11 shawls in 2011
In the middle of the year, Lisbeth told me that if I wanted, I could very well join the 11 shawls in 2011 challenge on Ravelry. At that point, I had already finished 7 shawls, so I didn’t have far…
I am nuts with possum yarn
I blogged about that feeling of the perfect sweater.. Well, here it is. It’s everything to wish for: warm, soft, neutral, pretty. And it’s got some sweet details. Notice those shoulders? That’s a saddle shoulder construction, where stitches are picked…
Dyeing with an e
During the last week, I suddenly got this urge to dye some yarn. I had the supplies already, and took the chance to re-dye some yarn I dyed a long time ago, using Kool Aid. I loved the colors back…
A never ending story
I don’t know what happened – but somehow I bought a pattern that was far more expensive than I usually find alright for this sort of pattern, and somehow I convinced my dear Lisbeth to start on a KAL (knit-a-long)…
Kentmere
I saw this cowl/scarf that I wanted to knit straight away: kentmere by Lily Kate France, a young girl from somewhere in Britain. It’s a pretty simple thing: a loooong stretch of garter stitch (or any other pattern), joined with…
Frozen sweetness
I had bought some yarn from The Uncommon Thread on a whim: Yummie yarn, Merino, Cashmere and a little bit of Nylon to keep it strong. And I LOVE the colorway, especially the little blue spots, which you can see…
The puuuurrrrfect sweater
I think every knitter must know the feeling of working on something, thinking: “This is going to be my new favorite sweater. Really, it is.” That’s the feeling I’ve had for a while, knitting with a yarn that I thought…
I need a baby
A couple of weeks ago I finished the most amazing baby cardigan ever (at least, for me) – and a couple of days ago it got buttons as well. Now I just need a baby to put in it. …
Two fiddles and 1984
A couple of weeks ago a pattern was released on which I had been waiting a while: the Hana shawl. As I had shown interest in it before, the designer gave me a notification that the pattern was released –…
Single Evening Mitts
I found myself wanting to use a yarn of which I only had 50 grams, which corresponds to 100 meters. Lovely yarn – “Soyeuse” from La Droguerie, a magnificent haberdashery store in several large French cities. My friend Lisbeth brought…
