I continue working on it and I‘m already planning another border ..read more

  The throw continues growing. That‘s why I don‘t write so often...   ..read more

 I was quiet for a while because of the Feasts  and because I was working on my throw. I changed some things to suit me. Now I‘m working around a square with different techniques. A couple of roads of mitered squares using my lovely tweed yarn.  After that I did a celtic motif in fair isle. I steeked it so that I could knit in the round. Now I must do the same on all three sides of the square. I am enjoying this a lot because even if it is a huge piece the different techniques are a lot of fun ..read more

The Alkonost is, according to Russian mythos and folklore, a woman-headed bird. It makes amazingly beautiful sounds, and those who hear these sounds forget everything they know and want nothing more ever  ... Die Alkonosty sind die magischen Vögel des Glücks und der Hoffnung. Alkonost ist der Name einer Sagengestalt des russischen Volksglaubens. Es handelt sich um Vögel, die das Gesicht einer schönen Frau besitzen. Das  ist die Erklärung in Wiki: Bearbeiten Für die Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche ist die Alkonost die Personifikation des ..read more

I am enjoying very much this technique medley. I already embroidered 5 motifs and now I must finish the background of two of them. Also the knitted blocks in between. I was looking for antique motifs in the net and have found many to incorporate ..read more

 We are almost there. I wish you all the best for the Feasts. I am spending much time knitting and doing crochet. It all began with my following the YouTube videos of Arne and Carlos of Norway. They are my family in this Covid time. I watch them all the time while working on my things and I began doing their knitted squares for a throw. They have the patterns on their blog if you would like to do them. But then I realized that this throw has about 90 squares and I would be very negletful about posting in my blog if I keep knitting all the time. Also they showed the new ergonomic Prym croc ..read more

 This is a mixture of patchwork and felting ..read more

 There is an angel in the woods who helps people find the proper Christmas tree and even bring them some decorations ..read more

 In between I finished this small piece I began a while ago ..read more

I now post the almost finished Santa so that you see the way you can work on it. Take it as a surface you can embellish and use all techniques you know that can be suitable for the piece. Don't forget to upload pictures to the Pinterest folder ..read more