I had to wait until after Christmas to post this item, because my friend reads this blog every now and then. But now it’s all unwrapped and reveiled so I can post away.
Quite pleased with the result.. hope Rig likes it!
I made the Zakka Style Crochet Grocery Bag from Frayed at the Edges again. This [...]
We have a normal Gretel!I repeat…We have a normal Gretel!Hooray!Rasta woman hat is no more. Gretel is nice and tidy and finished and looks smashing!!! (Looks up to the sky and says) I am ready for snow now. Let it come please.
Gretel is back to a normal size
As you may know I started making the [...]
Knitting is art! It really is. The masses don’t get this, but then the masses didn’t get Van Gogh for got sake. To prove that it is an art, have a look at this website called Knitted Landscape. Anyone can participate, what you need to do is knit something nature and place it in a [...]
One of my downfalls: carrot cake…
I always thought it a chalange to start a diet and go to gym in December, but it’s proven more than hard. I’m not doing too bad (read: i’m not stuffing myself on an hour to hour basis as is usual this month). But there are little chocolates and cake [...]
I have Gretel issues!Pardon me, you say.Yes I will pardon you, but the fact remains that I got Gretel issues… I will explain. Now it’s true that the name Gretel has never stricken me as very beautiful, but who cares right. Then I found this great pattern called… you guessed it Gretel. It’s a beret [...]
Sorry I’ve not been updating my blog this last week, but I’ve been really busy getting all the Christmas pressies off to The Netherlands in time. So besides buying and wrapping I had to find boxes and jiffy bags (envelopes). But they are all on their merry way and I hope will make it in [...]
If she’d known about my endevours this week I’m sure I would have made Martha Stewart Proud. I’ve been crafting, decorating christmas threes and been a hostess to a birthday celebration. Also I went to a party in the street to meet all the new neighbours. This was absolutely great. They where all very nice [...]
I’m wishing for snow! As I might have mentioned before I’m very partial to the stuff.Perhaps not as much as Lorelai, but then who is. I’ve been watching rather a lot of Gilmore Girls of late. Louisa lend me the first season on dvd and it’s great. I’m as big a fan of snow as [...]
I removed the Innocent Big Knit counter from the menu bar at the right. This because we, us knitters, have done well this year. The goal was 400.000 hats and we managed to reach this goal. So the virtual bottle meter was filled and 200.000 pounds (US$400.000) will be raised for Age Concern. Hooray! Lots [...]