If you’ve ever had a course in creative writing, you’ve probably heard of the adage “Show, don’t tell”. This time, however, I simply have to tell a little story before I can show you my new sweater… In the first decade of the 11th […]
Tag: Inspiration
Yokes
I know I said I was going to post a new finished project later in the week, but look what arrived at the Treehouse just before Saint Nick’s to distract me! I think many of you know how much I anticipated this book, and judging […]
Favourite Fall Sweater
At the beginning of this week Andi wrote a blogpost, and asked her readers to share their favourite fall sweater and why. I thought this is a great idea and I’ve already been inspired by the sweaters I saw on blogs and on Instagram. I […]
Wardrobe Jealousy: The secret of Roan Inish
The Secret of Roan Inish is a story about folk legends brought to the white screen without losing any of its endearing fairy tale quality. It is, by extend, one of my favourite childhood films. The film was released in 1994, and for the longest […]
Dutch Traditional Ganseys
Long time followers of this blog will know that I live in the Netherlands (not to be confused with Holland!). The Netherlands is a nation with quite a bit of craft tradition, most people from the older generations grew up with crafting being an important […]
Liberation day: The life of Angelique Croon and Koos Vlek (Part II)
So, today is Liberation Day in the Netherlands. We celebrate the end of the second world war on the fifth of may because the German Army in the Netherlands capitulated on May 5th 1945. We’re the only European country to celebrate this on this day. […]
Remembrance day: The Life of Angelique Croon (Part I)
Today it’s Remembrance day in the Netherlands. Traditionally this day was used to remember and honour the victims of World War II and the holocaust.. We now use this day to remember all Dutch civilians and members of the Dutch military who have died during […]
Day 1: Colour lovers
This is day 1 of Eskimimi’s Knit & Crochet Blog Week: It’s a week with crafting-themes for one blogpost each day. This might be a difficult, but mostly a fun job! So without further ado: Day One! Day One is about colour. What colours inspire […]
Inspired by: Foyle’s War – Clothing
Foyles War is one of my favourite tv series, it’s a detective and set during the second world war, it even has Laurence Fox! Can’t get any better then that right? And, as with all historical series, there’s also a lot of knitterscandy! Lately I […]
A stitch in time vol 2
This post contains spoilers! So if you haven’t received the book yet and want to keep things a surprise, don’t read!! My cat was very interested in my package, I honestly had to make a few picturesand this was the only one without a cat […]