Advent Day 14…. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls facts!

1. At sunset on a full moon, the Falls provides a spectacular sight, as the moonlight bounces off the spray giving life to a ‘moonbow,’ which is basically a rainbow that lasts between sunset and sunrise.

2. More Than 5 Million Cubic Meters of Water Gush Over the Falls Every Minute

3. Victoria Falls is located at the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia. Seventy-five percent can be viewed from the Zimbabwean side and 25 percent from the Zambian side.

A gorgeous colour pallete to work with for a seventh natural wonder of the world. A beautiful spectrum of greens with deep blues and browns. Just look at the due pan! Beaut!

This is such a versatile mini that will go with so many others in this collection I’ve dyed them so that they can be mixed and matched.

Scroll for the granny square and the advent so far! Love them all! Do you have a favourite so far?

Xxx Jess

Advent Day 13…. Halstatt, Austria

Halstatt facts

1. Halstatt is home to the world’s oldest salt mine, dating back to prehistoric times. Archaeological finds are dated between 1200 bc and 500 bc! It’s oooooold.

2. The small market community Hallstatt has 778 inhabitants, is located on the western shore of Lake Hallstatt and is nestled into the side of a mountain.

3. The history of salt mining in the town gave its name to the Hallstatt Age (800 to 450 BC). The term Hal (salt) dates back to the Celts (bonus fact salt in Welsh is Halen! Yay Celts!)

Hopping over to Europe for today’s colourway trip! Gorgeous chalet style house’s on a mountain side? Surrounded by greenery and a late? Sign me up.

Very earthy natural colours for this colourway embodying the gorgeous tones in the houses on a hill. Rusty red browns and mossy green with hints of grey. Gorgeous.

Scroll to see the square as usual. Similar tones as in the Mount Everest colourway, these two are lovely side by side!

Where will we be jetting off next!?

Xxx Jess

Advent Day 12…. Mount Everest, Nepal

Mount Everest facts

1. The name “Everest” means “the highest point”. Mount Everest got its name after surveyors discovered it as the highest peak in the 1850s.

2. While at least 35,000 people visit Mount Everest every year to view the scenery and experience the climatic conditions around it, only about 5200 have managed to successfully climb to the summit and back down.

3. Due to the harsh weather conditions, altitude sickness, low oxygen levels, and fatigue, it takes about 10 weeks to climb Mount Everest. This is because of the frequent breaks that climbers take at each base to adapt to the high altitude before resuming climbing, as per the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). One break can take days or even weeks.

Can you believe we are half way through!? This is our first 100g skein in the advent!

Isn’t it stunning?! A gorgeous mix of blues, greys, ivory and browns to convey the mountain rocks and snow. That dye bath though!!

Soft changes of colour with vivid pops of blue and rusty browns make this colourway perfect… in my opinion! I mean…. scroll for the granny square!

I could look at this on all day! I hope I get to see Everest in my life time, but I doubt I’ll ever climb it! 😅 we can and squish this yarn instead!

Look at that collection! Yum.

So day 13 next… where will we go?!

Xxx Jess

Advent Day 11…. Rainbow Mountain, Peru

Rainbow mountain tid bits!

1. Rainbow Mountain receives around 1,000 tourists a day. Sometimes, however, you can share Rainbow Mountain with up to 4,000 people since the place has become very popular over the last few years.

2. Around 2012, locals discovered Rainbow Mountain, and this happened thanks to the snow on top of it melting. Before, nobody (or very few people) had seen a Rainbow Mountain…

3. Let’s get scientific about Rainbow Mountain geology, it’s composed of several colours:

Pink (rosado) is the red clay (mud and sand)
White (blanco) is quartzose, sandstone and marls (calcium)
Red (rojo) is claystones (iron)
Green (verde) is phyllites (ferro magnesian)
Brown (café o marrón) is fanglomerate (magnesium)
Yellow (amarillo) is calcareous (sulphur)

These minerals give the mountain its unique make up and look! How amazing!

Such a fun one to create, layering and striping the various colours to give a stunning dye bath. Greeny yellows through red and pink offset with a gorgeous sky blue.

Twisted this yarn is even better! I love the variegated warm tones with the blue flash. It’s the perfect sunrise colourway.

The granny is a bit special… not going to lie… (scrollllll)

I love this initial set of the Advent that make up the 12 days minis… just one more for the 12 dayers tomorrow! And it’s a big one!!

Where are we off next?! Any guesses?!

Xxx Jess

Advent Day 10…. Petra, Jordan

Petra fun facts!

1. The name Petra actually means ‘rocks’. ­ It is thought to come from the Greek word ‘Petros’, meaning rock, and was named by Greek visitors for its distinctive carved pink sandstone.

2. Petra was founded in the year 312 BC as the capital of the Nabatean Empire. This makes it over 2300 years old, and one of the oldest cities in the world.

3. Petra doubled as the Canyon of the Crescent Moon in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, but it’s also been used in The Mummy Returns, and the more recent live-action Disney remake of Aladdin. Hello Hollywood!

For this colourway I wanted to highlight the various shades in the rockfall exposed by carving out the buildings. Scrumptious pale yellow golds in light rusty reds and oranges.

My favourite thing about Petra is the horizontal lines you get in the rock. I wanted to emulate that in the colourway with subtle contrasts in the colours throughout.

I’m not actually a fan of orange all that much… but if you mix it with peach and yellows with red…. I’m all for it! Wait until you see today’s granny square!

I am so in love with this gathering of yarn! Where do you think our yarn travels will take us next!?

Xxx Jess