breien en haken in oostende: 2014

woensdag 10 december 2014

crochet cats workshop

I was invited by a group of Femma-ladies for a workshop amigurumi's.
I suggested they'd make the crochet cat - and this is the gorgeous result !
It was a nice evening, thank you ladies !

Free pattern and photo tutorial are available on my blog.

maandag 8 december 2014

I am knitting a cardigan for myself, in fair isle. A work of patience, all those small stiches in a row.
Therefore, I need some distraction. A small project, quick to finish.
And when something like this comes along on facebook, it was love at first sight.

I bought the pattern, and the babywool from Bergère de France and set out to knit intarsia.
Who remembers the little plastic fish - dangling on your needle ? I has been ages since I used them. Probably from since the boys were little and I knitted them sweaters with footballs on, or Zorro.

Well, this is the result. I love the combination of light blue / red. It reminds me of something my mother knit for my doll, Mireille. Those were exact the same colours. I am speaking of the 1960ies....

Now for a little girl who can wear this. The pattern included little mitts too.... aren't they cute ?

maandag 1 december 2014

a warm hat for the cold days

In winter time, it's all about keeping the young ones warm. This Ladybug hat is too cute, and I think it can be worn by a boy as well as a girl.

A lovely pattern I found in this book

It was knit up very quickly, and had some fun parts, like the flap is knit with Wrap&Turn technique, and the antenna's are Icords. And I made the pompons with this plastic device I recently got in the knitting shop, and Lo and Behold, it actually works !

another little project I finished is this baby hat & socks. It is knit in super soft baby merino, I got at the Knitting exhibition in Zwolle. I love it....

Greetings to you all and keep warm !

woensdag 5 november 2014

een eenvoudige kantsjaal breien - a very easy lace scarf

I found this great free pattern on Pinterest, for a lace scarf. It's actually called a 'true lace' - that means you knit the pattern on both sides, in stead of knitting a pattern on the right side and purling the stiches on the reverse side.
But don't let that scare you off - this is such an easy pattern you will memorize it quickly and knit it whilst watching you favourite tv show.
Here's how it goes :
choose your yarn carefully. I have seen this pattern knit in bulky yarn, very nice for a guy ! In sports it's rather dull, but in mohair it is the most lovely scarf ever ! Choose your needles according to the effect you want to get; like needles 6 mm with a fine kid mohair gives a fluffy result : a very soft and light scarf.
I choose this kid mohair with little sequins in, in a light taupe. this colour goes well with everything I wear.

just a little bling bling

It's a great scarf !

Cast on a multiple of 4 (like 16, or 24 or even 80 stitches) I cast on 44. Knit 2 rows.
Always start with 4 knit stiches. then follow the pattern : (YO, K2tog, K2) repeat until there are 4 stiches left on the needle. knit 4 stiches.
Turn. Do this every needle. End with 2 knit rows. Cast off very loosely. (check Youtube for loose cast of) I like this method : knit 2 stiches together, put that loop back on the left needle. knit 2 stiches together, put that loop back on the left needle. and so on until all stiches are cast of.

Wouldn't that be a nice xmas present for a loved one ?

happy knitting !

In het Nederlands :
Zet een veelvoud van 4 op (ik zette 44 steken op)
Brei 2 naalden rechts
Brei patroon als volgt :
4 steken rechts * 1 omslag, 2 st rechts samenbreien, 2 steken rechts* herhaal wat tussen de * staat tot er nog 4 steken op je naald staan. Brei de laatste 4 steken rechts. Herhaal deze naald tot je sjaal lang genoeg is. (brei je bolletje maar op :-)
Brei op het eind nog 2 naalden rechts en kant erg los af.

donderdag 14 augustus 2014

een jaaroverzicht dan maar...

De tijd vliegt.... het is bijna een jaar geleden dat ik nog eens iets postte op mijn breiblog.... Hoe het komt ? Het is niet dat ik gestopt ben met breien - gelukkig. Maar Facebook en Ravelry nemen een behoorlijk deel van mijn tijd in, om maar te zwijgen van Pinterest....
Deze on-line communities werken vlotter, zijn beknopter en het gaat een stuk sneller om een berichtje op te zetten. Maar geen nood. Hier ben ik terug !
Het lijkt me onmogelijk om àlles te vertellen in 1 post, ik ga hier gewoon een paar foto's zetten. Met een beetje commentaar onder. Veel leesplezier !