Tidying up my knitting
Tiding up my knitting without Marie Kondo Last week I whined about my second sock… and I think this whining got on my own nerves: I could no longer listen […]
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Who wants to knit the second sock?
Sock knitting, children’s games and racism You already know me and my long introductions and my utilizing needlework to write about something completely different. So, if you are here only […]
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The sock sequel
Remember my grandiose Christmas present idea – the handknitted socks for my husband. I finished them. Really. All adverse conditions notwithstanding, e.g. me never having knitted a sock before, only […]
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How to spit out a handmade Christmas present
Dear Readers: you are reading this belated, because the socks were a secret Christmas present for my husband and he is clever enough to read my blog :DDD Now we […]
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Be fast: Free knitting patterns for Christmas
The time has come… I feel I have not shared enough free patterns. I must compete with @cryptocariad‘s clever tip of the free knitting magazine Knitty, @marblely‘s wonderful find of […]
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Two important principles to plan a handknit sweater – Philosophy, Bauhaus and Josef Albers
It is fascinating to read about philosophies, about guiding principles and often I have imagined following some of them for a shorter period. Like an experiment I would obey these […]
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Knit to be seen! Easy bobble hat and crochet cowl pattern
I am an attention seeker. I want fame and honour. An applauding audience at every step I make. I want to be seen in my glorious beauty (by now you […]
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Do you think before you sew?
Naturally we are all thinking constantly, while eating and walking, while reading and baking and while sewing. Contrary to some meditation teachers our brain cannot stop to think while it […]
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Knitting the Pipipink Sweater
I still do not understand my crafty soul. I seem to work in strange spacings. For weeks and month, I started one new project after the other but never finish […]
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Fast fashion rant with knitted solution – how to knit mock rib stitch
19,95 € Really!!??! If it were knitted, I perhaps could convince myself that it is made with a machine in a big industrial building in less than 5 minutes, but […]
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