Magic with hook and needles

Make something for others

By Vendulka - March 21, 2020

Hi, my dears,

how are you? Well, when I was thinking, what the new year will be, I really didn't imagine that the year 2020 will be full of fear, worries, and uncertainty. But also full of solidarity and kindness. Everyone who has a sewing machine is sewing the face masks for others because they aren't available to buy in the shops.

Sew a mask, protect yourself and others.

I, as a patient with chronic autoimmunity disease, pecking up the immunosuppressants and other "treats", I do not want to admit, that I am in danger. But the truth is, that I can't listen to the news anymore. My heart is still beating as a race, so I thought I just had to try not to panic so much and try to calm myself. I'll try to stop worrying so much about our whole family and our friends. I believe I'm not alone in this and maybe this short article will help someone to realize that he's not alone in it either!

So I, as same as many other people in our small country, have pulled out my sewing machine. and I played with the colors again. I just changed the yarn for the fabric. I am in the little fight with the bottom thread, and I find that sew the mask is not as funny as it looks. I am sewing the protective masks for our family, friends, and their families. Perhaps colorful masks, decorated with polka dots, and flowers will serve them well. Yes, polka dots and flowers – what other fabrics would you expect from me? :-)

I found some nice and easy tutorials for sewing masks and making the patterns.

Double layered mask with filter pocket and adjustable wire by Easy to sew

How to Make Original Mask Patterns by Korogangru

How To Make Mask to Prevent from Flu bc Cold and Virus by Korogangru

So if you would like to sew some masks for your family or as a volunteer, I really recommend these tutorials. Many thanks to all authors of these tutorials, so others can help also. A little advice – use 100% cotton fabric and if you will sew the masks for the hospitals, use the cotton threads, so the masks could be sterilized properly.

And I can help myself and I am thinking about this coronavirus situation means for us. I don't want to think of the bad things. The sun is shining outside and I want to look at the situation positively. The first thing, that I have on my mind is, that families are together. And that's beautiful. I'm happy, that our family is together. I will not pretend, that this is a challenge and that everything goes smoothly. But I truly believe after this situation ends, that we will come out stronger as a people and as a family.

Yeah, and I also opened the list of WIPS I'd like to finish. Thanks to the home office I have more than 2 hours a day, which I spend on public transport on the way to/from work. So it would be a hell of me not to use that time to make something cheerful and colorful crochet.

Maybe I could do progress with my dress, I am working on more a year. So yes, I'll try to look at it positively. I already have done a spring cleaning of the kitchen :-), and the dress is slowly (yes, very slowly) starting to take a shape. But the masks first...

Last but not least. Stay healthy in these hard times! ♥

With love, Vendulka

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By Vendulka - January 05, 2020

Hi, my dears, in a new year!

Yes, the new year already started and I am really full of question, what this one will be? I wish you, your 2020 will be extraordinary, unique, and successful. The year, you will close by good feelings about yourself.

I personally choose the word - hope. Because I really hope that this one will be better. I am still not over of passing away of my honey princess, feeling still so sad inside. Even I know that it is a life circle and understand to all "reasonable" sentences. My heart doesn't hear it. I really would wish my life will calm, and faith will be returned. I lost it somewhere, and my soul really needs it back.

Anyway, there is also one interesting thing. Do you remember my Instagram TOP 9, I shared with you on my social some days ago?

You commented it a lot - thank you for your love again ♥. There was one comment that made me think about it. And it was: "Where did you get your rainbow yarn?". Thank you for your question! And I realized that my rainbow colors disappeared somewhere when I take a closer look at the picture after that. And I thought about why it happened? Maybe it was because I was thinking about my new creations more than before, not listening to my heart, but the brain more. It was essential for me, to my patterns will be comfortable for others, more like otherwise taste, with less demand of colors and additional embellishment. And maybe it caused that I have lost somewhere. I thought about new creations so much, and the result was that I didn't finish either creation and pattern, also - the vicious circle.

I still love my rainbow world, and I have to learn to find the lightness of my creation without thinking about it so much. I need to find freedom in my crocheting again. So this one is one of my wishes for this year.

So my dears, thank you for reading, for all your love and support in last year. Let's go to 2020 together with a hook or needles in your hands and also in mine.♥