Felt fo's

Not just the knittings layed there waiting to be fotographed, also my felt dolls. I have been making saint Nicholas dolls, because that is about the biggest childrens celebration in Holland. One could compare it to the american way of celebrating Christmas more info

These are the traditional chocolate letters, along with the saint and his helper on top, and the bag for the presents and the traditional cookies called "pepper-nuts".

Here are the two main characters sitting amongst the pepper-nuts.

And these are little finger dolls.

knitting fo's

It was so long since I updated my blog, so sorry for this.... I just make so many things, and when I finish I start right away with a new project. So today i took the time for making pictures of all my knittings.
To start with my baktus. It is not a normal baktus, wich is a great patern! But I made a baktus with dropstitches. The patern was in german, but very easy to understand.

I think it makes it a bit more airy! The yarn is 100% wool by kauni.

And I made potholders. I thought it was the most boring project one could think of, but i loved it, and every time I take them from their pinn I enjoy the fact that I made them myself. I made up the patern by deviding the stitches in knit and purl.

I made 4 two of each

At the moment I am knitting for India.

A lovely project that asks us to make little hats for the new born. The first was the white one and almost everything was wrong with it. The colour, the size and the materials. So i keep thgis for a present. Now I read the instructions better and started a red one, with amazing merino yarn. To bad you can't feel it through the screen.

Toadstools

Today we were inspired by natures beauty!!!

Look at the colours,

The shapes

The variaty

So after our walk, I had to make these two little mushroom girls

They were the perfect toy for Mare after a day like this.

I made it from a patern wich I bought at: de witte engel.

Shellsssss

At the beach Mare found some amazing shells. She had so much fun making a diplay of all the shells. She put them in, took them out and put them in again, untill she was completely happy!

It was amazing to see the concentration she had, making this. Totally focussed on her job.

I absolutely love the result. In the middle she put a stone look alike candle. It is on our table and in the evening during supper we light the candle. I am so proud of our little girl!

Little knits

I made this snail, as a try out. I want to hand out small animals as gifts for Mare's birthday in pre- school. But it was quit a lot of work, and the result is just not that....

Then I made this mouse, wich is really nice I think.

So let's knit.... have to make 20.

I also found this patern for a crazy necklace. I made 3, but the pink one I did send out before i took a pic.

Baby hat

I made this hat for my pregnant friend in Denmark.

As I had no baby to model.........

Lambswool

Two doggies

I made mummy first, but she turned out way too big, so a child was made by deviding the patern in two

A painted snail (tutorial)

Today we enjoyed making these super cute snails. Our garden is bursting with snails, everywhere Mare discovers them. She loves them and are a big part of her fantasyplay aswell. A small pebble quickly turns into a snail once it is on her hand.
That is why we had to bring them into our house.

You don't need much;

some paper plates

paint

coloured paper

And ofcourse a smile.

Decorate the plates as you like them.

Cut a body from the coloured paper and staple them together.

Look at these happy crawlers at our windowsill.

Hope you like them, they make Mare and me very happy!

Tray - table

Today Mare and me decorated a traytable.

Very carefully Mare thought about every brush-stroke and placed just as carefully every glittery star.

This is how the top looks. The pictures are old pictures one used to stick in a poem-album.

And this is howI imagine it on the bed of my pragnent friend. Only then the cups will be filled with hot steamy tea.

At the moment I am only making presents all the time. Like this.... are you curious what it will be???

Scarf

For his birthday a friend of ours asked for a handknitted scarf. Ofcaurse I said yes.
But I never realised how much and boring work it was. 2 Meters of "knit 2 - purl 2"

but now it is finished I absolutely love it.

Love the yarn too. It is 50% bamboo and 50% wool.

The bamboo makes it shine so nicely!

The start to a new blog

After 2 and a half years having a blog about our family I really wanted to make a blog about all the tings I make. At the moment there are 4 projects hanging on my knitting needles, 2 felt-dolls half made and a million ideas in my head.
With that come all the nice things I like to make with Mare and my class.
I would love to share those things with you all!
Maybe make some tutorials for the things I make.
Soon some pic's of the knittings.
for now the knitting I finished right before summer hollidays. (with a little crochet help from my mum.)
The gnome family :)