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5 days – 5 shawls 2022
🇬🇧 Since it wasn’t on Instagram this year, I missed the 5 shawls in 5 days challenge 2022. I wrote about that challenge last year already. You can find the details here. The weather outside is still a bit moody. Therefore I decided that it’s not too late to still do my own 5 mini swatches in 5 days. After I…
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i-Cord
🇬🇧 i-cord (edge) With a small number of stitches, you can knit a chic cord. To do this, cast on a small number of stitches. Usually 3 stitches are used. Knit these stitches . The trick for the i-Cord is, that the work is not turned after knitting the stitches. The stitches are slipped back from the right hand to…
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Dandelion Shawl
🇬🇧 With the spring equinox, the “Dandelion Shawl” was released. Currently it is available only in English, but the translation into German is being worked on. This shawl was created in the middle of winter when the longing for spring, warmth and color has become too strong. Inspired by the flower meadow behind the house, which glows yellow every year…
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Spring Shop Update, Etsy, and more
🇬🇧 Somehow everything is overshadowed by the events in Ukraine and many things seem unimportant to me. Over the winter I worked on a shawl design and dyed wool in spring colors. And now? Now my heart is heavy and the colorful wool seems unimportant. At the same time I am very grateful that I live in a (still) safe…
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Westknits Mystery Knit A Long 2021
🇬🇧 For the 12th time, Stephen West of Westknits / Stephen & Penelope organized his autumnal Mystery Knit Along This year is now already the second time I participated, and I will take it a bit slower. It is a Knit Along not a race. The sign-up is open since the 1st of September, the official cast-on party will be…
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My Westknits knitwear (20/21)
🇬🇧 Even though I’ve actually been knitting since I was a kid, I discovered Ravelry and the global knitting community relatively late, so I didn’t discover many of the great designers until late 2019 or early 2020 – which amazingly happened completely independent of any Corona lockdowns. I’ve been a fan of Stephen West and Westknits designs since I discovered…
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First Steps with my Brother KH 881 – It’s a loop!
🇬🇧 For St. Nicholas Day, which is celebrated here in the Netherlands as the day when Sinterklaas brings the bulk of the gifts, I got a used knitting machine! And of course, I had to try it out immediately. It is a Brother KH 881. The Brother KH 881 is a punch card machine that can knit both FairIsle and…
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Shop Update “First Frost”
Meanwhile, the first snow has fallen and the frost bites your nose, early morning. Matching, the next shop update will contain the set “First Frost”. The shop update is the last for the year 2021 and is scheduled for Wednesday, 08.12.2021 at 4pm, Amsterdam time. This update is all about the beautiful colors of winter, ice, and snow. Check out…
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Shop Update “Hiberknitting”
🇬🇧 One more month, then the HiberknitAlong by Westknits will start on the 12/26/2021. This year we are knitting together one of two shawls from Stephen’s new book, Hiberknitting 2. The shawls are the Spiraling Cables Triangle and the Cabled Trellis Shawl. Since I already have the first volume and think it’s pretty good, I got the second volume, too.…
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Shop Update “Falling Leaves”
When I’m standing in the garden, the trees currently show all colors of yellows, orange, and brown 🍁 And here is a sneak-Peak of next Saturday’s (20.11.2021) shop update at four Amsterdam time. This update is all about the beautiful colors of the falling leaves. Check out the shop! 🇩🇪 Wenn ich im Garten stehe, zeigen die Bäume derzeit alle…
