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A nice place for knitting
A nice place for knitting, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.How wonderful it is to be able to sit outdoors knitting! I've made some sleeve progress, so the pattern I described in my previous post (small...
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Twined spring hat
Twined hat in progress, a photo by Asplund on Flickr.Winter returned after my previous post, but I hope it won't be too long before it's possible to knit in the garden again. In the meantime I'm trying...
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Spring Onion hat (Vårlöksmössa)
Thanks for your comments on my twined hat - in particular, Sandra's comment made me smile! I finished it today, but right now it's too dark to get a good photo of it. At least I've got a photo I took a...
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Alba cardigan finished again
Some three months ago I finished my "Alba" cardigan - and after finding the right hooks and eyes for it the other day I finished it again yesterday by sewing them in place. I love the drop shape!Then I...
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Happy Easter!
Monsieur & MadameA certain sign that spring is really here is that our feathered neighbours are allowed to roam the gardens freely.I'm experimenting with a top-down cardigan using two strands of...
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The chef
Would you believe it, there's an article about my knitting in a Japanese knitting magazine! Not that I know for certain it's really about my knitting; I'll have to ask one of my Japanese knitter...
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A dream come true
Handarbetets VännerTeaching knitting at HV has been my secret dream for a few years, but there's no point in keeping it a secret anymore: I will be teaching twined knitting here seven weekends starting...
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Luxury
Thanks for your comments about my future job at HV! I've spent a few days twining and stitching like mad (even compared to my normal standards - whatever normal is) during a fabulous course at...
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Getting it right
I always find it rather tricky getting good photos of my finished projects (works in progress are often easier as they're smaller), especially shawls. Here are some photos of the shawl I finished late...
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An apology
The other day I went through spam comments to see if there were any real ones among them - I already knew I don't very often, but had no idea I was that bad at it! I found five kind comments, a couple...
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A preview
How I wish I could take photos like this! India Hobson was the photographer and the location apparently was Walcot Hall. It's for Knit Generation, a collection of patterns which will be published by...
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Back to brioche
In case you're wondering, my yarn diet is over - quite successfully, I might add. (But I did manage not to buy any yarn for more than four months!) My most recent (not true, come to think of it)...
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While searching for a fez...
...I stumbled upon an irresistible pile of vintage knitting magazines hidden among heaps of vintage clothes and accessories at Old Touch in Stockholm. (Don't waste your time going there to look for...
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Denmark galore
Here's a photo of the progress I've made with the 18th century style jacket/cardigan I wrote about in June. You can see the steek in front where I will cut it open. I tend to make them wider than...
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Denmark galore, part 2
Here's a new picture of the cardigan/jacket - not that many more rows than in my previous post, but it will give you a better idea of the colours. Danish sunshine did the trick!Two Danish islands a...
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Knit along with me
On Sunday I'll be at a knitting get-together in Stockholm (at Kristinehovs malmgård) and my local yarn shop Litet nystan and I have suggested a knit-along project for those interested. Maybe some of...
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For better and worse
Double-knitting is a technique that fascinates me! I had seen some examples of it before (mostly in books), but meeting Chrissie Day in September last year inspired me to finally learn it. I had a few...
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Third time lucky
Marianne Isager's Knit & Purl sweater is a favourite design I've knitted twice before, first using Rowan Felted Tweed for one of my cousins:Ready...and then BC Lucca Fino Tweed for my...
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Getting it
My tatting is improving! I found a book with some really lovely patterns: Tatting Patterns and Designs by Gun Blomqvist and Elwy Persson. Their names don't look as English as the title, do they? It's a...
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"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail better."
Few things are as inspiring as teaching, in my opinion. To begin, planning workshops and exercises gives me lots of ideas - but even more questions from participants, not to mention seeing how they use...
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