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. […]
Amy Lowden Polesden scarf
This is the Polesden scarf by Amy Lowden from tailoressstudio.com. Yarn: I used the yarn from the 2021 advent yarn calender from dandelion and dogwood. The scarf pattern was released at the same time and has been designed with yarn advent calendars in mind. I used 4 mm needles for the single ply yarn and […]
Amy Lowden Clandon Sweater
This is the Clandon sweater by Amy Lowden from tailoressstudio. This is the very first time that I participated in a test knit back in January last year. As I am a rather slow knitter I was unsure if I could knit this up in time. However, my concern was unnecessary. I was not the […]