Talented brother!
We visited my brother and his family in Munich for Christmas. It had been a long time since we last…
Category: Fibre crafts
Going miniature
I can’t stop spinning with my new extra small Turkish spindle… it’s so cute and tiny, and the yarn that…
Turkish spindles
The Turkish family of spindles has stolen my heart. My first one, the Jenkins Swan, is a trustworthy, stable, friendly…
December Discount
During the whole December month, my knitting patterns are 25% off! Just select the pattern you want from my pattern…
Spinning Bug
For years I’ve heard people saying it: “Oh dear, I’ve caught the spinning bug!”. Now I’m about to say it…
Electric Pink
Until now, I had spun a lot of chain plied yarns, which tend to turn out to be DK/sport weight.…
Fínally!
In February 2012, I started knitting a pair of socks. I used the gorgeous pattern Sacre du Printemps, and really enjoyed…
KarmaBirthdayMeet
It has become a tradition that every year, the members of the NKS group on Ravelry meet somewhere, to collectively…
Back join
I recently discovered a new, very handy method of joining a new strand of yarn. Usually, I prefer the Russian…
Joy in the house
Last Sunday my new Joy spinning wheel arrived. It was already quite late, so I didn’t have time to start…
Haberdashery Holder
On Ravelry, I found a pattern for a little bag to hold your spinning accessories, so while I was waiting…
Dutch Knitting Days
Yesterday and today it was that time of the year again: the Dutch Knitting Days! Actually, this was already the…
Oh Joy!
Yesterday, when I traveled to Groningen for the Dutch Knitting Days, I was checking Ravelry on the train (no, I’m…
Dragonfly Cape
In a recent swap, I sent a shawl that I made some time ago to my swap partner. It was…
Jacobientje
Lately, there has been a hype at the NKS group to knit the pattern Jacobus by Annita Wildschut. It’s a…
Rockefeller the 2nd
Last year I participated in the Mystery KAL by Stephen West, and knitted his Rockefeller shawl in two skeins of…
Design available
After getting the very moving and awesome presents from the NKS girls (post about that will follow later), I decided…
YES!
So, we got married on July 19th! It was a great day, spent with family and a few close friends.…
Wedding Shawl
I finished my wedding shawl in Posh Yarn Valerie just in time for the wedding: two days before! Then I…
Niebling Ring Pillow
I recently finished a small project for the wedding: I knitted a ring pillow cover, inspired by a pattern inspired…
Wedding shawl finished! Or…?
My shawl is finished! The pattern was a breeze (Magic Carpet Ride by Susan Pandorf), the silk was a dream to…
KarmaKIPnick
From June 8-16 it’s world wide Knit In Public week, so for the third year in a row a bunch…
Rapunzel
My latest design was published yesterday: a fingering weight shawl(ette), named Rapunzel Crescent! I designed it last month in Germany,…
Wedding shawl
Yesterday I cast on my newest idea for a wedding shawl. I know, I know, I keep changing my mind,…
Fabric snob…
Before the Helahola party, Marianne and I met a bit early to go fabric shopping (and more) in Den Bosch.…
Helahola party
If you knit a lot, it’s almost inevitable to sometimes find yourself not liking a project anymore. A scarf that…
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