Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Dec 4, 2009, 4:59 am
After running into the first yarn store by accident, I went on my way to the yarn store that I was supposed to go. On the way, I popped into some other things that interests me, like antique stores.....
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Nov 28, 2009, 3:52 pm
Right after the craft fair, I wasted no time, I had a date with the knitters in Helsinki, so here I come-the ferry to Helsinki... I didn't expect it would be such a big ship with so many floors. ...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Nov 25, 2009, 1:38 pm
(continued from yesterday...) Apart from knitting, weaving and spinning, there were also a lot of amazing Estonian embroidery works everywhere. in the show. One of the artists is into using knitted ...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Nov 24, 2009, 6:59 am
(continued from yesterday...) Apart from looking at the yarn and all the woolly stuff, knitters themselves also worth mentioning too. I have never been to a craft fair where so many knitters are actu...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Nov 23, 2009, 2:12 pm
I didn't even know about the Craft Fair until the German knitters told me they came to Tallinn explicitly for this. I asked my Estonian friend Helen what it was all about, she said, "ah, it's...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Nov 22, 2009, 1:40 pm
After the Stitch and Bitch, I decided to walk back to my hotel. While I was poking my nose into different shop windows on the way, I saw this... I guess someone really got a sense of humour in Tallin...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Nov 21, 2009, 12:16 pm
There is no official Stitch and Bitch in Tallinn, but through Ravelry, we managed to meet up with some Estonian knitters. There were also some German knitters (Susann and Petra, hello!) who happened t...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Nov 20, 2009, 2:03 pm
So I arrived in Tallinn, Estonia. Growing up in the 80s, I spent my childhood watching Estonian rally to fight for their independance on the TV. Little Yarncat thought, 'this place seems to be s...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Nov 19, 2009, 5:04 am
Since I started my own cat care business, I am very well aware of the fact that holiday seasons will be the peak time of my business. I probably won't be able to spend as much time celebrating hol...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Nov 18, 2009, 4:57 pm
The second day during our stay in Cork City, we have visited the university... And we ran into more cats... This is probably the biggest can of Beamish I will ever see in my life... After passing b...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Nov 16, 2009, 11:44 pm
So that's where we stayed in Cork. We got a really nice view from our window. Very calm and peaceful. To me, it is very European. The next day, as usual, we just like to relax and walk around th...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Nov 16, 2009, 4:31 pm
Hi everyone! (if there is still anyone out there) Sorry for not blogging for soooooooo long. It's been really busy for the past few months as I started my cat care business since last post. Noth...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Jun 15, 2009, 8:22 am

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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Jun 13, 2009, 3:34 pm
How can life be better than that? Homemade salad...with homemade cheese, homegrown green and homegrown herbs. Kitties playing... It's quite a touching scene, isn't it? Two cats finally play...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Jun 12, 2009, 8:01 am
Those of you who are following this blog should know I am figuring out a way to get out of the 9-5. Since I am a crazy cat lady, I have decided to be in a 'cat business'. Today, I finally feel...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Jun 11, 2009, 7:54 am
Who can have enough of kitten pictures? There you have some more... Larmlarm: Geez, this kiddy is so annoying, why does he always need to come to sleep next to me whenever I need some chilled out ti...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Jun 2, 2009, 3:20 pm
Kitten: Meow, Larmlarm, give me a lick, give me a lick, give me a lick... Kitten: Meow, are you listening to me, give me a lick, give me a lick, give me a lick... Kitten: Oh! Someone is looking! Lo...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Jun 1, 2009, 3:14 pm
I have always thought that Larmlarm the king is a self-centred cat who won't accept other cats in his life. However, I realise that you can never underestimate how much cats can be understanding, ...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Nov 5, 2008, 5:45 am
I don't have a baby yet and I am not sure I will ever have one. Having observed how kids are like nowadays, it freaks me out. I used to babysit for a family when I first arrived in Paris as a stu...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Nov 4, 2008, 5:01 am
At this corner of Europe, the little emerald of an island has everything you need. Beautiful landscape that provides nutritious food, abundant amount of fresh water from the rain, strong wind to provi...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Oct 30, 2008, 7:53 am
When I first started up this blog, I had an intention to talk strictly only about two things: My knitting and cats. The reason is I don't want to get too opinionated and then get angry messages fr...
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Alice C. posted an article on Yarn Cat - Oct 29, 2008, 6:30 am
The retreat is finished. Are you expecting a photo journal to report the whole trip? Have I made one? The answer is no because I was having WAY TOO MUCH FUN to remember to take photos! But the grea...
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