28 April 2017

#AtoZChallenge | Y is for Yeast & Yarn


This postcard seems a comercial one, but it was handmade by John (the UK), using a coaster. Isn't it a nice illustration for a brewery?



Sent by Laura (the UK), this postcard shows some colourful pub signs in Ireland. It arrived just before the  A to Z Challenge started, when I was struggling with the letter Y.

I found more wonderful names for pubs in my mailbox a week later:


Some interesting names of pubs and beers on the multiples postcards. The creative names of Irish (and English...) pubs amazes me. Which name is your favourite?

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The slogan of this one, sent by Heleen (the Netherlands) makes me think of the challenge itself. Plus, it relates to another beloved hobby of mine. Plus, it arrived with a perfectly matching stamp on the back. Plus... nothing prevents you to from knitting on a pub!




27 comments:

  1. The stamp is adorable. I had to look at it closer to figure out what was going on, two gnomes with yarn! The first postcard looks like Peter Rabbit. Nice images. https:// Maui Jungalow

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    1. I also thought of Peter Rabbit when I first saw the postcard!

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  2. The yeasty pub card is interesting.

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  3. There used to be over 10 pubs in our nearby small town.These days there are 8 or 9 The Ketton Ox used to be my favourite with the sign showing a huge beast but modernisation go rid of it. You postcards are magnificent - especially that first one.

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    1. Some months ago, I saw a documentary about the decline of British pubs. I guess times are changing, but it is a pity. And maybe there was no need to get rid of that sign...

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  4. My favourite pub is Glasshouse Store in Soho, London. It has a wonderful sign of a glassblower, which I think is an amazing craft.

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    1. You've made me look for that pub on the Internet :)

      Pubs in London would be a nice theme for your next challenge (just an idea!).

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  5. Yeast, such an original finding which I never had thought of so far!

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    1. It occurred to me suddenly, when I picked up the second postcard from the PO box. Then the rest of postcards arrived. And your beautiful yarn among them! I have copied that illustration on the first page of my notebook :D

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  6. I love pub coasters - I love seeing someone making something cool out of them!

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    1. I think it is a very good idea to send them as postcards. Especially if they are so nice.

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  7. Love the coaster (I think where I am from they were always called beer mats). My favorite pub name is The Frog & Radiator.

    I was wondering how well the knitting turns out when you are drinking beer at the same time?

    Phillip | Y is for Year of the Monkey | Y is also for Yellow

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    1. John called it "beer mat", actually. But I had already the tag "coaster" on the blog... I'm not that good at English! ;)

      I should confess that, when I need, I usually drink tea, not beer. I've never tried... But I guess you need to choose a really easy pattern if you knit in a pub!

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    2. It could be a regional use, or it could vary from country to country. I've never heard it called a beer mat here in the US.

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  8. I absolutely LOVE that yarn card Heleen sent you: the illustration, the words and the stamps.
    Y is for Yellow

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    1. I like that illustration so much that I copied it (and the words) on the first page of my notebook... :D

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  9. Yeast and yarn -- great Y choices. The only time I visited the UK, my favorite London pub name was "World's End". It was built just inside the old city wall, which is now marked by brass inlays in the street.

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    1. World's End? That's a wonderful wonderful name for a pub!

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  10. I was wondering where you were going to go with this! Nice cards.

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  11. Fun cards. The First one and the yarn would be my favorites of this set.

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    1. It was sent especially for the challenge, and it is one of my favourites.

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  12. The yarn card and matching stamp are beyond awesome! Great job on Y!

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  13. That's really cool that he made a postcard from a beer mat, how inventive! :D Local names for pubs are always fun too, for example: There was a pub near where I grew up in England called The White Swan, but everyone local always called it The Dirty Duck hehe.

    Here's my "Y" post :) http://nataliewestgate.com/2017/04/yearning-secret-diary-of-a-serial-killer

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    1. I can understand the popular name... :D
      One of my favourites is "The Bishop's Finger". I saw it in Canterbury, but I think the name exists in other places too.

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Thank you for coming. All your comments make me extremely happy.