oh deer....

Jak se vam libi muj novy srnec a srnecek? Me se libi moc!

Do you like my new deer? I love them!

 Take se mi libi keramicka sovicka od  svagrove, dekuji Joy! a  keramicka houbicka od dcery (horni obrazek).

 I also like this lovely ceramic owl ornament from my sister in-law, thanks Joy! and ceramic mushroom (above) from my daughter.

 

 Kdo cetl muj minuly prispevek vi, jake jsem mela dilema. Nakonec jsem tedy koupila nove jehlice, dala se do parani a zacala jak se rika od piky. Pletu velice tenkou vlnou a tak jsem z cisla 4.5mm presla na 3.75mm (jak je mimochodem doporuceno v popisu!!!?) a s vysledkem jsem moc spokojena. Podivejte se na ten rozdil a posudte sami. Pleteni jde pomalu, musim stale pocitat a soustredit se na vzor a tak obcas vezmu do ruky jiny projekt abych se trochu odreagovala :)

 I did go out and bought a new set of needles, ripped my knitting and started over. I am so glad I did, I went from the size 4.5mm to 3.75mm, and what a difference. The shawl is coming along nicely, it is a lot of repetitive counting and I have to concentrate unless there is the odd knit or purl row.  I can see that this is going to take some time, since I am using  fingerling weight yarn.  I am already "sneaking" in some other projects :)

 

Mnohym  z vas se libila tato( horejsi foto) keramicka miska na prizi, kterou jsem vloni dostala k narozenenam od sve dcery. Tady jsou dva bajecne napady jak si poradit z utikajicim klubickem. Prvni je obycejna stara (ci nova) konvice a tady najdete navod jak promenit drevenou misku.

 Many of you commented on my yarn bowl (above) which I've got from my daughter for my birthday last year. It is ceramic, but here are two clever ideas how you can  make one for yourself. First from an old (or new) teapot and the second one from a wooden bowl. 

 

 

Preji krasny tyden a zdravim......
Have a wonderful week.....

New year - new project

Novy rok, novy projekt. Brzy vam ukazu co mam nahozeno na jehlicich. Dosla jsem k poznani, ze zivot je moc kratky na to plytvat casem pletenim z nekvalitni prize. Proto tedy smes hedvabi a Merino vlny.  Poridila jsem si take nove bambusove jehlice v kontrastni barve aby se lepe pletlo, ze :))

New year - new project. I will show you very soon what's on my needles now.  I came to a conclusion that  life is short hence you should be using  luxurious yarns! This one feels sooo soft.  By the way I've got new bamboo needles for this project too :))

Rada kupuji mistni vyrobky..... tato prize je  od nas z ostrova.

 I love shopping locally....

Podrobne video ( nemecky) na " kruhove " pleteni.  Myslim, ze je postup velice nazorny a tak to zvlatnete i kdyz treba neumite nemecky. Druhe video (anglicky) ukazuje zase velice podrobne "krokodyli vzorek".

Few good video tutorials. One in German on how to knit  a "snail". Ha,ha, that's how I call this clever circle knitting technique .  The second one shows how to crochet "crocodile stitch".  Enjoy!

Preji krasny vikend....

 Hope you have a wonderful weekend xo......

Happy Canada Day!

 Vcera jsme oslavili  Den Kanady .

We celebrated Canada Day yesterday. Happy birthday Canada! 

Poslednich par dnu jsem se zabyvala timto malym projektem.
I was working on this little project last few days.

Mezitim jsem stacila rozbit konvici z prekapavace,

I broke my coffee  maker  carafe,

a tak zatim pouzivam tento malicky rucni presovac na kafe nez koupim novou :) 

so before I'll be able to replace it, I'll  have to do with this little tiny bodum :)

Sala, i kdyz pletena tenkou prizi na ponozky, pribyvala docela rychle. Bylo to asi take tim, ze jsem dlouho nepletla   (z takhle tenkou nitkou uz vubec ne ) a tak jsem si to uzivala.  Tady uz "pracuji" na lemu, ktery je take pleteny ale vypada jako hackovany. Pridavam video, ktere najdete take u popisu (vse  bohuzel v anglictine )

I used sock yarn for this project, it was a bit slow but I enjoyed working on it. I used this pattern.

Pletla jsem par hodin kazdy den a vzalo me to celkem tri dny.
I worked on it few hours every day, it took me three days to finished it.

Prize na ponozky, z ktere jsem pletla.
I used this gorgeous sock yarn. 

 Libi se vam ma nova miska na vlnu? Me moc, je to jeden z darku k narozeninam od dcery z dilny keramicky na Hornby Island. Podobne ale najdete treba na Etsy.
 Do you like my new "yarn" bowl ? I love it, it was one of my birthday presents from my daughter, made by local Hornby Island artist. You can find many beautiful yarn bowls on Etsy.

Lotus hat

Pred nedavnem jsem u Jany narazila na tuhle krasnou cepici, ktera se jmenuje Lotus. Nadchl me nejenom vzor ale hlavne barva kterou Jana zvolila a tak jsem se take pustila do pleteni. Je to darek a podle toho jsem tedy vybirala barvu ja.  Mrknete u ni na preklad anglickych vyrazu a nazorne "links",  ja jen jeste dodam, ze vzor je delitelny 12 a v popisu je cepice pletena z 96 ocek. Jani diky za inspiraci........  ( popis v anglictine )

I saw this beautiful Lotus Hat at Jana's blog  and I knew I have to make one too. I love the color she chose but since I made this one for a friend, I opted for a different hue of blue. It was a fun project and even though the pattern looks complicated it really is just yarn over and knit two together that results in this intricately looking Lotus hat.

Konecne dokonceny podstavec, o kterem tady pisu uz vic nez rok.

Finally finished cloche that I bloged about more than once over the last year.

 Zabi princ........

 Frog prince......

Jeste vam musim predstavit muj novy podnos z poklopem. Touzila jsem po nem dlouho a konecne jsem se dockala. Nekdy proste clovek musi byt na spravnem miste ve spravny cas :)

My new cake plate with dome lid. I wanted one for a long time and I finally  got it. Sometimes you have to be at the right place at the right time  :)

Dnesni  inspirace.
Today's inspiration.

Navod najdete zde.
Here is the tutorial.

and the winner is..........

Dominik vylosoval vyherce predvanocni souteze o sadu  " jehlicehacku " neboli Knook. Vyhrala  Misha, ktere moc  gratuluji! Miso, prosim, spoj se se mnou, at vim kam "the knook" poslat.

The winner of the Knook giveaway is Misha, congratulations!

Zaroven se omlouvam, ze jste si museli na vyhlaseni vyherce tak dlouho pockat. Bohuzel zacatek letosniho roku zacal ve smutecnim tonu. V pondeli, po kratke nemoci, zemrela Neila maminka Elsie. Uzasna zena, ktera nam bude chybet!

My apologies for the giveaway winner announcement delay. Our new year started on the sad side, Neils mom Elsie passed away this Monday after a short illness. She was a wonderful lady and she'll be greatly missed!

 

 ELSIE  16.1. 1923 - 9.1. 2012

Pleteni

Jak jsem se tady jiz mnohokrat zminovala,ve volnych chvilkach ted stale neco "motam"pro nase netrpelive ocekavane mimco.Cepicku a backurky jsem dodelala vcera a tak jsem dnes narychlo fotila.Vetsinou prije Tereza(dcera) na navstevu a ja si az po jejim odchodu vzpomenu,ze jsem veci ,ktere si odnesla ani nanafotila:)Na ten zeleny kabatek musim jeste vymyslet zapinani.Knoflicky vybira dcera,takze zadne detske motivky ,to pry neni jeji styl:))

Kocka popis

Kocka
Telo: Nahodit 24 ocek a uplest 12 rad bilou prizi,34 rad sedou prizi a 6 rad bilou prizi.Uzavrit.(ja pletla jednobarevnou-bilou-kocicku)

Hlava: Nahodit 16 ocek a uplest 14 rad.Splest 2 ocka na zacatku dalsich 4 rad.Potom rozplest prvni ocko na zacatku v dalsich 4 radach.Dale uplest 14 rad a ukoncit.

Ocas:Nahodit 16 ocek.Uplest prvni radu.V druhe rade uplest 10 ocek a otocit(zbyde 6 neupletenych oci)Uplest treti(kratkou)radu.Opakovat tyto tri rady 3x.
Sesit a vycpat podle obrazku.Na hlavicku vysit oblicej.

You can find the pattern here. 

Deka

Tak prvni dva ctverce hotove.Snad to bude rychle pribyvat.Ma jich byt celkem 35.

First two squares are done. I hope that it's going to be a fast project. I need 35 of them.

Hurááááá

Konecne...tak tady je...dokonceny svetrik.Dodelala jsem ho vcera v noci.A zduraznuji v noci,protoze bylo hodne po pulnoci,kdyz jsem ho konecne povesila na raminko.Pravdepodobne se casem vratim k popisu a upletu jeste jeden.Jednobarevny,tak, jak je puvodne publikovan.Hraju si take z myslenkou uhackovat kyticku ci jinou ozdobu na pravou predni cast.To uz je ale jen takovy detail a jestly ho uskutecnim,urcite pridam fotku.

Finally  I finished this cute little sweater. I may put on a flower  application or just leave it the way it is. Will see......