🇬🇧 Just before Westknits’ MKAL started, Joji Locatelli also announced her annual Fall KAL. This one went very differently than Westknits’ MKAL later on. While in the Westknits KAL a pattern was the basis of the KAL, in Joji’s KAL it was up to each participant what he or she would like to knit, as…
🇬🇧 Everyone knows it, everyone has it – this one beautiful, hand dyed skein of yarn. It varies in colors, it has speckles or both, it waits for that one, special project, which somehow doesn’t come. This yarn is just too special to fit into larger projects. It has too many variations in itself, so…
🇬🇧 For the 11th time, Stephen West of Westknits / Stephen & Penelope organized his autumnal Mystery Knit Along (MKAL, see info box at the end). This year was the first time I participated and was absolutely overwhelmed by the number of participants, the enthusiasm and the speed of the Knit Along. Pattern:This year’s manual…
One of the most significant moments for me was the discovery of Ravelry, a website for anyone who knits, crochets or is otherwise involved in the processing of fibers. They write about themselves: “Ravelry is an inclusive, friendly website for knitters, crocheters, spinners, weavers, and dyers. We are made up of millions of yarn lovers…
🇬🇧 The “Spiral Yarn Cozy” is like its brother the “Fingering Yarn Cozy”, which is freely available at Ravelry, a small knitted bag that holds a caked skein of yarn of ‘Fingering’ (sock) yarn so that it cannot unwind by itself. In this version the simple design of the free version is replaced by a…
🇬🇧 The “Fingering Yarn Cozy” is a small knitted pouch that holds a caked skein of yarn of fingering / sock weight so that it cannot unwind by itself. If the caked yarn is used up from the middle, the Yarn Cozy holds the ball together until the end. The Yarn Cozy is knitted like…
🇬🇧 “Waves of Summer” is a symmetrical triangular shawl, which is knitted from the top centre along the long edge as two mirrored triangles. Increases are made at the edges as well as in the middle of the shawl. The shawl combines classic Shetland lace patterns with modern yarns and colors. The i-cord edge on…
