MartenitzaIt is March the 1st – the day Grandmother Marta comes and gives everyone a martenitza.

No, its not my relative. It is a lady with a very special job similar to Santa Clause’s.

And here are some of the martenitzas we made on Sunday to give today. These are  twisted white and red threads.

It is an old Bulgarian tradition wishing good health to people and cattle, by giving everyone a martenitza on March 1st. It is worn until the person sees a stork or other migrating bird. It is then tied on a flowering tree.

Decoration options are unlimited. The twists on the picture are just the base. Pompoms, tassels and bows are the simplest ones.
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My The Freaking Never Ending To Do List GiftsSome small and quick February gifts made recently.

Almost felt in love with these when I first saw them many months ago. Happy I did not forget them so I could make some for the February gifts I needed.

Small, cute, useful, beautiful, fast and affordable – the perfect gift!

I even Feng Shui-ed them. Adding colours!

Printed some additional pages and wrote on them wishes on some dates and weeks.

These were really appreciated. Not sure if they will be used a lot, but they are in use anyway so this is a success. LOL Read the rest of this entry »

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Парцалена радост - пачуърк топТози весел, ярък и леко парцалив пачуърк вече е едно готово парче, но още не е сниман. “Парцалив” е защото  е от много малки остатъчни кръпки грижливо събирани при шиенето на други пачуърци. Името му е “Парцалена радост”, а “радостта” в името идва от това, че кара човек да се усмихен с толкова много ярки цветове.

Шит е миналата седмица и от тогава стои на една маса да му се радвам. Много харесвам комбинацията на уж непасващи си платове, цветове и щампи. Затова и този в момента ми е любим.

Все още не е ясно в какво ще се превърне.

Имах една идея, но се намеси един кандидат собственик, та може и да се промени плана.  Във всички случаи съвсем скоро ще правя подобен.
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new yarn for a clapotisThis is the shawl that made me knit last year. Well, it was not only because I loved the way it looked, but also the drape and colour, and softness… made me want to knit one.

So I started one a few days ago. It will be a big and heavy one – almost 250-300g, I think. But it will be warm.

I am knitting with two strands. This gives the fabric very interesting sheen and texture.

Here is one of the threads. The other is pure wool.
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Scrappy Joy Quilt top in progressJoy as it feels this way, scrappy because I used my carefully collected and sorted odds and ends.

Love the  way it turned /it is a complete top now, but I have to take some pictures when my camera batteries get charged/.

I love the way the odd and traditionally nice fabrics got mixed together.

I though a little and felt the patches on this top and working with already cut fabrics naturally leads to this method, I think.

Not quite sure what it will be yet. Love it and keep it on my working table now…
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Вълшебните Оранжеви терлички Готови, снимани и пробвани! Много топли, еко вълна, оранжево, лесни за направа… Наистина вълшебни!

Ако участвате в Задружното плетене, може би вече сте заплели.

Ако не знаете какво е това плетене – то е начин да изплетете терличките, дори никога да не сте плели.

Можете да го намерите и във Facebook.
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These are the magic slippers. Why magic? They are beautiful, orange, warm, made of eco wool, easy to knit… lovely!

I knitted them for someone special and for the knitting class at DOMOSHAR.net.
I see more slippers in the future but maybe next autumn… Too many spirng-summer items on my list now.
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Doll Quilt Swap 8; The TopI finally managed to start it! It is almost finished actually.

But I see a prominent Doll Quilt Swap routine here… every time I sign up, an extremely busy period starts… So far I have always been able to send in time or almost in time. Hopefully I will send precisely on the deadline this time.

As always I started with a long ideas, deciding and un-deciding… period. It is not easy to make something you would like to do and seems your partner will like too. I started with some ideas and had to leave them. The official quilt is in my latest quilting trend – solids, so it felt great and hopefully my partner will feel it too.

It is almost quilted now.

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пролетен плетен шалСлед зимата идва времето на шаловете. А аз обичам шалове. И си осигурих един пролетен. Много хитър, много чист и силен свят, нежна дантела и много начини за носене. Чудно нали?

Досега не бях плела нищо подобно, но като видях този модел реших, че непремено ще си направя един за пролетта. Сега остава да го изпера.

Преждата не е кой знае какво, но за такъв малък и относително бърз проект не е проблем май.
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