tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31742473648485188162024-02-07T17:48:04.032+00:00RodPrjónarJust another knitting blog and more.RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-36602839588726656062014-04-01T21:41:00.002+00:002014-04-01T21:41:59.358+00:00<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/2883772/?claim=ug7zfz54b98">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a></span>RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-70769541651344939822012-10-15T12:06:00.001+00:002012-10-15T12:06:39.924+00:00Gathering the sheep and a BSJ / Recolectando ovejas y una BSJMay is the month when lambs start coming into the world. We have the luck to have an aunt that has a farm, about one hour and half away from Reykjavík, where we have the chance to go every year to see this wonderful event.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Mayo es el mes en que los corderitos llegan al mundo y nosotros tenemos la suerte de tener una tía que tiene una granja, que queda más o menos a una hora y media de Reykjavík, donde tenemos la oportunidad de presenciar tan bonito evento cada año.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a rather old picture, May 2008. Isn't the lamb absolutely cute?!?<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Esta es una foto medio vieja, es de mayo del 2008. ¿No les parece que el corderito es un primor?</span><br />
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Shortly after they are born all the sheep and their lambs are set free in the mountains where they spend the whole summer feeding of mountain grass and just enjoying freedom until September comes.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Al poco tiempo de nacer, todas las ovejas y sus corderitos son dejados en libertad en las montañas donde se la pasan pastando todo el verano y disfrutando de la libertad hasta que llega septiembre.</span><br />
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In September the farmers go to the mountains to find their flocks and bring them back to the farm. All the sheep are gathered together and then the fun begins!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">En septiembre, la gente de las granjas de un área específica se reúne para ir a la montaña para encontrar sus rebaños y traerlos de vuelta a casa para pasar el invierno. Todas la ovejas son reunidas y es allí donde empieza la diversión :)</span><br />
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All the sheep are brought into a rounded structure that has "drawers" that allow to organize the animals, bring all the lambs, rams and sheep that belong to a farm together to be able to take them back to farm later on.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Las ovejas son traídas a una estructura circular que tiene "cajones" que permiten organizar las ovejas de acuerdo a qué granja pertenece. Es allí donde empieza nuestra labor... encontrar nuestras ovejas, ponerlas en el "cajón" correspondiente y luego llevarlas a casa. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture taken from <a href="http://stefan-sturla.blogspot.com/2007/09/rttir-og-nostalga.html">http://stefan-sturla.blogspot.com/2007/09/rttir-og-nostalga.html</a><br />
Does anyone know what is this called in english!?<br />
<span style="color: blue;">¿Alguien sabe cómo se llama esta estructura en castellano*</span></td></tr>
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Now this is not all about work. This is a great opportunity to come together, gather the family, see friends, have a few drinks, sing together and then EAT!! (I guess it is pretty obvious what is eaten after the gathering, right?! hehe).<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Ahora, no todo es sólo trabajo. Muy por el contrario. Esta es una gran oportunidad para reunirse, encontrarse con la familia, ver amigos, beber un poco, cantar y COMER! (creo que es bastante obvio decir qué es lo que se come ¿no? jeje)</span><br />
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So, this year, the day after we arrived from Barcelona we put on our lopapeysas and went straight to Fljótshlíð to help gathering the sheep!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Este año, al día siguiente de haber llegado desde Barcelona, nos pusimos nuestros lopapeysas y nos fuimos directo a Fljótshlí´para ayudar a recolectar las ovejas.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Las ovejas van llegando.</span></td></tr>
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Sheep coming all together to the center of the "rounded structure" (almenningur) where our job begins! Notice how they jump!!!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Las ovejas entrando al centro de "estructura circular" lugar donde nuestro trabajo empieza. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All together and very packed!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Todas juntas y apretaditas.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Ram (isn't he beautiful!?)<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Sr. Carnero (¿No les parece guapísimo?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mrs. Sheep. Notice the mark it has in the ear. We have to read that number to recognize our sheep, so we can grab them and take them to our "drawer".<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Sra. Oveja. Noten que tiene una marca en la oreja. Tenemos que leer el número que está escrito allí para reconocer nuestras ovejas para tomarlas y llevarlas a "nuestro cajón". </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It can be very tricky to read the mark they all have in the ear, they move A LOT!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Puede ser un poco difícil leer el número en la oreja, pues las ovejas se mueven MUCHO!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I managed to catch a few of them!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">¡Logré agarrar varias!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double checking the number.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Revisando que el número es correcto.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the "drawer" starts filling up :)<br />
<span style="color: blue;">El "cajón" se va llenando :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veei! Caught another one!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Veei, ¡encontré otra!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jóna and three Icelandic horses.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Jóna y tres caballos islandeses.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is great fun for the kids! The love this!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">¡A los niños les encanta ayudar!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: blue;">Jóna con tres de sus nietos.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the gathering, some sheep are taken back to farm on a truck while other are just walked there.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Después de reunir las ovejas, algunas de ellas son llevadas a casa en un camión mientras que otras son llevadas caminando.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: blue;">Un perro pastor islandés.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The famous Eyjafjallajöjull seen from the farm.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">El famoso Eyjafjallaj'kull visto desde la granja.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the first BSJ I ever made (about three years ago). I made it with double thread of plötulopi.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Esta fue la primera BSJ que tejí hace ya un poco más de tres años. La hice con doble hebra de plötulopi.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second BSJ, this time with a more "fancy" yarn, Noro Silk Garden.<br /><span style="color: blue;">La segunda BSJ. Esta vez con una lana más "lujosa", Noro Silk Garden.</span></td></tr>
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The Baby Surprise Jacket (BSJ) is one of those patterns that you definitely have to knit more than once! So, everytime I get the chance to do so (when a friend becomes pregnant the first thing that comes into my mind is the BSJ!)... I just do it! </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">La Baby surprise Jacket (BSJ) es uno de esos patrones que tienes que tejer al menos una vez. Cada vez que tengo la oportunidad de tejerla no lo pienso dos veces y lo hago (de hecho, cada vez que una amiga está embarazada lo primero que pienso es en la BSJ).</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">¡Y aquí va la tercera!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I was still knitting it.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Cuando aún la estaba tejiendo.</span></td></tr>
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* Pattern: Baby Surprise Jacket by E. Zimmermann</div>
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* Yarn: Noro Silk Garden, 3 skeins.</div>
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* The pattern, what can I say about the pattern?!?! I think it is one of the most amazing things ever. I can hardly imagine how E. Zimmermann could make something like this. From a piece of a funny shaped knitted fabric it is possible to get a perfectly shaped baby jacket... it is just magic.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">* El patrón. ¿Qué puedo decir sobre este patrón? Para mí es uno de los patrones más increíbles. Apenas me puedo imaginar en qué estaría pensando la señora Zimmermann cuando se le ocurrió diseñar esta chaqueta. De una pieza bastante amorfa se consigue una chaqueta perfectamente formada... es magia pura.</span></div>
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* The yarn. Ay the yarn! I think I have said before that I am not a huge fan of Noro... but it seems that I easily forget that. I think that Noro is a good choice for a BSJ, the colors are cool and makes the jacket look really cute BUT that would be it. On the negative side:</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">* El hilo. Uff el hilo. Creo que antes ya había dicho no soy un gran fanático de las lanas Noro... pero parece que eso se me olvida fácilmente... pues la usé nuevamente. Me parece que Noro es una buena opción para tejer una BSJ porque viene en colores muy guay que le dan un aspecto muy bonito y divertido a la chaqueta, PERO eso sería todo. Por el lado negativo:</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: blue;">Es MUY cara.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Por todo el dinero que gasté en ella esperaría no encontrar nudos,,, SIEMPRE trae nudos.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">Cada vez que hay un nudo el color cambia drásticamente, SIEMPRE. Se pierde la progresión de los colores.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">El grosor de la lana es muy irregular. Tuve incluso que cortar algunas secciones porque eran simplemente horribles. </span></li>
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* Overall, even though I was not happy about the yarn, I am very pleased with the final result. I wish I would have had some more yarn left to knit a hood, but instead I would only make a crochet border around the neckline.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">* En general, a pesar del malestar que me produjo la lana, estoy muy contento con el resultado. Me hubiera gustado tener un poco más de lana para haberle agregado una capucha, pero sólo pude hacer un borde a ganchillo alrededor del cuello.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Already wrapped and a handmade greeting card.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Ya envuelto y con una tarjeta hecha a mano.<br /></span></td></tr>
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Now, one last thing before you get bored. Last Saturday Gummi and me met Dagga, the owner of the cutest yarn shop in Reykjavík, Litla Prjónabúðin. She wanted to learn how to knit a Hyrna Herborgar, so I am giving her a hand with it... I am very excited to see how this will work out!!</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Una última cosa, antes de aburrirl@s. El sábado recién pasado, Gummi y yo nos juntamos con Dagga, la dueña de la tienda de lanas más linda de Reykjavík, Litla Prjónabúðín. Ella quiere aprender a tejer un Hyrna Herborgar... así que yo le estoy dando una mano. Tengo muchas ganas de ver qué resulta de esto!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All three of us are using 100% silk from Greta and the Fibers (From left to right: Gummi, Roddi, Dagga). I have wanted to knit a Hyrna Herborgar using Greta's silk for THE LONGEST TIME!!<br /><span style="color: blue;">Los tres estamos usando 100% seda de Greta and the Fibers (de izquierda a derecha: Gummi, Roddi, Dagga). Desde hace ya un buen tiempo que tenía ganas de tejer un Hyrna Herborgar con las sedas de Greta!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dagga, very concentrated!<br /><span style="color: blue;">Dagga, muy concentrada.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dagga gave me these two skeins of a fantastic wool that she got in Faroe Islands. It is a very rustic yarn and the colors are awesome!<br /><span style="color: blue;">Dagga me regaló dos ovillos de una lana fantástica que compró en las Islas Faroe. Es muy rústica y los colores son una pasada.</span></td></tr>
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And now, this is the last, last thing... for real, I promise!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Y ahora sí, lo último, de verdad. ¡Lo prometo!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love moss! Have a great week!<br /><span style="color: blue;">¡¡Me encanta el musgo!! ¡Qué tengan una muy buena semana!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr>
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<br />RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-58173204685828202902012-10-08T12:41:00.001+00:002012-10-08T12:41:54.795+00:00I am finally posting!! / ¡¡Al fin escribo una entrada!! Ufff! How time flies!! It has been already a little bit more than one month since my last post here!! It has been so difficult to go back to the daily routine! But here I am again!! hehe<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">¡¡Ufff!! ¡Cómo pasa el tiempo! ¡Ya ha pasado algo más de un mes desde que escribí la última entrada! Ha sido tan difícil volver a retomar la rutina diaria! Pero bueno... aquí estoy nuevamente, jeje.</span><br />
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I have so much to say that I don't even know where to start! Well, I guess I won't say too much since images can say much more that words, right?<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Tengo muchísimas cosas que contar y no sé por dónde empezar. La verdad es que creo que no diré mucho, pues seguro que las fotos hablarán por sí solas. </span><br />
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September was a wonderful month: I visited amazing places, spent time with my great friends Laura and Jesús (and Lola, their dog!), ate great food and met new friends!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Septiembre fue un mes increíble: Visité lugares preciosos, pasé mucho tiempo con mis queridísimos amigoa Laura y Jesús (y su perrita Lola), comí excelente comida sobretodo hice nuevos amigos!</span><br />
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Before starting with the pictures there is something that I MUST say... While We were in the airport in Keflavík when we were starting out trip something really funny happened... funny in the best possible way.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Antes de comenzar con las fotos hay una cosa que DEBO contar. Mientras estábamos en el aeropuerto en Keflavík, cuando estábamos comenzando nuestro viaje, pasó algo muy divertido... divertido en el mejor sentido posible, claro está. </span><br />
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We were at the bank to exchange some money when the woman who was working there suddenly looked at me and, to my surprise, told me: "Are you not my favorite knitter!?"<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Estábamos en el banco, cambiando monedas cuando la mujer que nos estaba atendiendo de pronto levanta la cabeza, me mira y me dice: "¿Es que no eres tú mi tejedor favorito?"</span><br />
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I must admit that it REALLY took me by surprise!! So much that all I did was to BLUSH!! I didn't even ask her name!! Silly me! So if you are reading this I just want to THANK YOU and tell you that you REALLY BRIGHTEN up my day! I couldn't stop smiling for several hours just remembering this amazing moment you gave me!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Debo admitir que REALMENTE me tomó por sorpresa. Tanto que en realidad lo único que hice fue ¡¡ponerme colorado como un tomate!! Ni siquiera se me ocurrió preguntarle su nombre... vaya qué tonto fui. Bueno, sólo quería decirle a ella MUCHAS GRACIAS y hacerle saber que REALMENTE iluminó mi día. No puede quitarme la sonrisa de la casa por un buen par de horas :)</span><br />
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So, let's see some pictures!!! It all began in Llanes, Asturias, the place where we were staying.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">¡¡A ver las fotos!! Todo comenzó en Llanes, Asturias, lugar donde nos quedamos la mayor parte del tiempo.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7977515685/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Llanes por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Llanes" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8176/7977515685_e2417c78df_o.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llanes Harbour. It is a very special harbour because it goes all the way into the town.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">El puerto de Llanes. Un puerto muy especial, pues se encuentra dentro de la ciudad.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7977527368/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Playa por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Playa" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8456/7977527368_0a2a1f0853_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sablón beach. Just 3 minutes away from home.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Playa de Sablón. A 3 minutos de casa.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7979736631/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Cueves por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Cueves" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8448/7979736631_32df22a65a_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cueves</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7979750031/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Playa de Santa Marina por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Playa de Santa Marina" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8454/7979750031_e9e88b7279_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playa de Ribadesella. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7982801283/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="San Vicente, Cantabria por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="San Vicente, Cantabria" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/7982801283_d7fe3b8615_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7982807352/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Blackberries, deliiiicious! por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Blackberries, deliiiicious!" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8042/7982807352_e264ac5ef9_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blackberries!!!!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">¡¡¡Moras!!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited a cave: La cueva del Soplao in Cantabria. Looking good uh? Unfortunately it was not allowed to take pics inside of the cave.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Visitamos una cueva: La cueva del Soplao en Cantabria. Qué buenas pintas, ¿no? Una pena que se dejaban tomar fotos dentro de la cueva.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Laura :)<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Con Laura :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7983732787/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Playa de Guadamía por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Playa de Guadamía" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/7983732787_107f01a5f4_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playa de Guadamía. Just anonther beautiful beach. Beaches in Asturias are wonderful... and the best of all is that they are all quite hidden, there is only green and green and more green around them. Unfortunately the tide was too low so we had to move to another one.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Playa de Guadamía. Otra playa preciosa. Las playas en Asturias son una maravilla... lo mejor de todo es que están todas bien escondidas y con mucho, mucho, mucho verde en torno a ellas. Desafortunadamente la marea estaba muy baja así que nos tuvimos que ir a otra playa.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7983751614/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Cuevas del Mar por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Cuevas del Mar" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8303/7983751614_ed59784d41_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playa de Cuevas del Mar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7983756557/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Cuevas de mar por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Cuevas de mar" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8312/7983756557_86978f2f13_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playa de Cuevas del Mar. It was great to bathe here!! Good waves :)<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Fue muy divertido bañarse en este playa... había muy buenas olas.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7983778752/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="L tejiendo una manga y R terminando un cuello a ganchillo :) por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="L tejiendo una manga y R terminando un cuello a ganchillo :)" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8444/7983778752_ca3ab41867_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not everything was just beaches and caves... we also knitted! Here I am finishing a collar that I started in the airplane (It was so much fun to see people´s faces when they saw that Gummi and me were crocheting in the plane! A guy even took pictures of us, both in the airplane and once we arrived to see how much we had done!).<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">No todo fue sólo mar, arena, cuevas... también tejimos!! Aquí estoy terminanando un cuello que empecé en el avión (Fue muy divertido ver la reacción de la gente en el avión cuando veían que Gummi y yo estábamos haciendo ganchillo. Un tío incluso nos sacó fotos... en el avión y cuando llegamos para ver cuánto habíamos avanzado!)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The collar: Finished with an Icelandic button and ready to be given!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">El cuello terminado con un botón islandés. Listo para ser regalado.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7988792824/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Laura por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Laura" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/7988792824_7bd0cc3c6a_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the owner of the collar: Laura!<br />
<span style="color: blue;"> Y la dueña del cuello: Laura :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7988801872/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Tin tin por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Tin tin" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8178/7988801872_fab4907ea3_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is without a doubt the coolest shop I saw in Llanes!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Esta es sin duda la tienda más chula que vi en Llanes.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7988812794/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Walking around Llanes por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Walking around Llanes" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8322/7988812794_221ea5a38b_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking around Llanes.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Caminando por Llanes.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7988838114/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Playa de Ballota por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Playa de Ballota" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/7988838114_a46cdec054_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playa de Ballota.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7988875836/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Playa de Ballota por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Playa de Ballota" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8305/7988875836_fd07c183eb_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playa de Ballota. My favorite BY FAR!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Playa de Ballota. Mi favorita.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7988874088/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Playa de Andrín por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Playa de Andrín" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8460/7988874088_388842a081_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playa de Andrín.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7991909096/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Playa de Puertu Chicu por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Playa de Puertu Chicu" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/7991909096_9e02f8e15a_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playa de Puertu Chicu.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7991918294/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Cubos de la memoria por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Cubos de la memoria" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8169/7991918294_ea20db3050_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Los cubos de la memoria.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7992713856/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="La Pereda por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="La Pereda" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8298/7992713856_343c282f40_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La Pereda</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabada. Nomm nomm.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/8000673218/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Playa de Po por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Playa de Po" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8315/8000673218_239a59ec7f_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playa de Po</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/8000678082/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Churros y chocolate por Rodprjonar, en Flickr"><img alt="Churros y chocolate" height="612" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8320/8000678082_a247b3c456_o.jpg" width="612" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Churros con chocolate!!!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canoeing in River Sella. We did 10 km in a wonderful sunny day.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Descenso del río Sella en canoa. Hicimos 10km en un día precioso.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">haha, trying to pour some cider! It is much more difficult that it seems!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Tratando de servir sidra... mucho más difícil de lo que parece.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our last lunch in Llanes: Blue Team<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Último almuerzo en Llanes: Equipo Rojo</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last lunch in Llanes: Red Team<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Último almuerzo en Llanes: Equipo Rojo</span></td></tr>
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Then we began our journey to Barcelona... The reason to stop there for a couple of days was to meet a fantastic group of knitters, Teixicomanes, that knit together regularly at Llanarium.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Luego comenzamos nuestro viaje a Barcelona. El motivo por el que paramos allí por dos días fue para juntarnos y conocer al fin en persona a un grupo FANTÁSTICO de tejedores, Teixicomanes, que se reunen regularmente para tejer juntos en una tienda muy chula que se llama Llanarium.</span><br />
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In September last year we organized a KAL on Ravelry in which we knitted a lopapeysa together. Now, the idea was to start a lopapeysa all together! Great idea, isn't it?!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">En septiembre del año pasado organizamos un KAL en Ravelry para tejer un lopapeysa todos juntos. La idea ahora era repetir la experiencia pero esta vez empezando todos juntos! Qué gran idea, ¿no?</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Llanarium. A really cool wool shop very close to Plaza Cataluña. If you are around please give it a visit... and if you are lucky enough you might end up knitting with a wonderful group of knitters!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Llanarium. Una tienda de lanas muy guay que está muy cerca de Plaza Cataluña. Si andas por allí por favor visita esta tienda... merece la pena, además si andas con suerte puede que tengas la oportunidad de tejer con un grupo increíble de tejedores. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting our lopapeysas!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Comiendo (ay, ¡ya los echo de menos!)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking in Barrio Gótico trying to find another really cool wool shop.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Caminando por el Barrio Gótico, tratando de encontrar otra tienda de lanas muy guay.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Until we found it!! All You Knit is Love!! A wonderful, wonderful shop! Starting from its name!! Here is Jennifer, the owner... who will always welcome you with a smile!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">¡Hasta que dimos con la tienda! All You Knit is Love. Una tienda preciosa... empezando por su nombre! Aquí está Jennifer, la dueña, que siempre te recibirá con una gran sonrisa :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jói got a quick lesson on how to spin from Marga (of Greta and the Fibers).<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Jói recibió una lección sobre cómo hilar por parte de Marga (de Greta and the Fibers)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To our surprise, right in front of All you knit is love there is a bakery whose owner is Icelandic!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Para nuestra sorpresa, justo en frente de All you knit is love hay una panader{ia cuya dueña es islandesa!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marga e Imma spent a whole day with us!! Here we are at Mercado La Boquería. Imma and Marga were so kind so spend time with us!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Marga e Imma pasaron un día entero con nosotros! Aquí estamos en el mercado La Boquería. Imma y Marga, muchas gracias por tanta generosidad!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The coolest ice cream shop I have ever seen! And it didn´t only looked good... it was also REALLY good.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">La heladería más guay que he visitado. Y no sólo tenía buena pinta, sino que además el helado estaba buenísimo!</span></td></tr>
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I must come back to Barcelona some time soon... two days is too little time to spend in such a great city... besides I now have a lot more than one reason to visit again!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Volver a Barcelona esta en mi lista de cosas por hacer... con prioridad. Dos días no fueron suficientes para nada. Lo bueno es que tengo mucho más que un motivo para volver!! :)</span><br />
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And finally, of course I didn't come home with my hands empty...<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Finalmente, no volví a casa con las manos vacías...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laura showed us a little shop in Llanes where we found this really AMAZING cotton thread. The colors are beautiful as well as the price (only 2.50 euros each). And it also has a funny name: V.I.C. (Very Important Cotton).<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Laura nos enseñó en Llanes una tienda muy chiquita donde encontramos este algodón que es una pasada! Los colores son preciosos... al igual que el precio (2.50 euros cada madeja). </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our short visit to Oviedo I met Mayte (the winner of the shawl!) She gave me this AMAZING book!!!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">En una visita corta que hicimos a Oviedo me junté con Mayte (La ganadora del chal!). Me regaló este FANTÁSTICO libro!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And these threads!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Y estos hilos.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this set of Belgian bobbins!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Y este set de bolillos belgas.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are so tiny compared to the galician bobbins that I have!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Son tan chiquitos comparados con los bolillos gallegos que tengo en casa.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buttons!! Thank you Laura!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Botones. Gracias Laura :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Imma gave a mini Haruni that she knitted using cotton thread for crocheting!! Yes! It is so fine and delicate! A piece of art!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Imma me regaló una mini Haruni que tejió usando hilo de algodón para hacer ganchillos! Sí!! Es tan fino y delicado! Una verdadera obra de arte!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: blue;">Y como buena obra de arte... ahora está enmarcada y en exposición permanente en casa :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greta and the fibers... great yarns... great colors... and everything handmade! Marga is making a great, great, great work! I totally recommend this yarns!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Greta and the Fibers... son unas lanas espectaculares, los colores son un sueño y además todo teñido a mano! Marga está haciendo un excelente trabajo con sus landas! Las recomiendo a ojos cerrados.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw that Laia, the owner of Llanarium was knitting an Echo Flower using this yarn and it was looking SERIOUSLY beautiful!! So, I got a couple of skeins :)<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Vi que Laia, la dueña de Llanarium, estaba tejiendo un Echo Flower usando esta lana y le está quedando SERIAMENTE hermoso! Así que me compré un par de madejas!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Merkén! Who would have said that I was going to come back home with something so typical chilean! Candela gave me this... a real treasure (that tasted great by the way!)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Quién diría que volvería a casa con algo tan típico chileno! Candela me regaló merkén... un verdadero tesoro (que además sabe muy bien!!!)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marga gave me a bunch of old buttons!! Another treasure!!!<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Marga me regaló un montón de botones viejos!! Otro tesoro! :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No em distreguis, estic teixint (Don't disturb me cause I´m knitting in Catalán). Nina, Marga´s daughter makes these pins... it was difficult to choose only one!<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">No em distreguis, estic teixint (No me distraigan que estoy tejiendo) Nina, la hija de Marga hace estas chapas... me costó mucho decidirme sólo por una!</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: small;">So these were my vacations... more or less. All I can say now is THANK YOU everybody for everything!! Especially to Laura and Jesús for their loving friendship and the Teixicomanes for being so warm and welcoming!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;">Bueno, estas fueron, más o menos, mis vacaciones. Sólo me queda dar las GRACIAS a todos por todo. Especialmente a Laura y Jesús por su infinita amistad y a los teixicomanes por su generosidad y por habernos recibido tan calurosamente :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;">Have a great week!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">¡¡Qué tengan una muy buena semana!!</span></div>
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RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-49413121417943114282012-08-31T10:54:00.001+00:002012-08-31T10:54:38.765+00:00Hyrna Herborgar: One more time / Hyrna Herborgar: Una vez másWhen I started to knit almost four years ago I never thought I was going to knit the same pattern more than once or twice thinking that it could get boring.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Cuando empecé a tejer hace ya casi cuatro años nunca pensé que repetiría el mismo patrón más de una o dos veces porque se me hacía la idea de que sería aburrido.</span><br />
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Well, it has not been the case at all! A few weeks ago I finished my fifth Hyrna Herborgar! Yes! 5th!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Bueno, la cosa es que no ha sido así, ¡PARA NADA! Hace unas pocas semanas terminé el quinto Hyrna Herborgar. ¡Sí! ¡5to!</span><br />
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There is something about this pattern that makes it very special... I don't know if it is because it is an Icelandic design or because it is simply beautiful or both of them. The thing is that I NEVER get tired of it!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Algo tiene este chal que lo hace ser muy especial... No si es porque es un diseño islandés o simplemente porque es muy bonito o ambas cosas. La cosa es que NUNCA me cansa.</span><br />
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This shawl has already made it all the way to Orcas Island in the U.S. where a good friend lives.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">El chal ya ha hecho su viaje hasta la Isla de Orcas en EE.UU. donde vive mi amiga. </span><br />
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<u>Details</u>:
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* Pattern: Hyrna Herborgar (from the book Þríhyrnur og langsjöl)</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">* Patrón: Hyrna Herborgar (del libro Þríhyrnur og langsjöl)</span><br />
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* Yarn: Jaipur 100% silk. Almost 2 skeins.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">* Hilo: Jaipu 100% seda. Casi dos madejas.</span><br />
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* Needles: 4.5mm<br />
<span style="color: blue;">*Agujas: 4.5mm</span><br />
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* Cast on: Garter stitch tab.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">* Montado de puntos: Garter stitch tab (¿cómo sería en castellano?)</span></div>
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<u>Notes</u>:<br />
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* I think I have said this several times before, but here it goes again: I have been asked several times if this shawl is too complicated to knit. The answer has always been "no, not at all". I think that is exactly one of the greatest things about this shawl: It looks a lot, A LOT, more complicated than it really is.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">* Creo que he dicho esto alguna vez antes, pero aquí va nuevamente: Me han preguntado muchas veces si es muy difícil tejer este chal. La respuesta es siempre la misma: No, para nada. Esa es precisamente una de las mejores cosas que tiene este chal: Se ve mucho, MUCHO, más complicado de lo que realmente es.</span><br />
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* The pattern is very well written but the chart can be a bit complicated to read at first. It seems to be made by hand but you get used to it after a while.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">* El patrón está muy bien escrito pero el esquema es un poco complicado de leer al principio. Parece que está escrito a mano pero después de un rato de acostumbras. </span><br />
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* In the book they suggest to start simply by casting on 7 stitches and begin the pattern. That leaves a little gap at the garter stitch border, nothing terrible but it looks much better without it. To avoid that gap I used the <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt_s4PuLFTc" target="_blank">garter stitch tab</a></b> which makes the garter stitch border look just perfect (the video is a bit long but it is very clear).<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">* En el libro se sugiere comenzar montando 7 puntos de manera convencional. Eso deja una pequeña hendidura en el borde de punto bobo, nada terrible pero se ve mucho mejor sin esa hendidura. Para evitarla yo utilizo el<b> <u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt_s4PuLFTc" target="_blank">garter stitch tab</a></u> </b>para empezar, así el borde queda perfecto (el vídeo está en ingles, es un poco largo pero está muy bueno).</span><br />
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* This shawl was born as an emergency project. I had already made a shawl for my friend but I had a little accident with it while I was blocking it (I guess that most of you already know the story of the Baltic Blossoms, hehe). So, I needed to make another one as quickly as possible. The first task was to find the right yarn. I was not going to take the chance and use the Cascade lace alpaca again (and risk breaking the yarn again!). So I went on the search and I found this AMAZING silk in a shop downtown Reykjavík called Storkurinn. Jaipur silk comes in WONDERFUL SHINY colors!! It is not on the cheapest side but it is worth every króna that I spent on it!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">* Este chal nació como un proyecto de emergencia. Ya tenía un chal listo para mi amiga pero tuve un pequeño accidente mientras lo estaba bloqueando (historia conocida por much@s de ustedes, el Baltic Blossoms). Así que tuve que hacer otro chal lo más rápido posible. La primera tarea fue encontrar el hilo. No iba a volver a usar la alpaca de Cascade por temor a que se rompiese nuevamente. Entonces en la búsqueda terminé en una tienda en el centro de Reykjavík llamada Storkurinn donde encontré las sedas de Jaipur que vienen en unos colores MARAVILLOSOS. No es precisamente barata pero vale cada corona que gasté en ella.</span><br />
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* This is the first Hyrna that I make with silk, and I won't be the last one! Silk is so WONDERFUL! It blocks like heaven, the drape is perfect and the stitch definition is truly beautiful.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">* Este es el primer Hyrna que hago con seda y seguro que no será el último. La seda es una MARAVILLA. Bloquea perfecto, la caída es preciosa y la definición de los puntos es realmente hermosa.</span><br />
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* The book Þríhyrnur and langsjöl is really good. There are a few great patterns but the queen of the book is without a doubt Hyrna Herborgar. If you ever have the chance to get this book... don't hesitate and just get it :)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">*El libro Þríhyrnur and langsjöl es excelente. Trae unos cuantos patrones muy bonitos, pero, sin duda, la reina del libro es Hyrna Herborgar. Si alguna vez tienes la oportunidad de comprar este libro... hazlo :)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Five Hyrnur in four years.<br /><span style="color: blue;">Cinco Hyrnur en cuatro años.</span></td></tr>
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And to finish, I want to mention Martha Donají, a mexican knitter friend I met through Ravelry... a friend of hers, <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/juanpa/" target="_blank">Juan Pablo</a></b>, is now visiting Iceland and we arranged a meeting so we would go together to Álafoss to get some lopi por Martha... which ended up in a little tour around Reykjavík:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Para terminar, quiero mencionar a Martha Donají, una amiga tejedora mexicana que conocí a través de Ravelry. Un amigo de Martha, <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/juanpa/" target="_blank">Juan Pablo</a></b>, se encuentra visitando Islandia así que organizamos un encuentro para ir juntos a Álafoss para comprar lopi para Martha... al final no sólo visitamos Álafoss sino que también nos dimos unas vueltas por Reykjavík...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">JP en Álafoss</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: blue;">La vista desde la torre de Hallgrímskirkja</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: blue;">JP en Grótta</span></td></tr>
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And Martha sent me a little package... THANK YOU MARTHA!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Y Martha me envió un paquetito... ¡¡GRACIAS MARTHA!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">¡¡Dulces mexicanos!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful skein of hand dyed (by Martha) wool: angora+merino<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Un ovillo preciosos, teñido a mano por Martha: angora+merino</span></td></tr>
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To finish, not for real... my friend Kristín Hrund came to visit us last weekend and we were knitting and eating together... she is making the most beautiful croecheted shawl I have ever seen!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Ahora sí, para terminar, de verdad, mi amiga Kristín Hrund nos vino a visitar el fin de semana pasado. Estuvimos tejiendo y comiendo... pasando un buen rato, como siempre. Ella está haciendo a ganchillo el chal más bonito que he visto!!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She made all the colors by herself using only flowers, roots, moss... only things from nature.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Ella tiñó todas las lanas, usando flores, raíces, musgo... sólo cosas extraídas de la naturaleza.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the dessert that Gummi made for us! Chocolate, blueberries, cream and strawberries (straight from our strawberry plants!)<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Y el postre que Gummi preparó para nosotros. Chocolate, arándanos, crema y frutillas (directamente salidas de nuestras plantas de frutillas!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have a great weekend!</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">¡Qué pasen un buen fin de semana!</span></td></tr>
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RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-76404268670742492342012-08-20T10:02:00.003+00:002012-08-20T10:02:51.028+00:00Giveaway: Results (Better late than never) / Sorteo: Los resultados (Más vale tarde que nunca)Hello everyone!<br />
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First of all I have to apologize for how late I am giving the results of the giveaway! I don't know what is going on that time seems to fly! I seriously need longer day to make everything I need to do!</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Antes de empezar, pido disculpas por la tardanza, ¡no sé qué pasa últimamente que el tiempo parace que vuela! Creo que realmente necesito días más largos para poder hacer todo lo que tengo que hacer...</span><br />
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So, here we go! The post received 92 comments... so there are 92 possible winners! </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Y aquí vamos con el bendito sorteo. La entrada recibió 92 comentarios, por lo tanto ¡</span><span style="color: blue;">hay 92 posibles ganadores!</span><br />
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To choose the winner I assigned to a number to each comment and then I used a random number generator to pick two number.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Para elegir a los ganadores le asigné un número a cada comentario y luego utilicé un generador aleatorio de números para escoger a l@s afortunado@s.</span></div>
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I little reminder of the first prize:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Un pequeño recordatorio del primer premio:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Baltic Blossoms Shawl</td></tr>
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<span style="color: blue;">Hecho con 100% alpaca</span></td></tr>
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(I must remind all of you that it has a little defect in the border close to the center... nothing terrible but anyway)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">(Debo recordarles que el chal tiene un pequeño fallo en el borde, cerca del centro. Nada terrible, pero de todas maneras es un fallo)</span><br />
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So, the winner is:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">El ganador es:</span><br />
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The lucky one is <span style="font-size: x-large;">Mayte M.!</span></div>
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Congratularions Mayte M.!! You have become the owner of a shawl!!</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">La afortunada es <span style="font-size: x-large;">¡Mayte M.!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Felicidades Mayte M. ¡Te has convertido en la dueña de este chal!</span></div>
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As I said, I also wanted to have a second prize. I decided that it will be a bobbin lace bookmark.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Como dije en la entrada, también quería ofrecer un segundo premio. He decidido que éste será un marca libros de encaje de bolillos.</span></div>
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And the winner is:<br />
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Congratulations <span style="font-size: x-large;">Orquídea Sánchez Azorín!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Felicidades <span style="font-size: x-large;">¡Orquídea Sánchez Azorín!</span></span></div>
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Please Mayte and Orquídea, contact me via email (rmunozmitev@gmail.com) to send me your home addresses so I can send the presents as soon as possible to Spain and Mexico :)</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Mayte y Orquídea, por favor contáctenme vía correo-e (rmunozmitev@gmail.com) para enviarme sus direcciones para así poder realizar los envíos a la brevedad a España y México :)</span></div>
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Congratulations again to both of you!</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">¡¡Felicidades nuevamente para las dos!!</span></div>
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And thanks to everyone who participated in this giveaway!! You are all the best!! (And thanks for your patience!!)</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Y muchísimas gracias para tod@s l@s que participaron en el sorteo. ¡¡Ustedes son increíbles!! (Y gracias por la paciencia también :)</span></div>
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To finish, I HAVE TO show you what I saw in a museum in Reykjavík:</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Para terminar, TENGO que enseñarles esto que vi en un museo en Reykjavík:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Tres banderas islandesas tejidas a mano con lopi. ¿No les parece súper guay?</span><br />
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Have a great week!! </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">¡¡Qué tengan una semana formidable!!</span></div>
RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-76160519276253599982012-08-07T17:15:00.000+00:002012-08-07T17:15:40.160+00:00Postcard exchange and some more / Intercambio de postales y algo másA few weeks ago I was invited by Macarena to take part of a postcard exchange that she was organizing in her blog <b><a href="http://macarenagl.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CariñoMalo</a></b>. The idea was to send a postcard (or as many as you wanted) that showed the place where you live as a way to bring to life the old nice feeling of getting "real post" on your mail box... which is ALWAYS exciting!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Hace un par de semanas Macarena me invitó a participar en un intercambio de postales que ella estaba organizando en su blog <b><a href="http://macarenagl.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CariñoMalo</a>. </b>La idea era enviar una postal (o cuantas uno quisiera) que mostrara el lugar donde uno vive y así revivir el sentimiento que origina el recibir "correo de verdad" en el buzón... ¡lo cual es siempre muy emocionante!</span><br />
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Well, last week I received my envelope!!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¡</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">La semana pasada recibí my sobre!</span><br />
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<span id="goog_640994153"></span>This envelope was sent by Eugenia, an Argentinian living in Germany who has a <b><a href="http://blog.eugedelapena.com/" target="_blank">WONDEFUL blog</a> </b>devoted to her photography and DIY projects.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Este sobre fue enviado por Eugenia, una argentina que vive en Alemania y que tiene un <b><a href="http://blog.eugedelapena.com/p/about-me.html" target="_blank">blog MARAVILLOSO</a></b> dedicado a su fotografía y sus proyectos DIY (do it yourself, hazlo tú mismo).</span><br />
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Now, what was inside the envelope!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Y ahora ¡el contenido del sobre!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A postcard, of course. Poor Eugenia had it a bit difficult at first when she saw that she was assigned the ONLY guy who was taking part of the exchange!<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Una postal, claro. La pobre Eugenia se complicó un poco al principio cuando vio que le tocó sorprender al ÚNICO chico que estaba participando en el intercambio!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three beautiful pictures that she took (my favorite one on top :) Thank you so much for this Eugenia... It was extremely generous of your art with me.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Tres fotos preciosas que Eugenia tomó (my favorita es la que está en primer plano). Muchas gracias por la generosidad de compartir tu arte conmigo.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And cotton thread... the same one I got in Reykjavík to make the bookmarks.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">E hilos de algodón... los mismos que encontré en Reykjavík para hacer marca páginas! </span><br /></td></tr>
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The only thing I have left to say is THANK YOU Eugenia! Your presents really brightened up my day!! </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Lo único que me queda por decir es ¡¡MUCHAS GRACIAS Eugenia!! Esta sorpresa realmente iluminó mi día!</span></div>
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And of course thank you to Macarena for having this wonderful idea!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Y, desde luego, ¡¡gracias a Macarena por tan brillante idea!!</span><br />
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Continuing talking about presents, about two weeks ago I met my friend <b><a href="http://litlaskvis.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Linda Björk</a> </b>at a knitting meeting at our LYS and she had a little bag full of surprises for me!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Siguiendo con el tema de los regalos, hace casi dos semanas me junte con mi amiga <b><a href="http://litlaskvis.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Linda Björk</a></b> en una reunión de tejido en nuestra LYS (local yarn store, tienda de lanas) y ella tenía una bolsita llena de sorpresas para mí!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bag :)<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">La bolsa :)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pins in different sizes, silk (!) thread and linen in many colors!!<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Alfileres de diferentes tamaños, hilos de seda (!) y lino en muchos colores!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This linen threads are especially cool! The colors are awesome!<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Estos hilos de lino son especialmente chulos! Me encantan los colores!</span></td></tr>
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And to finish and stop talking about presents... I have finished a new bookmark using the threads that <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/07/little-bit-of-color-is-it-summer-to.html" target="_blank">Kristín Hrund gave a few weeks ago</a></b>...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ahora, hablando de otra cosa... terminé un nuevo marca páginas para el cual utilicé los hilos que <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/07/little-bit-of-color-is-it-summer-to.html" target="_blank">Kristín Hrund me dio hace unas semanas</a></b>...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are a couple of mistakes but they are not very evident... so I can live with it, hehe.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Hay algunos errorcillos por allí, pero afortunadamente no son TAN evidentes... así que en realidad puedo vivir con ellos, jeje.</span></td></tr>
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Thread: 100% cotton (turquoise and light blue)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Hilo: 100% algodón (turquesa y celeste)</span><br />
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Stitches: Rose bud, spiders, chevron (made with half stitch)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Puntos: punto de la virgen, arañas, chevron (hecho a medio punto)</span><br />
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* The most challenging part of the whole thing was to make the chevron sections (which are the half stitch diamonds around the spiders) because it is necessary to be very precise in order to get the bands more or less of the same size. The first and second worked really well but there is something a bit weird about the third.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">* La parte más complicada fue hacer las secciones de chevron a medio punto (que son los rombos alrededor de las arañas) porque para que queden bien hay que ser consistente con el orden en que se trabajan las bandas para que ellas queden más o menos del mismo tamaño. El chevron alrededor de la primera y segunda araña quedó bastante bien pero el tercero quedó medio raro.</span><br />
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* Overall it was a quick and rather simple bookmark, except for the diamonds that had me thinking for a good while before attempting to make them!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">* En términos generales, fue un proyecto rápido y más bien sencillo, excepto por el ya mencionado chevron a medio punto que me tuvo pensando un buen rato antes de empezar a hacerlos.</span><br />
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To finish... did you already sign up for the <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-promise-is-promise-shawl-give-away-lo.html" target="_blank">GIVEAWAY</a></b>!?!?! If not, there is time until August 15th!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Para terminar... ¿¡¿¡Ya te has inscrito en el <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-promise-is-promise-shawl-give-away-lo.html" target="_blank">SORTEO</a></b>!?!? Si aún no lo has hecho, ¡¡hay tiempo hasta el 15 de agosto!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><br /></span>RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-51007154648574504372012-08-01T12:03:00.001+00:002012-08-01T12:04:43.829+00:00A promise is a promise: Shawl give away / Lo prometido es deuda: Sorteo chalThe last two weeks I have been very absent on the blogosphere and the internet in general. I think it is good to take a little break sometimes, especially when you realize that you are spending too much time in front of the computer when there is actually so many things that can be done outside (especially if the weather is good!).<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Las últimas dos semanas he andado un poco desaparecido de la blogósfera e internet en general. A veces es bueno tomarse una pausa, especialmente cuando te das cuentas de que estás pasando demasiado tiempo en frente de la computadora cuando hay, en realidad, muchas otras cosas que hacer afuera (¡especialmente si las condiciones climáticas son buenas!</span><br />
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I have been working on a few projects lately (of which I will talk about later) and I managed to finish one of them... and it is FINALLY flying overseas to meet its owner!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">He estado trabajando en algunos proyectos (de los cuales hablaré dentro de poco) e incluso logré POR FIN terminar uno de ellos... el cual se encuentra en este momento POR FIN (nuevamente) volando allende de los mares para encontrarse con su dueña :)</span></div>
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It was precisely this newly finished project the one that reminded me of <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/05/baltic-blossoms-and-some-more-baltic.html" target="_blank">The Baltic Blossoms Shawl</a> </b>and the <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/06/playing-with-bobbin-lace-and-terrible.html" target="_blank">Terrible Accident</a></b> (well, not so terrible after all, hehe). I had decided that I was going to put this shawl to sleep in the dark depth of the closet (how dramatic is this?! haha) but there were many of you that showed a lot of interest in it, even though it had this hole where the yarn was teared while I was blocking it.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Fue precisamente este proyecto recién terminado el que me hizo acordarme del <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/05/baltic-blossoms-and-some-more-baltic.html" target="_blank">Chal Baltic Blossoms</a> </b>y del <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/06/playing-with-bobbin-lace-and-terrible.html" target="_blank">Terrible Accidente </a> </b>(que bueno... no es TAN terrible en realidad, jeje). Había decidido poner este chal a dormir en la profunda oscuridad del armario </span><span style="color: blue;">(¡¡cuánto drama!! jaja) pero much@s de ustedes mostraron gran interés en él, aunque tuviera el agujero donde el hilo se cortó mientras lo bloqueaba.</span></div>
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So, here it is... I will give it away!<br />
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So, how will this work?!</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Será exactamente como el sorteo anterior:</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Esto es lo que recibirás :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And a little reminder of the famous hole...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The hole is really not that big and as someone said on a comment it could be a perfect shawl for daily use, mostly as a scarf because it is not very big.<br /><span style="color: blue;">El agujero no es TAN grande en realidad... y como alguien muy bien dijo este chal podría ser usado como chal para uso diario, más que nada como una bufanda, pues no es muy grande.</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: blue;">Me parece que sólo un regalo es muy poco... Voy a pensar en algún segundo premio... así que habrá DOS ganadores! En cuanto tenga alguna idea de lo que podría ser el segundo premio les contaré :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com93tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-55978365660275394482012-07-20T12:33:00.002+00:002012-07-20T12:34:21.160+00:00Half-Birthday Surprise / Sorpresa de cumpleaños y medioOne evening last week I was getting ready to have dinner with a friend when the doorbell rang. We were not expecting anybody so I had no clue about who this could be... To my surprise it was the postman coming with a box for me!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Una tarde durante la semana pasada, me estaba peparando para empezar a cenar con una amiga cuando sonó el timbre. No estábamos esperando a nadie así que en realidad no tenía idea de quién podría ser... ¡Para mi gran sorpresa era el cartero que traía una caja para mí!</span><br />
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Now, the story behind the box is very cute. My dear, dear friend Judi wanted to send me a birthday present but, as some of you may know, my birthday is in December... difficult month for most of us, everybody is getting ready for Christmas, students finishing the semester, kids going on winter/summer vacations as so on... so she decided to delay my birthday for May... in the mean time she started to collect some little treasures for me... treasures that I want to share with you today :)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Ahora, la historia detrás de la caja es que mi querida, querida amiga Judi quería enviarme un regalo de cumpleaños, pero como algunos ya saben mi cumple es en diciembre... un mes bastante complicado para la mayoría: todos preparándose para Navidad, Año Nuevo, los estudiantes terminando sus exámenes, los niños saliendo de vacaciones de invierno/verano, etc. Por esto fue que Judi decidió que mi cumple lo celebraría en mayo. Mientras tanto, desde diciembre hasta la fecha, ella comenzó a juntar pequeños grandes tesoros para mí... tesoros que hoy quiero compartir con ustedes :)</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am going to start with a delicious treasure! She knows how much I love pecans so she sent me lots of them in ways that I had never seen before!! This was a real treat since I started to work out and take more care about my physical condition I almost cut out all candy and chocolate... so this was the perfect excuse to eat some chocolate and sugar! ha! To bad that most of this is already gone by now! hehe.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Comienzo con un tesoro delicioso. Judi sabe cuánto me gustan las nueces pecanas por lo que me envió un montón de dulces hechos con ellas. Esto fue un verdadero festín, especialmente considerando que desde que empecé a practicar deporte en forma regular y a cuidar lo que como hace ya nueve meses había prácticamente cortado el azúcar (entre otras cosas)... así que esta fue la oportunidad perfecta para darse un pequeño banquete! (y sin culpa, jeje). La pena es ya casi todo se ha acabado :(</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since she knows that I am starting to explore the "crochet world" she sent me this interesting book about seamless crochet.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Como ella sabe que estoy empezando a explorar el "mundo del ganchillo", me envió un libro bien interesante con modelos tejidos en piezas y cómo unirlos en el camino para no tener que coser ni rematar cabos.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And also Vogueknitting Crochet... how fancy is this?! There are a few very nice models in this one (as well as some horrendous ones, I must say, hehe).<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">La revista de Vogueknitting dedicada al ganchillo... qué lujo ¿no? Hay algunos modelos que están bien chulos (también como otros que son BASTANTE feos, jeje)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A super cute magazine with traditional knitting and some good stories.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Una revista muy mona con patrones de tejido tradicional y algunas historias bien interesantes.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because of this maganize now I want to try Bosnian Crochet! When you start to believe you have seen it quite a lot there is always something new coming your way!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Por culpa de esta revista ahora quiero probar el ganchillo bosnio. Cuando uno empieza a creer que ya ha visto bastantes técnicas por aquí o allí ¡SIEMPRE aparece algo nuevo que se cruza en tu camino!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the big box there was a little white box that contained these three WONDERFUL tatting shuttles and they are not only wonderful because they are beautiful (not like the plastic clover one that have, hehe) but also because they all belonged to her grandmother! I still get goose bumps when I think about it!! And if you see carefully one of the shuttles has still thread on it. I just have no words to describe what I feel about this huge sign of generosity from Judi!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Dentro de la caja había otra cajita, blanca y chiquita, que contenía estas tres MARAVILLOSAS lanzaderas para frivolité y no son sólo maravillosas porque son bonitas (no como las plásticas de Clover que me compré aquí, hehe) sino que ¡¡las tres pertenecieron a su abuela!! ¡Se me paran los pelos con sólo pensar en ello! Si miran cuidadosamente una de las lanzaderas tiene todavía el hilo que probablente su abuela puso en ella. Me cuesta encontrar las palabras para describir lo que siento ante tan generoso regalo!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A set of very colorful crochet hooks (that come in very odd numbers, like 3.25, 3.75, 4.25... number that I would have probably never bought but that make the perfect complement for the ones I already have!! So thoughtful of Judi!!)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Un set de ganchillos bien coloridos (que vienen en medidas bien raras, como 3.25, 3.75, 4.25... medidas que yo probablemente nunca habría comprado, pero que en realidad son el complemento perfecto para los ganchillos que ya tengo... ¡¡Judi piensa en todo!!)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One skein of a really nice blend of wool and some tatting thread :)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Una madeja de lana muy chula e hilo para frivolité-</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A super cute sock blocker key ring kit :)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Un kit para tejer un mini calcetín y ponerlo en el bloqueador (¿¡Cómo se llama esto en castellano!?)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A super tiny cute pair of scissors... puppy scissors! This came at the precise moment! A few weeks ago, during a trip through the south coast of Iceland I lost my scissors so I had been using the huge paper scissors that we have at home... but not anymore!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Un par de tijeras súper monas... tijeras de cachorro (por la forma que tiene). Estas tijeras han llegado en el momento preciso. Hace unas semaas, en un viaje a lo largo de la costa sur de la isla perdí mis tijeras, así que desde entonces he estado usando las tijeras gigantes para cortar papel... muy poco prácticas, ¡pero ya no más!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Darning needles with a really useful case (and the puppy scissors)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Agujas de lana que vienen con un frasquito muy práctico para guardarlas (y las tijeras).</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: blue;">Etiquetas (No le tomé una foto al reverso, pero allí es posible escribir para quién es el regalo, qué lana se usó e instrucciones de cuidado).</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A box (full of candy made with pecans!) (and it is possible to see the needles that Judi sent me a year ago, which also belonged to her grandmother!)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Una caja (llena de dulces de nueces de pecana) (y las agujas enmarcadas que Judi me regaló el año pasado, que también pertenecieron a su abuela!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A mug (which is great, because I couple of months ago I had a little accident in the kitchen while I was trying to arrange the mugs in the cabinet after I washed them and I managed to break five, YES, FIVE of them!!)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Un tazón (que al igual que las tijeras me sienta muy bien porque hace un par de meses tuve un pequeño accidente en la cocina mientras estaba ordenando los tazones después de haberlos lavado... al parecer no los ordené muy bien y cuando fui a abrir el mueble para sacear un tazón se me vinieron todos encima y cinco de ellos se cayeron y quebraron. SÍ... rompí CINCO tazones de una vez!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one really made me smile... a little geography lesson :)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Esto me hizo sonreír... una pequeña lección de geografía.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And finally... Judi made this for me!! Yes! She took the time to sew a blanket for me. It is so perfectly well done! And the colors are so all so earthy... it even scares me to see how much she seems to know me! hehe. The blanket is pretty big, in the picture it is folded in half... it was the only way I found to take a good picture of it being alone. Isn't it beautiful?!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The blanket a little closer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course the blanket didn't come alone.. Judi also made a really cool photo album with all the process of making the blanket!! I thought this was simply fantastic!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Y claro... la manta no venía sola... Judi hizo un álbum con fotos de todo el proceso mientras hacía la manta. ¡¡Fantástico!!</span></td></tr>
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All I can say is THANK YOU SO MUCH Judi! </div>
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This has been the most AMAZING "birthday and a half" that I have ever had! :)</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Lo único que puedo decir es ¡¡¡MUCHAS GRACIAS Judi!!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">¡¡¡Este ha sido el "cumpleaños y medio" más INCREÍBLE que te tenido!!!</span></div>
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And now that I am talking about the mail... A couple of weeks ago I was invited to take part on a postcards exchange that was organized by <a href="http://macarenagl.blogspot.com/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">CariñoMalo</a>. So, everybody who was interested left a message on the post and then Macarena matched the couples...</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Aprovechando que he estado hablando sobre el correo... hace un par de semanas fui invitado a participar en un intercambio de postales organizado por <b><a href="http://macarenagl.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CariñoMalo</a>. </b>Sólo bastaba con dejar un comentario en la entrada correspondiente y Macarena luego se encargó de asignar las parejas...</span></div>
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My envelope left last Monday... it is traveling a looong way so hopefully it should arrive sometime around the beginning of next week.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Mi sobre emprendió el vuelo el lunes pasado... esta viajando a un lugar muuuuy lejano!!! Debiera llegar a comienzos de la próxima semana :)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To finish.. a picture of a super cute Icelandic lamb!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Para terminar... ¡¡una foto de un corderito islandés súper mono!!<br /><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: blue;">Estoy casi convencido de que no hay nada mejor que un verano islandés, y eso no sólo porque hay luz todo el día sino que también porque la temperatura es simplemente perfecta, nunca llega a ser incómoda... aunque en realidad por estas latitudes uno nunca sabe qué va a pasar con el tiempo, puede llover unos días, hacer viento otros días o bien todo junto en un sólo día. </span><br />
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But the last ten days have been just wonderful! Sun, sun, sun and more sun! Funny thing that while living in Santiago de Chile I was always hiding from the sun, I just didn't want it... it was too much! And now I don't miss a chance to be embraces by its nice warmth.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">¡Los últimos diez días han sido una maravilla! Sol, sol, sol y más sol. Lo divertido es que mientras vivía en Santiago de Chile lo único que hacía todo el verano era esconderme del sol, ahora ¡no pierdo la oportunidad para dejarme abrazar con el calor del sol!</span><br />
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I guess that all this sunlight has brought me to play more with colors. Until now I have only been making bobbin lace with white or off-white thread. Now that is starting to change. On an afternoon meeting downtown Reykjavík with my friend Kristín Hrund a couple of weeks ago I decided that I wanted to buy more colorful thread... so we went to a wool shop, Storkurinn, that has a really nice corner full of fabrics for quilting and lost of threads in the most wonderful colors!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Supongo que toda esta enorme cantidad de luz en la que estoy viviendo me ha hecho pensar más en colores y en jugar con ellos. Hasta ahora, había sólo trabajado el encaje de bolillos con hilos blancos o marfiles. Pero esto está por cambiar. En una juntada con mi amiga Kristín Hrund en el centro de Reykjavík decidí que era tiempo de comprar hilos de colores... nos fuimos a una tienda de lanas llamada Storkurinn (La cigüeña), donde hay una rincón dedicado al patchwork y tienen un montón de hilos de colores!</span><br />
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Choosing the colors was tough! I would have bought them all! But my selection was this:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">¡Escoger los colores no fue tarea fácil! Los habría comprado todos, pero me tuve que conformar con unos pocos nada más:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I think I will be slowly buying more and more colors until I HAVE THEM ALL!!<br /><span style="color: blue;">Voy a intentar ir comprando de poquitos hasta que ¡LOS TENGA TODOS!</span></span></td></tr>
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Of course I could't wait to try them so I took purple and yellow to make a new bookmark... decided to make the same one I did before basically because I wanted it to be done quickly... so no thinking or figuring out anything just to see how it looked like!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Desde luego que no pude esperar para probarlos, así que tomé el morado y el amarillo para hacer un marcapáginas. Decidí hacer el mismo patrón que había hecho antes para no tener que perder tiempo tratando de entender cómo se hace y así terminarlo rápidamente para ver cómo queda.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have just realized that I made the same mistake I did once before!!! I forgot to close one the squares!! Arrrgh! Too much attention seems to be never enough! Anyways... I think the colors look pretty cute, even thought the contrast between them is maybe too much.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">¡¡¡Ahora mirando la foto con calma me acabo de dar cuenta de que he cometido el mismo error que antes!!! Qué bruto soy. Se me olvidó cerrar uno de los cuadrados del punto de la rosa :( Parece que mucha atención y concentración no son nunca suficientes. De todas maneras, me parece que los coloers se ven lindos juntos, aunque el contraste entre ellos es quizás demasiado grande. </span></td></tr>
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And continuing talking about colors... the story doesn't end here! Last week, Kristín Hrund and me met again... we went for some coffee and bookstore diving downtown... and she had a huge little surprise for me!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Y siguiendo con el tema de los colores... la historia no termina allí. La semana pasada, Kristín y yo nos juntamos nuevamente... nos tomamos un café y nos fuimos a mirar librerías en el centro, pero eso no fue todo... Kristín tenía además una pequeña gran sorpresa para mí! </span><br />
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Kristín goes regularly to some kind of fleamarket called Samhjálp where it is possible to find just about anything for very little money. Well, she found something really, really cool and got it for me!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Kristín va regularmente a una especia de feria de pulgas llamada Samhjálp, donde es posible encontrar casi de todo por muy poco dinero. Bueno, ella encontró algo muy, muy, muy bonito y ¡lo compró para mí!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brand is called Ören Bayan, it is from Turkey. It is 100% cotton. Sweet colors, aren't they?!<br />
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I am already working on a new bookmark, one that is little more challenging that hopefully will work out well... I can't wait to finish it to show her how cool the threads that she gave me worked for bobbin lace!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Ya he empezado a hacer un nuevo marcapáginas, uno un poco más complicado y que espero resulte bien (sin sorpresas al final). ¡No puedo esperar para ver cómo quedará!</span><br />
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Going back to talking about summer, I really never thought that I would like summers so much as I do now (is it maybe also because of the nine months of winter!?) It has been so nice that I must admit that I have been barely knitting at home... so I still have three ETERNAL WIPs, though one of the is about, about to be done! I have been spending more time making outdoors activities... like last weekend that we went camping with a group of friends to a WONDERFUL place called Þjórsárdalur... everything was just perfect!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Volviendo al tema del verano... nunca me imaginé que disfrutaría tanto del verano como lo hago aquí (¿¡quizás será también por los nueve largos meses de invierno!?) Este verano ha sido tan bueno que debo admitir que no he estado tejiendo mucho últimamente en casa. Todavía estoy enredado con tres proyectos ETERNOS, aunque uno ya está casi, casi acabado. He estado pasando mucho más tiempo haciendo actividades al aire libre... como el fin de semana recién pasado... nos fuimos de campaña con un grupo de amigos a un lugar precioso llamado </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Þjórsárdalur... todo fue simplemente ESPECTACULAR.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Y ahora, la evidencia fotográfica:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first day we went to a place called Gjáin, it is some kind of an oasis in the middle on NOTHING. The access is a bit difficult so the safest way to get there is on a 4x4.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">El primer día nos fuimos a pasear a un lugar llamado Gjáin. Es algo así como un oasis en el medio de la NADA MISMA: El acceso es un poco difícil así que la mejor manera de llegar allí es en un 4x4.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is water flowing from everywhere! Even from under the lava!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Hay agua por todos lados. ¡Incluso fluyendo desde la lava misma!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had to take a dip in the water to be able to cross to the other shore.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Tuvimos que mojarnos un poco para poder pasar hasta el otro lado del riachuelo.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I guess I need no words to say how cold the water was!!!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">¿Hace falta que describa cuán fría estaba el agua?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And more water.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Y más agua.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water flowing from under the lava.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Agua brotando desde debajo de la lava.</span></td></tr>
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And a clip to have a better idea of the place:<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Un video para que se hagan una mejor idea del lugar:</span><br />
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After Gjáin, we went to a really cool thermal swimming pool, which is, again, in the middle of absolutely nowhere! Þjórsárdalslaug.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Después de visitar Gjáin nos fuimos a una piscina termal increíble, la cual, nuevamente, esta en medio de la nada misma! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The geysir from where the water comes from is right next to the swimming pool. The water was at 38-40°C The best thing of all is that there is no fee to enter, it is just a voluntary fee.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">El agua viene directamente de un geysir que está al lado de la piscina. El agua estaba a 38-40°C. Lo mejor de todo es que no hay tarifa para entrar, sólo hay que dejar un aporte voluntario. </span> </td></tr>
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The day after we went for the real adventure. It was such a sunny and warm day (about 18°C) that we went to a beautiful waterfall called Hjálparfoss to take a dip in the river!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">El día siguiente fuimos por la aventura de verdad... el día estaba perfecto (sol y 18°C) para probar darse un baño en un río cercano junto a una cascada llamada Hjálparfoss.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hjálparfoss. There is a little lagoon and then the river continues its way.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Hjálparfoss. Cae sobre una laguna que luego sigue su camino como un río.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Our beach"<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">"Nuestra playa"</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the brave one! (I was already wet! I couldn't resist the temptation of jumping into the water immediately!)<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">¡Algunos de los valientes! (Yo para cuando tomaron la foto ya estaba todo mojado, no pude aguantar la tentación de tirarme al agua en cuanto llegamos!!)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The most funny thing was to see the faces of the tourists that were there, all dressed almost for going up to a glacier, while were half naked bathing in the river! Now, the water was FREEZING COLD!!!<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Lo más chistoso de todo fue ver la cara de los turistas que andaban por allí, todo vestidos como para subir a un glaciar mientras nosotros estábamos medio desnudos bañándonos en el río. ¡El agua estaba SÚPER FRÍA!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I guess it is understandable that I am not knitting so much lately, right? hehe<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Supongo que se entiende por qué no he estado tejiendo mucho últimamente, ¿verdad? jeje</span></td></tr>
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I hope you all have a great weekend!! That I will try my best! :)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">¡Espero que tengan un muy buen fin de semana, que yo haré todo lo posible para que el mío lo sea! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span>RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-5629298292293239982012-07-01T22:00:00.000+00:002012-07-01T22:02:17.639+00:00Heimilisiðnaðarsafnið: The Textile Museum / El museo textilOn my <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/06/my-trip-to-north-mi-viaje-al-norte.html" target="_blank">last trip to the north of Iceland</a></b> I made the mandatory stop in a small town called Blönduós.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">En mi <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/06/my-trip-to-north-mi-viaje-al-norte.html" target="_blank">último viaje al norte de Islandia</a></b> tuve que hacer la parada OBLIGATORIA en una ciudad pequeñita llamada Blönduós.</span><br />
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Blönduós is not only a cute little town in the middle of nowhere with a beautiful river and its mouth but it is also the home of a very special museum: Heimilisiðnaðarsafnið or The Textile Museum. This museum is one of the things you would never expect to find in such a small place located 245km away from Reykjavík.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Blönduós no es sólo una ciudad muy bonita en el medio de la nada, con un río que la cruza y la desembocadura junto a ella. También es la ciudad que alberga un museo muy especial: Heimilisiðnaðarsafnið o El museo textil. Este museo es una de esas cosas que nunca esperarías encontrar en un lugar tan pequeño localizado a245km de Reykjavík.</span><br />
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The Textile Museum is the only one of this kind in Iceland and was officially opened at the centennial of Blöduós in 1976. It exhibits a permanent collection of handmade wool and textile items and the tools used to make them as well as private exhibitions.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">El museo textil es el único en su tipo en toda Islandia y fue oficialmente abierto para la celebración del centenario de la ciudad de Blönduós en 1976. La colección que se exhibe consiste en cosas hechas a mano tanto en lana como en otros materiales y las herramientas utilizadas para ello así como exhibiciones privadas.</span><br />
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Does it happen to you that sometimes when you are at a museum you feel the urge of touching things but it is usually banned?! Well, one of the nicest things about visiting this museum is the fact the as soon as you enter the house you will find a little basket full of cotton gloves that you can use to be able to TOUCH everything!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¿Les pasa a ustedes cada vez que van a un museo que se mueren de ganas de poder tocar todo pero no está permitido? Bueno, una de las cosas que más me gustan de este museo es que al entrar lo primero que se ve es una caja llena de guantes de algodón que pueden ser usados para tocar TODO!!</span><br />
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It is divided in six sections:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">La colección está dividida en seis secciones:</span><br />
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* Exhibition of National Costumes. This is one of my favorites!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">* Exhibición de trajes nacionales. ¡Esta es una de mis favoritas!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There three kinds of National Costume for women: Peysuföt, Upphlutur og Skautbúningur.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skautbúningur: This is a dress that is used on special occasions, to be dressed up. It is always black wool or silk. The skirt is called samfella. The jacket, skauttreyja, is waist length and is tucked under the waistband. It is hooked together at the front and has velvet borders down the front and on the cuffs. The back and shoulders are decorated with a velvet ribbon and metal wire bobbin lace borders. There is also a brooch a a silver belt called stokkabelti. The high headpiece and veil is called skautfaldur which is adorned with a gilded or silver band called spöng or koffur which is usually more ornalety worked.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Skautbúningur: Este es un traje que se utiliza en ocasiones especiales. Está hecho de lana negra o seda. La falda se llama samfella. La chaqueta, strauttreyja, llega hasta la cintura donde va metida bajo la falda. Se cierra al frente usualmente con un broche y tiene los bordes frontales y los puños hechos de terciopelo. La espalda y los hombros son decorados con cintas de terciopelo y bordes de encaje de bolillos hecho con hilos metálicos. El cinturón es de plata y se llama stokkabelti. La pieza de la cabeza y el velo se llaman skautfaldur y va adornado con una banda dorada o plateada llamada spöng o koffur si es más ornamentada.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More skautbúningur: It possible to see the brooch that closes the jacket.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Más skautbúningur: Se puede apreciar el broche que cierra la chaqueta.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was only one peysuföt (the little one in the middle). The jacket was originally handknitted and the skirt made from handwoven woolen cloth and an apron that was also handwoven of made of silk. The handcuffs can be adorned with tatting lace. The hat is called skotthúfa, usually made of wool with a silk tassel. There is also usually a scarf that is tied around the neck as a single or double bow.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">En la sala había sólo un peysuföt (la muñeca pequeña del centro). La chaqueta era originalmente tejida a mano y la falda hecha de lana trabajada en telar y un delantal hecho también de lana en telar o de seda. Los puños pueden ser decorados con encaje hecho con frivolité. El gorro, llamado skotthúfa, es usualmente hecho de lana con una borla de seda. También se usa típicamente una bufanda (pañuelo) atado alrededor del cuello con una rosa al frente.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upphlutur: Made ususally of wool or silk. It has a black bodice, eight ornamental eyelets, metal goldwork, embroidery or filigree silverwork adorning the velvet front panels and two metallic bobbin lace borders on the shoulders and the back. A brooch is worn at the neckline of the shirt. The hat and the apron are the same as in peysuföt. A belt is always worn.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Upphluttur: Hecho usualmente de lana o seda. Tiene un corpiño negro con ocho ojales, trabajo en metal, bordado o filigrana en hilos de plata u oro que adornan los paneles frontales de terciopelo y dos bordes de encaje de bolillos hecho con hilos metálicos sobre los hombros y la espalda. Un broche puede ser usado en el cuello de la blusa. EL gorro es el mismo que se usa en el peysuföt. El cinturón siempre se usa. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upphlutur: Details of the bodice, brooch and belt. The embroidery is completely made by hand.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upphlutur: Another bodice.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skotthúfa: detail of the piece that holds the tassel: Skúfhólkurl<br />
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* Exhibition of handy crafts.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a very cute white room devoted to embroideries and hand made underwear.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are several chests of drawers that are possible to open and discover what is inside. In this one, mostly tatting.<br />
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* Wool Exhibition.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">* Exhibición de lana.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Algunas cosas hechas de lana y herramientas.</span></td></tr>
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Unfortunately this section is in the basement of the building so there is not too much light there... so the pictures were pretty dark. There is a really cool area where it is possible to play with wool, comb it and then try to spin it!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Desafortunadamente esta sección se encuentra en la planta baja del museo y allí no hay mucha luz, por lo que las fotos resultaron un poco oscuras. Aquí hay un rincón donde es posible jugar con lana, peinarla y luego incluso tratar de hilarla con un huso!</span><br />
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* Halldórustofa.<br />
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This section is dedicated to Halldóra Bjarnadóttir (1873-1981). She was a domestic consultant for the National Farmers Union and published a maganize called "Hlín" for 44 years.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Esta sección está dedicada a Halldóra Bjarnadóttir (1873-1981). Se desempeñó como asesora de la Unión nacional de granjeros y publicó una revista llamada Hlín por 44 años. </span><br />
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She dedicated herself to the social and education affairs of women and was an eager representative of their culture. She collected varieties of weaving and knit patterns as well as many types of objects related to wool and textile processing.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ella dedicó su vida a asuntos sociales y educacionales de la muejers y fue una ávuda representante de su cultura. Coleccionó una variedad de patrones de tejido y muchos tipos de objetos relacionados con el mundo de la lana y textiles.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Cuando murió, donó todas sus pertenencias al museo.</span><br />
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* Tools and Equipment.<br />
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* Private Exhibitions.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">* Exhibiones privadas</span><br />
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Every year the museum invites a textile designer to exhibit his work.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Cada año, el museo invita a un diseñador textil para que exhiba sus trabajos. </span><br />
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So, now you know... if you ever come to Iceland have this place in mind. It is 100% worth the visit! :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dando un paseo por la isla que está en el río Blanda en Blönduós.<br /><br /></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Desde que decidí empezar a usar más el ganchillo había sólo terminado un proyecto: el cuello de Kristín, pero todavía tenía dos mantas ya empezadas... bueno, ya no son dos, ¡Es sólo una! Una de ellas ya está terminada (de hecho, la terminé hacer un par de semanas ya, pero he andado un poco ocupado dando vueltas por la isla... desde el jueves pasado y durante todo el fin de semana anduve visitando algunos de mis lugares favoritos en Snæfellsnes, Reykjanes y la costa sur, incluyendo acampar a los pies del glaciar más grande de Islandia (Vatnajökull)... todavía tengo que revisar todas la fotos para poder elegir algunas para compartir con ustedes :)</span><br />
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Well, going back to the blanket... the one I finished was the flowers and stars that I was making along with Gummi. Let's see some pictures:<br />
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* Pattern: This pattern was given to me by a friend. It was originally meant to be a triangular shawl made with a blend of mohair. I am not really sure about how this would look as a shawl... but it makes a great blanket!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">* Patrón: Este patrón me lo regaló una amiga. Originalmente es para hacer un chal triangular con una mezcla de mohair. No estoy muy seguro de cómo quedaría esto como chal, ¡pero como manta queda muy bien!</span></div>
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* Making this blanket was PURE fun!! It has many great features:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">*Recomiendo bloquear al terminar. Las estrellas se veían HORRIPILANTES mientras las estaba haciendo. Eran tan feas que hasta me empecé a preocupar. Afortunadamente todo cambió cuando puse la manta a remojar en agua 30 minutos y luego la dejé secar en una superficie plana.</span><br />
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Now, talking about something else... I think I mentioned before that while I was visiting a handcrafts shop in town I found a tatting shuttle... I was very tempted to buy it but I decided not to because I thought that I had already enough to do (knitting, crocheting and bobbin lace).... then by chance I ended up i the same store again! And there they were... so I bought a pair and a book with the basics.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ahora, hablando de otra cosa... Creo que mencioné por allí que un día, mientras visitaba una tienda de manualidades, encontré una lanzadera para frivolité. La tentación de comprarla fue grande pero no cedí porque pensé que ya tenía demasiadas cosas entre manos (tejido, ganchillo y bolillos). Luego, por esas vueltas de la vida, terminé nuevamente en la misma tienda, pero esta vez cedí y compré un par junto con un libro.</span></div>
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Now I had all I needed to start: the shuttle, the book and some cotton thread. It took me a few hours to understand how to make the stitches, which consist of two halves (in the end it is just two basic movements that make all the magic happen). </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Todo lo que necesitaba ahora era ponerme manos a la obra. Me tomó unas cuantas hora entender cómo hacer los puntos, los cuales consisten en dos mitades (en realidad, son sólo dos movimientos básicos que hacen que la magia ocurra!).</span></div>
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The most complicated thing was to make the threads "flip". It was funny to realize that the knots (or stitches) are made in reality by the thread that is in the ring and not the one coming from the shuttle as one could think. Now, once you get how to make the threads flip it is almost impossible to make a mistake.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Lo más complicado fue entender cómo hacer para el nudo se "transfiera" de una hebra a la otra. Al principio ni siquiera me había dado cuenta del hecho que cada medio punto se hace a partir de la hebra del anillo y no de la que viene de la lanzadera, como uno podría pensar. Una vez que se pilla la maña es casi imposible equivocarse.</span></div>
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I started with the excercises of the book and what I have done this far is this (only very, very simple things using just one shuttle):</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first exercise: Rings and picots<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">El primer ejercicio: Anillos y baguillas.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first exercise ended up decorating a present for my friend Sayo who left Iceland and moved to Denmark. So, I don't have my student anymore :(<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">El primer ejercicio terminó decorando un regalo para mi amiga Sayo que se fue de Islandia para vivir en Dinamarca. Así que ya no tengo a mi pupila :(</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second exercise. A bit more complicated but still very simple.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">El segundo ejercicio. Un poquín más complejo, pero aún muy sencillo.</span></td></tr>
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I need some more practice, especially in terms of reading diagrams because, as usually, since I am left handed I make everything backwards... so I have always to "re-think" everything before even thinking about starting anything. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Otra cosita más... en dehilos.com organizamos un nuevo evento ganchillero. Esta vez hicimos una cesta. Súper fácil, rápida y queda preciosa!</span></div>
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And since we don't only live of yarn and thread... a little experiment I made a few days ago trying to make mom's food with the biggest zucchini that I have found in Iceland (and the way they should be!). They are from a wonderful Organic Farm called Engi (in Laugarás):</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Y bueno, como no sólo vivimos de lana e hilos... un pequeño experimento que hice hace unos días, tratando de hacer comida de mamá con los calabacines (o zapallos italianos como los llamamos en Chile) más grandes que he encontrado en Islandia (que lo compré en una granja de hierbas y verduras orgánicas preciosa que se llama Engi, en Laugarás):</span></div>
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<br /></div>RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-43415986376280450622012-06-17T02:20:00.000+00:002012-06-17T02:29:14.002+00:00My trip to the north: A photo diary / Mi viaje al norte: Diario fotográficoI have just come back home after a fantastic week in a summer house in the north if Iceland. We were REALLY lucky with the weather... it was sunny all the time but not really too warm (it was always something around 10 - 13°C during the day and around 2°C during the wonderful bright nights), just a little bit of wind and almost no rain at all.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Recién he llegado a casa después de una semana increíble en una casa de veraneo en el norte de Islandia. Tuvimos REALMENTE mucha suerte con el tiempo... sol casi toda la semana y no muy caluroso (casi todo el tiempo alrededor de 10 - 13°C durante el día y alrededor de 2°C durante las maravillosas y luminosas noches), sólo un poco de viento y ¡casi nada de lluvia!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The area where were traveling is called Norðurland eystra (Northeast, highlighted in red)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">El área donde estuvimos viajando se llama Norðurland eystra (Noreste, en rojo en el mapa)</span></td></tr>
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We managed to travel quite a bit around the area. We visited wonderful places: waterfalls, canyons, lakes, lava fields, some fjords, cute little towns among other things.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Visitamos algunos lugares increíbles: cascadas, cañones, lagos, campos de lava, algunos fiordos, pueblitos adorables entre otras cosas.</span></div>
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It was also great chance to just relax and have the time to do some knitting, crocheting and trying to learn little bit about tatting (I will tell you a bit more about this new "adventure" soon!)... but today I will only be showing pics of the trip :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">También fue una buena semana para relajarse y dedicarse a tejer, hacer ganchillo y tratar de aprender un poco de frivolité (ya les contaré sobre esta nueva "aventura") pero hoy sólo les mostraré algunas de las cosas que vi durante esta semana.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Akureyri, known as the capital of the north and the 3rd biggest town in Iceland with a population of almost 18.000 people.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Akureyri, conocida como la capital del norte, es la 3ra ciudad más grande de Islandia con una población de casi 18.000 habitantes. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Akureyri. Hafnarstræti, the main commercial street.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Akureyri, Hafnarstræti, la calle principal del comercio.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Akureyri, the church.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Akureyri, la iglesia.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goðafoss (The gods' waterfall)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Goðafoss (La cascada de los dioses)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geothermal area close to lake Mývatn<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Área geotérmica cerca del lago Mývatn</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is REALLY hot!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¡Esto está MUY caliente!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hverir, geothermal park.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Hverir, parque geotérmico.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a strong smell of sulfur around here.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Huele mucho a azufre por aquí.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is really amazing to see this boiling mud!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Es impresionante ver estas pozas de lodo hirviendo.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We climbed an old crater, Hverfjall. The view was amazing.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Subimos a un viejo cráter llamado Hverafjall. La vista desde allí era increíble.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking on the edge of the crater.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Caminando por el borde del cráter.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Mývatn from Hverafjall.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Lago Mývatn desde Hverafjall.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dimmuborgir (Dark cities): large area of unusually shaped lava fields.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dimmuborgir (Ciudades oscuras): área con campos de lava con formas inusuales. </span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dimmuborgir</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dimmuborgir. This is a cave called Kirkjan (The Church)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dimmuborgir: Esta cueva se llama Kirkjan (La iglesia)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside The Church.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dentro de La iglesia.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And more lava.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Y más lava.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After walking on lava fields we went to Jarðboðin (The earth's baths).<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Después de la caminata por los campos de lava fuimos a Jarðboðin (Los baños de la tierra).</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just relaxing in the thermal pool (38-40ºC)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Relajándose en la piscina termal (38-40ºC)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When you drive on the Highway 1 you see this kind of things...<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Cuando manejas por la Carretera 1 ves cosas como éstas...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aldeyjarfoss, without a doubt one of the most beautiful waterfalls I have seen in Iceland. Even though it is not very big it is hugely powerful and the rock formation around it (basalt) are breathtaking.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Aldeyjarfoss, sin duda una de las cascadas más bellas que he visto en Islandia. Aunque es más bien pequeña es tremendamente poderosa y las formaciones de roca (basalto) en torno a ella son impresionantes.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basalt formations. Aldeyjarfoss.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Formaciones en basalto. Aldeyjarfoss.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from top of Aldeyjarfoss.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">La vista desde arriba de Aldeyjarfoss.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The road to Aldeyjarfoss was not very good... as many roads around the island.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">El camino a Aldeyjarfoss no era precisamente bueno... como muchos caminos en la isla.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close to Siglufjörður we found this beautiful lighthouse (Sauðanes)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Cerca de Siglufjörður encontramos es hermoso faro (Sauðanes)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lighthouse, Sauðanes.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Faro, Sauðanes.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were so lucky! The lighthouse was open... so we went all the way up to the top!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Tuvimos mucha suerte... el faro estaba abierto así que subimos hasta donde está la luz!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From inside the lighthouse.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Desde dentro del faro.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Siglufjörður.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Siglufjörður. I want the green house!!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Siglufjörður. ¡Quiero esa casa verde!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Siglufjörður. Really cute houses.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Siglufjörður. Casas muy lindas.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheep are everywhere!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¡Hay ovejas en todas partes!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More colors.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Más colores.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dettifoss. The king of the waterfalls!! It is the most powerful waterfall in Europe. Can you see that?<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dettifoss. La reina de las cascadas! Es la cascada más poderosa de Europa. Salta a la vista, no?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1.5km up river from Dettifoss is Selfoss.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Selfoss, una caminata de 1.5km río arriba desde Dettifoss.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dettifoss, a little bit closer just in case it was not clear enough that this is a very powerful waterfall, hehe.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dettifoss, un poquín más cerca por si no quedaba claro cuán poderosa es esta cascada, jeje.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ásbyrgi. This one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. It is a canyon that has the <b><a href="http://www.ismennt.is/not/jonasg/asbyrgi/" target="_blank">shape of a horseshoe</a> </b>with cliffs that are up to 100m high. It is said that this is the imprint of one of the 8 feet of Sleipnir (which is Óðin's horse).<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ásbyrgi. Es uno de los lugares más bellos en los que he estado. Es un cañón que tiene la <b><a href="http://www.ismennt.is/not/jonasg/asbyrgi/" target="_blank">forma de una herradura</a> </b>cuyas paredes de roca alcanzan los 100m de altura. Se dice que es la huella de una de las 8 patas de Sleipnir (el caballo de Óðin).</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is such a peaceful place.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Es un lugar muy apacible.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the canyon. In the middle there is this distinctive rock formation called Eyjan (the island).<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Una vista del cañón. Al centro se ve una formación rocosa conodica como Eyjan (la isla).</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the pond again.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Y la laguna nuevamente.</span></td></tr>
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I never get tired of traveling around Iceland... there are so many wonderful places that I doesn't matter how often you see them... they look different everytime you revisit them. It is something very magical!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Nunca me canso de viajar en Islandia... hay tantos lugares maravillosos que no importa cuán a menudo los visites... siempre se ven de una manera diferente cada vez que los revisitas. Es algo muy mágico!</span><br />
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To finish... this is something that we HAD TO visit! Close to Akureyri there is a shop called Jólahúsið, that means The Christmas House. It is a Christmas shop that is open 365 days a year!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Para terminar... un lugar que TENÍAMOS que visitar sí o sí! Cerca de Akureyri hay una tiende que se llama Jólahúsið, que quiere decir La casa de la Navidad. Es una tienda navideña que está abierta los 365 días del año!!</span><br />
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On the way back home we visited an amazing museum in a small town called Blönduós... I will tell you about it in the next post... before this one becomes too long!<br />
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I hope you enjoyed the pictures!!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Camino a casa visitamos un museo increíble en un pueblito llamado Blönduós... les contaré sobre él en la próxima entrada... si no ésta será demasiado larga!!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To finish... I couldn't not share a picture of the midnight sun... I took this picture exactly at 00.00h Then the sun rises again sometime before03.00h so it actually never gets dark!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Para terminar no podía no colgar una foto del sol de medianoche... Esta foto la tomé exactamente a las 00.00h. Luego el sol sale nuevamente antes de las 03.00h... nunca oscurece!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Desde que le empecé a enseñar a hacer encaje de bolillos a Sayo, decidí que yo mismo necesitaba practicar un poquito (para ser un buen profe, ¿no?). La última vez que había tomado los bolillos fue hace aproximadamente nueve meses, así ya era tiempo para refrescar un poco la memoria :)</span><br />
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It has been quite a journey! Lots of mistakes and lots new things to learn!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¡Retomar los bolillos ha sido un pedazo de viaje! Muchos errores pero a la vez muchas cosas que aprender.</span><br />
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So, I decided to start with something rather simple. Looking through some of the books I have I found a pattern for a book marker that would help review some basic stitches.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Entonces, decidí empezar con algo más bien simple. Ojeando algunos de los libros que tengo, encontré un patrón para un marcapáginas que me permitiría repasar algunos de los puntos más básicos.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It started pretty smooth. I was surprised to see that everything was coming back so easily!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Todo empezó bastante bien. ¡Me sorprendió bastante lo rápido que todo volvía a mi cabeza!</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bobbins / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Bolillos</span>: 40 (20pairs).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thead / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Hilo</span>: Cotton nº20. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Algodón nº20</span></span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cloth stitch / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Punto de repaso</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Torchon Ground / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Torchón</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Half stitch diamonds / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Rombos a medio punto</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cloth stitch diamonds / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Rombos a punto entero</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Spiders / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Arañas</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twisted footside / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Pie girado</span></span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I was starting to take the pins to use them as the piece was growing I found a HORRIBLE mistake!! (I guess I don't even have to point it!)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Cuando empecé a retirar alfileres (porque se me habían aabado) me di cuenta de un error ¡HORRENDO! (Que supongo ni siquiera necesito decir dónde está).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After realizing that I had made a huge mistake and that it was all the way up... I didn't feel like undoing AT ALL (it takes too long!). So I decided to cut the thread and leave it there (the book marker was not THAT cute anyways, hehe).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Al darme cuenta del error que había hecho y ver cuán arriba estaba en la labor, decidí cortar los hilos y ponerle punto final. Deshacer toma demasiado tiempo y además el marcapágina ni siquiera estaba quedando tan bonito, jeje.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now, I didn't give up and decided that I had to make another one. So, talking to Mayte (<b><a href="http://maytemaestre.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">who has a wonderful blog and makes beautiful things!)</a></b> looking for some advice among other things she tought me she also sent me some cool patterns.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Ahora, no me di por vencido y decidí hacer otro. Contacté a Mayte (<b><a href="http://maytemaestre.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">que tiene un blog precioso y hacer unas cosas maravillosas</a></b>) para que me diera algunos consejos y al final terminó hasta enviándome unos patrones de marcapáginas muy lindos.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, I started all over again! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">¡Así que empecé nuevamente!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My first attempt was to make it with linen (nº35/2). The result was this:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">En mi primer intento usé hilo de lino (nº35/2). Este fue el resultado:</span></div>
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Overall, I was happy with how it turned out, except for the fact that I think that the thread I used was too thick for the pattern, so the fans (those two rounded things on the middle) look too chunky and not clear. I think I should have had to use the pattern at 110% of the original (that means 5.5 mm between dots) in order to have had this right.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">En términos generales, sí, quedé contento con cómo resultó, excepto por el hecho que el hilo que usé era demasiado grueso para el picado. Como pueden ver, en las conchas el hilo está todo amontonado y deforme. Creo que debí haber usado el patrón al 110% de su tamaño original (o sea, 5.5mm entre puntos) para que hubiera resultado bien. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was something REALLY cool I learned making this book marker: A flat knot. Doesn't it look awesome?<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Esto fue algo muy chulo que aprendí al hacer este marcapáginas: Un nudo plano. No les parece chulo?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Since I was just happy with the result, and not ECSTATIC, I decided to give it another try (I don't give up easily!!) but this time with cotton nº30 (a much finer and softer thread).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Como sólo terminé contento con el resultado y no EXTASIADO, decidí intentar una vez más (¡no me rindo fácilmente!) pero esta vez usando hilo de algodón nº30 (mucho más suave y fino que el lino)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second attempt on the go!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Segundo intento en marcha.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Everything was going great until I realized I had made a mistake!! Again!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Todo iba bien hasta que me di cuenta de un error, ¡nuevamente!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's see if you ca find it!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">A ver si lo encuentran.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, I cut the threads... one more time and started AGAIN!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Una vez más corté los hilos y empecé de nuevo.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This time, everything worked smooth as silk and it took me almost no time to finish it!! (just a few hours!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Como dicen, la tercera es la vencida, y sí... ¡lo fue! Esta vez fue mucho más fácil y rápido (me tomó sólo unas pocas horas terminarlo).</span></div>
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<li>Bobbins / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Bolillos</span>: 32. </li>
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<li>Thread / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Hilo</span>: Cotton nº30 (two colors) / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Algodón nº30 (dos colores)</span></li>
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<li>Pattern / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Picado</span>: Distance between dots: 4mm (80% of the original) / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Distancia entre dos puntos: 4mm (80% del original).</span></li>
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<li>Stitches / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Puntos</span>:</li>
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<li>Torchon ground / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Torchón</span></li>
<li>Rosebud ground / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Punto de la virgen</span></li>
<li>Half stitch bands / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> Bandas a medio punto</span></li>
<li>Fans / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Conchas</span></li>
<li>Twisted footsides<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> / Pie girado</span></li>
<li>Cloth stitch / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Punto de repaso</span></li>
<li>Flat knot / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Nudo plano</span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little closer: In this one it is possible to see the stitches very well. It much "cleaner" than the one made with linen.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Un poquín más cerca: En este marcapáginas es posible visualizar los puntos mucho mejor. Es mucho más "limpio" que el hecho con lino.</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I learned with this little projects one thing about myself: I don't give up easily!! And I am happy about that!</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Con estos projectos aprendí una cosa sobre mí: ¡¡No me rindo fácilmente!! Y estoy contento por eso :)</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Technically, I learned how to make half stitch bands that "touch each other". There is a certain technique to have a a result two bands of the same with. The secret is choosing the right working pair. So, for bands that slant to the left you choose the right pair (from the starting point) as working pair. On the other hand, for right slanting bands, you choose the left pair. This way you will get two bands of the same with.</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Técnicamente hablando, aprendí a hacer bandas a medio punto que van conectadas en un punto. Hay una técnica para obtener bandas del mismo grosor. El secreto está en saber escoger el par que será el par de trabajo. Para una banda que se inclina hacia la izquierda, se debe usar el par de la derecha (respecto al punto de inicio de la banda) como par de trabajo (lanzadera). Mientras que para una banda que se inclina hacia la derecha, se toma el par de la izquierda como lanzadera. Así, ambas bandas quedarán con el mismo grosor.</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I also learned to connect both bands using cloth stitch.</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">También aprendí a conectar las dos bandas usando punto entero.</span></li>
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<li style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Finishing the book mark was really exciting! I used cloth stitch to bring all the pairs to the middle and then knot them using the outer pairs to make a flat knot (which is extremely easy!!)</span></li>
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<li style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">¡Rematar el marcapáginas fue una pasada! Lo hice a punto de repaso, trayendo todos los pares hasta el centro de la labor. Luego, usando los pares externos hice un nudo plano (¡que es lo más fácil y bonito del mundo!)</span></li>
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<li style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mayte ga</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ve me such a good advice!! She recommended me not to use pins with a crystal head, instead it is better to use those with a little tiny head so I can see what I am doing! It seems to be something so obvious... but I didn't even think about it until she told me!</span></li>
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<li style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Mayte me dio un consejo buenísimo. Me recomendó dejar de usar los alfileres con cabeza de cristal y empezar a usar los que tienen la cabeza chiquita para poder así ver la labor y evitar errores. Parece ser algo tan obvio, ¡pero a mí ni siquiera se me había ocurrido!</span></span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here you can see how tiny and cute it is!!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¡Aquí pueden ver lo chiquito y mono que es!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Finally, and to finish this topic, there is one more thing I learned making this project: Since I used a very fine cotton to make something that has to be rather resistant I wanted to try to use starch to make it stiffer. How did I do it?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Finalmente, y para terminar con este tema, hay una cosa más que aprendí con este marcapáginas: Como usé algodón, el resultado no es lo suficientemente fuerte como para ser un buen marcapáginas. Entonces, probé almidonarlo. ¿Cómo lo hice?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To make the starch solution:</span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 table spoon of Maizena (corn starch) / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">1 cucharada sopera de Maizena</span></span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mixed very, very well and put it into a spray bottle. Then I sprayed the book marker (everything but the tail) until it got pretty soaked. The dried it with a very hot iron. It worked wonderfully!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Mezclar muy, muy, muy bien y poner la solución en un rociador. Lo que hice luego fue rociar el marcapáginas hasta empaparlo (menos la cola). Luego lo sequé con la plancha bien caliente. ¡Funciona de maravillas!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now... about the </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">TERRIBLE ACCIDENT</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> :(</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Ahora... sobre el </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b>TERRIBLE ACCIDENTE</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;"> :(</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/05/baltic-blossoms-and-some-more-baltic.html" target="_blank">Remember the Baltic Blossom Shawl I made with alpaca</a></b>?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">¿<b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/05/baltic-blossoms-and-some-more-baltic.html" target="_blank">Se acuerdan del chal Baltic Blossoms que tejí con alpaca</a></b>?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Something terrible happened to it... and it is ALL my fault!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Algo terrible le pasó... y ¡TODO por mi culpa!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was not very happy with the blocking, I found that the shawl was a bit crooked so I decided to reblock it. This time Gummi was helping me (luckily). We were stretching the scalloped edge (the points) when I suddenly look at Gummi's "HORROR FACE"... when I was stretching one points and putting the pin to hold it one of the threads BROKE! I didn't even notice it... but just by looking at Gummi's face I knew there was something wrong! I managed to make a not to join the broken ends and avoid further damage but the result is far from pretty!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Todo empezó porque no estaba muy satisfecho con el bloqueo. El chal estaba un poquito torcido por lo que decidí rebloquearlo. Esta vez Gummi me ayudó (por suerte). Estábamos estirando las puntas del borde del chal cuando de pronto veo que Gummi está con una "CARA DE HORROR" terrible... cuando yo estaba estirando una de las puntas y poniendo un alfiler para sujetarla ¡¡¡una de las hebras se ROMPIÓ!!! Yo no me di ni cuenta... pero sólo con verle la cara a Gummi supe que algo malo había pasado. De alguna manera casi milagrosa logré atar los dos cabos para evitar que el daño fuera más grande, pero el resultado es un hoyo y una punta muy fea (y visible). :(</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The point that is in the middle looks hideous! I wouldn't have cared much if it would have been on a point close to and end but this point is almost at the apex (or vertex??) of the triangle... a very visible part :(<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">La punta que está al centro de la foto se ve HORRIBLE. No me hubiera importado tanto si se hubiera roto cerca de la vase el trángulo pero no... tenía que pasar en el lugar más visible del chal... cerca del vértice :(</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, I have decided that I cannot give my friend's wife a shawl that has such an ugly defect. I don't really know what I will do with this shawl :( I guess it will end up somewhere in my closet. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Al final, he decidido que NO le puedo regalar un chal con un fallo tan feo a la esposa de mi amigo. No sé qué voy a hacer con este chal :( Supongo que terminará durmiendo en el fondo de mi armario.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now, I have already started a new shawl for her... I decided to use a different yarn this time and also another pattern... No more info at the moment, hehe. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Ya he empezado a tejer un nuevo chal para ella... pero esta vez estoy usando otro estambre (uno muy chulo que encontré en Reykjavík) y estoy usando otro patrón... eso nada más por ahora, hehe.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I just hope you have not got too bored reading this long, long post!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">¡¡Espero que no se hayan aburrido demasiado con esta entrada tan laaaaarga!!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Funny sheep we found last summer on a bridge in the middle of nowhere!!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¡Trío de ovejas que encontramos el verano pasado en un puente en el medio de la nada misma!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-28717629553877086232012-05-29T16:23:00.002+00:002012-05-29T16:23:51.386+00:00A present for a special friend and some more / Un regalo para una amiga especial y otras cosillas.Since I finished the <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/05/baltic-blossoms-and-some-more-baltic.html" target="_blank">Baltic Blossoms shawl</a></b> I have been jumping from one thing to another. I have several projects going on and not only on the needles but also on the crochet hook and the bobbin lace pillow. I think I need to stop adding to the already-big-list that I have!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Desde que terminé de tejer el <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/05/baltic-blossoms-and-some-more-baltic.html" target="_blank">chal Baltic Blossoms</a></b>, he estado saltando de un proyecto a otro. Tengo, de hecho, varios proyectos en marcha y no sólo en las agujas, sino que también en el ganchillo y en el mundillo. Ahora, creo que necesito terminar algunos y ¡dejar de agregar tareas a mi ya larga lista de labores!</span><br />
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In the past few posts I have been talking about how hooked I am getting to the crochet hook! I still have the hexagon blanket (which is a long term project) and I am about to finish the flowers and stars blanket (making the starts is going to slowly!).<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">En las últimas entradas he estado hablando mucho sobre ¡cuán enganchado me tiene el ganchillo! Todavía estoy trabajando en la manta de hexágonos (que es un proyecto a muy largo plazo) y estoy por terminar la manta con flores y estrellas (las estrellas son un poco tediosas y me están tomando demasiado tiempo).</span><br />
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Now, I needed to make a present for my friend Svanhvít who was going to come to visit Iceland for a week. The last time I saw her was in January and I still owed her a birthday present! Since I am so much into crocheting lately I wanted to make a crochet present.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ahora, mi amiga Svanhvít vino de visita a Islandia hace un par de semanas y necesitaba hacer algo para ella pues le ¡debía su regalo de cumpleaños desde enero! Como ando con el modo ganchillo encendido, el regalo tenía que ser algo hecho a ganchillo.</span><br />
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The first thing that came into my mind was a collar that my friend <b><a href="http://kh-handcrafts.blogspot.com/2012/02/creative.html" target="_blank">Kristín Hrund</a></b> designed. A collar is something that shouted Svanhvít's name!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">La primera cosa que se me vino a la cabeza fue un cuello que mi amiga <b><a href="http://kh-handcrafts.blogspot.com/2012/02/creative.html" target="_blank">Kristín Hrund</a></b> diseñó. ¡Este cuello tenía prácticamente el nombre de Svanhvít inscrito en él!</span><br />
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I already had the yarn, a beautiful yellow cotton thread, and then Kristín Hrund explained to me how to make it (she will publish the pattern on Ravelry and I will translate it into spanish for Dehilos).<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ya tenía el hilo comprado, un algodón precioso, y Kristín Hrund me explicó cómo hacer el cuello (ella está por publicar el patrón en Ravelry y yo lo voy a traducir al castellano para Dehilos).</span><br />
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This is the result:<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">El resultado:</span><br />
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<u>Details</u>:<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><u>Detalles</u>:</span><br />
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* Pattern / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Patrón</span>: Pan by Kristín Hrund<br />
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* Yarn / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Hilo</span>: Catania Fine Cotton (I used almost the whole skein) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">(Usé casi toda la madeja)</span><br />
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* Hook / <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ganchillo</span>: 3.25mm<br />
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* One button. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Un botón.</span><br />
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<u>Notes</u>:<br />
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* The pattern itself is BRILLIANT! It is very intuitive and extremely easy to memorize. One thing I really liked about it is the fact that it is possible to play a lot with the scalloped edge. You can make it your own.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">* El patrón es una MARAVILLA. Es muy intuitivo y extremadamente fácil de memorizar. Lo que más me gustó es la idea de poder hacer el borde como uno quiere, así que las posibilidades quedan abiertas para hacerlo de diferentes maneras usando sólo un poquito la imaginación.</span><br />
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* One of the most important things is to find THE RIGHT button. In this case, I was lucky enough to find this one on my stash, which I think looks perfect with the yarn.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">* Una de las cosas más importantes es encontrar el botón PERFECTO. En este caso, tuve la suerte de encontrar uno en mi alijo, el cual, creo yo, le quedó muy bien :)</span><br />
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* Overall, it is a simple but very effective pattern. I made this in only two evenings... so it is almost instant satisfaction!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">* En resumen, es un patrón muy sencillo pero muy efectivo. Este cuello lo hice en dos noches... así que es casi satisfacción instantánea :)</span><br />
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* Svanhvít REALLY liked it... that is what this is all about :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">* A Svanhvít REALMENTE le gustó mucho... lo que es en realidad lo más importante de todo :)</span><br />
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Remember the flower that I made for a CAL at Dehilos?<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Se acuerdan de la flor que hice para el GAV (ganchilleando a la vez) en Dehilos?</span><br />
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Well, the flower ended up as a part of a present for a friend who was graduating from High School. I think it looks pretty cute :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Bueno, la flor terminó adornando un regalo para una amiga que se graduó de la escuela. Creo que quedó muy mono, ¿no? :)</span><br />
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I also want to show you my friend <b><a href="http://flowersmumsprojects.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Anna María</a></b>. About a month ago she asked me if I could teach her how to make a lopapeysa. Until then, she had only knit a few hats and leg warmers for her son and she really did want to take a leap into bigger projects.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">También quiero mostrarles a mi amiga <b><a href="http://flowersmumsprojects.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Anna María</a></b>. Hace aproximadamente un mes atrás ella me preguntó si podía enseñarle a tejer un lopapeysa. Hasta entonces, Anna sólo había tejido un par de gorros y medias para su hijo. Había llegado el momento de dar el gran paso y aventurarse a tejer un proyecto un poco más complejo.</span><br />
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So, we chose the pattern and colors and started to work!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Entonces, escogimos el patrón y los colores y nos pusimos manos a la obra!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ta - raaaaa! Here he had just grafted the underarms. Ready to block!<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¡Ta - raaaaaaa! Recién habíamos cerrado las axilas. Listo para el bloqueo.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Un poquito más cerca :)</span></td></tr>
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I think she made a GREAT job for her first (and hopefully not last) lopapeysa. I am SO VERY PROUD of her!!!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Anna María hizo un trabajo FANTÁSTICO con su primer (y espero que no sea el último) lopapeysa. ¡¡¡Estoy TREMENDAMENTE ORGULLOSO de ella!!!</span><br />
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I am sure that her little cousin just loooooved it!! Who wouldn't, uh??<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¡¡Estoy seguro de que a su primito le va a encantar!! A quién no le gustaría recibir un regalo como éste?</span><br />
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Now to finish, a few pictures from a trip I made two years ago to the West Fjords in Iceland:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Para terminar, les dejo unas fotos de un viaje que hice hace dos años a los Fiordos del Oeste en Islandia:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dynjandi, one of the most beautiful waterfalls. Its name describes the sound that the water makes when rolling down on the stone.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dynjandi, una de las cascadas más lindas de Islandia. Su nombre describe el sonito que hace el agua al caer y deslizarse por sobre la roca.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dýrafjörður. One of the many, many, many fjords we saw during the trip.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dýrafjörður, uno de los tantos, tantos, tantos fiordos que vimos durante el viaje.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Látrabjarg, the most western point of the island.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Látrabjarg, el punto más occidental de la isla.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A puffin in Látrabjarg.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Un frailecillo en Látrabjarg</span><br />
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</tbody></table>RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-54061667328862453522012-05-19T23:42:00.004+00:002012-05-19T23:54:09.126+00:00Baltic Blossoms and some more / Baltic Blossoms y otras cositas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Baltic Blossoms is a shawl that I have had in my mind for quite a while but never found the chance to knit or well, I really hadn't found the person to knit it for... until now.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">El chal Baltic Blossoms lo he tenido en mente desde hace ya un buen rato, pero no había tenido la oportunidad de tejerlo... o más bien no había encontrado la persona para quien tejerlo... hasta ahora. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The person I had in my mind while I was knitting it is the wife of a dear, dear friend, who I don't even know her in person (yet), but I think that my friend talked so much about her that I already like her so much as to knit a shawl for her! It is one of those strange things that happen sometimes...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">La persona en quien pensaba mientras lo tejía es la esposa de un queridísimo amigo. La verdad es que a ella ni siquiera la conozco en persona (aún). Mi amigo me habló tanto de su mujer que siento que casi la conozco... ¡tanto como para decidir tejer un chal! Es una de esas cosas raras que pasan a veces, ¿no?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So, while my friend was still in Iceland he helped me to pick up a color that she would like and I was in charge of the rest: choosing the pattern and making the shawl happen.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Mientras mi amigo estaba en Islandia, me ayudó a escoger un color que, de acuerdo a él, le gustaría a su mujer. Del resto me encargaría yo: escoger el patrón y hacer el chal. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So, no more words. Let's better see the pics:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I think it is always interesting to see the MAGIC that blocking makes... it seems impossible that this wrinkled knitted piece can be something beautiful.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* Pattern: Baltic Blossoms by Evelyn Clark (It is possible to buy it on Ravelry).</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* Patrón: Baltic Blossoms por Evelyn Clark (se puede comprar en Ravelry).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* Yarn: Alpaca Lace by Cascade.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* Needles: 3.5mm</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* Nupps: 9 stitches</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* Body repetitions: 13</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* Alpaca lace by Cascade is an amazing yarn. It is extremely soft and it comes it wonderful colors. But I must admit that I had some problems making the nupps. It is SO SOFT that it runs too easily between the fingers and the needle so sometimes the loops of the nupps became a bit too small to purl them easily on the purling row. It was nothing terrible though.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* La Alpaca Lace de Cascade es exquisita. Es una lana extremadamente suave y viene además en unos colores preciosos. Debo admitir que tuve algunos problemillas haciendo los nupps. La lana es TAN SUAVE que se desliza fácilmente entre los dedos y la aguja por lo que a veces las lazadas de los nupps se volvían un poco pequeñas lo que hacía un poco difícil tejerlos por el revés. Ahora, no fue nada tan terrible... sólo fue cosa de ser cuidadoso y tener un poco de paciencia.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* I think I should have used bigger needles. 4mm would have worked well in order to make a slightly bigger shawl. Even though I made 13 repeats of the body section (which are supposed to be 9 for a "normal size" shawl) the final result wasn't as big as I wanted.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* Creo que debí haber usado agujas más grandes, quizás de 4mm habría sido perfecto para haber obtenido un chal un poco más grande. Aunque hice 13 repeticiones del patrón del cuerpo (en el patrón proponen 9 para un chal tamaño "normal" y 13 para grande) el resultado final no fue tan grande como hubiera querido.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* For the edge I didn't make DOUBLE YARN OVER. I made just SINGLE YARN OVERS (and the wholes are actually still pretty big).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* About blocking: It was pretty easy to block, even though I didn't do it as it should be. The scalloped edge is in reality not scalloped. Each point is supposed to be opened so in reality they are not pointy but rounded (it is possible to see pics on Ravelry). I didn't do the points rounded because I had the idea that after a while they would become ugly and floppy. So, I went for a safe pointy edge. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* Sobre el bloqueo: Es un chal bastante fácil de bloquear, aunque en realidad no lo hice como se propone en el patrón. El borde en realidad no tiene puntas como el mío. Se supone que cada punta hay que bloquearla para obtener una onda (algo así como una punta redondeada, que se puede ver en Ravelry, si te interesa). Preferí hacer puntas porque me dio la impresión de que las ondas se pondrían feas después un tiempo.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">* En general, me pareció un buen patrón, está muy bien escrito y el resultado es muy bonito. Lo recomiendo, especialmente para quienes (como yo) les encanta la tradición de tejido estonio.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">¡Estamos MUY contentos con <b><a href="http://Dehilos.com/">Dehilos.com</a></b>! Durante las últimas semanas ha estado creciendo y creciendo y creciendo. Ha llegado un montón de gente MUY animada y con muchas ganas de hacer cosas. ¡¡Muchas gracias a todos y todas por hacer que Dehilos funcione!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://mavivi.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mavivi</a></b> had a wonderful idea... she began a CAL. She proposed a crocheted flower pattern that everybody who decided to participate had to crochet and then show the results to the group. There are lot of beautiful flower on the group's wall now!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://mavivi.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mavivi</a></b> tuvo una idea genial... se le ocurrió hacer un GAV (Ganchilleando A la Vez). Propuso un patrón para hacer una flor. Todos los que decidieran apuntarse al GAV tendrían que hacer la misma flor, escogiendo los materiales y colores que desearan, y luego la idea es colgar la foto de la flor terminada. ¡Ya tenemos un montón de flores colgadas!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">Well, I want to introduce Sayo to you :) She has just return from Germany where she bought a beginner's set with a beautiful bobbin lace cushion, 10 pairs of bobbins, some threads, pins and even a DVD!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">Bueno, les quiero presentar a Sayo :) Acaba de volver de un viaje a Alemania, lugar donde compró un set para principiantes bien bonito. El set consiste en un mundillo, 10 pares de bolillos, hilos, alfileres y hasta un DVD.</span></div>
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<br />RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-50635960472258623612012-05-08T20:47:00.001+00:002012-05-08T20:53:04.084+00:00The Holy Stash: One Year Later / El bendito alijo: Un año más tarde.It has been <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2011/04/holy-stash.html" target="_blank">a little over a year since the last time</a></b> I put some order in my stash. It was starting to get so TERRIBLY MESSY that I did not want to get close to it!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ya ha pasado <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2011/04/holy-stash.html" target="_blank">un año desde la última vez</a></b> que ordené mi alijo. Ya era hora, pues se estaba empezando a poner tan HORRIBLEMENTE DESORDENADO que ¡ni siquiera me daban ganas de mirarlo!</span><br />
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Now, the stash was not only getting messy but it has also grown quite a bit since last year... that means that I either have to stop buying yarn (which is something that probably won't happen) or I need to knit more!!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ahora, el alijo no sólo se estaba poniendo muy desordenado sino que además ha crecido un poco desde el año pasado... eso quiere decir que tengo que dejar de comprar lana (cosa que muy probablemente no sucederá) o ¡¡tengo que tejer más!!</span><br />
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So, I started with I have most: plötulopi and léttlopi. Lopi is ALWAYS and will always be in my stash.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Comencé con lo que más abunda en casa: plötulopi y létt lopi. Mi querida Lopi siempre está en mi alijo, y siempre estará.</span><br />
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I assigned one box only for Plötulopi, which is my favorite kind of lopi because it is softer and absolutely fun to knit with! I highly recommend to try it :)<br />
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Then half a box for Einband (to the left), the lopi lace wight, which I use a lot to make shawls (it is very cheap, comes in wonderful colors, blocks incredibly well and it is very light, though it is rather rustic).<br />
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And the rest is Kambgarn, the only non-lopi yarn produced by Ístex (that I really don't use so much but strangely I have a lot of it), a skein of angora and two skeins of a swedish red yarn.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">La tercera caja está dividida en dos: a la izquierda puse Einband, que es la variedad lace de lopi, la cual uso mucho para hacer chales (es muy barata, viene en colores preciosos, bloquea increíblemente bien y es muy ligera, aunque es más bien rústica).</span><br />
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I made another box with the most luxurious yarns, most of them are lace weight (silk, merino, alpaca, some blends like wool and linen, etc.):<br />
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As you can see in this box there is an unfinished sock... yes... it is the same sock that I found last year in the same box... I started it almost two years ago! I will finished them this summer!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Como pueden ver, en esta caja hay hasta un calcetín que no he terminado. Es el mismo calcetín que encontré en el alijo el año pasado... calcetín que empecé a tejer hace dos veranos. ¡Soy lo peor! Me he propuesto terminar el par este verano.</span><br />
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These are a few of the latest things I have bought (and can't wait to use VERY SOON!!):<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Estas son algunas de las últimas cosas que he comprado (¡¡y que apenas puedo esperar para usarlas!!):</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two skeins of Llama Wool that I found in a very cute shop in Reykjavík called Litla Prjónabúðin (The little knit shop) that you can find on Facebook. I am very excited about this one, I have never knit with llama.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dos madejas de lana de llama que encontré en una tienda muy bonita en Reykjavík que se llama Litla Prjónabúðin (La tiendita de tejido que pueden encontrar en Facebook). Tengo muchas ganas de probar esta lana, nunca he tejido con llama.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These super cool stich markers made with lego pieces. They are from Finland and made completely with recycled materials. And those cute darning needles.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Estos marca puntos súper entretenidos que están hechos con piezas de lego. Son finlandeses y están hechos completamente con materiales reciclados. Y esas agujas de lana súper chulas.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three WONDERFUL skeins of silk from Greta and the Fibers. I tried it once already to knit the Rock Island and as soon as I finished it I NEEDED to get some more!! And also two skeins of sock yarn also from Greta and the Fibers.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Tres MARAVILLOSAS madejas de seda de Greta and the Fbers. La probé una vez ya para tejer el Rock Island y en cuanto lo terminé ¡¡sentí la NECESIDAD de tener más!! También dos madejas de lana para calcetines de Greta también.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I went with my friend <b><a href="http://kh-handcrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kristín Hrund</a></b> to a yarn store downtown in Reykjavík and this cotton yarn caught my eye... I HAD to buy it! It will become a crocheted present for a good, good friend (I will tell you more soon!)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Con mi amiga <b><a href="http://kh-handcrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kristín Hrund</a></b> fuimis a una tienda de lanas en el centro de Reykjavík y este algodón se llevó toda mi atención... ¡tanto que tuve que comprarlo! Lo usaré para "ganchillar" un regalo para una queridísima amiga (ya les contaré más)</span></td></tr>
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Talking about what I have on my needles (and my crochet too, hehe)... I am about to finish a shawl that has been taking me forever!! Just one more chart to go! I am very happy with how it is coming out (more details soon also!)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Un poco sobre lo que tengo en las agujas (y ganchillo también, jeje)... estoy a punto de terminar un chal que me ha tomado muchísimo tiempo terminar. ¡Me queda sólo un esquema y termino! Me gusta mucho cómo está quedando :) (más detalles pronto también).</span><br />
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<b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/04/some-crochet-un-poco-de-ganchillo.html" target="_blank">The blankets</a></b>... the one with flowers and stars is almost done!! We are making the stars now, then the border and block! The hexagons... they are going very slowly. No rush with that :)<br />
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I am also starting with the bobbins again! It has been too long since the last time I did something related with bobbin lace... the reason why I am starting again is because I needed to practice a little bit since I got a pupil! I have a very dear friend who called me a few weeks ago to ask me if I could teach bobbin lace to a friend of hers who is very interested... IMPOSSIBLE to say no! Especially after having met her... she is ADORABLE!! In return she will teach me some japanese and will cook japanese food, yes!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Estoy empezando a jugar con los bolillos nuevamente después de una larga pausa. El motivo por el que estoy empezando es porque necesito practicar un poquín ¡pues tengo una alumna! Una muy buena amiga mía me llamó hace unas semanas para decirme que tenía una amiga que estaba muy interesada en aprender a hacer encaje de bolillo... ¡IMPOSIBLE decir que no! Especialmente después de haberla conocido... ella es ADORABLE! A cambio me va a enseñar japonés y cocinará comida japonesa, ¡sí!</span><br />
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So, I will be teaching her the super very basics that I know... which I hope it will be useful for her at least as a start.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Le enseñaré lo súper básico que sé... lo que espero será suficiente para que empiece en el mundo de los bolillos. </span><br />
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I am working on a bookmark. I am using 20 pairs of bobbins and cotton nº20. The bookmark is made on a torchon ground, it has a few spiders, and half stitch and cloth stitch diamonds.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Estoy trabajando en un marca páginas. Estoy usando 20 pares de bolillos y algodón nº20. El marca páginas está hecho en base de torchón (a medio punto), tiene arañas y diamantes hechos a medio punto y punto entero. </span><br />
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It is looking like this:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Y se ve más o menos así:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you look carefully there are two SILLY mistakes :(<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Si miras con cuidado hay dos errores ¡¡MUY tontos!! :(</span></td></tr>
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And to finish... my beautiful stash (that I hope will stay like this for a loooong time) all together:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Para terminar, mi hermoso alijo (que espero se quede así hermoso por muuuucho tiempo, jeje):</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¿CÓMO ESTÁ TU ALIJO?</span></td></tr>
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<br />RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-32632031792814908742012-04-28T22:03:00.001+00:002012-04-28T22:03:36.791+00:00Some crochet / Un poco de ganchilloFirst of all I want to say thanks to all those who have visited, joined and shared dehilos. This week the social network has grown a lot! It is great to see that there are things actually going on there! :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">En primer lugar, quiero agradecer a todos los que han visitado, se han registrado y han compartido la nueva red social de labores dehilos. ¡¡Durante esta semana la red ha crecido montones y están empezando a pasar cosas interesantes allí!!</span></div>
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Now, a little bit about what I have been up to lately... Even though, as I have said a couple of times before, I have been pretty busy lately I am still working on a few projects.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ahora, un poquito sobre lo que he estado haciendo últimamente. Aunque, como he contado un par de veces antes, he estado bastante ocupado, he encontrado el tiempo para trabajar en algunos proyectos.</span></div>
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A few weeks ago I decided that it was time to give crocheting a chance. Until now, I have made a few little tiny projects. I guess I have not really found the real joy of crocheting. I don't know why I find it somehow more complicated that knitting.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Hace unas semanas decidí que había llegado el momento de darle una oportunidad el ganchillo. Hasta ahora, sólo he hecho unos pocos proyectos muy pequeños y sencillos. Supongo que no le he encontrado el lado entretenido a hacer crochet todavía. Por alguna extraña razón siempre me ha parecido hacer ganchillo mucho más complicado que tejer con agujas. </span></div>
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These are the things I have made over the last three years:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Estos son los proyectos que he hecho a lo largo de estos últimos tres años:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was my very first crochet project.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Este fue mi primer proyecto a ganchillo.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stitches are SO tight that this creature is probably bulletproof.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Los puntos son tan apretados que esta criatura es probablemente a prueba de balas.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two very fruity bookmarks.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dos marca páginas muy frutales.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just as the creature... veeery tight stitches. But I guess it looks kind of good :)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Como en la criatura... los puntos súper apretado, pero supondo que se bien :)</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Sr. y Sra. Muerte. Primera vez usando algodón.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crocodile stitch shawl... R.I.P. The rows were geting way to long and way too boring (but i was looking SO GOOD!!)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Chal a punto cocodrilo... Q.E.P.D. Las vueltas se estaban haciendo demasiado largas y aburridas (pero estaba quedando TAN BONITO!!!)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I have always wanted to make a blanket but I never really made up my mind... I even started once one but I made just a few pieces and gave up. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Siempre he querido hacer una manta, pero nunca me decidí realmente a hacerlo... una vez empecé una, hice unos cuantos cuadrados y lo dejé.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now I have started again! I am making a blanket made out of <b><a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/hexagon-howto.html" target="_blank">hexagons</a>. </b>I am using a really nice merino from Italy that I found in my favorite shop (Handprjón.is). I am using different colors to make the center of each hexagon and the rest will be made all in the same colors. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">¡Ahora he comenzado nuevamente! Estoy haciendo una manta cuyas piezas son <b><a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/hexagon-howto.html" target="_blank">hexágonos</a></b>. Estoy usando una lana merino italiana muy rica que encontré en mi tienda favorita (handprjón.is). Estoy usando diferentes colores para hacer el centro de cada hexágono mientras que el resto será hecho usando los mismo colores en cada pieza.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My plan is to make it to cover the bed... that means that is will be biiig! If I don't have the patients it will probably end up being just a couch blanket. I haven't set any deadlines or so... I am just going to keep this project as a "side project" since it is very easy to carry on my bag and it is basically something that can be made without thinking. It might take a year or more... that doesn't really matter.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Mi idea es hacer una manta para cubrir la cama... eso quiere decir que será muuuuy grande. Si no tengo la paciencia, seguro que terminará siendo una manta para el sofá. Por ahora, he decido no poner fechas ni nada, mantendré este proyecto como un "proyecto paralelo" pues es muy fácil de transportar y se puede hacer casi sin pensar. Puede que me tome un año o más terminarla... eso realmente no importa.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Of course I couldn't start with only one crochet project at a time... Kata, a good friend of mine has a wonderful blanket made of létt lopi... </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This blanket is much quicker than the one with the hexagons: each piece is bigger and made only of one color. Besides, I am not making this alone! Gummi and me are making it together... so very soon it will be ready!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Esta manta se hace mucho más rápido que la con hexágonos: cada pieza es mucho más grande y se hacen con un solo color. Además esta no la estoy haciendo solo! Estamos trabajando Gummi y yo juntos en esta manta... así que seguro que muy pronto estará lista!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Para terminar les dejo una foto que tomé hace unos días desde casa... los días se están haciendo cada vez más largos por estos lados. Esta puesta de sol fue un poco antes de las 22.00h... todavía los días tienen que hacerse mucho más largos!</span></div>
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The main issue of today's post is to introduce the project that two of my best friends in the world... Laura (yes, my dearest friend Laura from Asturias who got married not long ago) and Jesús (her lucky husband) and me have been working on for a little while and we have finally opened it in it beta-version in the middle of March. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dos de mis mejores amigos en el mundo... Laura (sí, mi querida amiga Laura de Asturias que se casó recientemente) y Jesús (su afortunado marido) y yo hemos estado trabajando desde hace algún tiempo y que finalmente hemos abierto en su versión beta a mediados de marzo.</span></div>
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<b><a href="http://Dehilos.com/">Dehilos.com</a></b> is intended to be a new Social Network for those who speak spanish (not only natives, of course) and enjoy making any kind of handcrafts (knitting, crocheting, quilting, sewing, cross stitching, bobbin lace, etc.)</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b><a href="http://Dehilos.com/">Dehilos.com</a></b> ha sido creada con la idea de transformarse en una Red Social para todos aquéllos que hablan español (no sólo como lengua materna, claro) y que disfrutan de hacer cualquier tipo de labor, como tejido, ganchillo, patchwork, costura, punto cruz, punto medio, encaje de bolillos, abalorios, etc.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To create an account at dehilos, all you need is an e-mail account and the desire to share your work with others!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can find me there as Rodprjónar. :)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">¡Me cuesta creer que ya hayan pasado dos semanas! Pido disculpas por tan largo silencio, aunque he tintentado contestar a todos los comentarios que me han dejar (todavía tengo algunos pendientes). Han sido dos semanas un poco locas, con muchas cosas que hacer tanto en casa como en el trabajo. Pero bueno, ¡ya estoy aquí para revelar dónde se irán los regalos! </span><br />
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Before announcing anything I wanted to thank everybody for all the messages and good birthday wishes. I must admit that I was REALLY surprised to see how many comments I got! I wasn't expecting such a big response! :)<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Antes de anunciar a los ganadores del sorteo quiero agradecer a todos lor los mensajes y buenos deseos cumpleañeros. ¡Me he llevado una muy grata sorpresa al ver cuántas visitas y comentarios he recibido! La verdad es que no esperaba una respuesta tan grande como la que recibí :)</span><br />
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In order to do this I assigned a number to each comment (if someone commented more than once only one of the comments got a number). The total number of comments was 94!!!!. To choose the number I used a Random Number Generator on the iPad.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Para realizar el sorteo, a cada comentario recibido le asigné un número (si alguien comentó más de una vez sólo uno de sus comentarios fue numerado). El número total de comentarios fue ¡¡¡¡94!!!! Para escoger los números ganadores utilicé un Generador de números aleatorio en el iPad.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Congratulations <b><a href="http://speckless.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Heidi</a></b>! You have become the owner of the shawl!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Congratulations <a href="http://desiertolanar.blogspot.com/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Inesita/Pilar</a>! You have won a minilopapeysa keyring and 4 skeins of léttlopi. I need you to tell me what are your favorite colors to make the keyring (you have to choose 3 colors) and please go to <b><a href="http://www.istex.is/english/products/knitting-wool/lettlopi/" target="_blank">this website</a></b> to choose the color for the léttlopi skeins.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, right after work I went to visit my favorite wool shop in Iceland, <b><a href="http://handprjon.is/" target="_blank">Handprjón.is</a></b>, both to check some new books they got and to visit my friends Drífa and Helga who work there. The shop is ultra cozy and full of great yarn and books! They also have a corner with a sofa and chairs where we spent most of the afternoon talking and knitting (well, I was actually learning some tips from them to crochet more efficiently... crocheting... that is something I HAVE to talk about in a future soon-to-come new post). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Hoy, después del trabajo fui a visitar mi tienda de lanas favorita en Islandia, <b><a href="http://handprjon.is/" target="_blank">Handprjón.is</a></b>, para ver unos libros nuevos que trajeron y además para visitar a mis amigas Drífa y Helga que trabajan allí. La tienda es súper acogedora y llena de lanas muy bonitas y libros. Además tienen una rincón muy cómodo con un sillón y sillas, donde pasamos casi toda la tarde conversando y tejiendo (bueno, en realidad las chicas me estuvieron enseñando algunos trucos para hacer ganchillo más eficientemente... esto es algo de lo que DEBO hablar en una entrada muy pronto).</span><br />
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Foto sacada de una reseña de la tienda <b><a href="http://www.innihald.is/index.php/hemili-og-fjolskylda/handavinna/item/857-heimsokn-i-handprjon" target="_blank">aquí</a> </b>(sólo en islandés)</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The thing is that I told Drífa and Helga that I was holding this Birthday Give Away and when I was about to go home (because it was already time for them to close the shop) Drífa gave me a skein of Australian Merino Wool Lace Weight to add as a 3rd prize!! How generous is that!? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">La cosa es que les conté a Drífa y Helga que estaba celebrando el cumpleaños de mi blog dando algunos regalos. Cuando estaba a punto de irme a casa (porque ya estaban por cerrar la tienda) ¡Drífa me dio una madeja de lana merino australiana para tejer chales para agregar como 3er premio! ¡Qué gesto más generoso! ¿No?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, we have a 3rd winner sponsored by Handprjón.is!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Entonces, tenemos un 3er ganador, auspiciado por Handprjón.is!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Congratulations <b><a href="http://dediosasydemujeres.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Montserrat</a></b>! You won a 1400m skein of lace weight merino!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¡Felicidades <b><a href="http://dediosasydemujeres.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Montserrat</a></b>! ¡Te has ganado una madeja de 1400m de lana merino para tejer chales!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Una flor para ustedes :)</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Hace unos días, el 29 de marzo, ¡mi blog estuvo de cumpleaños! ¡Ya tiene un año! Sí, ha pasado ya un año desde que escribí la primera entrada.</span><br />
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</span></div><div>I still remember how difficult it was to decide to open a blog. I was somehow afraid of not been able to keep up with it, that I would be boring and nobody would read it!</div><div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Todavía me acuerdo cuánto me costó decidirme a empezar a escribir. Esta lleno de dudas y especialmente temor. Me asustaba un poco la idea de no ser capaz de mantenerlo o que sería aburrido o que nadie lo leería.</span><br />
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</span></div><div>All I can say is that this has been one of the most interesting experiences of the last year! I have gotten to know so many wonderful persons, really generous people which are a constant reminder that the world is FULL of good people everywhere!</div><div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ahora, lo único que puedo decir es que ha sido una de las experiencias más interesantes del último año. He conocido gente maravillosa, personas muy generosas que se han convertido en un recordatorio constante del hecho que el mundo SÍ está lleno de gente buena.</span><br />
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</span></div><div>So, in order to celebrate this important date and as a way to thank everybody who has been there with me in this blogging journey I decided to give some things away :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Entonces, para celebrar este día tan importante y, a la vez, como una manera de decir gracias a tod@s l@s que me han acompañando en este viaje bloguero he decidido hacer algunos regalos.</span><br />
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</span></div><div>The first gift is the last shawl I finished, the <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/03/playing-with-silk-rock-island.html" target="_blank">Rock Island</a></b>. As I mentioned in the last post I needed to find someone to give it to... and this is the best way to find someone! Isn't it?<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">El primer regalo es el último chal que he terminado, el Rock Island. Como mencioné en la última entrada, tejí este chal sin tener claro para quién sería. Así que esta es la mejor manera de encontrar a alguien ¿no? :)</span><br />
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The second present is a minilopapeysa keyring and two skeins of lopi in colors that the winner will have to choose :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">El segundo regalo es un llavero minilopapeysa y dos madejas de lopi cuyos colores serán escogidos por el/la ganador@.</span><br />
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</div><div>Now, how will this work? </div><div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ahora, ¿Cómo funcionará ésto?</span><br />
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</span></div><div>Easy. If you want to take part of this give away just post a comment on this post (just one comment per person). After two weeks (that means on Monday 16th) I will assign a number to each comment and I will draw two of them. The first one will get the shawl and the second one the keyring.<br />
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What do you think? :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Muy fácil. Si quieres participar de este sorteo, lo único que debes hacer es escribir un comentario en esta entrada (sólo un comentario por persona). En dos semanas más (es decir, el lunes 16) le voy a asignar un número a cada comentario para luego escoger dos al azar. El primer número sorteado recibirá el chal y el segundo el llavero. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¿Cómo lo ven? :)</span><br />
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Please don't be shy and comment! It will be more exciting if there are more persons participating!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¡Por favor no sean tímid@s y comenten! ¡Será mucho más entretenido si hay más personas participando!</span><br />
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Have a great week!!!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">¡¡Qué tengan una excelente semana!!</span></div>RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com183tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-39086955849985302982012-03-29T18:28:00.001+00:002012-03-29T18:30:07.171+00:00Playing with Silk: Rock Island.Last December Hiro sent me a package full of delicious things... among those things there was a skein of 100% lace silk from <b><a href="http://gretaandthefibers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Greta and the fibers</a></b> (along with another skein of undyed alpaca).<br />
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The yarn is BEAUTIFUL and it is hand dyed! The color she sent me was a very bright red/pink almost fucsia (uff, it is so difficult to describe colors!!).<br />
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I had been so busy that I hadn't had the chance to put my hands on it and start a project until a few weeks ago when I decided that it was time to try to knit a shawl with silk.<br />
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Before I start knitting a shawl I usually have the inspiration coming from someone, usually a friend, to knit for. This time was different. I just wanted to try this wonderful yarn and I was also very curious to try the Rock Island pattern which seemed so different from all the triangular shawls that I had knitted so far. So, I made this without having someone who will get it as a present...<br />
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So, no more words for now...<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6877883212/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Rock Island por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Rock Island" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7076/6877883212_d519a51ba3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just blocked.</td></tr>
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<u>Details</u>:<br />
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* Pattern: Rock Island by Jared Flood<br />
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* Yarn: 100% lace silk by Greta and the fibers (100g)<br />
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* Needles: 4.0mm<br />
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* Weight: 60g<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6877893738/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Rock Island por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Rock Island" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6877893738_52ebcd7875_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of all the sections.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><u>Notes</u>:<br />
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* This shawl was a challenge to my patience in many ways: trying a new yarn, some boring sections, some mistakes, some unravelling, etc.<br />
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* This was my first time knitting with 100% pure silk. It was a whole new experience. I must admit that it was a bit frustrating at first. The yarn is so slippery that it was very difficult to catch the stitches to knit them, especially if I had to make a K2Tog. I had to start the whole thing 5 times until I got the hang of it! So, there was a lot unravelling at the beginning.<br />
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* Then, when I was already done with several repeats of the first chart I couldn't believe how ugly this was looking! It was HIDEOUS! While knitting most of the shawls I have done I could have more or less an idea of how it was looking... but with this one I was even getting a bit worried. I had to ask around to make sure that this would change later on with blocking (I must thank Franklin Habit and Marga from Greta and the fibers for the good advice and encouragement!)<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7023991355/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Rock Island por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Rock Island" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7074/7023991355_6a766f98a0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The join where the stitches are picked up to begin the body of the shawl looks pretty neat.</td></tr>
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* The pattern, oh the pattern: I have mixed feeling about it. It was very interesting to knit from the border and not from top down as all the triangles I have knitted and also for the fact that there is NO PURLING!! BUT it was terribly boring to knit that long, almost endless 71 repeats band of 12 stitches wide. I was really going nuts!<br />
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* I got a huge relieve when I finally picked up the stitches and began with the lace section (the Rock Island pattern). In general, I would say that the pattern is pretty simple and easy to memorize even though it is patterned on both sides. The lace section was knitted pretty quickly.<br />
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* Then, another tedious part! The garter stitch section was ENDLESS!! Very simple but extremely boring!<br />
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* Blocking was rather easy and YES! Silk blocks WONDERFULLY! It holds the shape so well! It is very light but at the same time it has a beautiful drape.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/7024000707/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Rock Island por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Rock Island" height="640" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6102/7024000707_2a0a457e3e_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shape is so nice and it drapes wonderfully.</td></tr>
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* After I removed the pins I thought that the patience and perseverance did pay off: The shawl is really pretty but I think I should have made maybe 2 more repeats of the lace section so the garter stitch triangle would have been smaller.<br />
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* I am not sure I would knit this again... but if I do I will add those repeats I mentioned above to make it more "lacy".<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6877902752/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Rock Island por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Rock Island" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/6877902752_9e86d4567f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit closer.</td></tr>
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For now I will keep it for myself... too bad I can't wear it! hehe.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6877904674/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Rock Island por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Rock Island" height="427" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6110/6877904674_6cea9bf1c7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Folded and ready to be given :)</td></tr>
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Today I won't talk about knitting... again.<br />
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Last month a friend of mine had his birthday. This is a very special friend. I have never met anyone that likes Tintin as much as he does... which surprises me because Tintin was actually almost unknown for me before moving to Iceland (is it just me or is it that in South America, or even in Spain, Tintin is not as know as in other places? The same happened with Mummins... I HAD NEVER seen Mummins before! They are so popular here! It is possible to find EVERYTHING with Mummins around here: mugs, bed sheets, towels, clocks, watches, napkins, books, T-shirts, etc.)<br />
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So, having in mind that he likes Tintin I needed to find something related to make a birthday present. Of course the easy way would have been to buy something already made... but that is EXTREMELY boring. So, looking in the internet I found a great idea: Cross stitch.<br />
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I learnt a little bit of cross stitch shortly after I moved to Iceland (as well as knitting). Moving to Iceland really opened my eyes to handcrafts that were somehow "forbidden" for men according to genre rules that are applied in my homeland. Here, this is totally different. Everybody learns everything. Kids are not put into a drawer with a tag saying but exactly the opposite. They are given the chance to try everything... and that is AWESOME!<br />
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My experience with cross stitch is not very big. I have done little things here and there but nothing like what I was planning to do now.<br />
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So, here it is:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost finished.</td></tr>
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What I like about cross stitch is how simple it is and the idea of being drawing with a needle.<br />
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After I finished it, I ironed it to make it look flat and nice. And framed it:<br />
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A present NEEDS a nice package. In this case I found this idea in an <b><a href="http://speckless.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">amazing blog</a></b> I found while looking around a few weeks ago. There is a <b><a href="http://youseriouslymadethat.blogspot.com/2011/02/knotted-headband.html" target="_blank">tutorial</a></b> that shows how to make the knot. It is extremely simple and it looks GREAT!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used just some rope that I found at home which worked really well.</td></tr>
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In my experience, I have come to realized how easy it is to bring some happiness to the people you really care about. It is not necessary to make complicated things or spend huge amounts of money. Something as simple as some fabric, thread, a needle and little bit of time can do the whole thing. My friend was deeply touched by this unexpected present. It is hard to explain the satisfaction that brings to see a friend happy... just to see the shine in the eyes while opening the package has no price!<br />
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And well, talking about friends and presents now that I am posting this pictures I see in the corner of one of them a present that my friend <b><a href="http://kh-handcrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kristín Hrund</a></b> gave me and that I had not shared here with you!<br />
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We met one evening at my place for dinner, talking and knitting of course. And she came with the cutest thing ever! She made a crochet candle cozy using some of the yarns that she dyes using natural resources. The light if gives if so cozy and calm!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is so cozy that we even took it with us to our last trip to a summerhouse!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>And to finish, something funny. A few weeks ago Litlaskvis, Linda Björk, an Icelandic knitter that I haven't had the chance to meet personally yet, asked me if I could answer a few questions for a column that she writes on a web magazine that is called Prjónari/Heklari vikunnar (The knitted/Crocheter of the Week).<br />
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Of course I said yes! It is possible to read the column <b><a href="http://innihald.is/index.php/hemili-og-fjolskylda/handavinna/item/825-prjonariheklari-vikunnar-rodrigo" target="_blank">here</a></b>. It is in icelandic but google translate makes a fairly decent job :)<br />
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Have a great week!RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-76135525415599261572012-03-14T14:46:00.000+00:002012-03-14T14:46:09.139+00:00The Bride!!!A few weeks ago I <u><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/02/today-is-great-day.html" target="_blank">posted about a shawl</a></u> that I knitted for my dearest friend Laura who was getting married by then.<div><br />
</div><div>Well, she shared with me a couple of pictures of the great day! </div><div><br />
</div><div>It is so great to see how well the shawl matches her dress! (as if I had seen it before choosing the pattern for the shawl!) and how beautifully she wore it :)</div><div><br />
</div><div>The fact that she used the shawl in her wedding day is the best present I could ever get from her, seriously.</div><div><br />
</div><div>She is the most beautiful bride that I have ever seen!!</div><div><br />
</div><div>No more words... you better see it yourself!</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the church.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arriving.</td></tr>
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</div><div>This post will be entirely devoted to my friend, the bride :)</div><div><br />
</div><div>So, more news to come very soon! </div>RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-22492236420715749682012-02-28T14:16:00.000+00:002012-02-28T14:16:21.076+00:00A very late birthday present: Echo FlowerFor a long time I wanted to knit something for my friend Anna María but for some reason or another I never got to do it until now!<br />
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At the beginning this shawl was conceived as a KAL with Kristín Hrund and Gummi (we have knitted together already two shawls: <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2011/09/kal-hyrna-herborgar-one-more-time.html" target="_blank">Aeolian</a></b> and <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-mittens-history-ready-for-winter-now.html" target="_blank">Hyrna Herborgar</a></b>). But the original plan was to knit a Laminaria. We began together and after knitting a few rows we all realized that we didn't like the way it looked so we aborted the mission and took the Echo Flower instead.<br />
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The problem was that <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2012/01/hello-everybody-i-am-back-now-little.html" target="_blank">December</a></b> came on our way and our KAL fell asleep for a good while. In my case not only because December was terribly busy but also because I had to finish some other projects urgently!<br />
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Now, it is finally finished! And most importantly, I finally gave it to Anna... whose birthday was at the beginning of January but anyways!<br />
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So, here it is:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6791934400/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Echo Flower shawlette por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Echo Flower shawlette" height="390" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6791934400_95983ff56f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Echo Flower Shawlette</td></tr>
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<u>Details</u>:<br />
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* Pattern: Echo Flower.<br />
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* Yarn: Einband.<br />
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* Needles: 4.0mm and 5.0 to cast-off<br />
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* Flower chart: 9 repeats.<br />
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* Nupps: 9 stitches.<br />
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* Cast-off: with double thread using the K2Tog method.<br />
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</div><u>Notes</u>:<br />
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* This is the second Echo Flower that I knit. The first one was made with Malabrigo lace, which I think was too expensive and nothing extraordinary (except for the color that was really nice, you can see it <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/5168792715/" target="_blank">here</a></b>).<br />
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* I think that Einband is much more nice (and MUCH, MUCH, MUCH cheaper and when it comes to blocking... it blocks BEAUTIFULLY and it holds the shape for a long time (unlike my experience with Malabrigo).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6791933100/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Echo Flower por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Echo Flower" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6791933100_e87b39ef15_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Border.</td></tr>
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* This pattern looks very complicated on paper, especially those 2-into-9 and 3-into-9, which aren't so complicated at all. Those are actually, in my opinion, the most fun part of the whole shawl!.<br />
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* For the body I decided to make 9 repeats. Since the beginning I knew I didn't want to make a shawl but a shawlette that would be worn around the neck. I thought that that would suit Anna María's style BEST.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6938048903/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Echo Flower [Body] por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Echo Flower [Body]" height="446" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7056/6938048903_11eee33a82_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Body: 9 repeats.</td></tr>
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* The nupps. I LOVE nupps. I could knit nupps ALL DAY, EVERYDAY! I made them of 9 stitches because I really like my nupps to stand out and be very visible. Besides, nupps are a great sign of handmade :)<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6938049127/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Echo Flower [border-nupps] por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Echo Flower [border-nupps]" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6938049127_9337f9f865_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The nupps: 9 stitches. And the bind-off: K2Tog with a double thread.</td></tr>
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* The cast-off: I used a double thread, as indicated in the pattern, but I used the K2tog method instead of the P2Tog. I really don't understand why the latter one is proposed as a cast-off for this shawl. For me, K2Tog seems to work perfectly done with a needle one size bigger and very loosely.<br />
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* Blocking: I think this is one of the easiest shawls to block that I have made! It took me 10 minutes! I used blocking wires only for the upper section and then pins for every point.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6938048501/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Echo Flower [Folded] por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Echo Flower [Folded]" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6938048501_ed7574e8ae_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Folded ad ready!</td></tr>
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* And finally about the color: Anna María LOVES yellow. I think she is one of the very few persons that I know who loves it, and wears it a lot and what is best: It looks great on her. Actually, the day I went to visit her to give her the shalw she was wearing yellow! As you can see in the picture below! hehe.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6791934844/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="A.M.M [Echo Flower] por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="A.M.M [Echo Flower]" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6791934844_af304b396e_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anna María wearing her Echo Flower :)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I have not been taking to many pictures lately... I still have a roll of film at home that I haven't developed and another one in the camera since December! It will be fun to see those pics that I barely remember!<br />
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These are some pics I took at the beginning of January. It is at an old cementery that is down town in Reykjavík. It is a really cool place to go for a walk...<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6668722189/" title="Visiting the cemetery por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Visiting the cemetery" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6668722189_392aaa8ced_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6668737143/" title="Icicles por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Icicles" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6668737143_66bd8164f5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6668730519/" title="At the cementery por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="At the cementery" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6668730519_4156a31123_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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I guess that now I will begin to take more pics again... now that days are starting to get longer and longer everyday!!RodPrjónarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15078316065512574287noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174247364848518816.post-963571777186287902012-02-17T13:21:00.000+00:002012-02-17T13:21:03.860+00:00Yet Another Lopapeysa, Some Pics and a Little SecretAt the beginning of January a good friend of mine asked me if I could knit a lopapeysa for her mother who was visiting her from Poland... and as maybe many of you know I can't say no to my friends! So, I took the new task and began from the beginning... as it should be: choosing pattern and colors.<br />
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</div><div>There is a pattern that is hugely popular in Iceland. There is a company of designers that is called <b><a href="http://farmersmarket.is/" target="_blank">Farmer's Market</a></b> that took a very classical lopapeysa pattern (Lopi 120) and made some little changes to it (mostly in the way colors are used... because I think that the pattern itself is unaltered) and it became a huge success, mostly I think because the company has a very smart way of showing their products with great photography and style (as you can see in their website).</div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGb4BZENcX7o55ZhTUJf_8bhDqKMZS29sIcrEmZ_7QOqN5LJ-CeUHFJNVZuqjqWvg7cnLtQe1Zt6gRp4tFXsfnkLs8U3Pqyq3AyQrQHrRR8-8evYatYIGo1hWh8s6_bzzymt8di10uRKhv/s1600/120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGb4BZENcX7o55ZhTUJf_8bhDqKMZS29sIcrEmZ_7QOqN5LJ-CeUHFJNVZuqjqWvg7cnLtQe1Zt6gRp4tFXsfnkLs8U3Pqyq3AyQrQHrRR8-8evYatYIGo1hWh8s6_bzzymt8di10uRKhv/s400/120.jpg" width="287" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken from Ístex.is</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div>Well... It was no surprise for me that she chose THAT pattern. I almost even expected that, hehe. And when it came to having to choose colors... uuh surprise again!... she chose a color combo that is very similar to the one I have used to knit other three lopapeysas. It is a very nice color combo... it looks really good and classy. </div><div><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/4335513946/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Kristina in her new lopapeysa por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Kristina in her new lopapeysa" height="640" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4009/4335513946_b262661e65_z.jpg" width="424" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kristina</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/4797104889/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Laura in her lopapeysa por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Laura in her lopapeysa" height="640" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4100/4797104889_106de5179d_z.jpg" width="424" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laura</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/4439240826/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Lærke´s new lopapeysa por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Lærke´s new lopapeysa" height="640" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4068/4439240826_2b0806134a_z.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lærke</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So... the colors she chose were moss green as main color, pink (a darker pink compared to the three above) and off-white.<br />
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So Marlena's lopapeysa looks like this:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6865285853/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Marlena por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Marlena" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7046/6865285853_36a48c63f6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Folded and ready.</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6865294495/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Marlena por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Marlena" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7201/6865294495_5c6bf74c2a_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br />
<b><u>Materials</u></b>:<br />
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* Yarn: Double folded plötulopi.<br />
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* Needles: 4.5 and 5.5 mm<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6865300193/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Anna trying the lopapeysa I made for her mom por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Anna trying the lopapeysa I made for her mom" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/6865300193_0163c16f4c_z.jpg" width="427" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anna María trying her mom's jersey. She liked it so much that she also wants one! So there might be yet another one like this in the future :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6865288947/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Ribbing por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="Ribbing" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6865288947_9ac0328f51_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail on the ribbing (see the notes).</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><u style="font-weight: bold;">Notes</u>:<br />
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* This time I did some things different. This lopapeysa is not exactly as the others:<br />
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<ul><li>I used my new favorite cast-on: The <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfFadEumBak" target="_blank">Twisted German Cast-on</a></b>. I really like it a lot and I highly recommend it. It is very similar to the normal long tail cast on but it adds a twist to the yarn which makes it be stronger and much more elastic. </li>
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</div><ul><li>I used a different kind of ribbing. For the other three I used just moss stitch. What I did now was to knit one row in 1x1 ribbing and then one knitted row ( *[row1: K1P1; row2: K all] repeat from the *). It is very flat, it has a great texture and I find it somehow to be very feminine but strong at the same time. Does anybody know if this kind of ribbing has any special name?</li>
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</div><ul><li>The neck line is not as wide in this one. I made it using the same ribbing I described before and it is double (it is folded and sewn inside). For the other ones I just finished the pattern and did the cast-off with no ribbing.</li>
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</div><ul><li>For the cast-off I used one of my favorite ones: The knit two together through the back loop (is it also called the decrease cast-off??) using a needle 1mm bigger. The result is stretchy enough to do the sewing of the folded neckline.</li>
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</div><div>* When I finished this lopapeysa, while I was putting it on Ravelry I started to count how many icelandic jerseys and vests I have made this far: This is number 20!! And the funny thing is that of those 6 have the same pattern and of those 4 are moss green+pink+off-white and the other 2 are black-gray-white. You see? This is a very popular pattern!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Well, now this pullover must be flying to Poland! I hope that Marlena will use it a lot!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Now, I finally got some pictures of the happy owners of the <b><a href="http://rodprjonar.blogspot.com/2011/11/two-hats-some-wips-winter-is-here-cozy.html" target="_blank">honeycomb hats (Mesi)</a></b> I knitted at the end of last year!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6865309747/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="K.G. / Honeycomb hat por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="K.G. / Honeycomb hat" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/6865309747_dbaf459cf3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kristín Gaia... she chose this colors, aren't they great together?</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rod_is/6865306719/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="K.G. / Honeycomb hat por Род Муноз митев, en Flickr"><img alt="K.G. / Honeycomb hat" height="427" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7187/6865306719_fb7942a8f4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kristín Gaia.</td></tr>
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</div><div>And finally... a little secret. I think I have never shared this openly and yesterday I realized that there are even friends who don't know about it (I was actually at a café with Sif yesterday when she saw it... she had no idea I had it!!)... Well, here it is: I have a tattoo :p<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got it about a year and half ago... so you can see how important knitting is for me :)</td></tr>
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</div>Ok... that is all for now. Have a great weekend!!<br />
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