Feliz Navidad: Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
Did you spy Santa on the door?
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Happy Christmas Eve! Hope you have smooth sailing!
PS. last chance for the Huge Craftsy Sale, till midnight tonight!
Puerto Montt really is super-saturated with color and the jumping off point for Chile’s famous lake district. I want to plan a return visit someday.
Hey dearest ones, don’t forget – huge blowout holiday sale going on HERE at Craftsy.com. Sign up for my class! The Fair Isle Vest: Stranded and Steeked.
Once ashore in Puerto Montt, were whisked away to a beautiful suburb of where the talented ladies of Lana Chucao treated our crew to a fantastic day of dyeing, spinning weaving and of course, shopping. Lana Chucao makes fantastic artisan yarns with 100% Chilean wool in amazing colors, in both novelty and plain.
Chucao novelty yarn
The neighborhood center where the Chucao Workshop was held.
Spinning: Noelle showing how it's done.
Cynthia concentrating on the dye process
The method
Hair? Yarn? It's all same colors!
Weaving: Helen in action!
Thank You Ladies!
And as a Thank You to you dear readers, Craftsy is having a HUGE holiday sale and you’re among the first to know! Of course I’d like you all to sign up for my class, The Fair Isle Vest Stranded and Steeked, but there are amazing offerings, Nancy Marchant’s Brioche Stitch, Carol Feller’s Celtic Cables – don’t get me started – you can learn canning and even cheesemaking!!!!! Follow THIS LINK to take you away to adventure!
I did buy some yarn and set to work immediately – mittens for the lower temperatures as we travel further south. Thanks Noelle for the picture!
If you’re lucky, maybe you’ll get a Craft Cruise for Christmas!
All Aboard!: Cynthia LeCount Samaké, MJM, Alexis LeCount
I’ve been dreadfully silent here on the blog since my return from the Southern Hemisphere. I have so much to share but other responsibilities – including lots and lots of knitting – have held me back. I have so much to tell, so many great people to introduce you to, fantastic yarn makers and knitters and shop keepers! There are so many interesting places to tell you about I don’t want to skim over any of them!
Knowing myself, I simply have to wait a bit until I can devote enough time to do a proper job of it.
In the meantime….I’ll give you some visuals from my South American adventure every day till the new year.
Happy Holidays!
The Scale of Things: MS Veendam, in port, Valparaiso Chile.
Bon Voyage: On deck several stories up!