projects, small and big

I'm not a one-thing-only person.

It might be a flaw,

not able to stick to one technique

and becoming really good at it,

but that's how it is.

So, small projects,

like the little knitting needle pouches.

I must say I got carried away,

looking in my stash for suitable fabrics :

the Kaffe Fassett ones jumped out 

"use me, use me ... "

Ah yes,

why not make a whole rainbow of pouches ???

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Two weeks ago a St'nB friend in Rotterdam

had the most wonderful tiny

knitting project :

a cute little cat

Of course I was immediately thinking

of our dear Bagheera ...

I finished him today and brought him to daughter.

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Another small project was making pictures

for daughter's knitting course :

double knitting, step-by-step

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Then there are socks again,

this time with the most wonderful wool

that my friend Birgit gave me

She is such a great dyer !!!

I have two "cakes", one for each sock.

I mixed it with some solid purple that was in my stash

(that way I can make more out of it ...  ;-)  ... !)

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But the really BIG project isn't mine at all !

Water management

is a very important issue in our low country.

So every few years the local small waterways 

canals, ditches have to be "cleaned"

This moment the little canal

next to our garden is being cleaned ...

with something that looks like a giant

water vacuum cleaner !

(the cleaner hose)

Right at this moment, a very COLD job !

Our early little flowers are hiding under a bit of snow right now !

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr  !