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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · 3d

Christmas starfish!

My own pattern (basically the same as the Snowflake stars, but with different details)

#ChristmasCrochet

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Eight crocheted starfish wearing a red Santa hat. Displayed on a wooden table. Colours from left to right: pink, light green, purple, golden yellow (top row); blue, silvery grey, bright green and red (bottom row).

Eight crocheted starfish wearing a red Santa hat. Displayed hanging on a meral rod, against a wooden fire surround. Colours from left to right: pink, purple, light green, golden yellow, bright greed, red, silvery grey and light blue. Also visible on top of the mantle piece: a brass duck, a wooden clock and a bronze bird.

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · 5d

Snowflake stars!

Pattern my own

#ChristmasCrochet

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Six crocheted star-shaped Christmas baubles with (white) snowflake decorations. Displayed on a wooden table. Colours are from left to right: teal, purple and ice-blue on the top row; red, golden yellow and green on the bottom row.

Six crocheted star-shaped Christmas baubles with (white) snowflake decorations. Displayed hanging from a metal rod against a white wall. Colours are from left to right: teal, golden yellow, green, red, ice-blue and purple.

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · 16d

eenmooigebaar.nl/noorse-kerst...

Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · 16d

Christmas stockings!

Pattern adapted from the one by @vivir_vintage , available in Dutch on the website of @eenmooigebaar
eenmooigebaar.nl/noorse-kerst...

(And yes, that is one of our legion of non-working clocks)

Eight crocheted Christmas stockings displayed in 2 rows on a wooden table. Colours top row, from left to right: dark red, bright red, yellow, light green; bottom row from left to right: purple, lilac, light blue, and teal. All stockings have a white rim

Eight crocheted Christmas stockings. Displayed hanging on a branch against a white wall above a clock. Colours from left to right: dark red, bright red, yellow, light green, teal, light blue, lilac, and purple. All stockings have a white rim.

Eight crocheted Christmas stockings. Displayed hanging on a branch against a dark wooden chimney breast underneath a clock. Colours from left to right: dark red, bright red, yellow, light green, teal, light blue, lilac, and purple. All stockings have a white rim.

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · 24d

Christmas Bells

My own design

🧶 Crochet

Eight crocheted bells displayed hanging from a branch against a white wall. Each bell is in a different colour and has two lines of white stitches near the bottom of the bell. Colours from left to right: bright red, light green, orange, yellow, purple, silvery grey, blue and dark red

Eight crocheted bells displayed in a circle on wooden table. Each bell is in a different colour and has two lines of white stitches near the bottom of the bell. Colours from the top, clockwise: yellow, silvery grey, bright red, light green, dark red, blue, purple and orange

Four crocheted bells displayed hanging from a branch against a white wall. Each bell is in a different colour and has two lines of white stitches near the bottom of the bell. Colours from left to right: purple, silvery grey, blue and dark red

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · 28d

Current WIP

Pattern: Moroccan Dreams blanket by @createdbycarolien

Is very restful to work on. Might have to put it aside shortly, because I have some other things to make ...

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Beginning of a crocheted blanket, displayed on a wooden background. Blue and cream with geometric patterns

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Oct 3

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Oct 1

Finally finished this gift bag. Was trying out one of the tiles (#15) in @kathrynclarkcrochet 's Azulejos Tiles blanket, but ran out of yarn. And by the time the yarn arrived, there were other projects ...

Crocheted gift bag. Main colour blue, with a tile decoration. Tile has as base colour cream with details in blue. Displayed on a wooden background

Crocheted gift bag. Main colour blue, with a tile decoration. Tile has as base colour cream with details in blue. Displayed on a wooden shelf against a white wall.

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Oct 1

Finally finished this gift bag. Was trying out one of the tiles (#15) in @kathrynclarkcrochet 's Azulejos Tiles blanket, but ran out of yarn. And by the time the yarn arrived, there were other projects ...

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Sep 24

Have been enjoying the beautiful colours of blue tits on our cotoneaster

📷 LWW

#WildlifeFromYourWindow

Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Sep 23

blackstone-designs.com/elf-slipper-...

Elf Slipper Crochet Christmas Ornament Pattern

Make your holidays whimsical with this adorable Elf Slipper Crochet Christmas Ornament! Shaped like a tiny elf shoe, complete with a curled toe and striped stocking, this ornament is perfect for your ...

blackstone-designs.com

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Sep 23

Elf slippers!

Pattern by Sonya Blackstone of Blackstone Designs
blackstone-designs.com/elf-slipper-...

Pattern is for thicker yarn (worsted). My yarn (DK) creates the smaller of the two shown here. I adapted the pattern to create the bigger version.

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Two crocheted Elf Slippers, crocheted in green, red & white. A larger version on the left with a brass bell, a smaller version on the right with a red bell. Displayed on wood.

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Sep 18

I made a cushion from part of the Elephantastic blanket featured in the Dutch book Today is Overlay Crochet The book has 20 designs by Oscar de Bruyn (@ozzycrochet_nl) & Sabrina van den Hooven. Photos show two sides of the cushion.

Yarn and book were gifted to me by family!

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A crocheted cushion with a pattern of elephant in multi-coloured yarn (green/blue/yellow/pink) on a background of cream. Elephant facing left. Cushion displayed on a blue chair.

A crocheted cushion with a pattern of elephant in multi-coloured yarn (green/blue/yellow/pink) on a background of cream. Elephant facing right. Cushion displayed on a wooden bench.

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Sep 17

Made another basket. An oval one this time. It will hold the neutrals (black, white and cream) I need instant access to.

A mulberry-coloured crocheted basket with two cream stripes in the lower half. Displayed on a wooden table. Photo is of the long side.

A mulberry-coloured crocheted basket with two cream stripes in the lower half. Displayed on a wooden table. Photo is of the short side.

An oval, mulberry-coloured crocheted basket with two cream stripes in the lower half. Displayed on a wooden table. Photo is taken from above and shows what the basket holds: black, white and cream yarn, both in balls and in scraps (the latter in plastic bags).

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Sep 12

Thank you!

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Sep 12

Thank you! So chuffed with it

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Sep 12

After a long pause, finally finished my Azulejos tiles project. Very very pleased with it!!

One cushion with 2 different sides

The tiles are part of the wonderful Azulejos Tiles pattern by @kathrynclarkcrochet
Tiles #18 and #19 left and right (2 of each)

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A crocheted cushion displayed on an intricately carved wooden bench. The cushion cover consists of 4 tiles with as main colour cream and contrasting colour grey. The pattern on the tiles create a different pattern when put together.

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Sep 11

Made a basket! Made to size to house my bags of yarn scraps (which I use for stuffing; no yarn gets wasted in this house ...)

A crocheted round basket, displayed on a wooden table. Main colour is a greeny-blue with two stripes in cream.

A crocheted round basket, displayed on a wooden table. Main colour is a greeny-blue with two stripes in cream. The basket is filled with little plastic bags with yarn scraps.

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Sep 5

A consortium of fingerpuppet octopuses.

I have wanted to make fingerpuppet octopuses for a while, but could not figure out how not to make them too floppy. I finally tried the following: I created an inner fingertube and lightly stuffed between tube and octopus "skin", and it works!!

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Four crocheted fingerpuppet octopuses, displayed on sticks against a white background. From left to right, blue, yellow, red, and green.

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thank you!

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Sep 2

Christmas Jellyfish!

My own design

#ChristmasCrochet #ChristmasSeaCreatures

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Five crocheted jellyfish with red Santa hats. Displayed hanging from a branch against a red background. All have mukti-coloured tentacles in colours that go with their bodies. From left to right, blue, salmon, pink, green and light purple

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thank you!

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Aug 31

More Christmas Sea Creatures!

My own design.

#CrochetSeaCreatures #ChristmasCrochet

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Four crocheted octopuses with red Santa hats. Hanging from a branch against a red background. Colours from left to right: burnt orange with dark red hat, golden yellow with dark red hat, green with bright red hat and blue with bright red hat.

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Aug 29

Busy making Christmas sea creatures!

My own design.

#CrochetSeaCreatures #ChristmasCrochet

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Four crocheted starfish red with Santa hats, hanging from a branch against a red background. Colours from left to right: purple, silvery grey, light green and white. The Santa hat of the white starfish has a silvery grey rim.

Two crocheted turtles with Santa hats. They hang from a branch against a red background. Left, a light blue turtle with a darker blue shield; right, a light green turtle with a darker green shield. Both are facing right

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Aug 18

Meet Alfonso Angelfish

Pattern: Tropical Fish Set Crochet Pattern by Joyce Overheul
www.flyingdutchmandesigns.com
@flyingdutchmandesigns

Name approved by my CEO Naming, but provided by our Chief Knitting Officer

#CrochetSeaCreatures

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A crocheted Angelfish. Facing right, displayed on a wooden background. Main colour white with seven thin black stripes and yellow tail and pectoral fins and another white fin on its belly. Eyes are blue with a yellow rim

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Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Aug 11

Danke!

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