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Dear users, dear authors,
so here is Part 3 of the December projects.
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No UFO week in December.
Happy holidays :-)

Monika: I’ve already knitted many double-faced pot holders, but in the past I used a different edge, so the problem couldn’t occur. Strangely enough, it only happens occasionally and only on one side… But yesterday it worked out again.

Ruth and Sonja , thanks for pointing out the patterns for the zodiac sign wrist warmers. I’ve put that on hold for now. I’ve got other things to work on first.

Sonja , that’s funny that you have to take your knitting to the bathroom. So that’s becoming your favorite place to knit right now. ;-) I’m really looking forward to seeing the hat to go with the loop scarf.

Ines , a loop scarf and headband are a great idea for that beautiful yarn. I think I’d like the colors, too. My sweater is knitted with RVO, and the top will be blue with colorful stripes. You can’t really tell yet that it’s a colorful yarn with green, yellow, and red. It’s sock yarn from Finkhof, which goes really well with it. So I’ll definitely have enough yarn for the sweater.

Marlene , DF and socks—that would be a huge challenge for me right now. I wouldn’t put myself through that. With the lace pattern, though, I can definitely see myself doing it. Right now, I like the hat best. It’s coming along really well for me. I’ll definitely post a photo in the next few days.

Have a wonderful pre-Christmas evening, everyone!

Dear friends,

now I’d like to show you the progress on my New Zealand hat with the kiwi and the leaf on it. The pattern is almost finished, and then I’ll start the decreases at the top. I’m already looking forward to wearing it now that the temperatures are getting colder.

This is what it looked like yesterday:




And today I folded down the brim, and the hat with the pattern looks like this:

I’ll get around to that DF hat eventually, Moni.
But first, a simple project:

Now I can finally show you what I knitted as a Secret Santa gift:

That’s lovely, Marlene. It depends on what each person considers “easy.” For me, the hat is much easier than the straight pieces because there’s no border. And I also cast on differently—with holes, which looks good too, but it wouldn’t really be my style.

My next project will also be a hat, this time for the kids.

Monika, I think your kiwi is really beautiful—it looks great even in other colors.

Marlene, I also really like your DF projects.

I’m knitting a blanket—Ina inspired me. I’ll post a picture tomorrow or the day after; I can’t upload any cell phone photos right now.

Have a wonderful holiday, everyone! 

Thank you so much, Ines :)

I’m already looking forward to seeing your blanket.

Monika, I really like your hat. I think the blue and red look great together. It’s sure to be nice and warm.

Marlene, your Secret Santa gift turned out lovely. I’m starting to think that knitting DF is contagious and can be addictive.

  I’ve started on Gammlo. One pair is a Christmas gift, and the second pair is for me. They’re finished now, and I’m looking forward to warm feet on the sofa. 

Oh Petra, that sounds interesting and looks great—Gammlo. What exactly is that? I’ve never heard of it and can’t really picture what it is.

Yes, everyone, I can confirm that DF is addictive. I just can’t put it down. I’m really looking forward to the hat, especially because it’s so nice and warm.

Once I finish it, though, I’ll get back to knitting my sweater so I can wear it this winter.

Enjoy the rest of the Christmas holidays, everyone!

Good morning!

So, now I’m going to show you a small section of my blanket. Unfortunately, I had to resize the photo quite a bit—I couldn’t upload it at full size. I’ll have to figure out why that is. I’m calling the blanket “Kunterbunt”...

Wishing everyone here a wonderful Boxing Day!

Ines, your blanket looks pretty. Do you change color every row? Are you always knitting knit stitches? Sorry if this question has already been answered, but there’s always so much new stuff here that I can’t keep up with reading it all right now.

Monika, this is what my Gammlo look like. I made a few for my sweetheart, and it was so much fun that I crocheted some for myself right away. 

Petra, yes, I switch after every color and everything is knitted in knit stitches—I actually stole the idea from Ina, sorry Ina, but I liked it so much in your version :)
I had to Google your Gammlo right away yesterday; that would be nice too—I often have cold feet, and those look nice and warm. But I can’t do everything at once—I’ve started quite a few projects and should finish those first. My daughter mentioned the other day how many baskets and such I still want to hide to store my unfinished projects—haha… well, if you don’t do anything, you don’t have full baskets, right?

Today is a quiet day here, which I’m going to enjoy—fairy tales and crafts. Oh, I’m really looking forward to it!

Thanks, Ines. Yeah, the baskets and the projects I’ve started—it’s terrible. But there are also so many ideas I’d like to bring to life.

The sun is shining here today after three snowflakes fell this morning. We’re eating the leftovers from Christmas Eve at the kids’ place today. So it’s going to be a sort of pajama-and-sweatpants afternoon.

Have fun with the fairy tales... Maybe I’ll still manage to watch “Three Nuts for Cinderella” tomorrow. It’s always a treat.

Simple yet striking, your blanket, Ines.

I know what you mean about the photo being “too big” when I try to upload it from my phone.
Ever since I downloaded an app to compress images, I’ve been able to resize the photos accordingly.

Ines, your blanket already looks great. The final result is sure to be fantastic.

Petra, so those are Gammlos. They look really great when worn. And it also looks like they’re easy to crochet. I like the pattern.

I’ll finish the Kiwi Beanie today—I’m almost at the top, just a few more rows to go. Then I can show it to you all.

I was away from here for a few days and I've already lost the thread. But Christmas is a good reason for that. This afternoon I'm enjoying the quiet free time to browse here, and lo and behold, there's a lot to discover. I even opened two windows side by side, so I don't have to scroll through pages and pages.

@Monika
Your kiwi hat already looks great! At first I thought it was going to be a headband, but now it's slowly becoming a hat. When you go for a walk with it soon, everyone (all the women) will look at the hat with interest and wonder how she made that.

@Ines
You had a birthday in the meantime! Congratulations again from the bottom of my heart. And you were given yarn as a present. I like it very much—such beautiful colors and so delicate. What is it made of, and what is the yardage? That also determines what it can become.

The name "Kunterbunt" suits your blanket. I already like it very much. Just the thing for the couch in the evening for knitting—and you can use up your leftover yarn. I always call that "relaxation knitting."

@Sonja
Now you already have 2 gnomes. Crocheting the little fellows goes quickly. But designing the face isn't that easy. After all, it gives the gnome its actual look and expression.

You asked how I made the fringe on my blanket with the help of the template. Well, it's described exactly in the pattern. But I'll show you here how it works:



@Marlene
So you're joining the DF community too. Your first attempts already look very promising! The funny Secret Santa gift has turned out very nicely. The art also seems to be in knitting even stitches. And then you also have to manage 2 balls of yarn. Someday I'll probably try it too—right now I'm just talking here as a theoretician.

@Petra
When I saw the word "Gammlos," I paused for a moment—what is that supposed to be? But then it became clear to me very quickly. Clever, too, that you're working them in parallel, so they will be finished shortly one after the other and look exactly the same. And your sweetheart and you—you now have warm feet on the couch.

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There was so much going on at my place that I put my craft projects up on top of the wall unit for safekeeping. Today I'm taking them back down and enjoying my crafts on the couch while watching TV. Today is a quiet Christmas Day for enjoying things. You don't have to do anything anymore, the hustle and bustle is over—just sweet idleness—in our case with yarn in hand :-)

I wish everyone a lovely, relaxed Boxing Day.

Best wishes from Ina

You can also use more than two colors, Ina.
But two are enough to start with.

I first learned the DF technique—*hmm*—over 30 years ago.
I just can’t remember what it was called back then.

I’ve had a 10-stitch blanket in mind for quite some time now as a way to use up my leftover yarn.

You’ve all conjured up some amazing things again:

Monika: Your hat looks great.

Sonja: Last year I made Monika’s gnome Advent calendar and used googly eyes on many of them. I think they gave the little gnomes that certain something. I really like the painted face, too.

Petra: I hadn’t heard the term “Gammlos” before either. They look great. I was thinking of you earlier. I watched Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella. My husband took off, and Anton is spending the night at Grandma and Grandpa’s today.

So, I’ve now finished my New Year’s Eve decorations. 

@Marlene
Thank you so much for the info on the DB.

I’ve already knitted a 10-stitch blanket three times. Once you know how to work “neatly” around the corners, it’s really easy and a lot of fun. It’s also great for using up leftover yarn. I did use gradient yarn every time, though. I’ll see if I can find any pictures of them.

Here’s the result of my crocheting earlier while watching TV: a 3-D flower with beads.

@Sandra,
the New Year’s Eve decorations are awesome! Bring on December 31—you’re all set.
I also watched Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella earlier. My husband rolled his eyes too, grabbed a tech magazine, and got lost in it. Even though I’ve seen the fairy tale 100 times, it’s just part of the tradition and is always lovely.
Enjoy the rest of your evening. Since Anton is well taken care of, you have the night off.

Good evening,
you’re already hard at work again. The holidays are almost over now; I hope you had a good time, even if it was a bit different and quieter than usual.

Ina, your flower looks so great. Did you thread the beads beforehand, or crochet them in as you went along? I’d love to know, because I still have so many wax beads lying around here.
Arni, your New Year’s Eve decoration turned out beautifully. You can always use lucky pigs.

Oh, how nice—you watched "Aschenbrödel" too. It’s a must at Christmas. I’ve seen it sooooo many times too. I even have it on DVD (it was a gift from my husband). We always watch it together.

Ina: That flower looks amazing and really intricate.

I love that movie, too. Our wedding dance five years ago was also to “Kiss Me, Hold Me, Love Me” by Ella Endlich.... Since then, my husband’s “allergy” to the movie and the song has gotten worse.... The dance had to be perfect, so we practiced a lot 😂. 

So. I just ordered some yarn and stuff. A friend of mine got engaged and is getting married in 2022, and I want to crochet a wedding cake for her. And since that would have been a bit too little yarn to order, the order has grown to 46 skeins 

Good morning......

Sonja, I think your New Year’s Eve decorations are so cute; everyone can use a bit of luck
Of course I also saw Three Wishes for Cinderella, a MUST around Christmastime, though I watched it the day before yesterday already; yesterday it was Sissi’s turn for me, also a film where my husband then potters around somewhere in the apartment—he has his model railway, haha....

Ina here is the composition of the yarn: 10% mohair, 10% merino, 80% premium acrylic, and about 450 m per 100 g, so you can definitely make something with it
I really like your flower; I think it looks elegant.

Yesterday I continued working on my blanket; it’s really good to do while watching TV, since you don’t have to concentrate as much as with other things. I’ll probably finish it tomorrow or the day after, and then first I’ll wrap up all the things I’ve started. I’ve decided not to start quite so many things at the same time anymore; there’s simply too much lying around :)

Wishing you all a peaceful Sunday, best wishes

Ina, your flower looks so great. What will you use it to decorate? Although it already looks amazing on its own. To me, it looks like a water lily. Beautiful.

Yeah, I usually knit two projects side by side when I need two. Baby booties, socks, gloves. Otherwise, I often lose interest after the first one, since the excitement—wondering what it’ll look like when it’s finished—is gone. 

I like the idea of having the two side by side, Petra.

After finishing the first part, I usually don’t feel like working on the second one anymore.
But eventually, I do get around to it.

@Andrea,
the beads are worked into the last row. You don't have to string anything beforehand. I'm currently making a small pattern for it; everything will be described in exact detail there. For now, I'm crocheting a few more examples. It goes quickly and is fun, and I can use up various small leftover yarn scraps that I otherwise wouldn't have been able to make anything with.

@Ines
Thank you very much for the information about your yarn. Unfortunately, it wouldn't be for me because of the mohair; I can't tolerate that on my skin. I am very sensitive, though. So you have more than 1200 g in total. A shawl would be a good option, if you like and wear them. But I could also imagine a loosely crocheted poncho in a simple, casual shape. Just crochet a rectangle and increase regularly in the 4 corners. It doesn't need to be fitted; it can drape casually, because its effect will come from the colors and the color changes of the yarn anyway. Maybe there's a nice model here on CP.

@Petra
When I knit socks or something similar where there have to be two identical ones, I can only do that in parallel too. Otherwise I'm like many people here: you feel less motivated to make the second one. With my felted slippers, especially the models with several color changes, I also always knit both shoes at the same time. The advantage is that when you're done, you're really done with the pair.

I'm glad you like my water lily blossom. Yes, it looks delicate because it has beads and because the yarn is very delicate. If you make the same blossom without beads and with a different yarn, it has a completely different effect right away. And that's why each blossom has its own use. The delicate one could become a brooch if I sew on a brooch pin. You could attach it, for example, to a loop scarf in the same yarn quality.

Now I'm going to crochet for a bit ... a blossom with beads. I wish you all a lovely evening.
Best wishes, Ina

Look here: a blossom made from thin cotton gradient yarn. Beads wouldn't fit there, because the colorful leaves are eye-catching enough on their own.

Sandra, your New Year’s Eve decoration is very cute. Your husband should like it too, right?

Ina, as always, you’ve created something truly special again with your 3D flowers. They really do look very lovely - with and without beads. I couldn’t decide which looks better.

By the way, the Cinderella movie - my partner loves it just as much as I do. We enjoy watching romantic movies, and that makes me especially happy; it’s much more fun when there are two of you.

My kiwi beanie was already finished yesterday, and today I wore it for the first time on a walk. It fits perfectly and looks great.

Here are a few photos of all the versions - I can wear it on both sides:

Monika, your hat turned out great. You chose such beautiful colors. It’s sure to be super warm. Enjoy it! You’ll get lots of admiring glances and compliments. 

Oh, thank you, Petra. :) The color choice was actually out of necessity, since this was the only yarn I had left in my stash in that length. But I think it’s great, too. And it’s warm—very cozy. I’m happy to pass the compliment on to Sonja, since she designed this beautiful pattern.

Good morning, everyone.

Monika, the hat turned out absolutely beautiful, and the colors are lovely too. The red would go great with my winter jacket, but I really only wear hats when it’s freezing outside. It really makes me want to try this technique—maybe someday.....

Ina , I have 300g and 1,350 m of this yarn, not 1,200g :), I’m not quite sure, but I think I’m too short for a poncho, haha, although I really like the white one from your patterns, and I might try that one sometime, though probably in a solid color, because it has that cable pattern—but that’s a long way off for now.
I think your flowers are beautiful in both versions and, as you wrote, they can be used in many different ways

Sonja, your yarn purchase was worth it after all. Since there are shipping costs, I always do that too and place a larger order...

Today I’m heading into the final stretch with my blanket.....

Wishing you all a good start to the last week of 2020
Best regards, Ines

Wow, Monika, the hat turned out just great! What’s the yardage of your yarn, and what needle size did you use? Were you able to follow the pattern as is? How many skeins did you use? Lots of questions, but I might find something suitable in my yarn stash…

I’m still working on my last Christmas gift—double-sided pot holders for our neighbor
(who’s a cat sitter when needed and owns two kitties herself)—along with some little things for birthday gifts and, hopefully, a good-luck charm for New Year’s.



A mosaic bookmark as a birthday gift for a coworker.
I was eager to try something new again, and I’m sure this won’t be my last attempt.

Once again, some truly beautiful creations have been made here!

Ina, your flowers are absolutely gorgeous! The solid-color one with beads looks very elegant, and the flower with the color gradient looks so delicate. The shape actually reminds me of a water lily—I really, really love those. Thanks for showing us how you do it with the stencil. Now I can picture it clearly.

Sandra, your little pigs in top hats really put me in a good mood! Things are bound to look up in the new year... :-) I think these good-luck charms would make great gifts all year round for people who could use a little luck.

Monika, your kiwi hat turned out uniquely beautiful—I really love how the colors go together. I’ve already admired the photos in the gallery, too! I can’t believe this is only your second double-faced project...

Petra, it’s funny that you knit two identical pieces side by side. I hadn’t thought of that before, but I don’t really enjoy working on the second (identical) piece—like with pot holders—as much anymore either. Maybe I’ll try your strategy sometime! I hadn’t heard of your “Gammlos” before either, but the name fits perfectly.

Ines, your blanket is turning out really colorful too. That’s just the thing for this time of year—I don’t know what it’s like where you are, but here it’s gray. And then gray. And then gray again. And gray in between, too. Haha ;-)

Christina, that mosaic bookmark looks really nice. I’d never heard of that crochet technique before—it looks really interesting. I keep coming to the same conclusion—the day just needs a few extra hours...

We had guests over, but now things have settled down again. I’d love to start knitting right away—my godchild is getting a beanie to match the loop scarf, and then I finally want to try my hand at socks. But in between, I still have to finish two photo books, and unfortunately, regular household chores don’t take a break either ;-)

I wish you all some lovely, peaceful days!

After a long break, I finally have something to show again. 

So many beautiful pieces have been created here in the meantime. To praise them all individually, I’d have to write a novel.
There are so many, but I really like them all—so simply: HUGE PRAISE TO EVERYONE.

I hope I can contribute something again from now on.

Here are my pieces

@Wollefaden,
it’s great that you can do crafts again. :-)

Josefa, believe me, I’m happy too. It’s been a long 6 weeks.

It’s not completely gone yet, but it’s much better.

Hugs, Marion

I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you :-)

Dear friends, I can’t even keep up anymore. Sooo many beautiful things are being shown here again.
Thank you for your wonderful feedback on the hat. Yes, I’m also really happy that it turned out so well.

Since my son is coming over with my granddaughter any minute now and I won’t have any more time, I’ll keep this short for once.

Marion, I’m especially happy for you—that you can knit again and even made that onesie for your baby. It looks absolutely adorable! Your snowman and the socks, too.

Christina, I like your bookmark. It’s often the little things that make a big impact.
The yarn had a length of 150 m, and I needed 4 skeins—I had quite a bit left over from the light blue one (I used 2 skeins of that), and just a little from the others.

Monika, I’m glad you like the overalls; you’ve written the pattern wonderfully again. It was really nice to get back to work. My little Mäx still needs a hat and maybe socks so he doesn’t get cold.

In any case, I hope you have a lovely time with your visitor. 

Hello everyone, I hope you’re enjoying your daily routine after the Christmas holidays. It’s nice to be able to focus on other things again. You’ve all been very busy!

@Monika
Your new DB hat looks great! You really nailed it with this new technique, and you can wear it with pride. Not only did you finish a hat, but you’ve also infected many of us here with the DB bug—or at least piqued our curiosity.

@Christina
I really like the bookmark, too. It’s just a little crochet project, but it’s fun to make and even more fun to use as a bookmark later on. Your coworker was surely very happy to receive it.

@Marion
I’m glad you’re able to do crafts again. I know how hard those forced breaks are. That makes it all the more exciting when you can get back to it. And you’re already showing us such lovely things: the little snowman is great—you can practically place it anywhere as a little eye-catcher. I also like the dangling legs; they give it an even more playful touch. That knitted onesie looked familiar to me right away. Yours turned out really nice. And the three little Christmas stockings are pretty to look at, too. You could even slip a rolled-up bill inside one and tie it to a napkin that holds the cutlery on a plate. Add a little pine twig, and you’ve got the perfect decoration—complete with a little something inside.

I have also crocheted a few 3-D flowers using different yarns. It’s not too taxing, which suits me just fine now that the year is coming to an end. Even a creative mind needs a break sometimes. With this, you don’t have to count anything—you can just crochet away a little.

I hope you all have a relaxing evening.
Warm regards from Ina

a good morning greeting to everyone,

there are already a few lovely things to admire again,

Christina, I think the bookmark is very beautiful; little gifts like that are surely always well received.

Marion I also think the works you showed are pretty; I can very well imagine the socks as an Advent calendar too. This year I was scolded because I didn’t have a calendar for my daughter, so I’ll keep that in mind, laugh

Ina, well, which blossom is the most beautiful ???? I really can’t say; each one captivates with a different detail... I still haven’t quite figured out how it’s done with the beads, BUT you write that there will probably be a pattern, and I’m excited about that.
I’m also busy with a few blossoms for my decorative vase, rather simple ones, but I’ll show that soon.
Today I don’t have anything to show yet; I’ll take a few photos in daylight today and then show tomorrow what has hopped off my needle.

Now I’m going to stick my nose out the door, laugh, we have a powdered landscape; here in the Leipzig area, really big flakes came down yesterday evening.

Wishing you all a lovely day, best regards

Hello and good morning to you all

@ Ina, yes, it’s so nice to be able to do crafts again—I’ve really missed it.
I’ve already given away a few of the little socks for Christmas, just like you had in mind. The banknote fits perfectly inside. A neighbor was also delighted with it; she used it right away for her grandson’s Christmas gift. I’ll probably crochet a few more to keep in stock—you can always use them, then with a colorful rim.
Your flower is beautiful; the ones with beads look even better. I’ve crocheted similar ones with sponge yarn, too. They’re always welcome gifts.

@ Ines. I’m already curious to see what you’ve made.

Have a wonderful day, everyone
Best wishes, Marion.

So now I’ve finished my blanket by Ina; I had to improvise a bit with the yarn—meaning the yardage wasn’t quite the same, so there are a few more fringes, and at times I knitted with two strands


Then I tried my hand at a doily shaped like a vine leaf with grapes—I’m not quite satisfied with the leaf yet; it still needs to get a bit better, haha

Every now and then, I get together with some girls from my former school class for a meal or something. This year, our Secret Santa get-together had to be canceled; I had crocheted a few little gifts, though this pattern isn’t mine


And last but not least, I’d like to show Marion my flower, which I also crocheted from sponge yarn—I assume you meant this one ????


I’ll show you the other “unfinished” projects soon—I’ve got 2–3 ideas brewing in my head right now. When I told my mom about it earlier over coffee, she said, “Then I’ll test-crochet that—I need something like that too...”
I’m going to light a little fire now, and after that I have a few errands to run—provided the wind doesn’t blow me off the street... we’re having quite a storm here.

Have a cozy afternoon, everyone, and keep those needles clacking away!

Ines, you’re right. That’s exactly the flower I meant—I’ve made it many times and given it as a gift in other colors.

You’ve been really hard at work—the blanket turned out lovely, and the sponge pieces are beautiful, too. I’m sure you’ll be able to tweak your grape leaf so it looks even better to you.

I’ll be doing a little crafting myself later on.

My scarf is almost finished.
Now I’m thinking about whether and how to finish the edges.

I’m really looking forward to seeing your final result. The lace pattern turned out beautifully.

Hello everyone,

How are things going, so shortly before the turn of the year? Hopefully you’re not stressing yourselves out too much. We’re not allowed to meet up, so there won’t be any big gatherings to prepare anything for. That means I can still finish the last handmade project of the year today.

Now I’ve crocheted enough flowers; new things are calling to me. The 3D flowers with or without beads will become a free pattern. I’ll upload the pattern by this evening at the latest; I’m still putting on the finishing touches.

@Ines
You’ve been super busy! The fringe blanket looks very good! I imagine that if you get a little chilly while watching TV, you simply pull it over your lap. Your hands start stroking it, and your eyes start looking at the pattern. The shades of red make it beautifully lively and fresh. And over the course of the evening—I wouldn’t even notice it—I’d start playing with the fringe. At least that’s always how it is for me with my fringe blanket. And you used up lots of leftovers; that’s a good feeling too.

Your other handmade pieces turned out well too. All right, the leaf doily still has potential. But the grapes in the middle make up for it :-). They’re the first thing that catches your eye, after all.

The things made from the sponge yarn were surely well received by the girls in your class.

@Marlene
Your scarf—at least the section I can see—looks promising. But I can’t quite picture it as a whole. Do the two pattern sections alternate? And is the scarf two-colored differently on each side? I’m sure you’ll also come up with a variation for the edge. I’m curious to see how it looks as a whole in the end.

Me
I’m ending my excursion to the flower meadow today and turning to new projects in the new year. New felting wool arrived in the mail today ...

Dear friends, in case we don’t read each other again, I wish you a Happy New Year! Stay healthy and keep being so creative and curious.

Best wishes from Ina

Hi everyone,
you really fall behind if you don’t check in for just two days.
Ina’s flowers with beads piqued my curiosity, so I gave it a try myself. But mine are nowhere near as pretty as hers.
Here’s my test piece.

My last project for this year is finished.

After some back and forth, I decided on single crochet along the long sides.

Hello everyone, the last good deed of the year... I just posted the free pattern for the 3D flowers. So if anyone feels like turning their scraps into flowers, here you go...

Dear Andrea, there’s still room for improvement ;-) But it was just a test piece.

I wish everyone a lovely evening — Best wishes, Ina

Oh wow, so many lovely things have been made here. I spent the last 2 days with Linja, my older granddaughter. It was sooo nice to see her again after half a year. By the way, her favorite toy was my Sternchen. When she discovered that this baby can say Mama and Papa and laugh—and also drink from a bottle—she was completely thrilled. Sternchen has now been fed so much that she’ll be full for several months. So sweet to watch Linja doing that. Now I have time for crafting again, and I’m enjoying the quiet too.

Ina, your crocheted flowers are beautiful! I’ll give those a try too as soon as I have some free capacity. They’re absolutely charming as decorations for gifts. In any case, thank you very much for the free pattern. I can already imagine what lovely thing the new felting wool will become. :-)

Marlene, your finished scarf looks great too.

Marion, I’ll also knit new socks for my Sternchen. She already has a hat. 
What she’ll get next is a hooded jacket. You can look forward to test knitting again.

Ines, you’ve been soooo busy. How quickly you finished the blanket—I’m amazed! And it looks just as beautiful as Ina’s. The other little gifts you crocheted turned out lovely too. I wouldn’t necessarily have recognized the grape leaf as such. But if it’s crocheted in other colors, then it’s clear.

For now I’m going to keep knitting my sweater; it’s my long-term project. My friend still wants a coaster, so that will come in between. And then I’ll start thinking about the hooded jacket.

Thanks, Moni :)

I like the expression “verblümeln,” Ina :)

Andrea, your test flower doesn’t look half bad at all. Maybe you just sewed it together too tightly? I saw that Ina has already posted her pattern, so you can download it right away. 

Marlene, did you knit the scarf in double-face with a lace pattern? I had no idea that was even possible. 

Monika, I’m already looking forward to the jacket. My little Max also got his hat and matching socks. 
Here’s what they look like


  The hat


   Spiral socks




 

The lace pattern is worked in a staggered pattern to create a background.
One side of the scarf has red stripes at the beginning and end. The other side has petrol-blue stripes.

Good ideas are sprouting here like weeds in our garden :-)

Marlene, that turned out to be a beautiful scarf! It must be very varied to knit.

Marion, you’ve really been busy—your little Mäxchen got some great things!

Ina, that’s such a lovely gesture to make us all happy with the pattern for these gorgeous flowers. Thank you so much! I’ll definitely make it sometime.

Ines, how on earth did you manage to whip up all those things in such a short time??? The blanket alone must have taken a lot of time... One miracle after another.... ;-)

Monika, I’m very happy that you had such a wonderful time with Linja. Unfortunately, that’s not something to be taken for granted this year and makes it even more precious.

Since, thanks to Monika’s persistence with double knitting, I’d decided to learn something new this year too, I’ve now ventured into socks. And what do you think:



Fits perfectly, doesn’t it? I used to always fail at the heel, but with Monika’s version, it’s child’s play :-) And thanks to my small feet, the first sock is almost finished already :-)

If I don’t manage to get online again before New Year, I wish you all a very happy new year!!!

Marion, I’m blown away by your little Mäx… uh, well, especially by the new outfit, of course. You did a great job on the socks and the hat. Now it’s a whole set. Sooo cute!

Sonja, wow—your sock looks amazing. You did a great job with the set of double-pointed needles. That sock yarn is awesome. I really love it. I’m so glad, of course, that I’ve managed to get you excited about knitting socks too. Now you can keep your whole family’s feet warm. :)

Yes, it’s true—meeting my son and my 4-year-old granddaughter was an absolute highlight for me. And I’m very grateful for it. After all, now I have to wait until May again, and I really hope things work out so we can make the trip then.

Wollefaden, wow, that set for your little Mäxchen looks great. He looks really cute in it. And Mäxchen is such a sweet little guy. I like him too. Have you had the doll for a while? Can you still buy it somewhere?
I still need to dress my doll too. Your set is knitted, right? I’m not very practiced at that anymore.

Ina, thank you for the free pattern, that’s very kind of you. This way we all benefit, a little comfort during these difficult times, and it puts a smile back on our faces. By the way, I’ve already started on your pattern. I’m on the beaded row now. Thanks to your detailed instructions, I managed it. As soon as it’s finished, I’ll show it here. It looks great, and it goes quickly.

a-mano, your sock already looks fantastic. Kudos to anyone who can do that. Nah, knitting socks isn’t really my thing, but I do like wearing knitted socks. I was given a pair once, and I like to wear them as bed socks :-) hehe

So, my dears, in case I’m not online again, I wish you all a good start to the New Year despite everything. Stay healthy, and let’s all hope we can get back to normal soon. At least being able to visit each other and finally travel back to our home countries again.

Good night, or good morning, I’m going to sleep now.
See you next year

Warm regards from Norway
Andrea :-)

Hello everyone,

the last greetings of the old year are now coming from me,
I have to say, every day you get to see lots of new things and feel inspired......

Andrea, your flower really doesn't look bad at all, maybe put together a little too tightly, but when I crocheted my 1st flower of this kind from scrubby yarn, it was no different for me. You always keep learning :)


Marion, your Mäxchen is simply adorable; he’ll certainly enjoy wearing the new clothes :)

Sonja, the socks are lovely....I don’t dare try socks either; my mom and a friend who knits socks en gros always tell me it’s very easy, but I’m happy to let them give me some, and I use them as bed socks too.

You ask how I managed all that—well, I had already finished the flower, and those really work up quite quickly, as do the dishwashing sponges in the shape of melon slices. My unfortunate grape leaf was just a test; I’ll try it again later, once all the other unfinished things have been worked through. And yes, the blanket, haha, wonderful work to do while watching TV. I knitted through 5 soccer games; my husband and I are soccer fans, and there have been a few games now.....I’m already looking forward to Saturday, when it starts up again, haha

Marlene, I think your scarf is lovely; it would be a little too narrow for me, but Tunisian crochet, and then with a lace pattern—that was new to me. I haven’t tried it yet either; I’m more into tapestry crochet and hopefully will be able to show something of that in the new year.

Ina, thank you very much for the free pattern. I do know the flower, but I’m interested in the part where the beads are crocheted in, and I’ll take a closer look at that in the next few days; not much more will get done today

Monika, may May come very quickly so you can see your grandson again soon. I can well believe how much you enjoyed it. I don’t have any grandchildren myself yet; my daughter absolutely wants to get married first :) which will happen this year, if celebrations are allowed. They’ve already postponed once.
Thank you also for your kind words about my work. Yes, the grape leaf.... I saw it somewhere online once and only kept the picture in my head, but I’ll try it again.

So everyone, I still have a bit to prepare now. We’ll be celebrating New Year’s Eve tonight in a small group with 2 households; my daughter and her partner are coming, and my parents and we practically count as 1 household since we’re together every day, so I’ll get busy in the kitchen now: prepare salad, bake ciabatta, and get my roast ready for tomorrow. The punch is ready; maybe I should taste it, haha

In short, I wish all of you here a pleasant slide into 2021; get there healthy and stay that way

Warm regards from Ines

I’d also like to wish you all a joyful transition into the new year. And I’m really looking forward to a new year with all of you—in the best of health, of course.

To me, it feels like a family here. In a way, it’s already more than just a crafting group. It’s so wonderful that we’re all here together, and that CP offers us this opportunity to be together.

All I can say is: Happy 2021! Take care.

Warm New Year’s Eve greetings from Monika

I, too, wish everyone here a happy and healthy New Year!

To everyone here, I sincerely wish a happy New Year—hopefully a happy, sunny year, with the best of health and plenty of leisure time for crafting.
Thank you for being here, for all the many lovely posts, and for the inspiring things there are to admire again and again!

Enjoy your celebrations and still start the new year well-rested!

Warm regards, Christina from Switzerland

So, I’ve now started two long-term projects.
First up is an embroidery picture I received for Christmas, based on a photo of two of my grandchildren:

I’m already curious to see if you can recognize the two of them in it.

And then I was finally able to start on my temperature blanket today:

The first row is done: At noon today, it was exactly 0°C here. I really would have loved to keep crocheting... I can update you on my progress every month.

I’m also working on a pattern for a new crocheted animal. The little animal is finished, but I still need to write the pattern. I don’t feel like doing that today—after all, it’s a holiday. I’ll get to it tomorrow.

Well, I hope you all have a wonderful January 1st. I’m going to make myself comfortable with a cup of tea and eat the rest of the cookies.

Christina, yes, I agree with you. It’s so nice that we’re all here. I have to say that again and again.

Andrea, you asked Marion about the cute doll. Mine is exactly the same. We bought it at a... My husband gave it to me for my birthday the year before last. I had totally fallen in love with it, and I still have. My granddaughter felt the same way when she was here recently.

A warm hello to 2021, along with my best wishes to all of you here in the group and on CP—I hope you all had a great start to the year?
I always enjoy getting tips here on the forum, and I really love this little handcrafting group—my wish for 2021 is that this exchange of tips and ideas continues. It’s such a cozy

place to be. Oh, Ruth, the colors for the temperature blankets look beautiful—it’s going to be a cheerful blanket, lovely.

I can finally finish a project again—I’ll show it off next week—and tomorrow I’ll start on a new one.

Have a pleasant rest of the holiday, everyone!

Hello, dear everyone,

I hope you’re doing well on the evening of the first day of the new year, and that you’re happy you can now relax and devote yourselves to your handicrafts again after the holidays.

I wish all readers of this thread a happy, healthy, hopeful, and creative new year! We stick together, and no one is alone.

Tomorrow there will be one more celebration at my place, because it’s my husband’s birthday. We’re having a few guests, so I was in the kitchen preparing things until just now. Now I smell completely like roast venison ....

Back to us ...

Marion, the knitted doll clothes for Mäxchen look absolutely adorable - and I think Mäxchen himself is also a very, very handsome little doll child. You just have to love him. And because he’s so cute, you want him not to be cold. And that’s why you knitted such lovely things for him. Now he feels even more comfortable. We’re all in love with your Mäxchen and with Monika’s - so they must be siblings ;-)

Sonja, Monika has certainly set the bar with her persistence in learning DB. The sock with the Mowi heel already looks perfect. The yarn is also so beautifully colorful and cheerful. I could never knit anything if I didn’t like the colors. Your sock yarn is wonderful in any case. You’d almost have to keep your feet on the table all the time so everyone can admire the socks :-)

Marlene, thank you very much for the picture of the complete scarf. That makes it easy to imagine how it looks when worn. Sometimes one side shows, sometimes the other, with the interesting lace pattern in between. For me, though, scarves always have to be more voluminous. Yours would be good for me to wear in the fall, though; you could wrap it once and let the ends hang over a (leather) jacket.

Ruth, what a special new project! An embroidery picture with 2 of your grandchildren on it—what a brilliant idea. With such a personal motif, a project like that is even more exciting. How did you get the motif into this countable cross-stitch form? Is there a program or provider that converts a personal picture into one that can be recreated? They are very fine pixels, after all, but that also needs a grid and color assignment ...?

I also already think the temperature blanket you’ve started is wonderful. You’re only allowed to crochet one row per day. And if the weather stays as it is now, it will remain the same color for a while at first. Unless you get up at night when it’s 5 degrees colder. For now, the blanket will probably stay in the blue range and then, with the coming spring and summer, shift through yellow to red. So it’s going to become a veeeery long blanket if you want to include the 35-degree color. I find the project super exciting and would immediately feel like starting one too. Are you just crocheting single crochet stitches? Oh, maybe I’ll go see what yarn I have ... but I also like your color assignment. Tomorrow in daylight I’ll go take a look at my yarn stash! If I decide to do it, I’ll probably set smaller temperature ranges, then it will be even more varied in color. Maybe I’ll go today after all ..... :-)

I
only made a little something today, namely sewing a brooch pin onto one of my beaded flowers. My mannequin didn’t want to change clothes (the colors of the dress don’t match), but she can still show you what such a flower looks like when worn.

I wish you all a lovely New Year’s evening.

Best regards, Ina

Hello everyone,
We took it easy on the first day of the new year, and I finished something right away too.
The pretty flower by Ina. I crocheted the pink flower with very thin size 10 thread and a 1.75 mm hook, with a foundation chain of 50 stitches, and the red one with size 12 thread and a 100-chain foundation chain. The beads only in the center were intentional. Thanks to the great pattern,
threading the beads was a breeze. Here are my two flowers

Monika, yes, your little Mäxchen is really cute and so adorable. I checked out a....m right away—they deliver here to Norway too, but 10 euros for shipping? I’ve already added it to my list. Thanks again for the tip.

Very pretty flowers, dear Andrea :-) I really like that the red one has fewer beads! Red already draws all eyes to itself as a color, so it doesn’t need so many beads. And the beads you’ve worked in are in exactly the right quantity in that little swirl - it looks very harmonious.   

... I can’t stop thinking about Ruth’s temperature blanket. But if you wanted to make one row for every day of the year—so that it covers the temperatures of an entire year—then I’d have to start today and knit or crochet 365 rows. So it would also need to be a certain width and require a lot of yarn... hmm, hmm, hmm

Ruth , looks like we both posted at the same time this afternoon. You’ve got quite a bit of hard work ahead of you. That’s going to be a huge embroidery piece. I’m really excited to see what it looks like when it’s finished. I’m sure you’ll keep us updated along the way. Your temperature blanket is turning out to be a great piece, too. I always love something colorful. Can’t wait to see it!

Ina , your crocheted flower looks great on your Double. I could totally see it as a hair accessory now, too. Very pretty!

Andrea , your two flowers look enchanting! Wow—you really nailed them with the beads. Congratulations! I especially love the colors. You know, they’re among my favorites.
I liked Marion’s baby doll—her “Mäxchen”—so much back then that I immediately asked my husband for one for my birthday. To be honest, I wouldn’t have cared about the shipping costs. It was just love at first sight. She’s so expressive and almost lifelike. She also looks different every time with different outfits. She’s just so lovable. I get so much joy out of her!
It would be really fun if you were the third one in our little group with the same baby.

Tomorrow I’ll take a photo of my corner of the sofa where the dolls and teddy bears sit. Then you can get a little sense of what it’s like. I—and the child inside me—love it! :)

Ina, you can also write down the temperatures and then make it later 😉. I used acrylic yarn (wonderfully soft) because cotton is too heavy for me and merino wool is too expensive and not as easy to care for. For the width, I started with 250 stitches, which works out to about 1.30 m wide. For the pattern, I’m crocheting 1 slip stitch and 1 half double crochet alternately, which gives a length of just over 2 m.
Initially, I bought 150 g of each color (except for the two edge colors). You never know what the weather will be like. Then I can always buy more later.

As for the cross-stitch picture: my daughter gave it to me as a gift. She just had to upload the photo. But I think there’s already software for these kinds of images where you can calculate it yourself. The advantage here, though, is that all the crosses are already marked. That way, you don’t have to keep checking the count chart.

Ina and Andrea, the flowers turned out beautifully. I downloaded the pattern right away, too. I’ll be making one every now and then. Thank you so much for that, Ina!

Oh, by the way, Ina, you can also crochet a TEMPERATURE SCARF. 

I’m so glad you all like my little Mäx and his clothes so much. I liked him right away when I bought him a few years ago. Monika fell in love with him, too.
As you know, Monika loves pink, so she has a little star, I’m more of a blue fan (I have almost no red yarn), so I have a little Mäx.

Ruth, you’ve started another great project. That embroidery picture is amazing—I’m really looking forward to seeing it. And your temperature blanket is sure to turn out very beautiful, too. I’ve seen them before; they all looked really nice.

Ina, your flower looks great on the dress. It’s nice that you showed it to us. I saved the pattern right away and will definitely make it soon.

Andrea, your flowers turned out beautifully. I’m already looking forward to you introducing your cute doll here—I’m sure the order will work out.

I wanted to show you something else. I baked again for New Year’s. They may not have turned out visually perfect, but they were super delicious. I gave some of them to the kids.

My New Year’s pretzels



I hope you all have a wonderful evening
Marion

Thank you all. I’m sure I’ll be adding a few more crocheted flowers soon. I’ve got plenty of scraps, after all. I’m already excited to see your finished flowers.

Marion, your pretzels look really delicious. I could bite right into them.

Have a lovely evening

Oh, you’ve all made such wonderful things again.

Marion: the pretzels look really delicious. Mäxchen’s clothes suit him very well

Ruth: the temperature blanket sounds really exciting. I’m looking forward to seeing the result. 
The embroidery picture is a very special gift.  I’m really looking forward to seeing that too 

Ina and Andrea: the flowers are really wonderful. I downloaded the pattern too 😉

I also finished a UFO. I’ve been working on it since October because it wasn’t that much fun. It’s a rattle ball. I’m not really satisfied with it, but it’s okay. There’s crinkle paper in the tubes and a rattle in the ball. 

Good morning, everyone!

Andrea , I also think your flowers turned out beautifully, and you did a great job placing the beads, too. Thanks to Ina’s pattern, I finally know how to crochet the beads in directly, and when I have some time, I’ll experiment and see if I can manage it just as well.

Marion , mmm, those pretzels look delicious.....but I’m holding off on baking for now—my scale shows 1 kg more.....Starting Monday, I’ll continue my fasting; I had taken a break

starting at Christmas. Now I’ve taken the time to really understand the idea behind the temperature blanket. Yesterday I had only skimmed over it and was thrilled
by Ruth ’s color selection, but now it’s finally clicked for me, lol.....and it really does sound very exciting. I also really like the embroidered picture; I’ve heard before that you can turn photos into embroidered pictures—if I remember correctly, some online yarn retailers do that too, including with a colored background like Ruth’s, which makes things a lot easier

. Monika , I’m really curious about your sofa corner with all the teddy bears and dolls......maybe that’ll really inspire me to get my “naked” dolls down from the attic and dress them up—they’d surely fit on the sleeper sofa in our guest room. But I’m still too short on time for that, and there’s just too much stuff standing around because of the bathroom

right now. Now I’m starting to put away the Christmas decorations, which I usually do later, but as it goes, once the rough, dusty work starts in the second week of January, everything has to be gone, otherwise it’ll get covered in dust. The main thing is, I can leave my craft baskets out and have time for them.

Now I wish you all a wonderful Saturday
. Warm regards, Ines



The last thing I made in 2020 was the little cloverleaf good-luck charm, which is now keeping the little pig from the year before company.

So much has happened again in such a short time! The idea of the temperature blanket still fascinates me—just like the weather scarf back then—and maybe I’ll start jotting down the temperatures… 

Wollefaden, your little Mäxchen really does look adorable in his new clothes—I think I really need to get moving on doll clothes now! And I can smell your pretzels from here; what all is in them? For Christmas, I’ve been baking anise rings for a few years now, which I also give to neighbors. The recipe comes from a beautiful book with patterns for a Scandinavian Christmas, especially decorations to sew.
  

Marion, your pretzels look sooo delicious. A great idea for the New Year. Since it was just the two of us, I didn’t feel like baking this time. We still have cookies, after all.

Yes, I love shades of red, which includes purple. My little star is currently wearing purple and blue—and, of course, she’s tucked into a pink-and-red sleeping bag—as you can see in the photo below. I’m also really looking forward to seeing Andrea’s little cutie (I already have a hunch which one it is).

Sandra, it’s great to have you back here! Your crackle ball is awesome. I could definitely see it being a hit with cats, too.

Christina, your lucky charms put me in a good mood and look so cute all together.

Ines, Andrea, and everyone here—here’s a look at my sofa corner. Most of the teddy bears are sitting up top, and down below are the three dolls with the bunny and the big bear. There are a few smaller ones mixed in there, too. I’m just always so happy when I see them. If we had more space, I’d definitely have a little four-poster bed or something similar where they could all sit. Two teddy bears are missing… they’re sitting in my bed. :-)

First, an overall view of the sofa corner, and then the individual photos:

If you open the images in a new window or tab, they’ll appear larger.

Because plain and simple is a bit too boring for me, I’m working on a triangular shawl with lace and cables.

I’m done, and now my curiosity has led me to the computer to see what’s new with you all.

Monika, your teddy bears and dolls are wonderful—each one prettier than the last. Now you’ve got me—my husband has been assigned to go up to the attic with me next week so I can check on my dolls. Unfortunately, I only have two teddy bears, and I’m not even sure if they’re still in good shape. Well, I’ll let you know when the time comes. I think I’ll have a blast dressing them up :)

Marlene, I’m excited to see the final result of your shawl—lace is a closed book to me too, haha, because I’ve never dared to work with very thin yarn before, but… I have to correct myself… the other day with my loop, I used super-thin wool too…

@ Everyone—I got a cone of mint-colored cotton yarn, length unknown; it’s super-thin and actually quite a lot. Since my bathroom is decorated in green, I’d love to crochet a curtain—but not the kind you hang on a rod (a café curtain), but one that’s crocheted from the top down. I was thinking of lots of individual pieces—does anyone have an idea for me?...lol...you guys always have baskets full of them.....

I’ll probably have to take it easy for a few days now—my back went out today :)

Have a relaxing evening, best wishes, Ines

That lumbago sounds nasty—get well soon, Ines.

A crocheted curtain made from cone yarn sounds like a lot of hard work.

Oh, Monika, your sofa corner with the teddy bears and dolls is so funny. Do you even have any room left to sit there? I have my stuffed animals sitting all over my bookshelves. And I’ve also cleared out a CD cabinet for my stuffed animals. There are more and more of them, even though the grandkids take some home every now and then.

Marlene, your shawl looks interesting. I like the colors. But doesn’t the cable pattern pull it together pretty tightly?

Ines, have you tried searching for curtains here using the search function? Or wasn’t there anything there?

Oh no, I typed too fast. I hope people understand what I meant...🙁

Monika, your doll and teddy bear family is absolutely fantastic—and our Nala would absolutely love them! Today I had to stop her twice from climbing the little Christmas tree or playing with the glittery ornaments…
Once I’ve tidied up, I’ll show you my little ones. The Rössern doll children are sitting or standing on the cabinet in my office, and the teddy bears are on a shelf and on an interior windowsill… Unfortunately, they aren’t as nicely dressed up as yours yet…

Ines, I hope you get well soon—a visit from a witch like that really isn’t any fun!



Well, looks like that little rascal unwrapped my Christmas present… Yarn and thread are such great toys—good thing my owner loves to knit and crochet so much; that way, I don’t get bored so quickly!

Christina , your little tomcat (or cat) is absolutely adorable and has such pretty markings. Yeah, you can forgive them anything when they look so sweet. I’m really looking forward to seeing your babies and teddy bears. With a cat in the family, I’d have secured them all, too.

Ruth , our sofa is very big, and we don’t even need half of it to sit on. I’m so grateful for my patient husband... ;-) We have little stuffed animals sitting on our shelves too, and my husband actually finds them quite cozy. Of course, I make sure there aren’t too many.

Ines , I’m also looking forward to seeing your little treasures.
I’ve given away that kind of cone yarn before because I didn’t feel like working with it. It’s really painstaking work, and crocheting large pieces isn’t really my thing. A curtain sounds like a good idea. I hope the witch leaves you soon and that nothing remains of her. I’ve had the best experience with that, too.

Marlene , that’s going to be an interesting shawl. Lace and cables… I don’t imagine that’s all that easy, either.

I completely forgot to show you how my sweater is coming along. I’ve now finished the raglan sleeves and am continuing to knit the body from the bottom up. Here’s what it looks like so far.

Phew, one day has passed and quite a lot has already happened here again.

Sandra, your crinkle ball has beautiful colors. Who is it meant for?

Christina, your Nala is so sweet, you can't be mad at her when she tousles the yarn.

Marlene, you chose a very lovely color for your shawl; I'm curious to see the final result too.

Ines, you poor thing. Hopefully you'll get rid of that witch soon. Get well soon.

Monika, you have a lovely little gang sitting on your sofa. I only have one white teddy bear and my little Mäxchen.
He gets to sit and sleep here all by himself.

If you’re interested in the recipe for the New Year’s pretzels, it’s just a regular yeast dough

• 500g flour
• 60g sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 egg
• 100g soft butter
• 1/4 l lukewarm milk
• a little lemon zest or flavoring
  

I baked them at 160 degrees for about 45 minutes using the convection setting,
beforehand brushing them with egg so they turn a nice color.

You can also simply bake it as a braided loaf.

There’s a lot going on here again... :-) It’s amazing how many beautiful—and above all, different—things keep popping up here in the blink of an eye!

Ina, your comment had me laughing so hard! I actually promised my two girls that I’d knit them socks, too. But when they come back with the argument that they have to put their feet up on the table all day, I’d rather skip it *laughs*

Ruth, that embroidery piece is sure to turn out beautiful! You’ll laugh—my mom embroidered a picture of my brother and me about 40 years ago using a pattern based on a photo of us; I guess they had those back then. The pictures are still hanging in her living room today.

Monika, your RVO sweater is turning out really nice—the colors are great. And you have an amazing collection of teddy bears and dolls! No wonder Linja was so thrilled by them when she visited.

Marlene, I’m also really curious to see what your finished masterpiece will look like! It’s surely a lot of fun to knit—even if it’s not exactly TV-friendly ;-)

Sandra, that ball is definitely super exciting for a little kid. And yes, I actually think it would make a great cat toy, too.

Christina, your Nala will surely give our Lily a run for her money soon. Let’s see which cat has racked up the most expensive yarn bill by the end of the year :-) Lily is currently at 18.80 CHF in newly purchased yarn, plus three skeins of the finest baby alpaca from my stash—grrr....

Marion, a pretzel like that would really hit the spot for me right now—it looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe!

Ines, that witch’s visit is totally mean. Send her away! I hope you feel better soon! About the curtain: I just discovered a curtain on Pinterest today, crocheted from big colorful flowers—in the top row there were five large flowers side by side, then as it went down there were only flowers on the sides, each crocheted together at the tips of the petals. It looked really pretty. I’m curious to see what solution you come up with.

I haven’t gotten much knitting done yet—I had to set up my new laptop. That takes time.... But now I’m sitting at my new laptop, I’ve already moved all the necessary files over, downloaded and installed the programs, and I think I’ve definitely earned a break to knit :-)

Have a lovely evening, everyone, and happy crafting!

Since the cables are relatively narrow, the amount they pull in is limited, Ruth.

Marion: There actually isn’t one for the rattle ball yet. I have a gift drawer, and I put things in there every now and then when I feel like crocheting something but don’t have anyone to give it to yet. … Since only boys have been born among my friends and acquaintances for years, there are 4 gifts for girls in the drawer and nothing for boys. 😃 I had to change that.  

There is so much to admire here again. Goodness.

Monika, your sweater looks great with this striped pattern. I like colorful sweaters too, but with lighter colors. Unfortunately I can’t knit raglan, but you make it look super quick. I’m excited to see what it looks like when it’s finished.
Your doll-and-teddy corner looks funny. That one doll is huge—how many cm, or maybe even meters, does it measure? All of them are dressed so nicely. Wonderful.
Marion, you have such a pretty nostalgic doll carriage for Mäxchen, a great eye-catcher, and he looks so sweet in it.
Thanks also for the pretzel recipe. I’ll try it out soon. Maybe tomorrow, we’ll see.
Ines, wishing you a speedy recovery.

Sleep well then, see you tomorrow
Andrea

Good morning

Oh, how embarrassing😣
I forgot something in my recipe. You can’t make yeast dough without yeast, after all.

You need to add 40g of yeast or one packet of dry yeast.

I’m really looking forward to seeing how yours turns out, dear Andrea.

Monika, I already admired your sweater yesterday—I really like it a lot.

Good morning,

first of all, thank you so much for your wishes. The “witch” is still there, but already quite a bit better than yesterday. I first helped myself with a heat patch and a hot water bottle, and I’ll repeat that again today. I hope the lady will be gone then and I won’t need an injection. As you can see, we had quite a bit of snow, and I had to grab the camera right away before it thawed again. Our children had already said on New Year’s Eve that a lot of snow was forecast.

Monika, your sweater is sure to turn out very beautiful again. As always, I like your color combination. Will it be that colorful throughout?

Sonja, yes, there really are lots of ideas for a curtain on Pinterest. I have something in mind where lots of individual pieces are then crocheted together, because since it really will be a labor-intensive task, I’d like to be able to put it aside now and then. I’m still looking for ideas.

If it’s somehow possible today, I’d like to make a few little things. We’ll see what’s better, standing or sitting, haha

Ines, I have a suggestion for you if you’re looking for a challenging project for your curtain.

It involves many individual motifs connected by strips. I’ll send you a private message.

Best regards, Marion

Hey there,

Ines , well, that sure looks wonderfully wintry. Thanks for sharing. I really love it when the trees are covered in snow like in the picture on the left. It has such a fairy-tale feel to it.
We’re also getting some sun here. It doesn’t show up very often. The next few days will bring more gloomy, snowy days again.

Marion, :-) I didn’t even notice “without yeast.” I would’ve realized that while baking.

We’re going to take advantage of the sunny, cold weather right now for a little walk. If I try your pretzels, I’ll post a picture, of course.

Until then
, Andrea

Sandra —I wouldn’t distinguish between toys for girls and toys for boys.
It’s better to see what the child in question actually likes to play with.

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