tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64830973068630042232024-03-22T04:48:00.483+01:00Socks & ChocolateSylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-42457140999131629482010-02-03T09:22:00.004+01:002010-02-03T12:00:45.035+01:00PiccolaLast weekend I visited my LYS and got a few mini skeins as a present. Aren't they adorable? Only 12 gram each and just about enough to make a nice leftover bookmark <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/piccola">'Piccola'</a> from Yarnissima. Now I have doubts about using the other mini skeins because they are so cute!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZoQtFm1jlGLAHE9U-yKdxsBL0pUekO5N5CYyZUKQX9ixwuQNXswV1bXH3q1jYp8g4rJZTRDL4bnaBUP02T0aUQuO3ZkM1qeW7b3Ewx0PulbxFLNUOkYSUltKAPV8bPOzDt5_N5Igfh0/s1600-h/P1310270.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 389px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZoQtFm1jlGLAHE9U-yKdxsBL0pUekO5N5CYyZUKQX9ixwuQNXswV1bXH3q1jYp8g4rJZTRDL4bnaBUP02T0aUQuO3ZkM1qeW7b3Ewx0PulbxFLNUOkYSUltKAPV8bPOzDt5_N5Igfh0/s400/P1310270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433939379459257138" border="0" /></a>Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-64445916108972405842010-02-01T15:22:00.006+01:002010-02-01T22:10:56.912+01:00I'm spinning around , move out of my way ................I started knitting only 1 year ago and I really thought that I would never try spinning my own yarn. My mother did spin her own yarn about 30 years ago and made us awfully, itchy sweaters. I hated them and I could not get rid of feeling that spinning yarn was only for people in the alternative society. But, after knitting one year I began to understand the love for all kinds of wool, the feeling of it, the smell, the softness of the fibers and slowly I surrendered.<br /><br />Last friday I went to <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.jeanetkoek.nl/">Jeanet Koek</a> for a 1-day workshop and I loved it. She told me all about spinning wheels, learned me how to spin, we made some bats together with a drumcarder and I just had a lovely day. I bought a second hand Louët (a Dutch brand) spinning wheel from Jeanet but I also spun on an Ashford wheel and I loved it. I promised myself that I can buy myself a new one after one year of practising on the second hand one.<br /><br />It's a really bad picture but I will replace it later:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrPKyItolJEGP1GBkdUYlkmQzLeRmrV3DYEhYLx7bpIwLPTUoekCTi4EN8vatAu97u-BH72h0abu8fST2mknW35IT58ZwhGuQGhjFIsp15TIgRp-0OpwPsqWudUWNmghSYkbCOWFLbvc/s1600-h/P1310276.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 436px; height: 581px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrPKyItolJEGP1GBkdUYlkmQzLeRmrV3DYEhYLx7bpIwLPTUoekCTi4EN8vatAu97u-BH72h0abu8fST2mknW35IT58ZwhGuQGhjFIsp15TIgRp-0OpwPsqWudUWNmghSYkbCOWFLbvc/s400/P1310276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433286407385449650" border="0" /></a><br />My very first meters of yarn, ugh :D but it's mine!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmanH7O-qHjKT9lIrkh8BFITz0BLO8rzjm-VD8JGeOiKbubfS22Pmt2S8syu_qVA41uEU1XPfb3JabD9SAZFgl5R8-1KCnrUtAE5djwggen5_-dMCTCTFSBFVd_N_Jhn6lfg0J0Gf5zs/s1600-h/P1310277.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 502px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmanH7O-qHjKT9lIrkh8BFITz0BLO8rzjm-VD8JGeOiKbubfS22Pmt2S8syu_qVA41uEU1XPfb3JabD9SAZFgl5R8-1KCnrUtAE5djwggen5_-dMCTCTFSBFVd_N_Jhn6lfg0J0Gf5zs/s400/P1310277.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433290106622226050" border="0" /></a><br />And the merino batts I made on the drumcarder.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiVolGvY8rz9QeC1Vh0Gv-zYBScMWRBcKrH37SnC02n_6lSMSelv75MiKMDEG6R2inaPJyItjnQxZo6AYm3x9sbYB5Jo5VFSTY6lWOEoSGe3aRW7dQFU9NXK6_cEWmIgjftE4qcJyhgA/s1600-h/P1310278.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 504px; height: 377px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiVolGvY8rz9QeC1Vh0Gv-zYBScMWRBcKrH37SnC02n_6lSMSelv75MiKMDEG6R2inaPJyItjnQxZo6AYm3x9sbYB5Jo5VFSTY6lWOEoSGe3aRW7dQFU9NXK6_cEWmIgjftE4qcJyhgA/s400/P1310278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433290223584029538" border="0" /></a><br />I really, really loved it! Thanks Jeanet for a lovely day and you will see me back again to learn more about spinning and dyeing untill I can make my own sock yarn!Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-30856597132429765032010-01-31T16:03:00.011+01:002010-01-31T19:20:30.654+01:00Chocolate cake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHF0J8NRexiXonbTOMS_K0tlsjBN3lIvKfAHIwb5gVC6lWrKlyefr83k22WwrIAIDup-C1m-iGjJNzkXYJtGtIWHmQYW9yuR2VaC0KmPftzpLLIhtWT_4mpGC7_vC_9yIWDpi0mG7Zog/s1600-h/choc_cake2.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 517px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHF0J8NRexiXonbTOMS_K0tlsjBN3lIvKfAHIwb5gVC6lWrKlyefr83k22WwrIAIDup-C1m-iGjJNzkXYJtGtIWHmQYW9yuR2VaC0KmPftzpLLIhtWT_4mpGC7_vC_9yIWDpi0mG7Zog/s400/choc_cake2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432924693626856130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 'My therapist told me the way to achieve</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> true inner peace is to finish what</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> I start.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> So far today, I have finished two bags of</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> M&M's and a chocolate cake.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> I feel better already'</span><br /><br /><br /><br /> By Dave Barry<br /></div><br /><br />I found this poem in the last issue of Flow Magazine where you can also download this beautiful <a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" href="http://www.flowmagazine.nl/docs/upload/38.pdf">writing paper</a>.Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-36109817577253588612010-01-31T13:44:00.009+01:002010-01-31T14:49:26.842+01:00Still winterI long to see the first signs of spring but it really is still winter, we had snow, agian. Sometimes we have winters with hardly any snow (quite normal in the Netherlands) but this winter we had snow since december the 17th and each time when it is melting and we think it is really gone now, it starts snowing again. We had our full share now. It makes the world look quiet and peaceful but enough is enouh! I wanna see the sun again and go out for long walks without the risk of falling over and over again. It was a perfect time for knitting though.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MZJ1ocEhqkNTGJDCN0ABsgZfF2JGN86VrCKeS7lP7t-2MV_qYmhrjD_747GCl1Vr9RsoTUTr-YH_Wt9AhyphenhyphenxvN2NQbR_TjomdgFhwn3WCGOkmJKHo-spe7Pz2h3VvovHbaj5UjK-FMZ0/s1600-h/PC170240.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 418px; height: 557px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MZJ1ocEhqkNTGJDCN0ABsgZfF2JGN86VrCKeS7lP7t-2MV_qYmhrjD_747GCl1Vr9RsoTUTr-YH_Wt9AhyphenhyphenxvN2NQbR_TjomdgFhwn3WCGOkmJKHo-spe7Pz2h3VvovHbaj5UjK-FMZ0/s400/PC170240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432888592904698786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />During Christmas Holiday we visited my in-laws in Ghent (Belgium). Ghent is a lovely historical city and I always love it to loaf about the streets and watch people, do some windowshopping and hop in a little bistro for lunch or diner.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hm5wSsbhhSkPkL9g5bL45gwacUKuoca3Z2OYc_hcn_PmJ1ji0j5hIlHSCreR2bZsqnEJWMKVyh6MtSOJHqdBqredAowc-M0PRwc9QL6jBPlJrdaWZCNPEBSRODWFA6xMTlxPMJArjnY/s1600-h/PC280246.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 401px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hm5wSsbhhSkPkL9g5bL45gwacUKuoca3Z2OYc_hcn_PmJ1ji0j5hIlHSCreR2bZsqnEJWMKVyh6MtSOJHqdBqredAowc-M0PRwc9QL6jBPlJrdaWZCNPEBSRODWFA6xMTlxPMJArjnY/s400/PC280246.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432887796661790242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lovely Belgian Linen and lace.............<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB089bwfzeVGKfB3aR0mIH42wHD94-QjaocySSNNSHUIbBH-lQeg7EkIeNCkppsOJ-k6B2IPGyIA9F_MMu1EXXUom3T4x1IL8DC9n5fiwl57dJg73YakS7LljN_Xm2Le_k5IM7oExmFJo/s1600-h/PC280243.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 414px; height: 552px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB089bwfzeVGKfB3aR0mIH42wHD94-QjaocySSNNSHUIbBH-lQeg7EkIeNCkppsOJ-k6B2IPGyIA9F_MMu1EXXUom3T4x1IL8DC9n5fiwl57dJg73YakS7LljN_Xm2Le_k5IM7oExmFJo/s400/PC280243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432892719669168578" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And of course I bought some yarn at the best Yarn store of Ghent, "Stoffenidee". You can see some pictures at a the blog of colleague-blogger called <a href="http://yarnlot.blogspot.com/2009/12/stoffenidee-in-een-nieuw-kleedje-or.html">Yarnlot</a> who lives in Ghent. I bought myself some Noro yarn. Everyone seems to love it so I have to try it myself. I love the colours. I also bought a skein of Araucania, 3 skeins of Hacho (I adore them!) and 2 very special spools of a camel hair and silk mixture from <a href="www.bart-francis.be">Bart&Francis</a>. In a local bookshop I found a lovely book about knitting flowers.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ExQ6OGTwOjJaJLk2cxZek3Om6TRt8rhzZwEQQWuKFUD7p5gPv0CO715xxuM_VeMFLIOYD8U9X3rPfu5pB_4BsJd1tkcdfPpegj3rJpGQl1UkeN5dZS8b9QXVKAd0Qxj6bFePFDncDyY/s1600-h/PC300252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 403px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ExQ6OGTwOjJaJLk2cxZek3Om6TRt8rhzZwEQQWuKFUD7p5gPv0CO715xxuM_VeMFLIOYD8U9X3rPfu5pB_4BsJd1tkcdfPpegj3rJpGQl1UkeN5dZS8b9QXVKAd0Qxj6bFePFDncDyY/s400/PC300252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432891554716677650" border="0" /></a><br />For my birthday last december (I turned 41 on the last day of the year!) my DH gave me this Yarn Swift. I still ask myself if it is really my present because he doesn't have to sit with me for hours to help me wind my skeins anymore :P But I'm still very happy with it!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGlDheqSDMgSigMtb1mXPvD2ViEbX5W5KbhZmk45IjRrONLbZT6OtOkJlaGZ2JRfEYIfAvSJFOHrVPKgBJq07LEQy8qfcZKoVq76t8GoLwrsCwylkmhavwIbsOyqDfCCAZP4X49yyiPc/s1600-h/PC300258.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 404px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGlDheqSDMgSigMtb1mXPvD2ViEbX5W5KbhZmk45IjRrONLbZT6OtOkJlaGZ2JRfEYIfAvSJFOHrVPKgBJq07LEQy8qfcZKoVq76t8GoLwrsCwylkmhavwIbsOyqDfCCAZP4X49yyiPc/s400/PC300258.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432891910210405410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After all those days of snow and dark days (and having the flu twice this winter) I needed a touch of spring and bought myself these bluish purple primulas. Every year when I see these lovely flowers on my table I know that spring is not far away.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBpVTohqmrXYgAbeRii0FBCIYgalfTQioXSR7Sd6QDbxRWiBxox9-NTLRF0ATST5Ywnftp8bgPnhoRhxLNSXwvwLmJ231f6Okt9v0ajMEZQaftXADW7HjkiY9S4BtUL_1PEALSW4W3EA/s1600-h/P1310272.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 404px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihBpVTohqmrXYgAbeRii0FBCIYgalfTQioXSR7Sd6QDbxRWiBxox9-NTLRF0ATST5Ywnftp8bgPnhoRhxLNSXwvwLmJ231f6Okt9v0ajMEZQaftXADW7HjkiY9S4BtUL_1PEALSW4W3EA/s400/P1310272.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432893303569281922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Have a nice Sunday!<br /><br />x0x0xSylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-11031625981451468322009-11-13T20:13:00.007+01:002009-11-13T21:04:43.919+01:00Work in progressWe are changing our garage (attached) into a new kitchen. A builder did the construction work but we decided to do all the rest. Unfortunately we are not making a lot of progress. Sometimes we can't seem to find the time to do as much as we would/should but we will get there in the end! I always dreamed about an Aga cooker and I finally got one. He is standing there all by himself, covered in dust (you poor thing) but he's already working and keeping the whole annex quite warm and he cookes like a dream!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCD1r7X-55-yFNdcpI4Z4quyTk7Grjlm-UHeuPk65thVWqE5W-GAgMRmoe-dVleN_0v84ZUWmwlx5eOtbMTn-_eq8j5RlKmszElThRv8wWFO1Gn0FIyYudB4IFZYNssSWyrX_hiDnUFE/s1600-h/PB130232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 459px; height: 612px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCD1r7X-55-yFNdcpI4Z4quyTk7Grjlm-UHeuPk65thVWqE5W-GAgMRmoe-dVleN_0v84ZUWmwlx5eOtbMTn-_eq8j5RlKmszElThRv8wWFO1Gn0FIyYudB4IFZYNssSWyrX_hiDnUFE/s400/PB130232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403672361936863618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We layed bluestone tiles, recently made a ceiling and now we are sanding and painting and sanding and painting and......... We are using only classic colors of Farrow & Ball. The kitchen will be in oak and the working tops and sink are in bluestone. It will be gorgeous, in the end........I can hardly wait to decorate the kitchen with my collection of bowls and pottery. This is only a small part of my collection :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJ1mUnG-l6HHQhwYAj-fHGa0JoryXeC574GD6nSnojSjgDWaQBgXl0ZOBVpMhDqNS6e1UsVWxUm5lwlcyXX86j68tusTPScAHGqnd6-NFRFKvOhjOEi7WLlyM0Qsb3uvAcNPnGvgsseI/s1600-h/PB130225.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 485px; height: 363px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJ1mUnG-l6HHQhwYAj-fHGa0JoryXeC574GD6nSnojSjgDWaQBgXl0ZOBVpMhDqNS6e1UsVWxUm5lwlcyXX86j68tusTPScAHGqnd6-NFRFKvOhjOEi7WLlyM0Qsb3uvAcNPnGvgsseI/s400/PB130225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403675580485407170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KV3XcmqFFtTFsjDUpzkq6qnMW29gGjNsy4nM1mY9QpPLqRuYlpAD2j0Wiafya4fv-CA7uJOeYs8I_NYA1MF-wsJIABLRctHtArEE7UfEHrMd-J1q49NDAp03P1DymSSDeXNotDdE4WY/s1600-h/PB130226.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 483px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KV3XcmqFFtTFsjDUpzkq6qnMW29gGjNsy4nM1mY9QpPLqRuYlpAD2j0Wiafya4fv-CA7uJOeYs8I_NYA1MF-wsJIABLRctHtArEE7UfEHrMd-J1q49NDAp03P1DymSSDeXNotDdE4WY/s400/PB130226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403675875469289026" border="0" /></a><br />I had a lovely day off. I did all the cleaning in the morning and took some me-time in the afternoon to listen to some music, knit a little bit, read some magazines etc. It was one of those days that I don't mind the pouring rain and dark skies.<br /><br />Happy knitting and enjoy your weekend!<br /><br />x0x0xSylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-80695381527155869452009-11-12T08:29:00.004+01:002009-11-12T09:20:51.918+01:00Project bag<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPjsMkkoMn7mAe9zz5huJpeAFFOmetTX6bTYuYOFRwQyMYRGT2sTx1RZ23EUL9DpKv1J4ue5FN2_xANd2GNNrlq-Pn4qFiYqFhm4phaFCFOO_TKqAmt4nQMoi2Xg3ymGbjYkJzGghTOQ/s1600-h/PB110222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPjsMkkoMn7mAe9zz5huJpeAFFOmetTX6bTYuYOFRwQyMYRGT2sTx1RZ23EUL9DpKv1J4ue5FN2_xANd2GNNrlq-Pn4qFiYqFhm4phaFCFOO_TKqAmt4nQMoi2Xg3ymGbjYkJzGghTOQ/s400/PB110222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403117657954017410" border="0" /></a><br />This is my project bag and I am in desperate need of some little project bags to separate all my projects. This bag is quite big (the picture doesn't show) and it feels like some kind of black hole! It contains about 7 different projects, all my knitpick needles, a box of nicknacks and some books. Any suggestion for a nifty pattern for little projectbags that also looks nice?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLG5FrDxMOdbkW_gL3qW7uqXQMgys8JkSqpCzyTubXa1hPoZKKD8TJPydjwudU4XgUKupCP6g-eFlxoU6IxSbBQO2gQAIZD-XStbxfluYJR4kemxucWuAj8mgsISUCACaAr4JSL8Z3Ufg/s1600-h/PB110223.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 397px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLG5FrDxMOdbkW_gL3qW7uqXQMgys8JkSqpCzyTubXa1hPoZKKD8TJPydjwudU4XgUKupCP6g-eFlxoU6IxSbBQO2gQAIZD-XStbxfluYJR4kemxucWuAj8mgsISUCACaAr4JSL8Z3Ufg/s400/PB110223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403117737414409426" border="0" /></a><br />Enjoy your day and happy knitting!<br /><br />xxxSylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-5149290367720018562009-11-11T18:43:00.006+01:002009-11-11T20:19:35.742+01:00Mad MaxNot really so mad at all, actually, he is the funniest, most cudly and cutest cat I ever had. Max had a surgery last week. I don't know how to explain it exactly in English but I'll give it a try. He had a herpes virus that caused a problem with his eyes. The eyelid somehow was suddenly to wide and his hair was constantly in contact with his eyeball and caused a lot of damage. So they removed a little skin beneath his eye and the problem is completely solved. The eye itself is already fully cured. He wasn't supposed to scratch at the stitches so I stayed on the couch for two nights to make sure that he wouldn't. Who is the mad one here? :D<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUBIVqHjK40bGu_nNlfjg9VAIANUH-pKC8QDVrJC-nlu8Dp1_FoNiO2sEChij2A9iI6NbtPdT4XALiJcLQXs_UuKhrGOnpNOFrUm9eP6XnN8p3g9cC_QV2GGOHEgAQ-2NvPXVXdJTIN4/s1600-h/PA300214.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 401px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUBIVqHjK40bGu_nNlfjg9VAIANUH-pKC8QDVrJC-nlu8Dp1_FoNiO2sEChij2A9iI6NbtPdT4XALiJcLQXs_UuKhrGOnpNOFrUm9eP6XnN8p3g9cC_QV2GGOHEgAQ-2NvPXVXdJTIN4/s400/PA300214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402907413733434450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I almost finished my second Gail I showed earlier and started a new sock, the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/twinkleberry">Twinkelberry</a> but I'm still not sure about this pattern and the yarn or the combination yarn/pattern. I have about all the free patterns available on Ravelry but still can't seem to find my perfect pattern.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgk30GO7j-Sf8R2Pbk3HipY8S3vOQoQrsK5Q7Tl9b7R2O_Fw5n0IWY-7wVYHOIrjra83cSvv5QFdBt0EkoPLihot1wPfczSDMINiHhIrVFUWZQ_IXmxm-w1RqUDcqNjX87yAHniWhfcH8/s1600-h/PB110222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgk30GO7j-Sf8R2Pbk3HipY8S3vOQoQrsK5Q7Tl9b7R2O_Fw5n0IWY-7wVYHOIrjra83cSvv5QFdBt0EkoPLihot1wPfczSDMINiHhIrVFUWZQ_IXmxm-w1RqUDcqNjX87yAHniWhfcH8/s400/PB110222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402909887006648994" border="0" /></a><br />Only one more workingday left and then my weekend starts! Yoohoo!<br /><br /><br />Happy knitting!<br /><br />xxxSylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-40595617736182986232009-11-06T11:41:00.006+01:002009-11-06T13:55:48.051+01:00Still alive<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves/> <w:trackformatting/> <w:hyphenationzone>21</w:HyphenationZone> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>NL</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark/> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp/> 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I’m absorbing of all your blogs but can’t seem to find a little time to write something. I also asked myself some questions; who is interested in reading about my life, the things I do and the things I care about? But, today I had a 30-minute session with an aura-reader at work</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-size:100%;" >(this week is ‘the week of your career’ and we can have sessions with aura-readers, coaches etc.) and the things she said gave me some food for thought and I discovered that I really don’t mind</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-size:100%;" >if there is only 1 person who reads my blog. Even if no one reads it, I just like to write about all things I care about whenever I feel the need. In the first place I’m writing this for me. I also love to read your blogs to taste a little of all of your lives all over the world. The</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-size:100%;" >similarities and differences in live, the way you live and love, </span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-size:100%;" >about your jobs, what you eat etc. Sometimes so different, sometimes so much the same……<br /></span><br /><o:p></o:p></span> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">In October<span style=""> </span>my very best friend Wilma and me visited the ‘Handwerkbeurs’ (handicrafts fair) in Rotterdam. We loved it! We had enough time to catch up during our trip by train and did some knitting too. I met so many lovely people who are so devoted to their jobs (dying, spinning or just selling yarn). Even met some ravelry friends from abroad. My stash almost reaches ceiling but I’m happy with everyting I bought. I bought some handdyed mohair and already knitted 4 tams and 1 cowl. I felted the tams and they are so soft. I’m making 2 out of each color (a total of 6) so I can add some tams to my stash of birthday/Christmas presents.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqWpmG1SKeIOG6LR-jdJUGTYKeTx5UG0gNN-SkrBp3WAOmelypuiVBPblyIoRcXp1AP_n8j7uWwQe70KKPmJ_sQvlMRqVxdmlrCFyUdKz-p92T4ZrDa21zfef4MjuDWuLe3IMDU5l_F8/s1600-h/PA170260.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 503px; height: 377px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqWpmG1SKeIOG6LR-jdJUGTYKeTx5UG0gNN-SkrBp3WAOmelypuiVBPblyIoRcXp1AP_n8j7uWwQe70KKPmJ_sQvlMRqVxdmlrCFyUdKz-p92T4ZrDa21zfef4MjuDWuLe3IMDU5l_F8/s400/PA170260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400939940821536178" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKn5I1NmaF31UHmSSw780YFCA2AqwxIZQKwmSrOJt2mOVh_l2PzzFeeZr2PviAGPAPh0-EzSgxI_Juh4kSEPdamNCs5rZjg5qPzHQH2_zkrsNveKmSSBlRpLkxegrwTvynQBQOQQ3IpE/s1600-h/PA250213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 502px; height: 377px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKn5I1NmaF31UHmSSw780YFCA2AqwxIZQKwmSrOJt2mOVh_l2PzzFeeZr2PviAGPAPh0-EzSgxI_Juh4kSEPdamNCs5rZjg5qPzHQH2_zkrsNveKmSSBlRpLkxegrwTvynQBQOQQ3IpE/s400/PA250213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400939946450971346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">I bought a little book about knitting toe up and started my first pair of toe up socks ever. Still feels strange...........</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAu6xdNWDhgu_JcieiP7hYGl3FulxaYO3_p8tHfzbPyZN8QUcpsPPkhjx4F6aHW1NXM0e_0oaNiQVK6jVVeb_5mS_zIFx7xnVr2eFIqz0z3bYbe7uNM0ct5rVTHTZFFQHlGcyGMvAspgM/s1600-h/PA170238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAu6xdNWDhgu_JcieiP7hYGl3FulxaYO3_p8tHfzbPyZN8QUcpsPPkhjx4F6aHW1NXM0e_0oaNiQVK6jVVeb_5mS_zIFx7xnVr2eFIqz0z3bYbe7uNM0ct5rVTHTZFFQHlGcyGMvAspgM/s400/PA170238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400939952470216578" border="0" /></a></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">Some lovely Colinette sock yarn (you can never have to much sock yarn :D)</p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8G0I8h7zot30oPLdxwi3DrtDaemZPKPP0AsPkYf4xNL53Fp141Fxvk61EgmpI8ZQLzCV5_NUfjcieT8BzExWcT_nX-szrqsxcxnPkVpdgvCd28n9_6y7eCoFMBduOlLNZX0f_x7xn0u4/s1600-h/PA170253.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 496px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8G0I8h7zot30oPLdxwi3DrtDaemZPKPP0AsPkYf4xNL53Fp141Fxvk61EgmpI8ZQLzCV5_NUfjcieT8BzExWcT_nX-szrqsxcxnPkVpdgvCd28n9_6y7eCoFMBduOlLNZX0f_x7xn0u4/s400/PA170253.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400939956492274658" border="0" /></a><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-family: arial;" class="MsoNormal">The most exquisite lace yarn (a blend of baby alpaca, cashmir and tussah silk. So soft! Bought by <a href="http://www.stormopzolder.nl/">'Storm op zolder' </a>(Storm in the attic).</p><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCoxg0nnFxYZp1KDkg_J8IcXYxvHRW3axbyuonaVTrW9O1R9OQj-PcyKXm2DwcgDxrnZoNbmipxV48CNRFzcWnvbkAdGCtje70lt5hqxw8MufpKTy8QnLDpXgsu73bgM9FBg-g9K2l2k/s1600-h/PA170254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 509px; height: 381px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCoxg0nnFxYZp1KDkg_J8IcXYxvHRW3axbyuonaVTrW9O1R9OQj-PcyKXm2DwcgDxrnZoNbmipxV48CNRFzcWnvbkAdGCtje70lt5hqxw8MufpKTy8QnLDpXgsu73bgM9FBg-g9K2l2k/s400/PA170254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400940511426994338" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeV0ybwOCt53b_zkGf2_5Zr_6YuIPX7ftNed2y3FgyrgouPERxcVtC8C4r3duewIHv4-s5jYVu2tTBckRBUbRwp8jbYN9YpbIchBfpoCHCMkLAu2KgEGkDAMaMQrqYhwZ6Lv229i6vGc/s1600-h/PA170255.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 508px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeV0ybwOCt53b_zkGf2_5Zr_6YuIPX7ftNed2y3FgyrgouPERxcVtC8C4r3duewIHv4-s5jYVu2tTBckRBUbRwp8jbYN9YpbIchBfpoCHCMkLAu2KgEGkDAMaMQrqYhwZ6Lv229i6vGc/s400/PA170255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400940516906382130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I also bought a new skein of Evilla lace yarn</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbr4-xziqSh6J4nVGsVmfQ_r7dBkg0D4cqbowh4L8Mcs3JVrmDB-0v2BZ5lrBakryix4K6OdtMA6CoLmHeUlrkipRwKW5tuKo4lqeiTy4Il4nF0G0eS40vEUC1XxLOInqZF8KXsyxoJh0/s1600-h/PA170241.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 505px; height: 377px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbr4-xziqSh6J4nVGsVmfQ_r7dBkg0D4cqbowh4L8Mcs3JVrmDB-0v2BZ5lrBakryix4K6OdtMA6CoLmHeUlrkipRwKW5tuKo4lqeiTy4Il4nF0G0eS40vEUC1XxLOInqZF8KXsyxoJh0/s400/PA170241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400939960671086978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Finished my </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tesserae-sock">Tesserae socks</a><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MnDSdRXPK5S7K6DvuQU2rSjwyzecnXaTcETa06FcoZXSHI5wmBVVKaAcwYMR33HIoUjcAJxoKfNZXl-PUtL_BVCwV9fS9ihvRc2XInkkx_lyfCUkVpBKpEIs3A-bymuWCMDlfRHL_-c/s1600-h/PA170236.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 506px; height: 379px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MnDSdRXPK5S7K6DvuQU2rSjwyzecnXaTcETa06FcoZXSHI5wmBVVKaAcwYMR33HIoUjcAJxoKfNZXl-PUtL_BVCwV9fS9ihvRc2XInkkx_lyfCUkVpBKpEIs3A-bymuWCMDlfRHL_-c/s400/PA170236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400940527577061458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">And started another </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gail-aka-nightsongs">Gail </a><span style="font-family: arial;">for my sisters birthday which is on november the 18th so I what to do for the next two weeks.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTpysNf_Mjsqm5pBOWA57R-8w8NJLP6lvTLyWdLz9tR0orfv5w3CiPu5v_h2sl2Ek6_q1Me5LfKPTGRYbgOlwSx9wtWoJ_p9eEvb-JeUFBt1DwI32sjhbT3rE8rQmtIuBsFa6N8ry7IU/s1600-h/PA250217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTpysNf_Mjsqm5pBOWA57R-8w8NJLP6lvTLyWdLz9tR0orfv5w3CiPu5v_h2sl2Ek6_q1Me5LfKPTGRYbgOlwSx9wtWoJ_p9eEvb-JeUFBt1DwI32sjhbT3rE8rQmtIuBsFa6N8ry7IU/s400/PA250217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400940520269215122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm in a good mood because my weekend starts in about 3 hours and I'm longing for some me time!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Have a nice weekend and happy knitting!!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">xxx</span>Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-82953342756521993742009-09-13T07:52:00.007+02:002009-09-13T08:55:37.174+02:00They arrived!!!Friday afternoon I found a note in my mailbox from the mailman telling me to pick up something from our local postoffice. I drove as fast as my little car allows to pick it up, what else could it be than this package I was waiting for!!! It was a very small box, hmm but I took it to my car and ripped of the wrapping immediately and when I opened it, it was like Pandora's box. I found 6 skeins of the smoothest merino I have ever touched before. They are so tremendously soft and the colours, although a little different than shown on the pictures, are so beautiful. I love them big time and I'm definitively gonna buy more. They were also delivered 2 weeks earlier than expected. No problem to me :D. I bought them at <a href="http://www.100purewool.com/servlet/StoreFront">100 pure wool </a>in Uruguay.<br /><br />May I present?! (not the best picture ever, taken in a hurry but you can still see the beautiful colours). The first four are a single-ply lace yarn and the last two are single-ply fingering. I bought the fingering for socks but they are way to beautiful to end up in my boots! Don't know what to make of them now, any suggestions?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNl7Hxue6s456G6DcUrJ8L2QX-qf6h-rPe2e0ucamkHTv4aRrEmi0QokJNDFTPsXBOzB2Nh2tK8CNJVFG_EPKi_n8QuAn7Tw2UyslHm2oWK7VmhyphenhyphenIImHlZblXCg7CqpDPO7rDf0o_Trw/s1600-h/P9120199.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 514px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNl7Hxue6s456G6DcUrJ8L2QX-qf6h-rPe2e0ucamkHTv4aRrEmi0QokJNDFTPsXBOzB2Nh2tK8CNJVFG_EPKi_n8QuAn7Tw2UyslHm2oWK7VmhyphenhyphenIImHlZblXCg7CqpDPO7rDf0o_Trw/s400/P9120199.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380831075333790546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Last week, as soon it was available, I bought the beautiful new pattern of Anne Hansen for a splendid shawl, the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nightingale-wing">Nightingale wing</a>. I'm using the following skein for it and it knits like a dream!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeFBL8ZB1xRXUD9MHlk5SfYw3Iv2khrN9rTPUs6zTfGQBxHBJOrvAuKaX1__aYpYbUiUVSIiFmnhI4ATa-spW7uuIu8bh9LBFrYvFcOkLOl9K6g6DZCXB_SFpAHkMNd8hrwOciFpDcuM/s1600-h/niconar.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 347px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeFBL8ZB1xRXUD9MHlk5SfYw3Iv2khrN9rTPUs6zTfGQBxHBJOrvAuKaX1__aYpYbUiUVSIiFmnhI4ATa-spW7uuIu8bh9LBFrYvFcOkLOl9K6g6DZCXB_SFpAHkMNd8hrwOciFpDcuM/s400/niconar.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380831222623996610" border="0" /></a><br />A few weeks ago I bought myself an Interchangeable Nickel plated circular needle set, Knitpicks of course! I know use them all the time, superb!!! Last week I made a little yarn trip with my friend Wilma. We visited Petra again at 't Kluwenest, I bought another handdyed sock yarn.....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCnL7q465SnT8g_ATdCqAjD2bclkSWBpgq1QC4f02Yh_ZuvQWxsNEoYX96B5_jPNwp32dGoUl5UiIuyf86JQPTz7uOcukn4BfVyfJieR1cvRE__wynNs3-2XSF3iQNnl8uV-Iur17vYU/s1600-h/P9120207.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 491px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCnL7q465SnT8g_ATdCqAjD2bclkSWBpgq1QC4f02Yh_ZuvQWxsNEoYX96B5_jPNwp32dGoUl5UiIuyf86JQPTz7uOcukn4BfVyfJieR1cvRE__wynNs3-2XSF3iQNnl8uV-Iur17vYU/s400/P9120207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380837761682619586" border="0" /></a><br />...... also some extra needles for my interchangeable set. It's always a pleasure to visit Petra, looking around over a nice cup of tea (coffee), talking yarn.<br /><br />After that we went to <a href="http://mohairproducten.vindonshier.nl/afdeling.asp?cryptsleutel=5307E2E1516527FD75121516528A627A215165283CB808151652506518A15165240945B215165245D9EFA15165249CE1F015165243372561516523F42F60151652%7C2E6C4A%7C1955F8">Rosa </a>(pottery and woolfarm de klosse). It's so much fun to see my future skein walking in the fields near the farm :D...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0HdMsLUib92Gsx-6hYp7a2V-8Ox28WWJTVEhm_qj0bb6xtjHVSucsx9kdCfoL9T5K16fRdlG-ChQ_1d_oqrb4US6Ggm_GpYGKsobA6ktLT8qV6lLQUMlJN8JVgbvs-INflTTSVBVW2M/s1600-h/geit01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 506px; height: 379px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0HdMsLUib92Gsx-6hYp7a2V-8Ox28WWJTVEhm_qj0bb6xtjHVSucsx9kdCfoL9T5K16fRdlG-ChQ_1d_oqrb4US6Ggm_GpYGKsobA6ktLT8qV6lLQUMlJN8JVgbvs-INflTTSVBVW2M/s400/geit01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380840121718104098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />She dyed some beautiful single-ply mohair (lace weight) in a nice grayish black.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YlM1Q1qoLYIP_BsvENUdHgDFsSFPfImexa-IShgTxIxvZTuDXc2LQnKMbc8rAZ6mI3VfqeeiSu5u243z-Xg9ifxta6fLjrYviRbMHra_6337QSEmjdJzzdk5G4Bkuv4QouR6etdCcrY/s1600-h/P9120208.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 489px; height: 366px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YlM1Q1qoLYIP_BsvENUdHgDFsSFPfImexa-IShgTxIxvZTuDXc2LQnKMbc8rAZ6mI3VfqeeiSu5u243z-Xg9ifxta6fLjrYviRbMHra_6337QSEmjdJzzdk5G4Bkuv4QouR6etdCcrY/s400/P9120208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380841448891666034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And now the only thing I need is time to knit! Please tell me where I can buy that!<br /><br />---<br /><br />Happy knitting!Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-30183845797361111972009-08-26T16:06:00.006+02:002009-08-26T16:19:15.105+02:00Yarn from UruguayToday I ordered some yarn from Uruguay. It feels a bit risky but I love the yarn so much and it so cheap that I decided to give it a try. This is what I bought........<br /><br />A sock yarn.........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPRhod_65DWLFVo6yPIe0hv1W2fBpEbJVRTs3bXSpwHyzpJ50c7xXOg_dLKBsKmsyqgbhVNmYxIv1aYTOF1zKyXk64LSRgSYqpiEwtyjJj4p5AQSJV-mU9hEw0MwrbaHWxFde-cgjYvc/s1600-h/ll8013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPRhod_65DWLFVo6yPIe0hv1W2fBpEbJVRTs3bXSpwHyzpJ50c7xXOg_dLKBsKmsyqgbhVNmYxIv1aYTOF1zKyXk64LSRgSYqpiEwtyjJj4p5AQSJV-mU9hEw0MwrbaHWxFde-cgjYvc/s400/ll8013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374274401693500706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some lace weight yarn<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gCRpTXeUb32NnO1dIKLQCK27jhjHgsWWxj2zfi5L1O1sc4P-CnPDXYricABNtSXATy-7WFJkoGxzgFqRpn6hoUn3HJvP6WfifRPc1lBAV67FqDcuWkbVEliJMSnxpsw5wV4cN5prCOI/s1600-h/ll8093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gCRpTXeUb32NnO1dIKLQCK27jhjHgsWWxj2zfi5L1O1sc4P-CnPDXYricABNtSXATy-7WFJkoGxzgFqRpn6hoUn3HJvP6WfifRPc1lBAV67FqDcuWkbVEliJMSnxpsw5wV4cN5prCOI/s400/ll8093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374274801270818466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SiiR-u3UN1B2nawppoTWg_i14RrTdK_ywqdInL_-emU1fy4sHvWgUFXTYsZO5zAasX414Mo4DW7K0EprQ2zzhgSkj2_LjxiSmPd5p2unpgxfqvguiMSUGxDuc5WXq1giYk-onTvo1so/s1600-h/ll8086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SiiR-u3UN1B2nawppoTWg_i14RrTdK_ywqdInL_-emU1fy4sHvWgUFXTYsZO5zAasX414Mo4DW7K0EprQ2zzhgSkj2_LjxiSmPd5p2unpgxfqvguiMSUGxDuc5WXq1giYk-onTvo1so/s400/ll8086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374274660902335970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofMzq7IEfn2JDI7X4QbwcMdgssCWSgv6Rgk93-oSNB0ZFK1-Qi-P6HnD7f9idfZljhH_GL16VwQTLqXhoh06YzwUJProAUS25GK0V_tGYO8Uc48JAtQGdVQQp-pUU7RNSrF7Gsjrfgpg/s1600-h/ll8051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofMzq7IEfn2JDI7X4QbwcMdgssCWSgv6Rgk93-oSNB0ZFK1-Qi-P6HnD7f9idfZljhH_GL16VwQTLqXhoh06YzwUJProAUS25GK0V_tGYO8Uc48JAtQGdVQQp-pUU7RNSrF7Gsjrfgpg/s400/ll8051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374274567887632930" border="0" /></a><br />It's a 100% Merino and the price is only $8,50 a skein of 3,5 oz and 950 yards (lace weight). That is amazingly cheap I suppose. I bought it here <a href="http://www.100purewool.com/servlet/Categories">http://www.100purewool.com/servlet/Categories</a>. And now I'm waiting, and waiting and ..............................<br /><br />Happy knitting!Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-21144418122323838582009-08-23T21:13:00.015+02:002009-08-26T15:00:21.150+02:00Back home, back to workThe days of laziness are over, the days of doing whatever I want, whenever I wanted to or doing nothing at all. Back to real life and back to work. But, I enjoyed this summer, the five weeks of travelling, knitting, reading, drinking wine with friends (lots of wine :D ), the murderous heat in the south of France.<br /><br />The view from our campsite..........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tFLJzLp2kLFtDckSqDbE1JLMM-J2zs3BL9vFlX4SHmCpXAfDMJATMuirdvaLtnpuKcRC245yAARzdi8fxlmz1wdIU8BENYe6SWET9qmc3dm4hAf0vQnTwso1n-VFk824BpPwjg6o3ME/s1600-h/P7260034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 467px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tFLJzLp2kLFtDckSqDbE1JLMM-J2zs3BL9vFlX4SHmCpXAfDMJATMuirdvaLtnpuKcRC245yAARzdi8fxlmz1wdIU8BENYe6SWET9qmc3dm4hAf0vQnTwso1n-VFk824BpPwjg6o3ME/s400/P7260034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373245742083983762" border="0" /></a><br />Beautiful little villages...........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiigOwKfQ3-g_4L-ar520GMO5xK7KoduWyh3cYVU3_6mKHbFRIWJgwb5nJMTzW4WcvdPV0vAlnqSXfa6azLaMAOg9czcvXVqFe1XGcwdJEkYiul_uwloUqkem6YzFh8ffPeeVsQzqfzgE/s1600-h/P7270048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 485px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiigOwKfQ3-g_4L-ar520GMO5xK7KoduWyh3cYVU3_6mKHbFRIWJgwb5nJMTzW4WcvdPV0vAlnqSXfa6azLaMAOg9czcvXVqFe1XGcwdJEkYiul_uwloUqkem6YzFh8ffPeeVsQzqfzgE/s400/P7270048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373246401495489810" border="0" /></a><br />The cutest little shops................<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPb7YmQKhsVzLjAbb0r_EGMbKoCUb9pP49i4cmwl0SFLsMBw6VRLQ0Jv6cCaWHWGUvdO5QEGTpg48j0FC_wGykYX7SZShaOQu4PA4JAF3eTwkwerSOTzfUBj995aQPMVenmHG4m4gpua4/s1600-h/P8010074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 477px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPb7YmQKhsVzLjAbb0r_EGMbKoCUb9pP49i4cmwl0SFLsMBw6VRLQ0Jv6cCaWHWGUvdO5QEGTpg48j0FC_wGykYX7SZShaOQu4PA4JAF3eTwkwerSOTzfUBj995aQPMVenmHG4m4gpua4/s400/P8010074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373247273145491074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ_3BsT_lXq5_Xw_2mD_xX8enjSpHvCUxviBM3Ie82l9Zz8Xi0GgD_zmrLtqV24Rb6wpyaaokOPzzq6xUbjIUR_pOxpwPeqZYoFhzTFaf5KCM0Hj2qD0pnotGrEor-16MQEk1_80DwvE/s1600-h/P8080110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 481px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ_3BsT_lXq5_Xw_2mD_xX8enjSpHvCUxviBM3Ie82l9Zz8Xi0GgD_zmrLtqV24Rb6wpyaaokOPzzq6xUbjIUR_pOxpwPeqZYoFhzTFaf5KCM0Hj2qD0pnotGrEor-16MQEk1_80DwvE/s400/P8080110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373249542531103778" border="0" /></a><br />We visited the 'Pont du Gard' ...............<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY5YrmM7dZrnImEPT6816JwOIcO8YzsadfhyTdiAFaKrRHSHrNnEbwPsAIdIFVgvWi76gR0W345NF4JeMJID8pkOhR9OHJ5xE1-STlnVdN4RCCNPTpfLPob0IldCC2-HZAK2wXgnud2I/s1600-h/P8010083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 488px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY5YrmM7dZrnImEPT6816JwOIcO8YzsadfhyTdiAFaKrRHSHrNnEbwPsAIdIFVgvWi76gR0W345NF4JeMJID8pkOhR9OHJ5xE1-STlnVdN4RCCNPTpfLPob0IldCC2-HZAK2wXgnud2I/s400/P8010083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373248161785645058" border="0" /></a><br />So typically French, a beautiful and very old olive tree.........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOi0uPebUs9dg56NHmk4TghhzCbeekiNASncDtMcJLxhpbEdbkpvBRnLErh4uMnSTa-MG1IxRZOWdUmac3bxJzAqycTBGtxfX8euz_oPhKkWTGUY1lTmfv6EChECyy_DAQi6VevOKCOGA/s1600-h/P8010080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 488px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOi0uPebUs9dg56NHmk4TghhzCbeekiNASncDtMcJLxhpbEdbkpvBRnLErh4uMnSTa-MG1IxRZOWdUmac3bxJzAqycTBGtxfX8euz_oPhKkWTGUY1lTmfv6EChECyy_DAQi6VevOKCOGA/s400/P8010080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373248828464551618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And of course I did some knitting! For example, the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sylvieke/gail-aka-nightsongs">Gail</a> I made for myself. I used a beautiful mohair I bought from <a style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);" href="http://www.deklosse.nl/">Rosa Hultink</a> . The yarn is made from the wool of their own angora goats. It is so soft and warm!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-g5yVMxELzEUCfsvzM7w8AZxdHUtsTgGPctwNOIT2nPIw5ognwKQXblaLmRdiX8FbJSEW7oyTV_ygBu512EJq_fNNUO0VMn8b0W0AViInOzG3JKyJzhIT6o75l6TEkAxCPbqcy1RYEQ/s1600-h/P8150177.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 486px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-g5yVMxELzEUCfsvzM7w8AZxdHUtsTgGPctwNOIT2nPIw5ognwKQXblaLmRdiX8FbJSEW7oyTV_ygBu512EJq_fNNUO0VMn8b0W0AViInOzG3JKyJzhIT6o75l6TEkAxCPbqcy1RYEQ/s400/P8150177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373257185495332546" border="0" /></a><br />A pair of socks for my very best friend Wilma who looked after my cats while we were in France! The yarn is a Trekking hand art and she loved it so much when she saw it a few weeks ago that I immediately decided that this one should be hers. These where made during the 4000 km drive whe made! The pattern I found in a very old knitting book.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzhtSPRpvrbpV5TNX3dfgnRQGpy5wbH8qk7kRsMrSO3iFsAv-l59Qn2b_LQhlR5tLr2ZWXuf5olbc0ahmAdd2gvZVzH06ih04dR0JgRo-iKlv5YQm2hRGV49MUeK_EkYLnW3N-V6sXe0/s1600-h/P8150179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 468px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzhtSPRpvrbpV5TNX3dfgnRQGpy5wbH8qk7kRsMrSO3iFsAv-l59Qn2b_LQhlR5tLr2ZWXuf5olbc0ahmAdd2gvZVzH06ih04dR0JgRo-iKlv5YQm2hRGV49MUeK_EkYLnW3N-V6sXe0/s400/P8150179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373257606301743586" border="0" /></a><br />Knitted another pair, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sylvieke/osnabruecker-muster"> Osnabrücker muster</a> socks, for myself . A lovely handdyed yarn in lilac I bought by <a href="http://www.hetkluwenest.nl/">Petra</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv9i54nm7_GlLHs1zq_lbi-JdOEgRqWUnEirFPI0xrLG1Ig5kzN5B2b9CEnOjjDvYFMgCBG41YPTE1_oBfBdaeC86AVyMqr1eii6wZ5dlfDWAZQv7rTA9eEn88l5XELnCwn0xTj8RnMo/s1600-h/P8150184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 542px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv9i54nm7_GlLHs1zq_lbi-JdOEgRqWUnEirFPI0xrLG1Ig5kzN5B2b9CEnOjjDvYFMgCBG41YPTE1_oBfBdaeC86AVyMqr1eii6wZ5dlfDWAZQv7rTA9eEn88l5XELnCwn0xTj8RnMo/s400/P8150184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373257942457339890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday I started a pair of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sylvieke/leaf-remains">Leaf remains</a>. I loved the pattern so much I almost started immediately after the pattern was added on ravelry. They will take a while because of all the back loop knits etc. but they are worth every hour!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvoXjoNS8T9Kffs0nEt6glzNaRyr6s5CqLRImBidVG1xE053W1vFMAG61yhtNOxxDaHeiOWMW30NGJcYN0pANJbJaVXsmHri5gXP2fNZaMAdtwlqSSPTBcBC1Plgnjvn0BMcduX-6RUQ/s1600-h/P8230197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvoXjoNS8T9Kffs0nEt6glzNaRyr6s5CqLRImBidVG1xE053W1vFMAG61yhtNOxxDaHeiOWMW30NGJcYN0pANJbJaVXsmHri5gXP2fNZaMAdtwlqSSPTBcBC1Plgnjvn0BMcduX-6RUQ/s400/P8230197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373258564437219218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And I also started a pair of quite simple socks, the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sylvieke/tesserae-sock">Tesserae</a>, to have something to knit while I watch tv......This yarn is also a handdyed of Petra.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqjl39ayoRsNT5YCKAopDeYWZlcGPrCECY6ZTtSb43gUKbT0R2cZoRoc9Z2J1neJysSRnovO0By7QrIfPnZRZsH0qV9purSxqER9qJ7cfiXBQhp-xWpOqzvuMYpxvLhI83YT_24WiRFM/s1600-h/P8230194.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqjl39ayoRsNT5YCKAopDeYWZlcGPrCECY6ZTtSb43gUKbT0R2cZoRoc9Z2J1neJysSRnovO0By7QrIfPnZRZsH0qV9purSxqER9qJ7cfiXBQhp-xWpOqzvuMYpxvLhI83YT_24WiRFM/s400/P8230194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373258248595169362" border="0" /></a><br />And now, after five beautiful weeks it's back to normal life. Tomorrow it's back to school, reading loads of emails, catching up with colleagues (some I haven't seen for about 8 weeks!). Although it's still very warm, it feels like the end of summer........<br /><br />Happy knitting!!!<br /><br />xoxoxSylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-37909818380160667712009-07-13T09:13:00.005+02:002009-07-13T11:45:50.785+02:00What happened to June?What happened? Where did this month go? It's July already and I didn't even notice that June had gone by so quickly! I'm in the middle of the last weeks before summer recess (actually summer recess just began but I'm still trying to finish my work so I can start with a clean slate next school year). But, thursday will be my last day and then I've got 5 weeks ahead to do whatever I want! I'm working at the IT department of a University of Applied Sciences and Johan is working on a school for children with special needs (autism, adhd). He especially needs his 7 weeks off summer recess. He loves to work with those kids but it sucks out all of your energy. Some people think it's a luxury to have such a long summer recess and being a teacher is an easy job but sometimes he really really needs this time off.<br /><br />What's new on the knitting front? I finished my Kiri.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETzZdVgfP4VOHMty6zVy9mavmjl3Dxq6v_sJu77LOOmJq5xtPbBQiS5dS6gcbzV8rzMSBgDaKRtZoyIi8l1obomW9IcAtuvr5hLkv9f_Lu3TohMARUG32jFH-0QWeuMQZ2elqajxlOaw/s1600-h/P7030017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 435px; height: 580px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETzZdVgfP4VOHMty6zVy9mavmjl3Dxq6v_sJu77LOOmJq5xtPbBQiS5dS6gcbzV8rzMSBgDaKRtZoyIi8l1obomW9IcAtuvr5hLkv9f_Lu3TohMARUG32jFH-0QWeuMQZ2elqajxlOaw/s400/P7030017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357868427713289570" border="0" /></a><br />and gave it away as a present to my good friend Bernadette (a going away gift, she found a new job)<br /><br />..... bought some new stuff that I really needed :D. Such as a wool winder, some new knitpick circular needles (Knitpro in Europe) and some handdyed sockyarn at <a href="http://www.hetkluwenest.nl/">Wolboerderij 't Kluwenest</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfi-e3b4jlPxvMt0yEuW9Buk63wVV4Azx89QALLirPqdkV_2M6sZcW7DDIAvt_0LpA6tdjtdLYwpYcEneFQOVCnCOtCWcR1mRB5OTgOH_Ytzt1cSxmHmHGOZq8dcyp06e3LGNupNo94M/s1600-h/P6260005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 437px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpfi-e3b4jlPxvMt0yEuW9Buk63wVV4Azx89QALLirPqdkV_2M6sZcW7DDIAvt_0LpA6tdjtdLYwpYcEneFQOVCnCOtCWcR1mRB5OTgOH_Ytzt1cSxmHmHGOZq8dcyp06e3LGNupNo94M/s400/P6260005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357868912142177490" border="0" /></a><br />I really love the knitpick needles, normally I use Addi needles but the cables of the Knitpicks are extremely flexible!<br /><br />I also learned myself to knit the continental style. I learned to knit when I was 5 years old and learned the English (or throwing) knitting style. It's hard in the beginning, like riding a bike backwards after 35 year of doing it forwards. But I succeeded and the days of aching shoulders are over.<br /><br />Last saturday I went to <a href="http://www.deklosse.nl/">'De Klosse'</a> and bought some very soft and gorgeous mohair of their own goats in pink and a soft grey (sorry, no pictures yet) and I started a new lace shawl with the pink mohair, the beautiful <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gail-aka-nightsongs">Gail</a>. I hope to finish that one next week so I can cast on the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/percy-shawl">Percy</a> next.<br /><br />Next week we will arrive in the south of France and stay there for about 3 weeks. I am now trying to sort out which yarn I shall bring with me and there are now 2 plastic bags loaded with yarn and I'm trying to reduce them to 1! I also can't decide which socks to knit!! Aargh, choices, choices......:D Maybe I can add some beautiful yarn to my stash in France but I really don't know any lys in the area we are staying. I'm so ready for this holiday, the heat, the smell, the colours of France! We have Wifi on the campsite we are staying so maybe I will do some blogging over there to show my finished Gail :D<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJxz8evISkI9pct3uuyFXiP9l9dIwlP9DwJWaIOnDu9xcngR2JA9hSzKCFiyLfUJq8o0qJaFFO1vfQKYiomJAQe9T4cRY5K_W_Ni1Uc7FvzcN-_pJXMjOC49-sLBI9yHgPipCDcHBLmU/s1600-h/photo_la-roque-sur-ceze.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 425px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJxz8evISkI9pct3uuyFXiP9l9dIwlP9DwJWaIOnDu9xcngR2JA9hSzKCFiyLfUJq8o0qJaFFO1vfQKYiomJAQe9T4cRY5K_W_Ni1Uc7FvzcN-_pJXMjOC49-sLBI9yHgPipCDcHBLmU/s400/photo_la-roque-sur-ceze.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357877198713543906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For all of you, happy knitting and happy holiday!!!Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-21537057582507495352009-06-07T20:39:00.004+02:002009-06-07T21:02:43.826+02:00Summer?Almost summer but it's really cold and at the moment it's pouring. This afternoon we went for a little walk in the woods nearby but beside that (and doing our weekly shopping) I haven't been outside much this weekend.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYKmT64XRDYppx_qPhZAhxo26hJ85jvO1e4RKJkJOHAXK0XFwEWJHu4wo5OnfGT5W6fFE-V0VDKYAJGxek9nfNDfpV5f6yZFIR664DqeoNmrKHGQVJ7zR0uV4VIVZ9dsmLc4TLRh0UoA/s1600-h/P6070020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYKmT64XRDYppx_qPhZAhxo26hJ85jvO1e4RKJkJOHAXK0XFwEWJHu4wo5OnfGT5W6fFE-V0VDKYAJGxek9nfNDfpV5f6yZFIR664DqeoNmrKHGQVJ7zR0uV4VIVZ9dsmLc4TLRh0UoA/s400/P6070020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344661520323291954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What else could I do than start a new knitting project? I'm making a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/kiri">'Kiri'</a> shawl for my good friend Bernadette. I want to give it to her on the 3th of july so that gives me plenty of time to finish it and do some sock knitting at the same time. I'm using the Evilla lace yarn in dark purple and I think this works out quite beautiful (but it's always hard to see when a shawl is not blocked yet)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOY1782WnYd-aU0GNe6vQaVtjApMNjytLNOoypTeEKKBvEQ4ZujsKnErH5woewFEtrzDpJ8WfNM9HmUwf7GEGPoNhtFUcmvKDONZIxx3qE5-QMjOnxfFEJy43UgNtksOSLAB3QBvI2yQ/s1600-h/P6070029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOY1782WnYd-aU0GNe6vQaVtjApMNjytLNOoypTeEKKBvEQ4ZujsKnErH5woewFEtrzDpJ8WfNM9HmUwf7GEGPoNhtFUcmvKDONZIxx3qE5-QMjOnxfFEJy43UgNtksOSLAB3QBvI2yQ/s400/P6070029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344660920480812482" border="0" /></a><br />And now it's sunday evening again, the weekend is almost over and that means getting up at 6 tomorrow and getting back to work for another week. But, I'm counting the weeks till summer recess. Only 6 weeks to go and then have 5 whole weeks to knit, read, sleep and do whatever I want!<br /><br />Happy knitting!Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-31235681168586046182009-06-03T09:15:00.005+02:002009-06-03T09:35:28.001+02:00Knitting club<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUrZkxIg79xtDkimCPeh5fn9fc5WTAUVdSHXlTCMB2TIm24JBJLQU0OY9Qna3CM6N1VNPc2dQgbkrp_odA6y8ZoB1-hILZV74XkKjVhXDJU3g71O0hcaPZOnUID_KFBMXWBZ_kbdRd2A/s1600-h/P6020003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUrZkxIg79xtDkimCPeh5fn9fc5WTAUVdSHXlTCMB2TIm24JBJLQU0OY9Qna3CM6N1VNPc2dQgbkrp_odA6y8ZoB1-hILZV74XkKjVhXDJU3g71O0hcaPZOnUID_KFBMXWBZ_kbdRd2A/s400/P6020003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342998300352937346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Last night I met a few of the members of our little knitting club. My throat is still soar...... we talked so much and I knitted..........uh, not even 1 stitch! I was busy using the ball winder that Ineke brought for me and made these beauties<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg68uwuJS9gmgkyowrFVwkQzSB0dVknQqyIkjgIpFvuLRV8TvNEcC6eVCpHFg8_Cre649XjQcxsY-ytVk0xKp3-iSQv7GBKNWXA7qf8vP3lq2lMiAPCioxFm4oKKYsMCp-mDr7xOGjz54/s1600-h/P6020007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg68uwuJS9gmgkyowrFVwkQzSB0dVknQqyIkjgIpFvuLRV8TvNEcC6eVCpHFg8_Cre649XjQcxsY-ytVk0xKp3-iSQv7GBKNWXA7qf8vP3lq2lMiAPCioxFm4oKKYsMCp-mDr7xOGjz54/s400/P6020007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342998196907474642" border="0" /></a><br />Especially for co-knitter Corien; a picture of the table I made with the circular saw I got for my last birthday. Try not to see all the clutter and building materials! Dimensions 2.60mx0.9mx0.78m and made out of old roof-beams<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VUEV4G0PDtYWi1h_1c1Ov2pk5NoVaf0_dOSwvCdsAidImeH1EyciODis8m9XA5hCGYCitONZ28lJXKHmcFiOZtsRMUQ5MgCaBPYOI0pMQl3lMC_5euxieYHITvJOdLhPl2fxUNXFa0I/s1600-h/P5280011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1VUEV4G0PDtYWi1h_1c1Ov2pk5NoVaf0_dOSwvCdsAidImeH1EyciODis8m9XA5hCGYCitONZ28lJXKHmcFiOZtsRMUQ5MgCaBPYOI0pMQl3lMC_5euxieYHITvJOdLhPl2fxUNXFa0I/s400/P5280011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342998444463032610" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks again Ina for inviting us! I had a lovely evening!<br /><br />Happy knitting!Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-45024644680659221802009-06-02T09:54:00.007+02:002009-06-02T10:43:28.957+02:00Working days are here againThis is where I spent most of my time during weekdays, working very very hard :D<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pV0IExQ0MP5Ro9pMAWhnV5X5SGO3dK0vG5fWHYTVpbApKbV8Ti8qh6GUj7RyYxtKpLkPzK8vSxiTp707mxgDIO_WymLoF5Zc0nSZzcDCXMlrCg1snLh4W6vLKHNBJX4XFgey9mi4xHc/s1600-h/P5290019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pV0IExQ0MP5Ro9pMAWhnV5X5SGO3dK0vG5fWHYTVpbApKbV8Ti8qh6GUj7RyYxtKpLkPzK8vSxiTp707mxgDIO_WymLoF5Zc0nSZzcDCXMlrCg1snLh4W6vLKHNBJX4XFgey9mi4xHc/s400/P5290019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342639451641268082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />dreaming about these new yarns and trying to decide which pattern to use for my next pair of socks (Yarn - Trekking Hand Art Trinidad) Any suggestions?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrG5lr7x2qu0DDCKGFdLGb0SbxsaiozDXfR__nbqmlNvHwBICyD0TA6JNDI2b7ljWFi9qgIf1XgcC-ldrwzwaaWymU1Ny7bcaqxt-XqoIsidZ8m5qGjC5_rMLG6sKreH9Bw4TkhRx2yw/s1600-h/P6010036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrG5lr7x2qu0DDCKGFdLGb0SbxsaiozDXfR__nbqmlNvHwBICyD0TA6JNDI2b7ljWFi9qgIf1XgcC-ldrwzwaaWymU1Ny7bcaqxt-XqoIsidZ8m5qGjC5_rMLG6sKreH9Bw4TkhRx2yw/s400/P6010036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342639077839882466" border="0" /></a><br />I also bought some new lace yarn, Evilla single-ply lace yarn in a very dark purple and a natural brown one. The purple one I'm using for a present for my good friend and ex-colleague Bernadette. It's gonna be her good-bye present and I have to finish it before july 3rd. I need to cast on straight away but I just can't seem to decide which pattern to use! Help!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycTduQG7v6HPspN-CsZmwsgTT-uDdiJ9z6TcidBEdvU9FRV34rUszMPP8LJ5ua24hp42CjjgtSwzOV6ZxgMeREfqxylSIhuzITz7K6TBGHf8YHaw7-1zCWTqbxsbmAmapYmc6tsZVD5Q/s1600-h/P6010038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycTduQG7v6HPspN-CsZmwsgTT-uDdiJ9z6TcidBEdvU9FRV34rUszMPP8LJ5ua24hp42CjjgtSwzOV6ZxgMeREfqxylSIhuzITz7K6TBGHf8YHaw7-1zCWTqbxsbmAmapYmc6tsZVD5Q/s400/P6010038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342641149796497458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VFnaq5nZjXoGVNvmhhZpWkyaE0cZ0jueAPuz0XLUAUSV0fxoNhVudKwkESAntTDAbjnYXXpLIAeZqFmu_Inu7pCeYaiSA-TRgSj2G3wHES9LuUEpM53rC1GeThrUHStmrQ0IS3OfAT8/s1600-h/P6010039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VFnaq5nZjXoGVNvmhhZpWkyaE0cZ0jueAPuz0XLUAUSV0fxoNhVudKwkESAntTDAbjnYXXpLIAeZqFmu_Inu7pCeYaiSA-TRgSj2G3wHES9LuUEpM53rC1GeThrUHStmrQ0IS3OfAT8/s400/P6010039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342641312699885442" border="0" /></a><br />Last february I followed a workshop at <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.dewolmand.nl/">'De wolmand'</a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span>for advanced sock knitting. Tonight I'm meeting the co-sock knitting addicts I met there and we are trying to meet once a month. The whole evening talking about yarns, patterns and knitting! So much fun...<br /><br />Happy kniting!Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-86432409917400916442009-06-01T22:54:00.005+02:002009-06-02T09:13:42.202+02:00Seven weeksOnly 7 weeks and then we will leave for another holiday in my beloved France! We will stay in a little village called Vernet les Bains and it is situated in the 'Pyrenées Oriental' near the Spanish border. It is so perfect, near sea and mountains, charming little villages, cold at night and very hot in daytime! I just love it there! I'm longing for a visit at the local market early in the morning when it's not that hot...............<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOvpETDT_i9R8yh-5xH8eogccuVpZsLue-YApyq-s3njkdlAJdNs37ut9_aNwxpSmlt8Re7Mko2jAJfroz6HCM8emuNUTiewH2bJGAD9MLqBK8DyDpzqE-CXTx1zTFwzk7Ryjt6E_jOQ/s1600-h/februari07+188.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOvpETDT_i9R8yh-5xH8eogccuVpZsLue-YApyq-s3njkdlAJdNs37ut9_aNwxpSmlt8Re7Mko2jAJfroz6HCM8emuNUTiewH2bJGAD9MLqBK8DyDpzqE-CXTx1zTFwzk7Ryjt6E_jOQ/s400/februari07+188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342469468004044498" border="0" /></a><br />And I am all out of that beautiful french soap 'Savon de Marseille'. I can buy them here but it is so much more fun to get them from far :D<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78ZyQfkNP_tXe7gPzzUByLt_uec4kfJ6KaDSG2dh7bW3QEnS9pA1oEdUFcM9SZ9uOfkpn13ftU7RrANibT7zAHsd7IgSD8ybm7rbeTKO6CW2gcQcg6TsfqbU5YT78TDcSCwDrttGjq9o/s1600-h/51QTPNWEZQL._SS400_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78ZyQfkNP_tXe7gPzzUByLt_uec4kfJ6KaDSG2dh7bW3QEnS9pA1oEdUFcM9SZ9uOfkpn13ftU7RrANibT7zAHsd7IgSD8ybm7rbeTKO6CW2gcQcg6TsfqbU5YT78TDcSCwDrttGjq9o/s400/51QTPNWEZQL._SS400_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342469577921780706" border="0" /></a><br />Don't you love those beautiful colours? I wish I had sock yarn in those colours.......Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-35176076295362303782009-06-01T19:44:00.000+02:002009-06-01T19:50:20.315+02:00Meet my live stockThese two cuties are Harry and Max. Harry is the black and white one and the other one is Max. Harry is a real hunter and lives outside most of the time. Max is inside the house most of the time and snuggles up to me when I'm knitting.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINtdWzKa4o988-8a0qTe7-HHvyO9WbdWaNxeemhSW8Bl2D92k39p49NGoDTFwwegQhaGE24Aa0fErszKx4OH8qW16KxFuYTOuX-12AhW0yCfG4ckb6S3FIi8R_JbU4_TJNlDfO-uoSVY/s1600-h/DSC07246.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINtdWzKa4o988-8a0qTe7-HHvyO9WbdWaNxeemhSW8Bl2D92k39p49NGoDTFwwegQhaGE24Aa0fErszKx4OH8qW16KxFuYTOuX-12AhW0yCfG4ckb6S3FIi8R_JbU4_TJNlDfO-uoSVY/s400/DSC07246.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342417909007528946" border="0" /></a>Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-14264973771218466972009-06-01T17:34:00.000+02:002009-06-01T19:31:46.532+02:00Whit mondayFrom now on I will try to write my blog messages in English, ouch!!! English wasn't my favourite subject in school so it will be hard, very hard! Please correct me where I'm wrong, don't hesitate and teach me! Why am I still doing this when it's giving me such a hard time? I love to read blogs from all over the world and realized that hardly anyone could read mine. So I will give it a try.<br /><br />It's been quite a while since I wrote my last message. I read blogs every day but can't seem to find the time to write myself because I'm to busy reading and knitting, no proper pictures to go with the messages etc etc, always an excuse.....But I will try harder from now on.<br /><br />It's Whit monday today and that means another lazy day in the sun, do some blogging, some knitting and just enjoying not doing the things that I should do (housekeeping, ironing, yuck!)<br /><br />What have I been doing since Easter? Knitted socks! Pattern<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sylvieke/koffieboontje"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">'Koffieboontje'</span></a>, yarn Online 4-ply. The pattern is very stretchy so they fit perfectly. This pair is completed :D<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBv45xUOOyX1W7nZ_Sfi-04b4PJ-tndY3Fix72fQEx-USIj6uxEqUKmpeUkAs8gTOr4-8FWN_eRS314gxsuZWpFsU_BjX7ImUgX4sj6pZEMZC5T3ELuWmtA72tX55CLeFDoxr7gxyTyrk/s1600-h/P5260011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBv45xUOOyX1W7nZ_Sfi-04b4PJ-tndY3Fix72fQEx-USIj6uxEqUKmpeUkAs8gTOr4-8FWN_eRS314gxsuZWpFsU_BjX7ImUgX4sj6pZEMZC5T3ELuWmtA72tX55CLeFDoxr7gxyTyrk/s400/P5260011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342386820747774658" border="0" /></a><br /> Knitted another pair in pattern<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sylvieke/schulpjessok">'Schulpjessok'</a>, also finished!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BmP4egPRN87JQCg72q4WXwYtRRSR7Gf8UfYbrxk1avPPgJ6Cx6V4Z0soTzDsh2q7WBcxxavzC272cV9usXqWTHg-3ShY7gcrRz5mxefrpZ3Up5Fn9QGXTSq3sBYBwWA0czlVGODqvkU/s1600-h/P5260016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BmP4egPRN87JQCg72q4WXwYtRRSR7Gf8UfYbrxk1avPPgJ6Cx6V4Z0soTzDsh2q7WBcxxavzC272cV9usXqWTHg-3ShY7gcrRz5mxefrpZ3Up5Fn9QGXTSq3sBYBwWA0czlVGODqvkU/s400/P5260016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342389477909257666" border="0" /></a><br /> Made my first 'Monkey' sock, still 1 left to do....... Yarn; Trekking hand art 'Kiruna', just love the colours!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKxfzlz41dgBeCg0dHPddZmfsTd5Dfaw1EpKI4RdLjvXE5deuplOjEVwzh9599uovMFrwon0bgFztQbQcvmLQoad0rCmaDFishRy_2pRdn6RoUFHROM0r3VxKZT_rESGHeoQl-H8F3-8/s1600-h/P5260008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKxfzlz41dgBeCg0dHPddZmfsTd5Dfaw1EpKI4RdLjvXE5deuplOjEVwzh9599uovMFrwon0bgFztQbQcvmLQoad0rCmaDFishRy_2pRdn6RoUFHROM0r3VxKZT_rESGHeoQl-H8F3-8/s400/P5260008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342390357085601666" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My mother turned 64 on may 20 and I knitted my first lace shawl as a present. I started on may 13 so I had to do it in 1 week! It was quite a challenge but I succeeded. I used a lovely Kauni yarn which I bought at <a style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);" href="http://www.astridsdutchobsessions.com/Scripts/infoview.asp?documentid=9">Astrid's Dutch Obessions</a>. Astrid sells the most exquisite yarns! The pattern is <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/sylvieke/adamas-shawl">'Adamas shawl'</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvGyNx4FtjN8vmWKcO6QDIzUvQRPQQddOueDt3uFEPEVoJGSFumsmHuZVi8thPm_-0_ZuY2eV9BAi1bMY1WxKKxTAsPySTByutXZS2HEgesd4-5V31b4nJpTC8k9ivSrX0rO-iqDoYic/s1600-h/DSC07436.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvGyNx4FtjN8vmWKcO6QDIzUvQRPQQddOueDt3uFEPEVoJGSFumsmHuZVi8thPm_-0_ZuY2eV9BAi1bMY1WxKKxTAsPySTByutXZS2HEgesd4-5V31b4nJpTC8k9ivSrX0rO-iqDoYic/s400/DSC07436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342393844996856722" border="0" /></a><br />Knitted a another pair in pattern 'Koffieboontje' for a 2-year old with a left leftover of my 'schulpjessocks'.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzut3Y9dR911WoB4w2m9bJwWrt3s3xdELVNf-oT9MijHpo8ktxeuj_f-zX66i8bPCwty_mbq63TXaWHGCZUFYCAr6WH2uvZ8zXyzkvvY_O6J85NkYtjETSIoesVk1Fdtl80JEYOuZbTwA/s1600-h/P6010035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzut3Y9dR911WoB4w2m9bJwWrt3s3xdELVNf-oT9MijHpo8ktxeuj_f-zX66i8bPCwty_mbq63TXaWHGCZUFYCAr6WH2uvZ8zXyzkvvY_O6J85NkYtjETSIoesVk1Fdtl80JEYOuZbTwA/s400/P6010035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342395062794537330" border="0" /></a><br />I needed a carrying case for all my needles so I made it myself. Quite simple but I just love it....<br /><br /> Outside............<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlrAtkCujTDbg_uk8GCBNP900_JAvKzRwd7CvzCeFSEmIrHYBJgZigjN9Xoo7KqeqBRw8-pLTJ6tC_zqpNSvyh0OCOTlIYnKGcr6VErlZTiMWOb1XxtLYpY0kuhUDPM_7LLfnKhn0B2A/s1600-h/P5260014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlrAtkCujTDbg_uk8GCBNP900_JAvKzRwd7CvzCeFSEmIrHYBJgZigjN9Xoo7KqeqBRw8-pLTJ6tC_zqpNSvyh0OCOTlIYnKGcr6VErlZTiMWOb1XxtLYpY0kuhUDPM_7LLfnKhn0B2A/s400/P5260014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342396145635234610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Inside........<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHIG4D6tqDbWv9NbunR6nica_KyCkBclD_g3asXXG-7-UOqrw6rGsGxjQP2ciWTs_oldymlaLDgch-qfez5OXE9yHlGhHGN5PeBAVTvWtuS_lFDbi754PaUkqz7lHnm-kmjBP0_dmK24/s1600-h/P5260015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHIG4D6tqDbWv9NbunR6nica_KyCkBclD_g3asXXG-7-UOqrw6rGsGxjQP2ciWTs_oldymlaLDgch-qfez5OXE9yHlGhHGN5PeBAVTvWtuS_lFDbi754PaUkqz7lHnm-kmjBP0_dmK24/s400/P5260015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342396962123352770" border="0" /></a><br />At this moment I'm knitting socks for my brother in law, he wanted some new ones to wear in his clogs/wooden shoes. The pattern is quite simple, knit 2, purl 2 etc. but the it works well with the yarn, Trekking Jeans Collection.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHS5RQoZ-abeRJT8utz4cek-Efmioi5om17IqvSaWR6WVJWpGaq5UZ-MJTVMzAfGSLcpSS9P1D_0itVqS9pJdXBPbQWcTxT_a5yxPnFqkG9QvS60vQ3JRQaN0yCPdYhZnvKWRkfNcSi_0/s1600-h/P6010041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHS5RQoZ-abeRJT8utz4cek-Efmioi5om17IqvSaWR6WVJWpGaq5UZ-MJTVMzAfGSLcpSS9P1D_0itVqS9pJdXBPbQWcTxT_a5yxPnFqkG9QvS60vQ3JRQaN0yCPdYhZnvKWRkfNcSi_0/s400/P6010041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342407700737216850" border="0" /></a><br />Sometimes I wonder how I can manage to do all this and still work for 36 hours a week! During the day I work at an IT-department of a University of Applied Sciences and in the evening I knit, some strange combination dont't you think?<br /><br />Today we also made a little biketrip to Blokzijl. We live in a rural setting and on the way to Blokzijl we saw this Stork on his nest.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6G4OGEBUL0Ze6K8wcQiS8baoBnGptYJFe0d2VvBoQsL3iHeeqMUbh9v2LEcsNNXxj6hK72rNcefD6Sg_xwpemIEAPFc9fsGgwsPrKxzxWQybKwdxeqBWQXJGj3cSWBq22xqylMOB5M44/s1600-h/P6010033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6G4OGEBUL0Ze6K8wcQiS8baoBnGptYJFe0d2VvBoQsL3iHeeqMUbh9v2LEcsNNXxj6hK72rNcefD6Sg_xwpemIEAPFc9fsGgwsPrKxzxWQybKwdxeqBWQXJGj3cSWBq22xqylMOB5M44/s400/P6010033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342410958023136946" border="0" /></a><br />Happy knitting!Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-34555801681307813042009-04-14T15:17:00.000+02:002009-04-14T15:57:10.781+02:00Heerlijk pasen!Wat een heerlijk weekend heb ik achter de rug. Wat heerlijk om weer in het zonnetje te zitten na die lange winter binnen. Genoten heb ik!<br /><br />De laatste tijd ben ik drukker geweest met het lezen van allerlei blogs dan met het zelf schrijven, het is zo leuk om te lezen wat iedereen maakt en ik ben soms diep onder de indruk over hoe productief sommigen zijn! Zelf heb ik afgelopen week nog een paar sokken voor mijn hubbie gebreid, simpel 2 recht/2 averecht met 1 kabel langs de zijkant. Mooi, simpel en snel klaar. (foto's volgen) Ondertussen heb ik uiteraard direct een nieuw paar sokken op de pennen gezet en ben ik al weer een eindje onderweg met een paar sokken voor mezelf met het koffieboontjes patroon. Simpel patroon met groots effect, leuk om te breien!<br /><br />Vrijdag ben ik na lange tijd weer eens naar de stoffenmarkt in Zwolle geweest maar dat was eerlijk gezegd voor mij een enorme tegenvaller. Het aantal kramen is zeker met de helft verminderd en van die kramen is er nog een groot deel dat kleding verkoopt en geen stoffen. Helaas, niet voor herhaling vatbaar. Wel heb ik gelezen dat er woensdag a.s. (22 april) op de Melkmarkt in Zwolle een groot stoffenspektakel is, misschien word ik daar blijer van! Om mijn teleurstelling te kunnen verwerken heb ik mezelf getrakteerd op een gezellig drankje/hapje op een zonovergoten terrasje en paar bollen leuke sokkenwol van Online, dat maakt mijn uitstapje weer ruimschoots goed :D<br /><br />Verder heb ik dit weekend weer lekker geneusd op internet, patronen gezocht op Ravelry, mooie wol bekeken op diverse sites (het eerstvolgende dat ik wil kopen is Kauni wol om wat mooie sjaals te breien). Wel vind ik het jammer, ondanks het enorme aanbod aan patronen op Ravelry, dat er maar weinig patronen en boeken in het nederlands te vinden zijn. Vooral met het breien van mooie maar wat ingewikkelder kant sjaals vind ik het lastig dat ze meestal in het engels zijn! Het lukt wel maar kost wel extra veel lees- en vertaalwerk. Wel leuk natuurlijk om zo patronen uit te wisselen met mensen uit heel de wereld.<br /><br />Gisteren vertrokken manlief en ik voor een dagje naar Ootmarsum en omgeving (veel volle en gezellige terrasjes, de vele galeries waren geopend). Ik vertrok onder veel commentaar van mijn 16-jarige zoon met een breiwerkje in de tas voor onderweg. Is toch ideaal om sokken te breien in de auto? Volgens hem is dat belachelijk en hij moppert nu al bij het vooruitzicht dat ik breiend de weg naar Zuid-Frankrijk af zal leggen, hoe genant! Tjah.....<br /><br />Ondertussen heb ik nog een heerlijk nieuw "Frankrijk boek" gelezen, n.l. het boek Du pain, du vin et ....du Pindakaas? van Roos Boum. Zoals zoveel nederlanders ben ik een echte Frankrijk liefhebber en boeken als deze, die gaan over het dagelijks leven op het platteland van Frankrijk, zijn dan zo heerlijk om te lezen! Een echte aanrader!<br /><br />Nu weer 2 weekjes werken en dan al weer 2 weken werken en dan al weer 2 weken Mei vakantie, lang leve de geneugten van het werken in het onderwijs! Er moet dan wel volop geklust worden maar ik hou vast wel wat tijd over om wat leuke creatieve uitstapjes te maken....Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-24544217207782450242009-03-22T15:54:00.001+01:002009-03-22T15:55:54.991+01:00Foto vergeten.........<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwMi17rymSXpN-iiMpdBkMQMA5gD1swiqXlTtru71pXOw_S_zCIHugdVJo3KyfQ5dTBqXSQfcskd3j3PB4iAGZ_sSeGdrULqmOWPWrPLye9iOFRH7bCGxQy7MU6COYHaISb8lmXe0twI/s1600-h/DSC00725.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwMi17rymSXpN-iiMpdBkMQMA5gD1swiqXlTtru71pXOw_S_zCIHugdVJo3KyfQ5dTBqXSQfcskd3j3PB4iAGZ_sSeGdrULqmOWPWrPLye9iOFRH7bCGxQy7MU6COYHaISb8lmXe0twI/s400/DSC00725.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316025940768294642" border="0" /></a><br />Hier nog de foto van de sjaal van het JaggerSpun garen dat ik onlangs kocht op de handwerkbeurs in Zwolle bij de Wolhemel.Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-68836373158818410032009-03-22T15:36:00.000+01:002009-03-22T15:53:44.002+01:00Eindelijk foto's!Ja ja, eindelijk dan de beloofde foto's van wat ik nu allemaal aan het maken ben of wat net af is. Het is nog niet veel want ik ben nog maar net weer fanatiek begonnen na jarenlang alleen af een toe sokken breien of wat borduren.<br /><br />Hier mijn versie van de Suzie Q, gebreid met Drops Eskimo garen. Ik vermoed dat ik hem iets te lang in de machine heb laten zitten want hij is prachtig vervilt maar toch vrij klein uitgevallen. Ondanks dat blijft ze gewoon erg schattig.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1ZsY6xI5pOjomILgLQ7bcV9mxr4ApXy29fcDlRrnqHNEoslVFiKBv3E5LuqwNQMBaZ6nbukAw5dW5NvHPXnuOvfJUvoBLz7Z1gcA8rxgmIvnRjuht40ott_aSP4FrmSLS_TiKBs8dU0/s1600-h/DSC00714.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 510px; height: 381px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1ZsY6xI5pOjomILgLQ7bcV9mxr4ApXy29fcDlRrnqHNEoslVFiKBv3E5LuqwNQMBaZ6nbukAw5dW5NvHPXnuOvfJUvoBLz7Z1gcA8rxgmIvnRjuht40ott_aSP4FrmSLS_TiKBs8dU0/s320/DSC00714.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316021846215224466" border="0" /></a><br />Nog maar pas heb ik paar sokken gebreid van al een wat oudere wol van Opal. De kleuren zijn dus al niet meer helemaal van nu maar ze zijn nog steeds leuk!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY5fNLcTNl9rm-ZebGpGrPsx0E1o2Fvn53XJH9lBG5fqt6qMgSTsl5Ki1ohhMlFyV4xTDor1gLX4Ph2Wct8it9BMya11MUxosp3tY6VewRUeH0s-n4VyPFG03qOwUPXGtBJEb59kMr6I/s1600-h/DSC00717.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 389px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY5fNLcTNl9rm-ZebGpGrPsx0E1o2Fvn53XJH9lBG5fqt6qMgSTsl5Ki1ohhMlFyV4xTDor1gLX4Ph2Wct8it9BMya11MUxosp3tY6VewRUeH0s-n4VyPFG03qOwUPXGtBJEb59kMr6I/s400/DSC00717.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316023006119390754" border="0" /></a><br />Op dit moment ga ik naar een workshop in Staphorst 'Sokken breien voor gevorderden'. Leuk om weer wat bij te leren maar vooral heel gezellig en zo leuk om te zien dat iedereen zo creatief is! Onderstaande sok was het huiswerk na de eerste les........Leuk om te maken maar nu nog even de 2e sok ....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-f7Tf0P-DmON_KgeH7scyRU1CmvfIm6LBRYsAMrxaJ5_ZP8GeDV2PmMj7BMbm7t2tMspKkkINa81fCQ-ph2-6mRwj8rfXSKe6SQnh2flVRL43d0ohEEoFOCzz7Q4SqDmmQokBcCuzuI/s1600-h/DSC00720.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-f7Tf0P-DmON_KgeH7scyRU1CmvfIm6LBRYsAMrxaJ5_ZP8GeDV2PmMj7BMbm7t2tMspKkkINa81fCQ-ph2-6mRwj8rfXSKe6SQnh2flVRL43d0ohEEoFOCzz7Q4SqDmmQokBcCuzuI/s400/DSC00720.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316023855768167666" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Op dit moment brei ik een simpele sok (patroon 7 recht, 1 averecht) van Opal - Harry Potter in de kleur Dumbledore, wat een prachtige kleuren!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VWlsVywonqhyphenhyphen79TBMEEwTnz7ptojabt9XzJhwBPCALJO5o0AnNmxboqJPZPTcmYmOSRg3Pdkz5zNg0OOVfMgclU81m81aK9oXbpWU7mRPi9575yuMHKsmZ2ZuPNlMJRJS3MwRWUN1JM/s1600-h/DSC00716.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VWlsVywonqhyphenhyphen79TBMEEwTnz7ptojabt9XzJhwBPCALJO5o0AnNmxboqJPZPTcmYmOSRg3Pdkz5zNg0OOVfMgclU81m81aK9oXbpWU7mRPi9575yuMHKsmZ2ZuPNlMJRJS3MwRWUN1JM/s400/DSC00716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316024559251096306" border="0" /></a><br />En.......als laatste, een driehoekige sjaal met een simpel maar mooi ajourpatroon met wol van Jaggerspun (Zephyr Wool-Silk 2/18, kleur Claret). Ook erg leuk om te doen maar tegelijkertijd breiën en tv kijken is er voor mij niet bij met dit patroon dus het gaat niet snel.<br /><br />Meer mag ik van mezelf niet op de pennen zetten en ga ik proberen eerst eens wat af te ronden alvorens weer wat nieuws te beginnen, maar er is zoveel mooie wol en altijd weer een nog mooier patroon!Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-11541858426874820382009-03-09T14:43:00.000+01:002009-03-09T15:23:02.336+01:00Weer maandagAl weer maandag, al weer een heerlijk weekend voorbij. Een weekend van veel breien en lekker ontspannen, filmpje kijken en lekker door tijdschriften bladeren. Vrijdag heerlijk rondgesnuffeld bij <a href="http://lavira.nl">La Vira</a> voor wat mooie wolletjes. Ik heb 5 bollen Drops - Eskimo gekocht voor de zo langzamerhand overbekende Suzie Q tas. De tas heb ik in 1 dagje gebreid en ik wilde hem dan ook meteen vervilten maar ik had geen naald meer om hem in elkaar te zetten, zucht........ Dus maar weer snel begonnen met een volgend paar sokken om toch lekker te kunnen breien. Ook heb ik bij La Vira nog een paar bollen Drops - Alpaca gekocht. Heerlijke zachte wol is dat toch en wat een mooie kleuren. Ik word er altijd helemaal blij van als ik al die mooie kleuren in mijn breitas zie liggen!<br /><br />Ook ben ik nog bezig met een paar sokken die ik als huiswerk op kreeg voor de workshop 'Sokken breien voor gevorderen' in Staphorst via <a href="http://dewolmand.nl">De Wolmand</a>. Leuker huiswerk heb ik nog nooit gekregen! De workshop is heel leerzaam maar vooral heel erg gezellig met al die breigekke dames!!!<br /><br />Ik zal eerdaags proberen eens wat foto's te uploaden van wat ik allemaal onder handen heb op dit moment.Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6483097306863004223.post-54075731898348117782009-02-25T09:39:00.000+01:002009-02-25T10:15:23.372+01:00Sylvia ook eindelijk online!Eindelijk een Blog, zoals bijna iedereen (lijkt het). En dat er veel Blogs waren wist ik uiteraard maar ook zoveel over breien, handwerken etc. dat verbaasde me! Een wereld ging voor me open! Ik dacht dat ik één van de laatste vrouwen in Nederland was die nog durfde te handwerken ondanks het hoge tuttigheidsgehalte die het lijkt te hebben maar dat we nog met zovelen zijn wist ik niet! En wat die mensen allemaal wel niet maken! De prachtigste foto's heb ik hier voorbij zien komen! Ikzelf zit qua breien nog steeds op het niveau sokken en sjaaltjes maar door al die Blogs zal dit snel veranderen denk ik, inspiratie genoeg!<br /><br />Ook vind ik het heerlijk om bezig te zijn met mijn interieur en zit ik ondertussen midden in een verbouwing. Ik zal proberen hier ook met enige regelmaat verslag van te doen.<br /><br />Ik werk fulltime en heb dus niet zoveel tijd om te breien, borduren, lezen en alle andere dingen te doen die ik leuk vind. De tijd van de Blog gaat daar nog eens af dus zal ik hier niet te veel tijd aan besteden maar ik hoop toch met enige regelmaat iets te laten zien/horenSylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719662317289712700noreply@blogger.com0