Moj novi hobi - My new hobby

Reč je o vezu - konkretno o pokrstici. Već dugo razmišljam o tome i listam časopise sa šemama, ali nikako da pokušam (uvek je bila još jedna zanimljiva mustra da se isplete). Vezom sam se bavila i ranije, ali ne pokrsticom nego šlingerajem (kako se to u mojim krajevima zvalo). Prikupila sam sav materijal i sutra ujutru, uz malu pomoć stručnijih od sebe, bacam se na posao. Javiću utiske :)

I'm talking about embroidery - cross stitch, to be more specific. I've been thinking about it for a long time, looking through magazines with patterns, but I've never got around to try it (there was always another interesting knitting pattern to try out). I've done embroidery before, but not this kind. I've bought all the material I need and tomorrow morning, with a little help of a friend who is a knitter/cross stitcher, I'm going to give it a go. I'll let you know how it works out :)

Moj prvi štrikaton - My first KAL

Do ovog štrikatona je došlo sasvim spontano - jedne večeri u prijatnom društvu sa Heklicom i čašom sangrije. Veliki deo ekipe NS Needles se takođe pridružio ideji i nastalo je divno druženje sa iglama i novonastalim šalovima. U pitanju je mustra Amy Meade, pod nazivom 3S Shawl. Za izradu šala smo koristile predivo koje smo dobile od koleginice pletilje Spomene, sa kojom smo se divno družile jednog letnjeg popodneva.
Učestvovanje u ovom zajedničkom poduhvatu je bilo sjajno i radujem se nekim budućim štrikatonima.


This KAL came about very spontaneously - one evening in a lovely company with Heklica and a glass of sangria. The majority of our NS Needles knitting group joined the idea and it turned out to be a great time spent with needles and our newly made shawls. The pattern we used is called 3S Shawl, by Amy Meade. The yarn we all used was a present from a fellow knitter Spomena, with whome we spent a lovely summer afternoon last year.

Taking part in this KAL was a great experience and I'm looking forward to some more of them.

Princeza Holi i naše malo kraljevstvo - Princess Holly and our little kingdom

Nedavno smo imali maskembal u vrtiću. Ove godine sam bila malkice ambicioznija nego prošle. Sećate se da sam pominjala da su nam Ben i Holi sada omiljeni likovi, pa je Ema odlučila da će da se maskira u princezu Holi. Krila smo dobili u jednom od onih časopisa o princezama, pa sam ih sačuvala za neku ovakvu priliku. Kruna je rajf na koga su prišivena dva žuta oblika krune od hamera. Čarobni štapić smo napravili od silikonskih modli za kolače (u obliku zvezde). Isekla sam im dno i zalepila jedno za drugo, napunila koflinom i umetnula štapić koji se dobija uz balone. Nameravala sam da i zvezdu napravim od hamera, ali sam se bojala špicastih ivica i mnoštva dece.

Recently we had a costume party at Ema's daycare. This year I was a wee bit more ambitious than last year. You probably remember my mentioning that Ben and Holly are our favourite cartoon characters, so Ema decided to go as Holly. We got the wings from some magazine about princesses, so I saved them for an occasion like this one. The crown is a hair pin with two crown shaped yellow cardboards sewn together. The magic wand is made from sillicone star shaped cake moulds. I cut out the bottom and glued two of them together, filled the wand with some amigurumi stuffing and inserted a stick that kids get with balloons. I was planning to use cardboard to make the magic wand, but I was afraid of the combination of pointy edges and small children.

A ovu Holi sam pravila jako dugo. Vodila sam se mustrom za Pepu Prase, ali sam morala izmeniti lice, oblik tela, dodati krila, krunu i kosu. S obzirom da mi je ovo prva polu-samostalna mustra, jako sam ponosna. A Ema, kada ju je izvadila iz paketića, samo je uzviknula: „Mama, ponovo Pepa!”. Toliko o tome...

The other Holly took a looong time to make. I used Debbie Birkin's Peppa Pig pattern as a guide, but I had to change the body shape and add the wings, crown and hair. This being my first semi-personal pattern, I am very proud of it. But when Ema pulled it out the Christmas gift bag she just said: "Look, mom, another Peppa!" So much for that...