Svetski dan pletenja u javnosti obeležen i u Novom Sadu - World Wide Knit in Public Day in Novi Sad

Svetski dan pletenja/heklanja u javnosti se već godinama obeležava u svetu (ove godine od 8. do 16. juna), a ove godine prvi put i u Novom Sadu. Grupa NS Needles se okupila u kafiću Jamon, u sredu popodne, po najvećem pljusku zabeleženom ovog proleća/leta. Ružno vreme nam nije smetalo, provele smo se sjajno, što možete videti i na fotografijama koje nam je poslala Babcheha, naša gošća iz Beograda. A na slici - kafa, pletivo i rođendanska torta :)

Vidimo se i dogodine :)

 

 

 

Plavi štrikaton NS Needles - NS Needles blue KAL

Grupa NS Needles se dogovorila da će ove godine imati dva štrikatona, prvi od 1. januara do 30. juna, a drugi od 1. jula do kraja godine. Prvi štrikaton je za temu imao boju (dakle, pletete/heklate šta želite, ali na zadatu boju), dok će drugi imati za temu određeni odevni predmet, a boju po izboru. Glasale smo i izglasale plavo.

Ovo je moj doprinos:

 

U pitanju je mustra Sonnensegel dizajnerke Ulrike Altrogge, a možete je besplatno skinuti kao Ravelry download ovde. Autorka je zamislila da šal bude trouglast, ali se meni više dopala ideja da bude romboidnog oblika. A to mi je i dalo opravdanje da napravim dva pom-poma. Koristila sam predivo Troitsk Yarn Angora (rođendanski poklon od prijateljice iz Beograda), a tamnije predivo je Vlnap Geisha, poklon od Heklice.

U štrikatonu je učestvovalo ukupno 12 pletilja, a izradile smo 17 radova za sada. Ukoliko ste član Ravelry-ja, radove možete pogledati ovde.

 

Our knitting group NS Needles has decided to organize two KALs this year. The first began on January 1st and ends on June 30th, and the second one begins on July 1st and lasts until the end of the year. The theme of the first KAL was to knit/crochet any garment in a previously determinted colour, whereas during the second KAL the task is going to be to knit/crochet a specific garment in a colour of our choice. We voted and the topic colour for the first KAL was decided to be blue.

I have knitted a shawl called Sonnensegel by Ulrike Altrogge, the pattern can be downloaded as a free Ravelry pattern here. The author has designed the shawl to be triangular shaped, but I decided to make it in a shape of a rhombus, thus having a reason to make two pom-poms :)

I used two types of yarn that I got as presents from my knitter friends: the lighter is Troitsk Yarn Angora (from a friend in Belgrade) and the darker one is Vlnap Geisha Color, a gift from Heklica.

12 knitters took part in this KAL, having knitted 17 garments so far (you can see them here).

Can Can rukavice iliti umem i ja da ispletem rukavice - I can can knit a pair of mittens

Ovo su moje prve rukavice! Već dugo zavidim drugim pletiljama kako su se odvažile da pletu nešto tako komplikovano, ali nikako nisam imala hrabrosti da se i ja upustim u te vode. Međutim, došlo doba da se i to proba :)

 

Rukavice su namenjene mojoj prijateljici Neveni, mami Eminog najboljeg druga. Jesenas su se odselili u Irsku i mnogo nam nedostaju. Povremeno nam dođu u Novi Sad i te trenutke željno iščekujemo i Ema i ja. Osim toga što se uvek super ispričamo i uporedimo beleške, a klinci obnove svoje prijateljstvo, Nevena me uvek obraduje nečim fantastičnim - časopisima sa mustrama za pletenje. Na tome, kao i na predivnoj knjizi koju mi je prošli put poklonila, sam joj beskrajno zahvalna, jer, kao što je poznato, naše izdavaštvo se tom temom ne bavi. Ili se bavi na nivou iz 1983. godine.

 

Pošto je za rukavice zaista trebalo veoma malo prediva (manje od 50 grama Troitsk Moskvičke na iglama 2,5 mm), odlučila sam da ispletem i kapu. Za kapu je bilo potrebno nešto manje od 75 grama, na iglama 3,5 mm. Kapu sam radila tako što sam na Dropsovom sajtu (link je ovde) našla neku sličnog oblika koja mi se dopala, samo što sam mustru prilagodila pletenici sa rukavica. A mustru za rukavice možete naći ovde, autor je dizajnerka Erica Lomax, a mustra se zove CanCans.

 

 

These are my first mittens! For a long time I have sighed at the sight of my knitter friends embarking on this journey, not having the courage to try it out myself. But, the time has come :)

The mittens are a gift for a friend, Nevena, the mother of my daughter's best friend. Last September they moved to Ireland and we miss them dearly. They do come to Novi Sad from time to time, and both my daughter and me very much look forward to these meetings. Not only do we catch up with the chit-chat and our kids get to spend a great time together, but Nevena always surprises me with fantastic presents - knitting magazines! For that, and the lovely book she brought for me last time, I am so grateful, since the publishing business in Serbia does not have an ear for knitters. At least not since 1983 :(

 

The mittens required a surprisingly small amount of Troitsk Moscow Chic Yarn (less than 50 grams using 2,5 mm needles), so I decided to knit a hat, too. I needed less than 75 grams of the same yarn for the hat (using 3,5 mm needles). I knitted the hat using a pattern of a similar one found on the Drops Garnstudio site (link here), I just adjusted for the cable from the original mittens pattern (which you can find here). The designer's name is Erica Lomax and the pattern is called CanCans.

Ružičasta vanila - Purple vanilla

Prilično je vremena prošlo od kako nisam postavila post o pletenju. Nije da ništa ne pletem, nego manekenka nije naročito voljna da se slika, a i vreme nikako nije htelo da se prolepša, pa nismo imali ni zgodnu pozadinu.
Elem, ovaj prsluk sam isplela još u februaru. Mustra se zove Wild Vanilla. Divna je za pletnje, ima puno pletenica, taman dovoljno da vam pletenje bude zanimljivo, ali ne i preterano opterećujuće. Prsluk se pokazao kao veoma praktičan za nošenje, Ema ga je nosila gotovo celu zimu. Ima i jedan zgodan detalj na leđima, malu pletenicu koja ustručuje prsluk, ali nikako nisam to uspela da prenesem fotoaparatom (na vebsajtu dizajnerke ćete pronaći mnogo bolju sliku).
Za izradu sam koristila predivo Troitsk Yarn My Baby i igle br. 3,5.

It's been quite a while since I've posted about my knitting projects. It's not that I've given up on knitting, it's just that my model is not willing to be photographed, and the weather has been so bad recently that we just couldn't find the right location for the photoshoot.
Anyway, I finished this vest in February. The pattern is called Wild Vanilla, and I've used Troitsk Yarn My Baby and 3.5mm needles.
The pattern is a joy to knit. It's got lots of cables, just enough to keep you occupied while knitting, but not overwhelmed. The vest proved to be a very practical piece of clothing, my daughter has been wearing all through the winter (and it has been a loooong winter).
It has also got a cute little cable at the back that makes a great detail, but I just couldn't get a good photo of it (check the pattern web site for a much more successful photo). 

Uskršnja jaja - Easter eggs

Evo šta smo spremile za ovogodišnji Uskrs. Ideja je potekla odavde, a jaja su super jednostavna za izradu. Malo je problematično otvoriti jaje tako da otvor bude što bliži vrhu, ali vremenom ćete se izveštiti.
Dakle, potrebna vam je ljuska od jajeta, flomasteri, malo zemlje ili peska, žito što vam je preteklo od Božića i voda. Uživajte :)

 

Čestitke za 8. mart - Mother's Day Cards - ver. 2013

I ove godine smo odlučile da obradujemo „tete“ koje su Emi najdraže i da im pošaljemo čestitke koje je ona (barem većim delom) sama pravila. Naišla sam na odličnu ideju na ovom linku, a ako imate dečaka, na sajtu ćete naći i verziju za njih:)

Prošlogodišnje čestitke možete pronaći ovde, a one još starije - ovde.


We decided to give thanks to the lovely ladies in Ema's life, as we did last year, and to send them cards that Ema (at least, mostly) made on her own. I have found a great idea on this site. There is a male version of the card, too.

Our last year's card can be found here, and here you can find the ones from the year before that.

 

 

U susret proleću - Awaiting spring

U očekivanju toplijih i sunčanih dana, odlučile smo da se pozabavimo cvećem. Posadile lukovice zumbula, lala i krokusa i sada čekamo da niknu. Istina, prekasno sam se setila da kupim lukovice, trebalo ih je posaditi između septembra i decembra, a ne u februaru, ali nadamo se najboljem. A dok prve biljčice ne niknu, na blogu My kids make pronašla sam odličnu ideju za pravljenje cvetova od ostataka prediva.

Potrebno vam je sledeće:

1. lepak od kukuruznog skroba (Pomešati 1/4 šolje kukuruznog skroba (gustina) sa 1 šoljom vode, staviti na ringlu da se greje i mešati dok ne zgusne nalik na puding. Potom ohladiti smesu do temperature bezbedne da u nju klinci mogu da umoče prste.)
2. ostaci prediva raznih boja (iseći na dužinu od desetak centimetara)
3. modle u obliku cveta ili zvezde
4. tacna prekrivena papirom za pečenje

Sve što treba da uradite je da umočite predivo u lepak, prstima ocedite višak i popunite modlu. Zatim modlu podignete (cvet ostaje na papiru) i ponovite postupak.

Cvetovi mogu da se suše na toplom mestu preko noći ili u rerni, na niskoj temperaturi. Mi smo naše sušili na radijatoru.

 

 A potom smo nekoliko cvetića pretvorile u čestitku za tetkin rođendan. Od njih možete napraviti i buket cveća, čestitke za osmi mart, venčiće, ili čak čestitke za Valentinovo (koristite modle u obliku srca).

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While we are impatiently expecting sunnier and warmer days, my daughter and me decided to activate our green fingers. We planted some flowerbulbs (narcissus, tulip and crocus bulbs). Truth to be said, I was somewhat late with planting them, there are supposed to be planted between September and December, but we're keeping our fingers crossed.

And, while waiting for the plants to appear, I found a great idea for making string flowers on My kids make blog.

You need the following:

1. corn starch glue (1/4 cup cornstarch, 1 cup of water, heat it and whisk it well untill it thickens. Then cool it till it reaches a temperature that it safe for kids to play with.)
2. stash yarn in various colours, cut to pieces about 10 cm long
3. cookie cutters in the shape of a flower or star
4. a tray lined with baking paper

Dip the yarn in glue, use your fingers to remove excess glue and put the yarn in the cookie cutter. Then remove the cutter and repeat the process.

 

You can dry the flowers on the tray in a warm place overnight, or you can dry it in the oven. We chose the first method.

 

We used the flowers to make a birthday card for Ema's aunt, but you can use it to make a bouquet of flowers, or a mother's day card, or even a Valentine's day card (use heart shaped cookie cutters).