I have finally conquered the circle! That’s how I felt when I finally understood the maths of the beret. For some reason, for years I wanted to knit a beret and I had downloaded free…
Knitting a red wool beret on straight needles
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A red knitted beanie (with pattern) and first signs of spring
Hello, hello is this thing on? Um… yeah it’s been a while. What a year! Am I right? We all know what kind of year that was so let’s just fast-forward. There isn’t much we…
Easy knit spring vest with construction details and a sort of a pattern
I was very inspired lately by all the beautiful, airy knits that I’ve been seeing on Instagram. A lot of beautiful, spring pop over vests, that looked like they were easy and fast to…
The story of the sweater that took me 3 years to finish
I started this sweater almost three years ago. I was preparing to move to another country and as I was packing and sorting through my possessions I’ve decided not to buy anything new. Ever. As my sewing…
The unfortunate saga of the little crochet tank top
I actually made this crochet tank top last year, but I didn’t get the change to post about it. I was also very excited about the project in the beginning, but the fit was… meh.…
Knitting WIP: Leftover Cardigan (Inspired by Pegouno)
Not too long ago I decided that I would stop buying yarn. My yarn stash was growing bugger and bigger and the number of finished and loved projects was still very small. Some of the…
Slouchy, cropped cardigan (knitted)
This is a slouchy T-shirt shaped open cardigan in stockinette stitch. It doesn’t get simpler than this. There’s no ribbing, no shaping, apart from the increase for the sleeves and it’s knitted in a cross shape,…
A hat that looks like desert ( + Knitting Pattern)
With the temperature dropping to -17 degrees celsius last Monday, I knew I needed a new hat. I had given a previous version of this to a friend and had remained hatless for the season.…
The softest and warmest sweater with the very long sleeves
I’ve finished this sweater without trying it on during knitting (bad idea) and never thought about sleeve length + dropped shoulder. You’d think a person who sews would know at least that. Well. I used…
Best of October in sewing and making
October was a good month. Not a lot of sewing unfortunately, but lots of ideas for projects and things to try. I loved the October Slow fashion movement. I’ve written about the items I wear…