vrijdag

Facade with "lace" of concrete at Drukkerij Vrijdag in Eindhoven, by architect J. Gubbels in 1965.

I adore walls like these, it reminds me of the concrete patio walls from the seventies.

In case you agree with me, have a look at the lace-like facade of this building in Australia.

Enjoy your Friday!

huge harlequin blanket pattern

The huge harlequin blanket is finally finished!

Most of the work was done in 2017 and I 'only' had to work all parts together to make it into a blanket.

I reworked the original harlequin pattern from June 2013, so you can choose whether you want to make the large or smaller version.

You can download the renewed huge harlequin blanket pattern from my Etsy shop.

With this extensive pattern of no less than 22 pages, you can make a huge harlequin blanket, but also a mini baby blanket and everything in between. The size of the blanket is very easily to enlarge or reduce.

The huge version is for enthusiastic and eager crochet queens and a smaller version is perfect to use all yarn leftovers.

Last night it was freezing cold on the attic and I took the blanket upstairs to put it over the duvet...

amsterdam and the green theme

On Wednesday I met my friend Ank in Amsterdam to proceed with the program for Green Gardens workshops in May and October.

In the greenhouse of De Plantage we had an exciting meeting. Afterwards we went to the Hortus Botanicus to enjoy the Amsterdam Light Festival in and around the garden, to make the green theme complete.

winter woolspiration

Winter woolspiration with an old photo from 2013.

Have a bright and cozy pre x-mas Friday!

fluffy february fur

Winter crochet on repeat.

This warm white wooly winter cardigan is very cozy and comfy! Good thing is, you can make one yourself.

You can find the pattern in my Etsy shop (with PDF file in English and Dutch edition)

The pattern is not difficult at all and winter isn't over yet...

rotterdam round with afra

This weekend my niece Afra from London stayed with us with her boyfriend Tet. They are both architects and they are both fans of Rotterdam.

After breakfast we left for a visit to Rotterdam, despite the drizzly weather, we had a lovely day and enjoyed the city round.

(Afra and I both with our favorite basket from Nairobi)

dress code: hodgepodge

I like to dress in layers and wear a hodgepodge of styles.
A tartan skirt, denim, stripes, woolen cardigan, multicolored beanie and boots with socks.
I don't care if it doesn't actually goes together.
Everything is possible, as long as you like it.

favorite winter fruit

I can easily eat four or five mandarins at one time and I'm not the type to peel off all the white stuff...

Guess I'm having a vitamine C addiction nowadays. My favorites are Maroc mandarins with the black harlequin logo.