Ati's little world.....

Maureen's RR block

2009-12-04T16:38:00.004+01:00

This is Maureen's step-by-step round robin block. Lovely warm, rich colors.
I did the fourth step, adding the 'items'.
I added 7, so called, items. The tatting piece in the upper left corner,the altered lace flower, the green tatted circle, the mokuba yellow flowers and the sre fargo roses around the silky. I have painted a piece of lace to make the fan in the colors of the block. And in the lower left corner I sewed a machine made flower. I kept the flowers around the silky little. The photo of the lady in
the middle is so nice and large roses doesn't fit with the picture.

Now it goes to the next person who will sew many beads on it and thereafter to the lady who does the "finishing touch". Maureen will have it home in April.

Swap

2009-12-03T14:01:00.004+01:00

Today the swap from Helga came in my mailbox. A very nice atc and a Christmas card.
Both made with gold threads on the swing machine.
Thank you very much Helga!

AA pages

2009-12-01T12:52:00.002+01:00

Here are the Album Amicorum pages of the December month for the swap in the Fibre-fever group. Above the page I made for Peggy in Germany. I used fabric-paper and sre again. On the back I wrote the words of mother Teresa: "we cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love".
Below the page Janny in the Netherlands made for me.
On the back she wrote an old children's rhyme in Dutch.

wrist warmers

2009-11-29T18:32:00.006+01:00

Wrist warmers are ready, matching with the shawl from friday.
I used the same lace pattern as the Lavalette shawl has.
The rest is my own improvisation.
With a crochet needle I have done one round on the thumb opening to make it more strong.
The yarn is very soft.
Knitted round on 4 needles 2 mm.
It is the same yarn!! I made the photos this evening by the light of a lamp.

Still a bit yarn left ;)

Lavalette shawl ready :)

2009-11-27T19:15:00.006+01:00

Here is my Lavalette shawl. It was easy to knit. Pattern is a free download on Raverly.
The size is 135 cm ( 53")wide and 65 cm ( 25,5")high. I have about 15 grams left and have started with matching wristwarmers.
The yarn is a mix of wool and cashmire, very soft, 3 ply ( thin fingering). I have used needles 4mm.
The shawl's weight is 45 grams.
As always you can click on the photos to enlarge.

fabric-paper factory ;)

2009-11-25T18:27:00.002+01:00

A few weeks ago I made a large piece of fabric-paper. Now it was time to make something out of that. After drying and ironing between baking paper I cut it up to postcards.

from the leftovers I cut atc's. They are on my Flickr site. Here.

Sewed on some gold lace, Christmas braid and now and then some hand stitching.

Some of them are in the mail already to a faaaaraway country overseas.

give away winners are....

2009-11-22T15:42:00.005+01:00

My DH has been so kind to draw 3 names from my comment list, here they are.

Annet (fat quarter) Annet, I need your address!

Anni ( Anni's Art ) address in my book :)

Susan. ( plays with needles) Susan, I need your address!

Sorry to all the others, I hope you come and visit my blog again ;)

surprise in the mail

2009-11-20T12:31:00.003+01:00

A few days ago I had a big surprise in my mailbox.
A package from Ruth who lives in Scotland. 60 grams of the most beautiful colored knitting yarn, soft and fine. And some tea and powder to make hot chocolate.
Thank you só much dear Ruth.
I have started the knitting right away, it will become a Lavalette shawl.

fabric book pages

2009-11-19T08:58:00.003+01:00

Here is the fabric book page I made for Mieke (NL). Mieke's theme is "being Lucky".
It was not easy to get an idea for such an abstract theme. But when I found those printed words I got an idea. I have made the background from wool with the embellisher, sewed on some organza circles and added some stitches by hand. Also a bead-swirl.
Mieke wrote to me: I love it!
Below the page Helga in Germany made for me. My theme: "cottage garden".
Isn't it beautiful? Helga didn't make only a garden, she also made the cottage!
Give a click on the photo to see the details, it is lovey.
We do a monthly book page swap in the Fibre-Fever group.
Those pages are 15x15 cm ( 6 inch)

A milestone and some knitting

2009-11-16T09:51:00.003+01:00

This morning I had a look at my blog and was very surprised to see that I have 100 followers.

O my, now I become almost embarrassed when I write something. My English is not always as it should be and I don't have to tell much interesting news very often.

I guess it is time for a little give away to my supporting readers :-)

When you leave a little comment here I will pick 3 names next week and send a fabric paper postcard. Check next week if I may need your address.

I also like to show a Moebius scarf which I knitted from 50 gram mohair, 90 stitches.

I just had to try how this phenomena worked. I think it goes to my daughter, she gave me the yarn long time ago.

Anne's RR block

2009-11-13T14:41:00.004+01:00

This is a Step by Step round robin block. It belongs to Anne in France, she sewed the naked block inspired by Allie. Anne wrote in the booklet that she will have the centre part as a sane quilt and will embroider flowers on the black velvet stars when the block comes home to her in April next year.
Here are the the stitches Margreet did. Photo above.
I did the second round.
The photo below shows what I added to the seams. I also added rig-rag around the centre part.
It is a large block, 40 cm ( 15,5 ") Now it goes to the next person in the RR.
I took a photo just before the sun disappears behind the mountains. The last sunny day today, tomorrow and the days which come, we get rain and grey weather.

Album Amicorum pages

2009-11-05T08:27:00.007+01:00

Here is the AA page I made for Cobi. ( NL) Half of it is made from fabric paper, the other half is fabric. I made some stitches and sequins to reflect the stamps on the fabric paper.
The flower is made from wired silk ribbon and silk ribbon french knots in the centre.
On the back a little poem.
Those AA pages don't have a theme. The front tells something about the maker and the poem on the back is for the receiver. We swap those pages every month in the Fibre Fever group.

Time.
Whether we count the years in numbers
you cannot slow down neither accelerate your destiny.
Toon Hermans.
( free translation)

At the same time Ritva in Finland was making this beautiful page for me. Just give a click on the photo to see her lovely embroidery stitches! On the back she wrote the wise words from John Keats: A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

How true this is!

Beading a little :)

2009-11-04T13:08:00.005+01:00

The last year I have followed a few blogs from ladies who were involved in a bead journal project.
I saw many fantastic pieces of work and all very different. The temptation was too strong to deny when I saw there is a new start in January 2010.
Yesterday I hit the JOIN button on the beads journal project 2010.
http://www.beadjournalproject.com/

A few days earlier I made a larger piece of needlefelt for an other project which I can't show you now.
From a left-over piece I made this circle, like a mandala, to try out if it works for me.
This will be my size for the bead project next year. The size of a CD.
Drawing mandala's has given me many hours of pleasure and satisfacation years ago and I hope this mandala-beads-project will do the same :)

orchids

2009-11-02T15:58:00.002+01:00

Two years ago I got two orchids as a present. Now they bloom for the third time in my kitchen window. I guess they like it there :)
The brown/orange one is a special kind, I have no idea what the name is, but beautiful is it.
I thought you might like it too ;-)

update cardigan

2009-11-01T13:25:00.004+01:00

It is certenly not the meaning that my blog is changing to a knitting blog but I must say I knit a lot the last weeks. My cardigan became a slow project.
A while ago I finished the second front part and began with a sleeve.
When the sleeve was ready I was not happy at all !!
I decided to unpick it and start allover again . Now I make the sleeves with the same pattern as the front parts and I think that will be nice. ( I hope so ;)

Ishbel shawl

2009-10-25T12:12:00.004+01:00

Here is the ugly duckling.... It doesn't show much.

Blocked: became a swan :)

Made from 40 grams Fyberspates 2 ply, 50% merino 50% silk. Very thin yarn.

I used needles 3mm. The size is wide: 170 cm. 68 ". high: 77cm. 30".

I think I will knit it again one day with a bit thicker yarn and thicker needles, it will be a bit larger than, I hope.

The pattern is very nice and not too difficult. You can buy it on Raverly.

As always you can click on the photos to enlarge.

Ishbel shawl in progress

2009-10-22T12:40:00.002+02:00

A while ago I started 'sneaky' with my Ishbel shawl, you see it here.

Now I am at section C, the Ishbel knitters know :)

There are 341 stitches at the moment and more to come!

After that section D and one row E and finishing off. Oh, how I look forward to see it blocked!

My cardigan is still waiting, this is so much more interesting to knit!

I had to unpick a few times, Grrr.... didn't concentrate good enough. I can't listen to the TV and knitting this at the same time! Years ago I could do that but now I am very quick disordered with the counting.

Hope to be ready in a few days.

crochet shawl

2009-10-19T09:31:00.004+02:00

Here is my crochet shawl. Made from "Lana grossa kid mohair".

60% mohair and 40% polyamide. Super light, warm and cosy.

I have used 200 grams, 800 metres. Crochet needle 5 mm.

My size is: wide 170 cm. 68". High, on my back: 77 cm. 30".

I found the "pattern" a while ago on Anne's blog. So very easy.

I made a sampler right away to remember that pattern.

When I was in the Netherlands a few weeks ago we had to drive long journeys on the highway which is very boring.

I bought this yarn in a local shop and began to crochet in the car.

But on the way home my yarn ran out.

I am so lucky to have many Internet friends in the Netherlands and one of them, Mieke, was so kind to go to the shop and bought 2 skeins more and sent it to me.

Thanks again Mieke !!

If you like it too , here is the pattern. You can enlarge the photo. You start on the top, make a simple chain as wide as you want your shawl. ( on the photo on the bottom)

atc's and a change

2009-10-18T09:43:00.005+02:00

Two atc's made from fabric paper.
The left one is for trade , the right one has found a new home at Cobi's.
I made a large piece of fabric paper a while ago to use it for AA pages swap in the Fibre Fever group.

And yes you are right; I changed the title of my blog.
When I started my blog several years ago it was only to show my crazy quilt work.
Now I do many other things also and I thought the title has nothing to do with 'crazy' any longer.
I make needlefelt, crazy patchwork, fabric paper, knit and crochet and like to show that too, to you.
Besides that, now and than a peek in my kitchen or garden.
Hope you like it ;-)

fabric book pages

2009-10-16T09:56:00.003+02:00

This is the fabric book page I made for Maureen ( Australia) Maureen's theme is "trees".
Because Maureen never get snow, I thought I make a Norway winter page for her.

The trees are embroidered with perle fine from Sassa lynne.

In the snow are angelina fibers for a sparkle.

This is the look I have from my front door during the time there is snow here.

I made the felt with the Janome embellisher.

The size is 6", 15 cm square.

Below the page Helinä in Finland made for me, theme "cottage garden".

I like it very much, it is lovely cq work.

sneaky start ;)

2009-10-14T15:08:00.004+02:00

Although I am not ready knitting my cardigan ( one sleeve left) I have sneak started a Ishbel shawl. I bought a skein of the most beautiful yarn from Fyberspates (UK) and could not resist the temptation how it would look when knitted. The Ishbel shawl pattern have I seen on many blogs and it looks so nice. I never knitted a lace pattern before from a scheme, so it is a bit of an adventure to me ;)
The easiest part is ready, now I have to start with the lace. I have 221 stitches now and in the end there are 465! ( O my;)

This is very thin yarn, 2 ply, 45% silk and 55% merino wool, lace wight. I use needle 3mm.

The pattern says needle 4mm, but it became too loose for me. Maybe I have to change to a circle needle later, no idea, never knit on a circular needle either. LOL

But: I love the color!

So far, so good.

AA page received

2009-10-07T18:59:00.003+02:00

This AA is made by Helga ( Germany). The poem on the front is from Goethe.
On the back she wrote words from Elli Richter: Zeit zu haben zum leben!
Thank you Helga, I like it very much!

in my mailbox

2009-10-06T14:10:00.003+02:00

Look, look what I have got in my mailbox today. A super nice bracelet made by Inge in Danmark. Isn't it nice? It fits wonderful and I love the colors!

Album Amicorum

2009-10-01T22:22:00.002+02:00

Here is the AA page I have made for Marja in the Netherlands.
The size is 15x20 cm. 6x8".
Two techniques wich I like to do at the moment, fabric paper and silk ribbon embroidery.
And a poem on the back.
Those pages don't have a theme. The front tells something about the maker and the poem is for the receiver.

received

2009-09-28T20:24:00.003+02:00

I almost forgot to show you the atc from Anne L. ( France). very fine embroidery.

The blue page is an AA page from Ulla ( Sweden) the back with a poem and the front with patchwork.

Ulla and I are in the Fibre fever groep and we swap an Album Amicorum page this year with 11 members. The size is 20x15 cm.