Socks are the perfect travel project – they are portable, fun to knit, require just one (or two) small balls of yarn and with this pattern, they are extremely easy to put down and pick up and still get two identical socks without having to bother with TAAT. I’ve knit countless of these socks in …
And so Tell me all the things we know Is Heaven still above? (Slanted Floor, Morten Harket & Ole Sverre) Is Heaven still above is not only a line from one of my favorite songs. It’s also something I’ve been asking myself regularly lately. Mostly while watching the news. Luckily, there’s always knitting to keep …
Riddle me this – what is the perfect pattern for socks? It needs to have enough sizes to fit everyone and their mother, look great in crazy colorful sock yarns but also in uni colored yarns, be easy enough for a beginner or to knit in front of the TV, easy to put down and …
What do you see? What do you know? One sign, what do I do?Just follow your lifeline throughWhat if it hurts? What then? What do we do?What do you say?Don’t throw your lifelines away(Magne Furuholmen, Lifelines) Whatever I am doing, there is usually music playing – and about 95 % of the time it is …
Well… you know… sometimes a ball of yarn and a stitch pattern love each other very much and then they realize that creating a hat is not enough and they also want to become a pair of socks. Yeah, I think that’s how that works. Any questions? Also… weisst Du… manchmal haben ein Wollknäuel und …
About birds and bees – von Bienchen und Blümchen Read More »
My husband and I live near a river where we take a walk whenever the weather and our time allow it. We have always loved this, be it here in our home town or during vacations. One of our first vacations together led us to the Walchensee in Bavaria and we have gone back there …
If your yarn stash looks anything like mine, you will have way too many beautiful, crazy colorful sock yarns. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that – except for one thing. Knitting miles and miles of stockinette drives me crazy, and really – how many pairs of vanilla socks does one person need? Still it’s …
Happy new year everyone! May you always have enough yarn in the right color and may you always get gauge on first try! Frohes neues Jahr euch allen! Mögt ihr immer genug Wolle in der richtigen Farbe haben und im ersten Anlauf die richtige Maschenprobe erreichen! I have lots and lots of plans for 2022, …
Technique tip: Weaving in an end that is too short Read More »
Annina from the Artesanitarium, Mary E Rose Designs and I have cooked up another mystery sock for you this advent! If you want to join, sign up for our Newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/7d3eacb64451/apgals2021kal Annina from the Artesanitarium, Mary E Rose Designs und ich haben uns wieder eine Mysterysocke für Dich ausgedacht für diesen Advent! Wenn Du …
ApGALsXMAS Mystery Sock 2021: Tutorial for Clue 1 Read More »
Nach all dem Blut, Schweiss und Tränen (und vor allem Liebe!) die in diese Anleitung geflossen sind, kann ich endlich sagen: SIE SIND LIVE! Go to Ravelry or Payhip (they will be live on Lovecrafts soon, as well) and get it – I can’t wait to see your socks! Use the coupon code Nightowl20 on …
