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Today could be a day full of jokes .... all over the world !!!! In Italy we have the custom to cut out a fish from a piece of paper (read here !) and we try to stick it on the back of a person (trying to be gentle, so that the victim is not aware of it) and then laugh at her/his shoulders .... silly, but such fun when I was a kid!!! Today, instead, I will love to give you a mini pattern (no photo tutorial, sorry!) that allows you to crochet some little fish to gift to your friends ... no jokes here!!! WHAT YOU NEED : some colourful cotton yarns a hook or more : I was working both with  3,5mm (one strand) and 4mm (2 strands). I've used once even a 3mm hook! a pair of scissors safety pins buttons yarn needle a needle to sew on the buttons Remember that I follow the US crochet terminology ! ;oD April Fool's Day Fish PATTERN : Choose a bright colour from your cottons (any other fibre is fine, too!) and make a slip knot on your hook Row 1 : chain ...

... A brand new owl : Miss Owllure! As the other owls of my nest, she is a gift for a friend of mine and she already left my home!! She is different from Miss Owlette and Miss Owloween for just one thing.... Infact, there is no cage dangling from her claws, but a clock! I think it's good, anyway! I didn't have any more cages in my drawer...Just some bycicles, the Eiffel Tower, some butterflies and some flowers....I thought the clock had a good chance to have a perfect fit with my owl! I'm in love with these fish! What do you think? I'm so excited about the velvety effect! Look how different they are even from this one This one is amazing, too, but it's not so warm, so brilliantly colourful....!!! Well, i'm so happy with the new version! New handknitted bracelets! They didn't take a long time to knit : it was much longer the customizing time, oh yes! The result is attractive and I hope that tomorrow at the bazaar they will catch some ...

I need to clarify my blog situation!! I've registered my blog with the Italian Blogger. Infact the date and a lot of the gadgets on the two sides of the page are written in Italian. The real problem is the date! I live in Jakarta and at the moment we are 6 hours ahead Italy, so when I print my post, this is registered with the italian date and hour (it seems written 6 hours before!) and not with the Indonesian ones! So, I think it could be nice from me to add the real time each time I write a post, just to be correct! I'm thinking to add it at the end of the new written post ....I hope to remember it! For the ones that are really curious : I didn't sign with the Indonesian Blogger only because I'm not capable to speak and read Indonesian..!!!!! Now I'll show you my new creation....... This time I've used a longer thread so that I could complete the necklace with one piece only and less knots! Next week I'll attend a new bazaar so tha...

Oh yeah! I've crafted a couple of days ago an owl for me! Her name is Miss Owlessandra (!!!) and I'm really proud and happy to go around with her around my neck, as infact she is my own owl necklace!! And what about this velvety fish? It's really light as a pendant for another necklace and the colours are really yummy! Even Margot was interested in playing with this little fella... You know? This 3D fish project is not new at all! I've started to bead its brothers and sisters 6/7 years ago while in Cairo. The first ones where made in honour of Nemo and they looked like these ones : So the idea is still the same, but the beads are different! Which one do you prefer? I'm curious to know ! Well, now give space to the silliness.... I'll tell you all the story! I was still beading the fish and Margot desperately wanted to play with it, BUT.... so, I collected out from my sewing basket the tailor ...