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Last week I’ve been enjoying a week’s holiday by my beloved sea. This, combined with an amazing cotton (Pic-Nic by Miss Tricot Filati), inspired me to create a set of Spring/Summer items, a slim scarf and a headband. This is my very first set of items, and I’m pretty proud of it. They’re both simple, everyday accessories, the ones I love the most as I can wear them, in fact, every day, yet they’re not boring to make and look quite intriguing.

I decided to name the set “Like a Wave of the Sea” (more explanations to come); I’m currently writing the instructions for both items, and I’d love to have them tested by 3 of my followers: if you’re interested, write it in the comments here or on my Facebook page, and in a couple of days, as soon as I have all info about gauge and materials, I’ll contact you.

La settimana scorsa mi sono goduta una settimana di vacanza al mare, mia grande passione. Questa circostanza, insieme ad un cotone fantastico (Pic-Nic di Miss Tricot Filati), mi ha ispirata nella creazione di un set di accessori per la primavera/estate, una sciarpina ed una fascia. Si tratta del mio primissimo set di accessori, e ne sono piuttosto orgogliosa. Sono entrambi capi semplici, da indossare tutti i giorni, del tipo che preferisco proprio perché, appunto, li posso portare ogni giorno. Non fatevi ingannare, però: non sono noiosi da realizzare, e il risultato finale rimane intrigante.
Il set si chiamerà "Like a Wave of the Sea" (in seguito spiegherò l'origine del nome); sto scrivendo le istruzioni per entrambi i capi, e mi piacerebbe farle testare da 3 miei lettori: se siete interessati, scrivetelo nei commenti sulla mia pagina Facebook, e nel giro di un paio di giorni, appena avrò tutti i dettagli su campione e materiali, vi contatterò.






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  1. Beautiful projects my friend. Hope you enjoyed the sea.

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  2. Great color and pattern !
    Anna

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  3. A wonderful set! The yarn you've chosen goes very well with the set's name and the pattern looks very pretty. Great job, Valentina! Sunny greetings xxx

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