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”
Tag: knitting
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”
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”
New Design: Roland
I know I’m not very good at keeping the blog updated lately. But I’ve been busy – designing stuff for you guys! Today I published “New Design: Roland”
ChiaoGoo knitting needles – how love shifts
Ever since I discovered the KnitPro interchangeable needle series around 6 years ago, I’ve been a KP girl. I tried out a variety of their “ChiaoGoo knitting needles – how love shifts”
New Design: New Start
In September, I released a shawl pattern in collaboration with Rainbow Heirloom: The Road I Took. It is a pattern show casing the Nostalgia Club “New Design: New Start”
Design Process #4: Knitting…
Step 4 of designing in this series is just knitting. Knitting, adjusting my draft pattern, adjusting numbers if necessary. Trying the sweater on now and “Design Process #4: Knitting…”
Design Process #3: Casting On
Swatch and calculations done, I’m finally ready to start knitting. This is my favorite part! I usually write the pattern alongside the knitting of my “Design Process #3: Casting On”
New Design: Little Sowa
After a lot of requests and comments on my Sowa top from the Impulsive Knits collection, I decided to make a kids’ version of the pattern “New Design: Little Sowa”