In which I have lost my mind...

... or probably will in the near future.

This is the start of a jumper. In laceweight, mainly in stockinette. It's going to be my own design, although it is heavily inspired by the silhouette of 1940s jumpers. The body will be in stockinette with a simple lace pattern on the yoke. With a gauge of 28sts/10cm it could also be made in a light fingering weight - maybe something like Malabrigo sock?

Pattern: None yet.
Yarn: Wollmeise Lacegarn in Merlot
Needles: 2mm for ribbing, 3mm for stockinette.

FO: Welcome to the Jungle

I'm usually not a big fan of heavily variegated yarns, but when I found this one in my latest Wollmeise grab bag, I decided to give it a shot. At first I was planning to make simple stockinette socks out of it, but with the needles & stitch count I wanted to use, it pooled like hell. All the black ended up on one side of the sock, while all the green stayed on the other. After a few days in the naughty corner, the yarn came to its senses and decided it wanted to be a simple, smooshy garter stitch shawl.

Pattern: Aestlight Shawl by Gudrun Johnston
Yarn: Wollmeise 100% in WD Im Dunkle Wald
Needles: 3.5 mm

The final verdict is that I absolutely love it! The knitting was fun - although the border got a bit tedious towards the end - and it is big, warm and squishy. I will definitely make another one in a supersoft red or gray.

Sneak Preview

I'm working on a sock pattern. It will be toe-up in 3 sizes (54, 63, 72 stitches around) and hopefully available early April. The pictures are taken, most of the math is done and I'm planning to finish the pattern this weekend so I can offer it for test knitting early next week.

FO: 1940s Jumper

After a rather long trip to Paris, my camera has finally found its way back to me. This means proper photos of proper FOs!


Pattern: 1940s Jumper from A Stitch in Time
Yarn: Wollmeise 100% in Sabrina - 2 skeins
Needle: 2.5 & 3.5 mm

I adore this jumper! It fits like a dream and the colour is so lively. The only downside is that the neck was a bit tight, but that was easily fixed with a frogloop closure.

I might make more jumpers according to this pattern, but I'd pick up more stitches for the neck and maybe add some patterning to the yoke.

FO: Maaike's Booties

Pattern: Saartje's Booties
Yarn: Wollmeise 80/20 Twin
Needles: 2,5 mm, magic loop
Time: 2,5 hours




Just a quick present for a friend of my boyfriend, who just had a baby. Once again, apologies for the picture quality. My camera seems to still be enjoying Paris. These are the most adorable things I've ever seen. It will definitely be a repeated gift.

Ravelympics: progress report

Only 5 days into the Olympics - which I have hardly been watching because I'm not much of a sports fan - I'm already seaming my Tempest. The knitting went remarkably fast. All the stockinette made for perfect TV knitting.

Please excuse the horrible iPhone picture. In all my generosity I let a friend borrow my camera for her trip to Paris.

One side down, one to go!

Pattern: Tempest by Ann Weaver
Yarn: Wollmeise Sockenwolle 80/20 (Fuchsia & WD Lavendel, one skein each)
Needles: 3,5mm

Swap presents

Two months of emptiness already. I should be ashamed...
Anyway, I've participated in two amazing swaps recently and couldn't resist showing off the goodies I received. Not much to say about them, just that I'm really happy with everything and feel thoroughly spoiled. I hope my swap partners enjoyed their presents as much!

First up: LSG Valentine swap.

Next: Posh Yarn's Valentine swap.

Everything edible has been long gone by now, but enough remains to enjoy! Thank you all.