Wednesday 30 June 2010

I wonder if gg grandmother Brit had this much fun?

I love wool. It's possibly hereditary since I come from a line of sheep farmers on my dad's side.
I particularly love the hand-dyed variety. Hence, I found this display in a local haberdashery irresistible. I had to go inside and get a good look at those luscious colours and to enjoy the feel of the wool. It was a very tactile experience and it felt almost illicit :)

particularly when I made my purchases (how could I not....) and my wool was handed to me in a big brown paper bag.


When I came home I had to get gg grandmother Brit's wool basket so that it could hold my precious loot.
I bet Brit's wool didn't look anywhere near as colourful, but she spun it herself.



Her wheel came in handy for turning skeins into more manageable balls.


I thought about Brit then, and I wonder if she had fun with the wool, or whether it was just a means to an end - making garments to stay warm. What would she say if she could sit and knit with me now when knitting is just for fun and enjoyment. I think she'd enjoy this colourful wool, guiltily, considering her puritanical Lutheran background.
I hope she'd like this hat:

Her ggg grandson Doodlebug does.

5 comments:

  1. Good to see your craftiness back again Mari!! Love the wool and the very colourful hat, it sure will keep the children warm on these frosty days.

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  2. WOW!!! That is fantastic Mari. I am so envious of that beautiful soft wool x

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  3. Nice!!! That looks really good. Just what we need for this winter!

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  4. this is very proverbs..who can find a virtuous woman..it pretty much says she has a wool collection hehe
    so hey youre on the right track
    :)
    love you
    xx

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  5. You're back!!!!! love and kisses

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