Nieuwpoort

Yesterday I went to Nieuwpoort

(instead of the St'nB in Rotterdam)

One of my favourite quilt/yarn shops

De Schapekop  (the sheep's head)

organized the knitting/crochet festival

in the little old fortified town of Nieuwpoort

(Nieuwpoort got municipal rights in 1283)

The dyke with the water doors 

and the sheep waiting to be shorn during the festivities

Fun decorationes of wool 

I went there by car, but some friends from Rotterdam came by bus,

and we found each other in the shop

Hmmmm ... lots of "Kaffe Fassett"

There were five other places to visit and see beautiful stuff !

One of the stall holders was a lady who's daughter Lisette lives in Peru.

She brings down many wonderful items 

when she visits her daughter there,

The fair price the Quechua women high in the Andes

get for their woven or knitted items

provides for living and for school for the children !

Wonderful craft !

I found some vintage lace bits and pieces

(nice to dye and then use in some felt or quiltlet)

a dark purple ball of sockyarn

and some wonderful green dyed silk (a present !)

And when we went back at the end of the day ...

the last sheep was shorn !

green ... and ... knitting

The garden is green !

We had quite some rain lately 

so that's why !

But it also means that the flowers last a long time.

There are still a lot of Bluebells, 

but I took away most of the Forget-me-not's 

(they sow themselves só massively ...) 

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Last Friday I visited with a friend 

the "Breifestival" (knitting festival) in Nieuwpoort

Nieuwpoort is a (partially rebuilt) old fortified town

not too far from where we live.

It has one of my favourite quilt and yarn shops : De Schapekop 

The entire little town was adorned with knitted items :

on windows, benches, flagpoles, lampposts, trees ... 

even from the old town hall tower blew a knitted banner !

(forgot to take my camera, but believe me, it was fun)

Some of the lovely yarn I bought

(the twó on the right are purple, always have difficulty photographing thát colour !)

I am still busy knitting socks for myself

(ha ! very clever with this cold spring weather)

and since the surprise present for Anne's baby is finished

and arrived safely Down Under

I can continue the socks for grandson nr 1

(Arrrgh : look at the difference in colour of the floor : 

just because the yarn has a different colour !

the green of the monkey is real green !!!)