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I love my lupins :)

#art #watercolor #illustration #plants #flowers #lupins #green #the flowers are nice but i really have them for their foliage #something so pleasing about those leaves

Got to try a little bit of cyanotype! Thanks to @degenezijde generously sharing their cyanotype paper, expertise and garden bounty with me <3

#art #printmaking #cyanotype #blue #nature #i really like the wispy lines it makes #very pleasing to me

I was seduced by this (horribly synthetic) yarn due to its color scheme, which beautifully matches my bedroom color scheme (mainly the dark teal and yellow) and also my row counter ring. So hot water bottle cover it is!

#knitting #fiber crafts #yarn crafts #crafts #never mind that i already had 2 from the same kind of yarn but different color #advantage of the horrible synthetic is that it does hold the heat for a long time and yet doesn't burn me

I dyed this yarn in a workshop quite a few years ago now, wanted a nice cheery yellow with a bit of variation instead of just a 'flat' color. I thought it worked out pretty well, and I like the look of it now it's finally knitted up too. Was in a finishing kind of mood so every last scrap was used up in the pompom.

#knitting #fiber crafts #yarn crafts #crafts #hats #hand dyed #haven't washed it yet so here's hoping the color holds!#also it's spring now so I gotta wait a while to wear it haha

More socks! Ribbed this time, more comfy to wear

#knitting #fiber crafts #yarn crafts #crafts #socks #yarn is again Bart & Francis MerinoSock #they're the same nr of stitches as the green ones but they're a bit longer in the sole - funny how that goes

Figure drawing at T-Day 2026

#art #figure drawing #life drawing #ink #trans

Did a ceramics painting workshop at work last year, went for something colorful to (sort of) match what I did with my living room wall

#the green came out a bit faded #but still happy with it especially for a first attempt working with glazing paint #the mug is huge and ideal for tea #love a big sippy #crafts #ceramics #painting #mug

Aurora sweater done!

Pattern: Northland by PetiteKnit

Yarn: Fat Easy Wool + Dirty Children Mohair held together, Bart & Francis

#love these colors #(sneaky color inspo for this year's holiday card)#hoped it would turn out less stripey but ah well #the neck is def nicer than a raglan (my first sweater attempt) but i'd still prefer it a little wider... have to figure out how #am also realizing that my neck is sensitive to this wool... so prickly :(#gonna have to stock up on turtlenecks #or hope that i'll get used to it? it didn't bother me when i was knitting with it #knitting #crafts #yarn crafts #fiber crafts #northern lights

Wishing you a radiant new year! ✨

#watercolor #northern lights #aurora #art #cards #painting #winter

Happy B-day to @degenezijde! 🐝🐝🐝

#I feel like applying for a job can be a mind-altering soul-crushing process #so I wanted to give you a little reminder that you are in fact amazing and awesome <3 #cards #crochet

Another oldie

Pattern: not sure but I think it was Antarktis by Janina Kallio

#don't remember which yarn - possibly something by lana grossa #in hindsight not the best yarn for this pattern #and probably should've been blocked more strongly #but eh #knitting #crafts #yarn crafts #fiber crafts #shawl

Finished this nearly 6 years ago, still love it!

At the time I did a whole calculation to determine how much yarn would be needed for equal width stripes (lil math puzzle), but in the end decided I liked the look of equal surface better (equal amount of yarn per color, diminishing stripe width).

Pattern: Drops Scheherazade (but larger)

Yarn: Durable Cosy & byClaire Nr. 2 in 8 colors

#the colors faded a bit from the sun #and it got a bit wonky from living on the back of my desk chair #but it's still brightening up my room so :)#knitting #crafts #yarn crafts #fiber crafts