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Category Archives: Knitting
Sara’s birthday shawl
And yet another knitted gift, this time an extra-bulky shawl for my friend Sara from school. The yarn is a merino-acrylic blend called “Simpson’s”, how funny is that? I’ve used three skeins of this yarn, and the shawl has come … Continue reading
Ibiza shawl and other animalada preparations
While my classmates are having fun in Egypt, my guy and I went on a 4 day mini-holiday in Ibiza, renting a car and just enjoying the off-season in this marvellous island. Of course, I wouldn’t dream of spending my vacation without … Continue reading
Ribbed hat for my little brother
Continuing with my knitted gift streak, here’s the hat I’ve knit for my little brother. I’m currently knitting him a matching scarf as well, but I have no photos of it. It’s worked in a 70% alpaca yarn from Peru, … Continue reading
Birthday scarf for my cousin
In parallel to knitting my guys sweater, I started working on a scarf for my cousin’s birthday, which will be in three days. Of course, Â since I’m so far away, she’ll receive it when I see her next, or when … Continue reading
My guy’s sweater
I started a huge project: knitting a sweater for my guy. It’s my first big project, and not only is it big because his a sizeable man, which requires a lot of yarn (and malabrigo yarn, not a simple acrylic) … Continue reading
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Baby sweater for Junior
Another baby sweater, this time for a friend who lives up north in Sweden, I’m sure his junior benefit this warm, cuddly woolen greatly. Although this sweater is not too different than the ones I’ve knit before, this is the … Continue reading
Lacy scarf for Chris
My friend Chris’s birthday is coming up, and I decided to make her a scarf for her birthday. I wanted to make her a narrow, wisp style scarf instead of a stole, but got the pattern instruction a bit wrong … Continue reading
A good place to start
Beginnings are  always hard, and sometimes even frightening. However, I’m going to do my best and be brave, and just plunge into this new world. I decided to open this blog as some sort of crafting journal, in order to … Continue reading