Warning! This story may restore your faith in the human race, or at least the knitters. Pattern name: Cveće Cardigan Published in: Nowhere, at least not yet 🙂 Designer: Yours Truly Yarn: Bouton d’Or Perenne (in Camée) Needles: 3.5mm wooden circular Finished: July 2021 I have been feeling a bit guilty and selfish, always knitting …
A Weekend on Fair Isle
Last Saturday I woke up with a strong urge to do some colour-work. Now, for me it’s perfectly normal to wake up and have an inspiration or an idea clear in my head. But since I’m really not a big fan of colour-work in general, I was somewhat surprised over what my brain had thrown …
Let’s talk about nettles (and other plant fibres)!
As I mentioned in a previous post about my Ancasta Dress, the nettle (Urtica dioica) is – despite its mean reputation – the most underestimated and versatile little plant I can think of. I may be biased, since I have many warm memories related to nettles, in addition of course to the stingy and painful …
A needle in a haystack
What is the utmost stupid, rookie knitter mistake there is? I’d say it’s to start a project without making sure you have enough yarn to finish it. What did I do a while back? I started a project (the beautiful Aida summer top by Saara Toikka) without making sure I have enough yarn OR that …