Klimop
It has been a while since my last crafting post. But of course I have been working on some nice…
Tag: knitting
Morvarch
It has been a while since my last hand knitted shawl, but I’ve finally finished a shawl knitting project again!…
Rearranging
Today I had my day off from work, and while that day is mainly intended for resting, it doesn’t mean…
WIP update
With all the singing and cat related posts lately, you might be wondering if I’m crafting at all. The answer,…
2020 in hindsight
It’s December 31st, and today I’m looking back on a surprising, interesting, and at times difficult year. I did not…
Another garment
After knitting my top recently, I decided that I wanted to knit more garments. Even though it’s getting warmer, having…
Lilac top
A few days ago, I finished knitting my second Roseroot top. The previous one was a delight to knit and…
And another year gone
Time flies! It seems such a short time ago that I reflected on 2018, and here we are at the…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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