This is not a crochet blog
After a rather boring winter when it comes to northern lights they came finally back on the 14th of march. A cold and clear night - perfect conditions. I saw them through my window, appearing right over my neighbors (who is my mother in law) house. My mother in law watching the northern lights over... Continue Reading →
A while ago I stumbled over the fantastic patterns of Maliha Design. I instantly bought her fantastic Walk in Woods pattern. The pictures were great and I was really looking forward to crochet this pattern. I was so blown away that I did not even realize, that it was a knitting pattern. I am not... Continue Reading →
Sometimes life writes the most fantastic stories. Here is in my humble opinion one of them: When I moved to Sweden in 2013 I lost contact to a few of my friends. Not to my closest friends of course but a few people I knew from hanging out, skateboarding or simple pub nights just disappeared.... Continue Reading →
I thought it would be a good idea to show you some of the hats made by followers, friends and fellow crocheters. It is a great honor that they chose my pattern. Just the most amazing feeling that we created something together. Thank you all for that! You can find the pattern here (double brim... Continue Reading →
Guess I have a new hobby: Taking pictures of soap bubbles that freeze while flying. As soon as the temperature is below minus 15 degrees Celsius you will find me outside with my camera and my daughters soap bubbles.To make really nice pictures the sun should be shining and the wind should gently blow. Not... Continue Reading →
Soap bubbles freeze while flying. All pictures taken by my steady hand with a Canon 70d. More adventure ahead. More to come soon from up north...
The Move on up wrap is based on the Apache Tears pattern by Sarah London. This technic uses stitches in the back loop only and front loop only to create a pattern. If you are not familiar with this stitch I would recommend to practise a little before you are starting the wrap. For my... Continue Reading →
Days are cold up north and to keep my ears warm I gave The Up Early – Up North Hat an update. The mosaic pattern is the same but the double brim will help you to defy the northern winter. Free Pattern: The Up Earlier Hat US/European Terms Free Pattern: The Up Earlier Hat UK... Continue Reading →
I wanted to crochet a winter blanket last year. A really nice one, simple and easy with winter motives like snowflakes. And so I found this snowflake pattern by Lois Olson on Ravelry. It never became a whole blanket. But the pattern came to my mind again, when I was thinking about this years winter... Continue Reading →
(Using us/european crochet terms in this post) What is mosaic crochet? This technique gives you the opportunity to crochet two colour patterns without changing yarn in one row or round. You simple can connect rows or rounds by skipping a stitch and "filling" the skipped stitch with a double crochet 2 rows or rounds later... Continue Reading →
Martin Up North 