Happy New Year!

 

I wish you all

a creative

Happy New Year

filled with colours & yarn!

 

 

 

 



A Sweater for Me!

It's been a while since I knitted a sweater for myself.

I really want this design from Rowan!

But if I will do it as long I leave unsaid.

 

 

The design is Malin and it's knitted in Rowan Felted Tweed Aran.

 

 

The shade I've chosen is Heather 724.

 

 

The knitting of gauge swatches is done! I tend to knit a little tight so to get the right gauge I need to use one size larger needles.

 

Love the pattern!

 

 



Little Warming Flair

I really like wristlets also known as pulse warmers.

Decorated with beads they can turn into pieces of jewelry.

The simple shape and the beads give an impression of tasteful flair.

 

 

A friend will give these to her daughter who really

likes to dress in black, white and grey.

I think she will like this gift. 

 

 



Simple, Stylish & Spirited

The winter issue of Knitscene is out!
It's an american knitting magazine that turns to the new generation young and innovative knitters.

 

 

Knitting and other needlecraft are very trendy now.

To make and create something with your own hands and in your own pace is discovered by more and more young women and men as well.

I find this really awesome!

 

There are so many techniques to try.

To shape a garment with short-rows gives new possibilites. The technique is used to form the tapered stripes

in the shawles and also to create the asymetrical

brim of the chic hat.

 

 

To knit a garment from the top down using circular and double-pointed needles creates a seamless sweater.

This cardigan is so stylish and versatile as a cardigan almost always is!

 

Buy your copy from the Interweave store.

 

 



Time to Keep Warm with Beads

Wristlets are so fun to make and so good to have!

They keep you warm and they are decorative.

With their simple shape the embellishment can be varied in many ways. 

 

 

I like elegant balance when it comes to colors. Often the colors of the yarn and the beads are tone on tone.

 

 

The yarn is alpaca 4-ply/fingering and the beads

are from Gütermann.

 

 

In Shiny Gray

A design that in its simplicity is both stylish and functional.

It appeals to both me and my friend who loves shawls.

 

 

You find this design in the book

The Second Lustrous Extrafine Merino DK Book (664).

 

 

Lustrous Extrafine Merino DK from Sublime

 

A shiny yarn, nicer than we had imagined!

 

 

Shiny easy knitting!

 



A Skirt for Winter

My plan was a skirt for fall but it didn't turn out that way.

I used another yarn than in the pattern and it was a nice yarn.

But when the skirt was almost finished I realised that

I didn't like the hem. I unraveled the skirt!

Then I bought the yarn used in the pattern. I knitted samples to find out which kind of hem I would like.

 

 

Then I noticed that I needed to buy a circular needle and I had to go Stockholm to get the right one.

But now I've started to knit the wrap skirt again.

 

 

The hem is simple and worked in garter stitch.

So far it looks good!

 

 



Stripes & A Scalloped Edge

The scalloped edge and the stripes make this shawl a favorite.

This one is for a friend.

 

 

 

I'm going to make one for myself as well but in another color combination and the yarn is already purchased.

 

 

Scalloped Shawl knitted in Malabrigo Sock.

 





Powerful Color Combination

The warm earth colors make the scarf

both colorful and powerful.

 

 

My friend is a colorful woman.

This scarf will suit her perfectly!

 

 



Scalloped Shawl

I really like shawls with scalloped edges.

For me they give a softer impression.

 

This versatile shawl is Scalloped Shawl. It looks good from both sides and you can make it in one color as well as two. 

Designer is Breean E Miller and you find the pattern on Ravely and in Malabrigo's book 3.

 

 

This color combination is for a friend.

The yarn is Malabrigo Sock and I have ordered it from Loop in London. These lovely earth colors are 802 terracota and 810 cordovan.

 

 



So Warm and Soft

It is like a little miracle.

Light as a feather and warm and soft.

 

 

So elegant in its simplicity.

 

 

The yarn is Kidsilk Haze from Rowan.

 

 



The Wrap Skirt Again!

Maybe someone has wondered if the wrap skirt is finished. Well, it almost was. But..., I was not happy with the hem, so I unraveled it.

 

 

I love this skirt so now I start it all over again but with the yarn used in the pattern. Though I'm still considering how to make the lower edge to get a nice drape.

 

220 Heathers from Cascade Yarns

7811, Purple Jewel Heather

 

 



Flowery Necklace

It's both beautiful and cute, the necklace crocheted in the lovely sequin yarn. 

 

 

The necklace is made of 3 different strings that are crocheted together.

 

Flowers, buds and leaves.

 

 

 

Shades of Winter

I'm almost longing for winter when looking in this beautiful knitting book. Cozy designs in lovely winter shades!

 

 

In this book you find designs for both beginners as for more experienced knitters.

 

 

Warm and beautiful garments in a wonderful winter landscape.

 

Winter white is so beautiful!

 

 

This book is soon going to be released in english,

'Shades of Winter'.

 

 



Chubby for the Lips

A crayon for the lips

that is easy to use and gives a lot of colour.

The Chubby Stick from Clinique is a moisturizing lip balm that gives colour and shine without being sticky.

A new lip favorite in a lot of colours.

 

  

Chubby Stick from Clinique

 

 



Triangular Shawl

A warm and soft shawl is good to have now when it's getting colder.

This design is rather simple and have a pretty lace pattern.

 

 

It's from the book 'Sy och sticka på egen hand' by Eva Kruk.

You find a similar design on Ravelry.

 

 

This is a book with basic designs to sew and knit.

You can easily develop them as you wish for your own style and taste.

 

 

The pretty shawl is knitted in Rowan Kidsilk Haze, a wonderful yarn in mohair and silk. It comes in a lot of lovely colors.

Rowan has a similar design, the shawl 'Birch'.

 

For both shawls, it says in the pattern that the yarn amount is 3 balls. I've knitted two shawls and in one case that was not enough 

but I had to by another ball.

I know now that this has happened to more knitters of this pattern. 

To be sure that the amount of yarn is enough, the alternatives are to either cast on less stitches, 279st instead of 299st, or to buy 4 balls.

 

 

This color is Marmalade, 596.

 

 



Advanced Style

Here it is! The book for women who love clothes and style!

Their own style!
 

 

'Advanced Style', Ari Seth Cohen




''Celebrate every day and don't look at the calendar.''

 

 

 

 

''You know, for an older woman I don't go for style, I go after elegance. That's what I go for. It was always elegance.''

 

 

Be inspired to make your own creations in your own style!
 

 

 

''In your body is a good place to be.''

 

The book is sought after and the blog is popular.