Weekend in Amsterdam = bigger stash

Last weekend Andreas and I headed down to Amsterdam to visit Andreas' brother who lives there. We had a very nice, relaxed weekend that included rummycube and homemade chai tea. But one of the highlights for me was getting to check out a new yarn shop.

Originally I had wanted to go to this shop called "Weldraad" but seeing as the metro line that went there was being repaired and the bus would take a long time, I had to 'settle' for "De afstap". De afstap was a beautiful yarn store which while tiny in square meters, was jam packed with yarn. They carried almost the entire rowan collection with a small selection of other high-end yarn. Fine by me! I had no idea that rowan made so many types of yarn.

New additions:

As you can see, I found quite a few nice things!

This outrageously red yarn is destined for a beautiful skirt

I love the texture and colors of this silky tweed. This will become a warm winter scarf for Andreas.

This wool is some of the softest that I've ever felt. It should make a nice hat for me.

This colorful yet refined felted tweed will become the cutest gloves I've ever owned - I'm sure of it.

100% baby alpaca for a set of very warm arm/wrist warmers. Nice for biking.

I can't wait to get started on all of these projects but first I have a few other things to finish. I'm currently working on Oliver Octopus, whom you'll be meeting in my next blog post. Oliver is a bit shy so it might be a couple of days, but who knows.