{"id":258,"date":"2010-07-10T00:15:34","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T23:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=258"},"modified":"2010-07-10T11:51:03","modified_gmt":"2010-07-10T10:51:03","slug":"after-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=258","title":{"rendered":"After silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a while since the last post on this blog. The reason for the sudden silence is that I\u2019ve been busy like a bee planning a little surprise!<br \/>\nI have to admit that it\u2019s quite lonely being a stall keeper trading knitting yarns these days, it might have something to do with this incredible heat that has struck London. The market(link) is so quiet, there doesn\u2019t seem to be any people around. So I\u2019ve been thinking a lot about what to do to make yarns attractive and how to pimp up my stall so more people would visit. One thing that I\u2019m generally passionate about is spreading the knowledge about and the art of knitting, crocheting and fibres to more people. Specifically I think it is important to focus on making our techniques and styles interesting for young people, by showing that knitting and crocheting are trendy, exiting and a subjects for continually renewing, development and change. I\u2019m first and foremost a knitter, but I occasionally crochet as well, and lately I\u2019ve done a lot of crocheting. It might be a cheap trick, but I\u2019m actually trying to attract the youngsters to my stall with funky hand crochet bikini tops! (And of course any other woman at any age wanting to wear a flattering and sexy bikini top while sunbathing). <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve crocheted a lot of these during the years; they have been quite popular by my friends and my self, wearing them for festivals and long days in the park. Remembering this made me think about typing out the pattern and make crochet beginner\u2019s kits, maybe that can inspire someone to pick up the crochet hook. So I\u2019ve been crocheting, writing crochet tutorials, writing the pattern, taking pictures, planned the display, and today I went enthusiastically to work ready to put up the kits. It was still dead quiet. No queue of eager customers lined up. No young people raising their crochet hooks. Really really hot, iced coffee, and a lot of time to knit&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And so I give you, ready for download: (drum role)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/files\/icanhearmusic.pdf\">I can hear music!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maya-b.com\/blogimages\/bikini4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><\/em>Det har blitt en stund siden forrige innlegg. Grunnen til denne plutselige stillheten fra min side, er at jeg har v\u00e6rt travelt opptatt med \u00e5 planlegge en aldri s\u00e5 liten overraskelse!<br \/>\nJeg m\u00e5 innr\u00f8mme at det er temmelig ensomt \u00e5 v\u00e6re garnforhandler for tiden, det kan ha noe med den voldsomme varmen som har sl\u00e5tt London. Markedet(link) er s\u00e5 stille, det er rett og slett ingen mennesker der. S\u00e5 jeg har tenkt mye p\u00e5 hva jeg kan finne p\u00e5 for \u00e5 gj\u00f8re garn mer attraktivt i sommervarmen, og for \u00e5 gj\u00f8re bua mi mer tiltrekkende s\u00e5 flere vil komme innom. Noe jeg generelt er opptatt av er \u00e5 spre kunnskapen om strikking, hekling og fibre til flere. Spesielt s\u00e5 syns jeg det er viktig \u00e5 fange unge mennesker interesse, vise dem at strikking og hekling kan v\u00e6re trendy, spennende, og i kontinuerlig fornying og utvikling. Jeg er f\u00f8rst og fremst strikker, men av og til hekler jeg, i det siste har jeg heklet utrolig mye. Det er kanskje et billig triks, men jeg pr\u00f8ver \u00e5 tiltrekke meg den yngre garde med funky h\u00e5ndheklete bikini topper! (Og selvf\u00f8lgelig tiltrekke alle andre kvinner i hvilken som helst alder som \u00f8nsker \u00e5 if\u00f8re seg en flatterende og sexy bikini topp mens de slikker sol).<\/p>\n<p>Disse har jeg laget mange av opp igjennom \u00e5rene; de har v\u00e6rt ganske s\u00e5 popul\u00e6re blant mine venner og meg. De er kjempefine for festivaler og late dager i parken. Jeg kom p\u00e5 dette og fikk ideen om \u00e5 lage nybegynnersett, og tenkte at kanskje det kan inspirere noen til \u00e5 begynne \u00e5 hekle. S\u00e5 i det siste har jeg heklet masse, skrevet forklaring p\u00e5 grunnteknikkene, skrevet ut m\u00f8nsteret, tatt bilder og planlagt utstillingen, og i dag dro jeg entusiastisk p\u00e5 jobb klar for \u00e5 presentere settene mine. Det var fremdeles utrolig stille. Ingen k\u00f8 av ivrige kunder samlet seg foran bua mi. Ingen nye unge heklere som hevet kroken. Bare fryktelig fryktelig varmt, en diger iskaffe og masse tid til \u00e5 strikke&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Og med dette s\u00e5 gir jeg dere, klar for nedlasting: (trommevirvel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/files\/icanhearmusic.pdf\">I can hear music!<\/a><em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a while since the last post on this blog. The reason for the sudden silence is that I\u2019ve been busy like a bee planning a little surprise! 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