We will move into our new house on the 4th of June. So this week I shall not be doing anything except packing boxes and knitting the two projects I will not pack. One small so I can still knit on the train to work and one big, but that shall be it. And next [...]
I’ve discovered Amy Butler. I bought one of her fabrics by accident at Liberty in London a few weeks back. At the edge it said: Amy Butler. So I typed in the name online and hey presto a whole site with colourfull fabrics and… (free) patterns. And that is something I don’t have. No fabric, [...]
I finished the red scarf, but unfortunatly don’t have any pictures of it at the moment. The batteries of the camera are dead and I’m about to move house, so I don’t have any batteries at hand.
Besides all the packing and planning I’ve been gripped by a Zakka-mania. I can’t remember where I first [...]
It’s been a very social week for me. Finally after being in the U.K. for almost a year I’m beginning to not only FEEL at home, but also BE at home in this new country. For many months I’ve been dealing with my affairs back in Holland. And now it’s all moving along. I still [...]
I and my-soon-to-be-ex-colleague-and-rapidly-becoming-a-very-good-friend Sarah went to see the Renoir Landscapes Exhibition at the National Gallery in London. It was a great succes. We got there and the audio devices where two for one. So we got them and I must say that it’s well worth it. I’ve never used an audio device before in a [...]
I’ve had a very cool Bank Holiday this weekend. On Friday I went shopping, see previous post, and bought lots of goodies. On Saturday I started working with these materials to make Baby Booties and a Zippered Pouch. I will post pictures at a later date with more sewing. They are first attempts you see [...]
I went two seperate shopping sprees into London. I was looking for fabrics and beads to make these fantastic baby booties and maybe some stichmarkers and some (zippered) pouches. Also I wanted to buy some small goodies for my International Scarf Exchange 4 pall. I’m knitting a scarf for her and would like to spoil [...]