Αννα Κονκουρή

 Αννα Κονκουρή, 

η Αννούλα του σχολείου  μας

Κόκκινη κλωστή 🎈δεμένη.... δώστης κλώτσο να γυρίσει, παραμύθι ν'αρχινίσει.  🎉

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Είχε πολλά χρόνια να με θυμηθεί ο Αη Βασίλης 🎅.

Φέτος όμως, ήρθε νωρίτερα, ήρθε απρόσμενα, μου έφερε μια χαρά 😀 για το νοιάξιμο και την αγάπη , με μια εκτίμηση που μετράει 50 χρόνια, από τα σχολικά μας χρόνια. 

Δεν μπορώ να περιγράψω ... άνοιξε το συρταράκι της συναισθηματικής βιβλιοθήκης και ξεπετάχτηκαν από μέσα μνήμες, θύμησες, γέλια 😁, ο Χριστέλης με τις συναρτήσεις και το τρομερό μπλοκάκι 📔, τα νιάτα μας, οι αναζητήσεις, η μπλέ ποδιά με τον άσπρο γιακά, η χορωδία  🎶 ,  ο θαυμασμός, συγκίνηση, το Dum spiro spero, οι αγωνίες μας , οι δέσμες, η  Κέρκυρα με το Ποντικονήσι , η Παλιά Φιλοσοφική του ΑΠΘ 🎓.

Το τραγούδι του Διονύση ειναι αφιερωμένο σε σένα Αννούλα μου ... 

θυμάσαι βρε, είχαμε πάει στο Παλαί ντε Σπορ από τις 6 να πιάσουμε καλή θέση... είχαμε φύγει τρεχάτες από τα Λατινικά του Νικήτα... 

τι όμορφα-ευλογημένα χρόνια ζήσαμε!

Αχ Αννούλα μου γλυκιά, που μας δένουν τόσα πολλά και είναι μόνον καλά... 

Σ ευχαριστώ από καρδιάς, για την χαρά που μου' δωκες και όλα τα νοιαξίματα. 

Και εσείς αναρωτιέστε τι μου φερε η Αγιοβασιλίνα μου;

Μια εγκυκλοπαίδεια για το πλέξιμο 

Οι Χρυσές Βελόνες !

Ένα δώρο μεγάλης συναισθηματικής αξίας για την ίδια, που μου την εμπιστεύτηκε και αυτό ειναι το πιο δυνατό σημείο του Αγίου μου. Καλές Γιορτές 🎄🎄🎄, ένα Γερό και χαμογελαστό 2024 . 

 

Vintage-Classic Pincushion, by Marieta Iosifidou

 

 Vintage-Classic Pincushion, 

by Marieta Iosifidou

Classic crochet pincushion is a design from the past. A pincushion (or pin cushion) is a small cushion, typically 5–9cm across, which is used in sewing to store pins or sew needles with their heads protruding so as to take hold of them easily, collect them, and keep them organized.

In Greece, crochet pincushion, has a seat in every home.  In girls' dowries, there was usually a white pincushion. 

 I learned to crochet pincushion, by watching Grandma Tasia as she crocheted it for her grandchildren's dowries.  

Like to use different color combinations depending on my mood and leftovers (which I use this way).  Everyone can decorate it as likes with inspiration and fantasy. Like tomato 🍅, or Hallowen 🎃 or with 3 pincushion with different sizes (small, medium, large-  can do that with the different width of yarn) to add them one by one and to make a Christmas tree.🎄🎄 

It is a very easy and cozy crochet addict, and the result is beautiful. Some girls, especially when the used yarn is thin and elegant, and the result pincushion become small in size, also wear them as boutonniere-brooche 

Great Idea, for Handmade Gift

If you prefer printable in PDF the written pattern, you can find it here: classic-pincushion

Matterials

• 36-39gr total, of  DK yarn acrylic, you can use different color yarn from your lefties yarns (in the same yarn weights) which you can find  in your stash. You will make combinations. Looks very beautiful with multicolor and bright colors.
• hook n.4 /G (of course it depends of the yarn weight that you will use)
  
• tapestry needle
• two buttons 2cm
• 1 stichmarker -to sign the complete of every round
• Stuffing for pillows.
• pair of scissors
• a sew needle for buttons

Notes: 

• No join rounds. Working  around.

  Put a marker in the first stitch of every round,   to signal, the beg of rnd; and move marker up as each rnd is completed.

Starting: 

Here, trying to creat a basic small ring. We have two ways. You can  use which one is easier to you. the result is the same:

• 1st way :Crochet 5 ch and link them with slip stitch
  

                                       Or

• 2nd way : make a magic ring and make 6sc in magic ring.

Rnd 1: Work 12 sc in the ring of previous round. Place marker-total 12sts around

Rnd 2: Work 2 sc in each st around (inc in every chain)- total 24sts around

Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, 1sc in next st, rep from * around  (inc, 1sc)  total 36 sts around

Rnd 4: *1 sc in each st, around, rep from * around – (1-1-1), total 36 sts around

Rnd 5: *2 sc in the same st, 1sc in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around (inc,1sc,1sc, around) –    total 48 sts.

Rnd 6: *1 sc in  each st, around  , rep from * around - (1-1-1 ..) In the end of the 4^th  rnd à  total 48 sts around

Rnd 7: *2 sc in the same st, 1sc in each of next 3 sts, rep from * around (inc,1sc,1sc,1sc, around) –    total 60 sc.

Fasten off , cut and safe your yarn. Completed the first part of our work.

With the same way, we crochet and the second part.

    To complete our work, we put the two pieces of pincushion with the right side facing outwards and begin to join them as using hook and make single crochet in every st with wrong sides together. Before  complete the joing , fill the cushion with the the stuff for pillows-fiberfill. After, continue join the two parts with sc .

 Next step, take a long piece of yarn, and we sew axes (wrap the yarn from the center, around the outside, as make like pie shape ,around. Pull each one tightly to make the petals puffy. Secure the yarn tight.
Now, sew buttons on the top and bottom of pincushion sewing buttons, one on the upside-top and one in the back side-bottom of pincushion.   

              "Vintage - Classic Pincushion" is Almost Ready.

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Magenta Shawlette Handmade by Marieta Iosifidou

 Magenta Shawlette 

Handmade Knitted by Marieta Iosifidou

 Magenta is my lovely color and I had  two skeins yarn in magenta color and DK yarn weight. With ideas from Ravelry and Pinterest also with love in ajour diagonal stitch, decided to knit the shawlette of photos.

 Used i-cord bind off because the result is soft for the neck.

Pattern staring with the edge lace and after use short rows 

which give a result,  with romantic-vintage mood 

Basic inspiration from Cassis-shawlette  free pattern in Ravelry

You can see  my patterns here Marieta Iosifidou Designs

  Happy Knitting Hours - Happy Stitches

 

 

"Pumpkin Spice" , by Marieta Iosifidou

 "Pumpkin Spice" by Marieta Iosifidou

 

Easy & Quick knitting pumpkin,call for you.  

Need only 35grams of DK yarn, the instructions and in less than 2 knitting hours ... a soft and cozy pumpkin, will be ready to bring you and your beloved people joyful mood and smiles. 

Also, income all of you, in the mood of 

Halloween, Thanksgivings, and Christmas Time.

Great Idea for Birthday & Christmas Gift.

Flat knitting way

For this pattern, needs stitches multiple of 4  

Abbreviations:

·         R: row

·         Κ: knit

·         P: purl

          Slst: slip stitch

·         St: stitch (es)

·         RS: right side

·         WS: wrong side

           Ch: chain

           Sc: single crochet

Ingredients:

·      Yarn :

For the pumpkin àyou can use any weight of yarn you have in your stash. Better weight yarn (DK,Aran,Bulky, Chunky)

For the leaf and stem à DK yarn

·      Needles  : it depends of the yarn you will use

·      hook : n.3,5mm  

       stuffing pillow

·      Scissors, sewing needle

Instructions

Cast on 40sts :(4 Χ 10=40sts) ,if you want bigger pumkin, cast on more stitches but multiple stitches of (4)

  R1 – RS:  *2k – 2p* repeat from * to  end of the row, p1.

  R2 – WS: *2k – 2p* repeat from * to  end of the row, p1.

Repeat R1 & R2 until have the desire length (18-22rows).

 

Cut the yarn leaving a long tail.

With a sew needle, thread in and out of the edges to gather up the sides, pull tight to close the hole and stitch to fasten, tying it to the tail at the beginning of the work if this helps.

Turn the pumpkin inside out and stuff.

Take the needle through to the opposite end of the pumpkin and again, thread the yarn around the top to gather the sides and close the pumpkin.

Instructions to make the stalk:

Row 1: Cast on 9 chains

Row 2: 1sc into the 2^nd ch from the hook. 1sc in every st of next 8 chains.

Row 3-6: ch 1, 8 sc

Fold in half and stitch the two ends together.

 

Make a magic ring and make *1sc,2hdc,1sc,1slst* x5 times in the magic ring. Join the last slst with the starting. Don’t cut the yarn.

Continue as make, 21 chains.

Turn your work and make 1sc into the 2^nd ch from the hook 1sc. Continue and make 1sc in every chain to the last ch .

With this way, will have a natural twist, which is what pumpkin stalks do!

End with a slip into the stalk.

Sew the green part on one side, which will be the top of the pumpkin.

• Sew or glue a button on the other side.

 

 

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