Jul 22 2017
Our Knitting Tour to Ireland
Gourmet Yarn Shop Tour to Ireland
And knitting everywhere
So much has been going on these past few weeks, I don’t know where to begin.
In late May, I took a group of knitters to tour the South of Ireland for ten days, and we knit everywhere.
Jane Hogan, our tour guide from Irish Tourism, was absolutely amazing, and made all our dreams come true.
We drove through the Irish countryside, exploring the meaning “50 shades of green”. We knit everywhere.
We visited wool mills and sheep farms,
Took a ferry to the Aran Isles,
Learned to make scones, brown bread and freshly churned butter
We visited castles, gardens, and distilleries, and knit everywhere
We learned how to make Irish coffee and tap dance on the Ferry
We had knitting workshops with Irelands’ finest knitwear designers
Carol Feller
and Anne O’Maille
We learned how local wool is dyed from regional plants and flowers
The cliffs of Moher left us breathless, and we continued to knit everywhere
We saw the Irish Trad on the Prom Show, and kept knitting
While on the road, we knit Carol Fellers Rathcooney hat using Dovestone , courtesy of Baa Ram Ewe. It’s 100% English wool, and we stock all colors.
We also knit baby booties with Yarn Art Bianca Lana Lux. Each knitter received a sample ball of their 100% wool to try, and it was love at first stitch. We carry all 9 colors.
If you like what you saw,
Our next knitters’ trip will be to Scotland
We are already signing up for May 2018.
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Happy Knitting!
Orly
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