Project 52 – Week 19

Projekt 52

Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaka Silk #143 (Papaya) The absolutely perfect color for Mexico. Pattern #37: Schell Stitch (de) Pattern #38: Real Smok Stitch (de) I couldn’t find any proper translation for “smok”. Any ideas? I wouldn’t have imagined that the stitch is so easy and fast to knit. Actually, I would have thought that the square is going to

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Presents for the little ones I

Häkeln, Kinder

I have this urge to make presents for babies whenever I got the chance. But those things for the little ones are just too cute. Last year – and way into this year – a lot of my friends got pregnant and/or kids. I’m probably just reaching that age where it is more common to

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Mexico preparation

Mexiko

The time is here, Saturday I arrived warmly welcomed in Mexico City. Actually, I was only invited for a wedding here. But I thought if I’m flying once over the Atlantic why not combining it with a longer travel. I am terribly excited about the next seven weeks of travelling. But there is one thing

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World Book Day

Sonstiges

Maybe you’ve seen that Monday was World Book Day. Not sure how it is for you guys, but I am totally neglecting reading at the moment. And waiting for me to get into it again is a pile of around 20 books that I bought but didn’t read. Then I read about the “Lesefreunde” project (in

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Project 52 – Week 16

Projekt 52

Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaka Silk #147 (Crabapple) Pattern #31: “Tiger Eye Lace Scarf” at Ravelry (engl.) A really beautiful pattern, but almost a bit to big for my 15×15 gauge. But I adore the scarf idea, it is no wonder that it is so popular at ravelry. Pattern #32: “Simple Eyelet Stitch” of Lion Brand (engl.) And a

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Guerrilla Knitting

Guerilla Knitting, Häkeln, Stricken

Around Easter I was on vacation in Leipzig. And here I found those beautiful piece of work: With that sight I get really in the mood for some yarn bombing as well. I always think about some crocheted or knitted flowers that decorate some naked walls. But i love following idea, which found my boyfriend

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