30.4.13

Dots


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This teapot was a present - many years ago - from a dear friend,
when she came to visit me from England.
Yesterday I felt it urgently needed a matching hot pad.
(Does that kind of urge sound familiar to you at all,
or should I better consult my doctor?)


ByHaafner, dots, crochet, bobble stitch, hot pad, Cath Kidston teapot, white & colours

















I applied the dots after crocheting the white circle.
Each dot is a bobble stitch made of six dc (American terminology).

ByHaafner, dots, crochet, bobble stitch, hot pad, Cath Kidston teapot, white & colours

















Wishing you a lovely day

28.4.13

What a surprise - a new doily

A couple of weeks ago I made this doily,
the pattern comes from a crochet book I thrifted for 70 cents.
I like the powdery pink, I use it quite often for doilies.

Work in progress...
ByHaafner, crochet, doily, pink, pastel, blue skirt, work in progress

This is the doily pre-blocking...
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And below it is after blocking.
In a minimalistic setting. ;-)
You know what? I prefer this one pre-blocking.
It looks, I don't know how to say it, well,
it just looks softer that way.
(But then again, I might just not like this pattern too much.)

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And since we are outside on the terrace already,
here are some Dutch organic tulips for you.

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Have a lovely day.
Stay creative!

26.4.13

So - I hit the jackpot

The doily jackpot, that is...
I often look with surprise at the wonderful potholders and doilies
other bloggers thrift at what seems to be a weekly base. :-)

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ByHaafner, crochet, doilies, doily, vintage, thrifted















I guess The Netherlands is not the best country
for finding that kind of second hand treasures.
That - or I'm just a lousy thrifter.

ByHaafner, crochet, doilies, doily, vintage, thrifted















Until yesterday!
When I found these wonderful, delicate, crocheted doilies...

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I bought every single one of them. And love them.
I hope you like seeing them too.

ByHaafner, crochet, doilies, doily, vintage, thrifted

ByHaafner, crochet, doilies, doily, vintage, thrifted

ByHaafner, crochet, doilies, doily, vintage, thrifted





















Have a wonderful day!

13.4.13

About a promise and crochet...

You might or might not remember that there was one thing
I never ever wanted to crochet.
A potholder.
Or so I thought when I first learned to crochet...

Well - unless you're new to this blog,
you know I didn't keep that promise to myself.
Not quite.

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There was one other thing of which I thought:
Not in this life.

And there you are.
A tea cosy...

ByHaafner, crochet, puff stitch, tea cosy, pastel






















So much for principles, hey?
Enjoy your weekend!
(With a nice cup of tea perhaps?)