knitting

short sleeve jacket

I drew up a pattern for this sweater last summer, beginning of August I believe. I started working on it right away, and then I just dropped it. And it was sitting there, next to the couch for a few months until I decided… well, before I can start a new project I need to [...]

knitting ruffles

knitting ruffles

I liked the idea of knitting ruffles. It takes some time, but I really like the results. This is my swatch for a new short sleeve sweater I am planning – probably in size 6 with some ruffles around the neck and sleeves. The yarn is upcycled from an old sweater – hardly worn at [...]

Daph sleeveless dress

Daph sleeveless dress

I finished this a while back but then it was just sitting on my desk, waiting to be photographed and blogged about. This was designed completely from scratch – from idea, to drawing to knitting. My first! And I am quite satisfied how it turned out. I used yarn I bought some time ago from [...]

free knitting pattern – boy’s vest

free knitting pattern – boy’s vest

I made this west some time ago from a pattern in Japanese, and said I would post the translation of the pattern but did not have time until now. The original pattern is from Pierrot (free download here). I made this vest in original size (which I think corresponds to size 3T – 4T), but [...]

The Urban Craft Center

The Urban Craft Center

The Urban Craft Center
I cannot believe I pass by here almost every day (sometimes twice) and I did not know about it until today. Sad. I will check it out this weekend.

more links

These come in handy often:
Knitting needle sizes and conversion
Standard Body Measurements/Standards from Yarn Standards (even though I use slightly different standard measurements).

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