New website/Uus veebikodu

I have a huge announcement to make - I now have a new website and my very own shop at www.lilleliis.com. Building up a new site has been a long and complicated process, but I´m happy we did it, because it has been a dream of mine already for some time. 
There are a couple of significant changes compared to the blog you`re reading right now. For example the two languages - English and my native language Estonian - are separated. I hope it is more clear and comfortable for you my dear readers. The thing that I really love is that I have my own SHOP there. You can buy all the amigurumi patterns and ready-made toys directly from my website. It is as simple as on etsy because you can pay using PayPal, but it will be much quicker as you will get the instant download link on your email!
All of my FREE PATTERNS have moved to the new website. Also from now on I will continue BLOGGING there.
I hope you will forgive me if everything is not perfect from the beginning, I do my best to resolve all the tiny kinks there might be.
What happens to this blog you wonder? It will not disappear, but it will not be the same anymore. I`ve loaded photos of my handmade items here since 2009. It is too valuable to be wiped away! This blog will always remain as an archive of my previously made work, but I hope it won`t be all.

But now I`d like to welcome you on my new homepage!

Mul on suur uudis - kutsun teid külla oma uuele veebilehele ja päris oma poodi aadressil www.lilleliis.com. Ümberkolimine on olnud pikk ja kohati üsna vaevarikas, kuid ka üksjagu põnev ning loodetavasti hakkavad asjad siit edasi aina ladusamalt minema.
Uue kodulehe suureks eeliseks on see, et eesti- ja ingliskeelsetele lugejatele on täiesti eraldi lehed. Mul on hea meel, et lõppeb ära keeleline segadus, mis mulle endalegi raske hallata oli, rääkimata siis lugejatest. Teine suur muudatus on päris oma POOD, kust saab osta heegeldatud mänguasju, mütse, susse ja peapaelu, aga ka kogu valikut lilleliisi amigurumi ja heegeldamise õpetusi. Ka kõik TASUTA ÕPETUSED on kolinud uuele lehele. Ning BLOGI jätkab oma edasist elu seal.
Loodan väga, et uus leht hakkab kõigile praegustele jälgijatele meeldima, sest see on midagi, millest juba ammu unistanud olen. Andke mulle andeks, kui kõik kohe alguses viimseni laitmatu pole - iga uue asjaga tuleb ju ette ootamatusi ja väikseid viperusi. Teen oma parima, et kõik need kiiresti lahendada.
Mis saab aga käesolevast blogist? Miskipärast usun, et ka see jääb mingil moel edasi elama. Kuidas täpselt, veel ei tea. Oma töödest olen siia pilte üles riputanud juba aastast 2009. Kõik see on mulle liiga kallis, et ühe liigutusega prügikasti heita. Osaliselt ilmselt jääbki see vanemate tööde arhiiviks, aga loodetavasti mitte ainult.

Nüüd aga - TERE TULEMAST!

Clara the travelling Owl visiting Tallinn, Estonia

Some while ago Susanne from Lilla Luise contacted me and asked if I would like to join the Travelling Owl project. I have never belonged to any craft communities, participated on forums etc, so this seemed to be a nice opportunity to try something like that.

On monday she finally arrived – the travelling Owl Clara! Our children were surprised and excited when we unpacked her. First they started arguing of who will have her, but soon they understood that Clara is only a guest.

She came with a cute little present from Karina. We loved it a lot!

I hope Clara had wonderful time here in Estonia. I placed her on the shelf on my working desk so she would have the best overview of what is happening in the room. She met three playful kids – Jakob (9), Linda (5) and Paul (3). She saw them playing football, singing, drawing and modelling plastiline. A little bit arguing with each other, but mostly playing friendly together :) 

Also Clara met a lot of other softies and made friends with them.

Today Clara will continue her journey and travel to Finland. She will take with a tiny gift for Keanne who probably is already waiting for her.

Bye-bye sweet Clara!

Heegeldatud poiss-nukk/Amigurumi boy doll

Lõpuks ometi tabas mind inspiratsioonihoog ja tegin esimesed katsetused poiss-nukuga. Eks oli ta ju plaanis kohe hetkest, kui valmisid tüdruk nukud, aga hoovõtt ja mõtete kogumine võtsid oma aja.
Esimese nuku - nimeks sai ta Oskar - heegeldasin katsetamise mõttes lihtsas riietuses, et vältida keerulisi parandusi ja ümbertegemist. Oluline oli aru saada, kas tervik toimib. Kõige rohkem pusimist oli tennistega ja nende lõpp-lahendust annaks kindlasti veel lihvida, aga kes teab, kas ma seda enam teengi, sest hetkel on juba valmimise järgus järgmine poiss. Teda saab siin ka õige pea näha.

It took time to collect myself but here it is - my very first attempt on a boy doll. I had him in my plans already when I made the girl dolls, but inspiration and energy  to actually start with them burst out just now.
I named him Oscar and crocheted him in a simple outfit to avoid reworking as the important thing was to understand whether the model as a whole works. His sneakers definitely were the most difficult part and they could be improved in many ways, but I´m not sure I will do that, as I have another boy already in progress and soon I can show you pictures of him also.

 

Little kitty - new revision of the pattern

I took my very first pattern - Little kitty - and made a new version of it. The idea wasn`t to change the pattern, but to make new photos of the preparation and use the whole potential of the pattern, as I felt there was more than I had taken advantage of in my previous version. Also the structure of the pattern was a little bit different as then I didn`t have my style yet developed.

As I went with the pattern I made some small adjustments on the head, ears, eye size and arms. Nothing major as I wanted to keep the similar look. Of course I used a different yarn. The first kitty was made with half woollen yarn, this time I used mixtures of cotton and bamboo. Added eye lashes and a little spangle tattoo on the side :)
It felt awesome to make something tiny! You can actually finish a toy in a day, wow!

The new revision of the pattern is available in my etsy shop, but it will be for free for all those etsy customers who already have bought the first version. You may contact me at lilleliis@gmail.com and ask for the new Little kitty version, BUT please dig out your etsy INVOICE NUMBER for making it little easier for me.

Silky spring mouse/Siidine kevad-hiir

See hiireke on järjekordne põnev lõngakogemus. Valmistatud siidiussikeste kogutud mooruspuu siidist. Kas pole põnev! See eriskummaline, luksuslik ja hinnaline lõng jäi silma juba kuid tagasi. Rohkem kui ühe toki ei raatsinud osta, sest poes kohapeal ei tekkinud ühtegi kindlat ideed, kus seda kasutada. Ostmata ka ei saanud jätta, sest just erinevate põnevate materjalide kasutamisest on saanud omamoodi ja elevust tekitav hobi.

Selle lõnga "tunnet" on raske sõnadesse panna. Kui ütlen sulgpehme ja siidsile, siis see on puhas tõsi. Lisandiks kaunis läige. Amigurumi jaoks kindlasti mitte kõige lihtsam lõng, kuid tulemus on vaeva väärt. See kogemus oli eriline!
Hiirekesest ka lähemalt. Valmistasin selle ühe ammuse töö alusel. Kaks aastat tagasi valmis nimelt kevadine hiireke, kellest mõni aeg hiljem sündis armunud hiirepaar. Selline väike ja tagasihoidlik loomake, kuid aegajalt on see ikka kellelegi silma jäänud ning on õpetustki küsitud.

This little mouse is made using an old pattern of mine. About two years ago I created a little Spring mouse, somewhat later I made a couple called "They are in love". This is a new version of the same model, a silky one. Crocheted with 100% mulberry silk yarn. I bought this luxurious and thrilling yarn already months ago. Experimenting with interesting and rare materials has almost become a new hobby of mine :) It definitely isn`t the easiest yarn for making an amigurumi, but the effort was worth it. The finished mouse is as soft as a feather, silky smooth and has an extraordinary gloss. I love the result!