I’ve often found that the handbags and backpacks they sell in shops are far from what I want, need and like. I had it first when I wanted to buy a backpack for my laptop from work which I had to carry everyday. I got one of those messenger bags …
Author: Elena Knits
Handmade handbag (Xmas present number 6)
I wanted to make this for a very long time, but I hadn’t had the time for it and I think that my poor crappy sewing machine was probably going choke, so I delayed it for some time while keeping other options open. I spent several days around Christmas at …
Sister’s socks (Xmas present number 5)
Choosing a present for my sister was far more difficult than for the others. As far as I knew she despised knitted garments, she has lots of fancy stuff and my sense of fashion is light years far from hers. She’s the one who wears fancy stuff, I’m the one …
Nashira and the provisional cast on (Xmas present number 4)
One thing was sure: I had to knit another scarf for my mother and give it to her as a Christmas present. Just after she had her surgery, in September of 2010, she started using scarves and shawls to conceal that horrible T scar. It’s when I started the tradition …
Owlet for my dear 3 year old niece (Xmas present number 3)
When I wore my Owls during Christmas last year, my little 2 year old niece was stunned. She loved the design and those eyes standing out. And she was only 2 years! I promised that I would make it for her one day. Her birthday is in mid December, so even …
The perfect hat for him (Xmas present number 2)
This was initially intended to be a Christmas present, but it was getting so cold that I made it way before Christmas. After the big success of the Artesano Superwash Merino Wool, Koen wanted a hat made with it. We searched together on Ravelry for the perfect hat for him. …
Life is too short to knit with crappy wool (Xmas present number 1)
Ok, this is a bit of cheating, because this one was not a proper Christmas present, but pre-Christmas. Koen’s brother had a baby at the end of October and I wanted to have something ready for him. After searching around on Ravelry I settled on two beautiful patterns that would …
Leaving the frenzy behind
This year I decided to start with the presents for Christmas in advance. I didn’t want again long and late hours of knitting just to be able to finish the presents. I accomplished the first part, the starting, even though the result was more or less like last year: long …
Junk TV
Tomorrow is my birthday. Since I live far from my family we have a tradition of sending presents for our birthdays. I started it sending flowers to my mother, and she and my sister continued it over the years. The presents were mainly flowers: something that you can order from …
Butternut Scarf
Wow! It’s been a while since I published something here. Summer was finally too hot and a I took a little break in my knitting and went temporarily back to crochet. Sadly I didn’t finish anything and it seems that when I turned to knitting I did it for good. …