Mohair or not mohair

Angora goooaaat

That is the big question!

It's so soft, warm, light and, and, and...you'd love to wear it at all time but to be honest, it's a pain in the ... to work with it.

Put a "maño" in your life

My brother-in-law modelling for MQP.

This is going to cost me (as we say here in Spain) blood, sweat and tears as the translation of this post is extremely difficult for me and it could happen:

a) That you find it as amusing as I do because you understand Spanish humour or you can make any sense of it.

b) That after reading a few lines you ask yourself: what the hell is she talking about, for Clone’s sake?

Anyway, here we go!

Happy Valentine's!

First of all, before talking about the hat and coat patterns, I have to say that here in Spain we began to celebrate this day relatively late, that is in mid XX century. There is a popular rumour that a well-known Spanish department store began to publicise this festive day to incentive sales.

Blythe "Any yarn, any hook" beanie pattern

This pattern is for making a simple beanie for Blythe using any yarn or hook.

Blue Ice- Autumn/Winter 13/14

Nice colours, huh?

The variegated yarn that I’ve used in this set reminds me of the big blue icebergs. They show incredible colours and, as it happens with fire, you can spend hours and hours looking at it absolutely transfixed.

And you’d like to know why the icebergs are blue (if not I’m going to tell you anyway): basically what happens is that snow is white due to the air bubbles contained in it and it reflects light. Old icebergs are made of compacted ice, which doesn't contain air bubbles and absorbs all the light but blue. Other colours may be due to sediment layers, layers containing microorganisms or sea water that has frozen in cracks of the iceberg.

That’s all. Not such a big deal, right?

OK so today’s set consists of a highly textured crocheted hat and a mesh infinite scarf that you can wear in different ways. I don't use acrylic yarns but this one is so soft...Besides people allergic to wool deserve it!

Superwoman does not exist, does she?

Have a look at the scarf pattern below.

Not so long ago: mother of 4 girls, self-employed, late-night student.

Present day: mother of 4 “girls”, grandmother of 6, self-employed, keeps studying (obviously different subjects than in the past).

In addition she’s very fond of her chicks and grandchicks, caring and loving, supportive, strong, determined and an extremely modest person. She’s the life of the party, the first one to arrive and the last one to leave, the family psychologist and an unconditional shoulder to cry on.

Years ago I was having a conversation about the difficulties of being a working mother with someone that told me that Superwoman does not exist but my reply was:

- “Of course she exists and I know her!”.

Things happen

Carpal tunnel syndrome.

You know what Pope said: "To err is human..." and I must be the best human in the entire world because I keep making mistakes every day.

To be able to show you one of my creations per week and post on Fridays too I began to work into the night, knit or crochet compulsively and fit everything into my daily schedule millimetrically timed. The peak load has become a mountain range.

I suppose that as every knitter/crocheter (in fact any artisan) my fear is to be unable to use my hands. When hands and wrists begin to cry it becomes a problem and if you do not solve it then you are a surgery fodder.