Vlogmas ep.2: strange creatures and more knitting

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  • Опубліковано 3 гру 2023
  • Welcome to episode 2 of Vlogmas :)
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  • @alyonal.2628
    @alyonal.2628 7 місяців тому +10

    Hi Martina! Oh my, that red yarn is so perfect 🤩😍 Those creatures are definitely galls. The more 'usual' shape of an oak gall is a round one, like a little round ball. If there's a tiny little hole (it's really small, as if pinched with a needle tip) in a gall it means that the insect has already left the insides and you can use it to dye wool or fabric (lots of tannin in those shells!). If the gall is still whole, then the larvae is still living and developing inside.

  • @annikak.837
    @annikak.837 7 місяців тому +2

    What lovely weird creatures! ❤

  • @arwarnt4005
    @arwarnt4005 7 місяців тому +2

    thank you for talking about slowness and mindfullness. I also had a stressfull day and winding down with your video's while knitting really helps to calm down and let go of the stress :))

  • @hawthorngrove3629
    @hawthorngrove3629 7 місяців тому +1

    The sweater dress looks fabulous on you and those Acorn creatures are quite fascinating, I've never seen them grow like that.

  • @bigblackdogfiberarts
    @bigblackdogfiberarts 7 місяців тому +1

    It's a Knopper Gall and it is created by a wasp. Usually oak galls I find here are round balls. Good for dyeing. :)

  • @The-Vintage-Needlecrafter
    @The-Vintage-Needlecrafter 7 місяців тому +2

    Those acorns are so strange. I've never seen anything like them in my life. I would bring them home and put them in a pretty glass dish.😊❤

  • @mayline2623
    @mayline2623 7 місяців тому +11

    Hi !
    I look for the little monster on the oak tree, as I’m working with plants, I want to learn ! It seems to be a gall caused by an insect. The scientific name is Andricus dentimitratus.
    On another note, I feel very connected to what you’re sharing with us and always look forward to your videos !
    I wish you a nice day 😊

    • @wegrowild
      @wegrowild  7 місяців тому +2

      Oh thank you for letting me know🤎I think they're so interesting! How wonderful and exciting plants and trees are!🤎

  • @evabukovska1
    @evabukovska1 7 місяців тому +5

    Google says those are Oak gall wasps. The larvae develops inside the acorn creating this abnormal growths.
    It is the first time I see them, so interesting. Thank you for sharing ❤️

  • @ChristieArcher
    @ChristieArcher 7 місяців тому +3

    OMGoodness, I had SO much fun with your nature walk and the discoveries. Those “creatures” are so neat and I was so excited that you shared them in your video.

    • @wegrowild
      @wegrowild  7 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed it🤎aren't they so interesting🌱💮

  • @TrudySchwartzBurrill
    @TrudySchwartzBurrill 7 місяців тому +4

    Very interesting that you got answers to what was going on with the acorns. Nature is fascinating and important for us to know and learn. Sadly, people aren’t taught it anymore.
    I always enjoy a we grow wild podcast no matter the subject.

  • @lindawilcox6617
    @lindawilcox6617 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for sharing your walk and discovery of the magical acorns!

  • @lindy88car
    @lindy88car 7 місяців тому +1

    Wonderful creatures I’m jealous get a small basket and I’m sure you have one and fill for decoration. Glorious

  • @miekevanreet2544
    @miekevanreet2544 7 місяців тому +1

    ❤love the little monster

  • @user-jn8zw6fk1h
    @user-jn8zw6fk1h 7 місяців тому +1

    Ohhh. I love the creatures you found!! Thanks for sharing !

  • @BBaxterSwank
    @BBaxterSwank 7 місяців тому +1

    Those beautiful oak tree ‘monsters’ are likely gall. I’m not an expert on gall, but I do know that oak gall contains a good amount of tannins and have been traditionally used for dying fibers and fabrics and for making ink. Maybe you can experiment with your found specimens over the winter months. The oaks in my region produce dull tan ball or pill shaped galls. Nothing as fantastical as you have found.

  • @melissalampman7214
    @melissalampman7214 7 місяців тому +4

    You can mordant wool with it, gall nut!🌰 how cool, they are so bizarre,nature is the best! ❤

  • @songbirdsadeknits
    @songbirdsadeknits 7 місяців тому

    Yes we have oak gall wasps here in Ontario, too. They look different - they form little jelly/mushroom like balls that can be found at the base of the oak tree. Neat to see the ones where you are in Italy!

  • @jillmundy4121
    @jillmundy4121 7 місяців тому +3

    I always have two different kinds of oak galls on the trees next to our house. There were far more of the more flowery kind (artichoke gall.) this year than ever before. They are great for natural dyeing!

  • @abeeral-qattan5997
    @abeeral-qattan5997 6 місяців тому

    Oh my God the acorn creatures are fascinating each one is unique and different wow I’ve never seen something like this before

  • @zenandink3531
    @zenandink3531 7 місяців тому +1

    So cooooool! Acorn creatures…

  • @maradevincenzi8388
    @maradevincenzi8388 7 місяців тому +1

    Wow! So interesting…always something new to learn in nature. Amazing! Enjoying your podcasts/vlogs so much ❤

  • @user-sr7sq3kh2m
    @user-sr7sq3kh2m 7 місяців тому

    A form of gall I never knew existed. How fascinating!

  • @urbanjunglegt
    @urbanjunglegt 7 місяців тому +1

    🍀

  • @bjhingos7669
    @bjhingos7669 7 місяців тому +1

    Another great vlog! Please film your town so we can see buildings and stores. Would love to see a small Italian village! You knit so fast and such beautiful things. On a side notes (and personal) you have the most beautiful skin that never needs makeup! Very lucky!!

    • @wegrowild
      @wegrowild  7 місяців тому

      I'll share more about my tiny city🤎thank you for saying that but my skin is not that perfect, it really depends on the different time of my cycle etc🤎

  • @allyinsweatpants
    @allyinsweatpants 7 місяців тому +1

    Those are THE MOST interesting plants I’ve ever seen!!! 😍 been having a bit of an anxiety flare up today and these videos have been so calming ❤

    • @wegrowild
      @wegrowild  7 місяців тому

      Oh my love I hope you're having all the space and time to rest and take care of yourself in this difficult time 🤍

  • @PichanDaisuki
    @PichanDaisuki 7 місяців тому +1

    I really loved the vibe of this video

  • @user-sr7sq3kh2m
    @user-sr7sq3kh2m 7 місяців тому +4

    What a pleasure to see you again on today’s blogs.

  • @marianeill9360
    @marianeill9360 7 місяців тому

    LOOOOOVE this !!! I NEEEEEED this Vlogmas… thank you!!!!! MORE!!!

  • @goldwest53
    @goldwest53 7 місяців тому

    The first acorn you picked up looks like a saw-tooth oak we have here in the sates. I wonder if the others that look like creatures could be some kind of fungus/blight on the tree? IDK

  • @isabellecooper6078
    @isabellecooper6078 6 місяців тому

    Loving your vlogmas ❤ I was thinking galls too for the creatures!

  • @griffox
    @griffox 7 місяців тому +1

    I love the nature walks! I am just like you when I go walking in nature. I spend most of the time bent over some plant or insect or mushroom or pebble. Nature is full of wonders and I appreciate your enthusiasm for them!

  • @jerrisuniquedesigns300
    @jerrisuniquedesigns300 7 місяців тому

    Hi.... that looks like the sap that comes from the tree, and it dripped down and landed on the acorns.

  • @editekeditek8600
    @editekeditek8600 7 місяців тому +2

    Really love yours littles monsters 💗

  • @ivettabauman
    @ivettabauman 7 місяців тому +2

    HI:) can you imagine I needed at school knit traditional Latvian mittens, and we learned a Latvian braid, and many other patterns:) (now days it's not in school programme anymore) and in the end I had beautiful mittens. and I wasn't doing color work since mine age of 14. and last was scrapmegoodmal socks...simple colorwork, but it it's not as good as was my mittens from childhood:)))

    • @wegrowild
      @wegrowild  7 місяців тому +1

      It's so amazing that you learned it in school 💫🤍

  • @rebecca-72
    @rebecca-72 7 місяців тому

    All of the colorwork is so inspiring, I love the first sweater story- and it is an adorable dress - the healing sweater is beautiful and the mittens look so sweet. Makes me want to try a Latvian braid too😊