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Summer Breeze Shawl

18. April 2018

by Sabine

Imagine a walk along a breezy beach in late spring, wind and waves. Or a chillier summer evening outside. This is what I had in mind when I designed Summer Breeze shawl.

Therefore, I absolutely wanted to take the illustrating pictures for the pattern and the blog near water. Etang du Stock is a lake in Lorraine/France, just an hour drive from my home. My friend Michaela, a talented Graphic Designer, photographer (and so much more) thankfully agreed to assist and to model Summer Breeze shawl for me. We had been very lucky, the Saturday before Easter was probably the first sunny spring day here in our region.

So join us! Here are our pictures.

Summer Breeze is a basic minimalistic piece that complements every outfit. I absolutely love it and I am sure it will make me happy for a very long time.

The construction of Summer Breeze is straightforward and rectangular. What I like best: The pattern is reversible. It features a 2/2 ribbing with a lacy centre that looks equally pretty from both sides. This is an important detail for me when knitting a shawl. So, no wrong side here, you can just throw Summer Breeze casually around your shoulders and snuggle in. Borders are worked with a triple selvedge stitch that forms a neat mini i-cord along the side. A most satisfying finish for this simplistic shawl.

Summer Breeze Shawl: Yarn & Pattern Specs

Summer Breeze shawl was designed for Meadow, a luxurious yarn blend by The Fibre Company. I gladly received the yarn as part of TFC’s great yarn support programme, that encourages self-publishing indie-designers like me to work with their yarn. I was over the moon when I learned that my design was selected and I got the chance to work with this great yarn.

Meadow has everything a shawl needs. It is soft with a little halo because of Merino wool and baby llama (oh, so soft against your skin). The silk has lovely sheen and after blocking it has an incredible drape thanks to the linen.

Finished dimension: 180 cm (71 inches) x 60 cm (23.5 inches)
Knit with 3 Skeins of Meadow, The Fibre Company (40% Merino wool, 25% baby llama, 20% silk, 15% linen), 498 m / 545 yds per 100 g hank
Gauge: 30 x 36 sts = 10 cm (4 inches)

The pattern is available in my Ravelry store.

Michi and I lingered at the dock. We took pictures, enjoyed the sun, the tranquillity, the wind (and the shawl), the mountain tops of the Vosges in the distance. I also dipped my feet in the lake or the very first time this year.

I also managed to knit a few rows.

After we parted from the dock, we decided to visit David, who is the owner of Chateau d’Alteville that dates back to the 16th century. If you ever happen to be in the region, make you spend the night! David transformed it into a Bed and Breakfast and kept its ancient charm. You will sleep in style.

KAL: Flowery Toe-Up Socks

8. April 2018

by Sabine

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Are you a sock knitter? What’s your favourite method? I started knitting and designing toe-up socks last year. And once I wrapped my mind around it, I am really happy with the technique.

The best part? For me definitely the cast on. I am using Judy’s Magic Cast-on. It looks so neat and I need no Kitchener stitches in the end.

So, dear reader, toe-up socks? Have you already knit them? Or is it a new technique for you? Let’s do it together. My knitting buddy and kindred spirit Alice aka @brezelbutter on Instagram and I are hosting a KAL for my flowery toe-ups socks. We want to keep it casual and stressfree – you will have to finish one sock until the end of May – so no pressure. We want you to have the possibility join and chat, even if you have 5 other projects on the needles ;-). Or if you are suffering from 2nd sock syndrome (we are sure, if you do, you will finish eventually).

Join the “Flowery TOE-UP Socks KAL”

Here is how it works:

You can choose from all of my toe-up patterns, short, long, cables or lace – or both: Daffodilz, Liliez-of-the-Valley, Avokado, Walnutz, the vintage style sneaker socks Daisiez, Lilaks, or the non-flowery 😉 Memory and WildKables.
All above-mentioned patterns will be available at a reduced price with code FlowerysockKAL – you will save 20% until May 15, 2017
You can also join with Chili Vanilla which is a free pattern
There will be yarn prizes, we will announce them next week
I set up a thread in my Ravelry Groups for chatter, discussions and yarn show off
Use Hashtag #flowerysockKAL on Instagram
There will be a chatter free FO thread, too. Alice and I will draw a winner by end of May.
I will also show off some of your FOs on my blog, if you allow me too, of course. Full credit granted

Are you in? Join us on Ravelry here! Or on Instagram with #FlowerySockKAL. Let’s have some fun together.

German Readers: Here is Alice’s lovely and chatty blog.

Edinburgh Yarnfest 2018 : 3 questions to the women behind EYF!

11. February 2018

by Sabine

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It was a bit quiet here lately. The people who follow me on Instagram might know the reason. I started a new 9 to 5 job in December after a long creative sabbatical. And of course, there is a bit of adjustment and adaption necessary. Anyway, I am still knitting and I am still curious, so I will keep writing this blog that I started a year ago. One of my first posts last year was about my visit to Edinburgh Yarnfest in March 2017. So when I decided to visit again this year I asked Mica & Jo, the two women to whom we owe EYF if they could answer me three questions about our favourite knitting festival.

The first EYF took place in a small drill hall in Leith in 2013 and around 1.500 knitters came. Which, according to Mica and Jo was much to their surprise. If you are interested what it then looked like, you might want to watch this video.

It was filmed by a couple film students from Edinburgh. It was a much smaller event then, you are able to see why it is so successful. It is just wonderful.

Last year 5.000 visitors came to EYF at the Corn Exchange. This year Edinburgh Yarnfest will be held from March 15 to 17, 2018, so it even a day longer. Also, a lot of extra events and a larger knit night have been added. You can find all the information on the website.

Mica and Jo, Edinburgh YarnfesT became one of the most popular events in the knitting world. What drove you to organize the Edinburgh Yarnfest in the first place?

“The idea of EYF was born originally in 2012 with the aim to bring some of our favourite vendors of the UK knitting industry to Scotland. There was no such event up here in Scotland (and very few in the UK in general) and even yarn shops were few and far between. We felt left out. We yearned for a vibrant and colourful event like Knitnation in London 2011 (a one-off event). At that time knitting had already become much more than a hobby for us – we were obsessed! That’s what made us organize our first event in 2013.

After EYF 2013 we realised that there was a much bigger desire for a highly specialised knitting event that we had thought.

Jo has a background in teaching and I spent 16 years working in the IT sector and between us, we had the skills to put together the yarn event of our dreams. Fast forward five years and we now spend most of the year planning, and it dominates our lives. We love everything about it though and will keep EYF going as long as people continue to love it!”

Jo and Mica from Edinburgh Yarnfest photo credit: Edinburgh Yarnfest

Jo and Mica, the women behind the Edinburgh Yarnfest. (photo: Edinburgh Yarnfest)

I Do love it. In addition to Friday and Saturday, EYF Will open on Thursday with only advanced tickets. What was the idea behind it?

“The idea was to offer one day that is a little bit quieter than the Friday and Saturday. Our visitor survey last year suggested that this would be much appreciated, so we thought we give it go. A positive side effect is that it also helps us (and the exhibitors and teachers) to ease ourselves into the event – EYF is an incredibly demanding event on us, and everybody involved, so we were happy to try this!”

How long did you plan Edinburgh Yarnfest 2018 and what are you going to do when this year’s show is over 😉

“It takes over a year to organise a show like this and even though things are quieter after EYF, it’s still a full-time job. Planning for 2019 has already started!

We are also writing a book (for knitters planning to travel and explore Scotland) at the moment, which will take up a lot of spare time we may have otherwise – 2018 will be very busy for us!”

So, thank you, Mica and Jo, for answering the questions. I really appreciate it as I know this must be the busiest time for you both. AND: Wow, this book is great news. I will definitely get hold of it as soon as you publish it. I love travelling Scotland and if I can add some yarny places to my itinerary, even better. I am really looking forward to EYF in March. All I need to do is book my flight tickets and set a budget for all the yarn I am going to buy.

Anyway, for all the people who did not get advance tickets Edinburgh Yarnfest 2018 for Friday and Saturday, don’t worry. Just go to the Corn Exchange a bit later, maybe around noon or 1 pm. Take your time in the queue. Bring your project and knit and talk to all the fellow knitters waiting there to get in. Also, use your chance to make new knitting friends. It’s nice to get in touch – and there will be enough yarn for everybody. I had no advance tickets last year and it was not boring at all to queue.

There is a Ravelry group for all things around EYF. Check it out here.

Finally, are you spending a few more days in Scotland? Don’t miss New Lanark Mill. It is definitely worth a visit! There is yarn, too. It is an hour drive from Edinburgh.

Do you want to knit with me at Edinburgh Yarnfest 2018? Get in touch via Ravelry or Instagram. I will be there on Thursday and Friday. I would love to meet some people I only know via the Internet.

Chili Vanilla Socks – Free Pattern To Download

14. December 2017

by Sabine

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My 2017 resolution was: Design, knit and publish 12 pairs of socks this year. A pair for each month. I failed. I made it to 10 only. And two of them are no proper socks. Plans change, I guess. I am not unhappy. So, are ready for a bit of scrolling? And yes, there will be a free download of the Chili Vanilla Socks at the end as promised in the headline.

MY YEAR 2017 IN SOCKS

The sock year 2017 started minimalistic: A small, irregular cable meanders over the leg and top of these socks. Voilà: MinimalSockz.

Saskia from Ovis et Cetera sent me these 2 wonderful colours on her Texelaar Base. I was inspired to knit Dotz. It is the only colour work sock pattern I designed this year. I have to get back to these.

Then, I tackled my first toe-up sock – a wild knit with cables. Therefore, WildkableSockz. And from now on I was stuck to the toe-up version.

I remember that I got this yellow yarn on a day with dreary weather. The acquisition from my LYS brightened up the day. I took the wip to Edinburgh Yarn Fest, daffodils were blooming everywhere, hence the name. DaffodilzSockz are featuring lace and cables.

Liliez-of-the-Valley were next. A lacy knit in a natural colourway. My tribute to May and my own favourite design for this year.

I got lazy in summer, so I shortened the socks ;-). Lilaks and Daisiez are comfy sneaker socks with a picot hem and different mesh patterns.

Time to knit up some yarn leftovers. The blue-bell stitch I used for MemorySockz (a tribute to the Cosy Memory Blanket) reminds me of a crochet stitch used for granny squares.

When I visited the Alpakas from Saaralpaka, Christiane, the owner gifted me two cakes of the softest sock yarn. I knitted Walnutz and they are my favourite socks this year because they are soooo soft. In fact, I am wearing them right now, while typing this blog post…

There was still one skein of sock yarn in my stash, namely the 2nd skein of John Arbon’s Exmoor Sock I bought at the Edinburgh Yarn Festival (Above shown Liliez-of-the-Valley are actually knit with the same yarn). So I decided on another cable pattern for AvokadoSockz.

Then I had to stop sock knitting for a while, for sanity reasons. And I was a bit bored by my Instagram feed, too. Only socks showed up. But then I received this bright red sock yarn from Novita to test. So I decided to knit a plain vanilla sock with my favourite recipe. Only some mindless stockinette, a few purls. A project that I could take to my Tuesday knit night and work while chatting.

Chili Vanilla socks – recipe

This is the toe-up version I used for most of my patterns this year. Even for the sneaker socks. It starts with Judy’s Magic Cast-on and a nicely rounded toe. It features a gusset heel and a heel that is shaped with short rows. I usually end my socks with Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off. All instructions are in the pattern and there are link to tutorials I consider helpful. You can download it here.

Now I have to finish one more pair of socks for Christmas. As a gift for my dad who made me the wonderful sock blockers I am using. They cannot be show here, anyway, they are plain vanilla do. So at least I knitted 12 pair of socks in 2017.

Ah, and yes … I have a question. Can somebody tell me where the name vanilla comes from?

Blatt: A hat with leaf pattern Fairisle Style

25. November 2017

by Sabine

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Do you love knitting colourwork as much as I do? Then here is a perfect hat for you. Blatt is the name of my new hat design. I features a leaf pattern. Blatt is the German word for leaf, so an obvious name ;-). Blatt is worked with US 7 (4.5 mm needles) and is knit in a blast.

A hat with leaf pattern – Best for a hike in Autumn

Add a pompom if you like. For the hat with the red colourwork I used up yarn left overs in pink, and red.

I had so much fun working this quick pattern, so I knitted five.

I hope you like the hat. If you want to knit your own, here is the link to my Ravelry Store. You will find a few more hats in different colours there.

Autumnal Quiche With Chestnuts And Squash

3. November 2017

by Sabine

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I really love cooking with friends: to open a bottle, put on some music and start. I like eating, too, of course. ;-). The first October weekend I spent time with my friend Elke. She lives in a beautiful house in the countryside near Brussels. On Saturday she invited friends over for a party. No big dinner preparation, just a casual buffet. We would just look in the fridge and create some hopefully good-tasting dishes: dips, spreads, quiches, salads. We call that creative cooking. It’s always fun, especially if it is accompanied by a nice glass of bubbly.

A huge chestnut tree is growing in Elke’s garden and so we decided to use the chestnuts for a dish. We discussed soup (too many chestnuts needed – they are such a pain to peel …), Marrons Glacé (too complicated and we already bought pralinés at La Cabosse d’Or nearby which should cover the craving for sweet stuff). So after studying the fridge again, we came up with the following idea.

Autumnal Quiche With Chestnuts And Squash

Here is what you need:

ca. 250 g chestnuts
1 small butternut squash
1 onion
200 g cream cheese
1/2 a glass of white wine
fresh rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper
a package of ready-made puff pastry (or make your own shortcrust, if you want, am sure it will be delicious as well) for a circular tart pan
A large spoon of olive oil to fry

Roast or boil chestnuts. I admit, we just cut them in halves and cooked them in the microwave. Peel them, cut them in pieces. Wash butternut squash, cut in half and remove seeds. Chop into little cubes. Peel onion and dice.

Sweat onions in olive oil, add squash and stir bit. Then add chestnuts, stir some more. Taste if the white wine is okay. Be thorough! Use the rest to deglaze squash, onions and chestnuts. Put a lid on the pan an simmer at a low temperature until squash is almost done. Add freshly chopped rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper and let the mix cool down a bit.

In the meantime, roll the ready-made puff pastry onto your tart pan. Then mix the cream cheese with squash and chestnuts preparation and pour the mixture evenly over puff pastry. Fold in the overlapping pastry. Let it bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes (200°C / 375 F).

The quiche with chestnuts and squash tastes best when served tepid.

Brussels Favourites

Completely unrelated to the Quiche With Chestnuts And Squash, but of course completely related to my dear friend Elke and our happy times, here are some of our Brussels classics. The Belgian capital is absolutely worth a trip. And if you happen to be there you should try:

Kibbeling and a glass of white wine at La Mer du Nord in Place Sainte Catherine.
Chocolate … oh my god, where to start? My three favourites are: Pierre Marcolini, Sablon (looking at the windows might give you a kind of Breakfast at Tiffany’s moment, they are like jewels), Neuhaus, Galerie Royale Saint-Hubert (after all, they invented pralines) and Frederic Blondeel, Quai aux Briques (try the pralines flavoured with spices, my favourite is Earl Grey).
Half and Half at Le Cirio, Bourse (Half wine, half champagne, just like that).
A Belgian beer at La Morte Subite (I order a Kriek, Elke a Lambic) accompanied by cheese cubes or Tartine aux Fromage Blancs.
Burn the calories browsing Marché aux Puce at Marolles on Sunday mornings.
Or climb the Lion in Waterloo.
Do you still want to go yarn shopping? Kaleidoscope in St. Gilles is the place to go. Beware – amazing choice of yarns.

New Pattern: Knitted Hat Fair Isle Style

18. October 2017

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Look at my new hat knitted Fair Isle Style. I guess I will wear it all winter. Novita, a Finnish yarn company asked me if I wanted to test some of their yarns. I decided to go for their Nordic Wool. According to Novita, 50 % of the fibres for this yarn originates from Scandinavia, mostly Norway, the other 50% is from UK Down breeds like Shropshire, Hampshire or Dorset. Nordic Wool is a rather soft DK weight yarn that is available in a lot of beautifully muted colours. The abundant colour palette, of course, inspired me to knit a hat Fair Isle Style. I chose the shades Stone, Pomegranate, Saffran and Acqua and I am quite happy with my decision. What do you think?

The pattern is easy to knit: There are only three rounds where I used more than two colours at once. I consider it a good pattern for people who would like to try stranded knitting for the first time. By the way, a hat is a good project for colourwork beginners, too. My tip: For an average adult head circumference I use a cable needle that is approximately 50 cm (20 inches) long (cable plus needle). This ensures almost automatically the right tension of the strands that you carry behind your work.

Whoop whoop! I couldn’t stop, the pattern is addictive. So I knitted two more hats.For the grellow one, I only used two shades. And I used a different yarn base in a similar yarn weight from my stash as the main colour. There: Another left-over is gone! The Tofane hat pattern is now available in my Ravelry store.

Attic find: Handknitted sweaters from the 80ties

30. September 2017

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When your son, whose teenage years are almost over, wants to move into a room in the attic (before moving out forever) you don’t say no. Of course, it means cleaning up there and sorting a lot of stuff you hoarded there over the years. That’s what we did last week. My son and I opened boxes with things he, me, we remembered. Also, things we thought to have already got rid of and things we had forgotten completely. There was a lot of reminiscing and talking. Funny for example to find my old exercised books from primary school. Very touching to hear him say that there is no way I should put that on the pile with things to throw away.

Of course, we came across clothes: an old leather jacket, a Benetton jacket with large shoulder pads and a matching skirt in 100% wool I remember wearing for my first job interviews. And then, I found a pile of sweaters I handknitted in the 1980 and early 90ties. Last century stuff. Four pieces of many more I knitted when I was a student. Most of them during classes. Yes, there had been times where teachers would tolerate that.

Somehow these survived. I stored my old handknits in my parent’s basement. Except these three all my handknit sweaters are gone. Perhaps my mom gave them to charity. Or they died when a water pipe burst and flooded everything.

80ties knitwear

So, hello vintage sweaters from the past. Ugly oversized beasts with drop shoulders and wide sleeves. Without further ado, and without shame, here are the pictures of my 80ties handknits.

The first I want to show you is a very special one: It is indeed the first sweater I ever knitted. I must have been 15 or so. The yarn is a mohair acrylic blend. It is knit in the round. My mother has tucked the seams, to make it a bit tighter. I remember that she wore it, too. She is a lot smaller than me. Hm, I will try to open the seams, wash and block it. I might want to wear this one.

The next one is huge, just take a look. Stranded black and white houndstooth pattern with a turtleneck. The sweater is worked in a sport weight yarn which resulted in a thick, dense fabric. it. I did wear it in really cold and snowy winters. The yarn is probably a wool-acrylic blend. And I am quite impressed by my colourwork skills. I only learned about colour dominance a few years ago, but it seems that I did it correct intuitively. I will pass on this one to my son. He has broader shoulders than me.

The Aran below sweater has enormous sleeves, too. Geez, did we really like these in the last century? Or was it just a knitting fail? The yarn seems to contain a huge part of acrylic. What a pity, as otherwise, it would be a total wearable classic. It is a point that today I just can’t understand. So much work is going into a piece of knitwear, why bother with acrylic yarn instead of using wool.

No shame, share yours, please

So that is my 80ties knitwear. Can you relate to this post? Do you have vintage treasures in your wardrobe? I would love to read your comments and see some of your works. No shame, check your closets, attics, basements for your old handknits. Share them with me: In the comments below, on Instagram or on my Facebook page. Hashtag: #80tiesknitwear.

On the road with George

20. September 2017

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I would never have imagined that I would name a car. I mean I haven’t. But I totally would have, if George were mine. Which is “he” isn’t. But I still call him George, the name his family gave him.

George is an orange 1974 Volkswagen T2 Westfalia camping bus and belongs to my dear friend Babett. This summer George brought us from Germany through France to Spain.

Travelling with George means that you need time. And be patient. In the morning he struggles to get warm. He is strong, but not fast. Very often we made it to a mountain only in the second gear and a lot of cars had to queue behind us. But we never got angry headlights from behind. George seems to bring out the best in people :-).

This blog post is completely non-yarn related and merely to pay tribute to George. And my friend Babett. Thank you for this trip.

Old-school navigation. We got lost of Google maps on purpose to get in the slow traveling mood. And to find the small roads we wanted to use.

I have a thing for the faded advertisements you still often find in France on the houses like this one in Lorraine. (Note to self: I should take more pics and make a series before they are all gone.)

This is George’s ignition key. Believe it or not. To open the doors you actually have to use the key. There is no remote or central locking. As I said: traveling with George takes time.

You meet like-minded people everywhere 😉 This is another classic car – a Citroën. Forgive me, I do not know the exact model. If you do, let me know.

Catching the morning evening sun.

A look inside. Bright and friendly George.

Candy store in Albi.

Chapel in Saint-Chély-du-Tarn.

Under, not over: Viaduc du Millau.

Travel in style.

The obligatory shot through the side mirror. And I really do have the impression that objects are not closer than they appear in a VW T2. Also, the open window is the air conditioning.

Okay, the last picture in this post is dedicated to the yarnies. Of course, George will get his cozy 70ties granny square blanket. One day. No pressure. We are slow. And we like it.

Do you want to see more of George? We set up an Instagram account. Follow him @georgetheorangecamper

Saar Alpaka: Slowing Down With Alpacas

28. July 2017

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When I cycle the surroundings of my hometown Saarbrücken I often drive past a small farm where alpacas are grazing. Unusual animals for my region. Normally you met cows or maybe horses. Of course, as a knitter and yarn lover, I was curious. And as a blogger, you are allowed to be curious. So one day I stopped by at Saar Alpaka and asked if I could come and visit, take pictures and ask questions.

I went in May for the first time. That day the alpacas were shorn. Saar Alpaka is a rather small farm with 47 animals. The proprietors Christiane Groß and Rainer Frenkel started the farm in 2009. A farm shop was added about 6 years ago. It has a small, but exquisite selection of yarns grown mostly grown on their farm, but also a selection of other alpaca yarns.

Hey, you can see my neck! Where is yours?

Shearing day was a busy day. All 47 alpacas had to be shorn in two days. Alpacas are shorn once a year in late spring. Their fleece is thick and with good insulating qualities. It keeps them very warm, good in winter, but a no-go in the warmer months.

Tinkerbell - Saar Alpaka - Foto Sabine Frisch

The alpaca stud Tinkerbell is quite relaxed while getting a new haircut.

An important day for little Thor. He was shorn for the first time. Afterwards, he had to say goodbye to his mother and joined the stallions at the boy’s range.

It was already really warm in May, so the animals seemed to be happy to be rid of their fleece.

While the alpacas enjoyed the new comfort of a short fleece outside on the range for Christiane and Rainer the work continued. The fleeced had to be cleaned and sorted.

Samples of each animal are sent to a laboratory in order to check the quality, i.e. micron and comfort factor of the fleece. Christine then decides, which fleeces will be spun together depending on the quality and colour.

The fleeces are sent to a mill in Southern Germany that spins also small quantities. There the fleece is washed and carded. And spun to a nice and soft, but sturdy DK-yarn.

Natural and sustainable: 50 gr cakes of undyed Saar Alpaka.

Depending on the animals the quality of the yarn is either Royal Alpaca with a micron below 19 or Baby Alpaca with a micron under 23. I can tell: it is very soft and smooth. On Saar Alpaka’s labels, you can read the names of the alpacas that are responsible for your yarn cake: Leo, Inti, Rosi, Estella, Angelo… I like this idea. If you want you can visit the animal who grew your yarn and say thank you. Maybe with a small treat?

Angelo’s fleece was abundant: 1.2 kgs of the first choice.

Close up of Angelos lustrous fleece: You can see the crimp that is considered a sign for high-quality fibre.

Tatamia’s Make over

Before the make-over, Tatamia was sporting a retro-look with a 60ties fringe.

For summer Tatamia is now wearing a short, layered fringe for a fresher look.

Saar Alpaka – Natural and Sustainable

While the first choice is spun to yarn, the rest of the fleece is not discarded. It is used for woven rugs, as a warm filling for duvets or even for a natural soap.

School classes often visit the farm. Then Christiane explains to the kids the long but beautiful process from animal to a knitted sweater. Maybe this raises awareness that it is hardly possible to get a fair alpaca sweater ~~at H&M or Primark~~ for 20 Euros.

Three days old baby alpaca Teresita

When I came back on a nice sunny Sunday in July, I wanted a quick interview with Christiane and Rainer. But I realised that when you are near alpacas nothing is quick. You immediately slow down and relax. Usually, to reach this state of relaxation, I have to take a yoga class ;-). Then Christiane offered me a sun chair to sit in the pasture with all the animals, maybe to take more pictures. Four hours later, I was still there.

Links:

Website Saar Alpaka 

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