Pattern name: BiRTHDAY Published in: Ravelry Designer: Ankestrick Yarn: Mayflower Easy Care Cotton Merino, colourway 207 (melange pink) Needles: 4mm wooden loop, 3,5mm wooden DPN’s Finished: January 2021 After a lifetime spent on sleeve island and running out of yarn approximately 5cm before the final cast-off, I don’t think I’ve ever been happier of an …
Just pain, no gain.
It has not been the best knitting times for me. I feel that I have unraveled more than actually knitted, and for the whole autumn I’ve only finished my Venezia shawl in November, and two small projects – a hat for my nephew and a cowl / neck warmer for my daughter . I ran …
Settling down with Venezia shawl
Pattern name: Venezia Shawl Published in: Ravelry Designer: Joji Locatelli Yarn: Lilou Silky Fingering, colorway Masala Needles: 3,5mm wooden straight Finished: November 2020 Finding the perfect match I purchased the gorgeous Lilou Silky Fingering yarn already in April 2020 when my LYS Snurre was clearing the discontinued yarn from their stock. My hands were just …
Tips for starting your first project
It’s difficult to find positive things and silver linings of the covid-19 pandemic. But I’ve been thrilled to notice that many of my near and dear ones as well as people all over the world are making use of the increased home-time and have started knitting! Not only is that great news for me, to …
Can there be too many WIP’s?
For (too?) many years, I only had one WIP (work in progress) at a time. I was very strict about it, just like I wouldn’t allow myself to have several books to read at the same time. This of course meant that if I didn’t feel like working on the mitten or sock that was …