… is for once something I did NOT ever imagine doing. As a matter of fact, I didn’t even know that was a possible thing to do. I mean, making plarn by cutting up plastic bags, yes. But spinning them? And I have no idea how I got the idea last night, maybe it was… Continue reading Spinning plarn
…gibt es viel zu berichten. Denn der Amerikaner (oder soweit ich bisher feststelle, der Ohio-aner) ist ja grundsätzlich und in erster Linie höflich. Oberste Maxime: Be polite! Es handelt sich hierbei jedoch nicht um die, sagen wir mal, zurückhaltende, bescheidene, zuweilen etwas scheue Höflichkeit gegenüber völlig unbekannten Menschen, wie ich sie aus meiner Heimat kenne.… Continue reading Aus dem Land der Höflichkeit…
Today, I truly fell in love with the pineapple motif <3. It’s one of the classics of crochet, and for a long time, I’ve been wanting to try it. Now I did! It’s a wonderfully repetitive, logical pattern that really shows your progress well as you go on. This was not the last pineapple shawl… Continue reading Pineapple love
‘Cat in the hat’ pencil toppers, easy and quick to make! Dr. Seuss’ Birthday is coming up on March 2nd! I really enjoy his books, and so do my children. We just moved to the United States last year and are still adapting to all the things people do here…so my children brought all those… Continue reading Cat in the hat pencil toppers – free crochet pattern
…one – two – three — one – two – three — one – two – three — one – two – three… This is my (I admit, fairly simple) mantra when I’m working single crochet stitches. Sometimes it’s easy to get into ‘the zone’, which to me means…no thinking, no wondering, no considering…no nothing… Continue reading What if… (random crochet thoughts)
The snow is gone! And so are my son’s front teeth! Both within a few days…woohoh! And I think that spring-like weather of the last days has sparked something inside of me…I feel like me again, motivated, inspired and I’m productive! Guess that’s a good thing. It feels very good, anyway, hehe. I’m kind of… Continue reading A taste of spring
What a special night! My folder on Laptop drive D:, called ‘crochet patterns’, that has been growing and growing over the past years…just gained a new folder. It’s name is ‘my own’. I’m so excited! Soon, very soon, I am going to publish! Heute Abend war es endlich soweit! Mein auf Laufwerk D: befindlicher Ordner… Continue reading Oh happy day!
This is an ongoing post, listing the things I’ve finished in 2016. I usually feel bad for working on SO many different pojects, oh man. But I do finish things, too. Maybe keeping the list updated will make me feel a little better about my obsessive compulsive needeling 😛 Diesen Blogpost möchte ich fortlaufend aktualisieren.… Continue reading Accomplishments of 2016
It’s still cold enough for huge icicles – here comes another picture since they have grown since last time: On the other side of the icicle window, needle obsession has taken over again. Especially since I started these socks, I can barely concentrate on anything but thinking about them, hehehe. But of course, working… Continue reading and I knit….and knit…and knit
It’s coooold in Ohio…and oh so snowy – brr! Look at those icicles, growing on the front of our house! At least they are making my son very happy 😀 After reading some inspiring sock knitter’s blogs, I decided to make a pair of socks for my man. You can always use a warm pair… Continue reading Sock knitting strategies and muscle memory – Männersocken stricken mit neuer Strategie
Go ahead and needle something! 