The day has finally come – Else’s Estonian Lace Socks are now also available in a toe up version on Ravelry, Payhip and soon also on Lovecrafts! Heute ist es endlich soweit – Else’s Estonian Lace Socks sind jetzt auch als Toe Up-Socke bei Ravelry, Payhip und bald auch bei Lovecrafts erhältlich! Do you love …
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When you’re knitting a triangle shawl from the top down, the instructions for the cast on may look quite confusing when you have not come across them before. But the so-called garter tab is not really hard to do – I promise – and it is the best way to cast on for this type …
Tutorial: Garter tab cast on / Garter Tab-Anschlag Read More »
I’ve been thinking a lot during the last few days… I don’t know about you, but the times surely feel depressing to me. Afghanistan, Haiti, Covid, Climate Change, so much hatred in the world – everything seems to be falling apart. And I’m sitting here, safely in my own home in a safe country, thinking …
Today I have a little tutorial showing you how to work wrap and turn short rows. This is my favorite way, but if you don’t like them or the results they give you, there are many other methods you can try – like German short rows, Japanese short rows or Shadow wraps. Heute habe ich …
Tutorial: Wrap and turn short rows / Verkürzte Reihen Read More »
Fancy stitch for clue 12 of the APGalsXMAS MKAL 2020 – available on Instagram by Mary E Rose Designs, Artesanitarium and me, Knitted_in_Switzerland! Sign up for the newsletter here to get the Welcome PDF and the key to all stitches! Hold one stitch to the back on a cable needle (I used a lockable stitch …
What’s your lucky number? A lot of people answer this with seven (personally, I’d say 2) and when I started designing this shawl with its seven panels, I knew I wanted to call it Lucky Seven. Lucky Seven Shawl is a slightly asymmetric crescent shawl with an interesting construction – it consists of 7 wedges …
I’m super excited to have two patterns in the Unusual Shawls Issue of Knotions Magazine! Knotions Shawl is a beautiful pi shawl with a knit on border. The stitch pattern makes it really special – I’ve designed it myself and it is based on a secret code for the word “Knotions”. The pattern is super …
When I decided to write the blog post about yarn dominance, I needed a swatch of course. But let me tell you a dirty little secret – I hate swatching. I hate swatching so much that I’d rather sit down and knit a useful little hat instead of a small 15 x 15 cm (that’s …
Runterscrollen für Deutsch / Scroll down for German What is your preferred way for stranded knitting? One color in each hand? Both in the left? Both in the right? Over the same finger? Over different fingers? Or do you have a knitting thimble? No matter which is your preferred way, unless you’re Arne and Carlos …
