One Skein (Beginners) Ideas
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One Skein (Beginners) Ideas

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ 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….

The Bigger (Simple) Thing
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The Bigger (Simple) Thing

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Quick update about “The Simple Thing” Shawl. I knitted a second one with two strands of yarn held together! This one is knitted from one skein of sports weight white-speckled Merino yarn and some lace weight silk-suri-alpaca-blend. It measures 190 x 35 cm. The pattern can be adapted to various sizes, yarn weight, color…

Socks, Socken, Sokken
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Socks, Socken, Sokken

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ 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…

My favorite free pattern
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My favorite free pattern

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ 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…

Cheshire Cat Shawl
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Cheshire Cat Shawl

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ 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…

Spiral Yarn Cozy
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Spiral Yarn Cozy

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ I did it again! I knitted a second yarn pouch / yarn cozy and published the pattern in German and English on Ravelry. In this version the simple design of the first yarn cozy is replaced by a chic, continuous spiral pattern. Due to the spiral pattern the Yarn Cozy is flexible and can…

Fingering Yarn Cozy
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Fingering Yarn Cozy

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ I had to do a quick and easy project for my yarn. Even if I use a project bag, all my caked yarn is flying around and unwinding every now and then. Therefore, a yarn cozy comes in handy. The “Fingering Yarn Cozy” is a small knitted pouch that holds a caked skein of…

Waves of Summer
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Waves of Summer

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Today is equinox, summer is leaving, autumn is coming. The best moment to capture the summer a little bit more and publish my first pattern for the “Waves of Summer” shawl.Β  The shawl is light and therefore perfectly suited for the transition period. Knitted with mohair it turns into a faithful companion even for…