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Month: December 2013

Top 5 of 2013: Misses

December 27, 2013 Elena KnitsKnitting, Sewing, Thoughts

Today we are going to talk about this year misses. It’s not something to cry about if from our mistakes we can learn something for the future. That’s why I’ll not only talk about the misses but also what I should have done to avoid them in the future. 1. …

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Top 5 of 2013: Hits

December 26, 2013 Elena KnitsJedediah pants, Knitting, Sewing, Thoughts, Thurlow

I’ve just fond this wonderful initiative by Gillian and I couldn’t help but join. Today I will enumerate my 2013 hits. These are my most loved creations from this year: Sewing: 1. Thurlow Trowsers: They were a bit of a challenge but I love how they fit, so much that …

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Completed: Gramps

December 26, 2013 Elena KnitsFamily, Finished object, Knitting

Koen’s nephew turned 1 year last October, and like his uncle he’s very tall for his age. I made some crochet booties on July but they were too small for him. Decided not to make the same mistake again I knitted this Gramps in size 18 – 24 months for …

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Knitting for a friend’s baby

December 26, 2013 Elena KnitsFinished object, Friends, Knitting

My friend Vanessa had her second baby this past September so I decided to knit something for the baby for my visit during Christmas. I went again for Aviatrix and this time I made a 3 months size Beyond Puerperium. I didn’t want to go for the usual baby pink …

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Completed: Reversible Zippie Hoodie

December 25, 2013 Elena KnitsFamily, Finished object, Sewing

So many days without posting anything. But it doesn’t mean that I’ve been idle, just the opposite. I haven’t stopped or had time for myself. And here one of the things that kept me busy after work. I’ve already mentioned it a couple of times here and I can finally …

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Hoodie on the works and the new member of the family

December 10, 2013 Elena KnitsFamily, Gerry, Knitting, Sewing

My niece Paula was almost right when she exclaimed that she was going to get a sweater for her birthday. Last year she got the Owlet from Kate Davies, but this year I wanted something different, fresh, and which let me use my newly acquired sewing skills. So I opted …

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Video killed the radio star

December 3, 2013 Elena KnitsSocial

And Twitter killed the blog. No, not really, but I haven’t been very active on the blog for several reason, like being ill again and meeting some old friends. Also I was pissed at my old mobile. It’s was an old model with almost no internal memory and not only …

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