Hi everyone! I thought I would introduce myself to all my new followers (and old ones for that matter). I am really thrilled to have you here and all your nice comments are really flattering and makes me feel incredibly happy! Thank you all.
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So this is me. Annette. 41 this year (yeeeeeaaaaay! my soul will never be a day older than 24!). I am Swedish and moved abroad 9 years ago when I met my American husband Jay in the Seychelles (of all places in the world - yes!).
I am a previous "everything" (shop assistant, bakery hostess, delivery woman, graphic designer, window displayer, business owner...) and I have been a stay at home mum for 9 years. I just got back to work 60% this year. And it is working really good.
I
started crochet in September 2009 and I am "hooked" ever since. I love it! And I love following other crochet blogs to educate myself, find inspiration and to just smudge myself around in colour puddles.
We live in a magical place in the countryside of Switzerland. This is the front of my house.
This is my garden and I call the back of the house my own
"Little house on the praire" (if you remember that show about the Ingalls familly :D!).
We grow vegetables (picture is from last year, we haven't got this far yet...).
And we are surrounded by beautiful mountains, having all top shot ski resorts (Verbier, Charmonix, Gstaad, Zermatt, St Moritz, Les Portes de Soleil to mention some) within 90 minutes drive.
We have two cute cats, Charlie (yellow) and Lola (mix). And we are thinking of adding a little friendly dog to the family picture... But I am not so sure. Afraid of the commitment I think. Any advice?
Right now I am having a bit of a crochet crisis. I just can't find "the flow". I bought a batch of
cotton yarn last week but can't find the right project for it. I have tried out different blocks, colour combos. I even started on a blanket... But nahhh.
And then I took out my wool basket. And something inside of me woke up. So soft, snuggly and pretty.
Look at how different these squares are from the others (or maybe it is only me...) So maybe it is the new yarn that is putting me off. Because the cotton is so different to work with. Not as flexible and elastic as the wool. More... hard? Beautiful of course but different.
So maybe I just dig back into my wool basket and make another pillow case from my softie, cuddly wool yarn. Just to see where it takes me...
Have a nice weekend.
Ciao and besos!