Fiorella

I made this cutie during our week long family trip to the Zasvyattya lake last summer. I had plenty of sun, calm and beautiful forest, my iPod packed with great audiobooks and this little box of treasures.

I used 7 colors of half wool "Lidiya" by Semenovskaya, three-fold, with 3 mm crochet hook. This is my favorite yarn for lightweight lacy multicolor projects. Combining colors was so much fun. All these little flowers look so darling!

Now I've taken million pictures of this shrug and want to take even more. The shrug goes to my beloved friend Marina Petukhova, who is as multicolor and bright a person as this garment is. :)

Now I need to make another one for my Eveline, who seems to be jealous and doesn't want to say goodbye to this little bolero!

Because I don't think Eveline would mind I'd borrow it sometimes to wear myself :) 

The PDF pattern for this bolero is available here in my pattern shop NastiinDesigns on Etsy.

The bolero is available to be made to order here in my clothing shop Nastiin on Etsy.

Seems to me that I only post here on dull and cloudy days. :)
Like today.

Striving for brightness and perfect color combos.

Meet my recent anti-bad-weather cardie.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/237745698/crochet-granny-square-cardigan-white

33

Yesterday I suddenly turned to be a grown up and serious woman. Yesterday I turned 33.

Rainy and cloudy

Means that soon there'll be plenty of mushroom.

Can't wait to go to forest.
And meanwhile I'm knitting mittens and cowls for lovely girls so that they don't get cold. :)

Indian summer

Lovely indian summer is calling to catch some last autumn sunlight outside.

It's one of my favorite weathers, so inspiring and good for wearing bright knitted clothes and accessories.

Rain all day

Looks like cloudy and rainy weather makes me feel like a blogger.

Today the weather is terrible, it's so dark and murky outside that all I need is: 

- a pair of thick socks
- a thick blanket (better two)
- Tyson
- a new knitting project
  or
- a blog to write.

Yes, a blog is better than knitting today, because knitting is most likely to knock me out asleep in front of the telly or with an audiobook in my earphones.

Feels like drinking big mugs of coffee one after the other and tapping on keyboard and feel I'm a blogger, a famous writer, kind of celebrity, I'm very popular, lots of people reading, comments, smart replies, discussions, interaction, and inspiration.

Then I stumbled on a thought that no one actually reads my blog.

Our Etsy shop and more

Well, I'd love to post here much more frequently, but as usual, got no time at all.

Since our Etsy shop has been opened, every free minute I spend learning about how to improve and promote it. I'll tell more about some day.

And today is Saturday, the weather is cloudy, and my craft studio is cozy, quiet and pretty. I'm finishing another order - a tender soft cute baby blanket. I adore each of these tiny granny squares. And I really don't feel like sending it to its future owner :)

 

Hope you're having a cozy weekend too. :)

Aloha!

Hi, I'm Kyla Anastasia.

I'm a:

- freelance technical writer, editor and translator; 

- co-owner of Nastiin studio; 

- handmade freak absolutely insane about knitting, crocheting, sewing, beadworking, embroidery, felting and other needlework;

- self-taught photographer with big camera, plans and ambitions;

- sometimes a wife and a housewife but more often all of the above

I don't have a clue what I'm doing here. Looks like I'm going to start another blog. :)

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Also I blog in Russian here.