Lilac top
A few days ago, I finished knitting my second Roseroot top. The previous one was a delight to knit and…
Done! … or not?
Last Wednesday I had time to work on my Brooklyn handbag again. This time I would be sewing properly, stitching…
Festina lente
One of the “sayings of the week” that I learned in my Latin class way back was Festina lente. It…
Baby steps
Today I continued my work on my Brooklyn handbag. Last week I had cut out all the pattern pieces and…
Pacing myself
I have a tendency to dive all-in when I undertake something, especially something new. When it’s learning about a new-to-me…
Creativity has many forms
It’s been a while (again) since my last post. I’ve been wanting to write something, but didn’t manage to for…
Musical pouch
Lately, I’ve been getting back into music and reading. I love the freedom this gives me. I did not realise…
Rainbow rolags
In the past month I have not been spinning much, and I have not been knitting at all. I did…
I'm still here
It has been almost a month since my last post. I haven’t really had the mental bandwidth to write to…
Fibre advent calendar
Last summer, the owner of Schaap & Draak announced that she would be creating a fibre advent calendar this year.…
Greenery
Do you know World of Wool? It’s a UK-based free shop with all kinds of beautiful fibre and wool. It…
And another year gone
Time flies! It seems such a short time ago that I reflected on 2018, and here we are at the…
Blanket in progress
A long time ago, I got a Zoom Loom to create little woven squares with. I wove squares with DK…
Advent and Makers December and Freya and ouch
It’s December, and soon we will face the shortest day of the year. I’m not religious, but I do have…
Vairisle Hat
Last year (or has it been longer already?) when I visited my brother and his family, I promised to make…
Winter birch shawl
Two years ago, I bought two beautiful skeins of TréLiz Ares Sock yarn in the colourways Emilie and Freakin´ Bacon.…
Freya to the rescue!
Whenever I’m not feeling great, Freya notices and she becomes extra cuddly. I can’t help but smile! Sometimes I wish…
Empty
Lately, I’ve not been feeling too great. Not that I’m sick or anything, just out of energy. I’m feeling empty.…
Mystery revealed!
It has become a tradition: every year Stephen West designs a shawl pattern that is published one clue at a…
Roseroot top in Nachtblau
When I started knitting again in 2009 I quickly built up a small stash of (semi) acrylic yarn from Zeeman…
Freya and the vet
As you may know, my sweet Freya is already 15 years old. She used to be quite overweight (6 kg),…
Dental update
A while ago, I posted about my intentions to take better care of my teeth. A week after that, I…
Quiet time
It has been a while since my last post, and with good reason: I was on holiday! My husband and…
Getting ready for winter
You never know, with the climate changing it may not become that cold anymore, but I’m going to be prepared…
Treasure
When I started knitting again, back in 2009, my yarn stash grew rapidly. First with acrylics, but once I was…
A great British sewing machine
Ever since my sewing workshop last year, I’ve been thinking about buying a modern sewing machine. I tried sewing on…
Bite the bullet
Not literally, of course, this is The Netherlands. But I did something that I’m proud of and I’ll tell you…