Linnea 'Ea' quilts...

Finally - it is ready! My Eorme blanket. Since I am like everybody else that crochets and just hate to join done crochet squares, it felt like it took friggin forever  to make. Hello, my name is Eorme. She made me wear fringes, even though she hates fringes. In retrospect, the most funny thing about this project is that it actually started out as a tunic. Yes, a tunic. But about halfway through (or up, as you were suppose to knit it from down to up) I just got fed up with the project, frogged the whole thing and put the yarn aside. This was during the winter of 2010. Then, I read the book “200 crochet blocks” by author Jan Eaton , and thought that it had been some time ago since my last crochet block blanket. Thank you Linda for recommending it ! The pattern I wanted to use is called " Fudge ". So, off I went to buy more yarn, and typically enough the Novita yarn company didn’t produce Novita Luxus Cotton anymore. It's like my Mom has always told me:...

Ponder the phrase "..., if you want to." I've been homehome (meaning, at my parents) the entire weekend. I spent some time with my parents, some time with Emmis, and some time with my own thoughts. Me and Emmis went through the Arts and Crafts fair like two crafters who suddenly realized that there wasn't a whole lot for them there. I searched for some very specific thing, and not finding them left me slightly feeling like a sail without wind. Since it was Friday, there were a lot of teachers with their classes. I think there were both kids from elementary and secondary school there.  Either way, there were a LOT of people. Best thing though, was that they DID have small workshops with different themes. This was about using a potter's wheel. This one was - I think - about different techniques when spinning yarn.  One thing I did notice, was that a lot of booths had "ethnic" inspired crafts. The more color, the better. Quite a c...

Even though the Crafts' fair in Tampere is the biggest Craft-related event held every year in Finland, I've only ever been to the fairs in Helsinki and Turku. Next year, if I get anyone to go with or get someone to go with me, I actually might go to the one in Tampere. But that will take slightly more planning on my part than going to the one in Helsinki: asking some friends and just take an early morning train. This year, however, is slightly different. Because this is the first time I've actually got a free ticket! I never win any competitions or lotteries, so maybe this is just my reward for having good karma. Nevertheless, thank you so much Sinelli! Sinelli is one of the bigger Arts and Crafts stores found e.g. in Helsinki. And it also happens to be one of my favorites.

There's a lot of quotes flying around the internet that are somehow related to bad news and such. I will not quote any, because a while ago I heard someone say how "you can quote famous sayings and people all you want, but that doesn't make you any smarter". This really made me more cynic. And I think it's bad, because I don't want to become a bitter and depressed woman. But what I'm gonna rant about today is the fact that somehow bad news still always manage to come in triplicates. First, I lost my laptop. Accidentally, but non the less still a big catastrophe. Especially since it will take a long time for me to get it replaced with a new one. Then I heard that the group I dance tango in might not have locale for us dancers next year, and thus all that lovely group activity (all the boogie woogie, lindy hop and argentine tango) will cease. And today, I found out that my favorite café here in Turku, Bossaliina , will also cease to exist. Which a...