Krea Doe

Last Saturday I was at the Krea Doe in Utrecht, helping out a friend who had a stand there. The Krea Doe is a very popular fair, it was very busy the entire day. A lot of people had a nice day out. These two pictures were taken before opening hours. I did not have time to make more pictures with all the customers there.


I knew that Arne and Carlos would also be there to present their knitted christmas balls, the Julekuler. So I brought my copy of their book, hoping to get it signed.

They were knitting and talking with a lot of people. Arne told me that they did not expect their book to get this much attention.

Knitting christmas balls is really a big hit. They were very nice and had attention for everybody there. I had the opportunity to make some pictures and got my book signed as well.

Looking forward to the Handwerkbeurs

This is what I'll be wearing.

Knitwear in magazine

Knitwear seems to be hot again for some fashion companies, especially the more chunky knits.

Colourful cardigan

This cardigan has flown off the needles. It took about a month from start to finish, and for me that is pretty fast. It is knit entirely in moss stitch with a line of brioch stitch on both front sides.

I made it on 5.0 mm needles with the yarn held double. The yarn is Scheepjes Invicta Colour with different colours on the skein. Since I worked with two threads, I tried to have the colour of the two strands of yarns as different as possible, so the colours would blend into each other nicely.

The cardigan was knit in the round from the bottom up until I reached the armholes, and has set-in sleeves.

Speedy knitting

I knit this hat in two days. I cannot recommend that if you want to prevent sore fingers and stiff shoulders. But it was so much fun to see the pattern evolving and the colours changing. I just wanted to finish this, so I can gift it to a friend. I think she will like the vibrant colours and I hope she will enjoy wearing it this winter (it's too warm to wear it now).

Purple Lace Cardigan

I'm working on a lace cardigan with purple cotton yarn from Scheepjes. The pattern I unvented from a store-bought cardigan, which I used for inspiration. I am knitting the sleeves flat, because I could not get gauge when knitting them in the round.

The cardigan is knit in the round from the bottom up. I will join the sleeves to the body and finish with raglan decreases.

Handwerkbeurs Zwolle 2010

I've been to the fair in Zwolle today. I've been there all day long, helping out one of the vendors when necessary and look around in the morning and at the end of the afternoon.

Sitting at the knitting table of the Dutch Knitters was fun. You get to meet and talk to a lot of nice people. And everybody is knitting, looking how other people knit, learn new techniques or just enjoying themselves.

Both sides of the table were very busy at times.

Nancy Marchant was present too. Her new book was on sale at the fair and she signed my copy for me.