I must recognise that I had not knit an adult size sweater until last January. I was not afraid of being able to knit the garment at all, or to use a specific technique, but rather about getting bored in the process. Having said that, I guess I can identify myself as a process knitter, and I like learning while…
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My current WIP’s and FO’s, three weeks after
Three weeks have passed already since my last post, where I shared with you my spinning experience using two different methods, worsted vs woolen. I hope you found it useful. This week’s post is about my latests WIP’s and FO’s. I couldn’t work a lot because as you know I was on holidays. My hubby and I went to the…
Worsted vs Woolen: My experience
This week’s post is quite different. It took me the entire last week to prepare it because I wanted to experiment two different spinning methods; worsted vs. woolen. You may already know the difference, and there is a lot of theoretical references in the web, magazines and books. That is what I consulted at first, but I really wanted to experiment…
My Monday post
I wanted to write this last week but I was sick. I have been having a flu that I cannot get rid of. I went to the doctor, and he told me that I was allergic to Max, my kitty. I was really sad after the results because I cannot even think about giving my kitty away. Adri and I…
The joy of knitting for your beloved ones
You may not probably know it yet, but I love knitting stuffed toys. I haven’t knit a lot of them, because I do it specially for my little niece. I like to give them to her as gifts for her Birthday or for Christmas. She is two years old now, and she has received so far 4 toys and 2 blankets…
Stitching Retreat 2014 Recap
This past weekend was the second edition of the “Stitching Retreat 2014” organised by the Zurich Stitch’n’Bitches group. It was held in the Fällanden Youth Hostel. My knitter friend Sabrina put all the pieces together and she did great job. The hostel is located next to the lake Greifensee in the town of Fällanden, 10 km away from Zurich. It has a…
My First Pattern
I would like to announce the launch of my first pattern in Ravelry! I have been knitting since 2010, and I started making baby sweaters and cardigans that came out of my head without following any pattern. At that time I tried to take some notes, but I did know how to record instructions so I would be able to…
Cotton time
Spring and summer seasons are perfect to knit with cellulose yarns such as cotton, hemp, linen, etc. This is not just because you will not feel boiling hot while you knit a sweater, but also because you do not have to wait until winter to wear it. According to Clara Parkes in her book “The Knitters Book of Yarn”: (…) cotton…
My Pursuit of “Wrappingness”
After my trip to Cologne in March, I was so exited about receiving the yarn I ordered from the suppliers I met in the fair. The yarn arrived last week and I was jumping like a little girl when it happened. As soon as I opened the boxes it felt like walking on the clouds. I love the smell of the…
My Trip to Cologne
Two months ago, while I was attending Vogue Knitting Live! in New York, I had a revelation from one of the vendors in the marketplace. She literally told me: “if you want to get into this business, you should go to H+H Cologne in March.” Well, she was right. H+H Cologne, also known as the “Internationale Fachmesse für Handarbeit +…