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There is nothing lovelier than this…

Posted in life, recently finished, travel on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Ciao bella… see you next spring. *sniff*

Back-to-Back Baby Knits(3): Elijah de Olifant FO

Posted in gifts, knit, life, project spectrum, recently finished on July 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Pattern: Elijah by Ysolda Teague
Yarn: Garnstudio Muskat (Grey)
Needles: US 2, 2.75 mm
Another one for Project Spectrum (“Air”).
Here he is, finished and posing happily in the window on the first day of full sun in the Netherlands since I arrived last week. And besides the sun, today is special for another reason: Wouter’s sister had her [...]

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To my feed reader…

Posted in Uncategorized on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Catching up on blogs after a vacation can be as wonderful as the vacation itself.

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Back-to-Back Baby Knits(2): The Oranje Set

Posted in gifts, knit, recently finished on July 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Remember how I promised back-to-back baby knits? Well let’s get on with it, shall we?

Oranje Booties (Ravelry)
Pattern: Saartje’s Booties by Saartje de Bruijn
Yarn: Fearless Fibers Superwash Merino Wool Sock Yarn (Butterscotch)
Needles: US 1½ (2.5 mm)
Started: June 14 2008
Finished: July 3 2008
Oranje Cap (Ravelry)
Pattern: Norwegian Sweet Baby Cap by Gro
Yarn: Fearless Fibers Superwash Merino Wool [...]

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FO: Carol Brady’s Mitts

Posted in knit, project spectrum, recently finished, spin on July 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »

There has been A LOT going on in my crafty world of late for two main reasons: 1) Am in denial about leaving Sweden at the end of the month and am channelling all thought into distraction via crafting; 2) I felt a bit under the weather over the weekend and need to build up [...]

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