Monday 16 February 2015

Alpaca Silk Dreams








My mom is very creative, she is expert in knitting the most beautiful socks. I was inspired by her crafting magazines and books to crochet something, and I found a recipe for this pretty scarf. Blue being my favourite colour, I fell for this alpaca silk yarn - it is puffy and warm, soft and pleasant.

Crocheting a few hours in the car to the airport, I almost finished this scarf ... When it is done, I will write the recipe here on my blog, with the link to the site I found it from - If you would like to crochet a warm scarf, this is easy and fast to make.

The theme of Kim Klassen's Be Still-class is "A spark is simply inspiration ...". My inspiration was lightened up my mom's creativity and her pretty crafting magazines. 

I edited these photos in Lightroom, and I saved my first own Lightroom preset, nj_Alpaca Silk, which you can download here . The Alpaca Silk preset makes subtle changes, elevating highlights and whites, and lowering the shadows a bit, creating a soft and dreamy look. I have also used a subtle texture layer Simple2 by Kim Klassen, with blending mode Screen 9%.


What is lighting a spark of inspiration to you at the moment?

...Until next time,

Nina

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18 comments:

  1. Oh my Nina, this is beautiful and the way you photographed your work is just awesome. Being a knitting, I can so appreciate this beautiful yarn and the scarf that is going to be the end product.....I didn't realize you were in Kim's class; so am I. I am still pondering my "spark".....I hope you are having a wonderful week....

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  2. Very pretty yarn and a very nice shot. I see you are very creative yourself .. lovely work!

    Hugs

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  3. Lovely shade and pretty shots - I like the composition of the second one.

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  4. this is beautiful, great presentation and colors

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  5. This is such a lovely shade of blue, and I adore alpaca...so soft and warm. I also enjoy crocheting. Lovely spark of inspiration Nina!!

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  6. Beautiful, I envy your talent, alpaca wool is so soft...

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  7. Beautiful. I wish I had the talent AND the patience for knitting and yarnwork. Alas...I don't :(

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  8. That yarn look luscious! Great photos! and I am so impressed with your own preset!

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  9. i learned to knit, last summer, at an alpaca farm. since then, i have knitted a few scarves and more than 30 hats. i only use alpaca fiber and i LOVE working with it.

    your piece is gorgeous, such a pretty color and your images are dreamy!!!!

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  10. Wonderful. Love the way the hands in the magazine are mimicking the actual knitting.

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  11. Hello Nina, I love knitting and alpaca is a wonderful fiber. Such a beautiful color! Visiting from Stephanie's Roses of Inspiration Link Party!
    Hope you have a wonderful day!
    Hugs and love from Portugal,
    Ana Love Craft
    www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com

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  12. That alpaca wool is wonderful and what a beautiful color.

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  13. Very pretty, Nina! I am inspired by too many things right now! Hugs xo Karen

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  14. Your images are beautiful and I can already tell that your scarf will also be beautiful. I'm looking forward to your post about the finished scarf too.

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  15. Ciao Nina, you sure are very creative yourself! :) Lovely color the alpaca wool has, and I bet it's super soft and warm.

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  16. very pretty, looks so nice and soft!

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  17. Hello, my sweet friend! The yarn you are using is quite beautiful and looks extremely soft - how lovely, my dear. I look forward to seeing your scarf completed. Thanks for sharing at ROI. Enjoy your weekend! Hugs to you!

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