This makes me smile

I posted this key chain back when I had  made it. But I like it so much, I really have to smile each time I have it in my hand. It holds the garden key and when I went to the garden door the other day I thought I could take a picture again to repost it.

The little budgie is a toy made by a reknown company called Schleich and all their little animals look so real.

It hurt me to drill a hole through the middle of it to thread my braid through it. But I knew the result would be cute... Added a few beads and that's it.

Here's the link to the original post with doggies involved in modelling...

Promising

Isn't this branch promising? In the middle of winter there is already the new life in these buds, ready for spring to come. Right now it isn't "wintery" at all, with lots of rain and temperatures around ten degrees Celsius during the days. The fields and paths are very muddy, most days are just dark and grey. Still I try to find the tiny bit of light in each of them!
Take care, Tina

Mystery mittens KAL clue #1 - The Cuff

The fun has started. First clue was the cuffs which was the same pattern for both mittens. I learned a new technique for creating the red stitches which are "rose buds" along the stem. Perhaps the stems would stand out more if I had held the yarn in the other hand, as always the yarn that comes from under the other one is the one that is dominant. But I still love the look of it.

Link to my ravelry project page (you have to log in) and link to the KAL thread in the I make mittens group.

Happy New Year

Blueberry socks finally finished



Winter Solstice

This is the shortest day of the year with the longest night yet to come.  The sun just crossed the equator again. The wheel of the year keeps turning and a new and fresh canvas full of hopes and dreams lies in front of us...

Mystery mittens knitalong

I am SO excited to take part in a knitalong again!!!

A secret mittens KAL! I am hesitant to take part in mystery kal as you don't know if you will really like the finished object as you have no idea what you will knit.

But here it is different as (for me at least) as I love all of the designers knits. This is her blog .

First clue will be released on January first...

Half a year

Can't believe that we are already without my beautiful old boy for six months now...