Archive for the 'Crochet' Category
• One of my favorite… craft books
To say I love Japanese crochet books, is a bit of an understatement :-) The colors and patterns are all so different from the European books. And what they do great is, for all patterns they publish perfect diagrams, so you don’t have to understand Japanese to understand how to make the projects. I already [...]
2 Comments July 20th, 2012• One of my favorite… tools
Back in high school I learned myself crochet. In the library I found a magazine with a pattern of a crocheted dog and I wanted to make that one. As it was the summer holidays I could crochet full-time and I did that for two days…. At that time my right index finger had become [...]
3 Comments July 13th, 2012• DIY crochet bellflower infinity scarf
When I’m working behind my computer and the weather is a bit colder, I love to wear a scarf. But the loose ends sometimes irritate me, so I decided I needed a cowl (infinity) scarf. I found a few beautiful knitted versions and thought of asking my mother in law to knit one for me. [...]
2 Comments July 11th, 2012• DIY Crochet stool cover
Inspired by the spring mandala of ‘Made in K-town‘, and this stool cover by ‘Where your heart is‘, I designed my own cover for this 31 cm wide Hema stool. Geïnspireerd door de gehaakte ‘spring mandala’ van ‘Made in K-town‘ en deze hoes gemaakt door ‘Where your heart is‘, heb ik mijn eigen hoes ontworpen [...]
22 Comments June 27th, 2012• My new favourite scarf
Ever since I saw Nina (Ninainvorm) wearing this scarf made by Ingrid (wood & wool stool), I was in love….. with the scarf. So when I got this amazing birthday present from M last December, the full color range of Rowan Belle organic DK by Amy Butler, I knew I wanted to make that scarf [...]
10 Comments October 9th, 2011• Queen Anne’s lace scarf
I made this scarf as a birthday present for my best friend. I wanted to make something that she could use just by herself, a piece of me she can keep close to remind her that I love her and appreciate her very much. I used two colors of Rowan Handknit cotton DK, 334 Delphinium [...]
7 Comments February 6th, 2011• Hanging Christmas wreath with lights
I’m so happy with my Christmas wreath hanging in our kitchen. I bought a faux wreath, lights and 3 bags of HEMA pompoms. I crocheted five pointy stars and luckily M helped to connect it all to the light point. It’s so great, you can now switch the lights on and off with the light [...]
5 Comments December 10th, 2010• Little hearts garland
Inspired by the hearts garland Ingrid Jansen (Wood & wool stool) designed for 101 Woonideeën. I made this version with slightly smaller hearts. I used Rowan Handknit DK cotton yarn and a 4 mm crochet hook. I have chosen wintery colors, so they will match with the christmas decorations as well. I wanted to try [...]
6 Comments December 6th, 2010• Sailing the ‘Stad Amsterdam’
Last two weeks I have been sailing on the clipper ‘Stad Amsterdam’. Together with my dad and sister we embarked in Lisbon, sailed to Tenerife and from there to La Palma, la Gomera and back to Tenerife again. It was great! When you are at sea, you are disconnected from everything at home, also literally: [...]
10 Comments December 3rd, 2010• Crochet potholders
To liven up the studio/atelier I want to make a whole bunch of crochet potholders in bright colors. I googled for patterns, and found one for a vintage rose potholder. As you can see in the upper right picture it’s a quite nice pattern. But I couldn’t manage to get it look like the picture….. [...]
7 Comments September 15th, 2010About me
Hi, I'm Petra, I live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I’m running my own business byPetra: selling creative materials, like ribbons in scandinavian style, cute Lecien fabrics and many more, I also organise craft workshops.
On this blog I will share my inspiration, that I find in books (lots and lots of craft books), magazines, shops, museums and other blogs. You will also find DIY ideas and news from my shop from time to time.
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