Life LackaDaisiCal

Marie Wallin's first "workshop holiday" was fabulous! When this workshop appeared on Marie's web site I immediately signed up.....to hesitate would have been disastrous as it was fully booked within hours of being offered. Luckily a quick call to a knitting friend in the UK and she was in too! A little bit of workshop for knitters who wanted a holiday break in a lovely country hotel in the Yorkshire Dales. Photo courtesy of The Devonshire Fell While it didn't snow while I was there, one morning the frost was so heavy that this Canadian girl thought it was snow! It looked like snow.....it looked just like this! My room was the middle windows on the second floor, on the left side ....you can see it just behind the large tree! The Devonshire Fell hotel.....located in the spectacular Yorkshire Dales, surrounded by gorgeous scenery (stone walls and sheep galore), in the company of fellow knit enthusiasts...it was perfect! Photo courtesy of  ...

Travelling alone can be a bit daunting. It's lovely to know there is someone waiting for you when you arrive. Thank you for your hospitality and generosity! After a day to get my time zones organized, we ventured out to the  Whitchurch Silk Mill! Rows and Rows of fabulous silk bobbins! I LOVED how they used them as flower vases in the cafe there! A weaver was working on this loom...aren't the shades glorious! We wondered if the bobbins strung across were there as decoration.....silly us! We got to see the weaver making a repair to one of the warp threads.... all of the shades of silk used in this piece, are right there for her to reach up and take off a bit! Handy eh? Then the great adventure began with the drive north to Harrogate! As well as breaking up the drive.... The Harrogate Knitting and Stitching show was on and was an opportunity not to be missed! A wander around Harrogate always includes a stop at Bettys for tea! The town is beautifully decorated and...