happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling
Yes, that’s right. I did knit in public. On a terrace, right in the middle of the town center, where lots and lots of tourists pass by. And it wasn’t scary at all. Why did I think it would be? I know, for most of you this is not a big deal. But for me…
There has been progress, but not enough. Still, there’s time… I was thinking about how to get some good knitting time and then I realized some people knit during long car rides. I could do that… We’re going into town tonight for drinks and dinner. I usually prefer just sitting and looking at the surroundings…
This is what I’ve been knitting on this weekend. I know… where’s the sweater for my grandson? Well, I’ll tell you. But let’s talk about the new cast-on first. In my sad stash, I had a bag of very thin (fingering weight, I think) green wool. Or more accurate a 70% wool, 30% acrylic blend….
My grandson’s sweater is coming along. Such a fun and easy pattern (Flax by TinCanKnits)! I really love how it’s turning out. And while light blue may not be the most sensible color to knit for a two year old boy that loves to be outside, I think it will look wonderful with his blue…
Do you see that? It’s happening! I’m knitting. I know. Nothing to be excited about for most of you. But for me… apart from two simple headbands (just 2″ k1p1 ribbing in the round) I haven’t been knitting (or crocheting or sewing for that matter) at all this year. So yes, I am very excited….
This weekend, I set myself the goal to finish the mittens. I’m still not fully back into my knitting mojo, but I succeeded. At least they’re ready to take with me to The Netherlands when we go (only 10 days from now) I know, these are very, very basic. But that’s what I wanted them…
After finishing the hat balaclava for my grandson, I thought it would be fun to make it into a set. So I decided to knit him some mittens. Even though these are my first mittens, I thought I’d wing it. You know… how hard can it be? Well, actually, not that hard. I’ve always been…
I finished it yesterday, after redoing the ribbing around the face. The first try was way too tight, I picked up too little stitches. The instructions were a bit vague and warned about not making it to wide, but the second time I ended up picking up one stitch for every row at the sides,…
Over the weekend I cast on for that balaclava and slowly made my way through the neck piece. Slowly, because I was doubting the size with every stitch I made. I had to tweak the pattern a bit because my yarn is thinner than the yarn they worked with (I cast on stitches for a…
As always other knitters posting about what they’re making their family for Christmas inspire me to pick up the needles and make some gifts too. I didn’t want to overwhelm myself though, so I thought I’d start by making a hat for my grandson. But then I remembered keeping hats on one year olds (and…