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Bucketful of Sunshine Hat – The Big Reveal!

Posted on May 13, 2014 | 6 comments

I’ve been teasing you here, and on Instagram and Facebook with shots of yarn and half-completed projects and today, finally I can show you what I’ve been working on!

This morning I managed to convince my almost two and a half year old to pose for some photos of my new hat design, and she rocked it! So, without further ado, I present to you The Bucketful of Sunshine!

The Bucketful of Sunshine is made using three shades of yellow Scheepjeswol Cotton 8 (508, 551, and 655) working from light to dark, creating a really cool ombre effect.

The sunburst on the side is actually inspired by a free pattern by Petals to Picots and doctored a little to minimise the cutting and joining (because we all know how much I avoid weaving in multiple ends wherever possible).

I used the V-Stitch, making it perfect for the summer months to come. Light, airy and full of sunshine. I’m working on a tutorial for the V-Stitch for lefties as it happens, so keep an eye out for that too!

I’ve just loved working with Scheepjes Cotton 8. It has become my favourite cotton yarn and will surely be my future go-to. I love the feel of it, I love the look of it and to get this project just right I frogged and frogged and frogged, and yet it holds up brilliantly. No splitting, catching, breaking or any other annoying yarn habits. What also makes it an enormously appealing yarn is that Scheepjeswol a Dutch company, and I’m all about supporting local businesses.

And possibly, what I’m most proud about this project is that it has given me the opportunity to produce a pattern! And a free one at that! Stay tuned next week and I’ll have a pattern in a toddler size at the very least, with plans for babies and adults in the works too…

What do you think? Don’t I have the cutest kid? She’s sunshine personified, and The Bucketful of Sunshine was wholly inspired by her.

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Project pile: Summer Dress

Posted on May 10, 2014 | 3 comments

I always tend to have at least three projects on the go. Right now I’m finishing up a couple of Elephant Snuggles, plus an exciting design that is just about ready to share with you, along with the Convergence top, another Spring Shawl, and a vintage Dutch pattern that I’m translating and altering!

Not one to just let that be enough, now I’ve added this one to the list:

And the yarn I’m going to use is the absolutely gorgeous Softfun yarn from Scheepjeswol.

As soon as the elephants are done, I’ll get started. Can’t wait!

Oh wait, I forgot. I’m also working on a Candace Scarf too!

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Working with Scheepjes – a Colour Riot

Posted on May 6, 2014 | 2 comments

I love Scheepjeswol Cotton 8. I knew I would, but I think it might be my new favourite cotton yarn. I love that it’s soft, and I love that it doesn’t have the mercerized look and I LOVE the colours!

For my latest design I’m using the beautiful shades of yellow, working on an ombre look. There’s quite a bit of experimentation going on with rows and colours to get the gradient just right. It’s difficult because my brain wants me to make sure all the rows are even, but the look is much better if it’s not.

Because I’m making a spring project, I’m wanting lots of space between stitches, I decided on the V-Stitch, which is absolutely perfect. I’m now working on the courage to come up with a video tutorial on how to do the stitch, especially for other lefties like me. But I need my own Dorothy and perhaps a trip to Oz for that. We shall see…

I love the way the V-Stitch looks, and for this project I’m using two strands together, which gives it a great textured look too.

But what will the project be? Well, that remains to be seen! Here are a few hints:

You’ll just have to wait until next week for the Big Reveal!

Have you tried Scheepjeswol Cotton 8? What do you think?

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Yarn Love

Posted on April 29, 2014 | 2 comments

Look what arrived for me this week! The postman is already one of my good friends, but this may well have elevated him to BFF status.

It went straight into my project bag, and to the top of the project queue.

This last Saturday was King’s Day here in the Netherlands. The first King’s Day ever I think. We haven’t had a king here since the end of the 1800s, but for the longest time we’ve always celebrated Queen’s Day with fabulous national holiday and one of the biggest parties on the entire planet.

King’s Day in Amsterdam, photo by Caitlyn from olympicwanderings.com

My favourite part of King’s Day is the free market. Everybody pours out onto the streets and sets up their own little stall, selling all their old stuff. It usually starts the night before, with the really serious sellers and buyers camping out over night to get the best bargains and make the biggest profits. Most of it is junk though. We come across the same woman selling the same Disney videos (that’s right, videos) every year, so she’s obviously not in it for the money!

Speaking of junk, one man’s trash is another woman’s treasure, as they say. We bought loads of cool things, including a brand new rain coat for our daughter, lots of picture books and I even found a loom! However, this was my number one score for the weekend:

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Originally this case housed massage machine from an era long past, but was only interested in the packaging. A quick spray with some paint and gingham lining and I have myself the cutest little project case in the world!

Scheepjeswol Cotton 8 is a yarn that I haven’t had the chance to work with yet, but I know for sure that it will be a perfect fit for me. Its vibrant colours are perfect for summer and it’s so, so soft. It will be brilliant for amigurumi.

But that’s not the destiny of this batch. Instead I have another project in mind. Something beautiful for warm summer days.

Stay tuned and there’ll be a pattern in it for you….