tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53442614818265039662024-02-19T07:37:11.997-08:00BubiKnitsGiusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-51800153344098467942013-08-01T02:42:00.002-07:002013-08-01T02:42:38.168-07:00Hi!! I miss you! this is a reminder to all my previous reader. This blog has moved to www.bubiknits.com
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As a knitter and designer I use notebook to take note of my pattern, sketch ideas and so on.
I always would love to have a knit related notebook cover as well.
When I draw and hand painted this one, I was inspired by a great knit designer who also inspired her fans showing off her fabulous shoes (Ysolda, every respectful knitters know who she is!). I kept one for me and though to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/98410120/knitting-in-gorgeous-shoes-moleskine" target="_blank">sell some</a> to make knitters happy as I am to use it.<br />
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In those days I've also got neck pain again. Ouch! Fortunately I had knitted a new cowl in cotton and silk. Do you recognize it? Yes, it's the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/asparagus-4" target="_blank">Asparagus Cowl </a>in spring - summer edition!<br />
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<br />Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-86063314296157996382012-04-21T06:32:00.003-07:002012-04-21T06:34:11.685-07:00what's on my needle and spring summer thoughsIf you follow me from my previous blog <a href="http://lecoccole.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">lecoccole</a>, you already know that I never been and I'm not a OPATT (one project at the time) woman.<br />
I have started about 4 or 5 project lately and at the moment I'm working at those two more than the other.<br />
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One is the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/damson-2" target="_blank">Damson </a>by Ysolda Teague, <br />
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and here is my work in progress. I started it at the beginning of April, when I bought a beautiful summer dress and roving in my stash I found a skein of Wollemeise in the same color and immediately I figure out the damson to pair with the dress.<br />
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Last Saturday I started another piece I already enjoy working on. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/atelier" target="_blank">Atelier </a>by Heidi Kirrmaier a beautiful cardigan, I think it will be perfect for spring and summer evenings.<br />
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I almost finished the first sleeve (not the cardigan itself, there is a unusual construction, you complete the sleeves before starting the body part, lovely thing I guess, so when you finished the body part you've done, no more boring time knitting the sleeves :)). The yarn I choose is a very surprise for me, usually I don't like cotton yarn, it's always too rough for my taste, but this yarn is soooo comfortable: Purelife Revive is a recycled cotton - silk - viscose mist from Rowan and I'm in love with it.<br />
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To not to mention the projects I have in mind for spring and summer. This one Is going a bit slower than I suspected. I started it a month ago, but I put it down after a few rows. but I'm confident, I will finish it soon or later.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sullivan" target="_blank">Sullivan </a>cardigan by Whitney Gegg-Harrison- handmade pouch from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/giusypatch/sold?page=1" target="_blank">Lecoccole</a></td></tr>
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And there is also a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/whisper-cardigan" target="_blank">Whisper or a Cardigan</a> or a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/featherweight-cardigan" target="_blank">Featherweight Cardigan</a> by Hannah Fettig in my though to make in Ito Kinu<br />
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I think I have enough projects for spring and summer :).<br />
Last but not least, I have a finished cardigan to show. Just a shot took by Iphone.<br />
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that's all folks! See you soon!Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-30156615039579603692012-04-03T00:13:00.000-07:002012-04-03T00:13:46.294-07:00Asparagus<b>Sometimes </b>in life we are weakened, sometimes in that period we want to change something about our appearance, but changing when we are weakened could not be good. I failed, I changed my hair stylist in inappropriate moment, and Saturday I felt like I was at barber shop. She cut my hair strongly, she cut my hair so short I look like a skin heads.<br />
But, I have a strong temperament, so I took my needle and design a new accessory to go with my new hair cut, and I feel better when I wore it.<br />
What came out is a new Cowl pattern, I called it <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/asparagus-4" target="_blank"><b>Asparagus</b></a>, because of the lace motive but also because <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/asparagus-4" target="_blank"><b>Asparagus </b></a>is a strong plant and you can see hair on his top. :)<br />
<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/asparagus-4" target="_blank"><b>Asparagus </b></a>it's available to download at <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/asparagus-4" target="_blank"><b>Raverly</b></a>.<br />
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Argo is a very lovely knit pattern designed by Svetlana of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/tweedysheep" target="_blank">Tweedsheep</a> on Raverly. The Yarn I used for this cardigan is a very warm and beautiful aran tweed from <a href="http://www.donegalyarns.com/" target="_blank">Donegal Yarns</a>, an Irish yarn company.<br />
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It's in here I make knitting friend and I met <a href="http://tibisay-artherapy.blogspot.com/2012/02/stitchnd-spritznd-friends.html" target="_blank">some</a> wonderful girls in real life, some are now very good friend and we <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/stitchn-spritz-trieste" target="_blank">met and knit together</a> , <a href="http://tibisay-artherapy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tibisay </a>is the group's founder of the Stitch nd Spritz, the first Stitch n Bitch in our city.<br />
Thanks to her and her idea of a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/yards-of-yarn/1808169/1-25" target="_blank">12 sweater in 2012</a>, I was able to complete a project a month this year, in January I've finished the Levenwick cardigan, in February I finished the Fisherman for Marco Rodrigo.<br />
This month I joined the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/kal-from-italy" target="_blank">KAL from Italy</a> group for the March KAL. I'm working on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/argo" target="_blank">Argo</a>, a perfect cardigan to take practice with contiguous method and short rows.<br />
Here is a photo the WIP. I just turned the separating sleeves point and we are only the second of March :)<br />
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<br />Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-14891064058030851572012-02-26T06:12:00.000-08:002012-02-26T06:12:17.608-08:00sunday morningI'm glad the week end coming and I'm glad today is a beautiful sunny day.<br />
The past week was very awful for us, on Friday 17 my Mom was recovered at the hospital and I was in trouble till Thursday. The doctors told us they suspect a blood cancer but at least on Saturday they ended up with good news. there are other analysis to make, but for now the prognosis is good and my Mom got home.<br />
In the meaning time I finished the first sweater I made for Marco Rodrigo, and I really like how it turned out.<br />
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<b>Raverly Project info<br />
Name</b><br />
<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Bubi-knits/fishermans-pullover" target="_blank">Marco Rodrigo's Fisherman</a><br />
<b>Pattern</b><br />
<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fishermans-pullover" target="_blank">Fisherman's Pullover by Veera Välimäki</a><br />
<b>Size</b><br />
2tGiusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-27425750143119267872012-02-15T07:53:00.010-08:002012-02-15T09:56:15.807-08:00Bubiknits's Giveaway WinnerHello!<br />So here we are.<br />To announce the winner of the giveaway I made a video :)) (**Shame on me for my horrible English, sorry I haven't much occasion to practice it.**)<br /><br />I select the winner using Random.org that is the simplest way to generate a random # between 1 and 100. The post got 71 comments, so I ended up to use it.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36839590?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" mozallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen="" width="400" frameborder="0" height="300"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/36839590">winner</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user9338923">bubiknits</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />And the Winner is:<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://emmafassioknitting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">EMMA FASSIO</a></span>!!<br />Congrats Emma, I just emailed you to ask your snail address. :))<br />And here is the Yarn Bowl you win.<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXni5oGLQJWPMzY2VWjA3u1r36XxEvSgPaHDNTY3fQana2CvcHui7wJ4A5mM-K1FV471lCBMiICcoC17DzFpuO8tUOsxX0F4XBWIohTvoFNA_PGDPIPddABySewy_gCor4DcTaV1PvuD0/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709395783858782786" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYnbSUF519IEES_gUVNUqdDKHmlvIRXgjOlYrPnr28ylCltpmP92v2vSRa1c0czSUQTdV83VaEy17ERk6pK4g30lJiwQi5a7KksyVi5IGST_aURvZvIvNMFuM4QTBSc68FlAzXv3xuTk/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709395794541113650" border="0" /><br />So, if you would love to order your own yarn bowl from this artisan please contact him at:<br /><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Qui Gatta Ci Cova </span><br />Laboratorio Artigiano Ceramiche<br />Via Rossetti 13/B - 34125 Trieste (Italy)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">phone</span>: +39 040 7600343Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-23694181829878791372012-02-14T12:06:00.003-08:002012-02-14T12:19:33.343-08:00"Sanremo in Maglia" e Closed GiveawaySo here we are, <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sanremo.rai.it%2F&ei=Nb86T_TGCsiN4gTn54WUCw&usg=AFQjCNEVadsxdsheNBIBCnB7rBU_NBvcsQ&sig2=Kfyadth8ZjvEFeFQK6-OTg">Sanremo </a>is beginning and with other <a href="http://ameliabefana.blogspot.com/2012/02/sanremo-in-maglia.html">friends </a>we will chit-chat and knit watching our National and so popular Music Festival :)<br /><br />In the meaning time I've just closed comments on the <a href="http://bubiknits.blogspot.com/2012/01/bubiknits-giveaway.html">Yarn Bowl Giveaway</a>. So late tomorrow I'm going to announce the winner and let you see the Yarn Bowl and also I will provide you all the info about the artisan who made them.<br /><br />Happy Sanremo to all!<br /><br />************************************************************************************<br />Eccoci! <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sanremo.rai.it%2F&ei=Nb86T_TGCsiN4gTn54WUCw&usg=AFQjCNEVadsxdsheNBIBCnB7rBU_NBvcsQ&sig2=Kfyadth8ZjvEFeFQK6-OTg">Sanremo </a>sta cominciando e con altre <a href="http://ameliabefana.blogspot.com/2012/02/sanremo-in-maglia.html">friends </a>in questi giorni del festival knitteremo e faremo chiacchiere e commenti (via facebook e twitter).<br />Nel frattempo ho chiuso i commenti del <a href="http://bubiknits.blogspot.com/2012/01/bubiknits-giveaway.html">Yarn Bowl Giveaway</a> e domani sera annuncerò la vincitrice e darò anche tutte le informazioni per contattare l'artigiano che li fa ;)<br /><br />Buon Sanremo a tutte!!Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-82960813681454290742012-02-10T15:13:00.000-08:002012-02-10T16:15:01.525-08:00Levenwick<a href="http://www.meteoweb.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Trieste-Vento-Gelo-300x195.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.meteoweb.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Trieste-Vento-Gelo-300x195.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/polopoly_fs/1.3158859.1328705750%21/httpImage/image._gen/derivatives/landscape_660/image." target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 399px;" src="http://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/polopoly_fs/1.3158859.1328705750%21/httpImage/image._gen/derivatives/landscape_660/image." alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Triest</span>, where I live, is a very windy city, we have a wind called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bora </span>that is very cold and hard.<br />We are having the worst Bora's days from years at the moment, there are about 2 weeks that the wind never give up, and we all are exausted, because in general there aren't more than 4 -5 following days of wind.<br />***********************<br />Trieste, dove vivo è una città molto ventosa, abbiamo la Bora, un vento davvero forte e freddo, parliamo di raffiche che arrivano a . In questi giorni stiamo avendo già da due settimane Bora costante ed incessante e questo non si verificava da molti anni, infatti solitamente non abbiamo più di 5 giorni di vento consecutivi. Io sono esausta.<br />***********************<br />There is also very chilly outside, so I was enough lucky to was inside the last week because of neck pain, my doctor kept me at home from work.<br /><br />***********************<br />C'è davvero freddo fuori, e sono stata abbastanza fortunata da avere il torcicollo la scorsa settimana, il mio medico mi ha prescritto di stare a casa dal lavoro per 4 giorni.<br />***********************<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/92041536/DSC_0096.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/92041428/DSC_0091_medium2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />I was very happy when I finished my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Bubi-knits/levenwick" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Levenwick</span></a>, just in time for those windy and cold days, I wore it under my feather jacket and it is so comfy and kept me very warm.<br />Here it is.<br />I really loved knitting this cardigan. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.theshetlandtrader.com/blog/" target="_blank">Gudrun Johnston</a> designed a great pattern. It's easy to follow and I enjoyed it from the beginning to the end. I found the instruction to make button hole very genial, and it will be my referring for button's band from now on.<br />***********************<br />Sono stata felice di finire il mio <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Bubi-knits/levenwick" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Levenwick</span></a> il week end prima di tornare a lavorare, giusto in tempo per questi giorni freddissimi, l'ho indossato sotto il piumino e devo dire che è comodo e caldo.<br />Eccolo.<br />Mi è piaciuto tantissimo knittare questo cardigan. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.theshetlandtrader.com/blog/" target="_blank">Gudrun Johnston</a> ha disegnato un bellissimo modello. Facile da seguire e me lo sono goduta dall'inizio alla fine. Ho trovato geniale e molto ben spiegata la parte per fare le asole, penso che adotterò questo metodo laddove possibile d'ora in poi.<br />***********************<br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/92041587/DSC_0097.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;" src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/92041668/DSC_0113_medium2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Two word about the yarn.</span><br />I used the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shelter </span>from Brooklyn Tweed. Well, I'm not really convinced about this yarn, while knitting it seems to be very fragile, it breaks easily and I had to be careful to not pull it too much. As pros I can say that once it is knitted the piece is very warm and I really love how turned the finished garment.<br />That's all folks. Please remember the giveaway! There are only 3 days left to get in.<br />See you Soon!!<br />***********************<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Due parole sul filato<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>.<br /></span>Ho usato la <span style="font-weight: bold;">Shelter </span>di Brooklyn Tweed. Bene diciamo che non sono del tutto convinta, mentre lavoravo a maglia ho avuto l'impressione che la lana sia abbastanza fragile, si spezza facilmente, ho dovuto stare attenta a non tirare troppo e nonostante ciò qualche volta sono rimasta con il capo della lana spezzato in mano, secondo me ha la tendenza ad infeltrire. Di buono c'è che una volta finito il tessuto risulta piacevole al tatto, consistente e molto caldo. Il risultato mi piace, ma non so come reagirà ai lavaggi, specie se frequenti. staremo a vedere.<br />Questo è tutto gente! ricordatevi il giveaway, rimangono solo 3 giorni per partecipare.<br />A presto!Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-3170817130970404712012-02-03T14:14:00.000-08:002012-02-03T14:14:43.845-08:00Stitch 'n SpritzVoglio parlarvi del mitico ritrovo mensile con le ragazze dello Stitch 'n Spritz. E' un appuntamento mensile che udite udite da febbraio e per tutto l'inverno raddoppia! Ci si ritroverà 2 volte al mese, la seconda e l'ultima domenica di ogni mese allo <span style="font-weight: bold;">Knulp Libreria Bar</span> in Via Madonna del Mare 7 a Trieste.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6800465269/" title="IMG_4016 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6800465269_c557cb2202.jpg" alt="IMG_4016" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6800464787/" title="IMG_4017 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6800464787_9046eda4b7.jpg" alt="IMG_4017" width="500" height="316" /></a><br /></div><br />L'incontro di gennaio è stato ancora una volta sorprendente, denso di chiacchiere, lavori, progetti per il futuro, leggi <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/le-babbucce-di-lizzie" target="_blank"> KAL di febbraio </a> e show and tell.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6800463403/" title="me by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6800463403_24953a431b.jpg" alt="me" width="500" height="375" /></a><br /><br /></div>Qui fanno sfoggio dei propri nuovi capi Claudia con il suo <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/radicchio" target="_blank">Radicchio </a>, Martina con un Cardigan Verde pistacchio e <a href="http://filofeltrofantasia.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Babi</a> con il suo primo lavoro, un Poncho a treccie mega favoloso... se lavori così ragazza mia prometti più che bene!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6800467237/" title="IMG_4022 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6800467237_50ffa4d93b.jpg" alt="IMG_4022" width="500" height="422" /></a><br /></div><br />Stesso set fotografico, in alternanza qui con <a href="http://tibisay-artherapy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Tibisay</a>, mitica organizzatrice dello Stitch n Spritz e super amica di una generosità incredibile, che indossa uno dei suoi favolosi cardigan fatti l'anno scorso, questo è il<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/silver-3" target="_blank">Silver di Louisa Harding</a>,<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6800466323/" title="IMG_4025 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6800466323_0243e2608f.jpg" alt="IMG_4025" width="500" height="387" /></a><br /></div><br />e qui con me che indosso il Coraline, si lo so, il rosso "spara", è difficile da fotografare.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6800463537/" title="meegirls by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6800463537_bc2a240335.jpg" alt="meegirls" width="472" height="319" /></a><br /></div><br />E poi il progetto comune, a gennaio si è concluso il KAL dal libro "23 progetti per la ricerca contro il cancro", e qui sono fotografati i meravigliosi colli <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nuage-bleu" target="_blank"> Nuage Bleu </a>che le altre hanno fatto, io purtroppo non ce l'ho fatta.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6800465829/" title="IMG_4003 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6800465829_c402e61486.jpg" alt="IMG_4003" width="500" height="395" /></a><br /></div><br />Cosa aspettate? Il prossimo appuntamento è il <span style="font-weight: bold;">12 febbraio</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">dalle 16.00 alle 19.30</span>, se siete di passaggio a Trieste, non mancate!Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-70084448121823611522012-01-28T06:55:00.000-08:002012-01-28T07:32:52.325-08:00SockAs a knit challenge this year I want to make a pair of socks.<br />I collect socks pattern on Raverly and everywhere I find them.<br />I have books on how to make socks, but I'm a bit intimidate about the complex construction and the time consuming project because of I need to make them with sock yarn and very small size needle.<br />But, I promise to me that this year I will have my pair of knitted socks.<br />Here are some I saved as possible project.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/blathnat" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 424px; height: 640px;" src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7144/6747787829_18940cc739_z.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Pattern free: <span style="font-weight: bold;">blathnat by Irishgirlieknits on Raverly</span><br />photo by <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23333097@N02/6747787829" target="_blank">Ignorantbliss</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kalajoki" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Tiiina/16721554/sukka4_medium2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Pattern free: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kalajoki by Tiina Seppälä on Raverly</span><br />photo by Tiina<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/conwy" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/464241158_708c124a1a_z.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Pattern free: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Conwy by Nancy Bush on Raverly</span><br />photo by MeredithGiusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-38655504233754143162012-01-18T04:40:00.000-08:002012-01-18T06:44:30.592-08:00Washing Wool and Cashmere<a href="http://store.thelaundress.com/" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://store.thelaundress.com/graphics/00000001/Wool&Cashmere_LG.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Before I start knitting my own sweaters, I threw everything into a washing machine with normal detergent and just if there was a sweater that I liked more than others, or to wash husband's sweater (you know, people are demanding!), Put liquid detergent for wool and delicate.<br />but, but ...<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">**************</span><br />Prima di cominciare a farmi la maglieria da sola, gettavo tutto in lavatrice con un detersivo normale e proprio se c'era un maglione che mi piacesse più degli altri oppure per lavare quelli del marito (si sa, gli uomini sono esigenti!), mettevo il detersivo liquido per lana e delicati.<br />ma, ma...<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">**************</span><br />Once I started to knit, an examination of conscience to me are just done.<br />I confess that sometime I still use in the washing machine with my beautiful wool program, but mainly for washing sweaters made by me, I converted myself to hand washing, just like my friend <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://tibisay-artherapy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tibisay</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br />**************</span><br />una volta iniziata al knitting, un esame di coscienza me lo sono proprio fatto.<br />Confesso che tuttora lavo qualcosa in lavatrice con il mio bel programma lana, però essenzialmente per lavare i maglioni fatti da me mi sono convertita al lavaggio a mano, proprio come la mia amica <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://tibisay-artherapy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tibisay</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />**************</span><br />Then I also began to query what products to use and the best methods to preserve my knitting.<br />It 'was a most fortuitous meeting with the products of <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.thelaundress.com/" target="_blank">The Laundress</a>.<br />In the city opened a new store, wonderful living room of the beauty and courtesy, the owners could I have known and appreciated for many years in other urban shop, and when I discovered that together they opened this store I went to visit them. And so it was thare that Constanza has told me about The Laudress, which is also becoming very fashionable in fact I even read about them on Marie Claire, has lines dedicated to the washing of wool, cashmere, cotton, etc.. fibers in general, and also has a number of items to preserve and care our beloved hand knitted sweaters.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">**************</span><br />Poi ho cominciato anche ad interrrogarmi sui prodotti da usare e sui metodi migliori per preservare la mia maglieria.<br />E' stato un incontro quasi fortuito con i prodotti della <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.thelaundress.com/" target="_blank">The Laundress</a>.<br />In città ha aperto un nuovo negozio, meraviglioso salotto della bellezza e cortesia, i proprietari li ho potuti conoscere ed apprezzare da diversi anni in un altro ambito cittadino, e quando ho scoperto che insieme avevano aperto questo negozio sono andata a trovarli. Ed è stato così che Costanza mi ha aperto il mondo di <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Laudress</span>, che sta diventando anche di gran moda infatti ho letto di loro anche su Marie Claire, ha delle linee dedicate al lavaggio di Lana, Cashmere, Cotone etc. delle fibre in genere, oltre ad avere anche una serie di aggeggi atti a preservare e curare i nostri amati capi.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />**************</span><br />I tried the line <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://store.thelaundress.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TL&Category_Code=135woolCash" target="_blank">Wool & Cashmere Shampoo</a>, which is fine for both hand and machine washing, that has a delicate scent of cedar and is a natural product that does not use sulfates, is biodegradable, non-toxic and free of allergens .<br />I washed one of my sweaters and I must say that the yield is high, the fibers back to life and the head is very soft. On their site you can also find a <a href="http://www.thelaundress.com/LaundryTips/cashmere.asp" target="_blank">video demonstration </a> of how to wash a cashmere sweater, but I think you already know, but it was fun:)<br />In the series of articles I found the wonderful <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://store.thelaundress.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TL&Category_Code=STONE-ACC" target="_blank">Sweater Stone</a> for anti-pilling, yeah! For months I wanted to order it after reading the praises of <a href="http://ysolda.com/2011/08/26/sweater-hospital/" target="_blank">Ysolda blog</a>, but she recommended the site I had never been answered, and was not previously available in Europe. Constanza reordered it and now I can not wait to have mine!<br />So my brave, go to being a washerwomen! (Back pain permitting, I'm KO at the moment):))<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br />**************</span><br />Io ho provato la linea <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://store.thelaundress.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TL&Category_Code=135woolCash" target="_blank">Wool & Cashmere Shampoo</a>, che va bene sia per il lavaggio a mano che in lavatrice, ha un delicato profumo di cedro ed è un prodotto naturale che non utilizza solfati, è biodegradabile, non è tossico ed è privo di allergeni.<br />Ho lavato uno dei miei maglioni e devo dire che la resa è ottima, le fibre riprendono vita ed il capo risulta molto morbido. Sul sito potete trovare anche una <a href="http://www.thelaundress.com/LaundryTips/cashmere.asp" target="_blank">video-dimostrazione </a>di come lavare una maglia cashmere, ma questo penso che lo sappiate già, però era divertente :)<br />Nella serie di oggetti ho trovato anche la meravigliosa <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://store.thelaundress.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TL&Category_Code=STONE-ACC" target="_blank">Sweater Stone</a> per l'anti-pilling, yeah!! Erano mesi che volevo ordinarla dopo averne letto le lodi nel <a href="http://ysolda.com/2011/08/26/sweater-hospital/" target="_blank"> blog di <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ysolda</span></a>, ma dal sito da lei consigliato non mi avevano mai risposto, ed in Europa non era finora disponibile. Costanza le ha riordinate ed ora non vedo l'ora di avere la mia!<br />Quindi mie prode, lanciamoci a fare le lavandaie!! (Mal di schiena permettendo, oggi infatti sono KO) :))Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-68871877491414706522012-01-13T05:05:00.000-08:002012-01-14T11:41:49.540-08:00Buttons from Buttonalia<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmS3V1iyfTYL0e_PiGlL7ZQPWxbxFWUdM8ZpdzbpdR0ZRGmQrj00_JNfAyjOKrpya0rVhZG3HTV2Zt_tEr_2tkVeF9sJczmCXbqy5KondouSRIG1lcygqOucZZAgeKViaXOfoFhf4iLnA/s400/buttonalia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697571716515037682" border="0" /><br /><br />Talking about buttons, I discovered the most beautiful ceramic buttons created by a designer from New Zealand, but now living in the UK. Sharry is a very lovely person, I shop from her Etsy Shop, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/buttonalia" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Buttonalia</span></a>, twice at the moment. I'm completely satisfied and I'm happy to recommend her shop.<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdu9XZvyjvaEH-E2HAks9_4J82eeEHjBw4gLLZBUG4vxA57z_FAaifn-IsG5Zw3bIgmaSmc3yDs42ZnhXN3DhyphenhyphenTvOGLXf3S31vdUlSRGX5ipdcrvXbuZfNoI2idlfZI-q3v3PAmR-WY8M/s400/buttonalia2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5697571724303417666" border="0" /><br /><br />I also asked to her to let us know something about her life and her buttons, so, here is a little interview.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. How did I start making buttons?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I used to throw large bowls which were made into washbasins and then made correlating tiles - this was a great joy to me. They were high fired in a gas kiln so I could really go to town with glazes. I loved how the glazes would pool at the bottom of these very large bowls. I also used to throw on the wheel bowls which I would cut and manipulate, making them hearts, then I would raku them - I must have made hundreds of hearts, each one different.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I then began to have trouble with my elbows and 'tennis elbow' made it very painful to throw on the wheel, so I began making sculptures. They were all hollow and coiled and I began to develop non domestic glazes, art glazes, being inspired by nature. They got bigger and bigger and I am thrilled to say that one was bought by my Art School in New Zealand and a very big one was shipped to the USA.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">My husband and I moved to Taiwan where we taught English, so I had no opportunity to work in clay. However, I taught a Friday night English class to little children and their mothers and while I read a story, the children would build little sculptures while I talked. One of the mum's knew of a kiln at a nursery school, so she would have them fired so the children could see their work the next Friday. I loved those evenings! I was also very honoured to meet a master glassmaker, who let me spend the evening with him while I watched him work. We couldn't communicate in language, but spoke instead in chemistry e.g. Fe for Iron and in degrees of heat e.g. 900 degrees Celsius. I still have an exquisite little red glass ant that he made for me.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">My husband was offered a teaching position in Kent, England, so we moved here almost 10 years ago. Being new immigrants, we had to find our way around and it took me 7 years to finally find my place in clay once again. The equipment is very expensive, our house is a mid terrace Victorian house, which is very small, so the cellar is my studio where I keep the kiln and all my raw materials for glazing. Having a small kiln and a small house and a small pocket :), I had to think small. I am a very utilitarian person, so I tend to make useful objects unless I am being whimsical, then I make unusual, but simple objects to simply look at, like sculptures or hearts. It was natural for me to make buttons - the humble button with all its uses, buttons to make you smile.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Do I have other button related hobbies?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I used to sew most of my own clothes, but do just a little sewing now as my time is consumed with buttons!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. What's the secret of my success?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I think to start with, I have technical expertise. It takes a lot of patience, experimentation, research and pure hard work for it to become somewhat easier to do. So, besides the technical skill, I think it's glazing that sends me to nirvana - I LOVE chemistry and that's what glazes are! So, that's the buttons but the next thing is photos from every angle in natural light. My customers need to see as much as possible without holding them and I try to keep that in mind. I do my best to describe them - sizes, colour, pattern etc. Pricing was a very difficult one for me because I wanted to offer pure, useful art in everyday buttons, so I had to find a price range that I could afford to offer, but one that my customers could afford to pay. Customer service is paramount in my shop - it thrills me every time I have a sale, every single time. I feel honoured that someone would want my buttons and it spurs me on to making more and more. I love seeing photos of what happens to my buttons and it amazes me what incredible skill my customers have - you would not believe some of the most exquisite things have been made, with my buttons as embellishments.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. What question would I like someone to ask that has never been asked before?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I would love to be invited to work as a resident artist for say, a year in a new country. Or to be invited to help in a community project locally.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Can my buttons be machine washed?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Absolutely! Just as a cautionary measure, turn the garment inside out so you don't have the buttons banging against the metal drum of the washing machine. They are joyful little nubs of pleasure, so enjoy them!</span><br /><br />:)) thanks to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/buttonalia" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Buttonalia</span></a> for letting us know a bit more about you and your creations!Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-738578646966834962012-01-09T08:08:00.000-08:002012-01-09T08:26:02.423-08:00Vintage Outfit #1First of all, keep going with the entry for the <a href="http://bubiknits.blogspot.com/2012/01/bubiknits-giveaway.html" target="_blank">giveaway</a>, and remember to leave one comment for each shared link!<br />Then as already some of you know, I have a vintage style period and want to share my today's outfit with you:<br /><br />Dress: Vintage Dress 1970 Candy Apple Red Dress from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/runaroundsuevintage?ref=pr_shop_more" target="_blank">Runaround Sue Vintage Boutique</a><br />Bag: Vintage '70 french bag from Ebay<br />Shoes: Retro style shoe purchased 4 year ago at a local store.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6667554897_3d38373d7b_b.jpg" alt="vintage-outfit4" height="753" width="500" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6667553537_2ec56870f5_b.jpg" alt="vintage-outfit3" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6667551337_620053f5d8_b.jpg" alt="vintage-outfit2" height="753" width="500" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6667550227_dc6eb0b580.jpg" alt="vintage-outfit" height="446" width="440" /><br /></div><br />Have a nice Vintage style eve :))<br />xoxo BubiknitsGiusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-71519913124005345642012-01-05T09:49:00.001-08:002012-02-14T12:05:22.491-08:00Bubiknits GiveawayOk girls and maybe men-knitter,<br />there is time for a Giveaway. In <a href="http://bubiknits.blogspot.com/2011/12/interesting-meeting.html" target="_blank">this post</a> I talk about the beautiful Yarn Bowl I've got from an artisan, well, I'm going to order another one for a lucky reader of this blog.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6476785309_6e6b605ede_o.jpg" /><br /></div><br />The yarn bowl will be similar to the one in the photo, it will not have nickname on it and could be in another color, but it will be a beautiful and useful and trendy tool for a mad knitter! and that lucky knitter could be you!<br /><br />Well, just a few rules to partecipate in:<br /><br />1. subscribe and follow this blog;<br />2. share this Giveaway into your blog linking it to this post, share it on facebook, twitter etc. (if you would like copy and paste the giveaway logo and link to this post);<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bubiknits.blogspot.com/2012/01/bubiknits-giveaway.html"><img style="width: 210px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMywkMbOVEkmGsc1Q-KE2yCfvGq1_01U27YtGzX8VK2jztB-VpsKV8HE-NJV_kPH92h2PW6eYPbEJ0f5IzkLO5KUjAjNPrK6FROruZxQXDRO0tXIBtiYGUSWJ8pGjmYWuM2lUYMpUjQ8/s400/giveaway.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694210762953088818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div>3. leave a comment to this post and let me know where do you share it by linking the page of the sharing post. More sharing, more chance to win, so leave a comment for each sharing.<br /><br />the giveaway will end on February 14 2012 :))<br /><br />Good luck!!-->Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com69tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-77251243019554498432012-01-02T09:14:00.000-08:002012-01-02T13:54:42.115-08:002012Hello and happy new year!<br />I'm here with my little one, listening the last Amy Winehouse's long play (Lioness: Hidden Treasures) and thinking of project for 2012.<br />Yesterday I cast on the first cardigan from the list of the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/yards-of-yarn/1808169/1-25" target="_blank"> "12 maglioni per il 2012" KAL, </a>, my choose goes to the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/levenwick" target="_blank">Levenwick</a> a beautiful cardigan by Gudrun Johnston.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/EraLunaris/69473620/JJF-0179_copy_medium2.jpg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">photo: © Jared Flood/Brooklyn Tweed<br /></div><br />For the first time I'm working with the same yarn given into the pattern. In this one the suggested yarn is Shelter by Brooklyn Tweed. A wonderful yarn to work with, I'm really impressed so far and can't wait to complete the cardigan to see how it turned out once it is finished. You can see a swatch of that yarn on the previews post, where I show off some lovely stitch markers I've got as a present from <a href="http://tibisay-artherapy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tibisay</a>.<br /><br />I'm also going to take part to another <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/stitchn-spritz-trieste/1949247/1-25" target="_blank"> KAL with the group Stitch 'n Spritz! </a>on Raverly, the pattern is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nuage-bleu" target="_blank">Nuage Blue</a> a very nice lace cowl that I'm going to knit in Rowan Kid Silk.<br /><br />On February I would love to start a sweater for my son. It's time to work for my lovely cub too... :)<br />That's right, off to bed now.<br />Love and Peace for the new year!<br />PS: I'm going to announce a surprise very soon! stay tuned!Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-59801355653358322832011-12-27T09:38:00.000-08:002011-12-27T10:05:53.554-08:00Christmas Time and Red CoralineI love Christmas time.<br /><br />I love the beauty of the light in the city, people seems to be much more kind each other and smiley...<br />I also love to give and receive gift from very close friend and parents.<br />This year I have receive some lovely wool related gift and want to share with you.<br /><br />this two are from Tibisay. A wonderful color combo of Kilcarra wool from Donegal Yarns, she also give me a beautiful set of handmade stitch marker, I've already used for my new project.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6582571709/" title="xmas-gift_tibisay2 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6582571709_789a86280f.jpg" alt="xmas-gift_tibisay2" height="332" width="500" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6582569421/" title="xmas-gift_tibisay by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6582569421_c7cf687e98.jpg" alt="xmas-gift_tibisay" height="332" width="500" /></a><br /></div><br />this one from my mother. I love it, I asked for this a while ago, it's a 100% organic wool blanket from Klippan, the brand's name is the same of the city where it is from, in fact "Klippan" is in Latvia.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6582570379/" title="xmas-gift_mom by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6582570379_40eb81ba4f.jpg" alt="xmas-gift_mom" height="332" width="500" /></a><br /></div><br />this one is from my sister, a non-wool related but love it as well.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6582570651/" title="xmas-gift_sister by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6582570651_a7ff3b9463.jpg" alt="xmas-gift_sister" height="427" width="500" /></a><br /></div><br />And now please, let me share "The Cardigan".<br />I can say that this is the best piece I made so far, I love it, I love the color, I love the design (and the Designer, not less to say).<br />I wear it on Christmas at my parent's brunch, it was perfect for that day, it's also warm and I adore it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pattern</span>: Coraline<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Designer</span>: Ysolda Tegue<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6582556701/" title="coraline06 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6582556701_cf014a8eff.jpg" alt="coraline06" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6582567677/" title="coraline14 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6582567677_cc4a88dd82.jpg" alt="coraline14" height="500" width="322" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6582566115/" title="coraline13 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6582566115_98aec4c210.jpg" alt="coraline13" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6582565009/" title="coraline12 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6582565009_817ba6dc3d.jpg" alt="coraline12" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6582562481/" title="coraline10 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6582562481_b270485ff7.jpg" alt="coraline10" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6582561085/" title="coraline09 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6582561085_00ea064078.jpg" alt="coraline09" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6582559719/" title="coraline08 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6582559719_f00d26f6ca.jpg" alt="coraline08" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6582551305/" title="coraline03 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6582551305_8e2941ec91.jpg" alt="coraline03" height="500" width="332" /></a><br /></div>Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-40394230687259469122011-12-19T09:04:00.000-08:002011-12-19T09:41:17.154-08:00Austria nel cuore e Vintage styleEbbene si, in questi giorni pensavo che sto proprio diventando sempre più "signora", un po' come la mia insegnante di matematica alle superiori, sempre dentro le sue scarpe basse e vestita in maniera più o meno sobrio-rigoroso.<br />Le minigonne di un tempo, i pizzi e le cose più sexy, vuoi per l'età, vuoi per la gravidanza ed io dopo gravidanza (tacchi a spillo ahimè definitamente spariti!) vuoi per il fatto che in un anno e mezzo ho preso su una taglia e mezza (sob!) mi ha fatto cambiare completamente il mio modo di vestire.<br /><br />Ultimamente ho una passione sfrenata per il Vintage e modelli demodè, si perchè se proprio proprio devo rassegnarmi a vestire in maniera più da adulta (cosa per altro ben accetta dalla sottoscritta... sia mai che mi vediate a 50 anni con i fuseaux leopardati), almeno facciamolo in maniera originale.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6538725257/" title="tyrolean-sweater2 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6538725257_940281cf25_z.jpg" alt="tyrolean-sweater2" height="530" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6538724525/" title="tyrolean-sweater by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6538724525_eb4d868f59_z.jpg" alt="tyrolean-sweater" height="640" width="362" /></a><br /><br />Come la mia amica <a href="http://tibisay-artherapy.blogspot.com/2011/12/stitchnd-spritznd-greetings.html" target="_blank">Valentina ha notato all'ultimo Stitch 'n Spritz</a>, questo golfino ne è un esempio. Io l'ho acquistato ad un mercatino vintage da una bancarella Austriaca, ma con grande sorpresa e gioia l'ho ritrovato quasi identico sull'ultimo libro di Susan Crawford<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tyrolean-jumper-coat" target="_blank"> - A Stitch in Time - Vintage Knitting pattern 1930 - 1950 Volume 2 - </a> quindi ripetibile in futuro anche in una taglia più grande.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tyrolean-jumper-coat" target="_blank"><img src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/justcallmeruby/83781600/TyroleanJumper_medium.jpg" alt="Tyrolean Jumper Coat by© Susan Crawford" /></a><br /><br />Ritornando all'incontro del mese con lo SnS devo dire che questa volta come non mai mi sono sentita davvero parte di un gruppo e devo ringraziare davvero di cuore Valentina che ci raduna ogni mese e le altre splendide ragazze che ne fanno parte. La foto l'ho rubata a Tibisay che mi ha immortalata mentre sto sferruzzando il mio coraline, ed ormai siamo proprio alle battute finali: mancano soltanto 10 giri e le rifiniture!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6538725447/" title="sns by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6538725447_2d866f12bf.jpg" alt="sns" height="280" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Se non mi sentite prima perchè sommersa dagli impegni prefestivi Vi lascio qui i miei più cari auguri di un buon Natale ed un meraviglioso 2012.<br /><br />Alla prossima!<br /><br />PS: questo post è scritto solamente nella versione italiana per protesta... la mia amica Valentina mi ha pubblicamente presa in giro all'ultimo SnS... ora, visto che la sua Mamma è bravissima con l'inglese, non vorrei proprio che al prossimo appuntamento mi bacchettasse :-DGiusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-28835772687749357012011-12-08T05:37:00.000-08:002011-12-08T06:26:18.334-08:00interesting meetingI love a lot of knit designers. One of them is Kate Davies and when I saw <a href="http://textisles.com/2011/11/05/matchy-matchy/" target="_blank">this post on her blog </a> (and read about her interesting project) I couldn't resist and bought those beautiful badge from her friend on Etsy.<br /><br />Mi piacciono un sacco di designer. Una di queste è Kate Davies e quando ho visto <a href="http://textisles.com/2011/11/05/matchy-matchy/" target="_blank"> questo post sul suo blog</a>, e letto del suo interessante progetto, non ho potuto redimermi dall'acquistare queste bellissime spille dalla sua amica su Etsy.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6476783193/" title="tweed_wool_badge by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6476783193_e89d5571ff_o.jpg" alt="tweed_wool_badge" height="373" width="500" /></a><br /></div><br />And to stay on the subject, about a month ago I met a ceramic artist and talking about this and that I told him how strongly I would have loved to have a ceramic yarn bowl, I made a sketch and then I gave him carte blanche on the creation, I only asked the bowl must have an incision with my nick name and a stylized sheep ... Well, one month later, when I saw the finished yarn bowl I would wanted to kiss him with happiness. The yarn bowl is wonderful, while knitting the yarn tension is perfect, and when I pull it a little stronger I can listen the ball echoes inside the jar. Isn't it Wonderful?!<br />I ask to the craftman to make another yarn bowl, similar but not identical, for a unique gift for a dear friend.<br /><br />E per restare in tema, circa un mese fa ho incontrato un vero artigiano e parlando gli ho spiegato quanto mi sarebbe piaciuto avere un portagomitolo di ceramica, gli ho fatto uno schizzo e poi gli ho dato carta bianca sulla realizzazione, ho chiesto l'incisione del mio nick name ed una pecorella stilizzata... beh, a distanza di un mese quando l'ho visto finito avrei voluto baciarlo dalla felicità. Il portagomitolo è meraviglioso, il filo rimane teso perfettamente e quando lo tiro un po' più forte il gomitolo risuona all'interno del vaso. Non è Meraviglioso?!<br />Ne ho fatto realizzare un altro simile ma non uguale per un regalo unico destinato ad una cara amica.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6476784137/" title="yarn_bowl01 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6476784137_9636d81c50_o.jpg" alt="yarn_bowl01" height="753" width="500" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6476785309/" title="yarn_bowl03 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6476785309_6e6b605ede_o.jpg" alt="yarn_bowl03" height="666" width="500" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6476784747/" title="yarn_bowl02 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6476784747_ef51de0824_o.jpg" alt="yarn_bowl02" height="655" width="500" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6476783691/" title="yarn_bowl by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6476783691_2a621f87ee_o.jpg" alt="yarn_bowl" height="494" width="500" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/giusypatch/6476785735/" title="yarn_bowl04 by Bubiknits, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6476785735_9293db8f24_o.jpg" alt="yarn_bowl04" height="332" width="500" /></a></div>Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-51526575448987688972011-11-30T13:35:00.000-08:002011-11-30T13:43:22.870-08:00Giveaway - yards of yarn<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 426px; height: 640px;" src="http://www.yardsofyarn.it/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Grayling.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br />Eh si, la diavoletta tentatrice di Yards of Yarn ha colpito ancora!! Ebbene si, questo giveaway non si può proprio perdere! In palio l'ultimo e-book di <a href="http://www.yardsofyarn.it/2011/11/natural-dyes-by-cecily-glowik-macdonald-and-a-giveaway/" target="_blank">Cecily Glowik Macdonald</a>.<br />Clicca sul link per andare al giveaway e scopri come partecipare!!!<br /><br />Oh yes, she did it again. Yards of Yarn is held a incredible giveaway! the last <a href="http://www.yardsofyarn.it/2011/11/natural-dyes-by-cecily-glowik-macdonald-and-a-giveaway/" target="_blank"> ebook of CecilY Glowik Macdonald!</a><br />Click on the link to know how to partecipate!!Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-59160991666311705132011-11-26T14:57:00.000-08:002011-11-26T15:39:45.903-08:00I need more shoes and books and woolWell, I don't remember if I said it before, but I'm a shopaholic. Yes, I have a problem. I can't stop buying anything and when I see something I like I can't resist: I must have it.<br />This past summer <a href="http://ysolda.com/wordpress/" target="_blank">Ysolda Tegue</a>, one of my favorite knit designer held a <a href="http://ysolda.com/shoe-destash/" target="_blank">shoe destash</a>. Most of her fabulous shoe were gone when I saw her post late in the morning, but... some of them were still available so... I wrote to her asking for those beautiful pair of vintage shoes. She told me that those were very narrow but if I would buy them she would have been happy to sell them to me.<br />Of course I told her I would have buy the shoes. And if I wouldn't be able to wear them I will have kept them as a fetish of my knitting Idol.<br />The shoes came to my house with a signed notes from the lovely Ysolda (I also asked a little signature note to keep into "Little Red in the City", a book she published a few months before and that I have in my library). The shoes are fabulous but she was right, were very narrow, so I put them into a shoe box and forgot them till a few weeks ago.<br />Last week I've got a brilliant idea: I bring them to my shoemaker and ask him to enlarge them. Well, on friday I was able to PERFECTLY wear them, no hurt no pain!! I love them so much and got lot of compliment from my collegue.<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeoaOZrpNc31QeZOs-J9TYNh3HpTjubv7kM7yW3akc1IFmGsBhSO4ZeHyOAdhizJZR5MqoRGb4oMj6Khdf2SKQIoXDijxRfzQ65poIrORhJDzB42cgDoPZKOEPmJCOjkufT4yQg1zzi4/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679447249902508994" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikHYH7hk8FNhv9kjewSYDHfSKbQF3DtEk9zYrm-SCmHkWtY5ChxAoWmSjLIC7lESr86AQ5ds4egzTlKDCn5FOtzwY4Ed2l8Laa2ejrjalMWRD0rr7fo8O-4N-AyY-8pOv6aNB17mpp9eo/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679447244237498562" border="0" /><br /><br />Would we talk about books? Needless to say I have lots of book? To not to talk to pdf patterns!! Tons of them :)) <br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_33ZBG6C5nhodRxLjmhVUkzz9F2GHD5T3b3UQnF1gBA-Sx4CpUYqz_XZqjk_qeKq764nFfsNQd7D6IKkDnKJLtcMscnYQmLJjPO4pp0lTM_FIHj0jfgdo2Jmn6rXRTZ9HFXHKEFAAgw/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679447256453943330" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-k0NxOC1SbW8o0ZB9jJRNi5ANyAsY5CUYEZZ4ChXB_PM-bnhwTlvE3FHJKYkTabhTH2ZybW1ZpX9hP1L44cGEaFz2YZEXWBtATiXhDGx6m53PPilP2DBC5LzXJ4wLx79FF4RKrypNbEU/" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679447258659241202" border="0" /><br /><br />And then there are SOME of the last bought: WOOL!!! Luxury wool... expensive wool of course.<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/80437812/document_upload11506-0_medium2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/80565774/document_upload18864-2_medium2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/79969688/document_upload29667-0_medium2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/80566163/document_upload1478-1_medium2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0sWHVmpbtMl2_spjzkYqbdLZo6CVwvM0CXhMgslf5TlQoy83dekxbQSFZ4LTfAThuUhseemdpjwzbtMkBqs8vjRhGU425MhHEXwf7A6h98qdgjXr_4an8PdZbslNrmEHqxtKCcQ5Dtg/" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679452310157840978" /><br /><br />I have some new sweater at my needles at the moment, but I'm just a litte pressured at the time, so no much knitting in the evening, but I'm still dreaming of finish some for Xmas time.<br /><br />That's all for now, :) Good night!Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-44930303999093549522011-11-13T09:35:00.000-08:002011-11-13T09:49:06.728-08:00West + RowanWell, this is a winning pair:<br />Designer = <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://westknits.com/index.php/blog/" about="_blank">Stephen West</a></span><br />Yarn = <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://www.knitrowan.com/yarns/lima" about="_blank">Rowan Lima</a></span><br /><br />Let the images says for me.<br /><br /><img src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/80737051/stephen-west-cowl_medium.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/80737066/stephen-west-cowl2_medium2.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/80737088/stephen-west-cowl3_medium2.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/80737103/stephen-west-cowl4.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/80737142/stephen-west-cowl6_medium.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/80737176/stephen-west-cowl8_medium.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Bubi-knits/80737158/stephen-west-cowl7_medium.jpg">Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344261481826503966.post-58407981136121904142011-11-10T10:09:00.001-08:002011-11-10T10:09:41.342-08:00Xmas thoughtsIt's time to knit Xmas presents ;-)<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/11/10/1374.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/11/10/s_1374.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/11/10/1375.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/11/10/s_1375.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />The yarn is so soft and beautiful.<br /> <br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />Giusy Jdeebellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223279885801167396noreply@blogger.com0