I haven’t been doing a lot of knitting this past weekend, more than checking with Koen where he wanted the pockets in his cardigan and following Katushika’s directions to add those stitches where pockets will be. There’s a lot of stuff that I do apart from knitting. For good of …
Category: Knitting
I’ve got stripes!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx6NUyyEwJs] This is what I’m saying since Sunday, after I had to change color and finally I’ve got stripes. Please forgive me for this, but it’s my first knitting colorwork (I’ve done it plenty of times in crochet but never in knitting), and even if compared to other things it’s …
Living on the edge
Koen is one of those people that really know how to receive a handmade gift. He loves, cherishes and wears all the time the scarf I made for him last year and also his hat when it’s extremely cold (not anymore here in Madrid this year). After seeing how I love …
Knitting language
I got a call yesterday from a friend from university. She’s recently started knitting so we have one more thing to share. Yesterday she was telling me about the scarf she wants to make for her boyfriend and then I told her about the one I made for Koen last …
How I (re)discovered knitting podcasts
When I was living in Belgium I had to take two flights to visit my family. It meant a full day lost among planes and airports, and it was quite expensive, especially during peak seasons like Christmas. Now that I live in Madrid I have two choices: plane or train. …
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 …