Flowers

In between everything else....moving in, other crochet projects etc. etc. I got this crochet assignment: crocheting 20 roses for a name day, which is still celebrated by a lot of the Spanish people. You not only celebrate the day of your birth, but also the day which is associated with your given name (since Spain is a catolic country, people are mainly named after saints). A very loyal client of mine ordered the roses in his companies brand colour to give to his family and clients and here they are:

I tried various patterns for the roses/rosebuds and stems, but eventually came up with this pattern myself, because all the others weren't just quite right....

Hasta luego!

Nostalgia

I'm affraid I'm a very unconsistent blogger....and when I'm moving house it's of course worse...!

But I'm pretty much settled and even have been creative again, so it's about time to blog too!
This blanket and matching cushion, I made before the move. I call it my Holly Hobbie blanket, because the colours remind me of this Sarah Kay doll I had when I was a little girl. This is the first really big project I have ever made. I am working on two other blankets, but this is the first one finished. The Granny's with roses in the middle are from the Grandma's Garden Cushion pattern from Michelle, that I have used so often now.

The colours are pastels, but are looking a bit more pale in this picture than in real life because of the sun....can't have it all in life...now can you.....;)

Hasta luego!

Happy Valentines!

I wanted to work some more with Michelle's Grandma Rosie's Ring tutorial, the roses are so cute and romantic...! Perfect for some more Valentine crochet. I made three roses with the small leaves from the tutorial, but I was 'missing' something. So I made these really easy leaves et voilá:

I made a cover for a woodchip box and sewed the roses on top. Really easy peasy, but Oh! how I love the result.....happy valentines everyone!

Hasta luego!

Valentine bunting

I was totally inspired by Ivonne's post in which she showed the latest garlands she made to brighten up the grey Dutch winter days. She couldn't remember where she found the pattern, but to help me out anyway (isn't that sweet!) she sent me the link to these romantic ones by Hayley and o how I love these! On her Pinkfluffywarrior blog she has the pattern all written out. So when the romantic fool in me combined these triangles with Valentines....this is what I got:

Hasta luego!

Sweet Stuff

For a custom order I created these Valentine's cupcakes...and I loved them so much, I found it hard to ship them! So as soon as I returned from the postoffice, I made myself a new pair and a Valentine's donut as well:

 It's so addictive to crochet sweeties! So I also made a 'Tompoes" which is a typical Dutch treat. I got the pattern for the little one through the kindness of Margaret. Thanks again! It's a pattern from the "Hema" the famous Dutch store that sells loads of good stuff, including the real edible tompoes. But since I did not like the way the filling was made, I altered that. And designed the big one (which is an actual size tompoes) too.

And now I have this yummy collection of sweet stuff (to drool over without gaining weight!) standing on my diningroom table:

Hasta luego!

February

Today is the first day of february, the month of St. Valentines. Although I always thought of it as commercial nonsense...I am a romantic fool, so I'll post lots of hearts, pinks and reds this month. 

This heart (officially it's a potholder, but I find it way too pretty to actually use it as such) was a lot of work. I added an extra pink layer in between the layers in the pattern, but I love the romantic (and slightly old fashioned) look of it!

I found the pattern at the Dutch version of the Drops/Garn studio site.

Hasta luego!

Winterwarm cushion

Although we're having a wonderful, warm and sunny winter here in Andalusia, the nights are quite cold, so then it's really nice to cuddle up on the couch, fire burning and a soft woolen cushion behind you:

Again I used a pattern by Michelle: Grandma's Sweet As Pie cushion.
It's so comfortable to work with wool during a cold winters night! So I'm using the same colours for a Granny blanket, joining as I go, so the more I crochet....the warmer I get...

Hasta luego!