Last projects in 2009

Very cute hangercovers, got the idea from 101 woonideeen (Dutch mag)

Wood & Wool Stool made this design

These purple and white (yep, purple !) covers

are for two little girls.

This is a bunting (vlaggenlijn) for a male friend.

I'm making 2 extra for the shop.

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Happy New Year!

May it be filled with yarn and fabric :)

2009 ....... 2010

2009 in pictures

most of the pictures are projects on Ravelry

or look here for more info

2009 is/was a good year

• Opened a 2nd Etsy Shop

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• had a lot of custom knit/crochet orders
• private knit and crochet lessons at my home (in Dutch/English/signlanguage)

and superduper designs in my head

to be made in the future

Thanks to all my customers/readers

have a great last week in 2009

and I'm very curious about the future

what will it bring us?

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Merry Christmas!

Fresh from the wheel (Louet S10)

the hook (3mm)


and again wheel
German and Finnish wool

I wish to all of my readers and customers:
A merry merry Christmas with a lot of laughter and being with your beloved ones!

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Newsletter and Treasury

On Etsy you can collect your favorite items to make a Treasury

if you're lucky, the Etsy Team picks out yours and place it on the Front Page

It will help getting sales..

Marta from Martice made this beauty and included the Ballee mittens, yeah!

Thanks!

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On the wheel..

supersoft Baby Camel bought at Mandacrafts

Gifted by Olebrumm (ravelrylink), 100% Finnish Landrace
Laurila



And this is a special miniskein.
This will be a handspun with 5 fibers:
Alpaca, Wensleydalen,SoyaSilk, Tussah Silk and Bamboo

Gifted during the Landelijke Spindag
themed "oud en nieuw" (old and new)

Will keep you posted about the project!

Great market

Yep, it was cold, very cold but I had great fun and sales.

Thanks!

This is the only picture I took (with cellphone)

at the left Sasknitsitagain and at your right DianneB.

both gifted knitters and designers

(check their sites!)

Some birdies are left, buy them in the Ballee Shop.

citron in green and snowflakes

finished the big pile of custom knits

and Kerst op de Kaap Birdies

so now its time for something new:

Citron

(free Knitty pattern)

and inspired by Ozowiezo

I've did some snowflake cutting

thanks for the inspiration!

The Citron shawl is made with Moonwise sockyarn

in a great green colour on 6mm needles

thanks for all your kind words by comments and mail about my work

there will be a lot of birdies hanging in the trees this winter ;)

oh, and by the way the snowflakes are made of simple upcycled white printingpaper

sticked with Hema childrensglue on the window

Kerst op de Kaap a.s. zaterdag

Kom ook!

Aanstaande zaterdag 19 december in Rotterdam.

Craftymarkt:

klik op de namen voor de link

Handmade with bee love

Miko Design

Second Handy

Koosje Kliedert

TziB

Seltz Home Accessories

Sweet and simple stuff

SAS Knits It Again

Koopman en Van Beek

Ballee

Vriendelijke Monsters

Flora6

Wat neem ik mee:

warme breisels (mutsen 15 euro)

kado's voor onder (of in) je kerstboom

en nog veel meer!

Ballee Birdie Tutorial (free)

find the step-for-step photo tutorial

overhere (free!)

make some for your house

christmastree

as a present

for giftwrapping

doorhanger

keyhanger

etc

!

Kerst op de Kaap - bird ornaments

making little birds

material:

felt and felted woolen sweaters

more pictures overhere

made for the Kerst op de Kaap market

saturday 19th december

Sinterklaas preparations

writing letters (poems): check

wrapping and hiding gifts: check

using cute HEMA stamps: check!

Have a great Sinterklaas weekend!

It starts for me with a girlsnight out at a sushi restaurant

maybe some dancing..

yeah!

finding and crochet ornaments

Preparing for Kerst op de Kaap

saturday 19 december Rotterdam

This is an ornaments made with red cotton on a 3,5 mm hook.

pattern is from one of my crochet dictionaries

Found this pillowcase (kussensloop) in a thriftstore

little bit washed out, but I love the colours and print!

and little white cotton ornaments

what are you making?

FP!

Maroulina from Greece

made this beautifull treasury

with Ballee Handspun yarn in it, thanks!

Sweet Kinchi was so kind to let me know, thanks!

Just had a day full with thoughts about the meaning of Etsy

should I continue, let it go for a while

hmm

its wintertime again

overthinking everything, back to the basics

Advent time started!