This is the second design in the Solo Skein Series. If you don’t know what this is all about, read the previous blog entry first. I designed the Zaskia cowl while we were visiting our children in New Zealand. Obviously I went a big overboard with the yarn shopping while …
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The Solo Skein Series: Jeanette
The first pattern in The Solo Skein Series is actually nothing to write home about. It is so easy, that I can’t even sell the pattern on Ravelry. But it has a place and a purpose. So, let me inspire you. You need a gift – FAST! Knitting in stocking …
The Solo Skein Series
Most serious knitters own a special hank of yarn. Whatever the reason was for that hank to land in your stash, it is often difficult to find a worthy project for that one special hank of yarn.
Plain Jane Round Yoke
I confess. I am absolutely obsessed with Measure & Make patterns. I mean really obsessed. I think you will become obsessed too, once you have used one of these patterns. The options to customize the pattern to your own preference, is simply endless. The grey garment on the left, was …
The TwinTuck Beanie
I have a friend that never wears a beanie. She just doesn’t like it. Luckily for her, she lives in sunny South Africa and our winters are mild. This friend is however planning a trip in February 2024 to go see the Northern Lights. She needs beanies. Desperately. Knowing she …
The One Hank Scarf
I remember the day I started knitting this little scarf. April 2020. That date says it all, doesn’t it? We were scared. We were miserable. We were angry at a pandemic that disruptive life as we knew it. Extroverts suddenly had to stay inhouse and were getting depressed. Introverts were …
The Camping Crafter: where are you going?
If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.
Lewis Carroll
The Camping Crafter: run the dishwasher twice
THERE ARE NO RULES.
RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE!!!
The Camping Crafter: what do you see?
Take your crafting today, and while your hands are working, count your blessings.
The Camping Crafter: the sound of silence
I always wondered why Neil Diamond found the city noise beautiful. To me, the noise of the hustle and bustle in a city, is everything but beautiful. To be honest, I hate it. Yet, for most of my life, I avoided silence; I was always listening to music or an …