Berlin!

DH and I had a short vacation and went to Berlin. We love that city, especially in spring! There are parks all over the city, broad boulevards, friendly people (as there are in every city) and we enjoyed our time there again! Pictures, as usual, at the end of this blogpost.

My Lily of the Valley shawl is now blocked and ready to wear. I think she became a beauty!

I want to show some progress on Call of the Raven also.She slowly grows. Slowly but steady.

Today I started a new shawl, Montego. A circular shawl, a new challenge! There is nothing to show yet, so be patient. Next week there will be an update.

Now some pictures of Berlin, no Brandenburger Tor, no other famous highlights. We've seen them, admired them, but there is more! This time I want to show the beautiful buildings, the parks and spring in Berlin. We also visited some beautiful Jewish cemetarys. Quiet, mystical places. 

Easter

We had a lovely Easter Sunday today! Sunny, warm (but not too warm) and relaxed. After a busy week with an unexpected trip to Utrecht (a two hour car ride) I found myself this morning sitting at our terrace with some stitching. The 'Randje per Week' borders, to be exact.

In the afternoon, when the sun turns around the house I settled down at the front of the house, knitting.

My testknit is now almost finished, look what a beauty she becomes! I hope to finish her this week, so I can show how she turns out when she is blocked.

Were did this week go?

It seems to me that weeks are passing by quicker than when I was young. Last week is gone already. Two more weeks and we are about to have two weeks vacation. Only seven working days, because Easter is coming up too!
I spent my free time knitting and stitching. My borders are up to date again,  I still love to do them on a quiet Sunday morning!

I also stitched on Call of the Raven, although not as much as I hoped for. I was away from home two days, including a night, workrelated. So no time and place to take Call of the Raven with me.

Remember the testknit I am doing? I had some time to knit. Travelling by train is perfect for knitting ladies and this was a real no brainer LOL

I am up to knit the border now, so from now on I have to pay attention. On the other hand, that is what I like most! There is a nice pattern of flowers in it, and beading too!

New purse

It looks like I will keep myself busy this summer. I know, nothing to nag about, because I myself am to blame for it LOL
I had some travelling to do last week, so I kept myself busy while the train was getting me there. There is this testknit I love to do, a real nobrainer (so far), so perfect for a ride by train.

The knitting project is kept in a new purse. I'll show some more pictures later on in this post. My borders, Randje per Week, are up to date! I was running behind two borders after this weekend, but I managed to keep up this week.

Call of the Raven is also doing fine. Not as much progress as last month, but still there is progress.

And here are some close-ups of my latest purse. Cupcakes all over. And a sweet pink polka dots fabric inside.