Category: crochet

Barbapapa – Free crochet pattern

I already mentioned it in my previous post – Barbapapa has a very calming effect on our youngest. How could I not make a cuddly toy? Would you like to make one yourself? Then you can find the free crochet pattern below. What do you need? Yarn in a barbapapa colour Leftover black and white yarn for the eyes, the...

Ekkergemaakt XL – Or how we want to get our men going

Last week, the first edition of Ekkergemaakt for this fall took place. And during that session, we threw all throws from Radio Crochet on the same heap. 11 throws in total, one more colourful than the other. The throws will now be shipped to Congo, and the Ekkergemaakt ladies are ready for new projects. So what did this September edition...

Ekkergemaakt makes blankets

Last Thursday, the May edition of Ekkergemaakt was following up on Radio Crochet. Two big bags full of knitting, all made for the yarn bombing, and given to us afterwards. We measured them, and puzzled them all together. The aim? To make blankets for an orphanage in Congo. Through facebook someone asked me whether we weren’t being too naïve. Blankets,...

Radio Crochet – The apotheosis

If you happened to pass by the Kouter square in Ghent last week, you could not miss it. Radio Crochet was coming, and everyone would know about it. Wrapped trees. A cuddly bike. And a very soft piano, being abused by our very own music maestro. On Saturday, it was finally time for Radio Crochet. And we were lucky: it...

Radio Crochet – Continued

Our flag line forRadio Crochet for Radio Crochet will be continued. Nicely. Due to a happy coincidence, all pieces that were made to decorate the Kouter square in Ghent, will afterwards be used to make blankets for an orphanage in Congo. How cool is that? The story behind that? The lady in charge of the parish room we use to...

Radio crochet

On Wednesday 13 May, the Kouter, one of the squares here in Ghent, will be overrun by a real knitting guerrilla. Initiated by Ha’fest, the whole square will get covered in colour. All that to be ready for Radio Crochet, which will take place on Saturday 16 May, and which consists of a sing-along meetup for young and old. No...

The Little Yellow Duck Project

During our holiday in Scotland, I gained a friend. It was just sitting there, minding his own business, enjoying the view. And I was allowed to take him home with me. My new friend is called Lloyd, and he’s belongs to The little yellow duck project. This project uses small, adorable ducks to draw attention to all kinds of donations: blood,...

Monkeying around

We’ve been renovating for such a long time now that our moving boxes needed a make over. Unpacking everything is not really possible yet, but instead I started sorting some stuff that has been in boxes for 3 years now. And what did I find? 3 boxes of clothes to mend (seriously, from broken zippers to loose hems past missing...

Knitting season

A couple of weeks ago, Ikea announced that the sofa season was back. Did you see the campaign? I’m so jealous of the stash that girl has… I guess the sofa is always greener on the other side. It’s been pretty quiet here, on the knitting and crochet front. I didn’t have to take the train that often anymore, and...

Finished!

It’s been a while since I started this blanket, and it went in ups and downs, but now it’s finished: my Weekend in Stockholm throw. And I like it. Future heirloom. I lost count of the amount of series I saw while working on this. A lot. Conclusion: crocheting blankets are the best couch potato excuse. Time to start a...