Hello! Well, everything went more or less according to plan this week, so here are the lavender sachets I promised you last week. I call them Soothing Sachets, because lavender is not just known for its moth repellent qualities, but also for its soothing scent.
The ones in the basket above are still scenting our home. But they won’t be doing so for much longer, because they are meant for gifts. Let me show them one by one.
This is the first one I made, after several discarded attempts. It is very simple, from self-striping sock yarn.
Wat een leuk idee, bedankt voor het patroon!
Graag gedaan (met heel veel plezier, zelfs)!
How lovely!
By the way, I really like your Tellina pattern. I made it since according to the book and used the ideal with slipped stitches between color blocks for a top.
Great idea, using the slipped stitches in different ways. Thank you!
Thank you! I love this idea—a soothing project and a soothing gift. ?
Cynthia
You’re right, the knitting itself is also soothing, and filling the sachets with all that lovely lavender.
These are really cool. Yes, definitely great gifts. I would have to barter with a friend and have her make the liners and I could do the knitting. I gave my sewing machine away years ago because I never did perfect my sewing.
What a good idea to barter with a friend!
Marijke these sachets are so lovely! I love the little extra details you added with buttons, and corrugated ribbing. I will be making some of these for gifts this holiday season. Thank you for the free pattern! Julie
I’m glad you like them. There will be plenty of time to knit some before the end of December is upon us.
I really like this idea, especially since I grew lavender this summer.
Many thanks for sharing your creations with us, as well as providing the pattern. I have my mother’s button box from long ago, enough yarn, and should be good to get knitting.
Thanks again!
Lorraine
A box filled with antique buttons is a wonderful treasure! It will be great to give some of them a new life. I am honoured that they’ll grace ‘my’ sachets. Happy knitting!
Marijke – your sachets are lovely. I know your friends will enjoy receiving and using them. Thank-you for the pattern. I plan to make some and gift them too! I’m glad to be part of your knitting community. Lynn (jrlva)
I’m glad you’re here, too, Lynn! Thank you for your kind words and I hope you’ll enjoy knitting sachets for your friends.
Hello again. I always feel a deep sigh go through me when I move from the news to your blog on my phone. Your projects are so clever and lovely. Colour and detail choices are perfect. Your writing is like hearing from a friend who loves all the things I love. I read, I learn, I dream of a possible next project. Deep breath, sigh…?
I thank you as always for being such a creative haven in a very strange time in our world. Until your next blog, Kathy from Canada
Thank you so much, Kathy! It’s Saturday here today, and in between all kinds of chores, I’ve taken the time to let your (and other people’s) kind words sink in. You know, I often feel very uncertain about expressing my thoughts and showing the things I do and make here on the worldwide web. Your comment and the others I received tell me that I’m doing something right. They remind me of the essence of why I am doing what I do: sharing the joy I get from making things and providing a peaceful and creative haven. It’s a wonderful feeling that there are people, even as far as 8.000 kilometers from here, who enjoy the same kind of things I do. Wishing you a relaxing weekend, with hopefully plenty of time for creative projects!
Thanks for the pattern and your lovely blog. Agree wholeheartedly with everything that has already been said.
Thank you, Janice! It’s good to ‘see’ you again. Hope you enjoy making your own variation on the sachets.