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witchhazel

near vienna

i'm a mother of two, a boy and a girl, happily married to the most wonderful man and i love to craft, paint, art journal, knit, crochet, sleep and drink juice.

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Oh, I'm sorry! That's upsetting! (I think we need a new global postage system - all that customs-stuff is just stupid... so much for globalization.) I'm sorry if my posts weren't clear on that point: I'm actually Austrian. I live near Vienna and the Opal company is based in Germany. Do you know the "woolboat"? It's a traveling yarn shop, located on a house boat in the UK. You can find them on facebook. I've been in contact with the lady a while ago when I was posting about my yarn boxes on the Winwick Mum Knit and Natter group (which I don't do any more as to not cause upset feelings because of Opal's shipping policy). Anyway, the woolboat stocks Opal yarn and she said while she can't do subscriptions she's quite happy to put together surprise boxes for customers. Maybe that might be an option as an occasional treat? I'm sure you could put in general colour requests too (like: bright colours or muted colours or lots of shades of blue or something...) Lots of love! xxx

Commented Jun 18, 2023 on Opal box May 2023 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

This is pair #251. I made it for my sister. She chose the yarn at Christmas, knowing that I wouldn't make them immediately. (When I gave them to her she was actually surprised that I got them done "that soon" - haha!) The yarn was in my May '22 Opal... Continue reading

Posted Jun 12, 2023 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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I like using up every last scrap of my sock yarn. Most of my smaller scraps end up being joined to my magic ball of yarn (using the Russian join - no knots; you can find loads of videos on youtube). And because I never really know what to do... Continue reading

Posted Jun 3, 2023 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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Opal box May 2023

This lovely box arrived the day before yesterday. Apparently it got a little squashed somewhere on the way. Good thing the content is soft and squishy and doesn't break... I like all of the colours in this box. The grey maybe least, which isn't a big surprise, but I've come... Continue reading

Posted Jun 1, 2023 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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For pair #240 I used yarn from the May '21 Opal box which is a variation of the "Black Dragon 2" collection (Sprechende Blumen, 11130). The "Black Dragon" collections have a black thread plied into the yarn which makes the colours appear much darker and creates an interesting effect. For... Continue reading

Posted Apr 19, 2023 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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For pair #222 I used Schoppel Crazy Zauberball "Tapetenwechsel" 2429. "Tapetenwechsel" is a German word for a desperately needed change of scenery. I love the colours of this yarn, they are absolutely wonderful. Crazy Zauberbälle ("Bälle" being the German plural for "ball") are still one of my favourite yarns to... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2023 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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Fixing socks that are too short

In this picture you can see a sock that is clearly too short. I made this pair years ago - in 2016, it's pair #55! I didn't have all that much experience yet when it came to fitting socks well. (Also, I think my feet got bigger since then. Apparently... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2023 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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This is pair #217. I've used yarn from the September 2019 Opal box but the colourway was part of the "Lifestyle" collection: Die Modebewusste 9873. The pattern I used is called "Tennarisukka" which is a free ravelry download. It's actually for short sneaker socks but you can do as many... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2023 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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Opal box September 2022, December 2022 and March 2023

I really don't know why it's so hard for me to keep posting here... It's really not like I don't have anything to post about or no time to do it. Anyway, here's a catch-up on my Opal subscription boxes: This is the September 2022 box. There was a good... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2023 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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Opal box December 2021, March 2022 and May 2022

I'm terribly late in posting this again. I'm not even going to bother explaining why; because I can't. There was some excitement over this box because it was supposed to have arrived by Christmas but it hadn't and then the delivery service wrote to ask if it had arrived yet,... Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2022 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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super thick slipper socks

Last autumn my sister-in-law asked if I could make her some slipper socks so her guests wouldn't get cold feet. (She lives in an old Vienna town house apartment; those can be a little drafty and usually don't have underfloor heating.) She didn't have anything particular in mind so I... Continue reading

Posted Jan 17, 2022 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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Pair #205 for R. The yarn is gründl Hot Socks "Simila" 306 which is designed to give you two identical socks. The design actually incorporates some more coloured stripes on the toes too but for R's feet I didn't need that much yarn. Pair #206 is a plain pair of... Continue reading

Posted Jan 17, 2022 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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Opal box September 2021

I know I'm terribly, terribly late in posting this - somehow I just didn't get to it... These colours are all bright and vibrant and rather cool. These two are definitely the same design in different colourways (and might therefore be part of an upcoming Opal collection)... ... as well... Continue reading

Posted Jan 16, 2022 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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Junicorn 27th - 30th 2021

"I will be a unicorn whatever the cost" seems like a good excuse to squash an ice cream cone on your head... (I'm not sure how I'd react if one of my kids did that though. Depends on the time of day, level of sleep deprivation, temperature and general annoyance... Continue reading

Posted Jul 6, 2021 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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Junicorn 21st - 26th 2021

Time seems to run away from me recently. I think it is because I spend so much time out in the garden with the little ones. Crochet squares can be taken outside, picked up and put down easily - blog posts need to be written inside at the desk... I... Continue reading

Posted Jul 6, 2021 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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Junicorn 12th - 20th 2021

I didn't have much time for elaborate art work last week but I did manage to create a unicorn for each day even if it was just a small doodle (aka childish line drawing) like this one I made for the 12th. This one I made for my grandma who... Continue reading

Posted Jun 28, 2021 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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"Bohemian Oasis 2.0" - 1

I finished this "Bohemian Oasis" blanket almost exactly three years ago. The pattern is by Drops and you can find it here. It's made up of individual squares which look complex but are really quite simple. The yarn I used for this is Drops Delight which is a sock weight... Continue reading

Posted Jun 13, 2021 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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8th, 9th, 10th & 11th of Junicorn 2021

I skipped Junicorn 7th. I wasn't feeling great that day and I said to myself: "Self, this is supposed to be a fun and enjoyable experience and you don't have to force it." So I decided not to force it... My Junicorn 8th picture is this chocolate wrapper. Zotter is... Continue reading

Posted Jun 11, 2021 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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6th of Junicorn 2021

It's the end of a four-day weekend for us and it's been a really nice but rather busy one. Today has felt quite full as well, even though it wasn't... Sometimes the time just slips away and at the end of the day I don't know where it has gone... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2021 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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3rd, 4th & 5th of Junicorn 2021

My daughter draws - a lot! - and every now and then I have to go and extract piles of paper out of her room for sorting. I'm sure most parents know how it is. You'd like to keep every piece of art your kids create but often that's just... Continue reading

Posted Jun 6, 2021 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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2nd of Junicorn 2021

The description on today's page says it all, really. You know these enormous paper pads you're supposed to use as a desk protector? Well, T has one of these and uses it to take notes on (mainly when he's playing computer games that need puzzles solved like you need to... Continue reading

Posted Jun 2, 2021 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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1st of Junicorn 2021

Have you ever heard of "junicorn"? Maybe not - I hadn't until maybe a year ago, or two. It's a fusion of the month June and the word unicorn. It means that you dedicate the month of June to creating something to do with a unicorn each day - I... Continue reading

Posted Jun 1, 2021 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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Opal box May 2021

This is the lovely and colourful content of the May subscription box by Opal. (I've explained in detail what these boxes are and how they work in this post and I've posted about the March box here. I always make sure to tell you in my sock posts if a... Continue reading

Posted May 26, 2021 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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a new personal journal

Recently I bought this beautiful old book off a second-hand marketplace website. I was actually looking for something else but found it in the process and couldn't resist. As you can see the corners and the top and bottom of the spine are a little bent and frayed already but... Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2021 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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Opal box March 2021

How odd: I started writing the previous sock post with the intention of showing you the March Opal subscription box (when it finally arrived - I was beginning to think it had gotten lost on the way) and then I clean forgot! I don't know how that happened and I... Continue reading

Posted Apr 7, 2021 at zaubernuss - witchhazel

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