...so, I'm counting my blessings these days! Life has been full of choices, some tough ones, others less, but, in the end, I feel I'm lucky! Lucky for the love in my life, love from my family and friends, love from my fellow knitters! And, yes,it's been a wholesome year, plenty of sad and wonderful …
... as much as possible these days. You know, there is this room in our flat that is supposed to be my own "study-workshop", well, when I get to tidy up and organize everything in a proper way. I am aware of my luck, don't get me wrong, but the truth is that rooms don't …
...is so much like meditating! It is one of my favorite ways of relaxing from work ( aka designing, writing the pattern and knitting the prototype). It is almost mindless, you just have the liberty to follow your heart and let the inspiration lead you, you make use of beautiful yarn leftovers (oh, perhaps you …
...are the best, don't you agree? When I buy yarn it usually comes in skeins such as this one pictured below and a big part of the new project process is turning those skeins of yarn into beautiful yarn cakes ready to be knit... There is suspense involved as the yarn is released and then …
...are in my mind these days, as I am trying to organize my schedule for 2018. After years of using various planners in order to "stick to the plan" of the week or the month ahead, I decided I am not that "organizeable" a person and I turned into a Bullet Journal to find the …
... is my third favorite "step" towards finishing a prototype, casting on and binding off being the first two favorites, of course. Sometimes there is a long time interval between binding off and blocking, due to several reasons. This adds to the suspense and to the pleasure after blocking, as the element of surprise takes …
...is the one that gives value for my ...time! I know there are many podcasters with very interesting ideas and tips to communicate to their audience, but not all of them seem to take into account that it is very easy to "fall out of love" after ten minutes of senseless chit-chat about this and …
...for giving Sarakatsana Shawl the first place among Ravelry Hot Right Now knitting shawl patterns. You are invited to participate in the KAL that wll take place in my Ravelry Group from april 1 to April 25. We'll have fun, share tips and photos and you get the chance to win some really cool prizes (to …
... a pattern that comes from the bottom of my heart, this is it. Sarakatsana, the woman of the Sarakatsani tribe was one of the rare Greek women to knit her legwarmers and handwarmers, using double pointed needles and 3 basic colors: black, white or rather off-white and deep, crimson red or light yellow. If you …
... now up on Ravelry and I am so grateful to my wonderful test knitters for knitting such beautiful hats and giving me feedback on the pattern! This pattern is part of a “Leftovers’ Challenge” series and it’s named after Sol=Sun in Spanish and Lux=Light in Latin. The two bright colors are, in fact, contrasting …
... is the new, exclusive FB group for those who wish to participate in test-knitting my patterns. If you are interested in participating in any of my testknits, please read the guidelines of the group and then, go ahead and apply for membership! There you are: As you know, there are 2 kinds of test-knits: …
... these valuable yarn leftovers; instead, you can use them to create new small or larger knits. If you are like me (which I'm almost sure you are) you keep your valuable leftovers stash somewhere in one or more boxes, in the hope that you will use some of it some day. Well, you know …
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