EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 Before I go on Christmas Holidays, I published my first machine knit pattern! There’s no better way to add a personal touch to your holiday decor than with self-knitted Christmas stocking! Whether you hang it by the fireplace for Santa to fill, or as a charming decoration, these cozy…
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 Be it a cool breeze or to spice up a simple shirt, a small, separate collar can be useful for many things. Knitted in solid colors or in multiple colors, with stocking or garter stitch, “The Little Collar” offers a lot of variety both when knitting and when wearing….
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 It’s the first day of Advent and the Christmas season has begun. The first Christmas parties will soon be happening. Not everyone likes to turn up in an uggly Christmas sweater or has a whole Christmas outfit ready. But maybe you do want to dress a little Christmassy or…
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 The Hiberknitting is usually starting at 26th December, the second day of Christmas and it is running throughout January. That means it’s ending just before Valentine’s Day. That’s why I chose the day as inspiration for my color combination called “Cozy Valentine”. At the time I was dying the…
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 After I knitted the Boatneck Sweater during a KnitAlong of the Machine Knit Community in June, Hannelie Bekker (wrapt knitwear), the designer of the sweater decided to publish the pattern for the sweater. I had the joy to test her very first self published pattern. It’s called the Boatneck…
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 In June, I joined the “Multi-Way Gilet KAL” of the Machine Knit Community (MKC). Till then, the word gilet was not really saying anything to me. I looked it up: Gilet: A piece of clothing that is worn over other clothes and that is like a jacket without sleeves…
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 Let me show you how many separate steps are needed to create Heathland Knits high quality, beautiful speckled and variegated yarn. 🇩🇪 Ich möchte Ihnen zeigen, wie viele einzelne Schritte erforderlich sind, um das hochwertige, schön gesprenkelte und bunt gemusterte Garn von Heathland Knits herzustellen. 🇳🇱 Ik zal je…
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 Finished my first ever garment with a knitting machine- the boatneck sweater! And I like it. I’m actually a bit surprised that I like my fist try. I used my knew chunky machine, and I am very happy with the result. I knitted the merino version from a woolen…
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 I knitted myself a small collar for the chilly morning and evening hours. It’s still not washed or blocked, but I already wanted to try it out. I’m rather sensitive to the cold in my neck or on the shoulders when the shirt neckline is too wide.How about you?…
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 I got a new machine! It’s the Brother KH-260 originally from Japan (with Japanese symbols on it). The KH-260 is a chunky machine. It is a jused one and definetely in need for some servicing. I finally understand what people meant when they say the sponge bar is like…
