Stripes, stripes, stripes!

I designed a new shrug. This fun striped one.

Ik heb een nieuwe bolero ontworpen en deze vrolijke gestreepte is het resultaat.

I used beautiful yarn from Scheepjes, Cotton 8. I love working with it. It is soft and comes in 48 great colors. It doesn't split and it washes well.

Ik heb hiervoor Cotton 8 van Scheepjes gebruikt. Het is een heel fijn garen en het is een van mijn favoriete garens. Het is heel zacht, het splijt niet en het houd zich perfect in de was.

It is perfect for summer clothing for adults, children and baby's. You can use it for amigurumi's and blankets. I'm sure you can think of more possibilities.

Het is perfect om zomerkleding mee te haken, voor volwassenen, kinderen en baby's. Het is geweldig voor amigurumi's en dekens. Je kunt vast nog meer mogelijkheden verzinnen.

This shrug comes in 5 sizes; S, M, L, XL and XXL

Deze bolero komt in 5 maten; S, M, L, XL en XXL

I used 5 colors for the shrug. Of each color you need 1 skein. Except for the sizes L, XL and XXL. For the main color you need 2 skeins.

Je bent 5 kleuren nodig en van elke kleur 1 bol. Behalve voor maten L, XL en XXL. Daarvoor ben je van de hoofdkleur 2 bolletjes nodig.

You can buy the pattern here 

Je kunt het patroon hier kopen

or at / of hier;

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'Dots and Stripes' Blanket

And proudly I show you; My 'Dots and Stripes' Blanket. What do you think? Worth the wait?

En met trots laat ik zien; Mijn 'Dots and Stripes' Deken. Wat denk je? Het wachten waard?

I'll tell you in advance what yarn and how much you need for this blanket, because next week the pattern will be here. You could make a blanket for yourself or make it as a gift for someone.

Ik zal je nu vertellen welk en hoeveel garen je nodig bent voor deze deken, want volgende week zal het patroon hier staan. Je zou een deken voor jezelf kunnen maken of als een cadeau voor iemand.

Scheepjes, Colour Crafter Velvet;     

6 skeins / bollen; 

Kelly / Black 841

1 skein of each color / 1 bol van elke kleur; 

Garland 852

Grant 856

Chaplin 855

Crawford 850

Gable 857

Martin 858

Gardner 851

Astaire 845

Bogart 847

Leigh 853

So, next week the pattern.

En volgende week dus het patroon.

Dots and Stripes

I promised a sneak peek last week, so here you go. When you take a good look, I'm sure you can see what I'm going to make. Did you guess?

Ik beloofde een sneak peek afgelopen week, dus hier is het dan. Als je goed kijkt, weet ik zeker dat je kunt raden wat ik ga maken. Wat denk je dat het gaat worden?

Of course next week will be the big reveal of this project. Will you be there?

Uiteraard zal volgende week de grote onthulling van dit project zijn. Kom je een kijkje nemen?

Velvet colour cafter

A while back Scheepjes came with the beautiful yarn 'Colour Crafter'. It's a beautiful yarn of 100% acrylic, with a silky touch.

This yarn is ideal for rugs and other home accessories, as well as clothing and amigurumi's.

Een tijdje terug bracht Scheepjes het garen 'Colour Crafter' op de markt. Het is een prachtig garen van 100% acryl, met een zijde zachte touch.

Dit garen is zeer geschikt voor dekens en andere woonaccessoires, maar ook voor kleding en amigurumi’s kan dit heel goed gebruikt worden.

Now they come with a sequel in the form of Colour Crafter Velvet. This supplement has 8 colors and is perfect to combine with the Colour Crafter. It has a vintage feel and the look of old and worn velvet. Each color is named after a Hollywood movie star, like Hepburn, Bogart or Monroe.

Nu komen ze met een vervolg daarop in de vorm van Colour Crafter Velvet. Deze aanvulling heeft 8 kleuren en is perfect te combineren met de Colour Crafter. Het is iets gemêleerd en heeft de uitstraling van oud versleten fluweel. Het doet denken aan de oude glamoureuze films en filmsterren van Hollywood. Elke kleur is daarom ook vernoemd naar een filmster van weleer.

I will use all eight colors for my next project. It's going to be something I have not made before, so pretty special with this beautiful yarn.

Ik ga alle 8 kleuren gebruiken voor mijn volgende project. Het word iets wat ik nog niet eerder heb gemaakt, dus best wel speciaal, met dit speciale garen.

Will you come again next week and see what I've done with this yarn?

Komen jullie volgende week weer kijken wat ik met dit garen heb gedaan?

Ziva Shawl

Ziva Shawl

De Nederlandse versie is hier te vinden

Measurements after blocking approx; 76" wide and 40" long.

Maat na opspannen approx; 190cm breed and 100cm lang.

Material;

Scheepjes; Invicta Colour (951) 2 skeins

Invicta Extra (1340) Antraciet, 1 skein

Invicta Extra (1347) Grijs,  1 skein

Knittingneedles; 3,5 mm and 4,5 mm (=for the cast of)
Crochethook; 3,5 mm

Used stitches;
Stockinete stitch; knit on right side, purl on wrong side
Garterstitch; purl on both sides
Lace pattern; knit according to chart 

Cast on 4 stitches with Invicta colour (951)
Row 1; k1, yo 2 times, k3, turn
Row 2 and all even rows; k3, purl 2 out of yo’s, purl to end of row, turn
Row 3; slst 1 knitwise, knit all stitches until last 3, yo 2 times, k3, turn

Repeat row 2 -3 until you have a total of 298 stitches. Repeat row 1 one more time and the last row; slst 1 knitwise, knit all stitches until last 3, yo, k3 (=299 stitches)
Break thread and cast on color 1347!!!
Knit 2 rows.
Then knit according to chart, or;
Row 1; slst. 1 knitwise, *[p2tog] 3 times, [k1, yo] 6 times, [p2tog] 3 times*, repeat from * to *, [p2tog] 3 times, [k1, yo] 3 times, k1, turn
Row 2 and all even rows; slst 1 purlwise, purl all remaning stitches, turn
Row 3 and 5 ; slst 1 knitwise, knit all remaning stitches, turn

Row 1 – 6 four time, row 1 ones, and the last row, knit all the stiches. Cast of loosly with knitting needle 4,5mm

Go to the side with all the slipstitches, the wrong side of your work facing you. Now pick up with your crochet hook and color 1340!!!!! all the stitches. Put the hook in a slipstitch, yo, pull you through and leave on hook. Repeat this until your crochethook is full. Then slip the stitches on to your knitting needle from the back of your hook. As shown in the photo’s below. Repeat this until the end of the row and until you have 162 stitches.

Row 1; (right side); k3, 2 times yo, [k2, k2 in next stitch] repea,turn (= 216 stitches)
Row 2; [k4, k2 in next stitch] repeat, turn (= 256 stitches)
Row 3; k3, 2 times yo, knit all remaning stitches, turn
Row 4; knit all stitches
Repeat row 3 – 4 another 10 times.
Cast of with knitting needle 3,5 mm; [cast on 3 stitches, cast of 8 stitches, put the stitch from the right needle to the left needle] repeat from [ to ] until you have 1 stitch left. Cast on 3 stitches, cast of 4 stitches.

Weave in all the ends, Soak shawl for 20 minutes in cool water. Roll in towel to get rid of excess moisture. Pin out on blocking board. Leave to dry and unpin, only when dry. Your shawl is ready.

And what color combination are you going to use?

PDF available on Ravelry

This pattern remains the property of Berniolie / Bernioliesdesigns and is intended only for personal use. You may not distribute the pattern or sell the made item of this pattern.

Yarn winder

 Herinneren jullie je nog de wol die ik vorige week heb gekocht? Dat waren van die fijne strengen die je zelf nog tot een bol moet draaien. Ik heb niet vaak van die strengen en als ik ze heb dan ging de streng om m'n knieën.

Do you remember the wool that I bought last week? These were those fine strands that you still have to turn into a ball. I do not often these strands and if I did then went strictly to my knees.
This lady shows exactly how I've always done it.

Deze dame laat precies zien hoe ik het altijd heb gedaan.
This lady shows exactly how I've always done it.

Opwinden van een streng garen

Winding a hank of yarn

Nog een leuke manier is met een maatje die z'n handen ophoudt voor je zoals je hieronder ziet op het leuke oud Hollandse tafereeltje.
Another nice way is with a buddy, who holds his hands up for you, as you can see below on the nice old Dutch scene.

Aangezien ik niet zo'n gezellig maatje heb, heb ik besloten om een wol winder / molen te kopen. 

Since I do not have such a cozy buddy, I decided to buy a wool winder / mill.

 En het werkt. Waarom ik nooit eerder zo'n ding in huis heb gehaald? Heel prettig als je onderbroken wordt door de telefoon, de deurbel of je kat wil er even mee spelen. Je kunt er gewoon bij weg lopen. Geen gedoe met voorzichtig weg leggen in de hoop dat er niks mee gebeurd.

And it works. Why I have never met such a thing in the house? Very nice if you're interrupted by the phone, the doorbell or your cat would just play. You can just walk away from it. No hassle to put away carefully in the hopes that nothing happened to it.

 Een paar strengen die nog opgewonden moeten worden.

A few hanks I'll have to wind.

 En terwijl ik dan zo aan het spelen ben met de strengen, kan ik het niet laten om leuke combinaties te maken. Wat vinden jullie? Goed gekeurd?

And while I'm so playing with the hanks, I can not resist making fun combinations. What do you think? Approved?

Hoe wind jij je strengen op?

How do you wind your hanks?

Zahra shawl

Welcome back and here is the pattern of the Zahra shawl.

Je kunt de Nederlandse versie hier vinden;

Measurements after blocking, approx ; 200 cm / 80” wide and 90 cm/36”  long
Materials;
Scheepjes;
Invicta Colour (959) 2 skeins
Invicta Extra (1421) Red, 1 skein
Invicta Extra (1428) Blue, 1 skein
Crochethook ; 4 mm / G US
Gauge; 19 tr. – 10 rows = 4” – 4”
Stitches; I used UK terms for this pattern, but you can confert it to US terms.


Chart 1.


Chain 203 with Invicta Colour (959). Then follow chart 2 or;
Row 1; tc3 in 7th ch from hook, *skip 3ch, tc3 in next ch*, repeat from * to * across, turn
Row 2; ss to space between 2 groups of 3tc, ch3, tc2 on same space, *skip 3tc, tc3 on next space*, repeat from * to * across, tc2 on last space, turn
Row 3; ch3, skip 1tc, * tc3 on space, skip 3tc*, repeat from * to * across, tc3 on last space, turn
Repeat row 2 -3 until you have 3 chains left and one group of 3tc. Break thread.

 Chart 2.

Return to the start of your shawl. Cast on color 1428.
ch2 (= first dc), dc on each stitch (= 200 dc.)
Next, ch2 (= first dc), dc on each dc, but dc2 on every sixth dc (31 times, = 231 dc) Then crochet row 1 – 6 of Chart 3. OR;

Row 1; ch3, tc on each dc, turn
Row 2; ch4, skip 2tc, * tcc in next tc, ch2, skip next 2tc*, repeat from * to * across to turning ch, tcc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn
Row 3; ch3, *tc2 in next ch2-space, tc in next tcc*, repeat from * to * across to turning ch, tc in ch1-space of turning ch, tc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn
Row 4; ch2, skip first dc, dc1 in next tc, * ch1, skip next 3 tc, [dtc1, ch4, dtc1] in next tc, ch1, skip next 3 tc, dc in each of next 4 tc*, repeat from * to * 19 more times, ch1, skip next 3 tc, [dtc1, ch4, dtc1] in next tc, ch1, skip next 3 tc, dc in each of next 2 tc, turn
Row 5; ch5, skip first dc, ttc in next sc, *ch1, [dtc1, ch1] 6 times in next ch4-space, skip next ch1-space, ttc in each of next dc*, repeat from * to * 19 more times, ch1, [dtc1, ch1] 6 times in next ch4-space, skip next ch1-space, ttc in each of next dc, turn
Row 6; ch3, skip first ttc, tc in next ttc, *skip next ch1-space, [tc1, P] in each of next 4 ch1-spaces, tc in next ch1-space, skip next ch1-space, tc in each next 4 ttc*, repeat from * to * 19  more times, skip next ch1-space, [tc1, P] in each of next 4 ch1-spaces, tc in next ch1-space, skip next ch1-space, tc in each next 2 ttc.
Break of thread.

 Chart 3.

Take color 1421 and cast on as shown in Chart 1. You work in the sides of the rows.Starting with 3dc in the first row. Then crochet in each row 2dc, but in every third row 3dc  (See Chart 4. blue signs) Along the blue part you crochet in row 1; 3dc, row2; 2dc, row 3; 3dc, row 4; 1dc, row 5; 4dc, row 6; 3dc (See Chart 5, blue signs) ( = 248 dc. total)

 Chart 4.

 Chart 5.

Row 2; 3ch, tc on each dc, tc3 on last dc, turn Row 3; ch2 (counts as first dc), dc on each tc, turn

Repeat row 2 – 3 four more timesLast row; ch1, dc1 on first dc, * Picot, dc on next 5 dc *, repeat from * to * across until last 3 stitches and end the row with a picot, dc2, picot, dc1.

Weave in your ends. Soak shawl for 20 minutes in cool water. Roll in towel to get rid of excess moisture. Pin out on blocking board. Leave to dry and unpin, only when dry. 

I hope you enjoyed making it.

This pattern remains the property of Bernioliesdesigns and is intended only for personal use. You may not distribute the pattern or sell the made item of this pattern.

You can also download the PDF pattern at Ravelry 

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Examples of other color combinations

2 bollen Invicta colour 974, 1 bol Invicta Extra 1421, 1 bol Invicta Extra 1419

2 bollen Invicta colour 960, 1 bol Invicta Extra 1428, 1 bol Invicta Extra 1461

4 bol Invicta Extra 1344, 1 bol Invicta Extra 1314, 1 bol Invicta Extra 1342