Wednesday, February 09, 2022

Making a Puffin with the Gardiner Brothers.

So yeah, this intricate knitting style called intarsia is back in my life again as I desperately wanted to create a puffin for a young man in my life who is absolutely crazy about puffins.


It's engrossing work as every line has to be focused on and counting every stitch is a given but it's enchanting to see the image emerge out of all those bobbins. I have a huge fascination for these wonderful birds myself. They make me laugh out loud every time I see them.



I found these incredible Irish dancers recently. The Gardiner Brothers. They'll dance to anything. Here they are with Abba.


And here they are giving The Nutcracker a bash.


I can't watch these without a huge smile.



24 comments:

  1. Kinda how I feel hearing Juzzie Smith. These guys made me smile too.

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    1. We all need smile worthy lifts E in these crazy times.

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  2. Ugh, hard work, but nice resukt. Puffins are a fun lot. Thanks for the smile.

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    1. It does the brain good, a great distraction from the madness.

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  3. Wow, they are good. Wish I'd learned tap dancing instead of heading off to the beach when I didn't "get it" right away.
    Your knitting amazes me, I don't have the patience for such complicated work.

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    1. I did tap and the Irish stuff but I never had confidence in my own dancing. Too self-conscious.
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  4. Super footwork. I think I have seen them on YouTube before. Well worth another viewing!

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    1. Yes, Chris, they won all sorts of competitions, they have that floaty feather like quality and then they hit the ground. Love them.

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  5. I finally quit watching and saw your huge smile line. Mine is still smiling at their excellent choreography, technique and timing. Thanks!

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    1. You're welcome Joanne, we all need cheering up stuff.

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    1. It's good to feel a smile on our faces, EC :)

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    1. Fills the heart doesn't it. We forget in these Times.

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  8. I have always liked to watch Irish dancing and these two clips really are worth seeing again and again.

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  9. Lovely work! Great dancing! The Irish can do anything!

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  10. My absolute joy last week was having our grandaughter here. She is 21. She had not seen us in awhile and had not been here for even longer. She started going through my sweater closet and kept falling in love with sweaters I had made in the 80's!! She took 4 back with her. One was a vest from a British pattern that had dachshunds on the front. I still can't believe I made it and she was in love with it!! I often wondered what would happen to those sweaters. And while she was here I taught her a simple ribbed stitch and she made a lovely hat.

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    1. Oh how I love this story Mary - and am so glad your granddaughter appreciated your lovely work after so many years. May she wear these treasures in good health!

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  11. I love puffins too. Fun fact: when they're flying they can flap their wings up to 400 times a minute.

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    1. And also they swim great distances underwater using their wings Nick.
      I adore them.

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  12. Wow! Irish dancing has evolved amazingly from when I dreaded the weekly lessons at Mrs. LeGear's! Those guys are amazing!

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  13. Thanks for the Gardiner Brothers link. They are fabulous and my partner already knew about them.

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