Happy Holidays

These were some of the favourite crafts I did this 2024 holiday season.

This Advent Calendar was new for me this year and it looked great hanging in Michelle's work place!

I find it much more relaxing to just work on things I feel like doing than taking orders and stressing about getting it all done.
We had a very nice Christmas and starting fresh for 2025.
I'm already planning new things to make and maybe trying out some technics I haven't done before.
YouTube is my friend for that.  

There is never enough hours in the day to let me make all the things I want to make but at least I try to finish what I start 😁

Old is New

Everything old is new again!

I needed a sweater pattern and nothing jumped out for me from searching online so I decided to go through all my very old (and mostly Dutch) pattern books and this one came out as the winner, it's from 1980.

It turned out so well, Love the colour.

I'm super pleased with it.

Granddaughter Hazel was pretty happy with the result too  🧶😀

Nordic Cardigan

 

I don't make clothing that often anymore because when you buy the nice yarns it actually turns out to be very expensive in the end. 

I noticed these Nordic style sweaters are quite popular again. I made a few of them in the 1970ties when I was a teenager and I felt a strong urge to make one again so here is the result. 

It was a fun project and I'm happy with the result. 

Right now it's on display on my mannequin, no need for a warm cardigan when it's over 30C. But this winter I'll probably have more reasons to wear it.

The pattern is free on DROPSdesign

Holiday Season

 

This Holiday season I decided to take it easy and not advertise to make items on order.

I only worked on things I felt like making myself and it turned out to be a very relaxing time.

I still displayed some stuff at Michelle's clinic and here are some of the favourites for this 2023 Christmas.

Wishing everyone a Happy and most importantly a HEALTHY 2024!

Wild Animals

I finally made some of the "Wild Animals" from the new Louise Crowther book.

Isabelle the Giraffe and Hugo the Zebra have joined the rest of the animals.

My shelf is full now. 

I guess I'll have to add a new shelf because I don't think I'll stop knitting (haha).

Update

And here is Charlie the Chimpanzee, he's also very cute.