Our plan for Wednesday was to catch the 10am ferry to Bressay, walk around for a little over an hour enjoying the island, then take the 11:30 back to Lerwick to have lunch before heading up to the Shetland College tour. The ferry dock for the Bressay ferry is in… Read More »Final day in Shetland
Warning – long post ahead We had a quiet evening Monday night, which was good because Tuesday was busier on the whole. The start to the morning was a bit smoother – my class didn’t start until 10am and second go round I’d figured out the coffee situation. Did I… Read More »Shetland – Tuesday
It’s been a busy but thankfully not totally exhausting couple of days. This is really good, because we’re only part way through our trip and the full day hike in still in front of us. I have, however, already eaten far more scones than is good for me. TheEnabler and… Read More »A Shetland Update
I’m sitting in the airport ready to start my trip to Shetland, so I have a bit of time to give an update. Earlier this week, I completed the critical task of project selection. I’m gone for over a week, and feeling really really restrained because I only packed two… Read More »Project selected and packed
Since last January, I’ve been planning to go to Shetland Wool Week 2019. By this time next year we’ll most likely be back in the States, so this seemed my best shot. Getting to the Shetlands is no joke, even from within Europe, must less from the US. But now,… Read More »Roadside Beanie & Getting Ready
My Tour de Fleece goals have been modest this year: finish the Pomegranate mohair (including plying) and spin at least 15min each day. I met the first goal over the weekend in Amsterdam: 200+ yards of 2ply mohair in a color dubbed “Pomegranate”: I bought the mohair back in 2014… Read More »Tour de Fleece update
I made a very wise tactical decision to go to Stephen & Penelope on Thursday after work, when they stay open later (until 8pm) instead of waiting until Saturday. This brought two benefits: 1) I was one of only a few customers in the shop, making it easier to take… Read More »Amsterdam Acquisitions
It’s been a trip full of travel time – Germany to Chicago, Chicago to Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh to Fort Wayne… This is generally good for crafting if you can get out of being the driver. Which didn’t even come up. Thus, on this last leg (4+ hr drive from Pitt to… Read More »More progress and an easy win
This trip thus far has been lots of fun, but also provided a decent amount of crafting time so far. I was waffeling a bit if I’d over packed the crafts, but I think I got it just right. That is to say, just enough too much that I’m not… Read More »A good craftcation
Sunday was our day at the festival. We picked Sunday because: – it’s when there was still room in the classes we picked – more stuff was likely to be closed in Brecon on Sunday – festivals are often a little less crazy on Sunday than Saturday. Since I can’t… Read More »Wonderwool Wales
