A while back I made this cute little keychain as a housewarming gift for a friend. When my brother and his family decided to move out of Delft (yes, the city of the Delft Blue pottery) I knew I wanted to make them something that reminded them of that beautiful city. This keychain is a …
This little keychain is a perfect housewarming gift. I made it for a friend who just moved out of the city. Deze sleutelhanger is het perfect kleine cadeautje voor iemand die net een nieuw huis heeft. Ik maakte hem voor een vriendin die de stad uit ging verhuizen. Wat heb je nodig? – Garen, restjes …
A couple of years ago my mum was really sick and I wanted to crochet her a blanket. It did not took me a long time to figure out that it had to be something with hearts. The only problem was; I did not have a lot of time, I wanted to have the blanket …
In all my years of crocheting I actually never made a real scarf. And I don’t know why I never made one because making a scarf is a lot of fun! The rows are short and work up quickly and I loved seeing it grow. I felt like one of those pictures of someone old, …
My only problem with crochet is that I love a knitted look. So when I found out that there is a stitch that gives you exactly the same look with a crochet hook I needed to try! And of course, I did not want to make any knitted look because I love fair isle …
One of the fun things of having kids is that you can always make them something new and our little boy was in need of a hat when the days were getting colder. I wanted to make something with colourwork, but everything I tried became either to thick or not to my liking. When I …
I’ve told you before, but I just love headbands! They keep your ears warm, don’t mess up your hair and, also important, they are such an easy make! I did not make photo’s while making this headband because it was a dark evening, but it is really easy, so I think a written pattern …
In Utrecht there is a pedestrian crossing (called a zebra path in Dutch) where the stripes on the street are not white but in all the colours of the rainbow. When I finished this zebra, my three year old daughter asked me why this was a boring zebra and not a fun one like the …
There is a Dutch song about a little boy named Dikkertje Dap, who is friends with a giraffe in the zoo, and wants to slide of his back. I loved this song when I was a kid, and now I am singing it for my little girl and she loves it! With this pattern you …
I’ve never been on a safari, but who doesn’t love photo’s of all these beautiful animals? Although my baby boy doesn’t know a zebra from a giraffe, I wanted to make something fun for him to play with. He already had the little elephant, and now with the zebra and the giraffe we have a …
