Away

After Christmas I made a little pause on the knitting and crochet and after that I made some crochet that I can’t show right now. So there are no news in the wool craft world.

But I have news!

1. In March I was given silkworms, tons of silkworms. And what did my brain think? mmmm….silk.   So I spent my free time from work taking care of this little fellows. When you have many worms, it’s a full time job.
2. I’m going to Denmark for a week. \o/  So I’ve been busy preparing everything for the trip.

You can check the progress of the “Silkworm Project” and the preparations for the trip on the blog I write with my husband: http://alvissarar.blogspot.pt/

Etsy Treasury – Made in Portugal

My chocker featured on the Etsy Treasury – Made in Portugal – by Susana Aires

Happy 2012

And another long time without writting. Sorry I’m a really bad blogger

First let me wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! This wish comes a bit late but it’s sincere. Is this a year with unexpected opportunities? Is this the end of the world?…

Well, what’s new: there was too many christmas knitting and now my own knitting is a bit slow. Also I started working more hours, which is nice but don’t leave too much knitting time.

Meanwhile my stitch markers were shown on Episode 41 of the Knitabulls podcast. Yeiii! And more recently on the From beginner to addict in one month blog.

I also updated the shop this week with new stitch markers and lace shawl pins. And that’s it for today.

LadyLamb on 90%knitting Podcast and Giveaway

Hi everyone!
Hope you had great holidays.

I was busy busy with Xmas knitting. Unfortunately I don’t have good pics to show you and the few I have were taken with my iPod. I will show them later.

But this post is suppose to be about a giveaway!
I recently send some goodies to Fibernymph from 90% knitting podcast and she’s giving away some to her viewers.
You can watch the episode where she shows my stitch markers and lace shawl pins here (min. 29). And you can participate on the giveaway through her podcast group on Ravelry.

I love her podcast and I recommend that you check it out, I bet you will enjoy it too

HOLIDAYS ARE HERE!!! – 20% Discount

HOLIDAYS ARE HERE!!!

And to celebrate I give you 20% DISCOUNT on every item until December 31. Just use the code HURRAYHOLIDAYS on your purchase.

CRAZYMONDAY for CyberMonday

CRAZYMONDAY for Cyber Monday.

10% discount on everything on Monday Nov 28. Enjoy

Make sure to use the code CRAZYMONDAY when you check out. You cannot get the discount if you don’t enter the code. On the details about your order click Apply shop coupon code to enter the code. If you have questions go to the Help Section (http://www.etsy.com/help/article/350) for more detailed information

No Family Allowed – Christmas Spoiler and Shop Update

Olá! Finalmente estou de volta. Quase um mês sem internet…. eu admito, estou viciada. Estou tão feliz por estar de novo online. Mas tenho de concordar que este tempo sem internet foi bastante produtivo. Acabei algumas prendas de Natal, comecei outras e fiz alguns items novos para a loja. Primeiro vou mostrar os projectos que terminei, depois os que estão nas agulhas e por fim o update da loja. Peço desculpa por não traduzir o post por completo, mas muito do que vou escrever são nomes. 

Hello! I’m finally back. Almost a month without internet…. I admit it! I’m an addict! I’m so happy to be back online. But I have to agree this time without internet was very productive. I finished some Christmas gifts, started new ones and have some news for the shop. First let me show you my finished projects.

• a baby hat (pattern by Théa)
• a little lamb (pattern by Janice Anderson)
• a tiny Cthulhu (pattern by Amber)
• The Citron Shawl for the DramaticKnits podcast KAL (pattern by Hilary Smith Callis)
• and the Piano Fingerless Gloves (my own pattern inspired by the movie Piano)

On the needles I still have the Fresco Basket Whip Cowl for Knittabulls podcast KAL, the Summer Flies shawl, the Divine Ms. M. cowl, and cotton thread gloves (this last is my own pattern).

cotton gloves (WIP)

Todo este tempo de tricôt fez-me pensar. Eu comecei a fazer os meus próprios marcadores de tricot porque embora goste muito do aspecto de alguns marcadores, eu não gosto de os usar. Simplesmente não me sinto bem a usar marcadores rígidos. Por isso pensei: talvez haja mais gente na mesma situação que eu, talvez gostassem dos meus marcadores. Por este motivo decidi abrir na loja uma secção de “Goodies for Knitters” onde vou colocar os meus marcadores. Deixo-vos com algumas fotografias, espero que gostem.

All this time knitting made me think: I started making my own stitch markers because although I love the look of some handmade wire stitch marker I don’t like to use them. I don’t feel comfortable using rigid markers. So I thought, maybe there are other knitters in my situation, maybe they would like my stitch markers. So I decided to open a “goodies for knitters” section on my shop where I will post my markers. Here are some pictures, hope you like them.

Cthulhu Sleeps Stitch MarkersChristmas Day Stitch MarkersSanta’s Boots Stitch Markers

PO Giveaway Winner!

Olá e desculpem. Sei que o vencedor do giveaway deveria ter sido anunciado dia 1 de Novenbro. O problema é que algumas alterações bruscas na minha vida fizeram com que tivesse de mudar para uma nova casa esta semana. Podem imaginar, caixas e sacos cheios de coisas por tudo quanto é sitio. E ainda não tenho internet nesta casa, por isso não consegui procurar um gerador de números, ou escrever no blog…

Hello and sorry. I now the winner of this giveaway should have been announced on November 1st (yesterday). The problem is that there were some sudden changes in my life that made me move to a new house this last week. You can imagine, boxes and bags full of everything all over the place. And I still don’t have internet in this new place, so I couldn’t  search for random number generator, post on the blog…

Mas vamos falar do que interessa, a vencedora to sorteio do Pirate Octopus. Tenho de admitir que tive pena de não haver mais participantes mas ao menos isso quer dizer que quem participou tem uma maior hipótese de ganhar

But lets talk of what matter, the Pirate Octopus Giveaway winner. I have to admit I’m a bit sad that there weren’t more participations but at least this means a better chance for you (who participated) to win

And the winner is…

Derry Smith! Parabéns! \o/    Ganhaste as luvas sem dedos do Pirate Octopus!

Apenas peço que aguardes mais um pouco e eu entro em contacto contigo assim que tiver internet, e um pouco de ordem em casa.

Derry Smith! Congratulations! \o/    You won this handmade Pirate Octopus handwarmers!

I ask you just to wait a little bit longer and I will contact you as soon as I have internet, and a little bit of order in the house.

 

Obrigado a todas por participarem

Thanks everyone for participating

Victorian Scarf

Este cachecol victoriano já está na loja.  Foi feito a partir de um molde original de 1850, é macio, leve e quente e pode ser usado com a parte preta para cima ou com a vermelha conforme a disposição de quem o usar.

A unica diferença entre este e o modelo original é o tipo de novelo que foi usado.

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The Victorian scarf is now on the shop. I made it following an original 1850 pattern, it’s soft, lightweight and warm. 
You can wear it showing the black side up or the burgundy, your mood your choice.

The only difference between this and the original is the characteristics of the yarn, color, thickness and fiber.

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Não se esqueçam que ainda podem participar no GIVEAWAY do Pirate Octopus.

Don’t forget you can still participate in the Pirate Octopus GIVEAWAY.

Socktoberfest update

Este ano resolvi participar no socktoberfest e dedicar o mês de Outubro às meias. Assim defini 3 objectivos:

• acabar pelo menos uma das Lace Stockings que estão nas agulhas;
• fiar um novelo para meias;
• fazer umas meias com o novelo fiado.

O segundo ponto já posso riscar da lista.

Lembram-se da lã Alentejana que tinha comprado? Já a fiei e já comecei a tricotar umas meias com ela. Fiei uma unica linha alternando as duas cores e no fim dobrei as linha. Assim, algumas partes do novelo ficam grenat, outras ficam pretas, e outras ficam com as duas cores misturadas. Pelo bocado que já comecei a fazer das meias é possível ver o efeito que as cores criam.

Para as meias estou a seguir estas instruções e estou a fazer umas meias grossas para andar por casa.

Por agora é tudo. Não se esqueçam de ver o GIVEAWAY, ainda há tempo para participar.

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This year I decided to participate in Socktoberfest and dedicate the month of October to socks. I defined 3 objectives:

• Finish at least one of the Lace Stockings that are on the needles;
• Spin a sock yarn;
• Make some socks with the homespun yarn.

I can scratch the second item on the list.

Remember the wool from Alentejo that I bought some time ago? It’s already spun and I started doing the socks. I spun a single thread alternating the 2 colors and than I “fold” it and made a 2 ply yarn. This way some parts of the yarn are back, some are garnet, and other part are a mix of the two. By the piece of the sock that I already started you can see the effect of the color on the yarn.

For the socks I’m following this pattern and I’m making thick house socks.

And this is all for now. Don’t forget to check the GIVEAWAY, there’s still time to participate