...then Greek Easter ( a week later) and getting ready for May 1, I managed to release my neon yellow Half Lemon Pi Shawl and it is now available for purchase on Ravelry. I think this colorway that Lise has created ust puts a smile on my face and, boy, do we need reasons for …
...knitting for sanity in times of international crisis is today's topic! Today is my 8th anniversary with WordPress and I thought I should take a moment or two and let you know how I've been spending these last couple of weeks. Well, I finally wrote and put to testing a one-skein shawl pattern that I …
...have been mingling inside my head and on my needles this past couple of years. When I started creating my own handknit wardrobe, back in the late '80s, "the era of dinosaurs" as my son calls it, knitting was mostly a way of making beautiful things to wear inspired by the feedback of that time: …
...even if we happen to stay far away; take Betta and me for example. Betta, Elisabetta Colombini, is the independent yarn dyer/spinner/ knitting pattern author bettern known as "Le Tinte del Bosco". We have never been together in the same place, yet we are so close in spirit, we think and feel alike, we use …
those affected by the wildfires in Greece during the past week: all incoming sales of the Apokal'okairo Shawl pattern will go to the Hellenic Red Cross for their relief. Clicking on the link below the photos should take you to my Ravelry Pattern page. This is a sad summer for Greece. Thank you in advance. …
Surprise! No abbreviations needed for the Greek vesrsion, as everything is explained in Greek wihout any abbreviations! Happy knitting!
You will need yarn as mentioned in my previous post and Size 5mm needles. Here are the instructions in English and Spanish: Now, here you have the instructions in Greek: In a future post I will give you details and further instructions, so you can knit up this easy-peasy boomerang-shaped shawl! Stay tuned! PS. You …
...is a great idea when you A) can't pay much attention to your project, because you are paying attention to a TV show OR B) have lots of yarn leftovers you want to use but they aren't enough for a structured, written pattern. It happens to me all the time and I bet it happens …
...consistent in how we use the written word in a knitting pattern is frequently neglected and this can lead the reader/knitter to many a confusing situations. Well, as you may have guessed, today's post is going to be about the frustrations I have faced when knitting from a pattern that was poorly translated from one …
...is finally here! It is snowing today, yes, snowing! This is a rare phaenomenon here in Piraeus, I mean we live by the sea and Greece is a southern country after all, but, yes, today, we woke up to see snow falling and this is so wonderful! I am going to wear my very warm …
Although I did lots of housework during the morning, taught a distance learning class in the early afternoon and did some knitting in my current wip, I just had the need to make something sweet as a treat to my family and so I opted for an easy jam of winter fruits. Note that this is a totally improvised recipe, although I bet you all have apples, oranges, lemons and carrots in the kitchen!
Well, now I can happily say that I have finished 4 new sweaters that I can only wear at ...home, as Greece is still operating in semi-lockdown mode. Ironic, isn't it? I
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