With Love from Maartje

As promised, the translation for the tiny  Amigurumi Christmas Baubles   that go well together with the Granny Christmas Tree that I designed for byClaire&Friends, see my last post. I made the baubles with byClaire Cotton and Sparkle.  The design is in cooperation with byClaire and only intended for personal use, and not commercially. Please visit  Claire's website for the free download of the original pattern, the diagram and more photos. What do you need: - byClaire  Cotton  and  Sparkle . You don't need much, it's perfect for your scraps - crochet hook size 3 - scissors Used abbreviations (U.S.): slst = slip stitch ch = chain sc = single crochet dc = double crochet The inside is crocheted with byClaire Cotton . Start with a magic ring. In the ring you make 6 clusters* of 3 dc, followed by a ch. End with a slst in the top of the first cluster. Fasten off. The outside is crocheted with byClaire Sparkle ...

It's only 7 weeks to Christmas, and not so much time for preparations anymore haha!  That is if you're like me, and you're too busy with other stuff, and then suddenly it's Christmas next week but you haven't even posted the Christmas cards yet... So I thought, let's change that and start early this year. The thing that has been on my to-do-list since last Christmas (yup!) is to translate the pattern for the Granny Christmas Tree which I designed for byClaire&Friends. ByClaire Softmix and Sparkle are just perfect yarns for it, and you can buy it here  if it is not available nearby you. The design is in cooperation with byClaire and only intended for personal use, not commercially. With that in mind I'll share the pattern in English here, please visit Claire's website for the free download of the original pattern in Dutch, the diagram and more photos. What do you need? - 1 ball of byClaire Softmix in the colour of your...

Ik haakte de laatste tijd heel veel bloemen, de inspiratie bleef maar komen. En opeens dacht ik, als ik nou een gat laat in het midden, dan kan ik het bloemetje om een knoop doen bijvoorbeeld. En ik had de eerste toer nog niet af, of ik dacht, als ik nou eens de krabsteek gebruik om het af te werken, zou dat leuk zijn? Ik vind van wel, dus vandaar deze tutorial die ik ook al plaatste op Instagram . I've crocheted so many flowers lately, and inspiration kept flowing! One moment I thought, what if I leave a hole in the middle so I can attach it to something, and the next moment I thought of the crab stitch as a finish! Funny how a mind works haha. I quite like how it turned out, hence this tutorial that I showed in my Stories on Instagram too (English below, in blue). Als je op Instagram de #buttonflower gebruikt, of me tagt, kan ik jouw bloem in mijn Stories laten zien. Fijne dag!  If you use the #buttonflower on Instagram, or tag me, then I c...

Er bruisen altijd honderden ideeën door mijn hoofd, hebben jullie dat ook? Daarom ben ik zo blij met Pinterest, voor het geval ik een leuk ideetje vergeet, of inspiratie nodig heb haha. Ik wilde een leuk brievenbuscadeautje maken, en ik werd geïnspireerd door een blog van Heart Handmade UK en dus eigenlijk Love Mae: lavendel theezakjes. In plaats van papier maakte ik ze van stof, zo kun je ze gebruiken in je linnenkast of als je heerlijk wilt ontspannen in bad. Hundreds of ideas are buzzing through my head constantly, and you probably know what I'm talking about haha. That's why I'm so happy with Pinterest, in case I might forget an idea, or if I need inspiration. I wanted to make a cute mailbox present, and this time I was inspired by blogs from Heart Handmade UK and Love Mae: lavender tea bags. Instead of paper I made them out of fabric, so they can be used in your linnen closet or for a relaxing bath. Hieronder zie je een...