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Moutarde Bag Pattern

This pattern will be published before 2011.

working on it :)

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tomorrow its november

what are your plans?

Ballee is busy!

How I love simple crochet in worsted cotton

this will be a gift

one of my favorite colourcombinations: blue with red

(handdyed merino and manos red)

divided my roving in thinners "pencilstrips" before spinning

the yarn looks the same, but its relaxter spinning for my hands (fingers)

This blog started 6 (six)! years ago.

And I'm having a little give-away :)

You can win a surprise gift (value = $10)

Just leave a note and tell me why you like my blog :)

I will send gifts to 6 people! 

in the meanwhile:

very busy behind the curtains with the Ballee shops

a kind of make-over and "back-to-basic" move is on her way

what are your plans?

yummie

50% hemp/50% silk

handdyed by

StormopZolder

1440 meter/50 gram

"Krakeel"

custom made handknit

ready

gifttag is from a very old memory game

new things

soon in the shop:

stylish pinchushions

made by my friend E.

(keep an eye on her blog, she will open her webshop very soon!)
perfect woolsack to store my fiber while spinning

VERY cute felt heart hanger

Zeemanstruitje

Again a custom knit:

Zeemanstruitje (ravelrylink)

for a toddler


the best thing about knitting specific wishes
is that I make things I never would have started myself

this one made me learn about knitting bottom-up, with attached sleeves
how to knit good stripes, make a raglan and a nice collar

about the spindles:
..only 1 large left..

sun

sun in De Speeldernis

at the Biesbosch

and dyed wool (by A.)

with walnut bolsters

How was your weekend?

Making...

Oktober = spinning

on my wheel: bfl with silk

Just finished plying this bfl with silk


and on the needles a custom order
for a little boy
Zeemanstruitje


pattern: making it while knitting
needles: 4 mm
yarn: acrylic with wool
size: a big 80

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Peruvian Spindle update
all medium spindles are gone
other sizes are still there

spinning silk

silk spinning on my spindle

and these are silk hankies

left on the wheel

right on the spindle

lovely colours!

(there's a buttonupdate in the BalleeButton shop)

Spinweekend 2010

Had a great spinning weekend in Elspeet

The Landelijke Spingroep had her annual weekend

we could even sit outside on the sunday!

There were 130+ wheels/spindles
a lot of information and talking

And.. these beauties:

Find all the pictures overhere!

zeemans sweater and handspun

custom order:

knit a blue/white sweater for a toddler

and very bright handspun

fresh from the wheel


love this colourcombination!