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Nancy Laan
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ME/CFS sufferer. Used to work in education. 🇳🇱 but living in 🇬🇧. Crochets to stay sane
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A giftbag that I started before Christmas, but had to put aside because I ran out of yarn....

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A crocheted giftbag in ice blue with a geometric pattern in white. Displayed against a white background on a dark wooden shelf. A crocheted giftbag in ice blue with a geometric pattern in white. Displayed against a white background on a dark wooden shelf. A crocheted giftbag in ice blue with a geometric pattern in white. Displayed against a white background on a dark wooden shelf. The bag is shown from the side. A crocheted cushion in slate grey with a geometric pattern in cream. Displayed on a dark wooden bench
February 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Meet Brian (though he probably will get a new name when he meets his new owner).

Free pattern by Alexa Templeton @lex_in_stitches
A crocheted penguin, one flipper sticking out. Displayed on a marble slab against a whitish background.
January 28, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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Meet Brian (though he probably will get a new name when he meets his new owner).

Free pattern by Alexa Templeton @lex_in_stitches
A crocheted penguin, one flipper sticking out. Displayed on a marble slab against a whitish background.
January 28, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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My betwixtmas project finally made up into a cushion! The not quite squares fit neatly over the square cushion pad luckily. Really really pleased with the final result.
January 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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Betwixtmas project. Love that both are the same design, but flipped from middle to corners!

Finally read the graph properly 🤦‍♀️ and discovered that the designs are not square. Am going to try if they fit a 40x40 cushion anyhow or sew a cushion pad to fit. Or turn them into a bag?

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A crocheted, geometric almost-square in cream and grey with a grey rim. The middle looks like a stripey star. Displayed on a wooden background. A crocheted, geometric almost-square in cream and grey with a grey rim. The design here is flipped from the middle to the corners, so with stripey bits in each corner. Displayed on a wooden background. Both designs are displayed here side by side. Again on a wooden background
January 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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After all the Christmas-themed crochet, it is nice to work on something different!

Progress on my Moroccan Dreams Blanket by @createdbycarolien
A crocheted blanket in progress. The blanket is draped over an armchair. It has geometric patterns and is worked in 2 colours: a base colour blue and the patterns in cream
December 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Now gifted, so I can post about it: a birthday present for my fabulous niece. For one side (the flowers/plants), I adapted the Spica Bag pattern by Natalia Kononova @outstandingcrochet ; the other side is my own design.

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A crocheted cushion displayed on a blue chair. The cushion is beige/grey and has a pattern in relief of plant stalks with leaves and buds/berries. A crocheted cushion displayed on a blue chair. The cushion is beige/grey and has a wavy pattern in relief.
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Birthday card. Pattern by @marjahaakt

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A crocheted front of a card featuring 3 balloons (blue, yellow and red) on a white background, framed by a green border. The card is displayed closed and against wooden background. A crocheted front of a card featuring 3 balloons (blue, yellow and red) on a white background, framed by a green border. The card is displayed standing partially open on a wooden table and against a background of document boxes.
December 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Gonks/gnomes (whatever they are)

A nice and easy (very clear) pattern by @demiwool

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Six crocheted gonks/gnomes displayed in a circle with beards touching on a wooden background. Beards are white, noses pink and hats green or red, or stripey (green/red x2; light green/dark green x1 ; bright red/ dark red x1). Six crocheted gonks/gnomes displayed in 2 rows on a wooden background. Beards are white, noses pink and hats green or red, or stripey (green/red x2; light green/dark green x1 ; bright red/ dark red x1). Six crocheted gonks/gnomes displayed hanging on a metal rod against a white background. Beards are white, noses pink and hats green, red, or stripey (green/red x2; light green/dark green x1 ; bright red/ dark red x1).
December 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Zoveel mensen die niet gehoord of gezien worden. Zoveel mensen die niet gelooft worden, door omgeving en zelfs door artsen. Er moet meer geld komen voor gedegen onderzoek zodat heel veel mensen geholpen worden! Dat verdienen we!!! #NietHersteld #PAISProtest
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Six collared doves today! But of course, I did not manage to photograph them all together. Same for the blue tits the other day: only managed to get three out of the five that were sitting in the same shrub.

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Two collared doves sitting on a fence. Other things visible in front of the fence: a severely pruned cotoneaster shrub, a black compost bin, and the trunk of a beech tree. Over the fence: a flowering shrub in the neighbours' garden Tree blue tits in a shrub bare of leaves. In the background green ivy
November 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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How to crochet a granny square: Free tutorial for beginners. Learn to crochet with my handy beginner-friendly blog patterns. If you can make a granny square, you can make anything!
#crochet 🧶🧤🧣
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Basic granny square tutorial for beginners
November 28, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Elf slippers.

Pattern adapted from blackstone-designs.com/elf-slipper-...

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Six crocheted Elf slippers to hang in your Christmas tree. Colours: bright green with a red and white stripey cuff and a red loop for hanging. Two have a golden bell on the toe (left), two have a red bell (middle), and two a silver bell (right). Displayed on a wooden background. Six crocheted Elf slippers to hang in your Christmas tree. Colours: bright green with a red and white stripey cuff and a red loop for hanging. Displayed hanging on a metal rod against a white background. Two have a golden bell on the toe (left and fourth from left), two have a red bell (second and fifth from left), and two a silver bell (third and sixth from left).
November 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Christmas bauble. Inspired by @fani_crochet 's timeline (last year), adapted slightly (when do I not)

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Four crocheted, ribbed Christmas baubles. Each has two main colours and a different colour for the rib, loop and tassel. Displayed on a wooden background. Top row: left, purple and cream with a darker purple rib; right, teal and cream with a light green rib. Bottom row: left, dark red and pink with a darker pink rib; right, burnt orange and cream with a dark red rib. Four crocheted, ribbed Christmas baubles. Each has two main colours and a different colour for the rib, loop and tassel. Displayed hanging on a metal rod against a white background. From left to right: teal and cream with a light green rib; burnt orange and cream with a dark red rib; purple and cream with a darker purple rib; dark red and pink with a darker pink rib.
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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nlfromnl.bsky.social Nancy Laan @nlfromnl.bsky.social · Nov 22
A pod of Christmas dolphins. Last of the Christmas sea creatures: the box is full!

My own design. Again, tinkered with the design of the hat.

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Four crocheted dolphins with red Santa hats, hanging from a metal rod against a white background. From left to right: light purple, ice blue, light green and burnt orange Four crocheted dolphins with red Santa hats, viewed from above against a wooden background. The dolphins are displayed in a cross with the snouts touching. Clockwise from the top left: ice blue, light purple, light green and burn orange. Thirty crocheted Christmas sea creatures packed in a box, mostly just showing their red Santa hats.
November 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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A pod of Christmas dolphins. Last of the Christmas sea creatures: the box is full!

My own design. Again, tinkered with the design of the hat.

#ChristmasCrochet
Four crocheted dolphins with red Santa hats, hanging from a metal rod against a white background. From left to right: light purple, ice blue, light green and burnt orange Four crocheted dolphins with red Santa hats, viewed from above against a wooden background. The dolphins are displayed in a cross with the snouts touching. Clockwise from the top left: ice blue, light purple, light green and burn orange. Thirty crocheted Christmas sea creatures packed in a box, mostly just showing their red Santa hats.
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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A bale of Christmas Turtles

My own pattern. Have again been tinkering with the design of the Santa hat. Last photo shows the old hat. Much prefer the new one!

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Six crocheted turtles wearing a Santa hat, viewed from above and displayed on a wooden background. Colours top row: orange, green and yellow. Bottom row: blue, purple, and red/pink Six crocheted turtles wearing a Santa hat, hanging from a metal rod. Displayed against a white background. Colours from left to right: blue, purple, pink/red, orange, green and yellow. Six crocheted turtles wearing a Santa hat, viewed from the front and slightly from above. Displayed on a wooden background. Colours top row: green, orange, green, pink/red, and purple yellow. Front row: blue and yellow Two crocheted turtles with a red Santa hat hanging from a bamboo cane against a red background. Left a blue one, right a green one. The Santa hats on these turtles are much smaller than in the previous photos and missing a bobble.
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Christmas jellyfish

Have been tinkering with the design of the hat. It now has a white bobble and I made it a little wider and taller so it sits a bit lower on the jellyfish. The blue, red and purple ones have the definitive shape hat. Salmon and green have an earlier version.

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Six crocheted jellyfish with red Santa hats and multicoloured tentacles, hanging from a metal rod. Shown against a white background. Colours from left to right: ice blue with multicoloured blue tentacles; lilac; ice blue with cream, ice blue and teal tentacles; green; red; and salmon Six crocheted jellyfish with red Santa hats and multicoloured tentacles. Shown on a wooden background. Colours top row from left to right: ice blue with multicoloured blue tentacles; lilac; red; ice blue with cream, ice blue and teal tentacles. Bottom row: green and salmon.
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Christmas Octopodes!

My own design

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Six crocheted octopuses with red Santa hats, hanging from a metal rod. Shown against a white background. Colours from left to right: bright green, burnt orange, golden yellow, deep purple, ice blue and silvery grey. Six crocheted octopuses with red Santa hats, hanging from a metal rod. Shown against a red background. Colours from left to right: bright green, burnt orange, golden yellow, deep purple, ice blue and silvery grey. Six crocheted octopuses with red Santa hats, displayed in 2 rows on a wooden background. Colours top row from left to right: burnt orange, silvery grey and ice blue. Bottom row: bright green, golden yellow, and deep purple.
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Christmas starfish!

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

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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.
November 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Snowflake stars!

Pattern my own

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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.
November 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Christmas stockings!

Pattern adapted from the one by @vivir_vintage , available in Dutch on the website of @eenmooigebaar
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(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.
October 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Christmas Bells

My own design

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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 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: bright red, light green, orange, and yellow.
October 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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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
October 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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nlfromnl.bsky.social 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.
October 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM