I’ve got something exciting to share with you today!
I got contacted a few weeks ago by the lovely people of Scheepjeswol, a very well-known yarn brand from The Netherlands. They’ve been around since 1855, if you can believe it, and they asked me to create some awesome things for you, using their yarn. Well, I didn’t have to think long about that offer :)
The yarn made it’s way to my doorstep this week, and just look at the lovely things they sent me!
Ik heb wat spannends te vertellen vandaag!
Een poosje geleden kreeg ik een mailtje van de mensen van Scheepjeswol, het bekendste Nederlandse garenmerk wat al sinds 1855 bestaat. Ze vroegen of ik wat leuke dingen wilde maken met hun garen, en natuurlijk hoefde ik daar niet lang over na te denken ;)
Deze week stond een grote zak met garen bij mij op de stoep; kijkt u even mee wat er allemaal in zat?
This is their Softfun yarn; a cotton/acrylic blend that is ridiculously soft to the touch. Seriously, this is the softest cotton yarn I’ve ever seen (and you know I’ve seen my fair share)! The colours they sent me are lovely, and I’m thinking this will become a (free!) new mandala pattern.
Dit is hun Softfun garen; een katoen/acryl mix wat ongelooflijk zacht aanvoelt. Serieus mensen, dit is het zachtste katoengaren wat ik ooit gezien heb, en ik heb er behoorlijk wat gezien moet u weten. De kleuren zijn werkelijk prachtig, en ik denk dat ik hier een (gratis) mandala patroon van ga maken :)
This is Softfun Batik yarn, which is the same blend as the regular Softfun, but with awesome batik-inspired colours. This awesome yarn will become another squares bag (like this one), and the good news for you all is that there will be a tutorial for it, too!
Both yarns call for a 4mm/G hook size, which is the size I use the most.
I’m very excited to start working with these gorgeous yarns, and I cannot wait to share some new tutorials with you all :)
Dit is Softfun Batik garen, van dezelfde mix als het gewone Softfun garen, maar dan met supertoffe batik-geinspireerde kleuren! Dit garen gaat een tas worden (zoals deze), inclusief tutorial en werkbeschrijving!
Beide garen haken t beste met een 4mm haaknaald, waar ik toch altijd al mee werk dus dat komt mooit uit.
Ik kan niet wachten om me op dit garen te storten en er mooie dingen van te maken!
xo,
wink
ps The posts I will make for Scheepjeswol will all be bilingual (English/Dutch).
June 28, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Beautiful yarns – I can’t wait to see what you come up with! :D
June 28, 2013 at 12:48 pm
Ohhhhhhh……… wat leuk voor je! Je maakt prachtige mandala’s. De kleuren die je hebt gekregen zijn prachtig te combineren. Het lijkt op de chinese katoen die ik ooit eens vanuit China van iemand kreeg, super super zacht! Ik ben benieuwd naar je eindprodukt, succes!
June 28, 2013 at 12:52 pm
You are so lucky to have such lovely yarns to create more beauties…happy knitting/crocheting with the gorgeous yarns!!!!
Wish that I could have some of the yarns to crochet some shawls…
June 28, 2013 at 1:04 pm
nice colours :) look forward to your new creations
June 28, 2013 at 1:05 pm
I can’t wait to see how the batik yarn turns out; it looks spectacular as a ball…
June 28, 2013 at 1:36 pm
Nice! How can we get it in the US??
June 29, 2013 at 10:10 am
The people from Scheepjes will come back to me on where to get the yarn in the US and UK next week, so stay tuned! :)
June 28, 2013 at 1:36 pm
Lovely yarn – the batik is gorgeous. Looking forward to seeing what you create with it.
June 28, 2013 at 2:15 pm
Oooooo Love the colors!!
Kate :}
June 28, 2013 at 2:58 pm
Holy crap these are gorgeous! You can tell how soft they are just from the pictures :)
June 28, 2013 at 3:05 pm
The batik yarn looks gorgeous, have fun crocheting with them!
June 28, 2013 at 5:23 pm
Can’t wait to see what you come up with Wink. Yummy colours and they even look soft in the photograph. Enjoy! :)
June 28, 2013 at 5:33 pm
(juist ja, heb ik al een paar keer moeilijk zitten doen om Engels te typen hier, hahaha :-p )
Prachtige garen! Dat moet wel een prachtige mandala en tas worden, ik kijk er al naar uit! Gaaf dat je voor de ontwerpen bent gevraagd!
June 28, 2013 at 6:03 pm
Wow – they look lovely! :) Looking forward to seeing how they work up. Do you know if they are available in the UK?
June 29, 2013 at 10:11 am
The people from Scheepjes will come back to me on where to get the yarn in the US and UK next week, so stay tuned! :)
June 28, 2013 at 8:51 pm
These yarns are beautiful. Are they available in the US? I can’t find them anywhere.
June 29, 2013 at 10:11 am
The people from Scheepjes will come back to me on where to get the yarn in the US and UK next week, so stay tuned! :)
June 28, 2013 at 11:08 pm
What beautiful yarns! :)
Are they available to be purchased from the UK do you know?
June 29, 2013 at 10:11 am
The people from Scheepjes will come back to me on where to get the yarn in the US and UK next week, so stay tuned! :)
June 29, 2013 at 2:42 am
How can we order the batik yarn? I went to the web site – but no English!
June 29, 2013 at 10:12 am
The people from Scheepjes will come back to me on where to get the yarn in the US and UK next week, so stay tuned! :)
June 30, 2013 at 2:48 am
What fun you will have!!!
June 30, 2013 at 4:56 pm
How exciting I love the yarn especially the batik – happy hooking x
July 4, 2013 at 3:19 am
The batik yare\n is gorgeous. How wonderful that you got this opportunity.
July 19, 2013 at 12:33 pm
Do you know if Scheepjeswol has a supplier in Australia? If not I may be interested.
September 30, 2013 at 5:24 pm
Love your stuff and your color choices for your projects! Did you get info back from Scheepjeswol about US availability? I’m definitely interested – looks like gorgeous yarn. Thanks! Can’t wait to see what your next project will be!