Monday, 26 November 2012

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Hello! Thought I’d left you, did you? Honestly, I don’t know what’s keeping me from blogging. It’s not as if I’m not being crafty anymore, because I am. I knit, I crochet, I even STITCH sometimes, for crying out loud, but blogging… not so much. Perhaps because it’s escapism I’m looking for and not real life, which is what usually features in my blog posts. Or something like that. Anyway, here’s a tiny post about some of the things that have been keeping me busy, and since it’s Monday, I’ll start with a Happy Bench Monday pic of sorts, in which Aunt Gertrude is modeling one of my most successful finishes of the past few months: a giant Noro Baktus


I LOVE it. I would LOVE it even more if it were’t so darned scratchy.

A giant hooky patchwork blanket-to-be


229 squares and I’m not even halfway there.

Aaaaand, you can probably guess some of the other things that are keeping me on my toes. One of them mysteriously managed to make his way into both of the pictures above (methinks this is a cry for attention) and the other one…


Awwwww, poor thing. He’s having a hard time of it with his teeth. He’s dreadfully late, of course, but then, he’s dreadfully late with everything. It doesn’t worry me. He always gets there in the end :o))

It is my intention to make a more regular appearance from now on. I know I’ve said this before and I don’t owe you an explanation or anything (since I am still a Blogger Without Obligation, and proudly so) but If I’m not back by Wednesday or Thursday at the latest, feel free to hound me with nasty comments, e-mails or even lawyers if need be. Really. I mean it. I need a good kick up the arse every now and then, so go ahead and kick me :o) 

Yours absently no longer,

Annemarie.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oeeeh, wat een mooie freubeltjes en wat een mooie modellen!! Jouw Baktus is mijn grote voorbeeld! Nu snel verder met andere dingen... *zucht*... ;o)

Anneke said...

oké ik weet je te vinden :-)

het is altijd zo leuk iets van je te lezen of te zien, al is het maar over handwerken LOL

Wens Pelle het beste met z'n zere tanden, dat is NIET leuk.

mooie dingen heb je gemaakt, maar wat erg dat je mooie sjaal jeukt.
haakze, breize, en stitchze!

cucki said...

wow such sweet project...
lovely patchwork blanket..
happy crafting deary..
big hugs cucki x

Anonymous said...

Oh my heavens, all that lurking around your non-updated blog URL finally paid off!! :D

Where to start? Pelle, I guess - how on earth did he suddenly start looking so grown-up? What a handsome boy he is, Annemarie! <3

And your needlecrafts leave me in awe. Those warm goodies would go over very well here, where it is not even up to 20 F here, which is -7 in your world. Brrrr. Must get better at knitting! Or crocheting. ;)

Gillie said...

Hmm, Noro, looks wonderful, good to knit with, soft not so much. Can I come and browse among the books?
Gorgeous photograph of the young master!

Giovanna said...

Great to see you post! Pelle looks much bigger now suddenly, so it must have been a long time indeed :-) Nice knitting and crochet, look forward to seeing some stitching too. Have a great week!

Margaret said...

Well it's good to hear from you, no matter how often. I love all you've been working on -- that blanket is fantastic!! Your two cuties are adorable of course. Nice to see them.

Anna van Schurman said...

Always good to hear from you and know that you're still alive!

Anne Marieke said...

Great to have you back! And *yes* will pester you if you disappear again.

I have heard that it helps to put itchy and scratchy woollens in the freezer, but have never needed to try.

Anyway, as I mentioned, GREAT to have you back.

Charlene ♥ NC said...

Great to see what you're up to, and look forward to more. Love the comfy blanket below - and your fancy-smancy label, too! Be well.

Hazel said...

Hello darling!! Oh my it's good to see you post. I've been so busy. Working full time now! Great to see you back and I love your baktus. Xx

Sarah Beth said...

Hi..I just recently joined your blog and I love it. I would like yo make a blanket like that. Is it hard. would you teach me the square pattern if you Dont mind.

Berit said...

Rejoiced when I first read this.

Commented, no. But I did rejoice. Does it count that this page has been a tab in browser since you posted it; hovering in my type-y to-do list?

It's Even Better that you are still around!