This is not a crochet blog
Time flies when you have fun and it feels like this CKAL is like a bird and just flies freely. I know that there are a lot of people working very hard behind the scenes to make all this possible and that everything goes smooth and without friction, and I really would like to thank... Continue Reading →
Thank you! Thank You! Thank you! So many lovely Goldcrests, so many lovely alternative color ways! It is pure fun to watch how each and every Goldcrest scarf grows, to watch your progress and your very own way to create those patterns. I want to thank every participant, and one more time everyone who is... Continue Reading →
So its on... The SCHEEPJES Dawn Chorus Pick & Mix CKAL Experience starts today. Knitted Goldcrest scarf. First of all I want to thank each and everyone who was part of making this happen from the heart. The wonderful people of Scheepjes, testers, helping hands, mental support, technical specialists, media people and so on and... Continue Reading →
THREE.....TWO...... ONE...... GO, GO, GO, GO! The Landscape pattern is out there and the SCHEEPJES "Landscapes" Tunisian crochet Make a Long which will be going for 4 weeks has officially started. It will be running in the official Scheepjes Facebook groups where will get all the support you need: Official SCHEEPJES International Group - Facebook... Continue Reading →
I always try to see written crochet patterns as a source of inspiration more than a recipe you have to follow step by step. It is one of my goals with pattern writing and in my daily job as a social worker to give people tools to manage different tasks in their own way. Rachele... Continue Reading →
A new knitting pattern. A big loop that keeps you warm during the cold winter days. It is in fact a variation of 11 classic nordic knitting patterns and that is also why I call it the MIXTAPE loop. It is knitted in the round with a 3,50mm circular needle. As i knit kind of... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Martin Up North 