Over the last few years, I have knitted quite a number of warm winter sweaters. So it was high time to knit something more summer-appropriate. I still had a lot of yarn left from my Susaen Sweater. While browsing Ravelry, I found the Sandy Shore Sweater by Drops design. It met all my expectations for […]
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“Managing your Flamingo” gloves by Dagmar Mora
Last Christmas, I was given some lovely yarn from A Homespun House in the colorway “Ash” as a gift. This is a sock yarn, but as I wear my hand-knit socks only on rare occasions, I thought I would get more use out of a pair of gloves. So I searched my library and found […]
Winter Concert Ready: Knitting Black Fishtail Wristwarmers
I always wanted to remake the Fishtail Wristwarmers in black. As they are rather delicate, a black version would be perfect for wearing during concerts, especially when our orchestra plays in cold churches during winter. This year, I finally got around to buying Baby cool wool from LanaGrossa in black. I am not sure when […]
Yellow striped socks and gloves
Last year I really enjoyed knitting the striped advent socks so I bought some more self-striping yarn from the same Etsy shop. I immediately fell in love with a yellow-white skein (not available anymore) and cast on a pair of socks. The socks I used again the instructions from the craftsy class “Socks – two […]
Chartres Cardigan by Amy Lowden
This is the second time that I knit a Chartres Cardigan by Amy Lowden. I used the same yarn as for my previous version, just in another colorway. The Chartres Cardigan has the perfect shape and fit for me with the V-neckline and Bishop-sleeves. Alterations I did not make any changes to the pattern. This […]
In the Land of Oz Shawlette by Adrienne Fong
For Christmas, I was gifted a beautiful skein of yarn. I thought a lot about what I would make out of it. First, I wanted to make a hat but did not find a suitable pattern for a fingering weight yarn. Finally, I chose the “In the Land of Oz” shawlette, a free pattern from […]
Unblogged Items 2023
Here are some more unblogged items that I made this year: Item #1: Itch to Stitch Vienna Tank Top I made another Vienna Tank top from some rayon fabric scraps. Great to wear in summer. Item #2: All You Ever Wallet by Sew-Mad I needed a lightweight wallet for my hiking tour last summer, so […]
Socks “Hildegard” by Fröbelina
I am trying to use patterns that I already have in my stash. So for my last sock project, I used the pattern Hildegard from Fröbelina aka Katharina Damschen. This is a free Ravelry download. The socks are knitted top-down and feature a beautiful lace pattern along the leg and the top of the feet. […]
Pullover Drops Autumn Cardinal 2023
Last December I finally caught the Covid-virus and lay down for three days with a fever. The recovery was slow and took until January. The only thing I was able to do after work was sit in my chair, knit, and watch vlogmas videos. I wanted to knit an easy-to-wear sweater which should also be […]
Meisi by Julia Mueller
I already have a backlog of projects that need to be blogged. So today I share a pair of gloves that I finished in January: the Meisi gloves by Julia Mueller. The yarn I used was a mitten kit from Dandelion & Dogwood in the colorway “Lauderee”. What I liked about the Meisi gloves is […]