I still remember my evenings/nights checking Pinterest and seeing her creations. How many times did I think to myself, “please, sell your patterns” and tadaaa, when the book was finally published, I run to buy it. In fact I made it more thrilling ordering directly from monoblock without knowing that later on, it would be available in Spain. I confess I was a bit of a loser then but it doesn’t matter, I couldn’t hold it and the waiting gave me this plot that was crucial to keep me anxious.
Yanina Schenkel, creative and original woman, made her own world making those patterns that are so like her. I will not reveal more about her story because she already does it in her prologue, be my guest to read it. Short time ago I saw a post from her in facebook where she vented her sorrows for all that people who copies and uses her work claiming it as their own, selling creations that do not belong to them not even mentioning the author.
Yanina Schenkel, mujer creativa y original, creó su propio mundo haciendo patrones que son tan de ella. Más historia no cuento, que ya lo cuenta ella en el prólogo de su libro y así os lo leéis. Hace poco vi un post en su página de facebook donde se desahogaba por tanta gente que le copia y que utiliza su trabajo atribuyéndoselo como propio, vendiendo creaciones que no le pertenecen sin siquiera nombrar a la autora.
Usually one is told that if somebody imitates you, it is because you are good, but I think she already knew it and it was not necessary to “steal” her work to emphasize it.
Now, let´s go straight to the point: the book, perfectly complete. Starting for that dark wooden cover that is so Pica Pau, you will not miss anything. From tools and explanations of any possible stitch to her patterns, organized by difficulty, el mundo de Pica Pau has that thing of being done with love, dedication, care and excitement. Each and every character is not only a pattern, but a “crocheted individual” with its own name and story.
Suele ser típico que te digan que si te imitan, es porque eres buen@, pero creo que eso ella ya lo sabía y no era necesario apropiarse de su trabajo para recalcarlo.
Vayamos al pan, pues: el libro, completísimo. Empezando por esa portada de color madera oscuro que es tan Pica Pau, no se echa de menos absolutamente nada. Desde las herramientas y explicaciones de todos los puntos posibles hasta sus patrones organizados por orden de dificultad, el mundo de Pica Pau tiene eso de haberse hecho con cariño, dedicación, esmero e ilusión. Cada personaje no es simplemente un patrón, sino que es un “individuo ganchilleado” con su nombre propio y su historia.