Food porn in the morning and unboxing Faceless lady

Hello. 

First of all I am feeling very tired today.

I don't think I've ever mentioned, that for the past couple of years I've been working night shifts only. I work from home, which has good and bad sides, but it was my choice, so I shouldn't complain.

Anyway, some mornings can be really hard, like today, when I feel exhausted, my eyes are closing and I would like to go bed and sleep for next 12 hours, but you know I can't do that, cause I have things to do.

So, on the gloomy, cloudy mornings like today I need my extra energy boosts, something to make me feel better, more energized...something to keep me going for another several hours.

And here's what I got today. A couple of days ago I bought a pack of tiny, spicy crackers and I completely forgot about them. I found them today and I made these little, hot snacks with peanut butter.

They taste so good!

Why can't I go to sleep yet? Here's the story...

She came to me yesterday and she arrived in pieces from the distant country, known as Netherlands.

Sadly, I was too busy to unbox her right away and welcome her properly, so she had to spend all night alone in the dark, cold box. 

But today, today I gave her all my time and attention, I put all the body parts together...

And here she is. My faceless, silent mannequin.

Someone who never complains, never has bad moods, a perfect model to work with.

Ok, enough poetic horror tales. A few facts. 

I needed (desperately) a mannequin for my crazy crochet creations, a full body, natural size female one to be precise.

I visited local shops, I checked some offers I found in online stores and I got to several conclusions.

First: Mannequins, in general, aren't cheap.

Second: Most mannequins are just weird.

Third: Majority of manneqins I saw has completely messed up body proportions. 

Fourth: All the female mannequins made in Germany look like porn stars (OMG the boobies! And OMG the nipples!)

At this point, my goal to find a cheap, natural looking female mannequin seemed impossible.

But hey, I found her! She's not flawless, but for my purposes she's ideal. 

I planned our first photo session for incoming weekend and I just can't wait!

Crochet bolero

🧶 New Year, Same Yarn Problem

Hello everyone, a new year has started, and I don’t have any grand resolutions this time. Just a simple goal: crochet more, and somehow avoid being buried alive under balls of yarn.

Simple Crochet Bolero

Today I want to show you something I made recently — a very simple crochet bolero. I first came across this design on a Spanish YouTube channel, and I was genuinely surprised by how easy it is to make. The entire piece is created from one long rectangle, which makes it a great project even for beginners.

Yarn & Colour Choices

For this version, I used thin acrylic yarn in black and red. A monochrome palette would definitely look more subtle, but I chose contrasting colours to highlight the texture and structure of the pattern.

Making

You can keep it minimal with a single stitch, or mix different motifs depending on your style. For the centre of my rectangle, I used a classic granny square. Since I wasn’t fully satisfied with the plain rectangular form, I added ruffles to the sleeves, as well as around the neckline and bottom edge, to give it a more romantic, feminine look.

I’ve already received a few orders for this design in different colours, including more modern, office-friendly versions, so I’ll definitely be making more of these.