Long and dark evenings….

Hi again,my dear friends!

On Sunday in the early morning the clock change occured so now,unfortunately,we have to deal with a lot of sunless hours… and which is the best way to face this unhappy condition….. ? Playing with yarn,of course!!!!

…. so…… some time ago I’ve found a nice afghan pattern on Raverly…. This is going to be my personal afghan so,since it was and still is a restful day today, I crocheted the two first squares, just to understand its dimentions and to test the yarn quality…. well, here follows the result….

….well,I’ll be in a full crochet immersion only after finishing all my Christmas to do list,but I can already tell that this is going to be a nice romantic project…. I really do like the hard contrast between the dark grey and the pink and think that my solitary evenings will be more pleasant while crocheting my new afghan! 🙂 The one I made a year ago and wich was usually the background of my photos is with my Big man now …. 🙂 ❤

….I’ve started to knit the first of the two cup cozies for a friend of mine….

…. and I made a purchase…. today I bought the above acrylic yarn for my afghan from Katia (and ordered her the rest, something about 60 balls….. my Big man will kill me….. for sure….)  and I saw this on her stand…..

….just three balls of Red Heart’s acrylic yarn, a job lot… I do not know what I will knit with that but I’m sure that, at the right moment, an idea will come up to my mind….. I’ve already at mine a remanant of a sock yarn ball with the same shades and the socks I’ve knitted myself turned out rather good so…..

….I’ve made my evening more colourful despite the dark outside and the sore throat! Ecco!!!!

Love

xxx

Tajana

PS:almost forgotten,I’ve ordered the second and the third book of the Millenium trilogy…. in few days they will be at mine…..

FO and a new WIP

Hello, my dear friends!

How are you?Are you happy that Autumn is already here and that we are all surrounded by beautiful warm colours?As a girl I loved Spring much more because of warm weather and thousands of flowers all around but now…. now Autumn means homespun pleasure and loads and loads of yarn at mine 🙂 Being without a job does not look so bad when you are able to craft, especially if that means that Christmas will not cost us to much thanks to my crafting skills 🙂 Well,good for me 😀 😀 😀 LOL Thank God,I was lucky and found a way to be useful 🙂 🙂 🙂

Time to stop straying and show you my last finished projects about which I have already written a lot… let’s start with the pillow cover for my SIL…. its pillow is still missing (have to sew it…) so I’ve pinned it on one of mine just to show you better the shape and  the pattern 🙂

The shawl for my Mum in law is finished off too…. and stored…. yeah,it is so chocolate like…..

….well,I thought a brooch would be a nice accessory…..

See,that’s why I love Autumn…. not only I find inspiration in nature, but the rainy days and the cold weather make me spend a lot of time indoors 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

And,before say you bye and wish you a good afternoon,I’d like to introduce you my new WIP…

… a scarf for my Mum, knitted using this yarn and a simple feather and fan stitch…. I was thinking about use the colourful yarn for some leg warmers for me but….. the colours are so candy like and it seemed to me that the match with a traditional stitch like the above one could give my Mum some freshness…. we will see… I’ve started it only last night and there’s some more work to do before visulalize the final result….

So…I’m off to knit 🙂

Love

xxx

Tajana

Another update about…

…. THE SWEATER….

As you can see,the sleeve is knitted and the gentle creature called my mother in law helped me a lot during the last weekend both in basting my garment and in adjusting the sleeve itself.I knitted it too long and had to undone it.Thanks to God,there was she who led me in solving my mistakes.The next time I will knit the back and the front sides a bit narrower so that (….theoretically….) all the pieces fit better….My Big man tried it and the sweater fits him so well that I couldn’t be happier!!Now there’s the second sleeve to be done and the neck hole edging…. soon it will be over… 🙂 ❤ Tell me ,please,you like how it is turning out,that work of mine!I still can’t believe that this is all made by me…..

I know that this garment deserves a post all for itself but can’t help myself and have to show you a glimpse of a quick project I have to do….

….yes,just a glimpse,the rest once it will be finished….next week (I have to do a small gift) when I’ll be back from Croatia. I’m going to meet my nephew born a month ago… 🙂

…..and the last thing for today….WHY I CAN’T ALWAYS WEAR NAIL POLISH EVEN IF I’D LIKE TO SO AWFULLY MUCH….

…..I have my hands always doing something…. this time a fig jam pie…

….my BM breakfast during the days I’m away….

…voilà….

Would you like a piece?Maybe with a cup of tea…  ❤ ❤ ❤

Wish you all a great day!

Love

xxx

Tajana

 

 

Working desk and a vanity fair

Hello,my dear friends!

How are you?Which is the project you’re in lately?I do hope you’re enjoying yourself and hope that you don’t suffer the heat as I do here in the Po valley….. well,must wait only to the end of the week for some refreshment … or at least that was the weather forecast…. in the meantime I’m trying to face the mosquito assaults in every to me known way!!! I’m even ordenring an amazing gun designed by Iron Man especially for mosquito attacks…………in my dreams,of course…………

Heat is here but that doesn’t mean that I can’t have fun…. a bit sweaty but still fun is…here is how my desk looks today…

First of all,I was in the mood for some crochet experiments and I tried another owl pattern….

It has to be improved but….what do you say,isn’t it cute…. ? ❤ I have to craft a present for another couple of friends who are going to have their second baby and I was thinking about an owl mobile…. The pattern I usually use is maybe a bit serious and I needed something more boyish… the above owl could be ok…. Tell me,please,if you like it……… 🙂 ❤

My Big man’s sweater is slowly growing……….. despite the heat……..

….. if this isn’t love,I really do not know what it could be then…………. 😛 Well, my biggest hope is that,once finished,the sweater fits well.My man simply deserves a well done job,he’s worth it! ❤ ❤ ❤

Once again,I stole….. There’s a really beautiful FB page which you’ll surely like if you stop by…. I’m talking about CrochetObjet by MoMarlon, a very colourful and chic page….well,I saw this photo of hers….and I got completely mad….. so I tried and copied the diamond motif square….

I crocheted it only by watching the photo….The pattern doesn’t stand out so well as in the original photo but,in my opinion, it must be seen in a finished project of whatever type…. I find it interesting for a bag and think about making one…. another project added to my TO DO LIST…..

The last crafting object which deserves to be seen is the following…..

A pair of mini sewing scissors… 😀 I simply adore them!!!As many other things,I brought them from the Rossana’s store and,again,I adore them!They were part of a travel sewing set and it was love at first sight….. They are perfect!The cut is ok and I have always them at my fingertips……….. 😀 I really think that have, and work surrounded by, nice objects is just great…. 😀

As I find ok being vain from time to time,too …. and that’s why there’s a quite expensive foundation cream among my crafting stuff…

Yes,I love Chanel…. but who doesn’t…..?! I had a rare opportunity today to have a makeup artist taking care about my look….He  actually works for Chanel and I’m still wearing the makeup he put on earlier ….. despite the heat and the sweat…. well,these extreme and hard for me weather conditions were the main reason why I took the appointment in the beauty store I’m sometimes in. Unfortunatelly, I suffer a lot the humidity and have a lot of difficulties in taking care about my look.I needed help and fortunatelly I found it.I know,some make up products cost really much but I prefer to buy  an item once a year and then take care and use it it the proper way.Usually,with low cost products I  always had problems….so …. I took some selfies when I got home from the makeup session 😀 (the vanity fair from the title) and enjoyed the perfect artist’s hand…. 😀

I like the above photos.Unfortunately the sweat ruins it….but at least I do not have the wet smelly dog  look….

But let’s go back to the working desk just to….

….show the last shot and wish you all a great day….

Love

xxx

Tajana

 

 

 

Talking about great crafters….

Hello,my dear friends!

I’m so happy today because I had some great news from Roma and her Cottage On The Green!The package with the gift I sent to her twenty days ago is finally arrived!!!!Now I feel so relieved because I was affraid something went wrong with my package but fortunately it wasn’t so…At last,I can say that we had a nice gift exchange!I wrote a post about her package some days ago, you can find it here and have a look on the beautiful items she sent to me. ❤ ❤ ❤ Happy dance! Can’t wait to see her reactions tomorrow when she will see what my package contains…. ❤ ❤ ❤

Now I’d like to say few words about another crafter I like very much and who you can find on this Facebook page, Uncinetto e Mille Fili Colorati!A great crafter and a delightful woman!She crocheted a very nice owl a while ago and her work was published in a crochet magazine I bought two days ago…..

What do you think?Isn’t this lady owl lovely…? ❤ ❤ ❤ If you have a look on her FB page you’ll find more and more stuff crocheted by Mille Fili e by others and,I’m sure,you’ll fall in love with her nice style and her way of telling her passion!Well,I’m in love for a long while already…. 🙂

I suppose that all of you who lives in England have already heard adout Yarndale.And you know that Lucy from Attic24 is one of the organisation members.You can find here in which way she contributes to this great festival and all the informations about the mandala project.I’m so awfully sorry that I can’t be there but I made two mandalas to send her and conrtibute to this event, even if in such an infinitesimal part….

Well,I crocheted them after a crochet accident….

I wanted to crochet  this doily using a thicker yarn but my work turned out in a disaster….so I undone it…

….and understood that as a sign to do the mandalas….the mandala patterns are from Zooty Owl’s Crafty Blog,suggeted by Lucy, and I can say that she suggested very well!!The blog is great! Just look the below photo…. 😀

Maybe my mandalas are a bit pale but when I saw how the colours I have chosen fits well together I decided to leave them as they are.The colour shades remind me on creJJtion, a blog I like so much, and I’m happy about the way my work turned out… ❤ Tomorrow morning I will glue my mandalas and,once dried,they will be off to England. ❤

So…I think that now,after some crochet being done,it’s time to go back knitting….

….and start the front side of my Big man sweater… ❤ ❤ ❤

…..so….I’m off to knit….

A great day to every one out there!!!!

Love

xxx

Tajana

 

 

Weave in ends….

Hello,my dear friends!

Easter is almost there and I had to finish off the baby blanket I knitted for my brother and his family….I owe you more photos of this tender work of mine and so…here we are …. enjoy the view…. ❤

So….honestly and with no fake modesty I tell you that I really do love this nice creation of mine …. 😀

I was in such a good mood to play with yarn today that I crocheted a flowering brooch….

As always the hardest part was sewing…but I managed to sew the brooch holder quite tidy…

The brooch is also a gift but……shhhhhhhh….don’t tell yet for whom I crafted it….

What do you think….would you like to receive these two goodies as a present…?

And should I knit another blanket,this time for a couple of friends who,in my opinion, does not appreciate properly my effort ….or should I just buy something …..please,tell me what would you do if you were in my shoes….?

Wish you all a nice evening!

Love

xxx

Tajana

 

 

April 9th : Chronicle

Early morning….

….knitting….

Late morning….

….colour studying….

….and colour choosing…

Noon…..

….making home made pasta….

Afternoon….

….yarn,light and flower play….oh,the best photos of the last months….I love them a lot… ❤

Those photos taken today made me think that staying at home is not so tragical and useless as it thought during my first days here in Parma…all the skills learnt, both in crafting and in household, can be useful in the time of need….and make my Big man and me save money…

Love

xxx

Tajana

WIP

Hello,my dear friends!

Just a quick post to show you my actual works in progress….one of them is already well known to you but it has been neglected for a while because of my crochet swimwear attempts…. grrrr…. still no result….

(….oh,wow,27 cm of back side…. ❤ ❤ ❤ … )

The other WIP is a present for a nice lady who is always soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo awfully nice to me and whose blog is a source of hilarious but serious life lessons…

I’ve already made one doily for her….

….I played with my camera filter options and took the above photo…well,I like a lot the vintage vibe I managed to recreate…. 😉 The original colour of the yarn I used is a nice old rose which shade is quite alike the one of the photo…. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Time to go back to work….have a great weekend!!!! ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

Love

xxx

Tajana

Prayers…

Hello,my dear friends…

I wish you are in the middle of doing something nice and self satisfactory… 😀 ❤

….I was looking at the photos that I’ve taken recently and have realized that,although I’m arguing a lot with God lately,I have my personal way for praying…

…the last three photos are of particular importance to me… ❤ … Do you agree with me…? While handling hooks or needles,a lot of time spent in silence…thinking,musing,hoping,enjoying,loving life in each of its aspect… ❤ ❤ ❤

Love

xxx

Tajana

Some photos for a good mood….

Hello hello,dear friends!

First of all,I owe you an update about the wood population here in my nest…so here are the photos with the last two crocheted beings ….

The owl turned out very well,but the red mouse has such a poor appearance…I posted his best shots but really,poor boy,he looks like one who have just come out from the centrifuge….fortunatelly in the meantime it was embellished by Rossana….soon the photos with all my keyrings….

I owe you the photos with the flowers crocheted a few days ago turned in hairclips…

Better,aren’t they….? 🙂

Some flowering photos….just because the colours are beautiful….

The nice yarn of the photo…

…is already in use….post the photos of the new project soon…. 😉

My first pom pom are made, thanks to Roma’s kindness…

I improved my jar cozies…. I knitted this morning another bigger one….

….and I changed the eyes of the green one…

Now they are ready for the stall…maybe I’ll knit one or two more of them…

I’m aware that this post looks like a sterile list of finished projects….all my works have a nice soul but it is me who has no writing concentration today….sorry, dear folks,I’ll do better the next time…for now I hope you like my photos and that they may bring you a smile and good mood….! ❤

Love

xxx

Tajana