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The start of a new project

  It’s one of those days… Yes! New yarn has arrived. Remember I made the Primrose blanket? Well, I still had lots of lilac yarn left. So off I went and picked a complimentary colour. I love the combo...

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Oh, glorious yarn day!

It’s a new year, so time for a new project! You know how you always seem to have too few baskets lying around for projects? Yeah, I resort to plastic tubs every now and then because of my lack of...

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Basket update

Good afternoon my friends! Today I wanted to show you the progress on the baskets. To mention first, I’m sorry if I gave anyone the impression I was going to make the beautiful lace basket! It’s a...

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Rainbow WIP

Curious what I was planning to make with the rainbow Bloom? It is something really useful! The last cover I made for my tablet is looking a bit battered, you see. After a couple years of  being tossed...

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I made: a Rainbow tablet sleeve!

Done! No more worrying about cats pushing tablets from couches, tables or sleeping on it (real story). Klaar! Ik hoef me gelukkig geen zorgen meer te maken over mijn katten die m’n tablet van de bank...

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Free crochet pattern: Rainbow tablet cover sleeve (EN + NL)

This pattern is also available in English! Click here for the pattern. Wil je op de hoogte blijven van nieuwe haakpatronen? Zorg dan dat je me volgt op Facebook, Pinterest of Bloglovin’! De bobble...

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New yarn, new project!

Have you seen the new yarns Scheepjes recently introduced? You’ve seen me play around with the Bloom recently. But that’s not the only new yarn! Heb je de nieuwe garens gezien die Scheepjes uitgebracht...

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Sunkissed WIP

Just a very quick, tiny blog today. I’m off to an easter brunch in a couple of minutes and I just wanted to show you a couple of (mysterious) pictures from my Scheepjes‘ Sunkissed project. They look...

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I made Sprinkle potholders!

Without further adue, here’s the finished project! Zonder eromheen te draaien, hier zijn ze dan! Aren’t they the cutest thing? I used tiny amounts of Scheepjes‘  Sunkissed to make the dots. They really...

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New day, new yarn

With a sad, sad day still in the back of my mind I found I still couldn’t keep my hands idle. There has been a project that’s been on my mind for a couple of weeks now, but it didn’t really surface...

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I made: A Southbay Shawlette with Unicat

A long, long time ago I bought a gorgeous skein of yarn from Blij dat ik Brei.   Yummy yarn! #unicat #whattomake #crochet #yarn Een foto die is geplaatst door Kirsten (@haakmaarraak) op 4 Apr 2014 om...

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Free crochet pattern: Rainbow sampler blanket

It’s finally done! The pattern for the Rainbow sampler blanket is now live and can be found here. It’s not a pattern in the traditional sense of the way. I’d rather call it a challenge in improvising...

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New yarn arrived: Linen soft!

It has been quiet for a couple of weeks here! I was enjoying the summer and haven’t blogged (or Instagrammed, or Facebooked) much. But thank you for all the lovin’ you showed my sampler blanket! I’m...

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Spices blanket WIP

Good afternoon! I’ve been happily hooking away at my new blanket… The colours mix well together! Goedemiddag! Ik ben heerlijk aan het haken geweest aan de motieven voor mijn deken. De kleuren passen...

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Update on the spices blanket

It’s coming along slowly but surely… The stack keeps on growing. I need to catch up on my orange and brown motifs though, as you can see! Het duurt even, maar de stapel groeit gestaag! Ik moet wel wat...

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I’ve made: the Spicy Diamond Blanket

It’s finished! I left for Spain with a stack of diamonds and a plan. The plan was to crochet in the car and don’t stop until all the diamonds were assembled. Which didn’t happen, I slept for about 5...

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Merino soft: a yarn review

As you might know, I’m one of the contestants for this week’s Design wars! For this challenge I have used a new yarn from Scheepjes called Merino Soft. A yarn I had seen and felt occasionally, but...

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Bits and bobs

Saturday, and the start of another well deserved weekend. I was out and about pretty early today. Not really doing anything in particular, but it seems to have become a habit to be in bed around 9.00...

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Last dance on the beach – in memory of Wink

Today is a day of mixed emotions. As you might know, last year my friend Wink from A creative Being sadly passed away after a long battle with depression. During her final weeks she was working on a...

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YARN, a new crochet,- and knitting- and textile crafts magazine!

When I saw the preview of this magazine last bloggersweekend, I was blown away. The photography, the patterns, the styling, it all fits together. YARN is the new bookazine from Scheepjes: A biannual...

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