Rose Red

Pattern: Rose Red by Ysolda Teague

Yarn: my own Bluefaced Leicester DK handdyed in a semi-solid deep red.

Needles: 4mm

Modifications: none!



Started it the first day I became sick (something flu’ish, don’t know what…) as a kind of comfortgift for myself! I realy deserve it!
It was a quick knit (sick people can’t knit all day long, you know! So 4 days for a hat is quick in this case!) and I loved following the changes in the pattern.



And now I love the result, I even love it more than my boho-hat!!! (which seems impossible, so that means something!)
Told me last year that I ever was going to wear a hat and I would laughed at you!
Maybe I’ll redye it in a more deep red color, but I’m not sure, IRL it’s deeper red than on the pictures.



Atlanta shows it on the pictures… I don’t have to tell that she loves modeling for a camera, I guess :P
She’s a bit dirty too, I better took the pictures after her evening-bath, haha!



It still needs a good block, but I guess that's something for when I'm better ;o)

Very Cherry

Pattern: Very Cherry by Alana Dakos

Yarn: Lana Grossa Basics hp No.31 in a beautiful red color.

Needles: 4mm

Modifications: none!



Having 3 daughters is fun!!! You don't need to swatch when knitting something. You just knit it in DD2's size with a needle you think is good for it... in a worst-case scenario it's to small for DD2, but then DD3 can always wear it when she's grown into it, so 1 of the 3 can still enjoy it. In a best-case scenario, it's to big for DD2 and all 3 can enjoy it!
That's what happened here... I knitted size 3 year without swatching, but it's to big for my 3 year old.
You can't believe how happy DD1 is! Now she can wear it too! And when DD3 is big enough, it will be hers!



I love the pattern, I love the color... It's just a perfect dress for my sweet girly girl. She wanted to wear it to school today. Way to big, but she weared it with proud! Look at her sweet little face... doesn't she look great in it?

Mighty Morphin Power PUMPKIN!

If I ever get the idea again to hollow out a pumpkin, please stop me!
But I like the result:



And the pumpkinsoup will be delicious!!!

Once upon a time...

... there was a Breimuis, who knitted a lovely pair of socks in one of the most beautiful colors I've ever seen!
She had only 1 problem: she didn't liked the color.
That's where I came in the picture, I fell in love with it immediatly and told her that. Thinking of dying sockyarn in that color and make them for myself, I fell a sleep that night.
A few days later, I saw that she pm'ed me at Ravelry with the idea to do a swap. The pair of socks against a nice ball of handdyed semi-solid sockwool.
I was so happy!!! I dyed her some superwash Merino in a fabulous aubergine-bordeaux color, put some chocolat and tea in the box and it was on its way!

Today the socks arived, the color is in real life just beyond imaginations. I always fall for vivid colors like that, but this one is one of my favorits!
She was so nice to make the socks a little longer (my feet are bigger ;o)) and they fit wonderful!
Did I already told you that I'm totaly in love???







Thank you so much for the trade, Line! I got inspired to start knitting more socks now...

And some other great news:
after 2 years of pain, 5 months of unbearable pain (and when I talk about pain, I realy mean PAIN!), 3 months of bandage plasters and a surgery, my elbow is out of the bandage plasters (and out of pain, it's so unreal)! You can't believe how happy I am! Finaly, the end is near!

Halloween!

Inspired by Halloween...

Pumpkin:


Ghost:


Witch:


Wizard:


The colors are extra vivid like they have to be on Halloween!
And to celebrate this, we give -10% on all Halloween-wool this month!



Happy Halloween!!!

Kinderknutsels / Kids tinkering

"Kijk mama, ik heb mamamelkjes geknipt!!!"

"Look mommy, I made some mommymilkies!!!"



Euhm...??? :o

Magic Ball... part 2

After reading Morgans comment on my last post, I grabbed the boxes, ran upstairs to the kidsroom, ran downstairs to get the photocamera, ran again upstairs, fell down 3 steps, hurted my knee, ran downstairs again to search for the fallen photocamera and batteries, ran upstairs again, trew myself on the ground and calmed down 3 very enthousiastic kids...

But it was worth it:






























I think the pics tell the story for themself...
Kids happy, me happy, it's perfect!!!
I love the wool, the color is wonderful! I admit, I would never pick it myself, but that makes it cool! I love it!
I don't know what I'm going to make of it, but I do know I'm never going to make the pattern included. :P
A dress, Morgan? A hexagonal dress? You can't be serious!
But if I know Morgan a bit, I don't think she ever thought that I was going to make that :P or did you?
So I'm searching for a pattern for ME ME ME!

Thank you Morgan! You made our day! And I even didn't start knitting yet!
SMAK!

Magic Ball... part 1

Last year, Morgan and I were thinking about having a magic ball-swap just for the two of us.
No timelimit, if it took us a year to finish, no problem. A wonderful idea!
And now, a year later, I'm still trying to make a good ball for her. Wool is dyed, some accessoiries are waiting to get wrapped, but a PND and elbowproblems made it impossible to knit or sew things for in the ball.
Still WIP (work in progress), but I hope to finish it as soon as my elbow is out of bandage plaster!

Morgan was a bit quicker than I was... today I received my ball.



So now I'm in doubt... open the box or wait until I finished mine? It's not that I can knit him up already, but you know... curiousity and stuff. Having him in my range and not touching it, I feel like Tom Cruise on another Mission Impossible.
Maybe I can just peek a little? But it feels unfair to Morgan... but otherwise, I truly deeply think I deserve it to just take a little look. Maybe just opening a corner and look inside the box... offcourse, I'll use a flashlight, but she doesn't have to know that, does she?

So, dear blogreaders... what shall I do??? PLEEEEEEEEEEEAAAASE!!! HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!


edit: I just saw my daughter colored my couch-blanket. Thank you, camera-flashes!

Handdyed wool in stock!

Alle handgeverfde wol in stock staat online!!!
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All handdyed wool that I have in stock is online from now on!!!
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Dank je wel aan alle lieve bezoekers en standhouders! Het was een fantastische beurs! Tot volgend jaar!


Thanks to all sweet visitors and collegues, we had a wonderful time! See you next year!