Spring

Three days it was like that

and now look at the carpet

In Karen Ruane's class I made this - a sample on English broderie

part of my daughters baptism dress - Long ago those times, 50 years 

A piece of machine embroidered lace

BEFORE:

and AFTER - I didn't like the coloured buttonhole stitches

so I changed it completely - two fillings by hand

And for the next cold season - hopefully very, very far away

I am knitting a vest/waistcoat

It is so thick - that I don't touch it these days - I have to join the seams - that's all.

For the moment I lost interest because weather is so lovely.

A Merry Christmas to you

To all my readers Happy and Merry Christmas and 

a good and inspired New Year.

It is our South American crib which we bought over 40 years ago

in Ayacucho (Peru)

I will show you two new angels on our tree:

made by patchwork friend Waltraud and ...

the white angel created by patchwork friend Angelika

Outside it is looking like snow, but it isn't. No white Christmas

again this year as so many years before.

No sewing but knitting these days - it will be a vest without sleeves

and I will treat the family with a hotchpotch tomorrow - Christmas Eve

There are many other ingredients like onion, carrots, beans, leek, chickpeas.

They have a long drive, hopefully no traffic jam - everybody is driving

to their parents.

We had so many hokkaidos. I brought parts of them to my neighbour

I like the design of this slice:

There is still stuff for many soups.