Lots of aqua * Lots of loose ends

Last week I promised a sneak peek of my latest
- unplanned *big sigh* - project.
Well, here is a peek of the work in progress.
Or rather, mainly of all the ends I still have to sew in...

I have been crocheting like a maniac for the last 1,5 week.
Really. There's no nicer way to put it.

It's definitely my favourite crochet project so far.
When I'm back with the pictures of the finished throw,
I'll post a link to the blog where I found this wonderful pattern.
(Which I just had to make, without delay, when I saw it.)

There's somebody else in the house who shares my enthusiasm for this project. When I left it unattended for just a few secs, she claimed it as hers right away. :-)

♦♦♦ Enjoy your Sunday! ♦♦♦

Curl up!

Hopefully you've enjoyed your weekend.
Did you have time for reading or crocheting at all?
I did... I actually started another crochet project
(unplanned and it's rather big too...)
of which I'll show you a sneak peek in a few days time.

Right now, when I look outside, it's autumn,
but still I'm happy because there are flowers everywhere... Finally.
(The picture above was taken on a much sunnier day than today.)

Inside - it is definitely spring!

These pictures are from a smaller project,
with tunesian crochet.
Tunesian crochet work tends to curl - a lot.
Hence the pins in the picture below.

I like the texture though, it's a bit squishy.
And the technique is easy to learn when you're used to crocheting.
Have you ever made something with tunesian crochet?

Take care!
♦♦♦

Where have my pastels gone?!

Something I really like about blogging is to be inspired by others,
and to discover that sometimes - to my delight and surprise -
others are inspired by this tiny blog... (Yay!)

Like recently, there were suddenly quite a few visitors
from South Korea to my blog (btw, a country I'd love to visit once).
On which I discovered a lovely South Korean crochet blog
with a 'remake' of my popcorn potholder (remember? this one!)
in similar colours and styling.
This was confusing in a funny way:
At first glance it looked like my own photo,
but there was something slightly different...
Go check it out here!























Recently it worked the other way round
when I came across the wonderful Portugese blog Mi Mitrika
with gorgeous pictures and amazing crochet work. What a delight...
I discovered it on the blogroll of another lovely blog: Pigtails. (Thanks!)

One of the pictures of Mi Mitrika was that of a placemat or doily in bright colours, with lots of red (a colour I normally hardly ever use)
But I was smitten...
So I shamelessly made my own and used a lot of red too.
Although admittedly her colour combi is better - with mustard/ochre
which I didn't have in my stash.
Anyway - it's nice to go bright for a change!

As you can see I got my enamel out too. :-)






















Thanks for the inspiration.
Have a bright day!

Dots

This teapot was a present - many years ago - from a dear friend,
when she came to visit me from England.
Yesterday I felt it urgently needed a matching hot pad.
(Does that kind of urge sound familiar to you at all,
or should I better consult my doctor?)

I applied the dots after crocheting the white circle.
Each dot is a bobble stitch made of six dc (American terminology).

•••Wishing you a lovely day•••

What a surprise - a new doily

A couple of weeks ago I made this doily,
the pattern comes from a crochet book I thrifted for 70 cents.
I like the powdery pink, I use it quite often for doilies.

Work in progress...

This is the doily pre-blocking...

And below it is after blocking.
In a minimalistic setting. ;-)
You know what? I prefer this one pre-blocking.
It looks, I don't know how to say it, well,
it just looks softer that way.
(But then again, I might just not like this pattern too much.)

And since we are outside on the terrace already,
here are some Dutch organic tulips for you.

Have a lovely day.
Stay creative!
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So - I hit the jackpot

The doily jackpot, that is...
I often look with surprise at the wonderful potholders and doilies
other bloggers thrift at what seems to be a weekly base. :-)

I guess The Netherlands is not the best country
for finding that kind of second hand treasures.
That - or I'm just a lousy thrifter.

















Until yesterday!
When I found these wonderful, delicate, crocheted doilies...

I bought every single one of them. And love them.
I hope you like seeing them too.

Have a wonderful day!
♦♦♦

About a promise and crochet...

You might or might not remember that there was one thing
I never ever wanted to crochet.
A potholder.
Or so I thought when I first learned to crochet...

Well - unless you're new to this blog,
you know I didn't keep that promise to myself.
Not quite.

There was one other thing of which I thought:
Not in this life.

And there you are.
A tea cosy...

So much for principles, hey?
Enjoy your weekend!
(With a nice cup of tea perhaps?)
♦♦♦