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…
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 From January till May, I attended the “Designing & Creating Shawls KAL” with Sarah Etchison at the Machine Knit Community. I just finished the shawl I was working on during the KAL. It is combining rectangular and triangular geometries. I’ve wanted to knit a Faroese shawl with the typical…
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 Inspired by the currently blooming Christmas rose, I am currently working on a new spring shawl in green and purple. It will be an asymmetrically knitted triangular shawl in which a Fair Isle pattern will merge into a light lace pattern. The photo shows a first prototype. I am…
🇬🇧 Sometimes you see that one shawl or cardigan and you decide you’d like to start knitting. But sometimes it’s the other way around. Maybe you just want to start knitting. Maybe because knitting is having a revival, maybe because it’s supposed to be comforting, maybe because your best friend knits and you’ve become curious….
EN | GE | NL 🇬🇧 Last year I took part in a yarn winding workshop by Wallace Sewell Design Studio. Wallace Sewell designs (woven) fabrics with asymmetrical blocks and stripes in different sizes. To try out the interaction of colors and size of elements, they wrap yarns carefully and straight around a solid base….
