Let’s chat about everything that is going on at Heathland Knits – from new yarn over KALS to newly discovered machine knitting skills.
🇬🇧 After last year, I was very much looking forward to the autumn knit along from Joji Locatelli, the Joji Fall KAL. It started on the 20th of September and is still ongoing till 31st of October. I decided to participate with two shawl designs which I will knit for the first time with my…
🇬🇧 It’s October, which is fondly called Socktober among knitters. I’m not sure who exactly used the term for the first time. In the meantime, Socktober is internationally known and October has been declared THE sock month. For this reason, I would like to collect and share a few links, leading to pages where you…
🇬🇧 Françoise from Aroha Knits is every now and then hosting the 5 shawls in 5 days challenge. Françoise is a knitwear designer and design coach living in Texas having Franco-Māori American Australian roots. Independent of the challenge, I would always recommend to check out her page Aroha Knits. The goal of the challenge is…
🇬🇧 In general, I think it’s absolutely fair to ask for payment for a knitting or crochet pattern. Actually, there is always a lot of work and time involved in creating patterns. Of course, you can argue that most patterns “only” reuse certain basic patterns and therefore payment is not justified, because someone else has…
🇬🇧 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…
🇬🇧 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…
🇬🇧 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…
