Used yarn

Used yarn, originally uploaded by Natália Tricô.

These socks are special.
The yarn used to do these socks was ripped out from old samples from an old lady that is always saying me to improve my skills and go on by myself.

In my Boarding School (Lar Santa Isabel) my first socks were done with ripped yarn from old clothes (coat, socks…, I was eight years old.
My country didn’t have at the time many materials and we had to manage to work out everything we had. Nothing was thrown away.
And our play games were all invented by ourselves. Old tickets become a play set of cards. Stones become a house with anything you could imagine.
Recycled at the time, in my Boarding school wasn’t a word we knew but we did it.
We join together the papers to sell.
Old clothes when they were really old become cloth to clean the dust.
The wood from vegetables box becomes furniture (bookshelves, banks…)

Socks

Socks, originally uploaded by Natália Tricô.

And the adventure goes on....

Meias, e um fio de vida

No próximo fim-de-semana continua o “Maio Coral” na Igreja de Santiago, em Coimbra.

Sábado: 21:00 e Domingo: 17:00.

Apareçam. Vale a pena ir ouvir.

Esta semana estou a fazer um par de meias de criança por dia, é uma boa Média. Ainda não consegui acertar com a receita de “Falling leaves”, vou procurar a designação das siglas em inglês.

Provas de aferição 4º Ano e 6º Ano.
O que é que aferem? Qual é a finalidade?
Porquê é que não usam estes recursos para dar mais apoio aos alunos com necessidades especiais ou com falta de aproveitamento?

Trying falling leaves

Trying falling leaves, originally uploaded by Natália Tricô.

I am trying “Falling leaves” but I haven’t achieved yet the right pattern.
I have to do another pair of socks.
Can you help me?

Falling leaves sock pattern by Jessica Landers

Falling leaves sock pattern by Jessica Landers
Originally uploaded by Natália Tricô.

I am trying Falling Leaves Sock Pattern from Jessica Andres (http://knitty.com).
But I didn’t get the same pattern I have to correct something.
I have to do another pair of socks to correct the mistakes.
I am still looking for a good pattern to my sock pall.
Monky Socks are adorable. (http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter06/PATTmonkey.html)

Blanket to big Boy

Blanket to big Boy
Originally uploaded by Natália Tricô.

Moisés is waiting to this blanket for too long and I have to do a pair of socks to him. He wants orange socks or red.
He doesn’t have any socks done by his mother. Hard to believe!
I went to a local shop to buy the yarn to my socks pal and I didn’t find anything extraordinary. I bought green wool yarn and I did a pair of socks to a little baby. The socks were O.K., but I want more. I like lace and I am looking to a pattern in the internet because I do not find here books obout socks making.
This week I did some purses with used plastic bags to a local shop. And I am exhausted…

Black socks

Black socks
Originally uploaded by Natália Tricô.

I have a new pair of socks.
I am waiting to have information of my socks pal.

To: My Sockapalooza pal

Hello. Can you help me? I have tried several times to get your information in Sockapalooza and I don’t have a mail back saying your sock pal's shipping information.
Today is my birthday and I had already a party at work.
Last night I did a sock to improve my skills, but it is difficult to end in weaves.

Blanket to Maria

Blanket to Maria
Originally uploaded by Natália Tricô.

This Blanket is going to fly to Sweden this week.
Lara I hope you like the design. It is from "Mani di fata" magazine.
The colour is what you choose: Pink.

Dia da mãe

Dia da mãe
Originally uploaded by Natália Tricô.

Este fim-de-semana, nós conseguimos sair.
A tarde estava muito agradável.
No Centro de Portugal houveram várias actividades para mães e filhos realizarem juntos. Mas o que ele gostou mais foi de navegar nas margens do rio Mondego. Excitadíssimo, falava, falava...
Eu levei as agulhas e o meu tricô. A manta da minha sobrinha já vai a meio.

Meias

Consegui.

I did it: My first "short rows" socks.

Meias de bebé

Meias de bebé
Originally uploaded by Natália Tricô.

A SAGA DAS MEIAS continua e tenho que tentar melhorar as imperfeições. O calcanhar é a próxima alteração (a primeira foi retirar o bico do pé da meia e experimentei “weave in ends”) vou experimentar agora "Short Rows" e a única ajuda que tenho está escrita em inglês no Blog TRICOT E TAL.