When I looked at my calendar this morning, I shuddered – It’s Friday the 13th, agh! All it takes is things going horribly wrong on one of those days and you fear them forever. Even if you aren’t that superstitious, there’s still that niggly little feeling in the back of your head. I had it, I won’t lie… The Mongolian …
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On our second day in Pittsburgh we were picked up early in the morning by Xander’s colleague, Tim, who took us out for breakfast. Before we went to the states, Xander said that he wanted to have proper pancakes, so I went online and looked up “Best pancakes in Pittsburgh” and the results were unanimous – Pamela’s! It just so …
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I first started this project months ago when I cast it on to be my travel project for my trip to Pittsburgh, but I ended up not doing any knitting at all on my trip. I picked it up and put it down again about 20 times since then but only got around to finishing it during the Christmas holidays. I …
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RIGHT, so back to the story of our visit to Pittsburgh. It all seems like such a whirlwind now, I can’t believe it has been almost four months already. Why is it that the time you spend waiting for something drags on, yet the time that passes after something flies like the wind. Life can be so bizarre that way, …
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I really should have renamed this hat, I have no idea what a phoncible is and there’s just no getting cute with that name in a blog title. Anyway, it’s finished and I LOVE IT! It worked out just as great as I thought it would with the two different color changes and I don’t mind the rolled up edge …
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Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful holiday, I know we did! If you have been to my blog at this time on previous years, you have probably heard me moan about the state of affairs in the Netherlands on New Years Eve. Mainly the situation with the fireworks and my dogs. While the fireworks are great for …
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As it turns out, I was able to show some self restraint with my Phoncible Hat, it’s not finished yet! It’s so weird to have to stop myself from finishing something rather than pushing to get it done, but I’m glad I left this one alone. I want to work on it more while I am away. Look at those …
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We got snow this morning in the Netherlands. So close to Christmas, but it just missed the mark. I think not having snow is one of the things that makes it more difficult to get into the Christmas spirit over here. Well, that together with not having friends and family around. It was so nice to wake up and see …
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The Noorse Sokkenwol* by Scheepjes, how on earth did I not realize that there was a thicker alternative to the Scheepjes Invicta Colour yarn out there? I think my addiction to that yarn is pretty well documented and I blame Ravelry. There are just so many patterns out there for shawls, socks and all sorts of other things using self …
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A few weeks ago I was asked to make a sample shawl for Scheepjeswol’s yarn kit for Kika (a children’s Cancer charity) that they released last week. It’s a kit that includes a knitting and crochet pattern using the Invicta Colour and Invicta Extra yarns, which are current favorites of mine, and the yarns I’ve used for my Dreambird shawls. …
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I’ve been meaning to write this post since we got back from holiday, so here it is – We’re moving to Pittsburgh! Wow, I don’t even know where to start! It’s such a huge thing over here in Casa Soldaat, this impending move. It’s been in the making for quite some time and while it still doesn’t feel quite real …
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