Summer is aImost hitting the southern hemisphere and as every year I am still surprised and hopelessly unprepared. BUT! I am very excited to annouce that it’s about time to join the Indie Design Gift-A-Long on Ravelry! From the 22th of November it’s ON! I’m very proud to be a participating designer again this year, for the seventh year in a row! My gift to you is a 25% discount on these patterns when you use the coupon code “giftalong2022”…
It’s been a while since my last pattern release so I am extra excited to share my new pattern with you! This one is an ode to my new home of choice, this beautiful place in the middle of the South Pacific, where summer lasts all year long, (sometimes even with snow and ice), penguins, dolphins and whales share your surf and where the sheep-to-human ratio is 5:1. Sweet as! Welcome to the Land of the Long White Cloud, Aotearoa,…
While testing for my new pattern Kiwi as! Summer Socks (coming soon!) I was looking for a better way to do Fair Isle in the round when you have to carry the contrasting yarn around a larger area without knitting it. I came across the Ladderback Jacquard method, which is so brilliantly easy that it is just perfect for me. I was always intimidated by colourwork. Whenever I tried to knit it in the round it was just not very…
Just browsing through the list of participating designers this year makes my fingers itch and my head spin. There are so many new finds and such an inspirational lot of beautiful designs that I barely know where to start! The Indie Design Gift-a-long is already in full swing and I wanted to give you a glimpse of what it looks like. My to-do-list grows by the second…. Here are some of my favourite finds this year: Rebecca Newman is high…
Haven’t we all been waiting for some good news lately? It’s here! The Indie Design Gift-a-long 2021 is on, in all it’s glory, featuring heaps of new designers, discounted designs and prizes as always. Welcome to the Indie Design 2021 Gift-A-Long on Ravelry! Like last year’s Gift-A-long (GAL) (and the 8 before), this year will give you: a huge list of independent designers, 6 weeks of KAL/CALs, tons of patterns at 25% discount and crazy many prizes to win with almost 10000…
Did someone say they needed another scrappy pattern? I do! I have been knitting these mitts for a while now and so many of you asked about a pattern that I thought I would write it down for you lovely folks! This is a relaxed knit and it gives you a fun way to use up and show off those beloved yarn ends that you have been hoarding for so long. Just the right project for those evenings when you…
Every year I am looking forward to having a good excuse for checking out new (to me) designers and their beautiful and inspiring work. And every year anew I am so amazed by the creativity and stunning designs that people put on display. This year I stumbled across Amy Van den Laar’s beautiful designs. What cought my eye first was the intricate pattern on her Jaye Mitts and the gorgeous colour (I admit I’m a sucker for blue!). Aren’t they…
Holy Moly! It’s nearly Christmas?!? (and summer, this is feeling SO weird). Are you as surprised and hopelessly unprepared as I am (like… every year anew)?? Then it’s about time to join the Indie Design Gift-A-Long on Ravelry! From the 24th of November it’s ON! Get ready now and fire up your stash as this year will be the probably bestestest highlight to look forward to in 2020! My toys have already put on their festive gear to join the celebrations…
Being in the middle of winter in July takes a little getting used to for someone who has spent most of their life in the Northern Hemisphere. Also: Does this look like winter to you?? Exactly. I’m so used to grey skies and a little bit of muddy snow that THIS definitely feels warmer than your typical midsummer day in Sweden 😛 So it feels a little off to do loads of winter knitting in July, when family and friends…
Two months of lockdown are over. And so is summer. At least in this part of the world. I managed to use the time to enjoy my family to the fullest, to craft and to play with the boys and to go to the local beach almost every single day. It could have been a lot worse, all things considered, but I’m so happy that lockdown is over and the little monsters can see their friends again and learn new…