tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72455518680710694682024-03-16T07:08:39.157+01:00ByHaafner * crochet Crochet * Vintage * Travel * Thrifting * Handmade * But mainly crochet... Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-30020282460309999882016-12-04T22:54:00.002+01:002016-12-04T22:54:30.149+01:00Obsessed #2 (and a give-away winner)Hello dears,<br /><br />I hope you've had a lovely weekend!<br />
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<a href="http://byhaafner.blogspot.nl/2016/09/obsessed-1-and-give-away.html" target="_blank">A while back I posted here some of the large pieces I'm currently making.</a> An obsession in the making indeed. ;-) Here's a follow-up with my most recent work in this serie. I've used the eco-friendly cotton from DMC Natura and a 3.5 mm hook.<br />
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Also, thank you all SO much for partipating in the give-away. I really, really wish I could send a Tulip Etimo Gold set to all of you... I WILL however soon organise another give-away of a wonderful Tulip crochet set (different colour and - partly - different size hooks, but equally beautiful), so keep posted! This gold set however will travel across the North Sea to @poppy_creates in the UK. Congratulations & happy crocheting!<br />
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Thanks for your kind visit and I wish you a most lovely week.<br />
<br />Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-78560114484710597392016-11-20T15:49:00.002+01:002016-11-20T15:53:14.363+01:00Give-away Tulip Etimo Gold Set – Joining is easy!<div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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I had been eyeing the Tulip
Etimo Premium Gold Set set for quite a while before I finally got them. I had read positive reviews about these hooks and I loved (and love) their aesthetics. Plus I really enjoyed working with my other Tulip hooks. (The Japan-based company has been making high quality hooks since 1953.) </span><br />
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grip is perfect (not too bulky and with a pleasant feel to it), the
hooks themselves are very smooth and handle all types of yarn easily. And I adore the stylish, neutral colour which will never clash with the colours of a project. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">The complete set </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">includes eight crochet hooks (</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">sizes </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">2.00, 2.2</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">0, </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">2.50, 3.00, 3.50, 4.00, 5.00 </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">and </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">6.00 mm</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">),</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"> a cute - and sharp! - pair of scissors, two darning needles, a ruler, all packed in a beautiful light-grey & silver case.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">And
now... You can win your own Tulip Etimo Premium Gold Set... In cooperation with
the lovely p</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">eople at Tulip I happily present you this give-away.
Participating is easy!</span><br />
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Leave your comment under this post and follow this blog. That's
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2. You'd like an extra chance to win? Be my guest! For an <i>extra</i>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Leave
a comment <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNCSyfhj78M/?taken-by=byhaafner" target="_blank">on my instagram account under this post (click here). </a></span><br />
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For <i>yet another</i>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Repost my give-awa</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">y IG-post<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNCSyfhj78M/?taken-by=byhaafner" target="_blank"> (this one!)</a> on your (public) instagram account using the
hashtag #tuliphooksbyhaafner</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">The give-away is</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"> open </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">to</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"> everyone everywhere! B</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">ear in mind though that if you live outside the EU customs </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">in your country </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">might charge you some import tax. </span>I will randomly pick a winner (from the entries on my blog and Instagram combined) on <i>Sunday December 4th</i>. So if you win you could have YOUR set before christmas - if post services cooperate!</div>
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If you don't want to wait for that: at the end of this blog post I'll include links to Amazon and Bol to buy you own Tulip Etimo hooks directly. Just scroll down. ;-)<br />
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Hook talk & Good luck to you!</h3>
Talking about hooks, I'm curious, what are your favourite crochet hooks? Do you like a grip
on your hooks or not? (I personally prefer either a smooth, modest one like these or no grip at all. Definitely no bulky grips for me!) Are you into wooden,
bamboo, plastic or metal hooks? (Metal works best for me.) Or does it depend on your yarn? Have
you worked with Tulip hooks before?<br />
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participating in this give-away: Good luck to you and thanks so much for
dropping by.<br />
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<i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">Please take note </i><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">that there are several variants of the Tulip Etimo sets: the contents, hook sizes and colours vary, so check before buying!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><b><br />But at Bol.com</b></span><br />
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Over the last months I've been obsessing - juuuust a bit - over classic, lacy patterns. I love to give them a - hopefully ;-) - contemporary twist. If you are on Instagram you might have seen some of them already. </div>
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Oh! Before I forget... Personally I'm really in love with my Jord Wood Watch. If you like this timepiece too, I've got some good news: I've teamed up with the people from Jord to bring you a give-away, yay! <a href="https://www.woodwatches.com/g/byhaafner" target="_blank">Just leave your first name and email address here (click!)</a> for a chance to win a $100 coupon, and ALL other entries will receive a $20 coupon. That what I call a win-win!<br />
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(If you scroll all the way down this page you'll also find a button that brings you to the Jord website to see all their models.)<br />
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And here's the same crochet pattern, worked in different colours.<br />
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The original pattern is from a Spanish crochet magazine titled Creaciones de Ganchillo (#12), however, as per usual, I made some modifications along the way. I just like to personalise a pattern. ;-)<br />
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For both pieces I've just the eco-friendly cotton DMC Natura. It's an ideal match with this type of work, I think.<br />
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I'm not sure if you can say this about your own designs, but I l o v e it. And the combination of mint and hot pink doesn't hurt either. ;-)<br />
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Let me first elaborate a bit about this yarn... A while back I was gifted g o r g e o u s Shiny Happy Cotton by <a href="https://www.woolandthegang.com/" target="_blank">Wool and the Gang</a>. I've been wanting to try this yarn for ages and oh man, I did NOT disappoint.</div>
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Firstly: I simply adore these colours. And the other colours for this range look every bit as yummy. Secondly, the yarn worked up like a dream, it really did, very soft yet very strong (ideal for this bag!). Really loved it. I will definitely be using it more often as there are not many 100% cotton yarns out there suitable for 5 mm hook or up, don't you think? Have you worked with this particular yarn before?</div>
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I'm back with some happy news. <br />
Or, news...? If you are on Instagram, chances are you've seen it popping up here and there already over the past months...<br />
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Anyway! My first crochet book is out! The title is <i>Mandalas to Crochet</i> and there's a UK and a US edition. (Plus a South African edition titled <i>Hooked on Mandalas!</i>).<br />
So, the result of many hours of crocheting, designing, drawing and writing is now available - or rather, already since a couple of months... I really SHOULD update my blog more often...<br />
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Later this year <i>Mandalas to Crochet</i> will also appear in translated editions in quite a few other countries, among which The Netherlands, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, France and - early 2017 - in Finland and Italy. I'm working on a dedicated page on this blog for a full overview.<br />
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Hooray for that! <i>Please note</i>: The US and UK edition are both called <i>Mandalas to Crochet </i>and have practically identical covers. They have exactly the same contents BUT of course the US version (published by St. Martin's Griffin) uses American crochet terminology where as the UK version (published by Search Press) uses British terminology. The UK edition sold out very quickly, but is back in stock now after a reprint. :-)<br />
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Here's another sneak peek: the Leaves & Lace Blanket... I LOVED making this blanket. I used the gorgeous South African Vinnis Nikkim cotton yarn for it, kindly sponsored by <a href="http://www.scaapi.nl/" target="_blank">Scaapi</a>.<br />
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Well, dear reader, I really hope you've enjoyed this little peek in my book...<br />
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Thanks for your lovely visit. I wish you all the best for the weekend & don't forget to crochet. :-)<br />
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I know, I know, it's been a long time... But I'm back and full of plans and inspiration for new blog posts! Later this week I have a lovely announcement to make (not a career move, not getting married, not getting divorced either, not relocating to a tropical island), but if you follow me on instagram, you probably know already what I'm talking about. ;-)<br />
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In short the story behind it. I love sourcing new yarn, yes I do! And a while back I had the luck of revisiting my favourite yarn store: The Craft Company in Cascais, Portugal. (Here's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-Craft-Company-Cascais-808662242557450/" target="_blank">their facebook</a> and here <a href="http://www.thecraftcompany.pt/" target="_blank">the website</a>.) If you're ever near, it's well worth a detour. Actually, I have a picture of (a small part of) the shop! Isn't this just pure eye candy...<br />
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Have a good day & thank you so much for your lovely visit.Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-73738618355418631862015-11-03T15:46:00.000+01:002015-11-03T15:46:18.542+01:00A Darling Doily...... Or a Mega Mandala... Not sure which name is more apt.<br />
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I used a pattern from a Portuguese crochet magazine called <i>Croché de Filé</i>, nr. 32. I'm sorry, that's all the information I can find in it. I can't remember when I bought it exactly, but the year of publication is either 2013 or 2014.<br /><br />
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I made this piece recently as my contribution to <a href="http://www.crochetconcupiscence.com/2015/06/mandalasformarinke-crochet-project-in-memory-of-wink-from-a-creative-being/" target="_blank">Kathryn Vercillo's project <i>Mandalas for Marinke</i></a>: Kathryn's important and touching depression awareness project in memory of crochet blogger <a href="http://www.acreativebeing.com/" target="_blank">Wink from <i>A Creative Being</i></a>. It's great to see how many crocheters from around the world contributed to it.<br />
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<br />Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-66364609326086786972015-10-21T13:58:00.000+02:002015-11-03T15:25:36.665+01:00The Tale of the Dainty Dots Blanket #3 - Pattern and a Mini-Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
First of all, THANK you for the kind words about my Dainty Dots Blanket. It’s lovely to read them all! Secondly, yes, I know, it took me a while to finally post the pattern for the squares… But hey, here it is: written <i>and</i> as a - sliiiightly wonky ;-) - chart! And with good news too, because I found a free online pattern that is <i>very</i> similar to the pattern for this border.</div>
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When I started to work on this blanket I took a fair amount of time to work out a pattern for circle-turned-into-a-solid-square. I wanted the circle stay round, but in most patterns the circles becomes square-ish when turned into a solid square. That’s because you’ll most often have to work three corner stitches in one stitch of the circle, giving the circle a bit of a corner. The problem is less visible when you’re making a square with chain stitches in the corner. Okay, I hope I didn’t loose you at this point? ;-)<br />
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Anyway! I'm quite pleased with my solution. And that is: you will work only ONE stitch in the circle to make the corner of the square, the other two corner stitches are worked in the base of that first corner stitch. (Hopefully the pictures and the chart will explain.) Eureka! Here's a mini-tutorial...<br />
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So that’s my little trick. I was actually quite excited about it. :-) As I mentioned in my previous post, this particular blanket is so darn heavy the effect is a bit lessened. This has also to do with the fact that the white yarn is thicker and heavier than the blue and grey yarns used for the circles. <br />
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And now for the disclaimer... I am sure other crocheters might have come up with the same solution before me. Because once I thought of it, it seemed a pretty obvious thing to do, but I haven’t seen it before.<br />
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Pattern Dainty Dots Square</h3>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "inconsolata"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">♦ </span>You can either start a new round by chaining 2 (as one substitute dc) or – my favourite – by making a standing double crochet. With the latter you really can’t tell afterwards where you started the round. If you google it, you’ll find that there are several great tutorials online for this technique.<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "inconsolata"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">♦</span> The pattern calls for a join at the end of each round. My preferred method is to make a seamless join using a darning needle. (Again, you’ll find great tutorials for this online.) Alternatively you can make a slipstitch in the first st of the round.<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "inconsolata"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">♦</span> BLdc is a BackLoop double crochet: a regular dc, but worked in the backloop only.<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "inconsolata"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">♦</span> I used a brandless Thai cotton for the circles and Rico Creative Cotton for the square part and border. If I would have to recommend a yarn though: I think this pattern would work wonderful in the organic cotton yarn Vinnis Nikkim. If I would make another one, it would probably be my choice because I expect it to give the blanket a wonderful drape. (I used it for the mini-tutorial.)<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "inconsolata"; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">♦</span> I used a 4 mm crochet hook, but you can basically use any hooksize that matches your choice of yarn. My motifs measure appr. 15 x 15 cm (6 x 6 inch) each,<br />
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In this round the corners is made as follows: 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc. The treble ensures a sharp corner. If you like a more rounded corner, work a dc instead of a tr.<br />
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Of course you can choose your preferred method. I joined the motifs by single crocheting them together, right sides facing eachother, through both (front and back) loops of both squares.<br />
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Okay, as I explained in my previous post I based the lacy part of the border loosely on a Japanese pattern. BUT, <a href="http://www.mypicot.com/1020.html">I’m happy to say that since then I discovered a VERY similar, free pattern on MyPicot.com. (A great source for all kinds of lovely patterns by the way.) Click here for the link.</a> Although it’s actually for a blanket, you could fairly easily adapt the pattern as a border by just crocheting two lacy segments.<br />
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Before I crocheted the lacy segments of the border I made the solid part: five simple rounds of double crochet, with 3 dc in de corner stitch. Of course you could omit the solid part, but personally I always think it gives a clean look.<br />
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So dear people, that’s it. I hope you like it. If you’re making a <b>#daintydotsblanket</b> yourself I’d LOVE to see it! Also, do comment below if something is not clear. I really <i>try </i>to respond asap, but life is rather hectic so I apologize in advance if it takes a while...<br />
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- It took me one and a half year to complete? (Although to be fair I didn’t touch it for most part of last year.)<br />
- It weighs almost four kilograms/8.8 lbs?<br />
- Its measurements are appr. 2 x 2.1 m (appr. 6.6 x 6.9 feet)<br />
- I’m really happy with my trick for turning a circle into a solid square?<br />
- That I’m going to share this trick with you in my next post?<br />
- The blues and greys are from a brandless cotton I bought at a Thai market?<br />
- I sticked to only two rules while arranging the colours? (Namely: don’t join two squares which have the same colour and don’t join two dark colours.)<br />
- I love big borders?<br />
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Regarding the latter: As you can see I decided on a big border for this blanket. It consist of three parts: the solid one and then two parts lacy fans. It was a last minute choice, but I couldn't be happier with it. Though the border does somewhat outshine the rest of the blanket. ;-) I based the lacy part loosely on a pattern from a Japanese crochet book. Sorry I do not have more information about it. But basically you could adapt any pattern for a multiple row of fans, and use it as a border.<br />
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The basis for this blanket were the big blue and grey cotton yarn cakes. This yarn wasn't available in white at the time, so for that I used Rico Creative Cotton. Which is quite a bit heavier than the Thai cotton, but it worked.<br />
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At the start I took a fair amount of time to work out a pattern for circle-turned-into-a-solid-square. I wanted the circle stay round, but in most patterns the circle becomes fairly square-ish when turned into a solid square. I'm quite pleased with my solution. Although the effect is a bit lessened here because the white is heavier than the coloured yarn. Ah well, can't have it all.<br />
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The funny (or stupid) thing is, when I unearthed it from its huge basket I was surpised how near-to-finishing it was. I was already halfway joining the motifs. With a big project like this I like to work for some hours in a row. I can't just steal thirty minutes here or there, like with a less substantial project. So, in the end it did all boil down to lack of time. But I enjoyed the finishing process thoroughly.<br />
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Anyway, I hope you like it! Don't forget, next up on this blog is the pattern for the Dainty Dots Squares. (The squares, not the border, sorry!)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br />Funnily enough, in the end I’ve only used a small part of it (the white yarn is cotton I bought here at home), so I've </span><i style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">still</i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> got a HUGE basket filled to the brim with this lovely yarn (in other colours as well).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For now I'd like to thank you for your lovely visit. Wishing you a happy day.</span>Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-13992910071294313642015-09-07T14:57:00.000+02:002015-09-07T14:57:26.767+02:00Three Reasons to Love Loops<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I hope you've had a lovely week so far. Wishing you a great weekend!Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-54754309812234714232015-08-13T15:08:00.000+02:002015-08-13T15:09:22.001+02:00Happy with Blog MakeOver!Welcome to my brandnew blog! I'm very excited about the new design and I hope you like it as much as I do.<br />
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After a few years of blogging (time flies!) I felt it was time for a makeover. I wanted something light and crispy and the talented Madeline Cline designed just that for me (and on top of that she is a delight to work with). <a href="https://www.etsy.com/nl/shop/BlogDesignStudio">Click here for her Blog Design Studio on Etsy (or find the link below on this blog).</a> If you are considering a new blog design I highly recommend her services.</div>
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As you will probably notice some parts of this new blog are still work in progress as I added some new features. Eventually this will lead to a site where it is easier for you to navigate, to find patterns and - hopefully! - inspiration. But I just couldn't wait to share it with you. ;-)</div>
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To mark the festive occasion of my blog makeover I thought I'd share some happy yarn pics...<br />
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There is a practical reason for that choice too, as I'm <i>still </i>working on some bigger projects which I can't share here yet. ;-) So for now it's mainly wip's and yarn... Like the Vinnis Nikkim (above) and the byClaire (below).<br />
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Many thanks for your visit. Wishing you a lovely weekend ahead.</div>
Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-66507107536709253112015-07-19T17:23:00.000+02:002015-07-19T18:52:41.728+02:00Projects in the makingRecently I have been working on new designs - which I love doing. It also leaves me with tons of trial & error pieces. I never throw them out, as they sometimes spark an idea for something completely different.<br />
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Or, I just like a colour combo and want to use the same colours in another design. Some can come to good use as embellishment. Especially the small flowery ones!<br />
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Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-54264615222709996702015-07-16T17:57:00.001+02:002015-07-16T17:57:23.465+02:00It's a Pastel DayLove these happy stacks of crochet... There are quite a few of these stacks, most of them neatly tucked away in boxes in my little studio... Sometimes I open a box at random and am surprised by what I find... Pieces I had forgotten about... I take a picture and stow them away again... Maybe I should open an Etsy shop after all. ;-)<br />
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The weather is getting sunny here again and I'm hoping to do a spot of outside crocheting this weekend. Looking forward to that.<br />
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I really like the fabric below. I'd l o v e to make a skirt out of it. Pity I don't know how to sew - yet. It's still on my to learn list. (Like proper knitting. The advantage of knitting over sewing being that knitting needle don't make as much sound as a sewing maching. Or are modern sewing machines less noisy than the old ones? (#dta!)</div>
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Maybe you remember my search for yarns when I was in Thailand last year, I wrote about it <a href="http://byhaafner.blogspot.nl/2014/01/yarning-in-thailand.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://byhaafner.blogspot.nl/2014/02/yarn.html" target="_blank">here</a>. This year - through dedication and perseverance (read: my obsessive compulsive yarn-related behaviour) - I found some other lovely yarns.<br />
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Just to clarify: I've bought more colours than you see in these pics, but I wouldn't mind getting my hands on even more... ;-) It's definitely one of my favourite yarns.<br />
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Then there were these pretty bobbins with handspun and plant dye fine cotton...<br />
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I love the irregularities in it and its slightly wool-ish (the pink one) and linen-ish (the grey one) appearance. Here's a closer look:<br />
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<br />Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-61575161920483943672015-04-22T17:21:00.000+02:002015-04-22T17:21:01.384+02:00Candy ScarfHello! Without further ado I hereby present to you the Candy Scarf. Plus the making details and pattern. Hope you like it!<br />
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And here is the chart! Please don't copy or share the chart elsewhere, but link to this page instead - thank you for linking with love! By the way: this pattern would work very well for a blanket. (Actually, I'd <b>love </b>to make a blanket like this some day.)<br />
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As always many thanks for your kind visit. Wishing you a most lovely week.<br />
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<br />Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-48184650337933810682015-04-21T12:59:00.001+02:002015-04-21T12:59:32.202+02:00Candy Scarf in the Making!Recently <a href="http://www.scaapi.nl/" target="_blank">Scaapi</a> gifted me with three balls of the South African organic MoYa cotton. I had not worked with it before, but had seen pictures of it on the internet. <a href="http://crejjtion.com/doily-blanket-progress/" target="_blank">Like this beautiful doily blanket in the making by the talented Maaike from Crejjtion.</a><br />
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I wanted to make something that would do justice to the look and feel of the yarn. MoYa has a sturdy rope-like look, but feels - surprisingly - soft. I wanted to create a fairly solid texture which would highlight both these qualities. I was in doubt whether to make placemats or a scarf, and in the end - after trying several patterns - decided on the latter.</div>
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Tomorrow I'll publish the pictures of the finished scarf plus the pattern and other details. But - because it's such beautiful yarn - I thought I'd share some pictures of the work in progress here with you today.</div>
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<br />Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-13778881260252020672015-04-16T14:13:00.001+02:002015-04-16T14:14:36.413+02:00Doily Delights and Potholder PastelsJust so to say a quick hello and hit the publish button for a short post... Lately I've been digging deeper in my boxes with - mainly older - pieces of crochet. It was fun to look back at what I've made.<br />
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Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-8796673596765198212015-04-13T12:17:00.001+02:002015-04-13T12:17:18.983+02:00Little Pink FlowersThanks for your kind comments on the necklaces from my previous post. Today I'd like to show you another one. I felt the pink flowers needed a little shiny accent, so I added the beads and, in the neck part, a short golden chain with clasp.<br />
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For this necklace I used a 0.7 mm hook and crochet thread from a brand named Julia. (I bought the yarn in a local yarn store, I tried to find this brand online, in case you're interested, but to no avail.)<br />
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I enjoyed making the necklaces and I'm full of ideas for other ones - so maybe there will follow more... What do you have on your hooks currently?<br />
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*<i>plays nonchalantly with her new necklaces</i>* ;-)<br /><br />
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I'm working on a couple of bigger projects which I can't show you yet and therefore I like these smaller in-between projects so I can still have a little tada-post every now and then. ;-)<br />
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Almost weekend in this part of the world... Hooray!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-family: Inconsolata; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">♦</span> I don't give one size for the bag. You can make it as big as you like by adding chains to the begin chain or by using a more voluminous fibre.<br />
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<i><br />Bottom of the bag</i><br />
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- ch 1, 1 sc in every dc of the previous round<br />- sl st in 1st sc of this round<br />
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Okay, that's it my crafty friends... <i>If</i> you are making this bag I'd love to see it.<br />
Thanks for your visit and have a lovely day!<br />
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Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-30984533056634273872015-04-05T23:26:00.001+02:002015-04-05T23:26:09.596+02:00Crochet ExtravaganceLast week I have been rummaging through my boxes with crochet. The smaller pieces, that is. And - since I had something of a doily-and-potholder-phase - there are quite a few of those smaller pieces... Anyway... I thought I'd share some my finds here with you too. Introducing... 'Haafner - The Early Works'. ;-)<div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Now, this potholder has an - for me - unusual colour combination... ;-) </span></div>
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Have a lovely week - craft on!<br /><div>
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PS. Still working on the pattern for the bag of my last post. Will post it later this week.</div>
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Haafnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13110219659482895850noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245551868071069468.post-35934906248278507912015-04-04T14:45:00.000+02:002015-04-04T14:45:03.900+02:00My New Crochet Bag and a Giveaway WinnerYarn, twine, rope, thread or even plarn: they're all suitable for crochet. Although the results will be quite different. :-)<br />
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Personally I love experimenting with different kinds of fibre. So I was excited when I got the chance to crochet with the fibre of the kudzu plant, also know as JungleVine. </div>
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This is the skein I received.<br /><br />
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Beautiful, isn't it?<br />
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Beautiful as it may be, it's an understatement to say I was <i>not</i> looking forward to handwinding this into a ball. I'm notoriously bad at this and I always end up tangling the yarn beyond rescue with me somewhere stuck inbetween - desperately crying out for help. However, this time I was in for a pleasant surprise. the skein was divided in mini-skeins, like this:</div>
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Then came the really fun part: crocheting. I decided to make a bag, similar to the Nature Bags. Also, I decided that I wanted to make it without having to cut the yarn. So that the bag would be as strong as possible. And I wanted it to be simple. So this is what I came up with - Meet the Breezy Bag:</div>
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Some facts... I used a 2.7 mm crochet hook. But I think you could use up to at least a 3.5 mm hook for this fibre. It's a bit 'harder work' than crocheting with a regular yarn (probably also because I used a relatively small hook) but definitely very doable. Plus I found it fun and interesting because it's just completely different than all other yarns I've worked with: although it's very sturdy, the surface is at the same time much smoother than, for instance, twine. And the result is very stretchable. So I would use it again. Which is good news, because I still have some left! Ha!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">A Winner!</span><br />
And now... Thank you all so very much for participating in the Nature Bag Giveaway. But there can only be one winner and that is... Kotbury from the lovely <a href="http://kotburykot.blogspot.nl/" target="_blank">Kotbury blog</a>! Congratulations to you and please mail me your address and I'll send you the bag asap.<br />
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If you did not win but would still like to be a proud owner of such a cute fairtrade bag <a href="http://www.naturebag.org/" target="_blank">you can find them online here.</a> If you'd like to work with the JungleVine yarn yourself: Nature Bag sells JungleVine skeins, although they're not listed in their webshop yet. If you are interested you can send an email to service@naturebag.org.</div>
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