Freya and Fiona Friday 4: Friends
Four weeks, you guys. It has been four weeks already since Freya passed away. And yet it still feels unreal…
Category: Crafting
Oh no…
Today it was a chilly day in The Netherlands. It really felt like winter. So I decided to wear my…
New studio
It’s almost done! Last Saturday, my husband and my father-in-law laid down the laminate flooring, and yesterday my husband and…
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…
24 days of fluff
This year, I again purchased a Schaap & Draak advent calendar. I blogged about it back in November, when I…
Spinning bits and bobs
Back in April, right in the middle of the Covid-19 lockdown, I got a package to cheer me up a…
It’s that time of the year…
The first of December is here, and you know what that means: time to open the first day of the…
Shifted focus
Lately, I have been focused on some other things than fibre crafting. I don’t have room in my head for…
24 days of fibre
I did write about it back then, so you might remember that I got a fibre advent calendar from Schaap…
Disability is not a preference
After my previous post about Ravelry and accessibility, more has happened, so here’s an update. Ravelry users are still being…
Inclusiveness includes accessibility
Over a month ago, Ravelry introduced a new website style. Just like that: one day you log in and the…
iPad Pro sleeve
Last week I was on holiday, and halfway through, I decided to (finally) bite the bullet and get a new…
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…
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…
Creativity has many forms
It’s been a while (again) since my last post. I’ve been wanting to write something, but didn’t manage to for…
Musical pouch
Lately, I’ve been getting back into music and reading. I love the freedom this gives me. I did not realise…
Rainbow rolags
In the past month I have not been spinning much, and I have not been knitting at all. I did…
Fibre advent calendar
Last summer, the owner of Schaap & Draak announced that she would be creating a fibre advent calendar this year.…
Greenery
Do you know World of Wool? It’s a UK-based free shop with all kinds of beautiful fibre and wool. It…
And another year gone
Time flies! It seems such a short time ago that I reflected on 2018, and here we are at the…
Blanket in progress
A long time ago, I got a Zoom Loom to create little woven squares with. I wove squares with DK…
Advent and Makers December and Freya and ouch
It’s December, and soon we will face the shortest day of the year. I’m not religious, but I do have…
Vairisle Hat
Last year (or has it been longer already?) when I visited my brother and his family, I promised to make…
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