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June 10, 2006
Overwhelming
Thank you all so much for your comments on Mermaid! I feel very flattered, knowing so many of you took the time to comment. I have been wearing Mermaid all week. It's wonderful to finally be able to wear it. Here's one more picture, of the front:
I'm not sure about the shirt together with Mermaid, but it was the only thing available (i.e. clean) I could find at the time. I'm sure Mermaid will get lots of wear. But not in the next week, because finally, the weather is starting to look like summer, yay!
We had a lovely time on Terschelling. I was a bit disappointed though, when I found out that the weekend before, it was the Day of the Sheep on the island. This event takes place every two years. Had I known this, I would have made sure we were there, of course. Oh well, maybe in two years....
Something else I found out about too late is a new yarn shop on the island! It's called Tante Lies (Lies is a common Dutch woman's name and 'tante' means 'aunt') and it is situated in the village called Lies. I found out about it on Saturday evening, and the shop was closed both Sunday and Monday (because of Pentecost). Aaaarghh...
Tante Lies
Lies 8 Terschelling
http://www.tante-lies.nl
I looked through the windows, and it looks like they offer quite a nice selection of yarn. If you're ever on Terschelling, do check it out. There aren't any other yarn shops there, as far as I know. The funny thing is, when I came home and checked my email, I got a message from Rina telling me about this shop. Thanks, Rina, I'll be sure to pay it visit next time.
On the boat to and from the island, I had lots of knitting time. This is what I did:
It's the start of Salina from Rowan's Vintage Style in Shetland wool yarn from Klazien's Kreatie. The gauge I'm getting is totally different from the pattern, so a lot of math will be involved in this project. So far, so good, but I'm dreading the sleeve caps... When I get there, I will study this article from Knitty, hoping it will help me to adjust Salina to my yarn. Let's hope for the best.
By the way, there is no connection between the great book in this picture and the project. It just happened to lie there.
Posted by saartje at June 10, 2006 12:25 AM
Comments
Mermaid looks lovely on you. Nice work!
Posted by: claudia at June 10, 2006 12:41 AM
Saartje, you should also check out this article from Knitty: http://knitty.com/ISSUEwinter05/FEATwin05TBP.html It is the third part of the series on sleeves, and I found it to be most useful when I was designing my own sleeve cap. Do take a look, if you haven't already.
The Shetland yarn you are using for Salina creates such a beautiful fabric! I especially like the way the color has so much depth.
Posted by: Yuki at June 10, 2006 1:59 AM
Heh :-)
Too bad I am not an aunt... I did not know of that yarn shop, but they might give me discount. In Antwerpen is a little café with the name Tante Lies as well.
Lies
Posted by: Lies at June 10, 2006 10:04 PM
Ook ik wil nog even laten weten, dat ik de mermaid heel mooi vind. Ik geniet elke keer van je berichten n ze geven me heel veel inspiratie en ik leer er elke keer weer wat van b.v. over
mooie breiwinkels, ontwerpen etc. Met mijn ajoursjaal lukt het maar moeizaam. Ik heb hem al 7 keer uitgehaald en ben opnieuw begonnen, maar het juiste patroon krijg ik er niet in. Gisteren ben ik opnieuw naar de winkel van Modilaine in Utrecht gegaan om te vragen wat ik fout doe. Helaas liet ik mijn breiwerk thuisliggen, nu moet ik dus nog een keer terug met breiwerk want zo kon die mevrouw ook niet echt verder helpen.
Ondertussen ben ik ook maar aan een paar sokken voor mijn man begonnen om af en toe gewoon even door te kunnen breien en niet steeds te hoeven tellen, wat niet altijd gemakkelijk is met kleine kinderen om mij heen, nee mama moet eerst
haar naaldje uittellen etc. Ik wens je veel plezier met dit mooie weer, echt warm hé. Veel groetjes van Ineke en succes met breien.
Posted by: Ineke at June 11, 2006 9:12 PM
WAUW ! (ook namens Arjen)
Posted by: Margriet at June 11, 2006 9:55 PM
Tjonge die shetlandwol is wel erg dun, een heel 'gepik' om daar een trui van te maken. (Is dat niet wat saai breien?) Wel mooie kleur trouwens! Groet Froukje
Posted by: froukje de vries at June 13, 2006 4:05 PM
A dear friend of mine knit Salina as well, and it came out beautifully, despite all her worries. It's a wonderful sweater!
Mermaid looks great, too. Congratulations!
Posted by: Eva at June 14, 2006 10:00 AM
Vandaag heb ik geklikt op je Inky,spinky, spidersjaals en kwam ik uit bij de webpagina met sjaals en stola's, wauw wat mooi!
Daar ga ik bijna van likkebaarden.
Ik heb in mijn sjaal eindelijk, eindelijk het patroon goed! Hoera. Dat geeft inspiratie om verder te gaan, groetjes Ineke.
Posted by: ineke at June 16, 2006 12:04 PM
Hoi,
Ben op zoek naar witte mohair wol voor een sjaal op mijn trouwjurk (eens iets anders als een bontje.
Kan iemand me hier tips in geven?
Julia's shop in Antwepen had deze niet meer voor eind januari. Jullie nog addressen? Iemand die een sjaal voor me kan breien?
Alvast bedankt voor snelle reaktie!
Gr,
Caroline
Posted by: caro at December 21, 2009 5:25 PM
