Friday 12 June 2015

Kirchentag and new Sari Yarn

Hi there!

How are you doing? I am on holidays since yesterday and man, it feels good. The last couple of weeks were great but also very exhausting. 

Last week/weekend I was down in Stuttgart for the Protestant Church day. The Church Day is a huge event with over 100 000 people being there, tons of shows, talks and also full of market stalls where different organisations present themselves. I was there for my work. We had a great stall and an awesome team which made the whole thing a lot of fun. As you can see, Mr. Alienbunny also took the chance to head down to Southern Germany!


The weather was amazing: Over 30 degrees and blue sky. Unfortunately it also meant that the huge tents where the stalls were located heated up really fast. Hot and humid... Not my favorite thing really. 

It was nice for the evenings though, when one could spent the time outside in temperatures above 20 degrees. I met with my cousin who lives in Stuttgart. Good times! We went to see a concent of the Wise Guys and it was fabulous! The Wise Guys are a rather famous acapella band with very funny but also very intelligent songs. Check them out! :)

I managed to sequze some crochet in but "unfortunatly" most of my current works are gifts. As some of the people who shall receive one of the gifts, may read this blog, I can't show you yet... 


Some weeks ago I saw a wonderful shawl made with Sari Yarn. I couldn't resist and ordered some from India. I was surprised that it arrived just five days later (that said I am still waiting for a yarn delievery from the Netherlands which should have been here three weeks ago!). Working with it can be pretty hard but I think I got the hand of it now. The black yarn is Drops Big Merino - so soffftt! As I need to use both yarns at the same time they sometimes tangle but I shall conquer :P


Drops had a wonderful 35 % off sale going on for the last month. Of couuurrsse I had to take advantage of it. Lots of black, red, orange and yellow for some bonfire beanies. I wrote the pattern up but I need to take more pictures before it can be published. Hopefully I can get it done next week during my holiday time!

I hope you all have a wonderful and sunny weekend!

Take care
Anne

19 comments :

  1. Glad you had fun at the Kirchentag. Sorry that there wasn't time to meet there. And have fun with your new yarn!

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    1. You should be glad you didn't come... It was freaking hot!

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    2. We had a club event on Sunday where we werestanding in the sun for 8 hours.......wayyyyyyyy enough sun for me. ;)

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  2. It sounds like a great weekend! I am so jealous of you seeing the Wise Guys, I love them! I had tickets to go when I was living in Germany but sprained my ankle and couldn't go :( The shawl looks great, the colours of the yarn are stunning. I may have to be tempted by the Drops sale.... have a great weekend!

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    1. The Wise Guys are amazing. Their concerts at the Kirchentage are always special as there are several thousand people. Do you know the latest record yet? I quite like it!

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  3. Wonderful coloured yarns! I see that alienbunny had a great time on his day out!!! xx

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    1. Mr. Alienbunny is very adventures these days...

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  4. That Sari yarn looks so intense with colour - how stiff is it to work? Does it have any 'give' at all?
    My daughter and I are concerned about your yarn order that is three weeks late. She has had orders delivered from England to Australia within ten days or less. I hope you are chasing up that yarn order from the Netherlands! Maybe they should give you a discount or a voucher to compensate for your inconvenience.
    I am amazed at the warm temperatures! Enjoy the summer weather :-)

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    1. It is stiff indeed. And no "give" but that doesn't matter for this pattern as it needs no give.

      My yarn from the Netherlands finally arrived this week... Can't believe it took that long!

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  5. Sari yarn from India! How exotic and pretty. Now I want some too.
    Amalia
    xo

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    1. Haha, I know what you mean. I had to buy it straight away too...

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  6. Have some great holidays !!! your new yarn look so soft ... I can't wait to see your new projects with it !!! Thanks for your supporting last week ...... Have a lovely week ahead !

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    1. Hope you are feeling better - it is always tough to loose a loved one!

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  7. The Sari yarn looks amazing but I can imagine it being rather difficult to work with! Glad you had a great time at Stuttgart, enjoy your week. x

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    1. It is hard to work with but I think I have got the hang of it now. The most complicated part is juggling the two different yarns!

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  8. It looks like you had a lovely weekend, if a little hot! I crocheted a little pot from sari yarn a while ago, and I agree that it does take a little adapting to. The results are worth it, though :)
    Cathy x

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    1. Oh that sounds cool! Do you have a picture of the pot?

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  9. I haven't seen sari yarn before, I will have to find out more as I'm currently making Indian inspired cushions for the garden, if we ever get summer here that is. Look forward to seeing your other makes when you can show them. Hx

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    1. Indian inspired cushions - what a lovely idea! The sari yarn would work well as fringe to these I think!
      I got my sari yarn from Ebay. Directly from India. :)

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