Clocking out for a couple of days

I'll be abroad for the weekend,
and I'm having high hopes of returning with some lovely yarns.

Take care!

xxx

Wabi Sabi or The Art of the Missing Potholder

Well yes, obviously, while pinning them to the wall,
It did feel more logical if I had crocheted one more of these potholders.
But there you are. The art of imperfection.
Slightly enhanced by the fact that I didn't block them.

I immediately fell for the pattern when I came across it online.
You can find it on this lovely blog: What you sow.
Recommended!

In case you'd like to give it a go, I slightly adapted the pattern.
American terminology:
Instead of making 2 clusters of 3 dc each
(to make the corners of the flower square),
I made 2 clusters of 3 trebles (tr) each.
(For me this worked better because it gives a sharper corner.)
Also I single crocheted (sc) along the two ends of the rows
before I half doubled crocheted (hdc) the coloured edge.
I mainly used Rico Creative Cotton and a 4 mm hook.






















It's an easy and very satifying pattern.
Before you know it, you've got a stack of these cuties.
So off you go to What you sow!

♦♦♦Enjoy your weekend.♦♦♦
(During which I hope to finally make the pictures of my finished blanket...)

Summer

Finally summer has arrived in The Netherlands,
and what a difference it makes.
(We simply skipped spring this year. Why bother?)






















Some snapshots from the terrace...

The elderflower is blossoming and I simply love it.






















Mint tea and crochet to make a sunny day off complete.
(Another potholder in the making.)






















♦♦♦ Take care! ♦♦♦
PS. A big thank you to Madelief for the sweet mention on her amazing blog. She has a stunning garden I can only dream of... And I do!

Thrifted vintage and some crochet too

A couple of days ago I popped in our local thrift store

with the intention not to buy anything.
Ha!

The results are these two art deco bowls.
The first one is this 'cabbage leaves' Max Roesler from 1930.
Love the mint green...

And this Dutch design from Société Céramique, Maestricht.

Same bowl. Different doily.
Couldn't choose. ;-)

In case you're interested, the first bowl costed me 2,50 euro,
the second one a staggering 6 euro. ;-)

Anyway. This weekend I finished my blanket - fringes & all.
Still have to make the pictures though.
I hope you've enjoyed your weekend too!
♦♦♦

Still working on the fringes, so...

... in the meantime a picture of a small pineapple doily.
I made it a couple of weeks ago.
It's from a Japanese pattern I found online: here.






















Take care!
♦♦♦