Rainbowllenics
Every time there’s the Olympics, the people on Ravelry are celebrating it by doing a huge KAL. It used to be called the Ravelympics, until there was some sort of dispute about the name (basically, in 2012 the U.S.O.C. threatened…
Striped socks
Remember that self-striping sock yarn I dyed a while ago? It was crazy, it took me ages (especially the untangling part), and I was kind of angry at it. Those socks just had to be PERFECT. So when I cast…
Handspun socks
A finished knitting project to show off: Back in.. (well, August I guess?) I spun some yarn with the purpose of knitting socks. It was a lovely braid of Falkland wool, dyed by Two if by Hand, which I received…
New design: Mom’s Socks
At it again – this time I’ve “just” written up the pattern for the socks I made my mom for her birthday! I got a lot of comments on them, and was thinking I could just as well make it…
I’ve cheated
Hi all! I must admit that ehm.. Sometimes I cheat. Like this once last weekend, when I was at a Christmas market, where old ladies were selling handknit items for far too low prices. As I usually say it takes…
Addicted to short rows
I love techniques. If something is simple, looks complicated and has an interesting effect, I’m loving it. Knitting short rows is one of those techniques. Shaping the knitting just by excluding a couple of stitches and turn your work is…
Autumnal knitting
I imagine that every knitter in a climate like the one in the Nordic countries gets this specific feeling as soon as the temperatures drop, the wind starts blowing colder and the trees lose their leaves: I got to get…
Vanilla forest
In the beginning of November, when I was still inspired by the autumn colors, I cast on a sock project. I had been wanting to knit some socks out of the Colinette Jitterbug in the colorway Forest for a loooong…
Spicy Vanilla Forest?
At the beginning of November, I cast on for some plain vanilla socks in my Colinette Jitterbug yarn in the Forest colorway. I wanted them to be plain and vanilla-ish, as I wanted them to be my pocket project for…
Test knit for Caroline
I’m done with my test knit! And I loooooove the result! These socks are truly reversible. I can’t really decide which side I like best – whether it’s the knitted or the purled side! I am going to wear these…
