Qualcosa di diverso / Something different

Oggi mi sono avventurata fino ad un piccolo lago nei pressi del bosco. In questo periodo dell'anno il laghetto è completamente ghiacciato, e i venti che scendono dalle pinete circostanti lo rendono un posto ideale per mettere alla prova i capi di lana.
Questo cappello stile peruviano, un chullo semplice ma molto caldo, l'ho creato con un unico grosso gomitolo, ed è risultato ideale per proteggere dai gelidi venti invernali. Un piccolo dono per la persona che scalda ogni giorno il mio cuore.

Today I decided to take a walk to a small lake nearby. This time of the year the lake is completely frozen, and the whiffs coming down from the adjacent pinewoods make it a very good place to test wool items.
I made this Peruvian-like hat, a "chullo", simple but really warm, with one single big yarn, and it turned out to be an ideal shelter from the freezing winter's winds. A small gift for the person who warms my heart each and every day.

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December / Dicembre

Just a quick post to wish you all a merry month of December, full of coziness and warm thoughts while waiting for Yule (or Xmas, or however you like to call this happy holiday! : )). As some of you may have noticed there have been changes in my blog, first of all my name: yes, I'm called Valentina. Melatia was just a username I chose for the web, but in the end I grew tired of it and decided to use my real name. So, not much of a change, is it? Another thing, from now on I'll write in English first and then in Italian. Might sound strange, but when I first learnt English I felt such a love for the language, as if I had found something I lost once again... my love hasn't diminished through the years, and I know I'm not perfect writing and speaking it, but words flow much more easily in English, I have much more fun when I use it, so... tough decision? Not really, and I'm happy with it! : ) Talking 'bout creative stuff, I'm... busy, to say the least. ...

Bye, Blogger

I'll write on my WordPress blog only, from now on, so if you want to follow me you'll find me there. I won't delete this blog, as I'm attached to it and it reminds me of the road I travelled so far, but at least for now I won't update it anymore.

Tunisian crochet hooks, pt. 1 / Uncinetti tunisini, parte 1

When it comes to Tunisian crochet, one of the first issues people face is: which hooks should I choose? I decided to write about my own experience in 2 or 3 posts, and hopefully help some of you. When I first wanted to try Tunisian crochet, I only had a couple of long hooks at home, and they were definitely too thin for a newbie, like 2,5 mm or such. So I headed to a local store and bought me a nice 5 mm one. It was the classic long, straight aluminium hook with a plastic stopper at one end and a pretty rounded tip at the other end , branded Pony. I practiced a bit with it, and I struggled because of the rounded tip . I didn't give up, though: I purchased some bigger sizes by the same brand, which were double-ended and all plastic . I couldn't use those to save my life . The yarn didn't glide on them, and using them hurt my wrist terribly. Silly newbie I was, I blamed it all on the technique itself and took a pause from it, even though I did enjoy it...

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