“Sous Sous” Sweater
The Loop Knitting Shop in London has recently been hosting a “Knit Along” with the task to knit the lovely sweater “Sous Sous” (designed by Norah Gaughan) until May 1st. Well, I’m a […]
Author Archives: Suzan
First Weaving: Casbah Glacier Stole
I finally finished my first weaving! So happy! :) I tried a shawl of 40cm (15.7 inch) width and 180 or 190cm (71 or 75 inch) length. The yarn had […]
Knitting in Germany (with Tips for Munich)
I recently came across the article of Mika Kitahara in the W/S 2015 edition of the Amirisu magazine where she reported about her experiences with the “knitting culture” in Germany. Here’s a short […]
Guernsey Wrap in Blue Sky Alpacas Metalico
I named this shawl “New Year’s Wishes” as I’ve been through some difficult life events during the past years, with the need and urge to change something now. So I […]
Yarn Review: Tosh DK by Madelinetosh
Yarn Review: Tosh DK by Madelinetosh Tosh DK is a very versatile, multi-ply merino yarn in DK (double-knit) weight. For a single ply […]
Brioche Knitting Workshop with Nancy Marchant
I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a workshop with Nancy Marchant, the “queen of brioche” from Amsterdam, on Basic Brioche [dt: Patent] last Friday (Feb 20) in my local LYS […]
Read Online – New Amirisu Magazine No. 6, Winter/Spring 2015
The new issue – Winter/Spring 2015 – of the gorgeous japanese magazine amirisu (a bilingual knitting magazine from Japan) has been published both online and in print. It features a […]
Sous Sous KAL – P1 or P1tbl, that is the question
After starting the lovely sweater from the Sous Sous KAL, I wondered, why the K1tbl (RS) are knit as “normal” purl stitches in the WS rows and not as P1tbl. I know […]
Sous Sous Knit Along (KAL) on Ravelry
The Loop Knitting Shop in London is hosting a “Knit Along” (which is called “KAL” as I’ve learned recently). The designer Norah Gaughan published a pattern which you can buy […]
The first post
Well, for this first post… Why did I set up this blog? I was always hesitant opening a blog, I never thought that anyone could be interested to read what […]
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