Thursday 19 December 2013
Saturday 30 November 2013
Monday 25 November 2013
Thursday 21 November 2013
The Totoro mittens
I love Brella's Totoro mittens! Apart from being exceptionally cute and cleverly constructed, these mittens make the best gift.
Wednesday 13 November 2013
Thursday 7 November 2013
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Monday 4 November 2013
Swatch
Just more than a week ago, Helene Magnusson released a new cardigan pattern, Lopi Affection, and with it, a free Swatch pattern, to practice new techniques as well as an opportunity to participate in the Ravelry KAL, where the two projects with the most favs will win a sweaters worth of yarn for the Lopi Affection cardigan.
Sunday 3 November 2013
Thursday 31 October 2013
Saturday 19 October 2013
Saturday 12 October 2013
Templeton Wrap Winners!
The giveaway is over, thank you all for participating and for your lovely comments!
I used a random number generator (in this case, randi of MATLAB xD) to draw the winners,
and...
drum roll....
Congratulations to StaceyKnitsIt, kmb34me, Doreen, Meghan Ballog, Michele Ploessel-Campbell, Vicki Beck!
Winners check your messages and email inbox. For the rest I have good news, you will receive shortly a coupon for a 20% discount. ^^
Happy knitting!
I used a random number generator (in this case, randi of MATLAB xD) to draw the winners,
and...
drum roll....
Congratulations to StaceyKnitsIt, kmb34me, Doreen, Meghan Ballog, Michele Ploessel-Campbell, Vicki Beck!
Winners check your messages and email inbox. For the rest I have good news, you will receive shortly a coupon for a 20% discount. ^^
Happy knitting!
Thursday 10 October 2013
Wednesday 9 October 2013
Tuesday 8 October 2013
Templeton Wrap pattern release and a giveaway!
I am very happy to announce the release of the Templeton Wrap pattern! It has been some time since it it's creation, but I am glad that I eventually found time to write it up properly.
I had three wonderful and very helpful testers [SamPixieDot, sanita60 and bobnlin on Ravelry] for a working process that lasted almost a month.
Since the design was originally created for the Knitty Templeton Competition, it’s main purpose is to highlight the Templeton square and it’s knitted qualities. It's worked in seven different parts, either in the round or flat, but features no seams: everything is knitted on the go, by picking up stitches.
The main body features variations of the main Templeton motif in order to accommodate the shaping of the garment. And there is a small crochet detail - the border all around the piece.
Full details are available on the Ravelry page and it is also available in my shop.
[instructions in English]
And now for the fun part, to celebrate the pattern release, I am hosting a pattern giveaway starting today until Friday 11th of October 12am (UTC +2)!
Participation is both active on the blog and my facebook page. You can participate in both to double your chances of winning!
All you need to do is:
- comment on this post [don't forget to include your email address! or other contact info]
- like and share this on facebook. [it only counts for that particular post!]
There will be 3 winners from each source, making it to total 6 freebies!
Good luck!
I had three wonderful and very helpful testers [SamPixieDot, sanita60 and bobnlin on Ravelry] for a working process that lasted almost a month.
Since the design was originally created for the Knitty Templeton Competition, it’s main purpose is to highlight the Templeton square and it’s knitted qualities. It's worked in seven different parts, either in the round or flat, but features no seams: everything is knitted on the go, by picking up stitches.
The main body features variations of the main Templeton motif in order to accommodate the shaping of the garment. And there is a small crochet detail - the border all around the piece.
Full details are available on the Ravelry page and it is also available in my shop.
[instructions in English]
And now for the fun part, to celebrate the pattern release, I am hosting a pattern giveaway starting today until Friday 11th of October 12am (UTC +2)!
Participation is both active on the blog and my facebook page. You can participate in both to double your chances of winning!
All you need to do is:
- comment on this post [don't forget to include your email address! or other contact info]
- like and share this on facebook. [it only counts for that particular post!]
There will be 3 winners from each source, making it to total 6 freebies!
Good luck!
Monday 7 October 2013
Thursday 3 October 2013
Heimilisiðnaðarsafnið Textile Museum
One of the most interesting stops we did in our road trip was the one at the Heimilisiðnaðarsafnið Textile Museum in Blönduós, close to Akureyri.
New classes and a Stitch 'n bitch?
I am very excited to announce that in a few days time a new series of knitting and crochet classes begin! This year I will be teaching two different levels: absolute beginners, and improvers.
Monday 23 September 2013
Thursday 19 September 2013
Saturday 14 September 2013
More Highlands and whale watching
We were now in the North-East of Iceland and moving through lands that looked like rocky deserts. We had the most fascinating driving - it really felt like we were in some kind of James Bond movie, hiked in the snow, crossed at least 3 big rivers, met fellow travellers that faced the harsh nature as we did.
Zitat des Tages
An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgments
simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.
Edward de Bono
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Zitat des Tages
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True wisdom comes to each of us
when we realize how little we understand
about life, ourselves, & the world around us.
Socrates
Thursday 29 August 2013
Icelandic fingerless gloves
In the first few days of the trip in Iceland it became apparent that the weather would be a lot more chilly than expected. So I ditched the socks that I had just started making with leftover wool from the Aftur sweater, and started these babies:
Zitat des Tages
The fact that you are willing to say, 'I do not understand, and it is fine,'
is the greatest understanding you could exhibit.
Wayne Dyer
Friday 23 August 2013
I C E L A N D
Iceland is the land of Ice and Fire, of imaginative fairy tales, of kind people, of unexpected events and rapid weather changes. A land that resembles no other, but sometimes places of our imagination or even other planets!
So it's no wonder that during our trip we saw and experienced things we wouldn't have anticipated. Because no matter what you read, or what kind of pictures you look at, living the Icelandic landscapes is something unique and unreplicable!
So it's no wonder that during our trip we saw and experienced things we wouldn't have anticipated. Because no matter what you read, or what kind of pictures you look at, living the Icelandic landscapes is something unique and unreplicable!
Zitat des Tages
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The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions,
the more you become a lover of what is.
Baruch Spinoza
Monday 12 August 2013
Zitat des Tages
Whatever difficulty you face,
there are time-tried ways you can listen your way through.
Because listening is the doorway to everything that matters.
It enlivens the heart the way breathing enlivens the lungs.
We listen to awaken our heart.
We do this to stay vital and alive.
Mark Nepo
Monday 5 August 2013
Aftur!
Have I mentioned that I am a Lopi fan? I should, because Lopi yarn (and designs) are amazingly awesome!
During the June exams and while being stressed, depressed, running from one thing to another and multitasking, I managed to finish my Aftur just in time before the trip to Iceland. And I LOVE IT.
During the June exams and while being stressed, depressed, running from one thing to another and multitasking, I managed to finish my Aftur just in time before the trip to Iceland. And I LOVE IT.
Zitat des Tages
Your true traveler finds boredom rather agreeable than painful.
It is the symbol of his liberty -- his excessive freedom.
He accepts his boredom, when it comes,
not merely philosophically,
but almost with pleasure.
Aldous Huxley
Sunday 4 August 2013
Zitat des Tages
If you want things to be different,
perhaps the answer is to become different yourself.
Norman Vincent Peale
Thursday 1 August 2013
Bikini tops & frilly yarn experiment #3
But before I move on describing what happened in July, I have lots to present from June. It was exam period (pretty hard one,.. again) and I didn't have enough time to prepare new posts: I also had my two part time jobs as well as several made to order items.
Sunday 30 June 2013
Monday 17 June 2013
Zitat des Tages
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Your ambition should be to get as much life out of living as you possibly can, as much enjoyment, as much interest, as much experience, as much understanding.
Not simply be what is generally called a "success."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Friday 31 May 2013
Zitat des Tages
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Not everything that is faced can be changed.
But nothing can be changed until it is faced.
James Baldwin
Monday 27 May 2013
Zitat des Tages
I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail,
not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.
Baruch Spinoza
Saturday 25 May 2013
NextStop: Iceland
So, the big news are: this summer we are going to ICELAND! And by we, I mean myself and some friends from our last trip to Scandinavia.
Zitat des Tages
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We have to understand that the world
can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation.
The hand is more important than the eye.
The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.
Jacob Bronowski
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Moar Yarn!
I have not been posting much lately - and there are several reasons for this: I have been very busy with work, some school projects, travelling and some other stuff I will soon talk about. And also exams are coming up in one week. How cool. xD
But for now I will try to post something, however small, and right now I can show you my new indulges in yarn. :)
But for now I will try to post something, however small, and right now I can show you my new indulges in yarn. :)
Zitat des Tages
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself.
Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections
but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew.
Saint Francis de Sales
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