As you probably know I’m terrible at finishing my projects. Among others I have a second sock that only needs grafting to go with his matching single sock, two shawls that need weaving in ends. Two bag parts that need sewing and some handles. And what did I do? I cast on a new project. … Continue reading
Since my last post I haven’t knit that much. Some sock knitting but most knitting time was spent knitting the Amazing day shawl by Joji Locatelli. Since the last post about this shawl it has grown a lot. At the moment I’m knitting the border. Eight long rows to go and I’m ready to bind … Continue reading
Here in the Netherlands we have a tradition on the 27th of April called ‘Koningsdag’ or in English King’s day. On that day most people don’t work. Our king and queen visit a city or town to celebrate the king’s birthday. A big part of the royal family accompanies them. The visited town goes out of … Continue reading
This weekend is Easter weekend, which means a long weekend. No work stuff before Tuesday. Yeah for me! I’m spending this wonderful weekend with family. Watching the F1 race in Bahrain is on the agenda. Other than that it’s going with the flow. Hopefully the weather is nice enough for some outdoor activities. When it’s … Continue reading
As much as I like knitting, I drag the part of finishing after the knitting part is done. I have multiple shawls waiting to be blocked. More than than one WIP is only a WIP because the ends aren’t sewn in. Wanting to use the shawl or whatever seems to be the only thing that … Continue reading
Lately I’ve been in some kind of knitting frenzy state of mind. Last month I went to the craft fair in Zwolle. Not everything has been knit up but already a big part of the yarn is used up. So all week I was in doubt whether to go to knit & knot in Tilburg … Continue reading
Wednesday is most of the weeks my day off work. Today is a fantastic spring day. The sun is shinning and the temperature is climbing up. So a very happy day for me to be free. The only thing I really had to do was to vote. Today is election day in the Netherlands and … Continue reading
Today a super short update on what’s on my needles. I’ve been monogamous knitting on just one project which has grown a lot since the last post. I love the yarn, the colors, the pattern and I’m almost getting to the last part. There are about 20 (long rows) left to knit. As you … Continue reading
I came across this article about knitting while watching Netflix. Total recognition. I’ve red about people who read and knit at the same time. For the life of me I can’t combine those two hobby’s. It’s difficult to get sucked into the story and still concentrate on the knitting. So now I read or knit. … Continue reading
At the craft fair in Zwolle I bought yarn from Craftfulness. Sandra was very kind and her yarn is super delicious. She has her own shop on Etsy. Definitely worth a visit. Anyway I bought 2 skeins lovely merino (80%) wool, 100 gram/400 meter in the color ‘Waddenzee’. (Waddenzee is a part of the North sea … Continue reading
Today a short break from knitting my blanket. It’s growing on me, literally. I’ll blog about it when it’s finished. Probably that won’t be long from now. A small project is always nice between the bigger projects. Sock knitting is one of the smaller projects, especially when it’s baby socks. To me, knitting with dpns … Continue reading
Just a short post today. Last week I wrote about my blanket dilemma. More precise the pooling of colors effect I get by knitting the pattern in one piece instead of three pieces and sew them together. After thinking a bit about it I decided to give it one last try. So I frogged and started … Continue reading
Last Friday I went to the craft fair in Zwolle. A whole day of petting yarn, searching new brands, talking to people who love their (hand dyed) yarns. I feel inspired and want to spent my weekend knitting. So on to the fun part. What did I buy? First I want to mention that I … Continue reading
Should I try again or should I forget knitting the blanket in one piece? Continue reading
Every year I start by crunching the numbers on my stash. This year it’s a bit later than usual but I wanted to get perspective before I go to the craft fair in Zwolle next weekend. Plan is to buy some stuff but not more than I will knit up in the near future. If … Continue reading
I was knitting with my Knitpro interchangeable needles when my cable broke. So I went online, searched needles but with only € 3,- for a cable I didn’t want to pay postage costs. In a whim I went to a semi local yarn store on the small change they still did sell Knitpro cables. And … Continue reading
Today is supposed to be blue Monday. The most depressing day of the year. The scientific arguments are very thin, it might be just an invention for the media to write about. But hey, January can be a though month. The holidays are over, money can be tight due to spending (too) much in December. … Continue reading
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…but I’m not the only one.” Every year in Holland we have something called The Glass House. A couple of radio DJ’s from 3FM live the last week before Christmas in a glass box, this year in Breda. The DJ’s don’t eat (they drink juices to keep healthy) and play songs in exchange for money … Continue reading
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