Yarn review - Moher Special Ebruli - Nako

Yarn : Moher Special Ebruli (Ravelry link)
Brand : Nako (Turkey)
Weight: DK, 100g=550m
Fibers: 80% Acrylic, 10% Wool, 10% Mohair
Gauge: 10x10cm=21x28 stc
Needle Size: 3.5 - 4mm
Hook size: 4.0 mm
Machine wash, 30 C

Price: 2,5 Euros per skein (100gr)

(Image taken for web)

I love self striping yarn. Most of all, because you no matter how much you plan that the stripes will turn out, you always get surprised from the pattern.

Swatch No.1-Crochet Beret , Hook No.3

At first, to test the stripes I started crocheting a beret hat, that turned out to be the worst idea ever.This yarn (like most of multicolored yarns) is not meant to be crocheted. The color change looks very bad and very unnatural. The finished project looks overly colorful and the colors doesn't seem to much when they are crocheted.
Then I had to rip it of because I had no use of it. It is good that I stopped crocheting at the middle of the project because ripping was totally a failure. It couldn't be done. Then again, when you are working with mohair of mohair blends these things happen, so it was expected.



Swatch No.2-Knitted Scarf, Needle size 3mm (Regilar/Straight knitting)



Because I didn't like the colors of the crocheted beret I didn't know what to do with this yarn anymore. It is a good thing that I thought that it can always be used as a knitted scarf. I couldn't be more right. As you can see from the picture, the colors changed perfectly, and the colors combine very well, and the pink color seems to cheer up and brighten up stripes.
the label suggested that you should use 3.5 - 4 mm needle size but for me the best choice was 3 mm and I am not a tight knitter, but I don't want my stitches to look loose.


Swatch No.3 -knitted Beanie, Needle size 3mm (Knitting with circular needles)

Even better choice. I and pain in my fingers knitting this one but worth every second of it. The finished product looks professional and I love it like no other hat before.More pictures here.
The color change looks perfect. I specially like the stripe-circles on the top.


I am very satisfied form the wear of this yarn. After more than a year, it still looks like the first day I wore it. I just wish for the same quality of yarn, but more thick so I can knit it easily and fast.

Glasses Cozy // Футрола за очила

Spring is here and I needed new pouch/cozy form my glasses. I wanted to make one that would look 'fresh' and bright. Since I want to keep up with my rule of not buying any more yarn until I use up my stash I was left with small choice of fresh colors and decided to use a mix of white, blue and mint. I am happy with it!

Пролетта доаѓа и време беше да си направам футрола за очилата за сонце. Веке некое време се придржувам до моето правило да не купувам конци и волница додека не ги истрошам залихите и затоа немав голем избор на 'свежи' бои. Останаа само овие кои не ни беа доволни за една футрола и затоа ги искористив и двете бои во комбинација со белата.

Crocheted Candle holders // Хеклани држачи за свеќи

As you can see from the background of the photos my room is covered in wood and it is not as bright as I would like it to be. For some time now I have been putting white decorations so I can get the 'bright and clean' feel when I walk in.

First on the left is a crocheted jar that my friend Gordelicious made. The square one is an old candle holder that I decided to cover with crocheted cozy, and in the back is a vase that I made from old shampoo bottle and also made a crocheted cover for it.

I love recycled projects!!!

Ѕидот од мојата соба е од ламперија и воопшто не ми се допаѓа тој темен изглед на мојата соба. Затоа веке некое време се обидувам да додадам бели предмети со кои ке добијам чувство на белина.

Првиот свеќник од лево е направен од тегла која е прекриена со хеклан дел. Свеќникот е направен од Горде од блогот Gordelicious creative crafts. Коцкастиот свеќник го направив сама, користејки стар свеќник кој го обхеклав со бел памучен конец. Во позадина може да ја видите и вазната која ја направив од старо шише од шампон за кој направив хеклана покривка.

Обожавам рециклирање и реупотреба на стари предмети!

As

Virkad giraff, my first crocheted toy // Мојата прва хеклана играчка

Free Pattern: Virkad Giraff

Yarn: various cotton, leftovers from old projects.

Hook No.2,5

As you can see, there are some mistakes that I made, and I need to improve my sc technique of adding and decreasing stitches.

Како што може да видите жирафата е даелку од соврчено исхеклана, имам мал проблем при додавање и доземање на столбчиња, но во иднина ке се потрудам да нема такви дупчиња и испакнатини кои се гледаат на сликите.

Crochet Hook Collection // Колекција на игли за хеклање

My crochet hook collection is not very big,  I try to keep it minimal, and I only have just what I need and try not to have doubles or more from the same size. Some of them are really cheap, but they their work equally great as the others do theirs.

Ова е мојата мала колекција на игли за хеклање. Се трудам да не купувам премногу, иако можам да ги најдам евтино (5 Денари). Имам и Susan Bates игли кои се поскапи, и се со добар квалитет. Сепак, и овие евтините исто добро си ја вршат работата како и поскапите.

Susan Bates Crochet Hooks

Cheap crochet hooks

I spy with my crafty eye.....Orange

Orange anyone?

Портокал?

Green Crocheted Second Hand Dress // Зелено хеклано фустанче

This is my first second hand crochet garment that I bought in my life. I had a struggle with myself if I should start buying clothes that are crocheted since I can make them and entirely enjoy the process. But after of considered amount of time spent thinking about it , I have decided that I should do it!

Why, you may ask? Well, the price of course :D That doesn't mean that I will be doing it always  I will buy crocheted thing only if they are cheap and really nice, and to be honest some of them deserve a better price...but shhhhhh don't tell the sales person that other wise I won't be getting any cheap crochets any more.

There are several things that daunted me about buying this dress. First of all, it is the color. I have never worn this kind of green color. Then, I didn't know what kind of yarn was used, because I got it from an on-line store, and then I never want to buy clothes before trying them on me. But when I saw the price (100 Denars = 1,5 euros) I said to myself: Whatever it is, I am buying it, because for 1,5 Euros, I can throw it away if I don't like it.

And so it happened...My very fist crochet clothing that I bought...I am not entirely satisfied with the quality of the fabric...but it is not so bad...I might need to take it in a little bit at the waist part to fit me better, but otherwise it is a nice for me.

Ова фустанче е првото нешто што го имам купено од продавница за стара облека, а е воедно и хеклано. Премногу размислував дали да го купам, бидејки секако можам сама да го изработам и воодено ке уживам во целиот процес. Сепак цената (100 денари!!!) одлучи и решив да го купам без разлика на тоа што не знаев дали воопшто ке ми е точно, дали квалитетот на волницата ке ми се допадне и секако бојата која воопшто не сум ја носела до сега.

Не сум презадоволна од конецот кој е користен, но ке пројде. Не ми стои лошо, иако ке треба да го стеснам малку во делот на струкот, а можно е и да ставам патент за да изгледа уште поубаво на мене. Комплетна моја оценка е 8. За поголемиот дел за оценката се заслужби цената и начинот на изработка.  Сепак таа е од одличен квалитет и секоја чест на мајсторката (Македонка е). Секое столбче од плетката и воопшто секој дел изгледа перфектно, дури како машина да го изработила. Браво!

I spy with my crafty eye....

Chinese chopsticks and noodles or Knitting needles and yarn? 

Кинески стапчиња и нудли или волница и игли за плетење? 

New In - Cotton!!!

Well, it looks like I have broken my no rule for not buying cotton thread or yarn....Well, no body is perfect, right? :/

I have no plan for these beauties, but they look very cute together :)

New in - Sock yarn....cheap yarn!

I bought some yarn and thread recently. I have banned my self from going to the yarn stores here in Skopje, because I had so much yarn and thread at home and so little space to keep it. I managed to cut down my stash and have been keeping my self out of the yarn stores for a year maybe. Yes, it has been that much, but I admit that I have been to the stores only when I need to buy something for a clients project, cause a client should have the best yarn that I can buy here.

And because winter is coming I wanted to make myself crocheted socks. I have no idea if I will have the time to actually make them, but I bought the yarn that I need because believe it or not, I didn't have any sock yarn in my stash. I think that this sock yarn will produce some lovely crocheted socks.

And the best thing of all is the price. I found these two skeins in the sales section of the store, and I paid  0.65 Euros for both of them!!!! Really cheap!!! I know that this is not 100% Wool, but you can't beat that price even that it is only 20% Wool.

Sockenwolle (Steinbach Wolle)

Weight : Sport / 5 ply

50 g,  165 m

Fibers: 60% Acrylic, 20% Nylon, 20% Wool