Wool in fibres and yarns

More WoollyAdventures have been going on. This is Lulu's 1st big BunnyJump in the BigBigWorld. She was braver than we ever believed. She loves her sister Viola and is annoyed if she is away. But on her 1st WoollyAdventure she didn't miss her too much. There was Gynter with her (of course far enough to avoid the accident to happen). Gynter is so used to these WoollyAdventures and doesn't mind so much about all the happenings in the wild. Lulu has been outside a lot but in a fence. Slowly she has got used to all the sounds and smells. She is not gutless but prefers Viola to try it all out first. Now Lulu is finally ready for the WoollyAdventures. <3

 I know I have not finished the BlanketNo2 yet but still I started BabyBlanketNo2 which is my own design.

I am using GrannySquares in it...

I finished my last scarf with these shades. (Yep, my own design.) This is for your special day Dear B. ;)

I never desire to have farmed flowers during the cold season. I never expect roses or other beautiful plants to cheer up my Polar Nights. I have my flowers in the garden and from May to September-October I can daily enjoy about them. On the summer monts I expect these little sunshines to appear into my house every now and then. Convallaria majalis is one of my favourite free groving flower.

Top of all is Trollius europaeus.

Happy MidSummer time to everyone!

XOXOXO

Grass spots

WoolySecret goes on well. The rabbits have started to grow their fur and they really don't look awful anymore. They live happy and interesting life in our BunnyWorld. There is more specific information at BunnyBarn about the cages.

The rabbits are allowed to dirt themselves as long as it is not wet. We don't mind about fresh grass spots on the paws. The hair around the paws will anyway be the 2nd quality so there is no reason to deny happy bunny adventures.

Some people concentrate on breeding the best quality wool. We are not breeders. We are concentrating growing the best quality wool from well bred animals. We believe offering them happy life leads to better quality by minimizing the stress and creating perfect circumstances for wool production.

Carry on all the way

 

I have a habbit to carry on my projects with me everywhere and all the time. This time I brought it into a car. No, I was not driving. I was crocheting.

If you are somewhere else than on familiar region, use proper book shop map, not a map like this. This map gives you a direction but if you don't know what you are doing, save your life and buy a proper map.

This is Sweden, North Sweden. The same survival instructions work there than in Finland. When ever you see a gas station use it; no matter do you feel need to.

And yes, it is true, when you think it can't be it is. No gas station, but don't worry, you are on the right way as your map tells you even the road would look like this.

And if that road ends up check out is there another way to get over it.

Can you see the blossoms? The Arctic nature is rugged, barren and stark but still it survives.

The Arctic nature is white even on the summer time.

But white is beautiful and full of light.

There is the river which is calm and...

...savage.

In all of its beauty it pushes you away...

...and calls you to come closer to see it all better.

There are several places to have a picnic. Down the river...

 ..or up by the river. What ever you decide.

There you can watch it and enjoy about it.

But if you want to relax, leave the smallest kids at home when you go to visit Jockfall. It is perfect place to outdoor with kids over 10-11 years, teens love it, but as an parent it is good to know, most of the dangerous places are not fenced. The river takes even there where it seems to be nice and kind.

Pretty pot holder

During July I have drop in few times to my favourite yarn shop Pieni lankapuoti. There is always something on sale so it is interesting go to see the new trends and finds.

One of my finds is Italian Adriafil's Fiore trends 100% cotton yarn (50g / 90m). This is shade no 085. It is white but not blank, it has shades from pink to turquoise. The shades all together form out tender surface.

I decided to create just a flat surface to let the shades make the impression. I crocheted a pot holder for a gift to welcome special people move close to me. It is my own design.

I used Marks & Kattens ECObomull 100% cotton yarn for finishing. This is shade no 102 and it is bright white. It matches well with Fiora trends and calms it all down.

I crocheted three different kind of flowers to make it look a bit romantic and country styled.

It looks like this from the front side...

...and like this from the back side.

I made also a small loop that it would be easy to hang it somewhere around the kitchen.

The loops is on the back side but still there and easy to use.

Dusting my Helga

Today when I started sewing my Helga sounded so terrible that I thought that was it. Then I realized it's been ages since she had her dusting day. I do it always by myself. I used to take my machines to repairman; to several ones. But they never satisfied me and my needs. Sometimes the machine came back as dusty as left. So at the end I saw no reason to pay for it that someone just looks at it and says "job done". That's why sewing machine is still the only machine I can fix.

Usually proper dusting helps in every trouble. I remove some parts to get deeper. If you do it for the 1st time take pictures from every step so you can put it all back like it supposed to be. Proper dusting and vacuuming make miracles.

At the shops they sell all kind of aerosols that blow the dust away. More expencive they get if there is written sewing or craft on the bottle. Proper vacuuming by every women's best friend does the same. Just be sure there's nothing important that can dissappear into the depths of the machine... That is not fun.