If you’re in a place where it gets pretty cold in the winter, you know that a pair of legwarmers is just the thing. For “Leftover Legwarmers – free pattern”
Author: dieuwke
How and why I’ve come to love swatching
There is one simple, short answer to this, from my perspective at least: Designing knitwear. But there’s a longer answer as well: Trying out different “How and why I’ve come to love swatching”
Vlog: The Knitter’s Kitchen Episode #1
Hi y’all! The first episode of my vlog is up an running, watch it here or on Youtube: Show notes from this episode follow below. “Vlog: The Knitter’s Kitchen Episode #1”
Recipe: Rhubarb slices / Rabarbersnitter
Here’s a twist on the traditional Danish cookie, hindbærsnitter (raspberry slices). I’ve given the recipe quite a twist by using rhubarb instead of the raspberry “Recipe: Rhubarb slices / Rabarbersnitter”
Tutorial: How to work a st+yo
The st+yo is a short row turn that can be worked as the last short row before working in the round. I’m using it when “Tutorial: How to work a st+yo”
Knitting math: Re-calculating your size
When I’m knitting other designers’ patterns, I very often end in the dilemma of my gauge not matching the pattern (but having the perfect drape “Knitting math: Re-calculating your size”
Jagged Stripes!
Hello out there! Yesterday I published the Jagged Stripes pattern – a pattern for both a shawl and a blanket, which can be made as “Jagged Stripes!”
Fringe Field Bag shoulder strap
As some of you following me on Instagram may have noted, I’ve been thoroughly bitten by the Fringe bag bug. It may seem a bit “Fringe Field Bag shoulder strap”
Recipe: Pebernødder
Here is my favorite recipe for pebernødder / pepernoten / pfeffernüsse – a Danish / Dutch / German traditional cookie that appears around Christmas time. “Recipe: Pebernødder”
New Design: Classic Plaits
Today is a really dreary, rainy day in Copenhagen, Denmark. It makes me want to knit with brightly colored yarns in order to get a “New Design: Classic Plaits”