I needed to take a break from the endless 1-2-1-2 of the Big Boy’s scarf, so on Sunday, I decided to try on this pattern for baby booties on straight needles that I found on Ravelry. It looked simple enough. And it was simple enough. I was a bit puzzled at first by the “knit [...]
I am a big fan of internet shopping. It started back in the early days of my internet addiction: I would buy all my cds, dvds and books from the mighty Amazon. The fact that their warehouse was just minutes away from where I lived at the time was also a big factor: quick deliveries [...]
Oddly enough, my husband loves knitwear and all things handmade for him. My mother offered him a blue jumper with a big red N on the front 2 Christmas ago and the poor thing is now completely worn out! He loved it that much. So when I started knitting again seriously, he asked me to [...]
After the Baby blanket of my previous post, I worked on a couple other projects that I will talk about when they are completely finished (baby jackets awaiting buttons and cross-stitching awaiting ironing and framing). Today, I felt more like talking about something that is completely finished. I found the yarn on Ebay and that [...]
When I found out I was expecting our first child, I suddenly felt like I needed to ‘make things’ again. That is the way it is in my family: when you are expanding your family, you create stuff for the new addition, be it blankets, jackets, pants etc. And mostly knitted stuff. So, when the [...]
