Latest Forum Posts by: Bastelfan

Hello again—it’s me.

No problem at all, Anja . It happens to me every now and then, too. It doesn’t matter. There are more important things.
I’m glad your bunny is now complete. You’ve brought it to life, and it looks great.

Some of the hair wigs are crocheted following patterns (in German or English). You can also crochet your own. It’s really easy.
You basically crochet the “head” again in the hair color for a few rows until it fits.

If you want short curls, crochet the rounds directly into the back loop only (BLO); at the end, simply crochet the curls into the front loop only (FLO) to the desired length.
If you want long, wavy hair, crochet the stitches of the rounds as usual plus the chain length of the hair strands, and then crochet back along the chain (e.g., 2 single crochets in each stitch; this will make it curl). Between the hair strands, you can crochet 2 single crochets as usual, then repeat this chain, and so on.
I hope you can follow along.
If you want braids , crochet a chain of chain stitches as long as “from the forehead to the back of the head,” then crochet back along that row; next, crochet the hair strands to the left and right of the chain, or tie them in on the left and right. Then braid the left or right strands into plaits—and you’re done.

There are so many hairstyles. That was just one example.

Yes, the doll will get a red mouth, and maybe some hoop earrings (small metal rings or split rings). I like to experiment. I have so many “little bits and pieces.” We’ll see.

My rainbow blanket is crocheted with Catania yarn; yes, that’s why it’s a bit stiff but sturdy. That’s exactly what I wanted for my purposes. It’s not soft enough to snuggle up with.
My yarn had been sitting in the closet for at least 8 years—it gets dull over time and is hard to crochet with. But it’s just right for the blanket, since all the skeins are uniform.
With the Järbo yarn, I had varying yarn thicknesses despite the skeins being uniform, and that looked weird (I’d already started this blanket once with Järbo—it didn’t work out).

I crochet 10 rows every day, with breaks in between.

Have a nice rest of your Sunday. At 2 o’clock, there’ll be coffee and apple cake with whipped cream
:-) :-)

Oh, by the way, Ina, the blanket is about 67 cm wide

I wish you all a wonderful Sunday—and once again, you’ve all been so hard at work.

My blanket has grown a bit more.

For now, the doll is wearing a wig from another doll as a temporary solution. I’m mainly concerned with the hair length right now. What do you think? Should I make it longer or leave it like this?
I wanted to crochet wigs in several colors so I can switch them out. It’ll be a sort of “dress-up doll.”

 

Mmm, it smells so good in here.
Homemade pizza—it looks delicious. I’ll have to try that sometime.

On Saturday, I baked that apple crumble cake again. It only lasts two days for the two of us. It’s so delicious.
Just a regular batter, apple slices on top, and the crumble topping.

 

Here’s a closer look

I just noticed that the beautiful colors of the blanket don’t really come through as well as they do in real life. They’re much more vibrant, of course.

Oh, thanks, Anja. Yeah, I’ll use those as a fringe edge right away. I’ll wait until the end to join them together because I don’t know yet how many strands I’ll tie together.
Otherwise, I usually crochet them in right from the start. I hate having to weave in lots of ends.

How’s your tunic coming along?

The tunic I started is still sitting in the corner—it turned out a bit too wide somehow. But I’ve already crocheted the two hexagons together and worked around the edges. Unravel everything again? I don’t know. First, I’m going to finish this (doll, owl, blanket)

I really need to set aside a specific day just to keep crocheting my UFOs. Otherwise, they just keep piling up.

Have fun, everyone, and get ready for the weekend.

Oh man, ursulapetra, yeah, I can’t understand that either.
That as a family member, you’re not allowed to go there.
That’s what I’m afraid of too—if something happens to my parents, I can’t even fly over to Germany quickly.

It’s all really taking a toll. I can definitely imagine how awful you feel. Especially at a time like this, you just want to be there for your loved ones, right? It’s good for both of you.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you that everything goes well and that you’ll be able to go to your husband. I really hope so.

Warm regards

Good morning, lovelies,
this is the current status of my projects. The owl UFO, the doll still needs a wig and shoes. The blanket is crocheted from someone else's pattern; there was a CAL for it years ago at "Schoenstricken". I crocheted this piece in 3 days, after all 144 sts per row. For that I used my Catania, which I had still been saving for "best". I'm still on a yarn diet, after all.

  

There’s a lot going on here again,

you’ve all been busy again, and such great things have been created. It’s hard to keep up with how fast your needles are clicking away.

Ina, Your new jacket turned out great, but the colors of the first one would be more my style. It’s amazing how fast you knit.

ines, you’re also incredibly fast at crocheting and knitting. The crocheted motif looks great. That’s true, crocheting with thick yarn doesn’t turn out as fluffy as with thin yarn or when knitted.
I like your little sleeping doll. I also have more crocheted dolls than animals or the like. No idea why.

Anja, that already looks promising. I’m curious to see how it turns out when it’s finished.

Monika, you’ve been busy again too. Knitted motifs simply look much more delicate. I admire how fast you work.

Right now I’m working on a rainbow CAL crochet blanket, and on my little doll—she still needs hair and shoes. But every now and then I have to take a crochet break. I want to finish soon so I can show you my creations too. There are also some UFOs lying around somewhere (an owl that still needs one foot and wings). They’re all just little things, but I just can’t quite bring myself to work on them at the moment.

Wishing you all a lovely afternoon of crafting.
It’s couch weather here, with a cold wind.

Best regards
Andrea

April, April—it just can’t make up its mind.

We know these kinds of weather antics all too well here in the far north. It’s not much different here either. But... the snow is finally gone here. There’s still some further north.

If you’ve got enough wool at home, you don’t need to go out.
(That just occurred to me :-) )

hello everyone,
at this late hour I wanted to stop by here again, and once again you’ve all been so busy. Compliments to everyone on your wonderful creations, which I once again got to admire.

I hope you all still had a reasonably nice Easter, or a quiet one, because of the contact restrictions and all that.

Oh Anja, I hope your “low” passes soon. Things will get better. Sometimes you really just run out of “steam.” But you found a clever solution for your ch chain. I wouldn’t even have thought of that. I’ll have to remember it.

Unfortunately I still can’t show anything yet; it’s still in progress. Right now I’m continuing to crochet a little doll that had been “parked” because of the police officer project.
I need to take a little break.

Have a relaxed evening, then

best wishes from cold Norway,
with strong wind, rain, and briefly some hail in between. April weather, basically.

see you tomorrow

I’m still on a yarn diet, even though I’m sometimes tempted to buy new yarn again. But I still have enough in my stash.

Thank you, Anja

Dear Inge, dear Marion

I wish you both—and everyone else here who’s reading along—a wonderful Easter too. Stay healthy, everyone.

Best regards, Andrea

That’s wonderful. Nature always reclaims everything.

Thank you, Marion—I’m so glad!

Thank you so much for your feedback

I have another little project to show you. It was something I worked on in my spare time. The basic pattern is from Mondmaennchen. A frog was still missing from my collection.

Ines, your jacket turned out beautifully. The colors are just amazing. I’d love one like that, too.

Ruthk, your blanket already looks great with that yellow in it. I like it.

Thank you so much for your feedback on the police officer 😍

I got to do a test crochet for Ines. It was so much fun—thanks again. I’m so happy that my police officer is now finished, and he can start his “duty” right on time for Easter.
It was a bit of a challenge for me, too, since I usually crochet in “mini format.”

So here he is

OMG, I haven’t checked in for a little while, and you’ve made such cute, adorable things again. I’m just amazed by what you all manage to finish.

Arni, your Woodstock looks so cute.
ruhtk, your robin looks adorable. It looks totally “real.” Great job.
Sonja, your DF motif looks absolutely adorable. I love little birds.

Monika, you must have been so happy to treat yourself to some yarn again. Those are such warm, autumnal shades. I’m sure you’ll work your magic and make something wonderful out of it. We’re happy for you.

But I’ll admit honestly, despite my “yarn diet,” I’ve browsed a yarn shop every now and then, and I even wanted to order some new yarn, but... I ended up scrapping that idea after all. I still have yarn in stock, but no more pretty colors.
I have to use that up first anyway.

Have fun crafting!

My wish list is doing fine too—there’s just too much on it. Over 300 items. I clear some out, then add new ones. It all balances out. It’s just too tempting, after all.

and danis-WOLLIGE-welt, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you that the occupational therapy shows some small improvements. Hang in there. Maybe someday you’ll be able to do some small craft projects after all. I hope so for you.
They’ve diagnosed me with osteoarthritis too, and I see crocheting as a little therapy. As long as I can do it, I’ll keep going. And don’t forget to take breaks often.

All the best to you

Thank you so much.

Petra, your decoration/gift looks great. That’s napkin decoupage, right? I used to do that too.

At Easter, we only use a few small decorative touches. Since we’re both alone anyway, and no visitors can come over, that’s enough for us to create at least a little Easter spirit, even if the weather is gloomy and rainy.

My bouquet of tulips is still standing; next to it sits my crocheted Easter bunny along with a chick. I’ve placed my beaded Easter eggs in a little basket, and the bowl of my hand-dyed colorful eggs serves as both decoration and a snack. That’s all I need.
We’ll listen to “Mega-Ei” on the radio while we’re at it—it fits the mood.
Well, of course it would be nicer if the family were here, but we’ll just WhatsApp each other.

We used to have those little wooden eggs on the Easter tree—no idea where they’ve gone. I miss them.
No chocolate bunnies this time. The store where we used to buy them cheaply is closed because of COVID-19. Bummer.

Well then, happy and healthy Easter to all of you :-)

Just finished. Bring on Easter

I wish you all a wonderful Easter, stay healthy

Best wishes from the far north

Happy birthday today!

My very best birthday wishes—may you have good luck and good health.
Have a wonderful day

Warm regards

Hi Marlies,

I just thought of something else—to hide that border, I framed the picture in a mat, so to speak.
Just cut out a piece of paper or construction paper the same size as your picture, then cut out the inside so that only your picture is visible. I hope you can follow along—then just put it in the picture frame.

Or, even simpler, you can glue four narrow strips of paper (thicker paper so nothing shows through) around the picture. And just like that, you have a picture with a mat cutout.

That’s really sweet of all of you. I’m going to soak up every ray of sunshine and never let it go. Then I’ll wait until it gets warmer outside and let all those rays of sunshine go free—that’ll make me feel good. :-))

Monika, it’s me again. I just read “125 g water”? Or do you mean ml?

Oh Monika, that’s making my mouth water. Do you even realize what you’re doing here? It looks absolutely delicious—it’s impossible to resist. I’ll definitely have to try this sometime, but for now, fruit tart with whipped cream is on the menu for Easter.

Thanks in advance for the recipe!

Chatting with Mom

My handbags have to have a shoulder strap so I can sling them over my shoulder—that way my hands are free. But they have to have plenty of zippered compartments. I’m not really a fan of the ones with magnetic snaps.

I almost always use the blue leather bag. I take the colorful ones I crocheted myself when I go for a walk or for short trips. I have to fit my glasses, tissues, and keys in there.
The one colorful one with a strap—I take that to work; I keep my breakfast, water bottle, etc., in it.

The black one is, so to speak, my “party bag,” for special occasions, and it goes well with my little black dress.

Hi everyone,

Unfortunately, I have to bring spring home little by little, since the weather here is gray, foggy, and gloomy.
But... I went on my first bike ride outside yesterday; the sun came out briefly, but it was very windy.
I envy you guys—it’s almost 20° in Germany. Here, I still need a thick jacket. I’ve had enough of this. There’s even still some snow on the ground.
Send a little warmth our way to Norway.

Have a relaxing weekend, everyone. Don’t forget about the time change—set your clocks forward one hour. Another hour of crafting time has been stolen from us😕

Warm regards

A trip home to Germany to see my family (unfortunately, I still have to wait)

Would this be something for you?
https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/45280/amigurumi-baby-hund-haekelanleitung

Thank you so much, Petra, for the Easter bunny recipe.
I’ll give it a try this Easter. It sounds delicious.

Have a lovely afternoon, everyone.

Kind regards
Andrea

Thank you all. A cake like this only lasts 2 days in our house.

Petra, your cakes look delicious too. Easter cookies would be a great idea. What kind of dough do you use for those?

Well, I still have the classic tins that need greasing. I’m actually thinking about getting a silicone Gugelhupf mold. When I bake my muffins in these silicone molds, they turn out great, and nothing sticks. They always fall out of the mold on their own when I turn them upside down.
As for springform pans and tart base pans, I still can’t quite get used to them.

Yes, that’s true — I also spend a lot of time baking, cooking, cleaning up, and crocheting these days.
Today the weather was great for a walk, and I also picked up some whipping cream for the coffee cake.

Best regards
Andrea

Hi Marlies,
your picture looks great. I put my pictures in a frameless picture frame without anything else, and it holds up fine. It’s hanging on the wall.
But I think I read that there’s also a kind of spray varnish for this purpose.

I baked again. Apple cake with crumble topping.
It was delicious.

Have a lovely afternoon, everyone!
I had to read through everything first to catch up. You’re all always so quick with new things and ideas.

Sonja, that’s so nice of you to try this out for us crocheters. I’m not that familiar with DF yet either. This crochet technique is also called tapestry technique, quite simply. I love crocheting motifs. Thanks for sharing!

That makes me hungry just looking at it. It looks super delicious.

Oh, sorry, I just read that.

Of course, I’d also like to send you my warmest birthday wishes—all the very best, and stay healthy. I hope you still had a lovely day and let your husband spoil you. Everything else will be made up for later—time with the grandkids. It’s all sad, but we try to make the best of it.

gratulerer med dagen - happy birthday - all the best

Warm regards
Andrea

Cheers - skål - here’s to you

Hi ladies,
there’s a lot going on here again. I wish you all a wonderful weekend anyway.

Monika, I’m keeping my fingers crossed for your heating too—yes, it’s rough being without heat. We didn’t have a heating outage, but when it was so freezing cold here, you really notice it, and you’re shivering the whole time. So just snuggle up nice and cozy in a blanket with some hot tea and yarn. It’ll be fine.

Sonja, I always love your DF motifs. I like it when the contrasting colors are really different, like with your potholders—that makes the motif stand out better and looks great. I envy you all for this knitting artistry. I’m not quite there yet. I’d love to snag that DF iPad case right away—I think it’s fantastic.
And Monika, as your test knitter, is even giving you a run for your money.

Stay healthy, everyone—crafting distracts us and hopefully helps us relax. And take breaks often, for the sake of your wrists :-)

Warm regards

https://www.crazypatterns.net/de/items/11512/schlafpueppchen-mimi-und-mo-haekelanleitung

maybe like this, and embroider 4 more downward-pointing eyelashes on the “semicircle.” If you know what I mean.

For your teddy bear, I might embroider “sleeping eyes.”
I read that you don’t like doing that, but these eyes are just black lines with eyelashes to embroider—no pupils or anything like that, nothing more.
Take a look online; you’ll definitely find something simple there, and it’s well explained, too.

Maybe you’ll find pictures of little sleeping dolls here in the forum—you could use those as a rough guide. It really isn’t hard.

Good luck!

Good evening,

Wow, there’s a lot going on here again. You’re all so busy.
I’m also busy crafting/crocheting and reading along in the background. I can’t—or rather, don’t want to—upload pictures yet; I’ll wait until the projects are finished. That’ll take a little while.
In the meantime, I’ve crocheted some little hearts (picture to come).

About uploading pictures. If you have pictures saved in your folder, they’re usually too large for the forum. I click on the picture in the folder, then on “Edit” — a window opens — and in the “Pixels” column, I enter the number “350.” That’s exactly the right size. Click “OK” and “Save,” then you can upload it here. It has to be under 200 KB.

Monika, I’ve also read about your swap group here many times, and I’d love to have more information — or does it only work in Germany? Who would want to pay a lot to send something to Norway, or vice versa? It’s not worth it.
I remember “Tauschticket” from when I still lived in Germany. That was great. Does that even still exist?

Kind regards

Nuremberg

I also wish you all a lovely and relaxing weekend. Enjoy the sun if it decides to come out.
We’re still dealing with snow here—thawing slush, alternating sun and clouds. Yuck.
Keep those crochet hooks and knitting needles busy, so we’ll have something new to admire.
Stay healthy, everyone.

Best wishes
Andrea

A comparison of yesterday and today. It's always like this.