And here is my newest design, the "Messier" crochet pattern. A large crocheted circle inspired on Charles Messier who discovered the famous M-objects throughout space. I'm not gonna write down too much information about the full details of M-objects as all is to find in the pattern as well and way more fun to... Lees verder →
And here are the color inspirations of last month. As promised they were all holiday related, so Christmas themes and New year's Eve where of course used for these. The first of this month was of course the Gifts inspiration. As we are all busy at the beginning of the month collecting nice gifts and... Lees verder →
Time goes fast these days ! Another month gone and that means i have posted four new Color Inspirations from me (theguywiththehook) hand. As i also told last month, i collect them each month here on my blog so they will be stored and always available to look at anytime you like. So here they... Lees verder →
Sometimes faith and coincidence comes together in a fun way and it was exactly like that with the Brick Roads scarf pattern. The idea for this design began with visiting my grandma, which lives in a real old and small village in the Netherlands. As the streets are all made out of brickstones and are... Lees verder →
I get a lot of private messages with a single related subject. How do you pick colors ? Well first of all...there isn't really a trick for that and i guess it mostly comes down to intuition and a bit of feeling you must have. But a lot of times a reference does help you... Lees verder →
Lately i had some private messages about two related subjects, and as i really love chatting with the people who work with my patterns i also find it important that all information is available. The two subjects involve two of my recent designs : The Medina Mosaic Tiles and the Lotus & Blossom mandala. First... Lees verder →
Here is the Sea Breeze blanket, a nice throw that would be perfect in my idea to use when you visit the beach, or maybe a picnic in the woods. It is a thick and really textured throw which has a summer and sea theme in it. But with a small change of colors i... Lees verder →
A little while ago i did get a request from a really sweet and lovely lady who lives in Iceland. Her name is Tinna Thorudottir Thorvaldar and she is a very experienced and talented designer who in her own country has already a standing career with it. She designed books full of patterns and most of them... Lees verder →
Here's a little side-walk from the Terrazzo tiles for now...but actually it has anything to do with it too....i shall explain a little bit. When i took the request from Tinna to work on her Terrazzo afghan i also took the request to do something with her Mosaic purses pattern. But i am not the... Lees verder →
You remembered i posted a message a while ago working on the Trio blanket by the Felted button ? I told you there it was a long project that i worked on between different jobs and matters. But yesterday i finally finished it and it is stunning ! I really love how the color work... Lees verder →
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