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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How colour palettes help make yarn stashing a more mindful process
After a month-long self-imposed no yarn purchase ban, I started obsessing, both about buying yarn and using what I had in my stash. Yes, I can be like that. This is how the month went,…
On choosing colours for knitting
The summer sun is still toothy, here in the Mediterranean, but I still fantasize about autumn, the chill in the air, the leaves, the misty mornings. I experimented with knitting with cotton this summer, and…
Why we knit
I’m on a weeklong trip and I forgot to take my knitting with me. A few days in, I am considering going on an emergency shopping trip and buying something (even though I have enough).…
The Ranunculus sweater that almost never was
I see that my last post was in October, when I made Laura’s mittens and shared the pattern I made up for her. Many things have happened on a personal level, but they say you…
October simple fingerless mitts (with knitting instructions)
I made these mittens for my friend L’s birthday. She’s a writer, the cold season is coming, and I can imagine her typing away at her computer while being cozy and warm. It was the…
September Forest Hat (with knitting instructions)
Even though it’s still hot where I live, you can feel autumn in the air. It was a hard summer, so I am looking forward to the slow melancholy of the season. In this mood…
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…
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…
Why I love knitting with rustic yarn
I have been pretty obsessed with Holstgarn Supersoft since last autumn when I discovered it. I was already obsessed with a Spanish brand called dLana, because the rustic wool reminded me of the wool my…