With a tear, we left Conny near the bus station in Tallinn so she could catch a tram to the airport. Cathy and I returned to Parnu for 12 more days. It is a quiet and beautiful town with many parks and a nice beach. Cathy would be able to make plans for visiting Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, catch up a little bit on blog posts, and relax a bit. These would be the last days Cathy and I would have together for a long time.
Over those days, a few knitters shared the hostel room with Cathy and I got a few more inches added to me.
Karmen showed up in the dormitory first. She is a physician in Tallinn but was in Parnu to take part in a Flamenco workshop over the weekend. She was dancing every day, but she took out time to make a special addition to me—a traditional eight-pointed star pattern.
Astrit, a beautiful young Estonian woman who Cathy had met on the Camino de Santiago in October, came over to Parnu to spend the night with us before she started a hiking trip. It was a delightful time and she added some rows of white Aran yarn in a garter stitch while sitting on the dorm bed.
On one weekend, three women were in the dorm room. They had come to Parnu to take part in the International Lace Festival. This was a bobbin lace conference and exposition with master bobbin-lace workshops.
Cathy wandered over one day to check out the exposition. There were some truly extraordinary examples of lace on display. We were invited in to watch part of a masterclass where the women were making lace from metallic thread! Some of them worked so fast you could barely see their hands move! It reminded me of our visit to the Shetland Islands where the women could knit so fast.
And here are the contributions that were made to me while we visited Estonia…Wow!
Up next....“Going Home”...my last post from Europe.
Over those days, a few knitters shared the hostel room with Cathy and I got a few more inches added to me. Karmen showed up in the dormitory first. She is a physician in Tallinn but was in Parnu to take part in a Flamenco workshop over the weekend. She was dancing every day, but she took out time to make a special addition to me—a traditional eight-pointed star pattern.
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| In my journal, Karmen wrote, “This pattern has been used in Estonia at least 1000 years, especially on gloves, pullovers, and vests. It was meant for protection especially from diseases.” |
On one weekend, three women were in the dorm room. They had come to Parnu to take part in the International Lace Festival. This was a bobbin lace conference and exposition with master bobbin-lace workshops.
Cathy wandered over one day to check out the exposition. There were some truly extraordinary examples of lace on display. We were invited in to watch part of a masterclass where the women were making lace from metallic thread! Some of them worked so fast you could barely see their hands move! It reminded me of our visit to the Shetland Islands where the women could knit so fast.
Look at all the great loot Cathy gathered up in Continental Europe! She got all this and carried it around since she left Ireland in May. Well, most of it she bought or received as gifts in Estonia.
And here are the contributions that were made to me while we visited Estonia…Wow!
Up next....“Going Home”...my last post from Europe.
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