Crafty Braam

 It's close to Easter so I'm knitting bunnies, bunnies and more bunnies. Started early February because I figured I'd have lots of time and wouldn't be too stressed. At some point it got to be pretty hectic anyway but now (with about 2 weeks to go) I'm all caught up and things have relaxed a little. I did at least 40 and have a couple more to go but the end is in sight. I have so much fun doing this and it's great to get all the happy reactions, so it's all worth it. Hope everyone is going to have a Happy Easter (fingers crossed that it's the last one during a pandemic!) Here is a small sample of the production from this year and a link to the complete Bunny+ show

This buck was done on request as a Christmas gift, a challenging pattern but turned out very nice in the end! I actually liked him so much that I ended up making another for myself, in browns this time. I had this yarn for quite a while already and I ran out of the main colour (no chance of buying more because I don't even know what brand it was) so I decided to do the belly in cream and the legs in a little lighter brown. He looks very nice and I'm happy with the result. The pattern is White Buck from Claire Garland

Sadly it's not going to be a Christmas like other years.  The pandemic is not getting better yet (but vaccination has started!) so it's just a very small amount of people allowed to get together right now.  I finished my Christmas crafts and decorating,  I hope it's enough to make me feel festive despite everything.  We're looking forward to better times to come again in 2021

I feel the Christmas season approaching so here are some early production items, the ever popular Gnomes. I did them in different sizes and techniques to hopefully try and please as many customers as possible.  They are kinda cute, especially together in a group! The patterns are from Imagined Landscapes

  Came across a completely new idea (through my favourite Dutch blog ofcourse 😀) and remembered I had a ball of Scheepjes Whirl yarn laying around that would be great for this project. I would have rather used Unicat yarn but I can't find that in stores here at all.  You basically crochet a doily or table cloth and stretch it inside a hoop. (we used to make them in the 1970ties, but with thin white cotton, so they ended up much smaller, to hang in the window). My biggest problem was to find a VERY LARGE ring to fit this. Needed to be at least 100cm (40") in diameter. I only found 1 place online and it was close to $100. Little too pricey for my taste. Many people gave me suggestions and eventually I went with connecting 2 hula hoops ($2 a piece at Dollarama) and spray paint. I used up practically all the yarn and it made the mandala 110cm (43"). I'm not completely satisfied with the spray paint. Suppose to be for plastic but here and there it didn't stick very w

Beside masks, I guess there will be a need for these items too next month when the kids go back to school. I had a request to make some for my neighbour, a nice change from the extreme sewing lately . To make your own, download my free Hand Sanitizer Holder on the pattern page or on Ravelry .

We're 6 months into the pandemic now and still living this “new normal” life.  Things have improved somewhat because we can go out and socialize more, but only with people we choose to be in our “bubble”. Social distancing is still the norm and I'm afraid for quite some time yet. To try and contain a new upswing in the infection spread there is now a mandatory face mask use for indoor public places. School are going to be open again next month and kids will also have to wear masks, starting in grade 4. Needless to say I have been extremely busy sewing. I'm at the point where I have to borrow Malinda's sewing machine for a while so I can bring mine in to have oiled and serviced (it's starting to squeak quite badly, from overuse I'm sure). I've now provided most of the family with masks but I'm getting a little overwhelmed lately with orders from friends of friends, Michelle's clinic clients and just through word of mouth. People seem to like the desig