Swappers bijeenkomst

Afgelopen zaterdag was het zo ver...
de 5e Dutch Swappers bijeenkomst alweer,
maar voor mij de eerst keer.
En spannend dat ik het vond,
al 3 dagen ervoor kon ik niet meer goed slapen.
Tijdens de meeting wordt er een "sinterklaas" spel
gespeeld en iedereen dient 3 kadootjes mee te nemen.
Dat mag bestaan uit creatief materiaal en 2 zelfgemaakte dingen.
Dit had ik meegenomen.
2 bollen wol van 100 gram.
1 paar hand / pols warmers.
En een doily die nonchalant in een borduurring is vastgezet.

Gelukkig zijn alle kadootjes goed ontvangen en heb ik
me voor niks heel erg zenuwachtig gemaakt ;)
Ik ben soms toch wel wat onzeker of mijn
spulletjes aan de kwaliteits- eisen van de Dutch Swappers voldoen.

Daarnaast had ik me ook ingeschreven voor de ontmoetingsdag swap,
en daarvoor moest je 1 profiel kado maken.
En dit is wat ik heb gefabriceerd voor mijn swappie.
Een mooie gehaakte sjaal met een bijpassende bloem broche.

In de volgende post, wat ik heb gekregen :)
Have a nice day!
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Wristees order

A while ago I told you about
the custom order I got
for 5 pair hand / wristwarmers.
And a few day's ago I finished them.
So there well on there way to a family,
to keep there hand and wrists warm...
With the children sizes was a bit of a problem,
I could not get the measurements right,
but now I fixed it and I think they worked out very pretty.
It was a real learning process for me,
because I never made such a small mittens before,
but now I am an crochet experience richer :)

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Crochet Baby Blanket

What's hooking...

Well I made a baby blanket for a lovely baby girl.
It was made from 100% cotton,
spun in thick and thin parts. And the yarn is really soft,
just as a baby would love it.
The colors are soft pink and sea green.
I crochet it in a granny stripe stitch with
an arcs finishing border.
And it took me some time because my 
finger tip is still broken and sore,
but at least I can crochet again :)
Have a lovely day! 

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Uitslag Mini Give-Away

Ik heb een hele leuke verjaardag gehad,
met een hoop sneeuw en ijs.
We hebben enorm genoten van iedereen.
En ook van iedereen die mee deed
aan deze mini give away.

Ik vind het erg leuk om iets te kunnen
weggeven. Dus als je deze blog in de
gaten houd, er komt er binnenkort weer een aan.
Een "grote" give away :)

En zoals beloofd de uitslag van de
Mini Give Away.

 Het is Prentje geworden.
Gefeliciteerd met de broche.
Kun je je adres gegevens en de kleur mailen,
dan stuur ik het zo snel mogelijk naar je toe.

Allemaal een prettig weekend toegewenst :)

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Happy Birthday Mini Give Away

Wie jarig is trakteert,
en laat ik nou precies vandaag jarig zijn...
En om het een beetje feestelijk te maken,
doe ik gewoon een kleine Give Away.

Je kan kiezen uit een van deze broches.
Het enige wat je hoeft te doen is
een leuke reactie achter te laten.
Volgende week is de uitslag.

De kleuren zijn wat aan de donkere kant.
De bovenste foto geeft de kleur het beste weer.

Een prettig weekend allemaal!

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Wristees

A while ago I made a nice pattern for some

hand / wrist warmers and they turned out very good.

That was after 5 failures of course.

I made them with a cotton blend, so there not itchy.

The downside with cotton is that it is not stretchy.

So the next batch I'm gonna make with wool.

For the first week or so I'm making 5 pair

wrist / hand warmers for a lovely family.

2 pair for adults and 3 pair for there children,

so by the beginning of February a whole family

is gonna keep there hands warm with handmade wrist warmers :)

I love doing custom orders and I am so happy

that people have confidence in me,

and that they are happy with the result.

You can buy them in my Etsy store  

and also on Facebook, which is new by the way.

Anyway here are a few pictures of the new hand / wrist warmers.

 

Cowl from handspun yarn

A while ago I swapped via Swapworkshop
my handspun yarn, with a lovely lady from Scotland.
The yarn was spun from merino wool,
with lovely purple accents in it.
It was my first handspun yarn I made on my spinning wheel,
it actually had an emotional value for me (I mean it was my first :))
  Anyway a couple of day's ago I saw the cowl that
she made from it, and it made me so proud that
someone made something so nice and lovely from my yarn.
Thank you so much Mette,
for working your magic with my yarn.
Check out here store on Facebook HUGHats

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Broken Fingertip

It's been sometime since I've made a proper post here,
because I have broken the tip of my left index finger...

Long story not gonna bother you with the details ;)
But now I am able to type and crochet again (yeah)

Anyway I made a few wrist / hand-warmers for the shop.
I made them seamless so they are not make lines in the skin :)
I made 2 different models,
one with little crochet stitches and the a pair with larger crochet stitches.

And now I'm working on a baby blanket for a good friend
who just got the most adorable baby girl.
The colors are very bright but does not show on the picture,
because I have this app on my phone that makes a sort of retro photo's
and I just forgot to set it back to normal.
The blanket is a granny stripe made from 100% cotton,
real soft and fluffy yarn to keep the baby cozy and warm,
with pink and a sea green tint.
And shown on the picture my broken finger tip ;)
 The doctor burned a hole in my nail to release the pressure
under the nail so I could move the finger again. The fingertip
was so swollen that I could not wiggle it.
Anyway it heals very nice now, and it should take about 6 weeks
before it's back to normal :)

 











Have a awesome creative day!
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Etsy Verkoop

Afgekeurd patroon voor muts

Sommige dingen moet je gewoon even vertellen,

en omdat het in mijn hoofd overloopt van dingen 

dan maar even in het Nederlands.

Ik ben heel druk bezig geweest met mijn

Etsy winkeltje. Veel van de dingen die ik heb gemaakt 

zijn "afgekeurd" maar er zijn ook een paar leuke dingen 

bijgekomen. Wat ik met de afgekeurde dingen doe

weet ik nog niet, waarschijnlijk aanpassen en dan 

opnieuw maken en alsnog in de shop zetten.

Wat ik ook eigenlijk niet onvermeld wil laten is dat ik in 

September maar liefst 2 dingen heb verkocht,

wel te verstaan de eerste 2 dingen :)

Dan mag je toch een beetje trots zijn op jezelf :)

Afgekeurde armband

Op dit moment ben ik bezig met sjaals en mutsen kant en klaar,

naar eigen patroon, of zo afgeleid dat het eigenlijk niet meer te herleiden is. Heerlijk warm voor de winter en in het vroege voorjaar!

En ik zit boordevol ideeën voor accessoires die nog uitgewerkt moeten worden.  

En ook ben ik gevraagd om op een kerstmarkt hier in Arnhem te staan. 

Ik vond het daarom ook best even slikken, maar moest toch nee zeggen. 

Volgend jaar! Over een jaar heb ik (hopelijk) meer ervaring met verkoop en het maken van patronen.

Maar ook een jaar om spullen te maken, want ik vind het zelf nogal aan de karige kant...

Een goed weekend toegewenst!

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Stamps for the shop

Last week I received no less than 3 stamps.
All for the shop to make goodies bags,
to make labels for my handspun yarn,
and one address stamp for the envelops.

I got those 2 stamps from Studio Stempel in the Netherlands.
Ellen makes the most wonderful stamps so professional 
and good looking, and fast too! I ordered the stamps on Monday
and the next Saturday I received them in the mail  :)
She gave me some good advice too, about sizes and such.

Have a lovely day!
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Cowl Autumn Winter 2011

I just finished the new coloured cowl for the shop.
It took me almost a week to get the measurements
and colours the way I wanted it ;)
But here it is finally and to make everyone happy,
you can oder it in one single colour or two, three,
four and five if you please, choose from the onces
in the picture; Olive Green, Mustard Yellow,
Petrol Blue, Dark Brambles Pink, Beautiful Brown.

Have a great day!
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Colours Fall / Winter 2011 - 2012

Because of personal circumstances
I'm late this year with the fall and winter collection.
If you already can speak of a collection of course.
Normally I start in the summer working on accessories
for the autumn and winter, but this summer I was really busy
with the care for my oldest boy. Making appointments and
getting him in a new daycare. Anyway my head was filled
with other stuff than colours and accessories,
and then it is hard to make or even think about new designs and so.
But this week I'm making a nice start with it and trying
to fill the shop with lovely fall and winter things.

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Crochet bracelets

This week I was making some bracelets from a pattern on Haakzaken.
That's a very lovely blog about crochet it's written in Dutch,
but do not let it stop you to take a look.
I made those bracelets with 100% cotton and wooden beads.

I'm thinking about doing more crocheted beaded bracelets,
but I want to make my own design or pattern,
It's just so inspiring to see how you can add something
so nice as beads to your design.
I made crocheted beaded necklaces before,
that was with nylon wire and leather cords,
the structure is very different from cotton.
I can't show you pictures of that, they got lost on my old PC :(

Next week I'm gonna try to make some brooch
I got inspired by the nice pictures on her (haakzaken) blog :)

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Key chain / bag accessories

After I made my craft room / hobby room,
I needed to do something in it...
Even thou it was a little thing,
to make the room well used,
I guess that's the best word for it ;)
And this is the result, crocheted key chains
or bag accessories or where a hanger can be used for.

Have a nice day!
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Craftroom

Last week I created my new craftroom...

I made a few quick photo's but still

everything needs to be put in place more.

I need to organize and sort things out,

which is not my strongest quality ;)

It already inspires me to sit and relax more,

and make nice things for the shop,

because everything is within hand reach.

The nice colours of bright blue and lime

gives me a happy feeling and when all my stuff is

in transparent storage the colours from the materials

are an inspiration by it self (or at least I hope so)

And I manged to put almost everything in it,

and even my husband has his own little space

in it to make his military model constructions.

Without having to worry the kids trow it on the floor.

Hope you have a crafty and inspiring day!
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What´s on the needles #3

This week on the needles,

well crochet hooks to be precise...

I'm making a scarf for a special lady,

who helped me the last year, with coaching and teaching me 

how to plan my day's and weeks.

She went above and beyond to make my life livable again.

Now I'm pretty scared... Because I need to do 

it all by myself again... But she give me enough 

to do it on my own, even thou it's just her job... 

And if I fail, (I hope not, but I'm gonna miss her a lot)

she comes back and helping me again,

and that's the best reinsurance she could give me.

She was like a beacon in a stormy ocean, 

she was a listing ear when I needed one, and not jugging me at all. 

So a little present for her is in it's place...

 The scarf is with a lovely brown cotton and bamboo mix 

and the pink stripes with 100% cotton. It feel so soft... 

I don't have a pattern from it, 

I just crochet the ends with double crochet 

and the middle with granny stripes... 

And I'm planning to make it nice with some fringe at the ends :)

Have a good creative day! 

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TWIS / DWZI #22

This week I saw...
The rainbow crochet swap or
Regenboog haak swap...

The African flowers blanket I made for Ebi
from Ebi's colorful word.
I made it with love and had so much fun crochet it
and it turned out so well done that I wanted to keep it myself...
Just kidding... but I hope that she likes it too.

The bag in the middle I got from Esther
from Esthers101. Thank you so much Esther
for this lovely bag, I will wear / use it with love!

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This week I saw.
Is an initiative from Roos en Daan,
there you can also see who else participates.
Inspired on Jill's Today  I Saw.

Have a lovely sunny weekend!
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TWIS / DWZI #21

Parents day.
At the day care center for our oldest son.
Our oldest son is now in the observation group to determine if he has a form of autism. And the youngest enjoying himself with all the toys they have there. :)




All the hexagons for the swap are finished.
Now I need to crochet them together
to make something nice from it.


I am knitting a scarf and our oldest son is helping me from the same yarn with a crochet hook...

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This week I saw.
Is an initiative from Roos en Daan,
there you can also see who else participates.
Inspired on Jill's Today  I Saw.

Have a lovely weekend!
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What´s on the needles #2

Last week I finished off the baby blanket
for my niece. With a little size adjustment,
it is ready to wrap it and give it to her.
The pattern I used is from Charami NL
It's a Dutch translation from Attic 24.

And now I'm working on a secret project.
I participate in a swap with a bunch of Twitter people.
The assignment is to make a swap with rainbow colours.
And use your imagination... 
So I can't reveal to much,
in case my swap partner reads this blog ;)
But I love to colours I use at the moment
so here are some nice pictures.

More pictures later on when the project is finished.

Have a lovely day!
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