The 21 of December is the darkest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Changing day! Winter solstice. From this day on the days are getting longer. This is of course not correct because every day has 24 hours. It is the day with the latest sunrise and the earliest sunset. More light from... Continue Reading →
The Shine On – Knitted Hat – FREE KNITTING PATTERN INSIDE
So I am really kind of nervous to put my first knitting pattern out there. If you want to support my work, you can find a ready to print PDF Version with a bigger chart version on HERE on Ravelry. If you use my patterns and post pictures in social medias it would be nice... Continue Reading →
The „Shine On“ knitted hat
Done! I finished the hat, no, i finished a few hats to be precisely. Five hats in different yarn, color and needle sizes. I will show you all of them and give you a little information about them. It is not very easy to take pictures in the Swedish winter. We have about 5 hours... Continue Reading →
WIP / Oh it is going to be a new hat… oh and it is going to be knitted…
So this is going to be my first knitting project. It is going to be my very own „this year’s“ hat and right now everything is still in progress. I am testing a few different yarns and different needle sizes just to get the perfect look and fit. It is going to be a two... Continue Reading →
Cheating on Crochet
So here is a little story how and why I started to crochet. I moved from the beautiful City of Vienna where I was born and raised to the northern part of Sweden about 10 years ago. From the big city to the countryside. I started to learn the language and tried to find new,... Continue Reading →
The “Navigator” baby blanket – FREE PATTERN inside US and Deutsch
Enough talk. Let's crochet. Here is the "Navigator" baby blanket pattern crocheted in SCHEEPJES Cahlista. You can find more information about the one row mosaic technique used in this blanket HERE. You can find a list of all Scheepjes retailers HERE. There is a ready to print PDF version on Ravelry in US, UK and... Continue Reading →
The “Navigator” Baby Blanket
So I finally finished the blanket and the name is decided. "Navigator" it shall be. There are a few reasons for that. First of all, it is one of my all time favorite songs. And I always try to name my crochet work after songs I have a connection to. Second: a few people did... Continue Reading →
WIP -A new (still nameless) baby blanket
So there is a new baby blanket on my hook. And there are a few reasons why I chose to make this blanket. The idea came as I said in a previous post when I visited our local historical museum JAMTLI. It is a magical place and I really love to be there. An old carpet caught... Continue Reading →
Brutus – the Wanderer
This is the story about Brutus the musk ox who left his herd to find a girl. When I came to work one day in late August I heard the rumors that a musk ox has been spotted near by. That is rather unusual as the population of musk ox in Sweden counts exactly TEN... Continue Reading →
An old love….
Most of you who follow my blog and my patterns know that i really like to work in SCHEEPJES Cahlista. It is, as most of you also know a 100% natural cotton yarn in Aran weight (50grams/85meters). Most of my blankets are done in Cahlista but recently I tried a few different yarns from the Scheepjes... Continue Reading →