Abfabulies

One for you, one for me

Two more pairs of socks finished! One for my husband, and one for me. Don’t we look happy together? Materials used needles: Bergère de France bamboo dpns size 2.5 (5) tapestry needle yarn: For my husband’s socks: DROPS Fabel (602) For my socks: ONline Supersocke 100 Sportive Color (1169) Tip Usually I use 50 grams of yarn for one sock....

Lace of hearts

It’s official now: I’m a sock knitting addict. I love making them, I love wearing them. They seem to fit so much better than the ones you buy in the store! And they are great projects to knit on the train: small, compact and no poking other people with long needles. To get something of a challenge into the sock...

Piranha slippers

When I made the fluffy bunny slippers from Debbie Stoller’s Happy Hooker for myself last year, my husband already dropped the not so subtle hint that he would like a pair of slippers as well. Not fluffy, not bunnies, but the basic slippers. So I thought I would drop the bunny ears and just maze a simple face on them....

Baby booties

Friends of ours recently had a baby, little Alison. To honour this new life, they had a baby shower last Sunday. About a week before that, I suddenly thought of making a little present for Alison myself, instead of only going for a registered present. I found the pattern for Saartje’s booties on Ravelry and I still had some Phildar...

Musical hoodie

In the past, I haven’t always had the best of luck with my mp3 players. No matter how careful I was, for some reason they would always end up at the bottom of my bag on those days that I put heavy stuff in it. I racked one by dropping a flask on it, for instance. I took revenge, though,...

Birthday socks

My granddad turned 80 years old yesterday. Happy birthday to him! Of course I paid him a visit, and I ate more cake and waffles than I should have done. But they were good! As a present, I knitted him some personal birthday socks. Since we call him ‘pepe Fons’, I made him socks that said just that. And I...

Tip toes

Am I still in time to wish everybody a happy new year? I’m sorry I didn’t post my best wishes for everyone any sooner, but it’s been a very busy time. Now, these socks have been finished for a couple of weeks now. Just like my new year’s wished, I should have posted these toe socks earlier already, but I...

Biker boy cardigan

There goes my first cardigan! I’m very pleased with the result, it looks great, if I say so myself. I’m convinced my husband will actually wear it more than the one obligatory time. So that is one marriage saved! What I likedIt’s a plain stockinette stitch. I know a lot of people are put off by projects like that because...

Merry knitmas!

A very merry knitmas to all of you! I know I’m a bit early, but I don’t think there will be much time left the following days to post. I don’t know about you, but I can’t believe that the holiday season is already here. I’m hardly prepared. What with the renovations of the house and all that, we haven’t...

Tip toes

I’ve always wanted toe socks, and now I finally have a pattern for them, woot! I’ve already knitted 5 toes, I’m amazed by myself. When I see my toes lined up like that, they seem to be very long. And in Dutch, that means you’re easily offended… Oh well, they’ll fit. And if not, I can turn them into kids...