My Wanderlust by Scheepjes project is coming along pretty nicely I must say! Like I said before, variegated yarns are out of my comfort zone and not making motifs is also. I really do not like to be ‘surprised’ by the next color, not being able to choose and place them myself. But on the […]
Wanderlust
Scheepjes just came out with a new yarn called Wanderlust. Well let me tell you, it’s wonderful to work with and it’s very very soft! Each shade is inspired by beautiful cities and places from around the world such as Paris, Berlin and Rio de Janeiro. Wanderlust yarn has a long and smooth colour change […]
Stardust Shawl
Klik hier voor NEDERLANDS Have you seen Stardust by Scheepjes? It’s a very soft yarn with a subtle sparkling and comes in 9 solids and 5 long variegated shades each named after a stellar constellation. I made a Shawl with it. I choose color 657 Aquarius and 662 Saggittarius, I think they go very good […]
Shooting Star
Happy New Year to you all! One of my new year resolutions is to read more books! To help me achieve this I made myself a Shooting Star Bookmark for good luck. It’s a fun little project and perfect to use up your left overs! So I thought I’d share my charts with you. I […]
Melting Snowflake Winter Kit by Scheepjes
Have you seen the Melting Snowflake Winter Kit by Scheepjes? It contains: 8 balls of Merino Soft 444 Miyuki Glass Beads Gutermann Big-Eye-Needle (115mm) Melting Snowflakes Shawl pattern designed by me! Scheepjes label It comes in 4 different colorways and you can buy it here at Wool Warehouse or here at Deramores, they both ship worldwide. Or […]
Crochet for Christmas
Do you have lots of little bits of yarn left? Not enough for a project but to much to just throw away? Why not make little Christmas gifts for your loved ones or yourself?!Here are some nice ideas for you. Christmas AngelsChristmas Tree GarlandChristmas TreesChristmas CoastersChristmas Vintage Ornament I love to share my designs with […]
New Yarn Shop in Town!
(klik hier NEDERLANDS) I heard a new yarn shop opened in my hometown Amsterdam, so I wentwith my friend Karin to check it out. When we walked up to the storeI spotted my Candy Scarf design in the window! What a nice surprisethat was. The shop is called Hooks and Yarn and is run by 2 […]
Yarn 2 bookazine
Did you see the new Yarn Bookazine yet?It’s full of beautiful projects!You can purchase a copy here at Wool Warehouse (they ship worldwide!) I made a flower shawl for it, with the wonderful little 25 gram Catona balls, also available at Wool Warehouse and at Deramores. This blog post contains affiliate links. I only link to products I personally use […]
Crochet for Christmas: Vintage Ornament
When I was little I used to spend Christmas vacation at my grandparentshouse. Oh how I always loved that moment when they opened up the boxeswith the Christmas decorations! They had the most beautiful ornaments…. I still have some, but a lot of them broke through the years….little kids, a dogand delicate glass ornaments don’t […]
Bonbon in the mix.
You remember that box full of Bonbons I got just recently?I really like the yarn and all the colors, but it’s pretty thin,so it works up a bit to slow for me. Then I thought of an otherthin yarn I got laying around for a long time.Mohair Rhythm by Scheepjes.(which they sell at Wool warehouse, […]