Latest Forum Posts by: dievomdeich

Thank you so much, Veronika.

Things are slowly getting better again. I can already do short crafting sessions without my hands going numb or swelling up. I’ve been struggling with a nasty, itchy rash for two months. You probably know how long the wait times are for a doctor’s appointment. An “emergency appointment” then revealed that it’s an allergic reaction (no idea where it came from or what caused it). Now I have to take four (!) allergy pills every day to keep it from flaring up again.
I’m trying to get an appointment as soon as possible to figure out where it came from. It wasn’t possible because of all the holidays.

Some prankster canceled my internet service. It wasn’t exactly easy to convince people that I wasn’t the one who did it. I guess these are just “little niceties” because someone can’t accept the breakup...

Well, things can only get better from here, at least I hope so.
I’d like to finally get back to my crafts. I had so many projects started and planned.

One wish: that people finally come to their senses and peace returns.

Best regards
Marlies

Wishing you all the best for the new year and warm congratulations
from Marlies.

Dear friends,

Thank you all so much for your kind wishes!

Since yesterday evening, I’ve been connected to the “net” again. That’s a lovely birthday surprise.
Otherwise, it’s a very quiet day that I’m spending on my own. The weather is really bad, so I’m putting my feet up and reading a new book.

Warm regards to all of you, and best wishes for the New Year.
Marlies

Gosh, Inge, you really do go through some things... At least it wasn’t a heart attack—that’s a good start. The doctors will surely figure out soon what’s wrong with your heart and help you.
I wish you a speedy recovery and strength during this waiting period. I’m sure you’ll be back home soon, letting your husband spoil you.
Best wishes
Marlies

Dear Ruth,

on this special day of yours, I’d like to congratulate you wholeheartedly and wish you lots of happiness and good health. I’m sure you’ll be celebrating with your loved ones over some Advent birthday coffee. Have a wonderful day and enjoy it.

Warm regards from snowy Cuxland
Marlies

Congratulations and all the best for the new year of your life.

Warm regards, Marlies

You can also create patterns using the front loop and the back loop, for example, my pumpkins.

      

Today we had pork-mince sandwiches and homemade mustard pickles. Over the next few days, I’m going to cook some kale. I brought some smoked pork loin and cabbage sausage home today.

Best regards, Marlies

Wow, it was cold this morning.🥶 It froze for the first time, and everything was white. I took the longer route to get the newspaper. The air was crisp and cold—it was wonderful.

Wrapping gifts

Egg-yolk yellow

Crafting with children/grandchildren

Reseda

A cold fall day with bright sunshine and a crisp breeze tempted me to hang the laundry outside to dry today. Now that the household chores are taken care of, it’s back to the crochet hook—the first Sunday of Advent is approaching, and I need to finish the window decoration.

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend and warm fall sunshine.

Best regards
Marlies

Claudia, I think it’s great that you’re standing up for your sisters like this. I wish you lots of strength for it, and hope you have a wonderful celebration.🎂

Great to have you back “for real,” Andrea.👍

If the (sun)light allows it, I’m working on my Santa’s sleigh. There are so many little dark areas to cover with adhesive.  Otherwise, I’m switching back and forth between a crocheted window decoration and a few little Christmas trinkets.

Planning the preparations

Hyacinth

Dalie

Those look very appetizing, Petra. Enjoy them!

Decorating fir branches

Snacking on marzipan potatoes

Cutting holly for decoration

Crocheting bells for the Christmas tree

She must be a very dear colleague to receive such a beautiful gift.

Best regards, Marlies

Your scarf turned out great, Maria. It makes you want to snuggle right into it.

Best regards, Marlies

Buying dates

Collect crumbled cookies

Make Your Own Gift Wrapping

Roasting chestnuts—and eating them, of course

Prepare for Julklapp

Crocheting little angels

It’s finally finished:



it even comes with a short story:
Fall is here. The golden sun still shines warmly on the colorful leaves, and some birds are cheerfully singing their songs. The cheeky little mouse looks hungrily at the big Halloween pumpkin. Soon it will get colder. But a little fawn is already thinking about the snow and Christmas. Then there will be decorated Christmas trees and burning candles in people’s homes. The forester will surely bring good food to the forest again. He cares deeply for his animals.
This is the quiet time when the stars shine brighter, little angels fly, and everyone wishes for peace on earth.

I used 850 g of cotton. The design consists entirely of patterns by Sonja (a-mano).

It was a lot of fun, but I’m also glad it’s finally finished.

The only bummer was that when I was crocheting the top row together, I’d turned the pumpkin upside down. Of course, I didn’t notice until I went to crochet the top edge.😢 So I had to rip some of it out and redo it.

Now I just need to get the right mount and then hang it up.

Best regards
Marlies

Get well soon, Michaela! I think almost all of us have gone through and survived such difficult years. You’ll get through this too, and I wish you all the strength you need.

When Flocke had to go, you were there for her, able to hold her and make her final moments easier. For us humans, it’s terrible and we almost despair, but the animal senses right up to the very end that their beloved human was there. (From personal experience)
But you’ll always have your memories of Flocke and everything you experienced together. No one can take that away from you.

With every birthday, you’ll think of your friend, and with every birthday, it’ll get a little easier because you know she doesn’t have to suffer anymore.

I hope your father-in-law doesn’t have to suffer too much and can pass away peacefully when the time comes.

Now you need to think of yourself and make a full recovery—both for your own sake and for your husband’s. He’ll need your support, too. To process so much grief, your body needs to be healthy. Don’t give up on yourself; fight for your health, and once you’re well, you can begin the grieving process.

Warm regards
Marlies

@Katrin That was Einhornwolle knitting yarn, 100 g skein, 390 m, purchased at Tedi.
Your Karl is turning out beautifully. Those are exactly my colors.

Best regards
Marlies

Dear Ina,
Like the many people who posted before me, I’d like to send you another huge THANK YOU to you for your great idea and all your hard work.
I would have loved to see you when you discovered the treasure chest and then unpacked it. You received some beautiful things.

You found so much great cotton—it would have been right up my alley. I’m glad you can use the white sock yarn. It ended up being too thin for the project I had in mind. I once received the light-colored skeins from the bag as “payment.” There isn’t quite enough to make something for myself out of them. I’m glad you like them.

I hope you and everyone else have lots of fun working with the swap yarn.

Warm regards
Marlies

It would actually be a good idea for a St. Nicholas stocking. It’d hold twice as much 😁

Joking aside, that’s really annoying.

Thanks, Petra and Claudia. This is exactly how you imagine Christmas to be. It was hard to choose between all the designs.

Have fun putting the puzzle together, Petra.

Claudia, your mouse is cute, and the mushrooms go great with it.

Have a lovely evening, everyone.
Marlies

Those look delicious, Inge.🤗

Since we had the holiday yesterday, today we’re back to our “normal” routine of running errands, etc., and of course knitting and crocheting.

Have a wonderful day, everyone.

@Veronika   I always buy stuffing pillows. They work just as well as stuffing.
Best regards, Marlies

That's great, Monika, that you found quite a few things. When I saw my green and orange sock yarn, I thought of you right away. The blue Bobbele was supposed to stay here at first, too, but there wasn’t enough yarn to swap.

Yes, I can imagine that you had a look first. And now imagine that huge box on the walker…

The box should survive a few trips. The old one was beyond repair.

I’m so curious to see what else Ina will find and whether all the yarn has been swapped.

Best regards
Marlies

When I was in elementary school, going to church was part of the schedule. We’d walk to church as a class.

Today is a holiday for us.

That’s right, Ruth. My son learned to sew buttons onto cardboard and was totally amazed that it’s completely different when you do it on fabric.
Having that basic knowledge of hand-sewing is really important.

Mostly at 1-2-3-meins, Steffi 😉

My new diamond painting is now smoothed out and should be finished by Advent.

Well, Steffi, that’s how it goes when you’ve made a mistake. You always spot it right away, but others don’t notice a thing. Just like me. All I see is that they turned out really nice, and I really like that shade of green, too.👍

Great idea with the leftover yarn, Claudia. The pumpkin looks really good.

Your scarf looks great too, but working that pattern would drive me crazy as well. That’s why I’m not even going to try it.

I agree, Petra. I’ve already knitted the “Wonderland” blanket with the elves. When you’re knitting it, you can hardly wait to finish the little elves.
Sonja always has great ideas.

Thank you so much, dear Ina. It did look a bit adventurous, and I got a few puzzled looks along the way 😂
It’s amazing what you can carry with a walker. Next time, I’ll take a picture of it.

Best regards
Marlies