The snöflinga hat (from Wiksten) was super easy to make, and knitted up really quickly as well, which is always nice. I just used some of the cream colored Fisherman's Wool in my stash for this first one, but I really would love to try it in some other colors as well. I'm thinking a Colonial blue would be nice, or maybe even red. There is a little yarn shop that I spotted near our local grocery store, so I'll have to stop in there and see what they offer.
Speaking of local shops, though, reminds me of my endeavors to find a fabric store this past Monday. Being new and all here, I'm still learning where to go to get my craft/sewing supplies, and earlier this week it proved to be an interesting experience in itself!
I had heard of a local shop only a few minutes away from our house which I was pretty excited about, since the other ones are a little bit of a drive to get to. My dad had taken the GPS on a business trip, so I only had google maps to rely on, which isn't always great since alot of the time the roads here don't have street signs. Long story short, what should have been a 13 minute drive turned into a couple of hours driving around the town trying to find the place. Using the little bit of German I know, and the little bit of English some of the people knew I stopped several time and asked for directions, but to no avail. Everyone was super friendly, but unfortunately when there aren't any street names, so the directions consist of "go a few meters, turn left, then another left at the church, then 20 meters and a right, etc." and there is construction going on in the town, it's not very conducive to finding a place. So I still have no idea where this crazy shop is. After stopping for the fourth time and asking for directions, and not being able to follow them, I called it quits and went home.
I'm hoping tomorrow I will have better luck, though, as I plan on heading out there again to find it, except this time with the GPS. :) Living in another country is such an interesting experience... it really takes me out of my "comfort zone" sometimes, but once I get over the uncomfortableness of it, it's pretty fun. :)
Anyways, I'd love to hear of the crafting projects any of you have been working on lately!
3 comments:
Love the hat Sarah! Looks like it turned out really well. I think you have inspired me to make one now.
Lovely hat, Sarah!!
@ Nancy - It's a great pattern, and has the perfect amount of slouch to it... not too much, and not too little. I'm thinking of playing around with different patterns instead of the bobbles - maybe some sort of cable-ish stitch? Not totally sure yet, though. :)
@ Grace - Thanks!
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