Moje božično drevo / My Christmas tree

Lp, Barbi :)

 Kvačkan etui za telefon / Crochet phone case

Da bo moj telefon čim dlje brez prask in zaščiten pred padci, sem skvačkala etui v vijolično - roza barvi.

So that my phone will be scratch - free and protected from falls, I crocheted a purple - pink phone case.

Uporabila sem:
- Ta enostaven načrt, ki omogoča hitro izdelavo. Pri tem sem upoštevala širino in višino mojega telefona.
- Kvačko velikosti 6.
- Debelejši volni za boljšo zaščito; vijolično (Tovarna volnenih izdelkov Majšperk, Nika 100 g, barva 55070) in roza (Tovarna volnenih izdelkov Majšperk, Nika 100 g, barva 55068).

 I used:
- This  simple pattern for quick crochet. I took into account the width and height of my phone.
- Crochet hook number 6.
- Thicker yarn for better protection; purple (Tovarna volnenih izdelkov Majšperk, Nika 100 g, color 55070) and pink (Tovarna volnenih izdelkov Majšperk, Nika 100 g, color 55068).

Lp, Barbi :)

Vem, vem, zamujam ... / I know, I know, I'm late ...

Od zadnje objave je minilo že skoraj 2 meseca! Morda bi morala z novo objavo še malo počakati, da bi imela "okroglo" obletnico ;) Med tem časom pa moja kvačka ni počivala, res pa je počival moj fotoaparat :D
V zadnji objavi sem vam obljubljala slike končnega izdelka, tako da ... 

It's been almost 2 months since my last post! Maybe I should have waited a bit longer with new post, so I could have a "round" anniversary ;) All this time, my crochet hook didn't rest, but my camera did :D
In the last post I promised you pictures of the finished work, so ... 

Šal (glede na načrt se imenuje Freedom scarf) na sliki je prepognjen na pol, saj meri v dolžino "kar" 1,35 m, v širino pa 18 cm. To je seveda končni izdelek, pot do njega pa ni bila lahka ... Začelo se je nekako takole :) 

Scarf (according to the pattern it is called Freedom scarf) on the picture is folded in half and is 1,35 m long and 18 cm wide. This is of course the end product, but road to it was not easy ... This is how it began :) 

Mislim, da se takoj opazi, da nekaj ne "štima" v širino :) Jaz sem to opazila, no, ko je bilo že prepozno :S Šal sem "popravila" tako, da sem ga razparala (zakaj se je to zgodilo ravno meni? :S ) in začela znova. Spremenila sem tudi zaporedje barv volne in  bila tokrat zelo pozorna na širino šala ... in malo manj na širino posamezne vrste :D 10 vrst z belo volno na začetku in na koncu ni bilo enakomernih, izgledalo je kot, da sem na koncu naredila le 8 vrst, čeprav jih je bilo 10. Šal sem morala spet razparati skoraj do polovice in ponovno dokončati. Tokrat sem bila bolj pozorna - me je izučilo ;) 

You can see right away that in the "width area" something isn't right :) I noticed that, when it was already too late :S I "fixed" the scarf by pulling yarn apart (why did this happen to me? :S ) and started to crochet all over again. I also changed the color sequence of yarn and  paid special attention to the width of my scarf ... and a bit less on the width of my rows :D 10 rows with white yarn at the beginning of scarf weren't the same as the white rows at the end. It looked like I only made 8 rows at the end of scarf. I pulled scarf apart, again, almost to half and started to crochet again. This time I paid more attention - I learned my lesson ;)

Ko je bil šal skvačkan, sem morala le še všiti "repe" ter ga preizkusiti :D 

After the scarf was finished, all I had to do was to sew in tails and try it on :D 

Za izdelavo sem uporabila:
- Ta načrt.
- Kvačko velikosti 6.
- Volno v štirih različnih barvah, ki sem jo kupila v Lidlu. Če bi ta šal izdelovala znova, ne bi več uporabila vseh barv naenkrat.
- Veliko potrpežljivosti ;) 

I used:
- This pattern.
- Crochet hook number 6.
 - 4 colors of yarn that I bought in Lidl. If I was crocheting this scarf all over again, I wouldn't use all colors at once.
- A lot of patience ;)

Lp, Barbi :)

V nastajanju / In the making

Končni izdelek vam pokažem kmalu.

I'll show you the finished work soon.

Lp, Barbi :)

Lara

Predstavljam vam Laro, malo predebelo psičko na kratkih nogah :)

I introduce to you, Lara, slightly obese dog on short legs :) 

In to je njena kvačkana verzija ...

And this is crochet version of her ...

Mislim, da je podobnost več kot očitna :D In ja, glava je namerno večja od telesa, enako kot pri medvedku in žabah.

 I think the resemblance is quite obvious :D And yes, the head is bigger then the body on purpose, the same as with the teddy and with frogs. 

Na sliki zgoraj pa lahko vidite kako Lara prosi, da jo pobožaš :) Za izdelavo delov telesa sem uporabila načrt Border Collie Pattern, najden na tej strani. Rjave lise na telesu so v večini narejene z single crochet, ena pa z magic circle. 

On the picture above, you can see how Lara begs to be caressed :) For making of body parts I used Border Collie Pattern, found here. The brown spots on her body were mostly made using single crochet and one with magic circle.

 

Uporabila sem:

- Kvačko velikosti 4,5.

- 50 g rjavo volno (Steinbach Wolle, Jumbo, barva 080) in belo volno, ki sem jo dobila, ko sem razparala star pleten pulover. Oči in nos so narejeni iz črne preje.

 I used:

- Crochet hook number 4,5.

- 50 g brown yarn (Steinbach Wolle, Jumbo, color 080) and white yarn, that I got by pulling an old knit sweater apart. Eyes and nose are made from black yarn.

Lp, Barbi :)

Medvedek / Teddy

Do sedaj mi je od vseh blogov o amigurumiju, ki sem jih uspela videt, najbolj všeč All About Ami, ki ga ustvarja Stephanie. Njeni amigurumiji so naravnost čudoviti.

So far, from all the blog's about amigurumi that I found, my absolute favorite is Stephanie's All About Ami. Her amigurumi's are just gorgeous. 

Medvedek na sliki je v večini narejen po načrtu Stephanie, ki ga najdete tukaj.  Noge medvedka se se mi po tem načrtu zdele prevelike oz. predolge, zato sem jih naredila po drugem načrtu.

Uporabila sem:

- Kvačko velikosti 6.

- Dve niti skupaj. Medvedek je tako visok okoli 16,5 cm.

- Dve 50 g bež volni (Steinbach Wolle, Eroica, barva 064), črno prejo za oči in smrček ter roza in rumeno volno za mašnjico.

Teddy on the picture is mostly made after Stephanie's pattern, that you can find here. I found teddy's legs, made after her pattern, to be too big or should I say too long, so I made them after different pattern. 

I used:

- Crochet hook number 6.
- Two strands of yarn.  Teddy is about 16,5 cm tall.

- Two 50 g beige yarns (Steinbach Wolle, Eroica, color 064), black yarn for nose and eyes, and for bow pink and yellow.

Lp, Barbi :)

Žabja svatba / Frog wedding

Po žabici sem naredila dve večji kvačkani žabi. Parček je namenjen za rojstno dnevno darilo, upam, da bo slavljenki všeč.

Uporabila sem:

- Kvačko velikosti 6.

- Dve niti skupaj. Tako sem dobila večji žabi, v višino merita 16,5 cm. Prva žabica, kjer sem uporabila le eno nit, meri v višino 11,5 cm. 

- 4 klobčiče zelene volne (Steinbach wolle, Jumbo, barva 047), pri ustnicah in metuljčku pa rdečo volno (Four Seasons Gruendl, Perfino, barva 22). Rožica na glavi ''ženske'' žabe je iz volne neznanega imena ;)

After froggy I made two bigger frogs. The couple is intended for a birthday present, I  hope that the birthday girl likes it.

 I used:

- Crochet hook number 6.

- Two strands of yarn. That way I got bigger frogs, they are 16,5 cm tall. The first froggy, for which I used only one strand of yarn, is 11,5 cm tall. 

- 4 balls of green yarn (Steinbach wolle, Jumbo, color 047) and for lips and bowtie, red yarn (Four Seasons Gruendl, Perfino, color 22). Flower on head of female frog is from yarn of unknown name ;)

Največ problemov so mi povzročala ustnice ''ženske'' žabe. Vzelo mi je kar nekaj časa, da sem skvačkala in preizkusila različne ''modele'' ustnic, na koncu sem se odločila za te na sliki.

The most problem I had with female frog lips. It took me quite a loot of time to crochet and test different lip ''models'' in the end I settled with the one you see.

''Moška'' žaba se je obnašala zelo lepo in mi ni povzročala težav :) Načrt za metuljčka najdete tukaj.

Male frog behaved very nicely and didn't cause me any problems :) Pattern for bowtie you can find here.

Lp, Barbi :)

Žabica / Froggy

 Žabica je v bistvu "prototip" :) Prejela sem prošnjo naj skvačkam 2 žabici, vendar sem naletela na problem. Na internetu nisem našla vzorca za izdelavo žabice, ki bi mi bil všeč. Tako sem si pomagala s tem vzorcem za izdelavo telesa in glave. Kako izdelati roke, noge in oči pa sem lahko ugotovila sama :D

 Froggy is basicy a "prototype" :) I received a request for 2 crochet froggy's, but I stumbled on a problem. I couldn't find a pattern on the internet  that i would like. So I helped myself with this pattern to crochet body and head. How to make arms, legs and eyes I was able to figure out myself :D

Žabica je velika približno 11,5 cm. Uporabila sem zeleno (YarnArt, merino exclusive, barva 750), rdečo (Four Season Gruendl, Perfino, barva 22) volno in kvačko velikosti 5. Oči so iz črne preje neznanega imena :) 

Froggy is about 11,5 cm tall. I used green (YarnArt, merino exclusive, color 750), red (Four Season Gruendl, Perfino, color 22) yarn and a crochet hook size 5. Eyes are from black yarn of unknown name :)

Tukaj pa je še ena slika žabice v njenem "naravnem okolju". :)

Here is a picture of froggy in its "natural habitat". :)

Lp, Barbi

Ko bi le / If only

lahko zavrtela čas nazaj in se namazala s  kremo za sončenje!!

I could turn back time and put some sunscreen on!!

Lp, Barbi

Še sem tu / I'm still here

Takoj, ko dobim fotoaparat nazaj, vam pokažem s kakšnim projektom sem se ukvarjala.

As soon as I get my camera back, I will show you the project I've been working on.

Lp, Barbi

 Puff stitch kapa / hat

Včeraj sva predala kapo / darilo slavljenki. Seveda ni smela manjkati jagodna čokolada :)

Yesterday we handed over the hat / gift to the birthday girl. Of course the gift would be nothing without strawberry chocolate :)

  Navodila za kapo najdete tukaj. Uporabila sem 100 g črno volno in kvačko velikosti 5.

Pattern for hat you can find here. I used 100 g black yarn and a hook size 5.

 Lp, Barbi