Latest Forum Posts by: dievomdeich

A little late, but just as heartfelt—congratulations and all the best for the year ahead.
I hope you had a wonderful day.

Best regards, Marlies

@ Marion
No, unfortunately I don’t have any grandchildren and don’t expect any anytime soon.
If I ever manage to finish those two, I’ll just keep them for myself [Image removed]

Best regards, Marlies

“Can anyone beat my 6 years?”
I can easily top that. Somewhere in a bag in the basement lies a half-finished Smurf. I wanted to knit it for my son in 1988, but I couldn’t manage the heels. My son is now 37 (!) and is no longer interested in it.
I almost think there’s also a Pumuckel PiA (probably the same age) somewhere in the basement. Unfortunately, I’m a collector and can’t throw anything away.
If my arm gets better at some point, I’ll dig them out again and maybe finish them too.

Best regards, Marlies

I’d also like to quickly wish you all the best for your new year of life.

Best regards, Marlies

@ Heike
you should go see a doctor right away. I’m speaking from experience. I was given tablets, injections, and ointments for far too long. Now things are slowly getting better — physiotherapy is helping.
Get well soon!

@ Steffi
Congratulations! I’ll have to have a look right away...

Yesterday I was in Hamburg and went to see Apassionata. My best friend and my part-time kid gave me the tickets for my birthday. It was an absolutely wonderful girls’ day out, and the show was so captivating.

Best wishes,
Marlies

Hi Heike,
even though it’s hard, you’d better cut back a bit on crocheting.
I’ve noticed that things have gotten worse after my allotted half hour a day.
It’s not easy, but I know from my own experience that it’s possible.
Best regards, Marlies

Good morning picture removed, Mod. Please don’t upload images from the internet. Thanks.

Good morning, everyone, and have a lovely day.

The piglet is meant to help “Velana-Creations” in particular get through the day well.

Best regards, Marlies.

Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement. An honorary title like this really motivates me to keep going.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed for everyone else (just barely managing that… wink) for the final stretch. I can’t wait to see all the beautiful things you’ve created.

Warm regards,
Marlies

A heartfelt thank you to all of you, and a special thank you to Josefa.
Honorary Wool Empress and Honorary UFO Queen —that really is something special. It suits my own special “condition”... haha.

The whole thing was treated the wrong way for a long time (there are so many tablets and powders, injections, ointments...). After the third realignment , nothing worked anymore. The “specialist” probably didn’t know what to do either and sent me to physical therapy. That was the only good thing about the whole story.
The therapist said right away that it would be a long and painful road, but we’d get it sorted out again.

I’m really pulling myself together now and sticking to the ban, even though it’s very hard and I already spotted such great yarn again today... wink.

Until I can make something again, I’m enjoying your photos.

Best wishes, Marlies.

Maybe instead of “dievomdeich,” I should call myself “the broken one”...
After my arm/shoulder got a little better, I’m now back to square one. One wrong move and all my progress so far is gone.

As things stand now, I’m banned from crafting until Easter.[Image removed][Image removed][Image removed]

I got some great yarn in December, and there are also a few PiA's lying around that I ordered. Not to mention all the great new patterns on offer.
Oh well, at least this way I’m sticking to a yarn diet... and maybe I’ll be able to join in again by Christmas.

The things you’ve shown are great. Keep it up.

Best regards, Marlies

@Wolleundkaffee
I admire your perseverance. The result looks fantastic. Really outstanding!

Best, Marlies

Thanks for your messages.
The ship is supposed to be a real “model ship” made using filet crochet. You can see examples on Pinterest, for instance.

Best regards, Marlies

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for:

1. a crochet pattern for Inspector Colombo.
I've already received photos of figures like these, but unfortunately no information on where to get the pattern.

2. a pattern, or tips on authors for sailing ships in filet crochet.
I have photos for that too, but they don't get me any further.

Maybe someone here can help me.

Best, Marlies

A big thank you to both of you, too.

Best regards, Marlies

Thank you so much for the birthday wishes.
We didn’t have a mocha cake today, but we did have delicious Hamburg-style pan-fried fish with fried potatoes and a Black Forest ice cream sundae.
Kind regards, Marlies.

Heartfelt congratulations from one birthday celebrant to another.
I hope you had a lovely day.
Best wishes, Marlies

Happy Birthday!

All the best and happy birthday.

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

All the best and warmest wishes, and happy birthday!

Best regards, Marlies

Belated congratulations and all the best on your birthday.

Best regards, Marlies

The Christmas Dinner

Every Christmas season
, everyone starts cooking,
baking, and roasting.
Often, you have to guess
what the result will be.
They probably bit off more than they could chew.
The roast turned out completely different from
how it looked in the newspaper.
The cake is lopsided and crooked.
The batter ran off the baking sheet.
A pudding would be great, too,
but the carton of milk wasn’t full.
You can safely forget about the whole lovely Christmas dinner
now.
As always, in our greatest need
, a slice of bread saves us.

M.B.2017


With that in mind, I wish you all a merry, blessed Christmas surrounded by your loved ones.

Best regards, Marlies

Happy birthday from mr. as well.

We have a performance tomorrow at the 70th birthday party of a truly wonderful, lovely lady,
though we’ll only be dancing with five couples. (Usually we’re 13 couples.)
I won’t be dancing this time because I’ll be in charge...[Image removed]


Wishing you all a wonderful second Advent weekend.
Best regards, Marlies

I’m a little late, but I’d still like to send you my warmest congratulations.
All the best for your new year ahead.

Best regards, Marlies

A little late, but my congratulations are just as heartfelt.
I wish you all the best for the year ahead, especially good health.

Best regards, Marlies

Wishing everyone a wonderful St. Nicholas Day, and I have a little poem for you:

Christmas Kitchen 

Through the Christmas kitchen
all kinds of aromas drift.
Almonds, nuts, and currants
we then find in the cookies.
 
Vanilla, apples, marzipan,
chocolate joins in too.
Tasty cookies, colorful sprinkles,
gingerbread, brown and white.
 
But with all these tasty treats
the stomach has nothing to laugh about.
From all the tasting,
nibbling a bit here and there,
 
our stomach then turns sour,
and then we have to suffer.
Will we learn from our mistakes?
There are never enough cookies.
 
Next year, at the same time,
it will be time once again:
Through the Christmas kitchen
all kinds of aromas drift…

© M.B. dievomdeich57




Best wishes, Marlies

I'm actually not allowed to, but I ended up making something for our dance group leader after all.



Since I couldn't manage crocheting around it with my injured arm, I knitted a long scarf and sewed it around the frame.
I hope the gift goes over well tomorrow.

Best wishes, Marlies

Get well soon to everyone who’s sick!

I’m actually not supposed to crochet at all, but I managed to make three PiAs in one day.
The small, fiddly one didn’t work out, so I tried something bigger... The “punishment” followed immediately—or rather, in my case, in my arm.

LG, Marlies

in Grandma's wardrobe there in the hallway.

Woolly Christmas at Crazypatterns

The needles click softly in the warm parlor
while in the cooking pot the turnip simmers.

The mulled wine on the stove is already steaming too,
while the baby of the family munches cookies.

Josefa is looking forward to the tree,
and is knitting a stocking—I can hardly believe it!

And afterward she crochets a blanket too,
while the housework gets left behind.

The apartment smells of cookies,
my kitten is sleeping on the sofa.

Despite the mulled wine, the stocking is almost done,
but the yarn is poor quality.

Oh dear, what do I do with it now? 
Unraveling it will keep me fit.

Josefa can get help
from all the helpful CP authors.

Meanwhile she looks for the Christmas ornaments
"What colors are in? I'll go google that." 

And where are all the pretty crocheted stars?
I've got the idea: "I'll make them myself"—I'm happy to do that. 

In a flash, the yarn is already there. 
So radiant in yellow, like the sun.

But where can I get a pattern?
The answer to that question isn't hard.

Checked Crazypatterns, hooray!
There they are already—on the picture in the snow

One click—this pattern has to be the one. 
I could shout out loud for joy

But what was that? There's a knock at the door! 
Never mind, I don't have time for that now. 

The socks won't let me go
There it knocks again! Who could it be?

Let me in! a voice calls from outside 
It's me, of course—Saint Nicholas!!

Oh man, he's brought the big stocking along 
what on earth is in it—I really do care! 

I'm so curious, I want to know, 
mandarins, nuts, and the soft yarn I wished for are things I really don't want to miss. 

The yarn comes first.
I hope Santa Claus knows that.

Full of expectation, Josefa opens the door 
joyfully reaches for the packages and thanks Santa Claus very warmly for them.

Where is the yarn in now?
Oh man, I'm so excited.

In the first little package is a toaster
then comes an Elvis Presley poster 

The yarn has to be in there somewhere...
Maybe here? No ... just a beautiful lucky stone.

No yarn at all? That can't be!
Who swiped it—which woolly imp? 

Finally I found it.
What joy! I'll knit it in the round!

Praise and thanks be to the Christ Child! 
and I'll make myself cozy on the bench by the stove.

But Christmas isn't over yet; someone is standing at the door.
After all, it's only quarter to 4. 

Then the smartphone rings too; who could it be?
Surprise: more yarn is on its way :-)

Aunt Auguste arrives with even more little packages.
Where is there still a free little corner for them? 

After a moment's thought, it comes to me:
In the kitchen: in the oven! There's still room in there!

But—oh dear—now I've already discovered it beforehand:  
Someone has already hidden something there.  

There lies a little package with a red bow,
Inside there is no yarn; it smells like soap!

Mischief is whispering in my ear now 
I'll just let the whole thing "sink in" 

Because you don't find soap in the oven every day.
Does anyone still have a question about that? ;-)

Aunt Auguste is a little puzzled,
after all, she'll soon be 100. 

A suitable hiding place was found after all.
Meanwhile, the knitting needles keep going round and round.

What do you think, where might this hiding place be found?
Could it perhaps be somewhere back there?

Exactly, there's still room back there in the cupboard
and also in the bench by the stove.


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Woolly Christmas at Crazypatterns

The needles click softly in the cozy room
while in the pot, the turnips simmer and bloom.

The mulled wine on the stove is steaming too,
while the little one munches cookies through and through.

Josefa is looking forward to the tree,
and knits a stocking—I can hardly believe what I see!

And afterward she crochets a blanket too,
while housework is left with nothing to do.

The apartment smells of cookies sweet,
on the sofa my kitten sleeps so neat.

Despite the mulled wine, the stocking’s almost done,
but the yarn is shoddy, which spoils the fun.

Oh dear, what should I do with it now? 
Unravel it—that’ll keep me fit somehow.

Josefa can get some help, of course,
from all the helpful CP authors.

Meanwhile she looks for Christmas balls,
"Which colors are in? I’ll google that, once and for all." 

And where are all those lovely crochet stars?
I have the idea: "I’ll make them myself"—gladly, by far. 

Quick as a wink, the yarn is there. 
So bright in yellow, like sunshine in the air.

But where can I get a pattern from here?
The answer to that question is clear.

Looked on Crazypatterns, hooray!
There they are already—on the picture in the snow they lay

One click—this pattern has to be mine. 
I could shout out loud for joy, it’s so fine

But what was that? There’s a knock at the door! 
Never mind, I don’t have time for that anymore. 

The socks just won’t let me go
There’s another knock! Who can it be, though?

Let me in! comes the call from outside 
It’s me, of course—Saint Nicholas!!

Oh man, he’s got the big stocking with him 
what’s inside it? I really do care, on a whim! 

I’m so curious, I want to know, 
mandarins, nuts, and the wished-for soft yarn—I don’t want to miss them, oh no. 

The yarn comes first, that’s the plan.
I hope Santa Claus understands.

Full of expectation, Josefa opens the door 
happily grabs the packages and warmly thanks Santa Claus for them all the more.

Where is the yarn in all this stuff?
Oh man, I’m excited enough.

In the first little package there’s a toaster
then comes an Elvis Presley poster 

The yarn has to be in here somewhere...
Maybe here? No ... just a beautiful lucky stone there.

No yarn at all? That can’t be right!
Who swiped it—which woolly little sprite? 

At last I have found it, what a thrill.
What joy! I’ll knit it in rounds, I will!

Praise and thanks be to the Christ Child! 
and I’ll make myself cozy on the stove bench for a while.

But Christmas isn’t over yet—someone is at the door.
After all, it’s only a quarter to 4. 

Then the smartphone rings too—who could it be?
Surprise: more yarn is on its way to me :-)

Aunt Auguste comes with even more little packs.
Where is there still a free corner for all those stacks? 

After a short thought, it comes to me:
In the kitchen: in the oven! There’s still room, you’ll see!

But—oh dear—now I’ve discovered it too soon:  
Someone has already hidden something in that room.  

There lies a package with a red bow,
Inside isn’t yarn—it smells like soap, you know!

Now mischief is sitting right on my neck 
I’ll just let the whole thing "sink in" a sec 

Because soap in the oven isn’t something you find every day.
Does anyone have a question about that, may I say? ;-)

Aunt Auguste is a little surprised,
after all, she’ll soon be 100 in age and size. 

A suitable hiding place was found after all.
Meanwhile the knitting needles make their rounds and call.

What do you think, where might this hiding place be?
Could it perhaps be somewhere back there, maybe?

exactly, there’s still room back there in the cupboard

@ ChristinaE
Thank you [image removed]

@ Arni,
oh dear, I hope you feel better soon!

Other than that, I’m really bored. I’m still not allowed to do any crafts—or use the computer, for that matter.
After all those pills, I’m now on pain drops. At least they help for a little while.
The MRI showed what I don’t have. That’s something, at least...

With a lot of luck, I got a physical therapy appointment for tomorrow and hope they can get my arm back in shape there.
All that yarn (with the wish list) has been giving me such a reproachful look for weeks [image removed]

Wishing you all a wonderful Sunday.
Best regards, Marlies

And from me as well, a quick wish: all the best for the year ahead.

Best regards, Marlies

I’m still unable to crochet. I went to the doctor to get my spine adjusted.
It cracked so hard that I felt completely lightheaded. OK, the vertebrae are back in place, but my right arm feels worse than before.
I’m about to have a major meltdown!

Wishing all my fellow sufferers a speedy recovery!
Best regards, Marlies

All the best and happy birthday.

, when I...

...a treasure trove.

Happy birthday.

All the best and happy birthday.

Best regards, Marlies

Thanks, Steffi. [Image removed]

Thanks to some new painkillers, I was able to do a bit today:

Facial scrub

or

  washcloth

  wash mitt


    decoration

I find it quite pleasant as a washcloth/wash mitt.

I probably wouldn't use it in the kitchen, or if I did, then as decoration.

Best regards, Marlies

You should be able to wash them at up to 60°C. I’ve tried making various things with them, but I didn’t really like the results. My friend had asked for something decorative, but now she’d rather have “something useful.”

Now more and more patterns are being offered here, too. Once a doctor finally figures out what’s causing my neck and arm pain, I’ll finally be able to really get started. Unfortunately, I can’t do any crocheting at all right now.

All the best and happy birthday!

You could almost get jealous reading about your plans for outings and, above all, handicrafts. [Image removed]

I’ve been laid up for weeks, and for over a week now, I haven’t been able to do anything at all. Now we’re trying to figure out why the pain—instead of getting better with the cocktail of medications—is getting worse and worse. Handicrafts are out of the question, and even typing on the computer is difficult for me.

Well, weeds don’t die easily [Image removed]

Wishing you all a wonderful Sunday and the best of luck with your plans.

Best regards, Marlies

Grandma and Grandpa are sitting down to dinner.
Grandma: “All of a sudden, my heart feels so warm.”
Grandpa: “Your left boob is hanging in the soup.” 

All the best for the year ahead.

Warm congratulations from me as well, and all the best for the year ahead.

Best wishes, Marlies

I’d also like to quickly congratulate you and wish you all the best on your birthday.

Best regards, Marlies