i've got this friend Lissa, she is one of those people i wish i could steal a little piece of personality from. we've been penpals for years now and we usually send eachother birthday gifts by post... but we've both been incredibly busy and so this cowl has been lying in a drawer for at least 10 months. until last week, when we finally met again! we had some serious catching up to do... also on the birthday gifts. :)

the cowl is again the martha cowl, like the one i made for my sister some years ago. i don't feel like i made the same cowl again, this one is so different because i used different yarn.

i also finished this one with a crochet bow, because i wasn't sure Lissa would like flowers... and i made it into a brooche, so she can decide wether she wants to wear it on her scarf, or on her cardigan... or not wear it at all.

so, bottom line, i couldn't be happier to have this cowl out of my drawer and around her neck (i think, because it's still rrrreaally cold here)! and i think i will have to make a martha cowl for myself too.

but lets try and finish some other projects first. :)

ever wondered what happened to the granny square sampler i started last year? (probably not :)) 

i was so enthousiastic about it, and loving every square... but when i started crocheting all the different squares together, i didn't love the result. too much white and just... weird. and not at all what i had in mind. so i left it untouched... until i decided that would be a waste of the yarn. so i started ripping it out so i can use the yarn for my hexagon blanket. :) no yarn waste in this house!

 

and just look how pretty these these hexagons-to-be are?

 also... i'm near to finishing my pair of two-colored socks. yippeeee!!!

 

PS: the workshop at Maakdag yesterday was great! i had 13 sweet and enthousiastic ladies to teach and they all managed to crochet at least one hexagon by the end of the workshop! mission accomplished, although my teaching methods definitely need some polishing... ;) maybe i should follow a workshop about teaching workshops... does that make sense?

i'm happy to announce i will be giving another crochet workshop at Maakdag!

 we're gonna crochet hexagons and granny squares this time... i started out with some hexagons to get the hang of it myself, but i just couldn't stop... so i'm thinking... a new blanket.. maybe??

yes! i finished the boyfriend-hat! it seems silly to make a hat, when winter is almost over and spring is already peeking... but we just spent our winter vacation in switzerland, and only a week before we left, we both realised: boyfriend doesn't have a hat! i had to reknit it twice, because of sizing issues. (my mistake) but i managed to finish it... in the car on our way to switzerland!

as you can see, it fits, but it's a bit too long in his neck. the pattern (thorpe hat) required some extra rows on this part of the hat, so it's easy to skip these next time i make this hat. (boyfriend likes it so much he wants another one, in black!)

 

 

the yarn is 100% merino wool and it is super soft. i also love the colours, and the tassels! i might add a pom-pom... but i'm not sure yet. what do you think?

it's oh so quiet... it's oh so still... :) 

not that i've been sitting still, not at all. busy at work, busy at home and i have a to-do list that keeps growing! i did manage to finish a pair of socks and the hat for my dad, although i still have to photograph these new FO's... that's on the to-do-list as well.

i also started some new projects, like this hat for my boyfriend. it was almost finished, until he tried it on and it was waaay too big for his head. (which was weird because he tried it on before and it never seemed too big) so i had to rip this almost finished hat and start over. :( bummer... 

i also started a new pair of socks with some gorgeous Regia trend & classic tweed yarn. i'm knitting them in two colors to make it a little more interesting, and i love the color combination and all the little speckles in the yarn! the cuff, heel and toe will be yellow/ochre and all the rest light blue. :)

that's all for now! :) see you soon!