Simple and straightforward
After knitting my Klimop shawl, I was feeling like knitting another project, but simple tv knitting this time. So I…
Tag: purple
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…
Tour de Fleece: week 1
The Tour de Fleece has been going on for a week now, so it’s time for an update! I have…
Pavane
I’m sure you have noticed that there haven’t been many fibre-related posts, lately. I am still spinning my large purple…
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…
Snowrora
During the Bettina’s Pegasus SAL in the MirkwoodArts group, I have spun another project. After the colourful rainbow that I…
MirkwoodArts Thriathlon: Dwarves
The last stage of the MirkwoodArts Thriathlon, Dwarves, ran during the month of October. I started my last spinning project a…
MirkwoodArts Thriathlon: Hobbits (part 2)
Last week I started a new spinning project in the MirkwoodArts Thriathlon. After finishing my hobbit-green project, I felt like…
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.…
WIPs galore
I usually write a blog post when I have finished a project, or when I have visited a creative event.…
Ero Swap: the finale!
In the past month or so I was participating in the Ero Swap of the Dutch Karma Swap group on…
Four shaft weaving on a rigid heddle loom
The exploration of rigid heddle weaving continues! After my experiments with double heddle weaving I learned that with each added…
Big softness
Last Friday, a knitter friend visited me here in Den Haag. We met at the cat café (Ditjes en Katjes),…
Like a whisper
In the past week I’ve been weaving with cobweb yarn. Yes, the really thin type, 1200 meters/100 grams. After learning…
Soft squares
The silk scarf is done! Well, almost, I still need to wash it and cut the fringe. But the weaving…
Silky smooth
When I got married in 2013, I got a great present from Bart & Francis, the “Belgian Boys”: I was…
Long teeth
On Sunday I came quite far with my third woven scarf. I finished it on Monday evening after work. While…
A scarf a day
Keeps the cold away… Winter is back since Friday night, and there’s snow, even here in Den Haag. We took…
It really is purple!
… even though my camera can’t capture it properly! I’ve been spinning on and off on my AdrianArt merino project…
Princess Scarf
In the past weeks I’ve been knitting on and off on my Princess Scarf. The pattern is BEBEB by Nancy…
Rigid heddle weaving
Yes, I took the plunge! My friend Gloryfied let me borrow her simple rigid heddle loom to try and weave…
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