Now published in Knotions! Mock Cables add a delightful texture to this asymmetrical triangle shawl. The Mock Cables look deceptively difficult but they are easy to do. And way faster than cabling! Mockingcable is knitted sideways. Started at one tip, it can be knitted to any size - or until you run out of yarn!... Continue Reading →
Happy Wednesday, here comes a new Freebie for booklovers --- the Ancient Mosaic Bookmark! This bookmark looks way more complicated than it is! To make the mosaic all you need are some slipped stitches and two contrasting solid colors. This knitting technique is called mosaic knitting. Designing this bookmark was fun and I'm not done... Continue Reading →
Do you need a quick gift for the easter holidays? Here comes a Freebie to help you out --- the Flip it Dishcloth! First, you knit two triangles of the same size -- then you flip one to the wrong side! Graft both triangles together and you have a dishcloth displaying both right side and... Continue Reading →
Here comes a new knitting Freebie - the Mitered Rib Dishcloth! Until last year, I had never used a handmade dishcloth! And yet it took only one crochet dishcloth to get me hooked 🙂 . Since then, I have made a lot of dishcloths, crocheted and knitted ones. There are two brands of cotton yarn... Continue Reading →
This Freebie was long overdue -- the knitted version of my crochet pattern A Home for the Cake! This yarn home will protect your cakes and dare I say it, it does look stunning! I love slip stitch patterns because they are easy to do and look more difficult than they actually are. The i-cord... Continue Reading →
My second knitting Freebie and... drumroll... my 20th pattern! Wow, 20 patterns already... and still many projects to come (and to be finished, sigh). I hope you enjoy making this dishcloth, I certainly did. The texture is fabulous and it is really thick. You could also use this as potholder. Like my other knitted dishcloth... Continue Reading →
And here comes yet another Yarn Adventure Sneak Peek! How do you like my ramblings about what's on my hooks/knitting needles? Well, I certainly enjoy writing these sneak peeks. Mostly because I love to surprise other people, but also because writing about my WIPs (or rather PIPs - pattern in progress) helps me focus. I... Continue Reading →
What's all the fuzz about? Introducing Fuzzy, a quirky little fellow! Let's start with a confession: I got sidetracked again. While I was thumbing through my stitch dictionary, the chain loop stitch caught my eye. And Fuzzy popped in my head! What can I say, I had to breathe life into the little guy! From... Continue Reading →
A new freebie arrives to bring fun to the tedious chore of doing the dishes! This dishcloth has quite an usual shape and there are a two versions available. Worked almost like a log cabin, this dishcloth starts small and grows quickly with the edges getting more and more unruly. Blocks of alternating double crochet... Continue Reading →
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