Hello readers,
after pausing with blogging for a while I decided to start fresh. You can find my new blog here:
https://fadenspieleblog.wordpress.com/
I'll write in German now as I find it easier - since it's my mother tongue! ;)
I would be happy if you would hop over and follow my new blog! It will still be about crochet, books, cooking and travelling - nothing much has changed topic wise.
I'm so excited! :)
EmmA
yarny bookworm
Montag, 30. Januar 2017
Freitag, 6. Mai 2016
summer baking: Strawberry cake. A recipe
IDear Readers,
summer has arrived. FINALLY! After being gloomy and rainy and grey and cold, the sun has finally decided to show herself and to stay. It's warm, it's nice, the sky is blue and people are more happy and relaxed.
I love the summer. It's my favourite time of the year. There's a reason why I have a huge Sun Mandala tattooed on my back! ;)
Anyway, with the warmer temperatures the first regional strawberries have arrived in the supermarket and I took some time yesterday (it was a holiday in Austria and I didn't had to work) to make an old family favourite: A strawberry joghurt cake. It's easy and quick to make, not too sweet and really fruity and refreshing. Perfect for eating it outside, with naked feet and the sun shining in your face.
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Der Sommer hat es nun endlich nach Österreich geschafft. Nachdem die letzten Wochen grau, dunkel, nass und kalt waren, ist die Sonne nun aufgetaucht und wird auch endlich bleiben. Es ist warm, es ist schön, der Himmel ist blau und man merkt gleich, dass die Menschen viel fröhlicher und lockerer sind.
Ich liebe den Sommer, er ist mit Abstand meine liebste Jahreszeit. Mit Kälte kann ich ja so ganz und gar nicht umgehen. Hat schon einen Grund, warum ich mir eine große Mandala-Sonne auf den Rücken tätoowieren hab lassen! ;)
Jedenfalls hab ich den gestrigen Feiertag genutzt um mal wieder einen alten Familienklassiker zu backen - eine Erdbeer-Joghurt-Torte. Die geht ganz einfach, man braucht nicht viele Zutaten und sie schmeckt nicht zu süß, aber schön fruchtig und erfrischend. Perfekt um mit nackten Füßen draußen zu sitzen und die Torte zu genießen, während einem die Sonne ins Gesicht scheint.
You need:
250 g strawberries // 250 g Erdbeeren
500 g yoghurt // 500 g Joghurt
250 ml whipped cream // 250 ml Schlagobers
6 eggs // 6 Eier
6 spoonfuls of flour / 6 EL Mehl
6 spoonfuls of powdered sugar // 6 EL Staubzucker
6 pieces gelatine // 6 Platten Gelatine
First you make a sponge:
For that you separate the eggs. Mix the yolk with the sugar and the flour. Whip the eggwhites until they're stiff and gently stir them under the yolk-sugar-flour-mixture.
Bake the sponge at 180 degrees for about 15-20 minutes.
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Zuerst den Biskuitteig: Die Eier trennen, die Eidotter mit dem Mehl und dem Zucker vermischen. Das Eiklar zu Schnee schlagen und vorsichtig unter die Dottermischung heben. Bei 180 Grad für ca. 15-20 Minuten backen.
For the topping whip the cream until it's stiff.
Mix the yoghurt with 3-4 spoonfuls of powdered sugar. You can add a little lime juice if you want - that depends on your taste.
Soak the gelatine in water until it's soft. Then stir it in a warm pot until it's liquid. Add it to the yoghurt, then immediately mix the whipped cream under it.
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Für den Joghurtguss den Schlagobers schlagen. Den Joghurt mit 3-4 EL Staubzucker mischen. Wer mag kann auch ein paar Spritzer Zitrone untermischen - dann schmeckt's noch frischer!
Die Gelatine in Wasser einweichen und danach in einem Topf erwärmen, bis sie flüssig ist. Die flüssige Gelatine in die Joghurtmischung leeren und dann gleich die Schlagsahne unterheben.
Put the strawberries onto the cooled sponge, then put the yoghurt topping over it. Put it in the fridge for at least 2 hours until the yoghurt topping is stiff.
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Die Erdbeeren auf dem ausgekühlten Biskuitteig verteilen und die Joghurtmasse darüberleeren. Für mindestens 2 Stunden in den Kühlschrank stellen, bis die Joghurtmasse fest geworden ist. Am Besten ist es, wenn die Torte über Nacht im Kühlschrank bleibt.
Enjoy with a large cup of coffee and some nice company.
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Den Kuchen mit einer großen Tasse Kaffee und netten Menschen genießen. Mahlzeit.
summer has arrived. FINALLY! After being gloomy and rainy and grey and cold, the sun has finally decided to show herself and to stay. It's warm, it's nice, the sky is blue and people are more happy and relaxed.
I love the summer. It's my favourite time of the year. There's a reason why I have a huge Sun Mandala tattooed on my back! ;)
Anyway, with the warmer temperatures the first regional strawberries have arrived in the supermarket and I took some time yesterday (it was a holiday in Austria and I didn't had to work) to make an old family favourite: A strawberry joghurt cake. It's easy and quick to make, not too sweet and really fruity and refreshing. Perfect for eating it outside, with naked feet and the sun shining in your face.
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Der Sommer hat es nun endlich nach Österreich geschafft. Nachdem die letzten Wochen grau, dunkel, nass und kalt waren, ist die Sonne nun aufgetaucht und wird auch endlich bleiben. Es ist warm, es ist schön, der Himmel ist blau und man merkt gleich, dass die Menschen viel fröhlicher und lockerer sind.
Ich liebe den Sommer, er ist mit Abstand meine liebste Jahreszeit. Mit Kälte kann ich ja so ganz und gar nicht umgehen. Hat schon einen Grund, warum ich mir eine große Mandala-Sonne auf den Rücken tätoowieren hab lassen! ;)
Jedenfalls hab ich den gestrigen Feiertag genutzt um mal wieder einen alten Familienklassiker zu backen - eine Erdbeer-Joghurt-Torte. Die geht ganz einfach, man braucht nicht viele Zutaten und sie schmeckt nicht zu süß, aber schön fruchtig und erfrischend. Perfekt um mit nackten Füßen draußen zu sitzen und die Torte zu genießen, während einem die Sonne ins Gesicht scheint.
You need:
250 g strawberries // 250 g Erdbeeren
500 g yoghurt // 500 g Joghurt
250 ml whipped cream // 250 ml Schlagobers
6 eggs // 6 Eier
6 spoonfuls of flour / 6 EL Mehl
6 spoonfuls of powdered sugar // 6 EL Staubzucker
6 pieces gelatine // 6 Platten Gelatine
First you make a sponge:
For that you separate the eggs. Mix the yolk with the sugar and the flour. Whip the eggwhites until they're stiff and gently stir them under the yolk-sugar-flour-mixture.
Bake the sponge at 180 degrees for about 15-20 minutes.
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Zuerst den Biskuitteig: Die Eier trennen, die Eidotter mit dem Mehl und dem Zucker vermischen. Das Eiklar zu Schnee schlagen und vorsichtig unter die Dottermischung heben. Bei 180 Grad für ca. 15-20 Minuten backen.
For the topping whip the cream until it's stiff.
Mix the yoghurt with 3-4 spoonfuls of powdered sugar. You can add a little lime juice if you want - that depends on your taste.
Soak the gelatine in water until it's soft. Then stir it in a warm pot until it's liquid. Add it to the yoghurt, then immediately mix the whipped cream under it.
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Für den Joghurtguss den Schlagobers schlagen. Den Joghurt mit 3-4 EL Staubzucker mischen. Wer mag kann auch ein paar Spritzer Zitrone untermischen - dann schmeckt's noch frischer!
Die Gelatine in Wasser einweichen und danach in einem Topf erwärmen, bis sie flüssig ist. Die flüssige Gelatine in die Joghurtmischung leeren und dann gleich die Schlagsahne unterheben.
Put the strawberries onto the cooled sponge, then put the yoghurt topping over it. Put it in the fridge for at least 2 hours until the yoghurt topping is stiff.
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Die Erdbeeren auf dem ausgekühlten Biskuitteig verteilen und die Joghurtmasse darüberleeren. Für mindestens 2 Stunden in den Kühlschrank stellen, bis die Joghurtmasse fest geworden ist. Am Besten ist es, wenn die Torte über Nacht im Kühlschrank bleibt.
Enjoy with a large cup of coffee and some nice company.
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Den Kuchen mit einer großen Tasse Kaffee und netten Menschen genießen. Mahlzeit.
Dienstag, 3. Mai 2016
April - A Summary
I'm not going to start this post again with stating the fact, that April ran by way too fast! Instead I'll instantly start with my summary. Here we go!
LIFE:
We received the first offers for the changes we want to make at our house. The price meet our expectations, so we didn't suffer any negative surprises there. As soon as my husband has a day off, we will visit the construction site. The outside of the house is finished (they just need to finish the facade) and they already started to work on the inside. My husband thinks that we will move this year, I think that we will be able to live in our own house by next spring. Be that as it may - we are more than excited!
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Die ersten Angebote für unsere Änderungswünsche sind so eingetrudelt und sind nicht höher, als von uns geschätzt. Also hier gibts schon mal keine bösen Überraschungen - zum Glück! Sobald der Liebste mal wieder frei hat, werden wir eine Baustellenbesichtigung machen. Der Rohbau steht, der Innenausbau ist bereits in vollem Gange und man kann jede Woche eine Veränderung sehen. Der Mann denkt, dass wir noch heuer umziehen werden - ich rechne eher erst nächsten Frühling damit. So oder so - wir freuen uns!
We visited my sister in law for a short weekend as our oldest nephew turned nine. NINE YEARS! He's so big already and right now in the middle of a defiance phase and a little difficult. But I still enjoyed the two days off and the fact, that we sat together till way after midnight and just talked and laughed and had fun.
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Wir waren wieder zu Besuch bei meiner Schwägerin in Salzburg, weil unser großer Neffe NEUN wurde. Unglaublich, wie groß der schon ist. Und momentan befindet er sich in einer vorpubertären Phase und ist dezent schwierig. Trotzdem war's toll mal alle wiederzusehen und bis weit in die Nacht zu quatschen und zu lachen!
CRAFT:
My crochet mojo is slowly coming back after being absent for quite a while. I finally finished the little lamb that just needed eyes stitched on and two ears. I immediately started a new project and have a million ideas inside my head!
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Meine Häkelmotivation ist wieder da! Endlich. Nach einer gefühlten Ewigkeit hab ich endlich mein Lämmchen fertig gemacht (haben ja nur noch die Augen und Ohren gefehlt) und gleich sofort mit einem neuen Projekt angefangen. Ich arbeite gerade an einem Sommerpulli!
SPORT:
It's reaaaally hard for me to motivate me to go for a run, although I'm still making progress. I managed to run for 6.5 kms last week and I never managed to run that far!
I bought new sport shoes this weekend, maybe this will help. I'm still ahead of my running goal for this year, let's see if that motivation's coming back soon. At least I can force myself to go for at least one run a week.
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Momentan fehlt's mir echt an Motivation und das, obwohl ich mich mit jedem Lauf steigern kann. Letzte Woche hab ich 6.5 Kilometer geschafft, so viel wie noch nie! Ich hab mir letzte Woche neue Sportschuhe zugelegt, vielleicht helfen die ja. Immerhin bin ich meinem Jahreslaufziel immer noch voraus.
BOOKS:
I finished Game of Thrones. Finally. Though I love the books and the plot and the characters, the fourth and the fifth volume were a little tiresome to read.
I managed to read 4 books since and I'm currently in the middle of the fifth one.
After not buying any books for a few months now, I got myself this baking book: It's called Sugar Orgasm and it is written by three women, who opened the "Guerilla bakery" in Vienna. They started with "pop up bakeries" - every two month they opened a little bakery for one afternoon in a abandoned building or an empty appartment in Vienna. That concept proved to be so successful that they opened a real bakery a few months ago and published this book. A colleague of mine ordered it and as I flipped through it I knew, that I HAD to have this book. Can't wait to try out my first recipe from it, I'll keep you posted!
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Ich bin endlich mit Game of Thrones fertig. Obwohl ich die Geschichte und Personen liebe haben sich die letzten beiden Bände dann doch seeeeehr gezogen. Seither hab ich gleich vier Bücher gelesen und bin grad mitten im Fünften.
Nachdem ich seit Mitte Dezember keine neuen Bücher mehr gekauft habe, bin ich jetzt wieder schwach geworden. "Zucker Orgasmus" von der Guerilla Bakery ist's geworden. Drei Schwestern haben in Wien "Pop Up Bakeries" eröffnet, das Konzept kam so gut an, dass sie jetzt eine Bäckerei/Caféhaus eröffnet haben und dazu ein Backbuch veröffentlicht. Eine Kollegin hat sich das Buch bestellt und nach kurzem Durchblättern wusste ich - das muss ich haben! Ich freu mich schon auf's Ausprobieren und werde dann berichten!
How was your April? Got any exciting news or experiences?
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Wie war euer April? Gab's gute Nachrichten oder tolle Erfahrungen?
LIFE:
We received the first offers for the changes we want to make at our house. The price meet our expectations, so we didn't suffer any negative surprises there. As soon as my husband has a day off, we will visit the construction site. The outside of the house is finished (they just need to finish the facade) and they already started to work on the inside. My husband thinks that we will move this year, I think that we will be able to live in our own house by next spring. Be that as it may - we are more than excited!
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Die ersten Angebote für unsere Änderungswünsche sind so eingetrudelt und sind nicht höher, als von uns geschätzt. Also hier gibts schon mal keine bösen Überraschungen - zum Glück! Sobald der Liebste mal wieder frei hat, werden wir eine Baustellenbesichtigung machen. Der Rohbau steht, der Innenausbau ist bereits in vollem Gange und man kann jede Woche eine Veränderung sehen. Der Mann denkt, dass wir noch heuer umziehen werden - ich rechne eher erst nächsten Frühling damit. So oder so - wir freuen uns!
We visited my sister in law for a short weekend as our oldest nephew turned nine. NINE YEARS! He's so big already and right now in the middle of a defiance phase and a little difficult. But I still enjoyed the two days off and the fact, that we sat together till way after midnight and just talked and laughed and had fun.
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Wir waren wieder zu Besuch bei meiner Schwägerin in Salzburg, weil unser großer Neffe NEUN wurde. Unglaublich, wie groß der schon ist. Und momentan befindet er sich in einer vorpubertären Phase und ist dezent schwierig. Trotzdem war's toll mal alle wiederzusehen und bis weit in die Nacht zu quatschen und zu lachen!
CRAFT:
My crochet mojo is slowly coming back after being absent for quite a while. I finally finished the little lamb that just needed eyes stitched on and two ears. I immediately started a new project and have a million ideas inside my head!
//
Meine Häkelmotivation ist wieder da! Endlich. Nach einer gefühlten Ewigkeit hab ich endlich mein Lämmchen fertig gemacht (haben ja nur noch die Augen und Ohren gefehlt) und gleich sofort mit einem neuen Projekt angefangen. Ich arbeite gerade an einem Sommerpulli!
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| a new Lupo! |
SPORT:
It's reaaaally hard for me to motivate me to go for a run, although I'm still making progress. I managed to run for 6.5 kms last week and I never managed to run that far!
I bought new sport shoes this weekend, maybe this will help. I'm still ahead of my running goal for this year, let's see if that motivation's coming back soon. At least I can force myself to go for at least one run a week.
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Momentan fehlt's mir echt an Motivation und das, obwohl ich mich mit jedem Lauf steigern kann. Letzte Woche hab ich 6.5 Kilometer geschafft, so viel wie noch nie! Ich hab mir letzte Woche neue Sportschuhe zugelegt, vielleicht helfen die ja. Immerhin bin ich meinem Jahreslaufziel immer noch voraus.
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| slightly ahead of my running goal! |
BOOKS:
I finished Game of Thrones. Finally. Though I love the books and the plot and the characters, the fourth and the fifth volume were a little tiresome to read.
I managed to read 4 books since and I'm currently in the middle of the fifth one.
After not buying any books for a few months now, I got myself this baking book: It's called Sugar Orgasm and it is written by three women, who opened the "Guerilla bakery" in Vienna. They started with "pop up bakeries" - every two month they opened a little bakery for one afternoon in a abandoned building or an empty appartment in Vienna. That concept proved to be so successful that they opened a real bakery a few months ago and published this book. A colleague of mine ordered it and as I flipped through it I knew, that I HAD to have this book. Can't wait to try out my first recipe from it, I'll keep you posted!
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Ich bin endlich mit Game of Thrones fertig. Obwohl ich die Geschichte und Personen liebe haben sich die letzten beiden Bände dann doch seeeeehr gezogen. Seither hab ich gleich vier Bücher gelesen und bin grad mitten im Fünften.
Nachdem ich seit Mitte Dezember keine neuen Bücher mehr gekauft habe, bin ich jetzt wieder schwach geworden. "Zucker Orgasmus" von der Guerilla Bakery ist's geworden. Drei Schwestern haben in Wien "Pop Up Bakeries" eröffnet, das Konzept kam so gut an, dass sie jetzt eine Bäckerei/Caféhaus eröffnet haben und dazu ein Backbuch veröffentlicht. Eine Kollegin hat sich das Buch bestellt und nach kurzem Durchblättern wusste ich - das muss ich haben! Ich freu mich schon auf's Ausprobieren und werde dann berichten!
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| sugar orgasm! That's the prettiest cook book I own! |
How was your April? Got any exciting news or experiences?
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Wie war euer April? Gab's gute Nachrichten oder tolle Erfahrungen?
Donnerstag, 28. April 2016
Summer crochet
I really need to reduce my yarn stash and I really need to crochet something else than amigurumis. Don't get me wrong, I love making my little cute lalylala dolls and I love the fact that people order them from me to gift them to their nieces/nephews/friends/kids/cousins etc. But I've been making almost nothing else for weeks now and I'm yearning to create something different!
I really like the website of Drops Design to get some inspiration and to get some new patterns! I own some Drops yarn and so far I always had positive experiences with it.
I also made three different garments based on Drops patterns (this, this and this) and I love to wear all of them!
For my wedding (we just had our first anniversary, how crazy is that??) I made myself this shawl and every single item was quick and easy to make and I never had trouble following the instructions.
Crochet clothes are very in right now. It's this whole boho-hippie-gipsy-chique that makes those clothes so trendy. So I put two and two together.
- Hip clothes
- need of reducing my yarn stash
- being able to crochet
- want to make something for myself
I found some new patterns online and decided on two of them. For those items I have all the necessary yarn already at home so no new shopping is needed (sadly!).
I chose:
this sweater
I have some deep red Safran Yarn at home, this should be perfect for this little summer sweater
and this sweater
As you can see, I really have a thing for those kind of pullovers - with holes in it and the ones, where you have to put a shirt underneath. But those are perfect for those slightly chilly summer nights (which hopefully will be there soon!)
While browsing through the patterns I also found this cute beach bag and this adorable skirt.
I'm thinking about alternating between making an amigurumi and making things purely for myself. I lost my crochet-mojo in the past few weeks and it's slowly coming back to me. So let's see how many projects will make the way from an idea to a real piece of clothing. I vaguely remember a similar post from last year. Let's just say that I made ONE thing from that long list.
Well.
Better than nothing!
What are your crochet projects for the summer? Do you crochet yourself clothes as well? Or do you rather stick to blankets and toys?
I really like the website of Drops Design to get some inspiration and to get some new patterns! I own some Drops yarn and so far I always had positive experiences with it.
I also made three different garments based on Drops patterns (this, this and this) and I love to wear all of them!
For my wedding (we just had our first anniversary, how crazy is that??) I made myself this shawl and every single item was quick and easy to make and I never had trouble following the instructions.
Crochet clothes are very in right now. It's this whole boho-hippie-gipsy-chique that makes those clothes so trendy. So I put two and two together.
- Hip clothes
- need of reducing my yarn stash
- being able to crochet
- want to make something for myself
I found some new patterns online and decided on two of them. For those items I have all the necessary yarn already at home so no new shopping is needed (sadly!).
I chose:
this sweater
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| Bildunterschrift hinzufügen |
I have some deep red Safran Yarn at home, this should be perfect for this little summer sweater
and this sweater
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As you can see, I really have a thing for those kind of pullovers - with holes in it and the ones, where you have to put a shirt underneath. But those are perfect for those slightly chilly summer nights (which hopefully will be there soon!)
While browsing through the patterns I also found this cute beach bag and this adorable skirt.
I'm thinking about alternating between making an amigurumi and making things purely for myself. I lost my crochet-mojo in the past few weeks and it's slowly coming back to me. So let's see how many projects will make the way from an idea to a real piece of clothing. I vaguely remember a similar post from last year. Let's just say that I made ONE thing from that long list.
Well.
Better than nothing!
What are your crochet projects for the summer? Do you crochet yourself clothes as well? Or do you rather stick to blankets and toys?
Mittwoch, 27. April 2016
Taking Stock: Spring
It's been a while since I wrote my last "taking stock" post. As I do love making lists, I really adore writing up these posts. Thanks to Pip for providing the list!
Making : NOTHING! My crochet mojo has been absent these last few weeks, but I'm determined to wake it up again!
Cooking : stew and soups and warming food. It's still so cold here in Austria, today it's grey and wet and gloomy. My body craves some comfort food!
Drinking : Hot tea. I need as much warmth as I can get!
Reading: Everything after 5 books of Game of Thrones! I haven't bought any new books, though, as I don't want to have tooo many new books before we're moving next year.
Wanting: Warmth and sunshine and spring. I hate this cold weather!
Looking: at kitchens. We're currently in the process of buying a kitchen and we're totally overwhelmed with the options and the prices. They are so expensive!
Playing: With yarn color combinations. I need a lot of colors with this bad weather outside!
Deciding: on a kitchen. and a bathroom. and bathroom tiles. and a new bed and new matresses. all house related stuff.
Wishing: for spring to come!
Enjoying: life right now. Everything runs really great at the moment. I hope this conditions will last for a while!
Waiting: for the weekend. It's supposed to be nice and warm and my husband doesn't has to work.
Liking: the fact that I can't wait to pick up my crochet hook again tonight!
Wondering: if it's the right time to have a baby...
Loving: life.
Buying: A new bikini. Though it will take some time to be finally able to wear it!
Watching: Suits. How sexy is Harvey Specter? I have a huge crush on that guy!
Hoping: that my mum will get better soon. She tripped yesterday and broke her arm! :(
Cringing: at the thought of burn out. So many people I know are currently suffering from it. I don't like the direction in which this society is going!
Needing: a fresh cup of tea. Finished the third one already today!
Smelling: rain.
Wearing: Many, many layers of clothes as it's way too cold outside!
Following: Some new cooking and baking blogs. I'm really into baking right now!
Noticing: babies, children and pregnant women everywhere! What does that say about me?
Knowing: that work will be a lot less stressful in the next few weeks
Thinking: about all the trips we're going to make once the weather gets better!
Admiring: people who manage to keep their motivation for running! I'm already behind my 2016 running goal. Need to get back on track!
Sorting: through my books. I don't want to take them all with me when we move next year.
Getting: new things from Lush! Do you know Lush? They have the nices cosmetics!
Bookmarking:crochet patterns. I really want to start selling my stuff 2016.Still.
Disliking: guess what? The weather!
Feeling: tired. we really need a new mattress, none of us is able to get a good nights sleep, which makes us grumpy and tired all the time
Snacking: apples.
Hearing:
Making : NOTHING! My crochet mojo has been absent these last few weeks, but I'm determined to wake it up again!
Cooking : stew and soups and warming food. It's still so cold here in Austria, today it's grey and wet and gloomy. My body craves some comfort food!
Drinking : Hot tea. I need as much warmth as I can get!
Reading: Everything after 5 books of Game of Thrones! I haven't bought any new books, though, as I don't want to have tooo many new books before we're moving next year.
Wanting: Warmth and sunshine and spring. I hate this cold weather!
Looking: at kitchens. We're currently in the process of buying a kitchen and we're totally overwhelmed with the options and the prices. They are so expensive!
Playing: With yarn color combinations. I need a lot of colors with this bad weather outside!
Deciding: on a kitchen. and a bathroom. and bathroom tiles. and a new bed and new matresses. all house related stuff.
Wishing: for spring to come!
Enjoying: life right now. Everything runs really great at the moment. I hope this conditions will last for a while!
Waiting: for the weekend. It's supposed to be nice and warm and my husband doesn't has to work.
Liking: the fact that I can't wait to pick up my crochet hook again tonight!
Wondering: if it's the right time to have a baby...
Loving: life.
Buying: A new bikini. Though it will take some time to be finally able to wear it!
Watching: Suits. How sexy is Harvey Specter? I have a huge crush on that guy!
Hoping: that my mum will get better soon. She tripped yesterday and broke her arm! :(
Cringing: at the thought of burn out. So many people I know are currently suffering from it. I don't like the direction in which this society is going!
Needing: a fresh cup of tea. Finished the third one already today!
Smelling: rain.
Wearing: Many, many layers of clothes as it's way too cold outside!
Following: Some new cooking and baking blogs. I'm really into baking right now!
Noticing: babies, children and pregnant women everywhere! What does that say about me?
Knowing: that work will be a lot less stressful in the next few weeks
Thinking: about all the trips we're going to make once the weather gets better!
Admiring: people who manage to keep their motivation for running! I'm already behind my 2016 running goal. Need to get back on track!
Sorting: through my books. I don't want to take them all with me when we move next year.
Getting: new things from Lush! Do you know Lush? They have the nices cosmetics!
Bookmarking:crochet patterns. I really want to start selling my stuff 2016.Still.
Disliking: guess what? The weather!
Feeling: tired. we really need a new mattress, none of us is able to get a good nights sleep, which makes us grumpy and tired all the time
Snacking: apples.
Hearing:
Samstag, 16. April 2016
on crocheting and books
I love books. If you've followed my blog for a while, you know that I am an avid reader. When I was a kid, I didn't eat a single meal without reading a book at the same time. Drove my mother crazy. I love all kind of books. My biggest love are novels. I love diving into a story, vanishing into another world, submerging into other countries, other peoples, other lives. But I also love biographies. And guidebooks. And non-fiction.
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Ich liebe Bücher! Wer meinen Blog schon länger verfolgt weiß, dass ich ein leidenschaftlicher Leser bin. Als Kind konnte ich nie essen, ohne dabei zu lesen, das hat meine Mutter wahnsinnig gemacht. Ich liebe alle möglichen Bücher, wobei mein Herz aber immer noch den Romanen gehört. Ich liebe es, in einer Geschichte zu verschwinden und in neue Welten einzutauchen, gedanklich in andere Länder zu reisen, andere Menschen kennenzulernen und andere Leben zu leben. Ich mag aber auch Biographien, Rageber und Sachbücher.
And I love to crochet.
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Und ich liebe es zu häkeln.
So it's obvious that I love a book that deals with crochet.
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Da ist es selbstverständlich, dass ich Bücher liebe, die mit Häkeln zu tun haben.
For my birthday last month, my lovely husband gifted me three amigurumi books. (One is for knitted animals though. He doesn't really know the different and the book is in English, so it was even harder for him to distinguish between knitting and crochet. But it's the thought that count and I always wanted to learn to knit anyway). Those books are wonderful and I can't wait to try all those lovely animals! - Especially the little chamaeleon that you can turn inside out so it can change its color! What an awesome idea!
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Zu meinem Geburtstag hat mir mein toller Mann drei Amigurumi Bücher geschenkt (na gut, eins ist zum Stricken, aber er kennt den Unterschied schon auf Deutsch nicht und auf Englisch kann ich das erst recht nicht von ihm erwarten. Macht nix, wollt eh schon immer mal stricken lernen.)
Die Bücher sind ganz toll und ich kanns gar nicht mehr erwarten endlich mal was davon auszuprobieren. Besonders fasziniert mich das Chamäleon, das man von innen nach außen drehen kann, damit es seine Farbe ändert. Ganz großes Kino!
I have to make two other amigurumis for a friend before I can start diving into these books (and my yarn stash) and so I put it on my crochet book pile. And then I noticed that this pile is rather high. (Not counting the two books that I currently lend to my mother!).
And then I shamefully noticed, that all those books are untouched. I never made a single thing from them.
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Ich muss noch zwei Auftragsarbeiten erledigen (die mich grad irgendwie so gar nicht freuen) und dann kann ich endlich loslegen. Zu meiner großen Schande muss ich gestehen dass ich - bis auf eine Tasche - noch GAR NICHTS aus diesen Büchern gehäkelt habe. Das muss sich doch ändern!
And that has to change.
So from now on (after I finished my two orders) I'll crochety myself across those lovely books.
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Für den Rest des Jahres werd ich mich nun durch diese Bücher häkeln. Ich freu mich schon.
Just need to decide which project I will start first.
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Jetzt muss ich nur noch entscheiden, mit welchem Projekt ich anfange...
Do you have favourite crochet books? Let me know in the comments below as I am always on the lookout for some new ones!
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Habt ihr Lieblings-Häkel-Bücher? Lasst es mich doch wissen, ich bin immer auf der Suche nach Neuen!
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Ich liebe Bücher! Wer meinen Blog schon länger verfolgt weiß, dass ich ein leidenschaftlicher Leser bin. Als Kind konnte ich nie essen, ohne dabei zu lesen, das hat meine Mutter wahnsinnig gemacht. Ich liebe alle möglichen Bücher, wobei mein Herz aber immer noch den Romanen gehört. Ich liebe es, in einer Geschichte zu verschwinden und in neue Welten einzutauchen, gedanklich in andere Länder zu reisen, andere Menschen kennenzulernen und andere Leben zu leben. Ich mag aber auch Biographien, Rageber und Sachbücher.
And I love to crochet.
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Und ich liebe es zu häkeln.
So it's obvious that I love a book that deals with crochet.
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Da ist es selbstverständlich, dass ich Bücher liebe, die mit Häkeln zu tun haben.
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| "sweet forest minis". The animals in this books are really tiny. |
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| but extremely cute! |
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Zu meinem Geburtstag hat mir mein toller Mann drei Amigurumi Bücher geschenkt (na gut, eins ist zum Stricken, aber er kennt den Unterschied schon auf Deutsch nicht und auf Englisch kann ich das erst recht nicht von ihm erwarten. Macht nix, wollt eh schon immer mal stricken lernen.)
Die Bücher sind ganz toll und ich kanns gar nicht mehr erwarten endlich mal was davon auszuprobieren. Besonders fasziniert mich das Chamäleon, das man von innen nach außen drehen kann, damit es seine Farbe ändert. Ganz großes Kino!
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| my newest addition. and my new favourite book! |
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| i mean, just look at it! |
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| those details and those amazing ideas! |
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| my husband already claimed this little monkey for him. He wants to hang him onto his Harley! |
And then I shamefully noticed, that all those books are untouched. I never made a single thing from them.
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Ich muss noch zwei Auftragsarbeiten erledigen (die mich grad irgendwie so gar nicht freuen) und dann kann ich endlich loslegen. Zu meiner großen Schande muss ich gestehen dass ich - bis auf eine Tasche - noch GAR NICHTS aus diesen Büchern gehäkelt habe. Das muss sich doch ändern!
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| crochet bags |
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| i love this one! |
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| that's a project I'm saving for later this year. My little niece will get that doll for christmas! |
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| it has 45 (!) outfits and accessories, so you can change the doll into a farmer... |
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| ... or dress her up as a little red riding hood... |
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| ...or even as superwoman. and look at those little cute underpants!!! |
So from now on (after I finished my two orders) I'll crochety myself across those lovely books.
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Für den Rest des Jahres werd ich mich nun durch diese Bücher häkeln. Ich freu mich schon.
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| there are also some small projects |
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| like this little - not so scary - monsters! |
Just need to decide which project I will start first.
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Jetzt muss ich nur noch entscheiden, mit welchem Projekt ich anfange...
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| chosing is hard! |
Do you have favourite crochet books? Let me know in the comments below as I am always on the lookout for some new ones!
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Habt ihr Lieblings-Häkel-Bücher? Lasst es mich doch wissen, ich bin immer auf der Suche nach Neuen!
Dienstag, 5. April 2016
coloring books
I know, I'm soooo late on that trend, but my sister in law gifted me a coloring book for grown ups for my birthday and I sat down last Sunday to try it out.
What can I say, it took me about 3 hours (interrupted by making tea and eating chocolate) to finish my first coloring. I used to LOVE coloring out Mandalas when I was a kid and I remember that I had several Mandala books and spent hours with them.
I wouldn't have bought such a book by myself, but I really like it and I think, that I will come back at it from time to time to relax and spend a little colorful time at home without having to think.
Love.
What can I say, it took me about 3 hours (interrupted by making tea and eating chocolate) to finish my first coloring. I used to LOVE coloring out Mandalas when I was a kid and I remember that I had several Mandala books and spent hours with them.
I wouldn't have bought such a book by myself, but I really like it and I think, that I will come back at it from time to time to relax and spend a little colorful time at home without having to think.
Love.
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