🇬🇧 Recently, I was asked to participate at the local “Molenmarkt”. The market is taking place from April to October, once a month. At the market local food that is produced in the neighborhood is sold. The last market of this year’s season will be a non-food market. Therefore, I was asked if I would…
🇬🇧 The Pantone colors of the year 2021 are “Ultimate gray” (obviously a grey) and “Illuminating” (a very lemony yellow). The color combination inspired the dyeing process of the next yarn base that I tried. This is a sport weight Corridale held in grey with traces of bright yellow. This yarn has quite some character….
🇬🇧 I got some Bluefaced Leicester (BFL) yarn in DK / Light Worsted from the UK. Since I had more then one skein of that yarn, I decided to do a set that is fading from grey to pink. I discovered the berry pink when I dyed the color “Heathland sunset” and I liked the…
🇬🇧 Maybe I was bitten by a fairy when I dyed this Merino Sport weight yarn. I was up for some speckle fun! And I will do it again. This yarn is currently turned into a shawl with some purple contrast stripes. I will update this post, when the shawl is done. 🇩🇪 Vielleicht wurde…
🇬🇧 Recently, I bought several different yarn bases to try them for dyeing. This is a beautiful Shetland Aran-weight yarn that I dyed in shades of grey and pink with some hints of gold-yellow. I was inspired by a golden sunset over heathland while already the first mist builds up. This yarn will be perfect…
🇬🇧 Of course, I did some dyeing here and there, like the “Fristi Delight” Color that I used in the Westknits Mystery KAL from 2020. This was dyeing for myself when I was in need for a specific color that I was missing for a project that I was about to knit. But this nice…
🇬🇧 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…
