Über den Traum

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14196082478399140392026-02-16T09:15:33.324+02:00Über den Traummy knitting, traveling and life Adventures. ..sort of.plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.comBlogger655125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-19338519806412264602016-05-01T23:36:00.003+03:002016-05-01T23:36:55.913+03:00The blog is moving to a new home!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is amazing how fast time flies when you're too busy. There have been plans for the development of this blog for quite some time now, but because of an evident lack of time and sometimes energy, I haven't been able to create new posts.</span></div> <div dir="ltr"> <br /></div> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><div dir="ltr"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Luckily the situation has changed and today I am in the happy position to announce that the blog has a new home! It's fancier, but mainly a lot more organized. You can find it at <a href="http://blog.uberdentraum.com/" target="_blank">blog.uberdentraum.com</a></span></div> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><div dir="ltr"> <br /></div> <div dir="ltr"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">With the new version I aim to improve the user experience so any thoughts and feedback would be very welcome. :)</span></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Looking forward to sharing many exciting projects with you!</span></div> plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-45670804941225908222015-07-30T21:33:00.001+03:002016-10-14T15:40:39.595+03:00Introduction to Fractals<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <br> <br> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The project that I am going to talk about today is rather fascinating because it incorporates the beautiful concept of fractals as it's main color work pattern. The second most interesting part is that it is double knitted, creating a double sided, double soft and thick piece of fabric that fends off the cold very well.</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fp7oOXMG19A/VXNfohQ-yWI/AAAAAAAAN6g/HQrqeBdCk6w/s1600/DSC_5727_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fp7oOXMG19A/VXNfohQ-yWI/AAAAAAAAN6g/HQrqeBdCk6w/s400/DSC_5727_01.jpg" width="400"> </a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br></div> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2015/07/introduction-to-fractals.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-42581531197738902402015-07-01T01:24:00.002+03:002015-07-01T01:25:10.645+03:00A Beatnik in Vivid Orange<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My second attempt on a Norah Gaughan design is the ever-so-popular <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/beatnik">Beatnik</a> cable sweater, which had been on my queue for quite some time. I really enjoyed making it, even when it got a bit time consuming or boring at times.</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fs_PlgtNFq0/VPhqRu1kzrI/AAAAAAAANnM/Ht3i6gJORtE/s1600/DSC_5245_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Fs_PlgtNFq0/VPhqRu1kzrI/AAAAAAAANnM/Ht3i6gJORtE/s400/DSC_5245_01.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <br> <br> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The design is modern and retro at the same time, and it features a neckline that is to die for! (One of the main reasons I wanted to make this pattern)</span><br> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-beatnik-in-vivid-orange.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-37944188403682978972015-06-22T00:19:00.000+03:002015-06-22T00:19:45.232+03:00Summer No-show Socks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Something new I tried very recently, is the concept of no-show socks. Socks that can be worn to provide comfort or to prevent the creation of blisters, and at the same time give the impression of a bare foot. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/designers/sheila-toy-stromberg">Sheila Toy Stormberg</a> over at Ravelry is really into this type of socks and has produced patterns for many different versions.</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WHgOGx_p6qk/VXNfVz8judI/AAAAAAAAN5c/eh_rMWTGUyE/s1600/DSC_5746_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WHgOGx_p6qk/VXNfVz8judI/AAAAAAAAN5c/eh_rMWTGUyE/s400/DSC_5746_01.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <br> <br> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I followed <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/skimmer-socks-no-show-socks">Skimmer Socks</a>, and it was pretty neat.</span><br> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2015/06/summer-no-show-socks.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-69309181349680278682015-06-13T00:32:00.000+03:002015-06-13T00:32:03.561+03:00Rainbows on my hands<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One of the most colorful(and cheerful) projects I've made to date, is a pair of gloves made by only one strand of yarn. Throughout. The yarn that does the job of creating this beautiful Rainbow effect is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/dancing-leaf-farm-sock-hop">Sock Hop</a> by Dancing Leaf Farm.</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qtTs69xUedc/VJiHIwOfYcI/AAAAAAAANfM/0OGzCNDbE5Y/s1600/DSC_5022_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qtTs69xUedc/VJiHIwOfYcI/AAAAAAAANfM/0OGzCNDbE5Y/s400/DSC_5022_01.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The pattern on the other hand, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plektou/rainbow-gloves">is of my own improvisation</a>.</span><br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2015/06/rainbows-on-my-hands.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-77541967895795756752015-06-04T05:13:00.001+03:002015-06-12T22:34:48.121+03:00Cross stitch hairbands - Repurposing traditional Icelandic motifs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This time I get to write about two small projects that I am particularly fond of, for different reasons. Both are made in cross stitch - a craft that I have found as particularly relaxing and enjoyable lately. That might be the case because in knitting and crochet, I am gradually moving towards bigger and more complex projects, whereas in cross stitch, so far, my attempts have been small and quick to complete.</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hq-pBc-cgTI/VPCT0Vgb26I/AAAAAAAANlQ/1510tfhgJxo/s1600/DSC_5111_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Hq-pBc-cgTI/VPCT0Vgb26I/AAAAAAAANlQ/1510tfhgJxo/s400/DSC_5111_01.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2015/06/cross-stitch-hairbands-repurposing.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-45629214419037154422015-05-25T01:16:00.000+03:002015-05-25T01:16:52.493+03:00Halyard: the story of turning a dress into a sweater<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well, this is embarrassing, I have been so busy with studying and finalizing my Master Thesis, that I haven't posted a single thing for two months! (i.e. you can blame them, not me xD)</span><br> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Even though a new exam period is shortly coming up, I hope I will be able to post a bit more frequently. If only, I have been making (some) stuff and when I don't write about them soon after, I forget!</span><br> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So, today I will write about a sweater I made in December (!).</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9EHZv0zxEZ0/VJiHU5VLfTI/AAAAAAAANfc/smRvQB6vQPc/s1600/DSC_5025_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9EHZv0zxEZ0/VJiHU5VLfTI/AAAAAAAANfc/smRvQB6vQPc/s400/DSC_5025_01.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2015/05/halyard-story-of-turning-dress-into.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-9953248944104092202015-03-04T18:30:00.000+02:002015-03-04T18:30:00.486+02:00Weaving and a Nostepinne<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have been on a repair frenzy lately. It might be because I am studying non stop and that gets me into this mood, but the advantage is that I get things done that I have been postponing for a long time. One of these things, is the addition of patches on a pair of jeans.</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5bkqd_PRLe4/VJiGOEb0L2I/AAAAAAAANdo/6Or2NASlBso/s1600/DSC_4977_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5bkqd_PRLe4/VJiGOEb0L2I/AAAAAAAANdo/6Or2NASlBso/s1600/DSC_4977_01.jpg" height="400" width="265"></a></div> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2015/03/weaving-and-nostepinne.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-48298849049071766982015-02-27T19:56:00.001+02:002015-02-27T19:56:09.694+02:00 A Lopapeysa for Schnewi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A while ago I came across <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/224898575117040893/?fb_ref=337910915699608598%3A23b713e6efc5149450d9">a picture of cat dressed in a Lopapeysa</a>, and immediately, I thought, I should make one for my cat too! Our winter has been rather cold too, so helping my cat stay warm would provide an extra to the cuteness, right?</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r0f3JPKlXgs/VJiFLP__2PI/AAAAAAAANcQ/lYnIZ10Bxgk/s1600/DSC_4967_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r0f3JPKlXgs/VJiFLP__2PI/AAAAAAAANcQ/lYnIZ10Bxgk/s1600/DSC_4967_01.jpg" height="323" width="400"></a></div> <br> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-lopapeysa-for-schnewi.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-55655723814285447742014-12-28T00:13:00.000+02:002017-04-30T19:59:02.690+03:00Hearts, crochet hearts everywhere!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Remember <a href="http://rdentraum.blogspot.gr/2014/01/ein-kleines-rotes-herz.html">the little hearts</a> I designed last year?</span><br> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A few months ago I started using the pattern in new ways: in <a href="http://www.uberdentraum.com/product/crochet-red-heart-earrings/">earrings</a>, <a href="http://www.uberdentraum.com/product/crochet-heart-necklace/">necklaces</a> and... <a href="http://www.uberdentraum.com/product/crochet-red-heart-brooch/">strike-through the heart</a> pins!</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NnxGuoRPXWw/VGk8kyqzEgI/AAAAAAAANWs/kBeP4Zj0muY/s1600/DSC_4919_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NnxGuoRPXWw/VGk8kyqzEgI/AAAAAAAANWs/kBeP4Zj0muY/s1600/DSC_4919_01.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br></span> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/12/hearts-crochet-hearts-everywhere.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-85252309227161002112014-12-26T00:08:00.002+02:002014-12-26T00:08:53.472+02:00Hats in the power of three<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There was a time that my hands were itching to make a hat and instead of just making one, I made three! For two out of three I wanted to experiment with increases, binding off and different ribbing. The one that stands out was a present for my mother: she asked for a slouchy warm hat and even gave me the yarn! But that yarn has an interesting story.</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qpm_ZD3vIBM/VGk-zvWxOOI/AAAAAAAANaI/J-xLqOd_cgs/s1600/DSC_4949_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qpm_ZD3vIBM/VGk-zvWxOOI/AAAAAAAANaI/J-xLqOd_cgs/s1600/DSC_4949_01.jpg" height="265" width="400"></a></div> <br> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/12/hats-in-power-of-three.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-62434774324402350112014-11-22T14:35:00.000+02:002014-11-22T14:35:59.880+02:00Dragons<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">For more than 6 months I had been expecting to leave the country permanently in October (last month) for a job offer in Zambia. I didn't mention it, because, well, things can go the other way easily. Some difficulties came up from the other side and now I am waiting indefinitely to see wether the plans will ever be completed or not. </span><br> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The situation is a bit fuzzy and this delay is not entirely a bad thing, since I didn't manage to finish some things I planed for the University, but it still threw me off my preparation mode.</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sDwaONYZh3c/VGk8HkkhQmI/AAAAAAAANWE/yZvkxxc7S6g/s1600/DSC_4863_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sDwaONYZh3c/VGk8HkkhQmI/AAAAAAAANWE/yZvkxxc7S6g/s1600/DSC_4863_01.jpg" height="265" width="400"></a></div> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/11/dragons.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-38531834903537619952014-11-11T17:19:00.000+02:002014-11-11T17:51:30.011+02:00A brand new website<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhOaciem_rsdaL_sXYJYUHE9WaozMOsDxD78NgTAqLXwgFKFJdmR4FMQrjmdpG9IwZ3sGr1_noLKXwwPCm3xOD3JWnwD2m8oaQzEfwLVSaKOvH5xKW5ehJQg5IbCjC3YuY2JXdz-rNzOK/s1600/picture.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhOaciem_rsdaL_sXYJYUHE9WaozMOsDxD78NgTAqLXwgFKFJdmR4FMQrjmdpG9IwZ3sGr1_noLKXwwPCm3xOD3JWnwD2m8oaQzEfwLVSaKOvH5xKW5ehJQg5IbCjC3YuY2JXdz-rNzOK/s400/picture.png" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am finally able to talk about one of the things that kept me busy the last couple of months. It is something I had been thinking about for a long time, and since <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/UberdenTraum">our small shop over at Etsy</a> has been growing, I thought I should finally give it a try.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I created a main site for this blog, <a href="http://www.uberdentraum.com/">www.uberdentraum.com</a>, which right now functions mainly as an e-shop. It features a dedicated to the shop blog list, but one of my future plans is to integrate this blog to the main site too.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The site features only a part of our Etsy merchandise, but more stock will be added soon. What I like best, is that now I have the opportunity to <a href="http://www.uberdentraum.com/shop/digital/">organise</a> well all of my patterns outside of Ravelry. A complete pattern library will be added sometime in the future.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Progress is generally slow, since my main job is still studying and working on my Thesis, but I hope that it won't be too slow. xD</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">P.S.1: Do you like the website's design? I tried to match the blog's colors but added lots more pictures (as headers)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">P.S.2: we are offering 15% discount as a welcome sale with coupon code <span style="background-color: #6aa84f;"> <span style="color: white;"><b>welcome</b></span> </span>! :)</span></div> plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-28272237122076243332014-11-04T19:25:00.001+02:002014-11-04T19:25:40.760+02:00Pen tablet glove<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It was summer and I needed an instant satisfaction knit. I also had on my mind to create a glove that would allow me <a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.gr/2014/05/karetpostal-care-tags.html">to draw</a> on my tablet screen without any unwanted issues. That is how <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plektou/pen-tablet-glove">the pen tablet glove</a> was created.</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aJqIrukVZtShw00KayLd9jgyUg0JoabfK0GxFx12S_TF0PoU2SvchyphenhyphenPm4JtNs5ZVBmhbmQIjLxOUjUEpo0KDevgyeqoWREgN3H-M3U0GcXhehgE2xN-kMLZxwnaMa-LRoAHIHkxI9dqU/s1600/DSC_4647_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aJqIrukVZtShw00KayLd9jgyUg0JoabfK0GxFx12S_TF0PoU2SvchyphenhyphenPm4JtNs5ZVBmhbmQIjLxOUjUEpo0KDevgyeqoWREgN3H-M3U0GcXhehgE2xN-kMLZxwnaMa-LRoAHIHkxI9dqU/s1600/DSC_4647_1.jpg" height="400" width="338"></a></span></div> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br></span> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/11/pen-tablet-glove.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-53097194632425089152014-10-11T15:29:00.000+03:002014-10-11T15:29:06.335+03:00Spellbound<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">During the summer months, and even though I had various projects in my hands, I got the urge to start <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plektou/spellbound">a cotton top</a>. I had <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/spellbound-5">Spellbound</a> in my queue for a while, and since I had enough stash of cotton yarns I decided to go for it!</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qEbwgwAYYTNOUxR2dJQ4b0zduowJJiEQSYTyo5ehnPrsPrPspluR6TaIuo8-merrgCjwxQYSKllM8gQ80Xoc184AMqnwk1Wx9zPFYUbDL0yZq9wBSZr87H4fS-K1OiZNMTM_f2xiN4Fk/s1600/DSC_4678_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qEbwgwAYYTNOUxR2dJQ4b0zduowJJiEQSYTyo5ehnPrsPrPspluR6TaIuo8-merrgCjwxQYSKllM8gQ80Xoc184AMqnwk1Wx9zPFYUbDL0yZq9wBSZr87H4fS-K1OiZNMTM_f2xiN4Fk/s1600/DSC_4678_1.jpg" height="298" width="400"></a></div> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/10/spellbound.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-72616586323548085802014-09-17T03:12:00.000+03:002014-09-17T03:12:15.978+03:00Swedish [stash bust] mittens<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here is a project that I totally forgot to blog about! <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plektou/ingrids-mitts">The Swedish mitts</a>, as I would like to call them, took place in February and March, but due to a few procedural mishaps, I didn't write anything about them until I got around to fix my (sad) mistakes.</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvCYtnq0j9Qcmr4xxsuOocAVMKFd1Y2Dg3ov4-_m9gOUcBi0X6XvYNA8smqdDpqxKm_UvVfu7AVw3lVpFUemTqoFUWzTTTVWkV7_UqwUW1_pHQZ0r0CyMv0-JIXlQHcBFXNEuh6tT5Lff/s1600/DSC_3199_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvCYtnq0j9Qcmr4xxsuOocAVMKFd1Y2Dg3ov4-_m9gOUcBi0X6XvYNA8smqdDpqxKm_UvVfu7AVw3lVpFUemTqoFUWzTTTVWkV7_UqwUW1_pHQZ0r0CyMv0-JIXlQHcBFXNEuh6tT5Lff/s1600/DSC_3199_01.jpg" height="265" width="400"></a></div> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/09/swedish-stash-bust-mittens.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-33444771470232412422014-09-11T23:58:00.001+03:002014-09-11T23:58:11.616+03:00Wedding gifts pt2 - Vulpix<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The second wedding gift I completed was Vulpix in a vivid combination of dark grey and light green.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikboiuRb7o-ZOCll2Tx-kQTMYeRoZl6_Jcb1zjoFOHNf-LkdHYzgdS0BdmSwbaT62egp5ad4V_LJdcd4hLKwXLpY37p2VoaXn_kXFrNYOyWD2QHkIyEO7_h4rsjtsZezaEIzfknE8WHuOx/s1600/DSC_4278_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikboiuRb7o-ZOCll2Tx-kQTMYeRoZl6_Jcb1zjoFOHNf-LkdHYzgdS0BdmSwbaT62egp5ad4V_LJdcd4hLKwXLpY37p2VoaXn_kXFrNYOyWD2QHkIyEO7_h4rsjtsZezaEIzfknE8WHuOx/s1600/DSC_4278_01.jpg" height="275" width="400"></a></div> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/09/wedding-gifts-pt2-vulpix.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-15506496357700972182014-09-08T03:03:00.000+03:002014-09-08T03:03:17.483+03:00Wedding gifts pt1 - Sharktooth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yesterday I failed an exam and disappointment was inevitable. After coming home instead of finding some time to rest, I threw myself to work to feel better. I managed to finish quite a few things, which means that today I got to have time to write for the blog. Yay!</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_p543pdL_EA0pxc2g17gWBpljEvHvL9KG7_wHYqw1-EgoupLiqMXN7b02H9wWrzKjlHt96jr-7sZF5vMT2X5NAjztDPePhwAURuVCafFSxpWV0VuPJ3v39mrG1J_bDuvZ-npxOtnoMrX/s1600/DSC_4056_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_p543pdL_EA0pxc2g17gWBpljEvHvL9KG7_wHYqw1-EgoupLiqMXN7b02H9wWrzKjlHt96jr-7sZF5vMT2X5NAjztDPePhwAURuVCafFSxpWV0VuPJ3v39mrG1J_bDuvZ-npxOtnoMrX/s1600/DSC_4056_01.jpg" height="342" width="400"></a></div> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/09/wedding-gifts-pt1-sharktooth.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-56174942246998863642014-09-02T00:06:00.001+03:002014-09-02T00:06:08.828+03:00Pencil cases<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Exam period is here again (frankly, it feels like it never ends!) so I don't have a lot of time and intellectual energy to sit down and write blog posts. Even though I have at least 10 drafts right now...</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLC3_SWkHoSyzhCadg8hyEZXUU2zFO8GGG9pJxHB72gWQ17-YuHc3O328fDlYYkzQl5yLOMas1htQikpJdeICl0h9P192Fs6WjaMp8usvYjWddCnAlv_pDvyp2A-85hD5XBzb4gceeYf-i/s1600/DSC_4211_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLC3_SWkHoSyzhCadg8hyEZXUU2zFO8GGG9pJxHB72gWQ17-YuHc3O328fDlYYkzQl5yLOMas1htQikpJdeICl0h9P192Fs6WjaMp8usvYjWddCnAlv_pDvyp2A-85hD5XBzb4gceeYf-i/s1600/DSC_4211_01.jpg" height="325" width="400"></a></div> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br> </span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">That's why for now I am keeping it short. A couple of months back I wished for simple and mindless knitting and a way to use up some of my wool stash, so I came up with the idea of knitting a few pencil cases for my Etsy shop.</span><br> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/09/pencil-cases.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-63973687472421954602014-08-04T03:50:00.000+03:002014-08-04T03:50:02.568+03:00Kusafiri Shawlette pattern release<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am very pleased to announce the release of a new pattern, the Kusafiri Shawlette. </span><br> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It has spent the previous month in testing, and with the very helpful work and input of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/MadTatter">MadTatter</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/riverwatcher">riverwatcher</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/mum2five">mum2five</a>, it is now ready! ^^</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJOHuLZEXyfWpC7HFWKImFqLPO-c4LeNILeN8vPCanxdXj8HaDTciazs00TNiH21iwNJxADmwpHpUH6dpAYnciWZsEdHXWA3Cm8b_TBHjs0dIb3FBSAsNdfwakNrNj36pKLBOQ-fVPlJ9/s1600/DSC_4319_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJOHuLZEXyfWpC7HFWKImFqLPO-c4LeNILeN8vPCanxdXj8HaDTciazs00TNiH21iwNJxADmwpHpUH6dpAYnciWZsEdHXWA3Cm8b_TBHjs0dIb3FBSAsNdfwakNrNj36pKLBOQ-fVPlJ9/s1600/DSC_4319_1.jpg" height="263" width="400"></a></div> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/08/kusafiri-shawlette-pattern-release.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-37500671765733156902014-08-03T17:55:00.000+03:002014-08-03T18:03:00.167+03:00Basic Intarsia Tutorial<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966;"><b>Intarsia</b></span> is a simple colorwork knitting technique that uses 2 or more colors in every working row. What makes it different than stranded knitting, is that the colors are worked in 'blocks' and almost no color is worked throughout the row, only at specific parts.</span><br> <br> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">That means that we have 'columns' of stitches of different colors which we work by switching between yarns. The 'trick' to achieve this, without producing holes in our work, is to twist the yarns with each other. </span><br> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/08/basic-intarsia-tutorial.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-25637065535675929632014-08-01T12:00:00.000+03:002014-08-01T14:41:47.958+03:00Cross stitching - Ukrainian biscornu<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">After years and years of 'i am going to do this someday', that someday finally came :) I recently completed my first <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plektou/1st-cross-stitch-project">cross stitch project</a>, and I couldn't have been more satisfied.</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOOtc3nkK7rYrM4vU9BPDWQoKkbfC7XkmoVLdyVRDmbIbb929YLphCbqpKK97x6VI2zhAg_4p8mRUmwgcwZO8lh1BqkDIYdqR1PF9sJXLq48oFeMC-druzlaoLploBfsSiOd4fWUfKjQQ/s1600/DSC_4455_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOOtc3nkK7rYrM4vU9BPDWQoKkbfC7XkmoVLdyVRDmbIbb929YLphCbqpKK97x6VI2zhAg_4p8mRUmwgcwZO8lh1BqkDIYdqR1PF9sJXLq48oFeMC-druzlaoLploBfsSiOd4fWUfKjQQ/s1600/DSC_4455_01.jpg" height="297" width="400"></a></div> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/08/cross-stitching-ukrainian-biscornu.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-64476000425048088882014-07-30T16:32:00.000+03:002014-07-30T16:32:00.252+03:00Crochet with beads and white bottoms<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">During studying I kept dreaming of sunny beaches and swimming, and thinking what my new bikini top should be, since my old one is falling big on me ever since I lost some weight.</span><br> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I didn't have to ponder much: I came up with the idea of a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Plektou/coral-swimsuit-top">crochet coral beaded bra</a>!</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzv85a7BYNrM4fnsOrjIKe8ZJV06EDR6AoYcWb7q6wvSkEcMVLQAXWmBysi4uiIRyOpGgnJo_d8-p3Jiivcbo2jVDuwncpihvxaROS4W74LGapsc_WWAug9VLRH5bJPuq7i9xRtVHBGPe/s1600/DSC_4237_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzv85a7BYNrM4fnsOrjIKe8ZJV06EDR6AoYcWb7q6wvSkEcMVLQAXWmBysi4uiIRyOpGgnJo_d8-p3Jiivcbo2jVDuwncpihvxaROS4W74LGapsc_WWAug9VLRH5bJPuq7i9xRtVHBGPe/s1600/DSC_4237_01.jpg" height="298" width="400"></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/07/crochet-with-beads-and-white-bottoms.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-11011565724722663892014-07-09T00:15:00.000+03:002014-07-09T00:17:00.344+03:00A summer shawl<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">After completing the last cycle of knitting lessons, I was left with a few materials and among them were also a few cotton yarn skeins. Looking for a way to use them up, I came up with the idea of a simple summer shawl.</span><br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTHKhIDdTWly9aykCKbDLfRPIF7N9drcSfu8_kF2MjKqY4o8IM_9s5-BGFYJlP9RX_xT4WJkK46cCd8Z_EVrfJZu6ttesjmbrHoNdf7xykLW7EPGp0sOE85L5lDryiV3Ytd85NfTmlBvt/s1600/DSC_4300_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKTHKhIDdTWly9aykCKbDLfRPIF7N9drcSfu8_kF2MjKqY4o8IM_9s5-BGFYJlP9RX_xT4WJkK46cCd8Z_EVrfJZu6ttesjmbrHoNdf7xykLW7EPGp0sOE85L5lDryiV3Ytd85NfTmlBvt/s1600/DSC_4300_1.jpg" height="326" width="400"></a></div> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/07/a-summer-shawl.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1419608247839914039.post-37289160303856588932014-07-07T19:26:00.000+03:002014-07-09T05:20:55.653+03:00Crochet hooks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">About a month ago, I <span style="font-size: x-small;">(lately)</span> realised that on ebay one can find lots and lots of kinds crochet hooks on very low prices. (from China of course)</span><br> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So since my collection of crochet hooks was very small, I decided to buy whole sets of crochet hooks and compare their quality and usability. Each set didn't cost more than 3-3.5 euros, so even if some of them didn't work properly, no harm done</span>!<br> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWod-Ul9krFXHZBxpz3WNLFOhS1K4oGyRTUF5oM1qUd-ltirHum3ENzXMkneUDKDRF7YLjaDvr-uSM2h-LYvCQzLckkvoOIPsOkgxfJHUyH7eIEvhFa06Lr30DPA-71RK68OwPNZSTVvGN/s1600/DSC_4014_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWod-Ul9krFXHZBxpz3WNLFOhS1K4oGyRTUF5oM1qUd-ltirHum3ENzXMkneUDKDRF7YLjaDvr-uSM2h-LYvCQzLckkvoOIPsOkgxfJHUyH7eIEvhFa06Lr30DPA-71RK68OwPNZSTVvGN/s1600/DSC_4014_01.jpg" height="400" width="330"></a></div> <br> </div><a href="http://uberdentraum.blogspot.com/2014/07/crochet-hooks.html#more">C L I C K for more!</a>plektouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03509143412342723468noreply@blogger.com0