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 …
Category: Family
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 …
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 …
Summer knitting
It is my first real Summer in 5 years. I started knitting last August and crochetting in September of 2009. I’d heard before that during the Summer one doesn’t feel like knitting. At that moment I did not completely understand that statement because it never happened to me… until I …
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 …