Yesterday I organized and assisted to probably my last SnB Brussels. I must confess that I didn’t feel like going because of the bad cold I caught just when I landed in Belgium. But I made an effort and it was worth it. I saw some old and new faces. …
Author: Elena Knits
Ishbel for a long way from the darkness
I started this project while my mother was at the hospital due to surgery, almost at the end of September. One of her parathyroid glands had to be removed and the doctor informed us that this was an extremely easy operation and after a couple of days my mother would …
Beginnings
I was always a bit of a nerd and never spent too much time making crafts. I used to like how amigurumis looked like but the process of learning to crochet and build one of those pieces of art was out of my grasp. They looked beautiful, I dreamed about …
Wool Shops
I started knitting and crocheting in Belgium, so the first wool shops I visited were in Brussels. Those shops were small and what amazed me most was that they all had different yarns. If I bought something in one of them I had to go to the same shop again …
Recommendation: Canary Sanctuary
After a couple of years in Ravelry it’s always pleasant to discover designs that I’ve never stumble upon. And when that happens I always say “but how have I never seen this before!?”. Today it happened with some designs of CanarySanctuary. Checking the last things made by my friends, I …
Don’t mess up with me
I really appreciate your help, but please, stop doing it if I ask you to do so and don’t mess up with my life. On completely different matters, I’m slowly working on a scarf. I hate knitting scarves. When I started knitting everybody was surprised that I tried fairly difficult …
Places
Especially the last years I’m always expecting my trip to Spain with great longing. But once I arrive, I sadly start to count the days to my depart. It’s like I can’t be far, but I can’t be to close either. In Belgium I miss the sun, the hustle, the …
Merry Christmas, Macho Christmas
After a whole week of phone conversations between my mother and my aunt, we finally spent Christmas with my aunts (and uncles) in my mother’s home town. My aunt always prepares very tasty food, and the whole place smells like a fancy restaurant where you can get anything you want. …
The best time of the year for the little ones
We can hear all around the well-know “Merry Christmas”, but the ones that live this time of the year in the truest way are the little ones. I was busy today wrapping presents for her. One day I will tell the story of when and why I started to knit …
Walking towards the light
After the longest night of the year I like to think of this one as a bit shorter and the one of tomorrow even more. We are walking towards the light, finally, after a very long Winter. And for me this is not only about seasons. Very soon we’ll be …