“Os bolores vivem principalmente em lugares húmidos e escuros”

Para dizer a verdade não sei o que é pior. De todas as pragas que já tive, não sei qual escolher. Baratas, pulgas, formigas de asa (não nesta, mas noutras casas) e agora bolor!

Bom pelo menos não tem patas nem asas, tenho por isso a certeza de que não vai a lugar algum a não ser que eu o tire de lá!

A culpa é daquela névoa omnipresente, estão a ver? Ali mesmo por cima. Anuncia o mar aqui tão perto. Disso e das primeiras rachas e brechas a aparecer que o construtor teima em não vir reparar... A chuva deste Inverno não perdoou e estou em Dia 2 de combate a este fungo! Sugestões, produtos maravilha, mão-de-obra voluntária, curas, rezas e outras práticas serão muito bem vindas!
é mesmo! é bolor! casaquinho guardado na cave...

Knit and Crochet Blog Week - Day 2

Blog about a pattern or project which you aspire to. Whether it happens to be because the skills needed are ones which you have not yet acquired, or just because it seems like a huge undertaking of time and dedication, most people feel they still have something to aspire to in their craft. If you don’t feel like you have any left of the mountain of learning yet to climb, say so!

The answer to this question is immediate: Ivy League Vest
Why? because it has two things I really want to learn: knitting in the round (in a way I would be able to make my own patterns) and use the steeking technique.
I confess I've been a little obsessed with the idea of cutting my knitting.
I’m sure it will be one of my first projects after the summer and I think this yarn will be a good choice for this pattern.

Knit and Crochet Blog Week - Day One

I had already written a similar post here (in Portuguese).
Today's post is intended to participate in the Knit and Crochet blog Week.

Today's question:

How and when did you begin knitting/crocheting? was it a skill passed down through generations of your family, or something you learned from Knitting For Dummies? What or who made you pick up the needles/hook for the first time? Was it the celebrity knitting ‘trend’ or your great aunt Hilda? TAGGING CODE: knitcroblo1

When I was a child my mother taught me to knit and purl, cast on and cast off. Nothing fancy only the basics.
I wanted to learn how to knit sweaters (could have started with simple scarves...).

My childhood friends mother taught me. She taught me a very simple way to knit sweaters starting at the front, rising to the sleeves and going back. We were in the 80’s and big sweaters were in fashion!
Only later, with nearly 20 years old, I began learning other techniques, other more beautiful ways to cast on and off, add colour, cables and sewing.
I knit this jacket when I was about 20 years.
After that I spent many years without knitting. From time to time the desire to get back to the needles came back, but nothing serious.
It was with my third pregnancy that I dedicated myself to knitting again.
I started by wanting to knit baby bootees. So I found on the Internet the help I no longer had. Discovered the wonderful blogland and the most fabulous knitting sites. Of course I’m a Portuguese knitter so everything I see on the Internet must be converted to our way of knitting. You can see here how I knit and how I purl .
Today I’m a stay home Mum with three young children and I can say that the knitting and the Internet changed my life. I have taught knitting workshops frequently and would love to continue to do so.
After two generations of women who (for social reasons as well as other) no longer do this kind of handicrafts, the knitting is re-appearing in the habits of Portuguese women (and even some men).

Thanks for reading my post. Any correction to English please do not hesitate! I'll be forever grateful.

Pic Nic de Tricot

No Sábado dia 1 de Maio vou estar no Jardim da Estrela; levo mantinha, lanche e tricot. Apareço depois do almoço, percorro as banquinhas da Feira Craft - visito a Diane, a Rita, a Rita, a Rita :) ... e depois instalo-me na relva!

Se quiserem fazer-me companhia, serão muito bem vindos! Levem um trabalhinho, seja ele qual for, tricot, crochet, bordado, fuso...

Em Maio é no jardim em Junho será na praia :)

Conto convosco!

nota: o pic-nic está limitado ao bom humor do Pedrinho (como diz a Martinha) claro! tricotar à chuva não tem graça....

knit & crochet blog week

Ok! Vou tentar...
Vá lá tricotadeiras e crocheteiras portuguesas... participem! Já conheci tantos blogs novos que já valeu a pena ;)
Este video por exemplo...

(via Eskimimiknits)