Latest Forum Posts by: Bastelfan

Thank you, and I hope you all have a peaceful and healthy weekend, too.
I’m working the early shift until Tuesday, then I have four days off. I’m definitely going to make the most of them.

Weather-wise, it doesn’t feel like spring at all. Oh well.

Good evening,

I’m also glad that everyone in our family is COVID-free—we’re all vaccinated, and some of us have had booster shots.
I hope it stays that way.
At work, we have to self-test every 2–3 days because we work with residents who need care. Everything’s fine.

Stay healthy, everyone

So far, there’s been something for everyone. I’m glad, Ines, that you’ve also found some beautiful yarn for yourself.
Wow, it’ll be my turn soon. That went by fast.
I’m getting more and more excited. I’m already taking a peek at my yarn stash.

Have a wonderful rest of the week, everyone. Love, Andrea

I’m continuing to crochet the Easter bunnies that were ordered from me—one medium-sized one, and now four small ones to go with it.
I need to check my yarn stash first; otherwise, I’ll wait for the swap package—maybe there’ll be something in there.

Best regards, Andrea

Thanks, Steffi, for the update. This color is truly amazing. I love bright neon colors

Have fun with your yarn treasures!

I’m also more of a “knife grip” person when it comes to crocheting. That’s how I learned it, and I’ve stuck with it.
I’ve also noticed in various crochet videos just how differently people crochet.
Just for fun, I tried the “pencil grip” once—it feels more comfortable for the hand—but, oh boy, I really struggled until I managed to crochet a single crochet stitch that way, and since it was so unfamiliar, no, that wasn’t for me.

Everyone also wraps the yarn around their finger or holds it differently—have you ever noticed that? It’s really interesting.

That’s great, Steffi, that you’re sharing your newly acquired treasures with us. You really managed to discover quite a lot for yourself.
That green glittery yarn practically smiles at you—no wonder you couldn’t resist it.
Is that the sponge yarn?

We can’t wait to see your creations.

Have a peaceful Sunday, everyone. As for me, I’m planning to sleep in.

Warm regards
Andrea

Hey Steffi,

I’m glad that now you can be excited too, and take your time looking through everything and choosing what you like.
Have fun, and have a lovely weekend

Best wishes
Andrea

Well then, I wish you all a wonderful weekend, too.
Get cozy on the couch with your craft supplies.

Unfortunately, I have to work this weekend, and strong hurricane-force gusts have been forecast for tonight. Hopefully no trees will come crashing down.

Ina: I’m sure there will be lots of joy when the grandchildren and daughter-in-law come to visit, and everything sounds so child-friendly and inviting at your place. I’d love to stop by, too. My kids always loved fish sticks, too. Yum.
Well, have fun, everyone.

bergli, and you have snow? Hopefully with some sun.
Nah, I don’t want snow right now—we had enough of that in Norway; it was meters deep there. I want spring.

Well, I’m going to crochet a few more rows on my commissioned Easter bunnies, wash my hair, drink a cappuccino, and then the evening will be over before I know it—I have to get up early tomorrow.

Warm regards from me
Andrea

Hi Monika,

that was quick, and you’ve picked out such great colors. I think the light blue is pretty, too.
I’m curious to see what your finished projects will look like.

Now it’s time to keep cheering them on. Have fun with the yarn swap, everyone.

Warm regards, Andrea

Yippee, it’s that time again. My excitement and curiosity are building once more—I wonder what I’ll receive this time.
Great idea, Ina—thank you!

Hi everyone,

you’ve all been so busy again. You’ve created so many great things. You all get a little gold star.

I have a little something to show, too. The bunny from “Schneckenkind” is for a coworker.
This one will be the “girl version”; the second one will be in blue.

I’m going to make the bib purple after all—it goes better with the yellow

I'm already looking forward to it too, thank you, dear Ina

Wishing everyone a peaceful rest of Sunday

Warm regards
Andrea

Hi Josefa,

The name “scatter decorations” actually says it all. You scatter them on the table or somewhere else as decoration. It looks a little nicer that way.
Although I rarely use them on decorated coffee tables—I tend to repurpose them for crafts or earrings instead.

Sometimes there are great motifs among them, which I then use on greeting cards or those 3-D cards with a window—you can use these scatter decorations there too (there are also sequins you can sew on; I glue them onto cards or sew them onto crocheted bags as “bling bling” decoration).

Have a good night’s sleep, everyone.

Everything went smoothly today. I arrived at the bus stop way ahead of schedule.
Luckily, there’s no snow yet.

Now I can head off on my day off in high spirits, and tomorrow I’ll start my crocheted bunny order for a coworker.

Waving goodbye!

Well, long hair, of course.

Chocolate or candy?

Hi there, everyone interested in swapping!

I just read this here, and I’d love to join in again. It was soooo much fun.
The 5-kg package is fine. I’m already looking forward to it.

Thank you, Ina, for organizing all of this for us.

Best regards,
Andrea

Good morning,

Wow, Steffi, you’ve really created a masterpiece there. Awesome. It’s truly something to be proud of.
We could start an “origami thread” here where everyone can show off their finished pieces—you’d definitely take first place.


To everyone: My time is pretty tight right now because of my late shift; I don’t get a chance to do any crafts in the mornings, and in the evenings I fall into bed dead tired.
Especially yesterday. The late bus left right in front of me—by just 4 minutes—and the next one wasn’t coming for another hour. So I walked the whole way home. Half an hour later, I was home. We don’t have a car. But my husband came running out to meet me. I was really “footsore.”

Have a nice afternoon, everyone!

Oh dear Josefa,
for us craft enthusiasts, it’s a nightmare. But I feel the same way as Ina.

Otherwise, I’d catch up on everything around the house that’s been left undone.
But since I also really enjoy painting/drawing, I’d distract myself with that. I also still have my beads and diamond painting.
There’s always something to do. Some little UFOs are also still waiting to be finished.
That way, the wait for the missing yarn is shortened.

Thank you, Steffi, for your kind words. I’ll be off work again soon, and then I’ll devote myself entirely to crocheting—or whatever else I feel like doing.

Right now, I just want to go to bed; it was a tiring day at work today.




Have a great rest of the week, everyone. Warm regards from me

Good evening at this late hour,

first of all, a big thank you for your feedback on the blanket.
Let’s see when it’ll be finished.

Oh Anja, that’s such a cute little clay figure. You could even make a cookie out of it with legs, arms, and a face.
I’ve still got some Fimo lying around (I wanted to try it out too), but that’s as far as it got. I’ve also got some silicone molds. The day only has 24 hours.
It used to be called Suralin.

Steffi, is it supposed to be a dragon? What a huge project. Hang in there. I’m looking forward to seeing the final result.
I didn’t even manage to finish my Bascetta star in time for Christmas. Too little time left.

Now I’ve started crocheting a triangular shawl from a gradient yarn cake; the ball has been sitting in the closet for over three years too.

I use every free minute for crafts when I get off work and am not too tired.

I hope you all have a relaxing weekend.
I’m on the early shift again.

Warm regards from me

restless

while maintaining social distancing

Hi everyone,

I’m still alive, too. I got my booster shot on Wednesday—the doctor came to the nursing home because more people needed to be vaccinated.
My arm’s a little sore, but that’s it. My husband’s down with a fever, headache, and so on today.

You’ve all been so busy crafting again in the meantime—that’s great. Don’t be sad if I can’t respond to every single one of you.

I’ve been working on my CAL UFO blanket again. Too much of a good thing. Now my neck hurts.
And I tried a mosaic pattern (English video tutorial by Tinna Thorudottir). It’s sort of the English version of Petra Perle. It’s a lot of fun, but I’m taking a break from crocheting for now, unfortunately.

  

Cutting back on social contacts (when will this end?)

Party

sweet and delicious

Dear Marlies,

I’d also like to join in the birthday wishes.

No time for a bad mood—
the birthday cake is ready,
so go ahead and chill the bottle,
because your guests will be here soon.

All the best to you

—warm regards, Andrea

I managed to finish the Filzies for my dad just in time.
He was very happy with them. I only knitted the “Rolli” part onto them.
Personally, I wasn’t satisfied with the result—I hadn’t been able to get the right yarn and had to improvise with something else.

Thank you, Ina, for the Filzies. 





Hi Ines,

My very best congratulations on your grandchild from me too. Enjoy this time, because they grow up so fast.
Now you can knit/crochet all kinds of baby things

Best regards

Recipes

I wish everyone here a healthy New Year 2022. Stay healthy, everyone, and I hope we’ll have lots of fun again this year with new ideas here at CP.

Sorry, Ines, but with all the Christmas hustle and bustle, this completely slipped my mind.

Better late than never, I’d also like to send you my best birthday wishes.
I see you had a wonderful day. Above all, stay healthy and enjoy everything that makes you happy.



Warm regards

Soup Kaspar

Sandra, I forgot about your dragon. It looks totally cute. How big did it turn out to be?

So, dear all,
did you all get through the holidays okay? All that eating has to ease up now, but... it was always sooooo delicious.

I’ll check in again too. Wow, you’ve all been busy again in the meantime.

Marlene, your loop scarf looks interesting with those colors. Is that DF?

Monika, you knit like a world champion, and so fast. It definitely looks great already.

Anja, I always have to smile at your choice of words. You speak for all of us and enrich us with your humor.
Yes, the same thing happened to me recently with my EC PIN. Bang, everything gone—what now? I still had my Norwegian PIN in my head, and had hardly used the German PIN. So I tried some sh... and luckily it was right. It was still stored away in the “back of my mind” after all.

I have to deal with droopy eyelids too, but only on one eye; it’s still annoying—when I use mascara, you can hardly see it.
I guess we’re not getting any younger. Aren’t there some kind of tapes for that? Does anyone have a tip?

to everyone: thank you for liking my dolls.
I don’t know whether they were for twins; in any case, my colleague wanted two identical ones of these dolls, and he said they were very happy about them. So the work was worth it, but the hair was quite a time-consuming challenge.

Best regards
Andrea

Baked another batch

Hi everyone,
I can only pop in briefly. Family is coming to visit any minute now. I’m really looking forward to it.

I managed to finish my crochet commission at the last minute. I persevered bravely.
Here’s the result. It was well received.

I wish everyone here in the forum a peaceful Christmas—stay healthy, everyone!

Oh Petra, my deepest condolences. That’s so sad. Right before Christmas, too.
Someone also passed away the day before yesterday at the nursing home on our ward. He was such a sweet person, but when the heart just stops beating, that’s just how it is.

I’m only getting a little bit into the Christmas spirit because I put up some decorations—I need colorful lights. Other than that, I’m not doing much.
We don’t have a Christmas tree either. Never mind. The whole situation with “C.....a” has kind of taken away our joy for the holidays. We’re not allowed to do anything; everything’s been canceled.

At least there’s one small consolation—and I’m already looking forward to it—my kids want to come for Christmas and stay for three days. My brother wants to come too, but he’ll be staying at my parents’ house; otherwise, we’d be a bit cramped for space.

I ordered one of those mystery games—it’s sure to make for a fun Christmas Eve/game night.
I still have to bake some cookies, and as for dinner, I haven’t figured that out yet.

I wish you all a peaceful holiday season anyway—just make the best of it. Otherwise, buy some mulled wine and arm yourselves with knitting and crochet hooks and yarn.

Yours, Andrea

I’m working on my dolls. One is finished, and I’m starting on the second one today. It definitely took me 4–5 days to make the wig. It’s exhausting and really slows me down.

Hopefully I’ll finish them before Christmas. They’re for a colleague’s nieces.

Just taking another quick look in here

Monika, you’re quick again. It’s amazing what you all have created in such a short time. I’m totally behind. But now I have 3 whole days off in a row, so I simply have to get something done, whether it’s needlework or baking cookies—we’ll see.

ruthk, your Christmas cards look absolutely great. I used to make things like that all the time, but right now I just don’t have the time for it.

First I need to finish up my orders, then hopefully I can make something for myself again.



Have a pleasant rest of the week, everyone. Kind regards, Andrea

Warm birthday wishes, all the best, stay healthy

Best regards
Andrea

hello late at night,

you’ve all been busy again. Compliments. You’ve made some very pretty things again.

Unfortunately, I can only pop in here now and then. With my late shift, I don’t get anything done.
I still have a doll crochet order to finish for a coworker. One little doll is almost finished, but crocheting the wig takes time. I still have to make a second little doll; whether I’ll manage that by Christmas, I have no idea.
Pictures will come later.

I also haven’t prepared anything for Christmas yet (baking cookies, Christmas roast, and so on). Somehow I’m running late this year.

Anja, I know that too, that “boom-boom music” from the car; they drive past here too. Smokers also live above us, and every time the cigarette butts end up on our balcony.
And next door you can hear every word, or dogs barking. We just have to live with that. Sometimes it seems louder to me, sometimes not.

Well, hopefully you all had a lovely 3rd Sunday of Advent.
Stay healthy, everyone, and see you around.

best wishes, Andrea

Here’s part of my decoration this year: a large glass jar filled with baubles and a tinsel garland, along with a small string of LED lights.

 

Thank you, Josefa—I wish the same for you.

I have the weekend off, and we’re invited to my parents’ for Advent coffee. That’s when the Christmas spirit slowly starts to kick in for me, too. It’ll be lovely.

Wishing you all a peaceful weekend as well.

Dear Ruth,

I’d also like to send you my very best wishes on your special day. Above all, I wish you health and happiness, and may any wishes that have not yet come true be fulfilled. Have a wonderful day

Best regards

Thanks, Steffi, now we know. But your “unlucky bird” still looks funny.

Man, you’re all so fast at crocheting/knitting. Your “patchwork blankets” are interesting. They’re a great way to use up leftover yarn.

First I have to finish the teddy bear I’m making on commission, and then crochet two more dolls for a coworker (I wonder if I’ll manage that by Christmas?)
I have the day off today, so I’ve got to get something done. Christmas is already in 23 days—oh my gosh.

Have a great day, everyone

Right now I’m crocheting a teddy bear, as always with cotton yarn—either thin cotton crochet yarn or Catania.
For the bobble yarn, it can be 50% cotton and 50% acrylic.

Good evening at this late hour,

you’re all not alone with this “distancing” problem and masks halfway down on people’s chins.
Unfortunately, I have to take public transportation (train and the bus in the evening).
The bus is often very crowded, but it’s manageable—everyone’s wearing masks and being disciplined. However, on the tram, there are often students or teenagers who harass people and don’t wear masks themselves. Sometimes it gets really below the belt.
No one’s given me any trouble yet, but it’s still annoying.
Because of these COVID deniers, the whole thing is dragging on even longer. Where is all this headed? There’s no respect left.

Recently, someone threw butyric acid at two testing stations here in our area, and then the police showed up.
It’s just not fun anymore. Christmas markets are closed—a piece of our quality of life is being taken away from us.
You just have to be careful not to get clobbered.
In the evenings, my husband always picks me up from the stop because you never know who’ll get off with me and follow me.

have a wonderful Advent season, everyone—a little distraction does us all good.