Lengthening
It’s been several years (almost exactly 2) since I made my version of the Mandel sweater by Ankestrick (back then she still went by the name Fallmasche), in a lovely blend of merino and possum. The only thing was, that…
New design: My Favorite Color
Hey – I’m a real knitwear designer now! At least I’d like to think so ;) Today, the Deep Fall issue of Knitty (the first ever and very popular internet knitting magazine) went live. It went live with my cardigan design…
Woven
I have been talking about buying a loom for some time now – each time I went to the States, I was thinking that now would be the time, as they are much cheaper there, but every time I changed…
Dyeing self-striping sock yarn
I have been drooling over self-striping sock yarn with broad stripes for quite a while now. I’ve really wanted it, but I kept myself from buying any. I’m not knitting so many socks at the moment, and I have plenty…
A Rocky Road recipe
Have you ever had Rocky Road? It’s a yummie cake of chocolate and biscuits and a lot of other good stuff. When I was a kid, my brother used to love to make a variant of it, which was the…
Why I now appreciate math
Remember that time when you hated math and grown ups kept saying that you’d need it some time in the future? As so many others, I didn’t believe it. I didn’t really hate math (actually I liked it quite much,…
All cabled up
Every summer, there is the Tour de Fleece (TdF) on Ravelry – the 3 weeks when the Tour de France is on TV, spinners around the globe spin accordingly. Well – this year I couldn’t join, as I had been…
Camomille prize!
Remember the Camomille I posted a little video about a while ago? I entered it in a prize draw in the Walkcollection fan group on Ravelry – I think I also mentioned that. Guess what? I won!! Cathrin of Walkcollection…
Making an Iced Latte
It’s kinda hot in Denmark at the moment… And I discovered that with all my coffee making gadgets, making iced coffee is soooo easy! I know I could just use a shot of espresso (after all, I LOVE my espresso…
Roadtrip reading
Over the past 3+ weeks, I’ve been on a roadtrip with some friends in the States. Those friends are kind of bookish (and, to be honest, really so am I!), so the trip involved a lot of reading – as…
