color

Nejdrive se svami chci podelit a snad i zazehnout jiskricku inspirace. Kde kdo dnes hackuje ci plete a vzdy tomu tak bylo a bude ale nekdo ma  i uzasny cit pro barvy a jejich kombinaci. Potom vznikaji krasne vyrobky jako treba na tehto fotkach. Navody jsou dost nazorne a prekladac google jiste take pomuze.

I want to share these few tutorials with you. Lots of people knit and crochet. They always did and they always will, but some just have the right feeling for the color and the results are beautiful.

1.Northern Star  
2.Half flower
3.Clamshell
4.Scallop hat

Modra neni moje barva a tak jsem se rozhodla usit  si maxi sukni z bile bavlny. Obkreslila jsem strih, vytahla  serger a pustila se do prace. Byla jsem hotova nez bys rekl svec :)

Blue is not my color, but  I like this maxi skirt so I decided to trace the pattern and make one I like. I took out my serger sewing machine and set to work. I used light cotton fabric, no elastic in the waist, just a band from the same fabric.....easy peasy, I was done in no time!

 Sukni budu jeste barvit ale o tom zase priste :)
 I am going to dye this skirt, I'll post about it soon :) 

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.....

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.

Oceneni - Award

Rada bych opozdene podekovala Verce,Mili a Lusice za pozvani ke hre a za oceneni "Creative Blogger" Jsem rada,ze se vam u mne libi,ze se sem vracite.Moc me to potesilo! Predavam dal, vam vsem, kreativnim tvorilkam. Dekuji........


I would like to say thank you to Verka,Mili a Lusikka for the game invitation and the "Creative Blogger" award.That made me very happy.I am glad that you like my blog and that you are coming back. I would like to pass it on to all of you creative fellow bloggers . Thanks......
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Dokoncene bezprstove rukavice.Vzalo mi to dva cele vecery ale z vysledkem jsem spokojena.Vychytala jsem chybicky a doufam,ze dalsi par uz bude 100%.

Finished fingerless gloves.It took me two evenings to make them and I am happy with the result. There were few little glitches and I hope that the next pair will be 100%.

Happy Thanksgiving - Den díkuvzdání

Dnes se u nas slavi Thanksgiving, trosku nekonvencni Den dikuvzdani. Hlavni chod je pecena kruta a jako zakusek pak dynovy kolac. Mezi tim spousta dalsich priloh a dobrutek! My jsme meli veceri v sobotu protoze v nedeli jela dcera s pritelem k jeho rodine a dnes to zase slavi muj syn z pritelkyni u nich. Kruta byla krasne vypecena a dobreho jidla a piti bylo vic nez dost.Vecer probehl pohodove ale dobrou naladu prece jen poznamenala dost zavazana udalost. Po tydnech a tydnech prace na strese Neil ve ctvrtek delal dalsi upravy na balkone a uz za tmy pri uklizeni spadl.Nasla jsem ho v bezvedomi na zemi se zakrvacenym oblicejem. Ma pohmozdenou celou levou stranu na kterou nejspise dopadl-nic si nastesti nepamatuje.Hlava je v poradku. Doktor nevyloucil zlomena zebra ale z rengenu se to nedalo presne vycist. Kycel je nastesti cela i kdyz cela kycelni oblast je jedna velka podlitina.Take rameno je poradne pohmozdene. Je mi porad jeste spatne pri pomysleni ze mnoho nechybelo a mohl byt zmrzaceny a nebo to vubec nemusel prezit.


Today is Thanksgiving,which means turkey and pumpkin pie and many other goodies in between! We had our Thanksgiving dinner Saturday because my daughter was celebrating it with her partners parents Sunday and my son with his girlfriends family today. The turkey was perfect, the food was delicious but there was one thing that marked the happy gathering. After weeks of working on the roof, Neil was finishing some stuff on the balcony on Thursday evening and fell down.I found him on the ground unconscious with bloody face. His head is ok, his left side of the body took the impact ( he doesn't remember anything).The doctor couldn't tell if some ribs were cracked but his hip is not and that's a good news.He is bruised very badly but I am very grateful that he is not crippled or dead...........very sickening thought.

V nedeli rano jsem se pustila do uklidu kuchyne,zbylo dost jidla nejmene na dalsi dva dny a z Neilem jsme tu zustali sami dva.

Sunday I started cleaning the kitchen, we have enough left overs for few days. It was just Neil and I at home.

Podzimni pocasi,vytopeny dum a klidne odpolende jako stvorene pro rucni prace.

Fall weather, warm house and peaceful afternoon just perfect for some craft time.

Vytahla jsem tedy klubko a jehlice a nahodila ocka . To je moje terapie.

I pulled out my knitting needles and cast on the stitches. That is my mind therapy :)


Popis v anglictine tady.

Free pattern from Knitty for fingerless gloves.

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:))

Kabatek na mimco

Dnes jsem dodelala dalsi svetrik.Protoze nevime co se narodi,tak pletu vsechno v neutralnich barvach :)) Vzorek a barva ktera vic odpovida skutecnosti.(foceno ve dne)

Takhle je pletena kapucka.Jeste nikdy jsem takovou nedelala.Popis byl dost nesrozumitelny ale nakonec vse dobre dopadlo.(Macesko,dekuji za ochotu a rychlou odpoved)

Tenhle popis je na 5-9 mesicu(pripadnym zajemcum rada poslu).Koupila jsem slabsi prizi v bile barve a pri pleteni na mensich jehlicich snad upletu velikost vice vhodnou pro novorozene.
Uz se tesim az nahodim ocka...............

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.