Fibre advent calendar
Last summer, the owner of Schaap & Draak announced that she would be creating a fibre advent calendar this year.…
Tag: Freya
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…
Winter birch shawl
Two years ago, I bought two beautiful skeins of TréLiz Ares Sock yarn in the colourways Emilie and Freakin´ Bacon.…
Freya to the rescue!
Whenever I’m not feeling great, Freya notices and she becomes extra cuddly. I can’t help but smile! Sometimes I wish…
Roseroot top in Nachtblau
When I started knitting again in 2009 I quickly built up a small stash of (semi) acrylic yarn from Zeeman…
Freya and the vet
As you may know, my sweet Freya is already 15 years old. She used to be quite overweight (6 kg),…
Quiet time
It has been a while since my last post, and with good reason: I was on holiday! My husband and…
Activating the gluten
Because that’s what you need to do when you work with fibre, according to Freya. This is my next spinning…
A Shrubbery!
That’s what I wanted. And that’s what I got! Well, not an actual shrubbery, of course. And I did not…
Feline tales
A couple of days ago, I went out for a photo walk through the neighbourhood. I walked towards the communal…
Snuggle buddy
As you know, Freya is the sweetest cat. She follows me around the house and loves being close to her…
Tour de Fleece: Finish!
Last Sunday was the final day of the Tour de Fleece! It always goes so fast, and I’m amazed at…
Tour de Fleece: week 2
In this second week of the Tour de Fleece, I have spun some SpinJones fibre. I started the spin during…
Mithril shawl
Spring is in full bloom now. The pink blossoms are on the ground and the trees have deployed their leaves.…
Spring fatigue
Don’t worry, I’m not tired of spring. It’s my favourite season! But I’m tired because of spring. It happens to…
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…
If I fits…
I sits! A historical cat quote. Cats love sitting in things, especially cardboard boxes. Even if they are actually too…
Making a zafu
A what? A zafu. That’s a fancy name for a traditional meditation cushion. It’s a round cushion that is designed…
Winter Butterfly
I’m blocking my Butterfly Dream Catcher (Lily Go Designs) right now! I started knitting it during my holiday, and restarted twice…
Lace and nupps
In September last year I cast on a lovely lace pattern: Spring: flowers and butterflies. It’s an Estonian inspired lace…
Weird week
Freya and I have been spending a lot of time on the couch and in bed in the past week. I have…
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