Kruidnoten

I'm sitting here eating kruidnoten and flipping through ravelry.
M. is on his way to his parents house after a call from his brother. My father in law, who is very ill is having trouble breathing and the future doesn't look good.

So to take my mind of of things I'm looking at knittingpatterns. Silly how they can always calm me down. I guess it is the preciseness of the way stit

ches come together

to form something.

While browsing my eye fell on this stunning beauty:

You can find out more about it *here*, it is a kit from knitpicks

OMG! Isn't that lovely? I'm glad it is a bit too expensive at the moment 'cause otherwise I might be tempted and that would be a bad thing since a) a bag like this would be a waste with all the kiddystuff that would find its way in and on it. And b) I don't have the quiet time at the moment to knit something that requires this level of precision.

But gosh, it sure is stunning.

M. just texted: he has arrived at his parents house. I think will go to bed now, who knows what tomorrow will bring...

Peace

According to zuster Klivia (I'm sorry, this is kind of a dutch-readings only thing), peace would come when everyone would pick up knitting.
Wouldn't it be nice to see all the people in parliament working on their socks, shawls or sweaters while discussing all the important stuff?




I thought I'd heard most of the songs from Ja zuster nee zuster but this one I never heard. It's lovely, not only because of the lyrics but the music is pretty sweet too!

Speaking of peace and pretty sweet things: look at this!


Pretty sweet man, pretty sweet song and even prettier: look at him wearing his son!
It makes me kinda sad to think about how a man who could make music as lovely as this just isn't here anymore. How stupid is that, I wasn't even born when he was murdered and it is not as if there isn't a ton of music to listen to. I guess I've always had a soft spot for the beatles!

Showtime

Daughter 1 shows her new toy (and my new obsession, I've knitted quite a few loopers and I guess more will follow, they are addictive):

And daughter 2 shows our new Manduca:


See how comfortable she's napping there? We are still fiddling a bit with the different straps so her ideally her knees should be a bit higher and a back a bit more rounded. but still, it is extremely comfy and very easy to put on.
I always prefer the versatility of wraps but if you want to wear your baby without the need for meters of cloth, please consider a soft structured carrier like this one (or an ergo, yamo or any of the dozens of other brands available) instead of those horrible babybjorns. Please, spare your and your baby's back!
If you want to read more on how to wear your baby anatomically correct, there is a nice article on the Didymos website.

Yesterday this:
Became this:

The flash doesn't do it justice but it is almost as bright in real life as it is in the picture. 3-ply light fingering yarn, perfect for a shawl or wrap. I hope a certain someone is going to be happy with it!

And last but not least, happy late valentinesday! (oooh that horrible flashlight again!)

3, 2, 1, GO!

So... A fresh start... My old blog was fun but I've decided to keep my personal life a bit more personal and my not-so-personal life a bit less personal.
For the first part that means blogging only about my crafts, cooking, babywrapping and everything else that interests me without the diaryfunction that my old blog had.

For the second part it means that I will be using english instead of dutch and that I have switched from web-log.nl to the much more userfriendly blogspot.com
Don't you just LOVE how everything google-related magically works together?
Uhm...no. I don't. It freaks me out to be honest although for there is probably nothing dangerous or scary about it.

As far as the knitting goes: I've rediscovered the cuteness that's called mochimochi. Right now I'n working on Looper. Such a fun little project! A great way to get rid of some of the nasty synthetic yarn that somehow managed to work its way into my stash.
And I'm kinda obsessed with the way you can shape knitwork by using increases, decreases and shortrows. It makes my fingers itch and my head spin with all the designs that come up. If only I would have the patience to work them out... Oh well, someday I will!

I'm going back to looper now, perhaps I can finish him tonight so I can start with the stackable cats that are going to be someones birthdaypresent.



Oh, and I just HAVE to mention that I've the best valentinesdaygift ready for 4701. I'm not going to tell you what it is since he is probably smart enough to read this but I will post pics when he has opened it the 14th.
In the meantime you can read all about his World of Warcraft rehabprocess here.