tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36647889950105345582012-02-10T11:43:57.803+01:00a knitting, and not only, bloggishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04415805582158291514noreply@blogger.comBlogger2601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664788995010534558.post-44240857565267638182012-02-10T11:43:00.002+01:002012-02-10T11:43:44.435+01:00

Here is another of my finished objects, a cowl for R: winter is approaching and cicling around can be cold! It's knitted in Patons Australia Jet, casting on 90 stitches with 4.5 mm needles. It's going to be warm, and luckly R liked it!

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The long silence is due to life events that discombobulated everything and absorbed all us totally. Luckly there is an happy end, so now posts can restart! We are back home quite in advance over our schedule, and there is much to catch up with. First thing a bit of knitting, with two nice hats that I finished sometime ago. They are both improvised, knitted in the round and made with Patons

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Hopefully we will be able to keep up with good habits today :-)!

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Oh, the joys of pre-programmed posts! Last sunday we had a great day. The start wes a bit grey and wet. But it soon cleared up and we headed off to visit dear friends. On the way to there there was plenty to see and discover The menu was excellent: cotolette!!! Table is ready Go! Sombody even had a good after lunch nap... While we were chatting and discussing and

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I wonder what all this means.... BUT I definitely LIKE this! So, not to miss the moment, we will be away for a week starting tomorrow. Stay tuned....

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When your favourite spots are closed for the summer holydays.... All you can do is try old and new places and enjoy the company of those that are here while drinking a good coffee toghether!

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Knitting is taking up the world making it more colorfull and cozy!

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It seems they keep arriving in batches even though I send them every other day!

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Considered that in Italy the 6th of december is the last day of Christmas holydays, either because the re Magi finally arrive to destination, or because "la befana tutte le feste si porta via", it's now time to have a visual summary of new year's eve! We headed to the center a bit late... Didn't get lost ;-) braved HUGE crowds and finally found a shielded spot from where we could

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My word for 2012 is "impegno", that is to say "focus", "commitment" and "action". I found it back in october during the path finder course, and I think it will help me through this year that announces itself as difficult. Self: here I intend to pursue the trends I started in 2011. Health: continue on the eating better campaign (which is asociated to a moderate loss of weigh). Continue with

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This has been a busy year, and full of many things. I have just finished to make a nice movie of my 2011  365 project. Watching at it was an emotion, and brought me back all the things that happened this year, good and bad, all there sinthetised by a photo a day! So now I want to write down a sinthesis for future memory. As this was born as a knitting blog, first of all the knitting: in 2011 I

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Do not be worried, there are at least some other 5 projects on the needles!!! Anyhow, these are the last finished knits of the year, and to keep up with traditions, it's two hats. I found the wool (Patons Wool Tweed DK) at Morrison and Sons in Melbourne, they were having a sale, and there was a $1 a ball bin. How could I resist? And so two hats were made quite quickly, as I enjoyed the "

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This time we headed to K, in a wonderfully blue and crisp air, with the perfect temperature. We crossed some new (to us) sburbs with interesting curiosities and found a little heaven, a fantastic garden and an house with a verandah where we had an incredible meal. But the best was staying with friends, and chatting freely about work, life, experiences and friends. A great lunch

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Today I worked quite a lot, but had a little time for a short stroll downtown. OK, I confess, I did a bit of wool shopping, we all have our weeknesses!

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This morning I woke up early to be able to speak with home, and we greeted everybody, and it was so good to see all (yay for skype!)! We then headed to R.'s, where we had a great lunch notwithstanding a partial flood they experienced during the night. No electricity, but we could cook and enjoy the good company, talked a lot, relaxed and had a great time. On the way home the sky was blue

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At Christmas we were invited by very dear and good friends for lunch. Notwithstanding the hot weather (a bit cloudy) we happily set off and even found some christmas decorations hanging around outside home We went to our appointment and E. showed us just as the first drops of rain were starting to fall! The lunch was great, we chit chatted and relaxed and enjoyed ourselves SO much! We

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On the 24th we had friends visiting at home, just two of them, R. and K., but that was perfect. I woke up and went for the last shopping, coming home with a bunch of beautiful flows, that have lasted for many days I adore flowers and well set tables, even though they are simple and with few things as our rented apartment is well equibbed, but not abundantly. A great day in good company (

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Deaspite all my dreams of having a december of regular postings, I have totally failed. Too many things happening, connections not working, travelling, keeping up with urgent things... There is no end to the things. We have arrived safely, and on Sunday we had a day off and spent a proper Melbourne day! First there was the Knitting at the Botanical Gardens, organised by Toni, and it was as

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Sometimes ago, I wrote my Life List, and there is a dedicated page about it on this blog (have a look up there, on the top bar, on the right!). This post is to document number "81" of the list, which was all about showing a rice field to P, who had once confessed me he had never seen one from nearby (and, I will add, we live in a region FULL of rice fields!). So at the beginning of october we

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A new category of posts, concealed, and not so, messages found around. This one says "smile"

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Via photomeditations I have discovered that hippyurbangirl is organising "december views". She has just finished a long writing month, and proposes to have a silent december, wih images. "The idea is to take away the stress of having just one more thing to do during the holiday season and to sink in and be with what is in front of you, the beauty you see, the lush imagery that seems to explode

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It's december, I cannot believe it. Usually plans would be for a post a day during this month, a post to reflect on things and prepare for the new year. Truth to be said, it is quite a busy moment, with a big trip ahead, and SO many things to do in a few days, but il'' try to do as many posts as possible. In the meantimes, I enjoy the company of a new little friend on my desk at work....

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So many things give me joy that it is difficult to not make the longest post ever. But the most important are the small moments spent in simple doings with friends and family Enjoying nature and travelling! More corner views at Francesca's

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It's weeks we have fog, all day long. walking to work is kind of surreal sometimes even magical everything is fading and disappearing strange silohuettes are all around all is different But hey, it is bloody cold, and we have had more than enough of this, we want to see the sun back again. NOW!!! Even some rain without fog would do, after all...!

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Ah, that's indeed a great question! Where has it gone? The problem is not about it passing, fast or slow, depending on the different moments of our lives. The real question I pose myself is "have I lived you at my fullest and best?". Let's be clear, this does not mean doing a lot of things, no worries. It means to me "just" to be present in the moment, wether it is good or bad. And well,

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not only plenty of posts, but many of them about knitting! And this one is a hat, one of my favourite items. Truth to be said, our family is going through particularly demanding times, and so moments of tiredness alternate to the will of getting partially back to normal life, at least when it is possible. And I still have some finished items to show you! So here I present you a new hat!

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one yer ago, P. grandson asked me to knit him a green scarf. "I want it very green, sort of dragon-green like". As soon as I received this nice demand, I started hunting for dragon-green wool, and finally found a 500 gr packet at the market. Granfather was happy too, and siggested he would have liked to have a matching scarf too. How was it possible to refuse? here we are few months later,

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The "home" question really resonates with me. I live in a home I love in a place I cannot come at peace with. This place is not my home, no matter how hard I try, and how long I have tried for, it never feels like home, even though the house itself is lovey and I feel totally at my ease in it. Still there are some aspects of the place where this home is, that make me want to go away at times.

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These are days of fog, and worries, and thoughts, and tiredness, and suspension, and deep reflections, and rain. With sparse flecks of joy, friendship, warmth, vicinity that sustain me in many ways!

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It seems like ages that I don't write a kniting related post, and it actually is. No worries, I have been knitting, and quit a bit, but simply never get to post anything about it. So in the next days you'll have a "full" update! These are being busy days indeed, busy with great things, such as dear friends visiting from far (and we spent a wonderful day toghether, more about this soon), or work

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Sometimes you can find exotic views just outside your door... This post is part of the Corner View series: to know about it, visit Francesca AND all the links in the comments of her Corner View posts!

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I have decided to join a wonderful group of ladies, organised by Francesca, I discovered sometimes ago. Usually I'm too disorganised to do such things timely, but I decided to "break the ice" tonight. One of the things I've learnt lately is to keep a diary. It is a sort of "artsy" thing, or at least I'm rediscovering the joys of using watercolor, scissors and glue, and also put in it some of

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The girl effect is a campaign to raise awarness about the role of women, but ot only that, it's about giving girls around the world the tools to escape ignorance and prejudice that keep them in poverty and force them living worse lives. It's not about destroying traditions, it's about educating people, having them to be aware of what are the outcomes of the choices they make, and in many cases

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I'm in the middle (it's actually the last week, sigh) of taking a wonderful course by Karen Walrond of Chookooloonks. I have been following her blog for a while and like her spirit and beautiful photos, and so when I read she was organising his course I decided to subscribe following an impulse. And as it often happens, I have great outcomes following impulses. Have a visit at her blog, and at

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I will write abou this on the 4th of october! It's something I heart and I invite you to join this movement and help girls et an education: it's essential for all of us!   I believe it is very important, do you want to join us? The Girl Effect Blogging Campaign is a collaborative effort of hundreds of bloggers coming together to write about The Girl Effect on October 4th, 2011.

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I have been knitting quite a bit lately, but mainly on projects that had been sitting there for ages! I managed to finish something, and just need to take pictures, and then was a bit overwhelmed by work and family. I have also joined the wondreful course by Karen Walrond, the path finder, and I'm having SO much fun doing it: it involves writing, thinking, taking care of myself, drawing and

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So taday started with a fantastic and huge storm, a yellow sky from which tons of water poured, with lightning and thunder... I like storms so much! Of course the rest of the day was sunny and happy!

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Last day of August full of activity, as was the whole months. But here I could record some still and good moments of this bright, intense and oh so alive month!

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Photos from the holidays :-) It's still unbearably hot here!

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Go and visit the museum in Solnhofen!!! PS By the way, Buon Ferragosto!

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and a lot of resting

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Lots of driving, many cueues.... Variable weather!

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Susannah Conway has done it again!I will participate as possible, and it is going to be fun!

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It's quite hot here at the moment, and really hectic, with work dominating life.I have finally woven in the ends of two small projects I finished long ago. And there are some more waiting in line...First of all a nice hat, Concentricity by Woolly WormheadAs usual it is a great pattern, well written and easy! I love this designer, I could knit all her hats!!!The wool is an unknown wool from stash.

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A couple of weeks ago, we have been to Serdegna for a meeting and some field work.My first time in Cagliari, and I'm in love!

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So it's the 2nd of July and my ideas of posting much more in June have failed miserably.I will make a couple of catch up posts soon, about our visit to Sardinia, and others things. Knitting is going on behind the scenes, but it is too hot, and I have many things that just need to have ends sewn in, and therefore are lying there unfinished!At least summer is here, and we have been passing from

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EnjoyThe Arctic Light from TSO Photography on Vimeo.

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Albacin is a name of one of the arts of GranadaIt's on a hill, and is full of life...And beautiful buildingscalm little placesfountainsand good spots to stop for a drink!We visited the morish bathssaw a very stilish weddingread fantastic signsand made fabulous encounters!We thought there would be many more restaurants aheadwent thorugh dangerous passagesfound flowers left by somebody to unknown

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One of the joys of being a geologist is fiedwork!Especially when the company is good, and the weather cooperates.And there are wonderful scenariesAnd there are intersting things all around!definitely an excellent day!A really lucky day indeed!

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When you are being a tourist (after a hard week work) ny the time it is evening you are tired!So you need to reestablish your energies by going out for dinner....And if, on the way back home, you stumble upon.... a concert!You shoud discover what is going onhave a peek aroundtake a sitclaps your habdsand enjoy music!

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Another exhibition I totally fell in love with at the science park in Granada was the Mariposarium Tropical!Well, everybody knows how much I love butterflies!and here I really could almost touch them!and observe mimetic strategiesenjoy shapesstripescolorsand flowers!The personnel was super friendly and professional, and helped with enthusiasm, showing many hidden gems and also giving a lot of

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Here are some photos form the science museum of Granada. But fisrt, to all my Italian friends, GO TO VOTE TOMORROW!It is a series of very interesting buildings, featurings lots of excellent exhibitions!We went there to visit an exhibit on Escher, a favourite artist of ours!It was excellent, well organised and a lot of fun!Of course we then tried to visit the rest of the museum, wich is huge! All

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We spent one week in Granada. I will make several posts.One of the big highlights was our visit to the Alhambra one evening! What an incredible place....great viewsincredible artwater everywherestone carvingsand fantastic gardens

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I am knitting!.... just do not find the energy to write about it here :-)!

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we have been away....in a wonderful place....it was great!More soon!

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Finally back with some knitting!I have been knitting a bit ess lately, it seems that my mojo is almost non-existant, but I do have managed to finish a HUGE project!It is Mariager, from Hanne Falkenberg, a Danish designer I adore.Some years ago I purchased two of her kits at cucumberpatch, an online store that carries her kits, and has reasonable prices (especially when the pound is a bit low....)

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Well, I disappeared because life was intensely hapening ;-)!Much knitting and nw things to report, will update soon.Now I just want to share this, take five minutes, sit down and be happy!The Mountain from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo.

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We are happily back home! Maybe a little bit sleepy...But now and then the sun shines, and you realise it's spring!

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Well, the time of getting back home has come.....Before leaving I managed to send to M the shawl I knitted for her!It's another stipey shawl, this time no pattern, but if you want to make one, here it goes, it's a simple recipe.- cast on 3, knit 6 rows, pick up 3 sts from side + 3 from cast on (9 sts total).- leaving a border of two knit stitches, knit one row, purl another (to have stocking

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On sunday we went to visit R.Coming back, I had my i-pod in my hands, and of course, couldn't stop clicking. Waht fascinetes me is all these cables... And that wonderful, cloudy blue sky! Enjoy the trip with me.

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We are about to return home, which is quite good after two months. Actually good and sad at the same time, maybe I should make a post to express my feelings: I'm really happy to return home, to see my family, my friends, my house. I'm not looking forward to get back to work (to the horrible atmosphere there, not to work itself, as I'm actually happily working a lot here). I'm sad to leave so many

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Baby O was born on the 25th of fabruary, and how could I resist? That same day I bought some Panda Amber at Clegs, downloaded the beautiful pattern Five Hour Baby Sweater by Courtney Filner, and cast on.Well, it didn't take only five hours, but it was indeed a fast knit!It was really well received, even if it is probably a bit big, but oh, well, it will fit sooner or later (probably next summer..

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This is another piece I finished sometimes ago. Then I was trapped by too many things happening and never blogged about it.So here it is, my first completed shawl for 2011. If I continue at this speed the challange of 11 shawls in 2011 is going to be tough!The pattern is Josephine Shawl by Susan Gutperl (another free pattern on Ravelry) and it is an easy all garter shawl. I really had fun

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So, here we are with another hat!I'm quite pleased with it, it was fun start to end, especially going to buy the button!The pattern is "The republic hat" by Nicole Reeves (free on Ravelry), easy but interesting.The garter band is worked flat, then the rest of the hat is knitted in the round. Final touch is the button, and voilà, a nice hat is finished!

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Lately, with all this work, and travelling, and being away, I haven't written much about nitting. Of course, clickety clicking has been undergoning all time, I simply never blogged about it.So let's get back to good habits, and here is a recent F.O. It's a hat for P, the wool, Morris Estate 8ply was purchased at Morris and sons in Melbourne, and chosen specifically by P for the color and softness

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Well, sometimes the seaside is what you need to get better!All photo with hipstamatic app from my i-pod.

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Well, yes, I have been missing a bit from this space, but a time of reflections, decisions and action is happening right now.There has been a bit of travelling and much working as well, and knitting too! Soon news finished objects to come....But right now, come with me and my friends for a brief trip:

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