New Year, new sweater! It’s the weekender sweater by Drea Renee Knits I made this in holst supersoft in the colorway crimson. I overdyed 150 grams to get this rich wine color and get the…
My weekender sweater in holst supersoft
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First time crocheting a garment and a pair of Clyde shorts
This post documents two adventures at once: my first crochet garment and first time using Holstgarn coast and the make of a linen pair of Elizabeth Suzanne Clyde shorts. The crochet short sleeve cardigan I…
A denim chambray jumpsuit, copied from an RTW piece
I made this jumpsuit around this time of year, last year. We all know how that summer was, so I won’t get into it right now. I had never made a jumpsuit before, but I…
A midsummer night, red linen dress
For as long as I remember I always wore the same colours: mainly blues, some green, black, some grey, some white and that’s about it. Every few years or so, I get inspired to make…
Using what you have
I made decluttering, de-stashing and using what I have a soft theme for June at the beginning of the month. No hard goal, no smart objectives, just the thought of using up the supplies I…
A Nani Iro Georgia Tunic and wide leg linen pants
A Nani Iro Georgia Tunic and wide leg linen pants It’s been a while since I was really pleased with how something I made turned out. I loved the feeling of wearing these two new…
Blue sky, green grass, short-sleeved raglan sweater
After making my first raglan sweater, I wanted to play a bit more with colours and tension. When I first saw holstgarn at my local yarn store, I bought two skeins each of sweet pea…
Pig amigurumi toy from Pica Pau book
Gift knitting has many surprises. I wanted to learn how to make crochet toys and got the wonderful Animal Friends of Pica Pau by Yanina Schenkel. This book is clearly written and the characters are…
A boxy brioche cardigan
I’ve been in love with babaa sweaters and their whole aesthetic for some time now, and even if I respect the ethos and the branding and offering decent wages to their employees, based on their…
A raglan sweater of many firsts
I had tried making a sweater on circular needles five times before this one. I wanted to love circular knitting on circular needles and I couldn’t. With this sweater I discovered it was the cable…