Latest Forum Posts by: Bastelfan

Oops, I’m even later.
Belatedly, I’d also like to wish you a very happy birthday, and I’m glad you had so much fun.

Warm regards from Norway
Andrea

I also had the weekend off, and I really made it cozy with my sweetheart. We slept in, had a hearty breakfast with rolls, eggs, and salmon.
In the evening, we watched a romantic movie with chips and cider (a sparkling mixed drink).
Since we both have hobbies, we each work on our own projects, and at the end, we look over each other’s work.
So everyone has their own space.
The weather wasn’t great today, but otherwise we go on long walks or bike rides. There’s plenty to explore in the beautiful countryside here.

I also finished one of my unfinished projects: my crocheted jacket. I still need to upload a photo.

Wishing everyone a great start to the week and lots of wonderful ideas.
Best, Andrea

Well, I’ve got some UFOs or WIPs lying around here too—I guess I’m not the only one. But it’s still under control for me.
The temptation here on Crazypatterns is so great that my to-do list just keeps getting longer.
So every now and then, something gets put on the back burner.

But… I’ve been crocheting my hexagon granny jacket, and I’m almost done. I just need to crochet a small pocket, then I can tackle the next project.

I also have a triangular shawl I started that I want to give to my mom.
A teddy bear is still waiting to be sewn together, and a crocheted bag for work still needs a lining.

DancerOutfit

Well, that puts my mind at ease... I was already seriously worried.

Hi Tanja,
it’s truly an absolute delight to admire your photos—so cozy and playful. You immediately feel right at home when you see your home craft space like this.
I don’t even have a room of my own, but our living room is quite large, so I sit at the dining table. We had to get a new wall unit to store everything (we just moved and now have more space).
By the way, I also have that round sewing basket, only in beige with a colorful lid. I have a craft punch and a sewing machine too. You do tend to have lots of hobbies.

Everything is so tidy at your place, indeed. At my place, everything around me is stored away in drawers or fabric boxes. Only what I need is on the table.
Thanks for giving us a little glimpse. You just can’t get enough of looking at it. Simply wonderful.

Warmest birthday wishes, and let yourself be thoroughly pampered.

You already spoil us with your great, well-explained patterns. Keep up the good work, stay just the way you are, and may you have many, many more ideas to come. Cheers to you!

Gardemoen (airport in Norway)

But honey, no... I’m not gay. You can rest assured about that,
but... I grew up with my three favorite sisters, and they had a thing for bright, bold colors.
That must have rubbed off on me somehow.

Happy birthday from me, too. I hope you had a wonderful day yesterday. What was the name of that musical?

Holding the knife (I can’t do it any other way)

Ice cream scoops or soft serve?

I've started crocheting again for a cardigan made from these hexagons (2 pieces), which are then crocheted together into a cardigan with sleeves.
I've already made quite a bit of progress, maybe also because I have 2 days off to relax, and after the stress of our move it's a great way to unwind.
I crocheted it with this gradient Bobbel yarn (from wolltraum). We'll see how it looks in the end.

Probably Pumuckl

- female
- actress
- long dark hair
- sped around in a bus

Latin America

Barbecue in the garden

- female
- her first name made this coffee filter cone famous

Pumuckl

Darn, too slow

Pippi Longstocking

- female
- her first name made this coffee filter bag famous

Spring is on its way, with plenty of sunshine, of course

Neil Armstrong

- female
- a famous doll was named after her

And from me, too, my warmest birthday wishes. Let yourself be thoroughly pampered today.
Best, Andrea

In Norwegian, that means: gratulerer med dagen – skål

Thank you, Wolligurumi. Great explanation—even for me. It makes sense that you have to stitch in at the back of the head; that gives the eyes more stability. I’ll give that a try. I’d always just tried sewing them on from the front, but that obviously won’t hold.

I need your help. Does anyone know how to work with these plastic eyes for crochet figures that have a plastic pin with a hole at the end? How do I sew them on? Crochet pieces aren’t very thick,
after all. I know how to handle the usual safety eyes with their plastic or metal counterparts, but with these others, I’m not sure how to sew them on tightly. Thanks for any tips.

at sign

Magdeburg

Arnstadt

So he had to wait for Paula so he could confront her...

Naumburg/S.

—that’s where I last lived

red

long hair or short hair?

Day

sweet or sour?

But you do like spending money on your hobby.

Advice center

So she went to the store to buy a yarn cake with a pretty gradient, but with so many options, how are you supposed to decide...

Theater ticket

“I can keep crocheting without a worry,” she thought.

"skirt pattern"

And so the gloomy thoughts and lint were blown away, and the wonderful bobble yarn she’d been searching for so long came into view, and that’s when an idea struck her...

Running shoes

A wonderful Wednesday, yes, because I still have the day off, and with this lousy weather (sleet, strong winds, and fog), I don’t have to go out today. So I can keep crocheting my tunic (photo coming as soon as I’m done). I’m not even sure yet if the tunic will turn out well (pattern from Crazypatterns here).

I’m going to enjoy the rest of the day until my sweetheart gets home from work, and then we’ll have a nice cup of coffee or cappuccino together.
And of course, I’ll be reading along here in the forum and getting some inspiration.
Have a wonderful rest of your Wednesday, everyone!

Right now, crocheting

This coloring trend has already caught on here in Norway, too. You won’t believe it, but I’ve already bought some of these adult coloring books—some of them I ordered online.

They have pretty designs—landscapes, animals, flowers (to color with fineliners)—and I also have a paint-by-numbers coloring book (the number corresponding to each color is listed on a color chart), and at the back of the book, there’s a picture showing what the finished artwork looks like.

I’m sure you’re familiar with those pictures where you have to connect the dots. I have one of those, too. I find them very relaxing to do in between other things, when my hands start to hurt from crocheting.

Of course, best wishes for the New Year are also coming to all of you here at CP from way up north. Have a great start to the year, and I hope the coming year will be just as full of creative ideas here at CP. Thank you so much for all your hard work creating new patterns.
It’s really fun to check in here, and everyone is so nice and helpful. Keep up the great work.

Warm regards from Norway
Andrea

Exactly—you have to make time for your hobby, even if it’s limited. It’s a way to “unwind” and “relax” at the same time. Otherwise, something’s missing.

That all sounds pretty delicious—it’s making me hungry just thinking about it.
There are just the two of us, and I have to work over the holidays, so we won’t be doing anything out of the ordinary. One day we’ll have rolled roast with red cabbage and dumplings; on New Year’s Eve, bratwurst with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes; and for the rest of the days, we’ll see. We also like to just have a mixed salad sometimes, or that good Norwegian salmon with rice.

I was born in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, lived in Saxony-Anhalt for a while, and now I feel at home here in beautiful Norway (near Oslo), with its fascinating nature, fjords, and waterfalls. The forest is right outside my front door. The air here is so clear, and this dry cold is more bearable.
But of course, I’m always happy when we visit Germany and the whole family—including the kids—is together again.

Belated birthday wishes from me, too

I’m 53 years young.
Young at heart, too. I just flip the number around and feel like I’m 35. I look younger, too. I’ll probably never grow up—I’m always up for some silliness.
I think the forum has a good mix of ages.

https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/71476205/grosse-rosarote-panther-ein-crochet
Here’s a crochet pattern in English that I found for purchase

I found this page. Give it a try.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/amigurumi-pink-panther

When you click the link on the page that opens, it takes you to a Thai website.

The explanation is this (I’ve already crocheted several patterns like that):
an “X” means 1 stitch (e.g. 3X means 3 single crochets), an “A” means to crochet stitches together, and a “V” means 2 stitches in one, so an increase.
But as for the head, legs... I can’t make that out either. It’s all crocheted in pink anyway.
Give it a try. Hope I was able to help a little.