*Reno top

It has been ages since I last crocheted a piece of clothing

 like this. For the pattern I used another one from "Paula strickt". I really love her designs! They are easy to follow and almost always work out for me. I used a really soft wool that does not itch and is comfortable to wear directly on the skin.

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*Light blue adult bonnet

In the meanwhile, almost all the leaves on our apricot tree have fallen off. The pattern of this bonnet is from tabymakes. It was really easy and fun to make. I added some extra rows to have more space for my hair.

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*with the crooked trees

With the crooked trees, the spider webs and the bowing sunflowers.

Yesterday night the temperatures finally dropped and 

with the first sun beams came the frost and adorned the still sleepy meadows.

Immediately I whipped on my coat, rushed outside and sat down a moment in the glittering field, breathing the clear air and just soaked up the beauty of this first winter foretaste.

The dreams in which I wander, are similar spiked with gold and silver, shimmer over glimmer.

A beauty not possible to describe in words.

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*Fabulous rose cushion

When looking for pictures for my new ravelry account, I found some old projects, that I never really showed here, like this "Fabulous rose cushion". I made it back in 2016 and still love it! I remember how much fun it was to follow this crochet pattern. It is designed by Emma Lamb and is found in her book "Crochet Home".

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*Cozy October crochet

{Music: Broken Arrow – José Gonzales + Deep_s Highway – Blue Dot Sessions + Dan – Oak Studios}

In October I finished two more crochet projects and just enjoyed the wonderful fall.

Ps: I joined ravelry again,

in case you want to connect there!

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*a never fading poem

More wandering in the mist,

drawn to the old apple trees,

a poem of the old masters,

that never fades.

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*in my bubble

Last day of October.

This month I really disappeared into a cozy needlework bubble. I finished three projects and am working on a fourth bigger one. I made some more clay experiments and continued clearing out the attic (it seems a life long project, there is still a lot of construction waste to dispose bit by bit). The weekend will stay mild and I can't wait to transition into more frosty weather. But the good thing is that our fig tree had some more time to let his fruits ripen, so I could pick some more yesterday and they tasted fantastic! The garden beds are overgrown with cosmos flowers and when the blossoms are glowing out of the mist in the mornings, it is a real feast for the eyes.

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*sand & sea

It was quite a journey until my friend Olivia from Sweden received the crochet bag that I made for her (in the colors sand & light blue which are one of her favorites and I love them too)! The package was lost somewhere on the mailing route in Germany and we were very lucky that it got found in the end and came back to me, so I resent it and yesterday it finally arrived safe at her place! It would have been so sad if it was lost completely when thinking of the hours of work that went into making it. If you have seen my Croatia movie, then you know that this bag has absorbed a lot of fresh ocean air before it was finished. 

The main pattern is from "Paula strickt". It is the third bag in this style I made over the years. You can see the other ones here and here if you like.

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*Recently

We are having misty days, but still quite mild temperatures for the time of the year. We only regularly heated the tiled stove so far and hardly the kitchen stove. I'm full of ideas for my clay work. The last firing did not turn out so well for some pieces, some black pieces have created "warts". I already knew about the issues with dark clays, but made some more research about it, the higher manganese content tends to gas out when firing with high temperatures and you have to find the right temperature where it still sinters. But I had pieces with other clay too, so I did burn all together again. But still I'm really excited of the black clay outcomes, I love how the light glaze behaves on it. It created those reddish little spots and the transition to the transparent glaze is simply beautiful. So I am not that disappointed, I already took some pictures that I will share soon again here. Further I finished knitting a hat, I haven't knitted for ages, so I had to kind of find my way back into it first, but after some time my hands remembered what to do again and it worked out and even fitted. I just used wool leftovers and no fixed pattern. And I found an old knitting UFO (unfinished object), that I had since at least eight years in a box on our attic. I hope I manage this winter to finish it finally! Let's see how it goes! In any case, enjoy your weekend and see you soon again!

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*An ode to the fog

{Music: Ode to Vivian (Rework) – Patrick Watson}

A walk in the fog, admiring all the spiderwebs, collecting apples and nuts. Between the young walnut trees and the muted green of the meadow I found two yellow glowing spots of toadflax flowers. They were so beautiful, a suaveness in midst of the mist.

The pretty tote bag is designed by my dear friend Olivia Lillemor from Sweden. She gifted it to me in September and I really love it!

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