This iPhone cover for my friend Karolina is only the second project I made at someone’s request. The first one was this wedding couple. It is always a challenge to meet the other person’s expectations so to make the cover interesting I decided to use a solid shell stitch, which I have never used before, ...
Scandinavian countries are famous for being welfare states but I when we moved to Denmark and were about to have Maciej I wasn’t aware that the support of the state for families with children also spreads out to the private sector. I was quite shocked when I learned about the “babypakke” phenomenon. It turns out ...
With only six weeks to go it’s time to make everything ready for the arrival of the new family member. As a decoration for the baby’s room and his first toy I made a pom-pom mobile. The idea for this mobile is really simple, but it gives a whole range of options on the method ...
While decorating our Christmas tree with the help of Maciej I noticed that we lacked the most important ornament – the tree-topper. So I decided to give it a go and made a patten for a star that could decorate our little tree. The pattern is quite simple, but I think the effect is really ...
Every Polish family has different traditions regarding the dishes for Christmas Eve supper. It will always be traditional twelve dishes and nothing with meat but what will be served depends heavily on which part of Poland the family lives in and where their ancestors come from. For instance, my family comes from northwestern Poland and ...
It’s the first Advent Sunday and, as every year, today we baked traditional Christmas gingerbread cookies. It was lots of fun for the whole family and a nice thing to do on a rainy day like today. Maciej loved rolling out the dough and cutting out cookies in various forms. We bought super cute cookie ...
Maciej is going to the kindergarten in December. It’s a big thing for the whole family and so to make sure that he’s well equipped for the new adventure (and to occupy my mind with something other than worrying) I decided to crochet a vest for him. For a toddler vest in the size 92 ...
With the weather outside getting really gloomy I felt like making something sweet and warming. This pumpkin and carrot pie is just the thing I needed. It’s moist and deliciously fragrant with warming spices like cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. It’s really easy to make and it’s a good way to smuggle in some veggies for ...
It’s getting colder outside so I decided to crochet myself a rib beanie. I found a very cool pattern on Lutter Idyl and gave it a go. It took some time, but I really like the effect. It’s comfy and warm so I hope it will get me through the winter. I used a bit ...
The season for pumpkin is in full swing so it’s time for my autumn tradition – making pickled pumpkin. It’s a convenient and delicious side dish during the winter season and its sweet and sour flavor with a hint of clove perfectly complements meat dishes. I’m the third generation using this recipe in my family, ...