This is not going to be a long blogpost but pure delight about a pattern that pleases me every time I work with it. The Tomten jacket, designed by Elizabeth Zimmermann and released in 1980,… More
Category: knitting
The Lilly cardigan
As much as I love Ravelry (and I love it a lot!) – it has all those knitting books I own get dusty on the shelf. However, there are exceptions: Essentially Feminine Knits by Lene… More
School Trips
Yesterday morning I took the son to the airport: together with his classmates and two teachers he will spend a week in London (he really gets to travel! Valence in January, now London …). The… More
The Birkin sweater – finally!
In early January 2018, I bought yarn in Sweden to knit the beautiful Birkin sweater (pattern by Caitlin Hunter). A good year later, what fits so easily in a single sentence, was about to become… More
Crazy for hats
As predicted, I have knit the fabulous Garter Ear Flap Hat by Purl Soho another three times: in teal, in black and in green. Of all those (five!) hats, I really liked the green one… More