdTkMAia9HfHG06aRytVHBrUq1q73pQfypzWSNX4/s1600-h/DSCN1636.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBupdW2RbqTpuSGprYWOFt-6JEkpgZWnt3piFOVBVpt1_KivQ0UPkuqRXAr1Kmmoz1yfO7hgkVPzPSLXLxIPjy8UWT8ilSAt4aeS5AdTkMAia9HfHG06aRytVHBrUq1q73pQfypzWSNX4/s400/DSCN1636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341982564582723074" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-37437624642665946222009-05-30T13:21:00.021+01:002009-05-30T15:33:19.720+01:00Apartment Homestead<div style="text-align: justify;">If you are reading this blog, the chance is you know I knit. (duh)<br /><br />For those of you who knit will understand how enpowering it is to realise what you can do with your hands after all these years living in a society where we are trained to be consumers. Many of us got addicted to this 'high' of satisfaction. Among some of us, the creativity take a life of itself. After knitting, some of us got hooked on spinning, crocheting, sewing, beading, etc. It was no exception for me but I guess my addiction has totally changed my life....literarily.<br /><br />So after knitting, I started on crocheting, I made <a href="http://yarncat.blogspot.com/2008/04/fos-7-8.html">a few simple projects</a>. This addiction never got really big. Then I started on spinning since everyone said being able to make your own yarn will allow you to have more choice on fiber content, the quality of yarn and you also said it is very relaxing. I like relax, so I got <a href="http://yarncat.blogspot.com/2008/09/first-handspun-fo.html">this</a>. Then, I got into sewing. I got a few projects done and then I started to be really busy that I didn't blog very much, I will post those in due course.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After realising that my hands can be more useful than typing on the computer in an office all day, it got me thinking. I am sure many of you guys been through that stage too! 'Can I do something with my hands and earn a living? I enjoy doing what I do so much more than staring at the screen all day in a cubicle farm!' My answer to this is, I know I cannot be a professional crafter. I enjoy what I do but more in a lifestyle way than in a commercial way. If I have to knit for a living, I know I wouldn't enjoy it as much. Maybe I am a selfish person, I just simply can't give my handknit away! No, not even for money.<br /><br />But it does get me thinking each time when I was about to buy something, 'can I make this?' This way of thinking has literarily totally changed my life. Instead of thinking of buying immediately, I start by thinking of I can make something first. Sometimes, I would try to think of ways to get around with it. Instead of throwing away a pair of broken jeans, maybe I can cut it and turn it into a shopping bag? This wonderful T shirt which got lovely pattern, maybe I can turn it into dishcloth? cushion? carpet if I got many of these and weave them together?<br /><br />Then it got me to realise how much I hate working in an office like a working bee, soon after we got the global financial crisis confirmed that we are indeed disposable working bees. Then I said, 'feck that and I have to have control of my life instead of someone dispose of me one day like a garage because they have lost certain billions by bad decision'. (The truth that I understand by working in a corporate is that, you are not a human but a figure, if they need to cut cost and layoff 300 people, then they close their eyes and pick 300 people. They won't care if you have a dying mother, a baby to feed or whatever life situation you are in, coz you don't have a life in the corporate world, you are a number.) So it got me into an escape path to <a href="http://yarncat.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-first-animal-conference.html">self-employed.</a> I am sure being self-employed have a lot of tough side, but at least I got my own schedule, I work when I need to, not to stare at the screen to pretend I am busy when there is nothing to do and at the end of it, I got the last bit of dignity to know when I will be starving instead of someone dispose of me.<br /><br />Then I came across this <a href="http://coldantlerfarm.blogspot.com/">blog</a>. And finally I got into this...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYt5lafAzsetH4lwlnWTQimE9eHxoxZw2F6X7nzPDpReECS95wj0bQXbdVkqoLMYma_b3iAJaoTctzLi-Bdv5a6UyrdrJA-hX_2tZFzj3GDEivqgB4KdIY2J845szS3C65SIWqwZflrI/s1600-h/DSCN1632.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYt5lafAzsetH4lwlnWTQimE9eHxoxZw2F6X7nzPDpReECS95wj0bQXbdVkqoLMYma_b3iAJaoTctzLi-Bdv5a6UyrdrJA-hX_2tZFzj3GDEivqgB4KdIY2J845szS3C65SIWqwZflrI/s400/DSCN1632.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341616629001494338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktEdMbdziguaSXEJ0Olm5arCS509LMqvFaN8UW9J-B_XVIFa4d8TeTRc0Hc6l6ERyxVCu-1NyIfA12dqde-IIVLx5G3D5RqpFpN3fqQwhMoDUUM_MeDKVxMBpvLSkma08oEWzQM2XmsA/s1600-h/DSCN1634.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktEdMbdziguaSXEJ0Olm5arCS509LMqvFaN8UW9J-B_XVIFa4d8TeTRc0Hc6l6ERyxVCu-1NyIfA12dqde-IIVLx5G3D5RqpFpN3fqQwhMoDUUM_MeDKVxMBpvLSkma08oEWzQM2XmsA/s400/DSCN1634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341617940680236402" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The man and I have been havesting the ever growing butterhead salad. As you can see in the photos, there are herbs, beans and peas growing strong. Here you got the tomatoes, pepper, rockets, more herbs. Larmlarm the King seems to be enjoying the veggie garden very much, maybe it is in their instinct to love the big nature.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7WWjRMvIP-BpidnmPm_saKSe3BUBoIcUrpQSX4iAvjlRBBVdQSjSIuEg8GaIO5yeamDUJ8JLuNqICk05nPjiWFivNCnioszO9jPjKtVDtn0GvVVx6TjLypQamZTJjlOYWfFoXbGjrxs/s1600-h/DSCN1635.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7WWjRMvIP-BpidnmPm_saKSe3BUBoIcUrpQSX4iAvjlRBBVdQSjSIuEg8GaIO5yeamDUJ8JLuNqICk05nPjiWFivNCnioszO9jPjKtVDtn0GvVVx6TjLypQamZTJjlOYWfFoXbGjrxs/s400/DSCN1635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341618362168432082" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Our first ever homegrown dinner.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5StLopAIdEuaavxa3IIqj_JBda6hfM5Ns1P-weNntb3fqp_nk8BeP1Ko8FKUNGqzieuIM14boUD1w_m_gT-UvVfvvAaorewDVKgkNzj8UyDxJD-9_3a5OjkzD3QJDAOfV3PSFmpxsVwo/s1600-h/DSCN1621.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5StLopAIdEuaavxa3IIqj_JBda6hfM5Ns1P-weNntb3fqp_nk8BeP1Ko8FKUNGqzieuIM14boUD1w_m_gT-UvVfvvAaorewDVKgkNzj8UyDxJD-9_3a5OjkzD3QJDAOfV3PSFmpxsVwo/s400/DSCN1621.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341622344826091154" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />No, not the potato, we didn't grow them, we will one day though...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_khTB0GquYfobsbPMx69xUBQafSZCF7UYoiblEYdFKSy1s-xbdwEGYzxZylef6EPiF3eDF0C2bblaBR3gqTJv0cF_Fi8bg0KDhb4xU0FJ6XXGKmAiJn4w18a-S9psPF0Fy0cKNr4fxE/s1600-h/DSCN1622.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_khTB0GquYfobsbPMx69xUBQafSZCF7UYoiblEYdFKSy1s-xbdwEGYzxZylef6EPiF3eDF0C2bblaBR3gqTJv0cF_Fi8bg0KDhb4xU0FJ6XXGKmAiJn4w18a-S9psPF0Fy0cKNr4fxE/s400/DSCN1622.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341622866539501250" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Here it is, butterhead salad with baby leaves, potato salad with parsley and omelette with chives.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMjzWiYZFiS-nTMrH496hAsc9r6Fr2l40JhVpOsfY7Pnv8bsHdZCfLnHC8uApBo_KYJhpwX5HtpKO5ntRLxVfLJOiUoUGWP_UUmhSdnfOzl2qzjECVJNpD5qSEa0IvlKX4IwH8IMQFRo/s1600-h/DSCN1624.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMjzWiYZFiS-nTMrH496hAsc9r6Fr2l40JhVpOsfY7Pnv8bsHdZCfLnHC8uApBo_KYJhpwX5HtpKO5ntRLxVfLJOiUoUGWP_UUmhSdnfOzl2qzjECVJNpD5qSEa0IvlKX4IwH8IMQFRo/s400/DSCN1624.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341623500316126034" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /><br /><br /></span></span>And you knew what I was going to say, homegrown veggie taste so much better.Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-60899586622120300632009-05-29T13:09:00.009+01:002009-05-30T13:21:25.333+01:00Yarn Hunt in Paris<div style="text-align: justify;">I was in Paris the whole last week to get some medical things done. The almost non-existence of health care in this country makes me realise how close I feel to my adopted country - France, where people are helpful, non-judgemental and smiley in health care sectors. Most importantly, you don't have to pay very much. My adventurous years in France deserves another blog by itself, but today we are going to talk about yarn!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />If you were going to Paris, <a href="http://www.ladroguerie.com/">La Droguerie</a> is a must to visit. Since photo-taking is not allowed, I can only tell you, you have to go, just go! They only sell their own brand of yarn and there are piles and piles of quilt fabric if you are into that. There are also huge selection of beads, buttons, ribbons. It is a crafter heaven. What I got this time is 100g (yes, they sell yarn by weight) of Laine de Terroir from France. The wool is a bit of the rough side but I love the character of it. Plus, comparing to the wool from Ireland, it is so much softer, so I knitted up a hat quickly in a few days, I call it <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/alicecat/square-circle-hat">Terroir</a>.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFARbuSisiNYnvEfHgMsq0U9jU-56iFvQf1kzwdlcyuevWutLK4qul8dLZGG2cHjLDHJfOQfyWm_daIY71kFHAyeFdgmZhYMQl188RZnaMy1TvgtdGSvp1-zSHt87D-NoqVejKiLKUCno/s1600-h/DSCN1627.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFARbuSisiNYnvEfHgMsq0U9jU-56iFvQf1kzwdlcyuevWutLK4qul8dLZGG2cHjLDHJfOQfyWm_daIY71kFHAyeFdgmZhYMQl188RZnaMy1TvgtdGSvp1-zSHt87D-NoqVejKiLKUCno/s400/DSCN1627.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341223790488242658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_DWC7xhyphenhypheniw0qOlQLDHsAa8c1WdEQHaI7YtJq6aOaywt2o4UUBRUve8RivcYZp3N8NG3YbgLnx9-_p20E3MKEKlJxTrXaV13Toy1RValxhu8y5MdR0vGaTmvA3amLyJRh0e1J-vSlceU/s1600-h/DSCN1628.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8_DWC7xhyphenhypheniw0qOlQLDHsAa8c1WdEQHaI7YtJq6aOaywt2o4UUBRUve8RivcYZp3N8NG3YbgLnx9-_p20E3MKEKlJxTrXaV13Toy1RValxhu8y5MdR0vGaTmvA3amLyJRh0e1J-vSlceU/s400/DSCN1628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341222021578245858" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I swear the following two photos are not posed, it just happened.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj4CNr-VdH-DmekhXkmpRIkB95_XYMcjlzCCGttHed9alTsJ8H7pUmazC5hzupSkFV04jylUgDoAzMwJ6gamtxi61URv11GDZnLhfUYiP9vjU-QAv3mL62TFsVGSFyZntW9X0eS1maYI/s1600-h/DSCN1629.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkj4CNr-VdH-DmekhXkmpRIkB95_XYMcjlzCCGttHed9alTsJ8H7pUmazC5hzupSkFV04jylUgDoAzMwJ6gamtxi61URv11GDZnLhfUYiP9vjU-QAv3mL62TFsVGSFyZntW9X0eS1maYI/s400/DSCN1629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341224632439553106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Attention to cat lovers in Dublin: This little kitten is being fostered at my home for 4 more weeks, after that he will be ready to be rehomed by DSPCA. If you are falling in love with him, please be in touch, he is a lovely guy who loves loads of attention and love, he wouldn't leave me alone, so if you are looking for a lap cat, he is the one.)</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Of course, there is always Larmlarm the King...<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZScgLS9fIGAP8u2hEAOHGh0B8D6nl-aFtt-ADSSd-t40mLI0-Us0S3mSTzz3AZqhhaAR5xCN8s0JvLrhV463vjP_mZcNgW7dx-JgD0mSxUIqUi3s4sfMoXjQF2Wk5_Tfng7KLkgsNtk/s1600-h/DSCN1630.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZScgLS9fIGAP8u2hEAOHGh0B8D6nl-aFtt-ADSSd-t40mLI0-Us0S3mSTzz3AZqhhaAR5xCN8s0JvLrhV463vjP_mZcNgW7dx-JgD0mSxUIqUi3s4sfMoXjQF2Wk5_Tfng7KLkgsNtk/s400/DSCN1630.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341229308739342578" border="0" /></a></div></div>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-76115720476667521322009-05-17T23:14:00.005+01:002009-05-28T23:52:48.414+01:00Foster Parents<div align="justify">We got a call Saturday morning from DSPCA looking for foster family for a 4 weeks old cat. I was a bit hesitated as I was due to fly to Paris to get some medical thing done, but the man said YES immediately so I thought it could be fun. So we went to the shelter that afternoon and found him.<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341008127958673378" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1O29CInfaWYV0EroeYext_-T5cUu6nkKLdg5z7bK_V-2fAvfglPPnSHgvmlYQdTHCEoD0fkvsBVG3UblVXcbkq46SjzwPKUcCXmw2pB414nJ7TzlTv1sDHP0YPoX9Y6aGxbrygItkUoQ/s400/DSCN1616.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /></p><p align="left">Look at how small he is, a better photo.<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpULYGi3bWYuqwe8IXF75d8R09E1jWw1fgcZF0n5uw0dlcm12KilsXtc1aAQQca1JVAe7jw1Q3TKA-azyaRD87SlNVWyOmhYNowx4Kvtb5NgNjYjtAUPBheGA3SlHpUgi6_vgWBHe30-I/s1600-h/DSCN1617.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341008640620345058" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpULYGi3bWYuqwe8IXF75d8R09E1jWw1fgcZF0n5uw0dlcm12KilsXtc1aAQQca1JVAe7jw1Q3TKA-azyaRD87SlNVWyOmhYNowx4Kvtb5NgNjYjtAUPBheGA3SlHpUgi6_vgWBHe30-I/s400/DSCN1617.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="justify">Since he doesn't have a name yet and I am just fostering him for 6 weeks, I just call him 'kitten'.<br /><br />We are going to have a lot of fun. I feel like I am renting a cat as I know he is not going to stay and the shelter provides all the food and supplies. I immediately realise it is brillant and will bring such a great satisfaction providing a nice home for a kitten in need. A nice way to prepare them to find a new home.</p>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002868385073251626.post-35188223059818942982009-04-28T09:55:00.008+01:002009-04-28T10:17:14.371+01:00Animal CSI Workshop<div align="justify">I have attended the <a href="http://www.dspca.ie/news_item.php?number=1537&type=News&archive=No">Animal CSI Workshop</a> organized by <a href="http://www.dspca.ie/">DSPCA</a> last Friday. </div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHiJER97q43rNJ1qIZp2Wp1t89y3uj6JCvqmIt8ZSMhOC9xfZX3v4ArUltVSBb1GXx-FJ5xQVD7InsyZcVWCqiMqkz7njsgqF17reoKGzuGTKUd0WQ190xd1OuO9kzSisqU3BZu2obBY/s1600-h/DSCN1594.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329665450681062402" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHiJER97q43rNJ1qIZp2Wp1t89y3uj6JCvqmIt8ZSMhOC9xfZX3v4ArUltVSBb1GXx-FJ5xQVD7InsyZcVWCqiMqkz7njsgqF17reoKGzuGTKUd0WQ190xd1OuO9kzSisqU3BZu2obBY/s400/DSCN1594.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="justify"><br />I actually almost couldn't make it because all the admin people in the office are either on holiday or sick. But as I said, my boss is the nicest boss ever, he let me go and do receptionist himself. See? I am not happy with my work not because of the people nor the stuff I do. I am ok with that. It is the whole corporate way that makes everyone the same that pisses me off. My boss is a kind man and he offered to do that because there was not many people in the office that Friday and he was the boss in the office. I am sure if he was travelling and I would ask the second-in-charge, he would have said no. (It has actually happened before) Because in the corporate world, everyone is trying to cover their arses. I am not blaming them because they are victims themselves - bi-product of the corporate way of management, making everyone generic. Anyway, I hate you Corporate World!<br /><br />Back to about the workshop...<br /><br /></p><div align="justify">It was such a great feeling again to be with a room full of people who all cares about animal cruelty. There were vets, vet nurses, cops, social workers, SPCA inspectors, etc. I felt so at ease to be with these people. And for once, I am not the 'weird one' who cares about the animal. <br /><br />I was listening to the lecture from 9-5, I didn't feel one second sleepy or bored or anything that like (unlike the time in the Corporate). I was so excited that I almost couldn't even eat my lunch. I was also knitting while listening to the lecture, no one stared at me nor asked silly questions. Then I started day dreaming about if IT is my life, a life as self-employed an animal behaviourist, going to conferences, lectures, cat-sitting that fit into my schedule, knitting while doing all that. That's not too bad at all! I need to have a life like that!<br /><br />Then come Monday, back to the Corporate, feeling worse than ever, it's like people giving prisoner a taste of freedom and lock them back in. That's how I feel, I feel worse than before. The urge to get out of here is bigger than ever. </div>Yarn Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06252049414291756667noreply@blogger.com0