*birds

More ceramic birds of all sorts.

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*Vases & herbarium plates

 It's time to show my latest ceramics a bit closer. I just love how the light glaze turns out on the dark clay. My sister was here for a visit for some days and she brought me also a bunch of her handmade ceramics, we glazed them together and fired them later in the kiln. The results were very surprising in a good way. I wish time would not go by so quickly! The birches have lost almost all their leaves by now and most flowers in the garden beds have been frozen. Just some strong ones are still blooming, like the edible tagetes sorts. I'm getting curious when it will snow the first time this season. There is a chance for next week, we will see!

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*Between rose hips & fly agarics

{Music: Sparkle – Matteo De Grandis + Lick stick – Nursery + Sprout and Beans (instrumental) – Joanna Newsom}

The autumn season goes on with some quality time in nature and unloading new ceramic pieces from the kiln. After the heavy rains in September we are having an abundance of mushrooms in the forests. Especially so many pretty fly agarics that are usually rare for our area. 

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*walnut colored knitted hat

Another finished little piece of needlework, a walnut colored hat with bobble. I have worn a lot since I made it, I like hats where all my hair fits in, even if I have tied it into a bun. I have no proper pattern for this one, I just improvised and hoped that it will work out.

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*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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