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April 30, 2006
Various things
Friday, I spent some time in Utrecht, one of the four major cities in the Netherlands. It's about one hour on the train from where I live. It's a lovely place, and home to one of my favorite yarn shops: Modilaine at the Lijnmarkt. When I'm in Utrecht, I always pay this shop a visit, even if I don't need antyhing in particular. Somehow, I always manage to buy something anyway. The excuse 'but I am here now, I don't know when the next opportunity to buy lovely yarn will be' always seems to work. So this time this is what came home with me:
Four balls of Rowan 4 ply soft. This will become a hooded baby sweater. Yes, the baby had better appreciate this kind of luxury! But I'm knitting for my own pleasure as well, so nice materials are a must.
The second Ellen's stocking is approching the toe. I can't wait to wear these.
Rineke made some flowers using my pattern. I love the colors she used. She also made a flower with a pencil in the stem instead of a pipe cleaner. Very clever and a lovely result, check it out!
I made some more flowers too.
For the orange one, I did a variation on my basic pattern to make it more ball-shaped.
On a different note: it looks like I'm the only Nancy Bush fan! Clicking from link to link in the comments, I found a Flickr pool for Nancy Bush knits. Very inspirational!
Posted by saartje at April 30, 2006 4:25 PM
Comments
I love the flowers! I have trouble keeping real flowers alive, but I could definitely keep the knitted flowers alive for years!
Posted by: silverarrowknits at May 1, 2006 2:56 AM
I am a Nancy Bush fan too! Not only does she have great patterns, but I also love her writing style and learning about other cultures. I have 2 books - Knitting On The Road and Knits from Estonia. So far, I have made the Loon socks from Knitting On The Road. Perfect for me, because I love loons. Your Ellen's socks are so pretty, I will definitely try them soon. Thanks for the link.
Posted by: Cheryl at May 1, 2006 2:58 AM
I adore Nancy Bush, and thank you for that link!
Posted by: say_ivison at May 1, 2006 4:06 PM
I have been viewing your blog for several months. In fact it is marked as one of my favorites on my blog. Your knitting is awesome. I love the gloves and mittens you have done. I especially love the Latvian and Estonian gloves and mittens and hop to make some myself someday. Your socks are wonderful too.
Posted by: LInda at May 1, 2006 10:36 PM
I love the colour of that yarn! the recipient is going to be the best dressed baby in town. I can't wait to see the finished product.
I'm working on my first pair of socks right now. I'll try to get some pictures up on my blog.
Posted by: Janice at May 2, 2006 4:26 PM
HI!
I'll be in The Netherlands for a week (get there this Friday)
Can you recommend any yarn shops in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Delft, The Hague???
Or any other towns???
I'm a yarn whore.........and look forward to shopping for things I can't get in the US.
THANKS!!!!! Love your blog.......will have to knit some flowers!
Sue J
Posted by: Sue at May 2, 2006 6:19 PM
Een mooi boeketje tulpen.... en wat een mooie kleur van Rowan!
Posted by: Berthi at May 3, 2006 12:33 PM
Mooie wol en mooie kleur. Je sok ziet er al prachtig uit. Leuk zo al die verschillende patroontjes er in gebreid. Groetjes Marijna
Posted by: Marijna at May 4, 2006 12:20 AM
Hallo Saartje,
Je log ziet er mooi uit,en erg leuk om eens weer te lezen waar je zoals mee bezig bent geweest! Prachtig al die verschillende dingen.
Ik heb ook een vraag; ik ben bezig met een sok breien(wolhalla patroon) Leuk om te doen, maar ik wil toch ook wel meer uitdagingen dan dat;-) Heb jij nog een boekentip waar ik mee zou kunnen beginnen, met duidelijke beschrijvingen?
Posted by: Martine at May 7, 2006 2:27 PM
Zie dus net in het log hieronder je tips voor boeken staan...
Posted by: Martine at May 9, 2006 9:10 AM
I always enjoy visiting your blog...you're very creative.
You have been tagged. Details on my blog :)
Posted by: Andrea Jones at May 15, 2007 1:32 PM
