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Gaming addiction

Edinburgh

.. and crime and rock'n roll

Yes :-)
The photo isn’t anything special—it’s more for my own use.



Two new skeins of sock yarn have found their way into my stash. They’re actually black and red. I don’t know yet what I’ll make with them, but it’s always good to have plenty of supplies at home.

I’m going to go out for a bit today and trudge through the snow, but then I’ll curl up on the sofa. Yesterday I went to the library and borrowed a few books. I’m slowly getting back into the swing of reading, and after all, I don’t want to get dumber :-)

Too short and too tight, I’d say. Is the hat knitted from the bottom up or from the top down? If it’s knitted from the top down, it’s easy to add a bit more—just unravel the bind-off round, pick up the stitches, and continue knitting, as Nina suggests.
If it’s knitted from the bottom up, I think I’d rather add a bit at the top—that is, unravel it up to where the decreases begin and continue from there.
Another option would be to pick up stitches along the bottom edge and hide the join on the inside by folding the brim over. It won’t be completely invisible, though.

I’m just popping in here quickly too to wish you all the best. I hope you had a wonderful day!

Happy birthday!

Still applies — Yvonne hasn’t looked in yet :-) Happy birthday!

Belated best wishes from me, too!

Zagreb

Ice rink

cook first

After days of continuous snowfall, it now looks like the clouds are finally clearing up a bit somewhere for the first time. I still go outside every day, though—I’m sticking to the plowed streets for now, because I’d get stuck in the snow on my usual routes. I’ll send you a picture of what it looks like here.




The photo is mine, in case you have any questions. That thing in the middle of the forest is a beehive—it’s pretty bustling there in the summer.

Marion, I almost didn’t recognize you with that new picture. So cute!
You’ve all been so hard at work again. Some great things have already been created. I finished a hat—well, not quite yet, actually; I still have to weave in the ends.

I’m late, but I hope it still counts: Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday, dear Rosi! You sure picked a cold day for your birthday!

Happy birthday, dear Marlies!

Oh, I’d completely forgotten about the existing yarn indulgence thread! But I have to take photos of my new additions first anyway.
Monika and Mel, beautiful socks! And Sandra, your blanket is sensational! I admire your patience!

Belated happy birthday from me, too!

So, as I said, you can forget about me when it comes to a “yarn diet,” but otherwise I’m happy to be back this year and hope I’ll be able to show off my UFOs and finished projects here more often. I’ve already finished one hat this year, and another is in the works.
Speaking of which, for everyone who isn’t so keen on “diets”: What do you think of a “yarn indulgence thread”? One where you can show off your new purchases? I’m just saying, as a counterpoint to all the sensible folks here :-)

Impressive, I can’t even imagine how that’s supposed to work. That really is a great achievement; congratulations. But you are making sure you don’t become yarn-anorexic, right?
That wouldn’t be for me at all; I’ve got a yarn purchase planned for today...

So if I may recommend something from my shop, it’s this shawl .
Made from a single ball of sock yarn, it’s easy and relaxing to knit—and it looks so good.


There is another pattern with slightly more sales, but between us, I like this one better.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy New Year 2019.
I’m just going to take things as they come. I don’t really have any wishes, but I do have some resolutions. Since a new chapter in my life has just begun, I think life will be full of adventures. For now, I’m going to do a little training; maybe I’ll manage to climb a 3,000-meter peak this summer. I’ve wanted to stand that high up again for a long time, but it just never worked out until now.

Happy birthday, and thank you so much for the New Year’s wishes! Happy New Year to you, too!

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday!

Thank you all so much. The strength will come back. I don’t really have any other choice anyway.
I wish you all a good start into the new year!

Belated happy birthday from me, too!

It’s not great, but I’m managing. The funeral was the day before yesterday, and we skipped Christmas this year. I did eat something anyway—beef with spinach.
I’d actually planned to go up the mountain today, but it started snowing a little while ago. It’s stopped again now, but I think I’ve waited too long. But I’m still going to go out anyway.
Other than that, I’m trying to get out and socialize as much as possible.

sc 7 = 7 single crochets.
(sc 1, inc) rep 6 times = 1 single crochet, 1 increase; repeat a total of 6 times. So 12 becomes 18.
Then 7 single crochets again. Afterward, you’ll have 32 stitches.

Marlies, I’m just reading this now. Awesome!

Dear Marion, I haven’t even congratulated you yet on your incredible perseverance. That’s an amazing achievement!

Happy birthday!

I wish you all the best on your special day!

Oh, you know, having kids is just like everything else. If you’d like to have kids, just go for it. Or do you want to look back on your life when you’re old and think, “I didn’t do all that because I was afraid”? That would be such a shame.
Childbirth—yes, it hurts. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t. But it’s not like you’re in constant pain for hours on end. It comes in waves with long breaks in between. Most of the time, it feels like really bad period cramps. Toward the end of labor, it hurts more, but that’s only for a short while. At the same time, your body releases hormones that dull the pain.
I don’t know how strongly you want children. I can’t and don’t want to tell you what to do about that. But if you want children, then go for it! The pain of childbirth is nothing compared to the pain of missed happiness.

Thank you all very much.

I’d like to thank you all once again from the bottom of my heart for your kind wishes. Unfortunately, he passed away during the night leading into Friday. I’m incredibly sad.

Thank you all very much!

I have to check in again with an update so you don’t think I’ve forgotten about you. My husband is currently in the ICU. He collapsed a few days ago and was already clinically dead, but they were able to revive him. Today was the critical day when they took him off the ventilator to see if he could make it on his own. He’s alive and breathing for dear life, and the doctor is calling it a miracle. A huge weight was lifted off my shoulders today. There may still be complications, but I hope the worst is behind us now. We’ll be celebrating Christmas in the hospital this year, and the fact that he’s alive is the best Christmas gift of all.

Oh my goodness, another month has flown by, and I didn’t take any photos! I think I showed you the scarf, but I also finished a pair of socks as a Christmas gift and an infinity scarf. Actually, that’s not quite right—the infinity scarf is still missing its buttons. But I did knit a shawl. Photos will be posted tomorrow!
As for the various “Wool Emperor” titles, I can’t claim any of those. I bought a tiny bit of yarn, but not enough to really brag about—though, of course, that means my yarn diet is out the window. And other than that, I can’t think of any title I might qualify for.
In any case, congratulations to all the winners!

It’s okay if there are a lot of them—Aunt Mimi will surely be happy to receive coasters, too.

Dear Simone, I hope you had a wonderful birthday. I wish you all the best!

Better late than never: Happy Birthday!

"Someone has to take care of a gift for the little one. Mom and Dad need something, too. So: set of double-pointed needles, you knit a pair of socks for Dad."

Belated happy birthday from me too!

I’m currently on the wrong computer, where I haven’t saved any of this. Stitch Fiddle has a free and a paid version for knitting and crocheting and is very easy to use. Then there’s another one—I think it’s called Knitting Chart Generator—that works well for simpler knitting charts. And there’s one more, but I’ll have to look that up tomorrow on my other computer.
You can also download grid paper and graph paper—if I remember correctly, you should be able to find it under “Graph Paper.”
If you’re willing to spend some money, Stitchmastery is definitely an option. 

Was that a knitting dolly buried under those balls of yarn?

Phew, that turned out okay after all! Immediately, all the needles and needleworkers descended on the yarn basket.