My new cosy Alpaca Jumper Dress, some new Granny Squares in the making, a Craft Fair and Cats!

Hello my dear blogfriends!

It really is high time for another blog entry! I don't know about you all, but hasn't February almost flown by?

First a little glimpse of something Crochet related:

Crochet me a Rainbow!!!

I find that seeing a whole rainbow of colours together like this always makes my heart happy!!!!



But first let me reveal my latest finished project:

My new cosy Alpaca Jumper Dress

Yes, I finished it late on Friday night and wore it the same night as we left for another quick weekend visit to England! I always wanted a supercosy baggy big jumper and Alpaca is absolutely the best for this! I used Drops Alpaca Boucle (which I had used before) and knitted double on large needles (9mm). I knitted it in the round, up to the armholes, then back and forth. I knitted both sleeves together (flat). At the end I had to add the collar, the cuffs and I also added a rib to the hem (as an afterthought).

Knitting the sleeves side by side

The main part of the jumper is done!

Yes, it is really long, more of a dress than jumper alone!!! The length from back of the neck to the hem is roughly 1.10 m long, so it goes to my knees (I'm 1.80m tall). I also added pockets which I really like! I began knitting on the 03.02.15 and it was finished on the 20.02.15. It helped that I cut down on internet time greatly (apologies if I haven't read your latest blog post as yet, I got some catching up to do!)

Wearing my new Jumper in England!!!

Happy as an Alpaca!

New Granny Squares in the making

As a travel project I decided to pack my Scheepjeswol Stone Washed yarn and hook up some granny squares! Here we were driving (in the rain) along the M1.

Crochet in the car in England

My kind of fun: coffee and crochet

Happy yarncakes

Stack of pancakes, anyone?

Granny Squares Galore!!!

 
I'm thinking of making a new bag from my squares, but first I need to make a pile more!

Hobby Salon Exhibition in Antwerp 20.02.15

Before our travel, I spent the friday afternoon visiting the Hobbysalon (Craft Fair Exhibition) which was held in Antwerp this time. (I also wrote about the previous one in Hasselt where I went last Autumn).

Again, there were plenty of stands with supplies for all sorts of hobbies. Here are some photo impressions from the fair:

Tiny Seedbeads

Stampers

Shadowbox Display

Masking Tape

Crosstitch

Crochet Weheels

A giant Quilt hanging from the ceiling

I love this embroidery sampler

Origami

VW campervan made from felt

And here are some things I bought this time:

Pretty yarn and seedbeads

Ergonomic crochet hooks - these are great!!!

I'm already using my new hooks!

Cats rule the Internets

Here some little snaps from our cats!

Cleo

Sleepy Twinkle

Jasper keeping me company

Thanks for your patience and reading this far! I love your visits and like to hear what you think, so please leave me a little comment or two. It brightens my day!!!