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.....

. . . You’re a Star!

Nejsopu tyhle susenky nadherne, vyborny napad jak pouzit obycejne vykrajovatko ve tvaru hvezdy! Vice najdete na blogu, kde jsou ukazky vice nez 20 dalsich napadu, jak hvezdicky zdobit. Pouzijte svuj oblibeny recept, myslim, ze testo na linecka kolecka nebo pernicky by se dobre hodilo ale necham to na vas. Jestli tenhle napad uplatnite, zaskocte zpatky a nepiste, jakou meli susenky odezvu, rada se podivam, co jste vytvorili. :)

First, I want to share these cookies, aren't they cute?  What a great idea to use just regular star shape cookie cutter! There is more than 20 other great creations. Let me know if you make some, I would like to see them :)

Prvni dokonceny projekt tohoto roku  Rikke Hat, tentokrat pro mne. Inspiraci jsem cerpala zde, popis jsem si upravila podle vlastni potreby.

First finished project of this year, Rikke Hat, this time for myself. I was inspired by this pattern even though I did make alterations to suit my needs.

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 Skywalker shawl. Po upleteni asi 15cm si stale nejsem jista, jestli parat a zacit na mensich jehlicich, nebo pokracove v pleteni. Protoze mi to ale stale lezi v hlave a  i kdyz  je to  krajkovy, takze dirkovany vzorek, myslim, ze budu parat  :(   Neni to nic hrozneho, protoze jsem teprve na zacatku ale budu muset dojet vymenit  jehlice za mensi, koupila jsem je specialne pro tuhle vlnu v kontrastni barve, aby se mi lepe pletla, tedy spis pocitala ocka.

I started my Skywalker shawl, but I am not happy with the gauge. I think I'll take it apart and start over on smaller needles. I am  not 100% sure yet, but it's bugging me and I am still at the beginning of this project so it's not really  a big deal. I bough these needles specially for this project (see the contrast color) and I will have to go and exchange them, which is a big of a drag but that's life.

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.

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.