Category Archives: Knitting

DotSpot Socks

I’m happy with these socks. They are a combination between the Widdershins pattern in knitty which is my favourite way to make a toe-up sock and the stitch pattern found in Barbara Walkers first treasury named the Dot (sometimes spot) … Continue reading

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Swatching cityscape

I ett forsøk på å få tilbake gløden til å strikke fant jeg ut at jeg skal lage meg en genser. En fin genser. Som er litt enkel med en interesang twist. Resultatet var at jeg kjøpte mønstret Cityscape. Over … Continue reading

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More Olympic spirit

I just won two gold medals in the Ravelympics. One of them was just fun, an Ysolda hat pattern called Rose Red. The construction of this hat is genius with all shaping coming from the pattern itself (lace and cables). … Continue reading

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Damson in Bluegrass

Not long ago I received the long awaited paper edition of Whimsical Little Knits 2 and despite the fact that I still have a couple of midwinter presents (or christmas presents if you wish) to knit I just couldn’t resist … Continue reading

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Selbu Modern Progress and Orion mitts

My biggest passion these last couple of months has been stranded colour work. And not just any kind of colour work, but going back to my roots and knitting traditional Norwegian mittens (generically known as Selbu mittens, even though most … Continue reading

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