it's Friday......

Je tady patek a ja vam chci vsem poprat krasny vikend.
 Vcera jsem dopletla sal Baktus a urcite neni posledni. Bezmyslenkovite pleteni se mi moc libylo, dokoukala jsem si pri tom treti serii Pantstvi Downton  :))

It's Friday already and I hope that you all have a great weekend. I finished the Baktus shawl yeasterday and I am very happy with it. I am going to be making more of them. I enjoyed the mindless knitting which allowed me to finish watching the third season of Downton abbey  :)) 

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.....

Spring and such......

 Prave hackuji tento nadherny sal,  navod najdete tady. Kdyz na prave strane zadate "download" muzete si zdarma stahnou  popis.

I am crocheting this beautiful shawl.  You will fine the free pattern download here. 

Bohuzel u nas nemeli tuto prizi prave v tehle barve ( uz je objednana a snad pristi tyden dorazi ) a tak jsem  zatim sahla do mych zasob.


 Unfortunately, they did not have the yarn available in the same color,  but I did order it and it should be here next week.  For now,  I picked this one from my stash, as I couldn't wait and have to try the pattern right away.

 Verim, ze jste si hezky uzili  velikonocni vikend! K nam konecne dorazilo jarni pocasi a tak pracujeme okolo domu a na zahrade. Osazuji kvetinace, vyndala jsem kvetiny, ktere prezimovaly v kulne, sazim seminka. Sazenicky rajcat a paprik jsem presadila do vetsich kvetniku a brzy poputuji do skleniku.

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend! Spring weather finally arrived,  and we are happily working around the yard and in the garden. I am busy planting flower pots, taking out my winterized plants and planting all kinds of seeds. My tomatoes and peppers seedlings have been already transferred  into bigger pots, they'll be ready for the greenhouse soon.

Muj oblibeny " jarni " strom na ostrove Hornby, kde jsme stravili minuly tyden.

This is my favorite " spring " tree on Hornby Island, where we spent last week.

Devoshire Farm, Courtenay, B.C.