The weather is quite changeable these days, and not summer temperature. The days often gives both sun and rain. It makes it green and beautiful in nature. Join me for a short walk on the trail Øyastien, which passes by where we live and continues along the river.
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I fjor sommer prøvde jeg meg for første gang på solfarging av garn. Det var så morsomt og spennende så jeg vil prøve mer i år. Det er jo mye grønt og blomster som vokser langs stien her, så det er nok å prøve seg på. Last summer I tried solar dyeing yarn for the first time. It was so fun and exciting so I want to try more this year. There is a lot of greenery and flowers growing along the path here, so there is plenty to try. 
Jeg så på en Youtube video av Sætastrikk, der hun hadde farget garn med planter. Men det var vanlig plantefarging med koking. Et av garna var farget med løv fra rogn, det hadde en nydelig gulfarge. Så da ville jeg prøve det med solfarging. I watched a Youtube video from Sætastrikk, where she had dyed yarn with plants. But it was ordinary plant dyeing with boiling. One of the yarns was dyed with leaves from rowan tree, it had a lovely yellow colour. So I wanted to try it with solar dyeing.
Når en blir interessert i et tema er det mye spennende å finne via Google. Et sted leste jeg om en som hadde brukt blomsten perikum, det garnet hadde en gylden gulfarge. Så jeg har plukket perikum og fylt et glass med det. Så langt ser garnet mer skittent gult ut, men det har bare stått et par dager så kanskje det endrer seg. En erfaring de fleste gjør er at veldig mye ikke blir den fargen en forventer, men det er jo en del av det som gjør det spennende. When you become interested in something, there is much exciting to find via Google. Somewhere I read about someone who had used the flower St. John's wort, that yarn had a golden yellow color. So I have picked St. John's wort and filled a glass with it. So far the yarn looks more dirty yellow, but it's only been in for a couple of days so maybe that will change. An experience that most people have is that very often the color is not what you expect, but that is part of what makes it exciting.
Nå er det jo ikke så veldig mye sol, men det skal visst gå bra likevel, kan bare ta litt lengre tid før garnet tar fargen.
Now there isn't very much sun, but it should go well anyway, it just might take a little longer for the yarn to take on the colour.
Solfarging av garn foregår ganske enkelt ved å fylle en glasskrukke med garn, planter, alunpulver og vann. La det stå i sola i ca tre uker. Solar dyeing of yarn takes place simply by filling a glass jar with yarn, plants, alum powder and water. Leave it in the sun for about three weeks.
5. juli feiret min kjære og jeg 49 års bryllupsdag! On July 5, my dear husband and I celebrated our 49th wedding anniversary! 💕
Vi feiret med kake, men den ble ikke så fin som bryllupskaken 😊 We celebrated with cake, but it did not look as nice as the wedding cake 😊
