Serenità del venerdì / Friday's serenity

Stavolta non vi propongo la foto di un fiore per unirmi a Laura e alle altre amiche: vi mostro il reticolo di spine di uno dei miei ultimi arrivati, un Echinocereus rigidissimus. Un nome un po' altisonante che però rende bene l'immagine del cactus in questione. Si tratta di una piantina che cercavo da tanto e che ho deciso di regalarmi, sperando di riuscire a curarla al meglio...

Today I'm not showing you the picture of a flower to join Laura and our other friends: I chose the thick thorns of one of my new entries, an Echinocereus rigidissimus. That's some bombastic name, but I think it gives you the image of the plant. I'd been looking for this cactus for quite a long time, and I decided to take one as a gift to myself, hoping I'll be able to take good care of it...

Franca Rita non è l'unica a chiedersi quante piante spinose ho: ogni volta che parlo di grasse la domanda sorge spontanea in chi mi ascolta, quindi mi sono finalmente decisa a contarle.

Dunque, sono 103.

E ne stanno per arrivare altre.

Che vi devo dire? Per me anche questa è serenità! : )

Franca Rita isn't the only one who wonders how many cacti I have: every time I talk about them with someone they ask me that, so I finally decided to count them.

So, they're 103.

And new ones are coming.

What shall I say? This is my kind of serenity! :

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...

Finished! / Finito!

Hello ladies! How was your weekend? Hope it all goes well! I'm here to show my finally finished baby cardigan, remember ? I've already told you about the wool I used in my latest post, so I won't bore you any longer - just a quick note: if you happen to find it and you've got some knitting baby project in mind definitely try it out! It's thin but grows quickly, it's incredibly soft and it took me less than 100 g on 3.5 mm needles to finish this cardigan, which should fit a 6 months old. Ciao a tutte! Com'è andato il fine settimana? Spero tutto bene! Sono qui per mostrarvi il golfino di cui vi avevo parlato, vi ricordate ? Vi ho già parlato nello scorso post della lana che ho usato, quindi non vi annoierò oltre - solo un appunto veloce: se vi capita di trovarla e avete in mente di sferruzzare qualcosa per un bimbo provatela! E' sottile ma cresce in fretta, è incredibilmente morbida, e mi sono bastati meno di 100 g (su ferri da 3.5 mm) per que...

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