Hi, my name is Maria (aka #lacengarter_knits) and you can see me holding the only weapons I know I have to use to make my way into the huge, wide knitters’ community: needles and yarn. Although it may seem to some that I am the privileged, white-race, straight woman (and in a sense this is …
...a week earlier than I expected! I am so greateful that my wonderful group of test knitters completed the test so early (this also means it is a really quick knit, the perfect summer project). Tolerante is the second shawl pattern from the series The Peace Trilogy. Its name refers to tolerance, of cource; the …
...the custom is to sing The New Year's Carols to friends and family, wishing them a healthy, happy and prosperous year ahead. Protochronia (=The New Year's Day) is a very important day for us Greeks and we have many versions of New Years Carols to prove it! I want to wish you all the best …
...start!!! Yes, you can finally start the official MKAL knitting and, if you haven't, you can always sign up and start knitting, there is plenty of time for you to start working on that #mindlessknitting project! As you may know, a Holiday Season MKAL has become a happy habit for me; I know that knitters …
... a "must", but you know better than limiting your horizons: he has written more about Christmas than the famous "Christmas Tale" and his whole work is now Public Domain, so, just find your way to gutenberg.org and read as much as your heart wishes! My "Dickens favorite" for Christmas 2018 is from the short …
...to a Holidays Season Count-down! Here is the plan I have in mind: you know how hectic these days can be, lots of things to do, especially when you are a crafter, I bet you are working on those last minute gifts, aren't you? Well, same here, so I thought if I share my pre-Holidays …
This pattern belongs to the series of “Le emozioni che nessuno vuole” (the emotions nobody wants). Sara Sol had this wonderful idea, to create special colorways for these “negative” emotions, these feelings we do our best to avoid. We know we can’t. Life is that way; so, we better deal with them, understand why they …
...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 …
...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 …
... is such a pleasure, especially if one is working on a project that does not require too much thinking, like the one I am currrently working on: a simple "rectangle" cardigan with minimum colorwork just to make use of my precious Malabrigo Rastita leftovers. You shouldn't expect anything elaborate, some ribbing to start with, …
...Year to you! This is a photo I took in Athens, on New Year's Eve and I hope this year looks just like it: sunshine and blue skies, hope and well-being throughout this new year. 2017 has been a year of ups and downs for me and my family, but I managed to keep working …
... and just a few words about a recent pattern release are the subject of this post. I know how we all knitters squeeze time for some last-minute-gift knitting and so, I came up with a hat pattern that is perfectly suitable for the occasion: in fact, you can even use your stash leftovers and knit …
