Butterflies

Dezember 3, 2014 0 comments Article projects

This drab and dark November weather calls for some cheering up, me thinks. I got out the origami paper and had a look around for some butterfly folding instructions to decorate up the colorful dried physalis twigs. My favorite set of instructions came from a German origami site: Butterfly at Besserbasteln.de And a real origami Read More

Fröbelsterne | German Stars

November 9, 2014 0 comments Article projects

Those cute three-dimensional stars – known as Fröbelsterne (Froebel stars) – are a common Christmas decoration here in Germany. They have been around for a long time but I cannot remember ever actually folding them. Always seemed too difficult. In a big crafts store I found those nifty pre-cut strips in a set with instructions Read More

Die verstrickte Dienstagsfrage 39/2014

Oktober 22, 2014 0 comments Article dienstagsfrage

Hattest Du schon mal eine Phase akuter Strickunlust? Wenn ja, was hast Du dagegen unternommen? Oder hast Du einfach abgewartet, bis die Phase vorüber war? Wie lange hat die Phase angedauert? Was hast Du in dieser Zeit stattdessen gemacht? Gibt es Gründe, woran es gelegen haben könnte? Vielen Dank an Tichiro für die heutige Frage. Read More

Micro Cobblestone

Oktober 20, 2014 0 comments Article FO

Jared Flood’s Cobblestone Sweater had instantly caught my eye when it first appeared in Interweave Knits magazine’s Fall 2007 issue. It is such a clean design but still offers some interest. And of course I’m a sucker for tweedy yarns, so I fell right for this one 😉 But unfortunately I neither found the yarn Read More

Garter Stitch Goodness

September 7, 2014 0 comments Article FO

I am with Jared Flood aka Brooklyntweed in my endless fascination with the squishyness and and geometry of the garter stitch. And especially for children’s patterns I can hardly resist a cute garter stitch garment. When Berenike was small I made her a Tomten jacket from Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Genius pattern. It was a much loved Read More

Berenice for Berenike

August 24, 2014 0 comments Article FO, travels

Vacation time is long past, school holidays are over tomorrow and the regularly scheduled life is about to begin anew. I can honestly say that I am quite happy for school to start again after the customary 6 weeks hiatus. While „vacation“ always sounds so nice in the beginning it does certainly come with its Read More

WIP :: Berenice ::

Juli 21, 2014 0 comments Article WIP

Last week I’ve started Berenice in size 6 for my daughter. It’s a really motivating knit which means I’m already done with the backside. The yarn is a dream to work with, super soft and a pretty color: Geilsk Bomull og Uld 2ply (discontinued), held double. Read More

Die verstrickte Dienstagsfrage 29/2014

Juli 16, 2014 0 comments Article dienstagsfrage

„Hallo liebes Wollschaf, in letzter Zeit fällt mir vor allem bei Ravelry immer mehr auf, dass bei der Vearbeitung von handgefärbter Wolle die Farbunterschiede nicht mehr “verstrickt” werden. Soll heißen, es wird mehr oder weniger bewusst ein streifiges Kleidungsstrück produziert, weil Stränge einzeln nacheinander und nicht gemeinsam (alternierend) verstrickt werden. Sicherlich ließe sich dadurch ein Read More

Granny Stripes Happiness

Juli 9, 2014 0 comments Article FO

  Ich liebe, liebe, liebe den Häkelwahnsinn bei Attic24. Das Granny Stripe Muster ist dabei mein absoluter Favorit für Babydecken, die im Freundes- und Familienkreis verschenkt werden. Es geht schnell von der Hand, man kann gut Reste verwerten, es lässt sich endlos variieren und das Ergebnis ist immer toll. Garn: Fischer Wolle Piano, 50% Cotton/50% Read More

Colors of Summer

Juni 28, 2014 0 comments Article auf den nadeln, WIP

While the heat wave during the Pentecost holidays has come and gone I’m still enjoying the sunny days and the colors of summer in my front yard and garden. There’s strawberries, buttercups, periwinkle and lavender adding dashes of color everywhere. It’s lovely. On the knitting (and crochet) front I seem to be getting my groove Read More

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