sun and party

on our way to a party

stitchmarker: Moonwise

yarn: Scrumptious Lace Fyberspates via Woool

projectbag: Zigzagstitches

on the needles: Trees #2

super idea

off they go!!

colours

about 300 meters/100 gram 2-ply handspun

Falkland top, handdyed by BabyLongLegs

just staring at it ;)

this beauty is the most exquised top I ever bought

extra fine merino
brown alpaca
baby camel
silk

and this is

blue faced leicester with kid mohair

get it here at Juno fibre arts

my first steps in the world of embroidery

it will be a gift for family

in ruby red and emerald green

(because its a 40-years weddingparty)

sunny weekend

Delftse Hout - kinderboerderij

Amsterdam - Spui

a shop with up-to-date windows

brought home after de Yarn Swap Party

(organised by the European Fiber Network )

and the blue sockyarn was a earlier gift of DutchJan

(knits heavenly,thanks!)

playing the yarn swap game

What's on?

making Moutarde Bag samples

pattern will be ready very soon

almost finished:

Ermeline

pattern: ChezPlum

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on the wheel

falkland roving
"Smoke on the water"

handdyed by Babylonglegs

Houndstooth buttons and more..

Fabric covered houndstooth buttons, how cool!

And I'm in love with the white telephone buttons, the're even dialnumbers on it!
You can find them here in the Ballee Buttons shop

Abrazo and Ermeline

Currently test-crocheting a girls cardigan for ChezPlum

Turns out very nice!

More details on the projectpage (ravelry link)

and Abrazo is written for a laceweight yarn

but I'm having this Silk yarn lying around in the most gorgeous green colour

(not seen in this picture.. dark cloudy day overhere)

so I'm knitting this beauty on 7 mm.

with a matching stitchmarker

dutch only (about the recipe from last post)

mocht je de Paastaartjes willen maken,
ipv abrikozen kun je ook perziken (uit blik) gebruiken
heerlijk!

Paastaartjes

baked these back in 2005

and now again

just 20 minutes in the oven

tadaa!

Fijne Paas

Stitchmarkers update in shops

Dutch Heart - stitchmarker

europe/usa/etc buy here

NL shop


on the hook: testing Ermeline by talented designer ChezPlum