Category: Knitting

  • FO Friday: Cup of Hot Cocoa Socks

    FO Friday: Cup of Hot Cocoa Socks

    I love knitting socks and I really want to mainly have knitted socks in my life, but I’m not a quick sock knitter. I love knitting them so I always take my time to knit them. I used this pattern: Ravelry: Cup of Hot Cocoa socks pattern by Stone Knits I did start these on…

  • FO Friday – Granddad Cardigan

    FO Friday – Granddad Cardigan

    As I mention in my January yarn inventory I wanted to knit one sweater a month in 2024 and the sweater I finished in January was the Granddad Cardigan by Lene Holme Samoe. I have knit several of her kids sweater before, I have one of her books so it is super easy just to…

  • Finished Object Friday: Star of the Snow Socks

    Finished Object Friday: Star of the Snow Socks

    I love wearing knitted socks and I do love knitting them. I just somehow never get to it. The pattern is from Stone Knits and I need to knit another one of her designs! The pattern was really nicely set up and super easy to follow. I think the hardest part was to decide what…

  • Finished Object Friday: Kalle Sweater

    Finished Object Friday: Kalle Sweater

    Another sweater for KA and another sweater from Lene Holme Samsøe and her book Børnestrik – mere kærlighed på pinde. The yarn I used was Holst Tides (from my stash!) and I used two threads. The colours I used were Fuchsia, Chianti and Mandarine (I think, not 100% sure). I like Tides, it’s a 2-ply…

  • FO Friday: Þúfa by Amma Loppa

    FO Friday: Þúfa by Amma Loppa

    Another FO Friday and another sweater for KA. This was a small knit along with couple of moms that are friends of KA. We all knitted the same sweater but in different colours! Super fun! The pattern I used is from and Icelandic knitwear designer Amma Loppa and the yarn that I used was Sandnes…

  • FO Friday: Pink Cable Knit Sweater

    FO Friday: Pink Cable Knit Sweater

    I loved knitting this sweater, I loved the colour, the yarn and the pattern. Just love love love. The pattern is From Lene Holme Samsøe and is in her book Børnestrik – mere kærlighed på pinde. I have the Icelandic translation of the book and I am planning on knitting more from it! The yarn…

  • Yarn Inventory and Plans

    Yarn Inventory and Plans

    For the rest of the year I want to focus a bit more of using up the yarn that I have instead of always buying more yarn for new projects. I am not a fan of owing things that I don’t use and yarn is no exception! I am only weighing the yarn that is…

  • WIP Wednesday #4

    WIP Wednesday #4

    Finally managed to write one of these with just a week in between! I did work on one of these every day of the week. I like having several things to work on at the same time. But at the same time I would like to finish something! Cross stitch Karólína 9A Last week’s goal:…

  • WIP Wednesday #3

    WIP Wednesday #3

    I can’t organize myself well enough to post WIP Wednesday weekly, it is just every other week at the moment! I feel like I am not accomplishing anything even though I am working on most of these. Cross stitch Karólína 9A Last week’s goal: finish colour A, B, C and 1. Results: Finished: A, B,…

  • WIP Wednesday #2

    WIP Wednesday #2

    What I like about writing these WIP posts is that I need to look at my projects and then I feel more motivated to work on them. I’m working really hard on not starting on any new project this week! Won’t promise anything for next week! Cross stitch Karólína 9A Last week’s goal: finish box…