A Shrubbery!
That’s what I wanted. And that’s what I got! Well, not an actual shrubbery, of course. And I did not…
Category: Knitting
Mithril shawl
Spring is in full bloom now. The pink blossoms are on the ground and the trees have deployed their leaves.…
Patience
Are you a process or a product crafter? Do you mostly craft to get that awesome, one-of-a-kind item that is…
Knitting a rainbow
The rainbow theme continues! It may have something to do with the fact that during the past week and a…
Waking up the butterflies
It’s still so warm here in The Netherlands. The Azores high is remaining stable, bringing warm air up here from…
Knit-tinK
Almost three years ago, I went to the very first Knit & Knot fibre fair. Schaap & Draak was one…
Year in yarn
Last night, on New Year’s Eve, I did indeed go to bed early. I didn’t go to sleep early, though.…
A Janus moment
Janus is the Roman god with two faces. He represents doorways, transitions, beginnings and endings. One of his faces looks…
A shawl to live in
When I finished my last spinning project, I decided to start knitting with the resulting yarn immediately. I had already…
Big failure…
Remember that I knitted some brioche mittens last year? Well, I ruined them this weekend. These mittens were a bit…
Mittens for MIL
In the beginning of this year, I improvised a pair of brioche mittens, just in time for one of the…
Green fields
A while ago, I visited my LYS, Cross & Woods. They have recently added the lovely Olann yarns to their…
Japanese ingeniousness
Two days ago, I finally finished my latest knitting project: the Hosukai Cowl by Hiroku Fukatsu. Hasukai means diagonal in…
Flippety-fade
Another handspun shawl is finished! I’m particularly happy with this one, mostly because of the nice combination of colours, gradients,…
Rebel
A few years ago, I went to a colour analysis together with some Ravelry friends. I turned out to be…
Mosaic magic
Today I finished knitting a lovely pattern: Sundry. It’s a shawl pattern that requires two (skeins of) yarn. It’s knit…
Spring gradient
A couple of years ago I participated in the Just Batty 2 Challenge. This challenge was part swap, part spinning.…
Startitis
Startitis. I’ve got a bad case of it. As I’m spinning my largest project to date (500 grams of rolags)…
Finger-up brioche mittens
It has been very cold in The Netherlands in the past week. The “Siberian Bear” came to visit: a cold…
Hats!
Winter is here! In the last couple of years, winter was more like a prolonged autumn, but this year we…
Winter Butterfly
I’m blocking my Butterfly Dream Catcher (Lily Go Designs) right now! I started knitting it during my holiday, and restarted twice…
WIPs galore
I usually write a blog post when I have finished a project, or when I have visited a creative event.…
Holiday Wooliday
At the moment I’m (finally) on holiday. We’re staying in a small cottage in the middle of nowhere in the…
Story Time
The latest swap in the Dutch Karma Swap group is called Story Time. It’s a long-running swap (three months) in…
Lace and nupps
In September last year I cast on a lovely lace pattern: Spring: flowers and butterflies. It’s an Estonian inspired lace…
Dutch Knitting Days
Last week I visited the Dutch Knitting Days in Rijswijk. I still remember fondly the first installment of the event…
Witches brew
The test knit is done! Actually I finished the socks this weekend already, but I didn’t find the time to…