Marianne's Wool Story

08/03/2026

Processing wool which had a short staple. It's very suitable for needle felting.

16/02/2026

Playing with a felted ball

15/02/2026

25/01/2026

The front has a v-neck, which was a bit challenging to do.

08/01/2026

I'm working on a sweater for myself on the knitting machine. The yarn has a lovely gradient from aqua to light blue. This will be the back piece, fingers crossed it will fit. 😅

Yarn is Marmar, 50% merino, 50% silk. Soft and shiny.

22/09/2025

Zwartbles, Texel and Badger face rams

13/07/2025

Quiet moments on the d**e 🐮🌿
The cows seem right at home here—plenty of space, fresh air, and a beautiful view over the fields. A peaceful place where they can slow down, just like we all need sometimes.

CowsOnTheDike

13/07/2025

A peaceful day by the sea 🌾🐄

Today I brought old bread to the cows, now relaxing in their new home on the quiet d**e near the sea. It’s a gentle change from the busy road they used to live by, but they seem to love the peace. Some even took the bread straight from my hand—curious, calm, and surprisingly polite! It’s amazing how quickly they’ve settled into this serene little paradise. 💛🌊

CowsByTheSea

05/07/2025

Today I tried something a little different: rose-lavender sauce. It’s soft, floral, and kind of nostalgic — maybe because it reminds me of summer afternoons in the garden.

I used fresh rose petals (about 200 g), but you can use dried too — just a third of the amount works fine. Add one or two lavender flowers. Let them steep in just-boiled water off the heat, slow and quiet. Same rhythm as rinsing wool, really.

After about an hour, I strain it to around 600 ml and top it up to 750 ml if needed. Then it goes back in the pan with 325 g sugar, 3 sachets of vanilla sugar, about 25 g pectin powder, and — if you like — a splash of limoncello. Simmer just briefly until it thickens slightly. I usually do the spoon test: dip a cold spoon, and if it leaves a slow trail, it’s ready.

That’s it. Bottled and stored. I like it with yoghurt or on warm bread, but mostly I like that it came from the garden. Small things made slowly.

27/04/2025

I have been doing some harvesting to make my own tea. And used some lesser quality wool as a fertilizer for my rose plants.

21/04/2025

Bought this gorgeous yarn at the Marmar by

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05/04/2025

View at the Swiss Yarn Festival

I got to meet and talk to my favourite YouTubers, the ladies of

They have the best knitting (and other crafts) show I've ever seen. It's unbelievable how they create such a professional program with only two people, you can tell they must work very hard.
You really should check them out and consider becoming a patreon if you want to support their hard work.

It was wonderful to meet them in person.

I also took part in a workshop by which I loved! It gave me a lot of inspiration to start designing a crescent shawl. Joji takes you through the whole process an I loved how she added some maths into it, which made it even more interesting.

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