Waiting for West

My knitting friend Dominique took part in a Mystery Knit-Along last year, creating a lovely version of Stephen West's Rockefeller. So when I discovered that she'll knit-along in another of Mr West's mysteries, it didn't take me long to jump right in. The project name "Color Craving" matches my crafting into the rainbow motto too well.

Together with Rozemie I went yarn hunting, and this is what I chose:

Yarn Lopi Einband @ Suzywol
Pattern @ Westknits

However, the MKAL only starts on September 13th, so until then I'll keep my hands busy with more colourful stitches:

Yarn Lang Mille Colori Socks & Lace @ Suzywol
Pattern @ kNotArt

And last but not least [imagine drum roll here], K is back in blogland! Best news of the week so far, but it's only Monday ;)

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Keuns & Bears

My dear friend, the talented Karin (who is now going to blush, try and hide and poke me with her elbow all at the same time) has made her debut on Blogger last Sunday.

Join her for tales of big dogs, small sardine carts and a Belgian's love for rain, over at

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Ostend SnB Blog Update

We had a cute little local SnB meeting today :)

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According to Matt

One of those blogs that make me happy.
The language (Who doesn't like to be greeted with, "Hello Lovelies"?), the photography, the craft.
And I always hear Disney tunes when navigating to According to Matt (Read his blog to find out why)

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ETA: Blogger was a bit buggy yesterday and didn't allow me to add Matt's blog to the link list, but it worked now!

Bruges SnB - Blog Update

How she manages to take such brilliant pictures with, as she calls it, "just the small camera" is beyond me.
Thanks for helping me select colours for a future project, everybody!

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But now it's time to finish those front panels on my Stranger Cardigan...

Ostend SnB - Blog Update

Helen wrote a sweet little blog update for the Ostend knitting group. Totally Tapis Plage
There's my banner again!

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And for those who are interested in charity knitting / crocheting or want to donate some yarn for several good causes, I'm providing the link to De Breimadammen. They managed to hand out 30 of their little flyers to visitors of Tapisplage, and I hope that at least 5 of them will start knitting or contact them for a yarn-transport. Fingers crossed!

My Waterloo - Sock knitting

What's a pleasure for some of my kitting friends, like Dominique and Rozemie, just doesn't come easy to me: sock knitting. Fun, small portable projects, fast or challenging knits, colourful (if for the ladies) and addictive - knitters say.

Me, I suffer from Second Sock Syndrome (2nd anything, really), but luckily there are ways to work around that - 2 socks on 2 circulars or even 2 socks on 1 circ (my preferred method).

First there was a pair of purple socks, which I actually finished one by one, but can't wear because they're too tight.

Then there was Nutkin, cute, but ultimately boring. Never knit its brother.

Then Platypus - I never got past the toes (which is bad in a toe-up).

Recently, the German pattern Treppenviertel has piqued my interest, and all bad experiences aside, I decided to give them a try. Not because I needed or even wanted a pair of socks, but because the pattern looked interesting enough to knit them despite being socks. Might not even wear them, but I swore to myself that I'll finish them.