Τρίτη 28 Φεβρουαρίου 2023

Swirled Coffee Cup Cover , handmade by Marieta Iosifidou

 

 Swirled Coffee Cup Cover , 

handmade by Marieta Iosifidou

 As Searching online for an easy, quick, cozy pattern for  my project "coffee cup cover",(to protect my fingers), met the free crochet pattern crooked-coffee-cozy   by  by Danyel Pink for Oombawka Design Crochet

 Loved it at once,so, 

  • took a red yarn from stash (weight 4),
  • crocheted hook 4,5mm (US7), 
  • my  positive attitude ,
  • plus 20 minutes of my time ...

 the result was Super Wow! 

 

And my morning cup of coffee,(to the work way), had acquired a dress and my fingers smiled.

 

 
 
Also used my leftover yarns, to make more, in many cozy - joy colors - gifts for joy. I always keep it in my bag and use it in all hot or cold drinks.
 
 

The design can be found here https://oombawkadesigncrochet.com/crooked-coffee-cup-cozy-pattern/  by Danyel Pink for Oombawka Design Crochet

 


Happy Stitches to All of You, All Over the World

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Δευτέρα 27 Φεβρουαρίου 2023

"Mushrooms Joy", recipe by Marieta Iosifidou

 "Mushrooms Joy", recipe by Marieta Iosifidou

Mushrooms are a favorite material and source of inspired dishes in the kitchen.

 Grilled, stuffed, soup, souvlaki, stew... adored. Today's recipe is the joy of the mushroom.

It contains 3 different types of mushrooms to have variety in their tastes. But you can use only one type. Your dish will also turn out delicious and impressive. So let's start, let's go to the kitchen

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What materials will we need:


 

300 grams pleurotus mushrooms cleaned, cut into large pieces

 

 


Clean 300 grams of portobello mushrooms, peel the mushroom and cut it crosswise into 4 pieces.

 

 

300 grams of white mushrooms, clean them, peel them and cut them into thick pieces.

 

  • 1/2 cup chopped parsley

    1/2 cup dill, chopped

    1/2 cup olive oil

    2 cloves of garlic cleaned and chopped

    3 spring onions cleaned and chopped

    1 small dry  onion, peeled and chopped

    3 sprigs of celery, washed and chopped

    1 red pepper, cut into slices

    juice of 1/2 lemon

    salt

    pepper

    cumin

    3 bay leaves

    We cook the mushrooms:   Video

                               Video from cooking time (English subtitles)

    ·    We put a wide pot with a heavy bottom on the fire to burn add the olive oil to heat

    ·    add the dry onion, the spring onions and let them wilt (3-4')

    ·   add all the mushrooms and mix with a wooden spoon to combine with the onion.

    ·   add salt, pepper, oregano.

    ·   Add the garlic and mix. Let the mushrooms cook until they release most of their liquid (about 10 minutes)

    ·   add the celery add the red pepper

    ·   Shake the pot to combine the ingredients, cover the pot lower the heat and let the food cook for 10'.

    add the lemon juice and shake the pot.

    ·  Add the dill and parsley, remove the lid of the pot,  let the food cook for another 5 minutes. The food is ready.


    Notes: 

    We can accompany our food with boiled potatoes or baked in the oven

    It can be the sauce for our spaghetti (perfect combination)

    If we have truffle oil or a little truffle, before taking it off the heat.

     

Crochet 🧣 Puffy Scarf by Marieta Iosifidou

 

 Crochet 🧣 Puffy Scarf by Marieta Iosifidou

 


 Hi guys, welcome to Marieta's Yarnland . Today, starting a new project. Crocheting Scarf with Puff stitch. Love this stitch. I had two skeins of very warm and puffy yarn, so thought to useful it for this project. Also use hook n.4,5mm / US7 . For the pattern for this stitch, used stitches multiple of 4 plus 10 more stitches for the edges. 5 stitches for the left edge, 5 stitches for the right edge. In the scarf, made 10 repeats of the daisy so made 40chains plus 10chains, total 50chains in the starting. We'll be in common as the project working. I hope that the result will be puffy, warm and beautiful.   Thank you very much, happy stitches to All of You All Over the World , thanks for the following the project. Bye bye from Marieta's Yarnland

Σάββατο 25 Φεβρουαρίου 2023

"Mανιταροχαρά" , συνταγή της Μαριέτας Ιωσηφίδου

 "Mανιταροχαρά" , 

συνταγή της Μαριέτας Ιωσηφίδου

 Αγαπημένο υλικό και πηγή εμπνευσμένων πιάτων  στην κουζίνα τα μανιτάρια.

 Ψητά, γεμιστά , σούπα , σουβλάκι, μαγειρίτσα... λατρεμένα. 

Η σημερινή συνταγή, ειναι η χαρά του μανιταριού   Mανιταροχαρά.

Περιέχει, 3 διαφορετικά είδη μανιταριών για να έχει ποικιλία στις γεύσεις τους. 

Μπορείτε όμως να χρησιμοποιήσετε και μόνο ένα είδος.

θα βγει επίσης νόστιμο και εντυπωσιακό το πιάτο σας.

Ξεκινάμε λοιπόν, πάμε στην κουζίνα 

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Ποιά Υλικά θα χρειαστούμε:

  • 300 γραμμάρια μανιτάρια πλευρώτους καθαρισμένα, κομμένα σε μεγάλα κομμάτια





300 γραμμάρια μανιτάρια portobello τα καθαρίζουμε, ξεφλουδίζουμε το μανιτάρι και το κόβουμε σταυρωτά σε 4 κομμάτια.

  • 300 γραμμάρια άσπρα μανιτάρια, τα καθαρίζουμε, τα ξεφλουδίζουμε και τα κόβουμε σε χοντρά κομμάτια.

  • 1/2 φλιτζάνι μαϊντανό ψιλοκομμένο
  • 1/2 φλιτζάνι άνηθο ψιλοκομμένο  
  • 1/2 ποτήρι ελαιόλαδο
  • 2 σκελίδες σκόρδο καθαρισμένες και ψιλοκομμένες
  • 4 φρέσκα κρεμμυδάκια καθαρισμένα και ψιλοκομμένα
  • 1 μικρό κρεμμύδι ξερό κόκκινο, καθαρισμένο και ψιλοκομμένο
  • 3 κλαδάκια σέλινο πλυμένα και ψιλοκομμένα 
  • 1 πιπεριά κόκκινη Φλωρίνης , κομμένη σε ροδέλες
  • χυμός από 1/2 λεμόνι

Μαγειρεύουμε τα μανιτάρια:

 

Video

  • Βάζουμε φαρδιά κατσαρόλα με βαρύ πάτο επάνω στην φωτιά να κάψει
  • προσθέτουμε το ελαιόλαδο να ζεσταθεί
  • προσθέτουμε μέσα το ξερό κρεμμύδι, τα κρεμμυδάκια και αφήνουμε να μαραθούν (3-4΄)
  •  
  •  
  • προσθέτουμε τα μανιτάρια όλα και με ξύλινη κουτάλα ανακατεύουμε να ενωθούν με το κρεμμύδι. 
  • προσθέτουμε αλάτι, πιπέρι, ρίγανη. 
  • Προσθέτουμε το σκόρδο και ανακατεύουμε. 
  • Αφήνουμε να μαγειρευτούν τα μανιτάρια μέχρι να βγάλουν τα περισσότερα από τα υγρά τους (περίπου 15΄)
  • προσθέτουμε το σέλινο 
  • προσθέτουμε την πιπεριά Φλωρίνης
  •  Ανακινούμε την κατσαρόλα να ενωθούν τα υλικά 
  • σκεπάζουμε την κατσαρόλα
  • χαμηλώνουμε την φωτιά και αφήνουμε το φαγητό να μαγειρευτεί για 10΄.
  • προσθέτουμε τον χυμό λεμονιού και ανακινούμε την κατσαρόλα. 
  • Προσθέτουμε τον άνηθο και τον μαϊντανό
  • αφήνουμε το φαγητό να μαγειρευτεί για ακόμη 10΄. 
  • το φαγητό μας είναι έτοιμο.


 Σημείωση:

  • Μπορούμε να συνοδεύσουμε το φαγητό μας με βραστές πατάτες ή ψητές στον φούρνο
  • Μπορεί να γίνει η σάλτσα για τα μακαρόνια μας (τέλειος συνδυασμός)
  • Αν έχουμε λάδι τρούφας ή λίγη τρούφα, πριν κατεβάσουμε από την φωτιά το  προσθέτουμε και ειναι απογείωση.

Τετάρτη 22 Φεβρουαρίου 2023

Rainbow Broomstick Scarf, by Marieta Iosifidou

 Rainbow Broomstick Scarf, 

by Marieta Iosifidou 


When I first saw the "broomstick" stitch, I was impressed, from the beautiful stitch which looks like for me  like a peacock's tail.. Also, thougth that it would be particularly difficult to learn how to crochet that magic stitch.


I thought that it would be particularly complicated and difficult to understand in its creation. But when I got the hang of creating it step by step, it was a very happy game.

For the record, the name "Broomstick" came from the fact that crocheters in the 19th century used the handle of the broomstick to spin their yarn and drop the stitches to create the knitting.

Today, we don't use the broom handle, but very thick knitting needles, 20 or 25 mm(35 US). As bigger the needle that used for the loop, the result of lace will be big. You can try, experiment and see which will suit you best for the result you would like in your knitting.

Remember that the circumference of whatever you use will determine how large your lace pattern is.

Yarn: Worsted - Aran weight (4), best in multicolor degrade color. For the picture scarf used 3skeins of Mochi Plus CRYSTAL PALACE YARNS - gauge 16-18sts/10cm-4inc, per skein 95yds/50gr /87m/50gr

 Needles: 

one knitting needle n.25mm (US35) (to use as broomstick)

Hook: 

n. 5.0mm (H) it depends on the yarn notes.


Notions: 

  • sc-single crochet, 
  • ch-chain, 
  • R - row
  • broomstick stitch (many videos in youtube - written instructions are below) 
  • for broomstick pattern, stitches  have to be multiple of 5 for every set (ex. 20sts or 25stitches)
  • work all chains-stitches to the back loop

Measurements: for adult size - 

  • length 70inc(174cm-medium size) to 82inc(205cm, large size)
  • width 8inc(20cm - medium size) to 10inc(25cm large size)

Set up rows:

  • Row 1: Ch 25+1ch for turning . 
  • Row 2:Sc in 2nd ch from hook and 1sc in each chain across. 
  • We should  have, 25 sc.

Starting pattern:

    When you reach the end of the 2nd set up row,put your hook in the back loop of the every chain, and  pull up on a loop(make a Yo)  and slide it onto your big knitting needle.   
    Push the Yo loop (and all next Yo loops of the row) all the way back to the fullest part of the needle.
    (Pull up a loop from the back loop of  each chain of the row and slide it onto the knitting needle).
    Insert your hook into the next sc. Well, draw a loop. Slide the loop onto the knitting needle.
    Repeat across the row until you have 25 loops on the needle.
    Pull all the loops off the knitting needle.
    Insert your hook through the first 5 loops.
    Pass the yarn over and pull the yarn through all 5 loops. Yo and make a sc - 1chain, that is the turning chain. (this chain does not count in the stitches of the pattern)
    Now you will see something  like peacock tail


  1. We grouped stitches of 5 (multiple of 5 loops), so now we *Pass the yarn over and pull the yarn through all 5 loops* x5times, made,5sc in the middle of all 5loops. so now we crocheted our 1st broomstick set.
  2. Continue to work, in the next 5 loops with the same way. Insert your hook through the next 5 loops.
    Pull the loop through x 5times and make  5sc .
    Continue with the same way,  across the row until all the loops are crocheted in group of 5sc.
  3.  Notice that the sc you made in each loop formed the base for the next row.
    In each sc, you will , pulling up  loop and placing it on the knitting needle,  just as you did in previous row.  .
  4. Continue as repeat the previous steps, until you reach the desired number of rows for the desire length.
  5. Broomstick stitch, is a lace stitch which can used in scarf, shawl, in baby cardigan, neckwarmer,bag . 
  6. Different width of yarn give, different result but in any time is so beautiful and i love it.

Happy stitches in your knitting and crocheting travels

from Marieta Iosifidou

 

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