This is episode 31, with some wool piggery aka the Breidagen haul! Also finished objects and all new wips! Telling you all about the upcoming month and plans for it! I’ve been a very busy bee. You can find the group on Ravelry here: http://ravelry.com/groups/colourful-creativity You can find the shop at: http://kralalien.etsy.com and also at http://colourfulcreativity.nl You can find me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/kralalien You can find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/kralalien You can find me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/kralalien You can find me on Ravelry: http://ravelry.com/people/kralalien Finished objects Simple mittens: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/fingerless-mittens Cable brim hat: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/winter-is-coming-hat Work in Progress Rose city rollers: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/rose-city-rollers-4 Cowl: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/grace-jones-cowl—grace-jones-hals Baby blanket: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/neat-ripple-2 Spinning none Acquistions Breidagen Haul Project bag and stitchmarker by Jibbyroosews Shop news There are only a few advent calendars left! If you want one don’t wait too long! Getting everything that isn’t sold back from Utrecht this weekend and will be putting it all in my Etsy next month as I’m really busy with the advent calendar and we want to ship them as early as possible for the internation buyers.

If you put two indie dyers together you can just be sure about it, magic happens! At least that is what happens when you put the amazing Petra from Undercover Otter in the same room as me! Together we came up with a super awesome collaboration in the form of an Advent Calendar. And of course it’s not Christmas yet, but since it’s all handmade and Santa and his helpers have to make sure it gets to you in time, we have to start thinking about it now! This is a great treat to yourself, you will get 1 gift every day from December 1st until Christmas eve, and a bit more because we just like to spoil you! This package will contain at least: 8* 10 gram fingering weight mini’s hand dyed by the super awesome Undercover Otter 8* 10 gram fingering weight mini’s hand dyed by the amazing Kralalien of Colourful Creativity and 8* super cute and ultra handy thingymajigs and notions every knitter and crocheter needs or wants!

This is episode 28, and I guess it’s safe to say startitus kicked in… lot’s of new wips! And another title would be the big Binx show since he hardly leaves me during the whole episode. You can find the group on Ravelry here: http://ravelry.com/groups/colourful-creativity You can find the shop at: http://kralalien.etsy.com and also at http://colourfulcreativity.nl You can find me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/kralalien You can find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/kralalien You can find me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/kralalien You can find me on Ravelry: http://ravelry.com/people/kralalien Finished objects Crazy rainbow socks: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/crazy-colour-socks Work in Progress Teaching Sweater/Cardigan: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/class-cardigan 2 sides to the story shawl: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/two-sides-to-the-story-shawl Fall in love mittens: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/fallinlove-fingerless-mittens Dotted Rays: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/dotted-rays Knitted knockers: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/knitted-knockers—breiboezem Spinning No spinning Acquistions Fiber and yarn I got from Undercover Otter Stephen West’s new book – Westknits Bestknits + Needle gauge Fiber and project bag by Kwast Kwijt & Quilts Shop news Dyeing and making stuff for October at Sticks & Cups in Utrecht still but I’ll try to get some made to order Halloween stitchmarkers in the shop.

This is episode 27, which marks a full year of podcasting! Celebrating this by giving away a lot of prizes as a thank you to you, my dear viewers, and of course showing you all the things that keep me busy 😀 You can find the group on Ravelry here: http://ravelry.com/groups/colourful-creativity You can find the shop at: http://kralalien.etsy.com and also at http://colourfulcreativity.nl You can find me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/kralalien You can find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/kralalien You can find me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/kralalien You can find me on Ravelry: http://ravelry.com/people/kralalien Finished objects Zomer Trees Kal: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/trees-2 Baby sock Phone sleeve and swatch for cardigan Work in Progress Crazy rainbow socks: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/crazy-colour-socks Dotted Rays: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/dotted-rays Peacock eyes cardigan: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/peacock-eyes-cardigan Jelly Rolls: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/jelly-rolls Geek Socks: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/geek-socks Spinning No spinning Acquistions London craft guide and tote bag HiyaHiya interchangeable set big New mask Brand new laptop and bag Scheepjes Stonewashed XL yarn for a cardigan

This is episode 26, almost a year round of podcasting so time to announce the prizes I’ll be giving away in the next episode which is the podiversary!!! And of course there’s Binx my co-host and lots of wips and acquisitions 🙂 You can find the group on Ravelry here: http://ravelry.com/groups/colourful-creativity You can find the shop at: http://kralalien.etsy.com and also at http://colourfulcreativity.nl You can find me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/kralalien You can find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/kralalien You can find me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/kralalien You can find me on Ravelry: http://ravelry.com/people/kralalien Finished objects Test knit shawl: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/test-knit Work in Progress Crazy rainbow socks: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/crazy-colour-socks Dotted Rays: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/dotted-rays Peacock eyes cardigan: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/peacock-eyes-cardigan Jelly Rolls: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/jelly-rolls Zomer Trees Kal: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/trees-2 Fall in love mittens: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/fallinlove-fingerless-mittens Spinning I finished my handdyed falkland and made a booboo while setting it… Acquistions A whole lot of acquisitions! Fabric, more fabric, fiber and a spindle, and my TdF prize from the Dutch Spinners group on Ravelry.

A little while ago I was asked to test-knit a beautiful shawl for Regina of the Herbstblatt Regina podcast. I was happy to do so, as the shawl is beautiful and I needed a shawl to go with a dress for a wedding coming up. The shawl has a very special construction and is knit with DK weight yarn. The ultimate chance to test my own Colourful Merino DK yarn for the first time. I dyed it in colours matching the dress and instead of going with one colour I used 2 different colours to get a little contrast. The knitting was great, because the sections are so different you get a lot of variation and it keeps interesting! It’s beautifully put together to give a great shaped shawl! I’ll admit I had my struggles too, as a test-knitter you find the mistakes obviously that is why it needs to be test, but I also made some mistakes myself and the yarn and I got into a serious fight as you might have seen on the podcast.

This is episode 25 and I got completely star struck! I’ve been like a teenager who meets an idol, because I went to Amsterdam and met Stephen West! Also clips of yarn store Sticks & Cups in Utrecht and of course Stephen & Penelope in Amsterdam, meet Petra from Undercover Otter and all the acquisitions! You can find the group on Ravelry here: http://ravelry.com/groups/colourful-creativity You can find the shop at: http://kralalien.etsy.com and also at http://colourfulcreativity.nl You can find me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/kralalien You can find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/kralalien You can find me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/kralalien You can find me on Ravelry: http://ravelry.com/people/kralalien Finished objects Exploration Station: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/exploration-station Southbay Shawlette by my mom Work in Progress Test knit shawl: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/test-knit Zomer Trees Kal: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/trees-2 Crazy rainbow socks: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/crazy-colour-socks Dotted Rays: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/dotted-rays Spinning When finishing the tour de fleece I finished plying the mountain sheep. I also did try the navajo ply with the left over merino single. And I finished the little batt on my hand spinner.

This is episode 24 where the cats are co-hosting! Also my Exploration Station is (almost) finished and there is a lot of spinning from the Tour de Fleece. I show how I spin on my Bliss spinningwheel with Binx trying to help and there is a new tour of the garden. You can find the group on Ravelry here: http://ravelry.com/groups/colourful-creativity You can find the shop at: http://kralalien.etsy.com and also at http://colourfulcreativity.nl You can find me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/kralalien You can find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/kralalien You can find me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/kralalien You can find me on Ravelry: http://ravelry.com/people/kralalien Finished objects Exploration Station: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/exploration-station Spinning Work in Progress Dotted Rays: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/dotted-rays Zomer Trees Kal: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/trees-2 A little princess shawl: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/test-knit Jelly Rolls: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/jelly-rolls Spinning I spun a lot during the Tour de Fleece 2016, I love my wheel! I also dyed fiber for the first time, love it! Acquistions Swap and podiversary giveaway from Sara’s Texture Crafs

Regelmatig krijg ik de vraag waarom ik toch die leuke dingetjes in mijn breiwerk heb hangen en wat het zijn?! Het zijn dus steekmarkeerders en ze helpen me met heel veel dingen. Neem bijvoorbeeld dit breiwerk, Trees. Ze heeft wel 3 steekmarkeerders! En soms zitten ze alle 3 ook nog eens bijna op dezelfde steek… beetje overdadig, of toch niet? Frequently I get asked why I have those cute thingies in my knit projects and what they are?! They are stitch markers and help me in many ways. For instances in this project, Trees. She has 3 stitch markers! And sometimes all 3 of them they are in almost the same stitch… a bit much, or not? Niet dus! Want ze dienen allemaal hun eigen doel. De eerste, met de twee ringetjes zit om de rondbreinaald zelf. Deze zorgt ervoor dat ik precies weet wanneer ik een volledig rondje heb gebreid. Bij rondbreien zie je namelijk heel moeilijk wat de eerste steek ik en als die markeerder er niet zou zitten, dan zou ik echt niet weten waar ik zou zijn in mijn breiwerk.

This is episode 23 where I take you with me in the Thuringian forest and show you a lot of clips and photos of our weekend away. And of course there are wips, fo’s and acquisitions! You can find the group on Ravelry here: http://ravelry.com/groups/colourful-creativity You can find the shop at: http://kralalien.etsy.com and also at http://colourfulcreativity.nl You can find me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/kralalien You can find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/kralalien You can find me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/kralalien You can find me on Ravelry: http://ravelry.com/people/kralalien Finished objects Trekkies – Rose city rollers: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/rose-city-rollers-3 Trees by my mother! Grow-along cardigan: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/grow-along-cardigan—voks-med-barnejakke Earflap hat: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/b20-9-hat-with-rib-and-earflaps Work in Progress Zomer Trees Kal: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/trees-2 Geek socks: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/geek-socks Crazy Rainbow socks: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/crazy-colour-socks Exploration Station: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/exploration-station Jelly Rolls: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kralalien/jelly-rolls Acquistions Unikat yarn Fibre and yarn from das Wollschaf A swap with Julia from the General Waste Knits podcast Shop news HiyaHiya interchangeable sock needles are in! Soon in the shop 🙂