One day I was reminded that we were going to a birthday party. My sister’s son’s son was turning four. When I asked about a present, the first answer was that he did not need anything, then a little later that he likes cars and would be delighted with even the tiniest model. Right then,…
Once I start, I start. There is no stopping me. The original idea was actually something completely different: yarn bought, project started, then “no, this still is not right”, another idea, another yarn, another start and more unravelling. I did have one very definite idea, though, and had bought yarn for it. My first…
There is no getting away from it, the birthdays continue. Fortunately these are the last two in my family this year, my grandchildren. So the fingers have to keep moving. I went looking for an idea and once again landed on the Drops website. I found what I was looking for. I had already bought…
Once I got going with the knitting, I really went for it and knitted for everyone. Vests for the boys, a cardigan for my daughter-in-law, and then I suddenly got a strong urge to make something for myself too. I remembered that a very long time ago I had knitted myself a cardigan that I…
WAISTCOAT NUMBER ONE Poor as I am, I cannot afford to buy presents. But the children’s birthdays were coming up, so I decided to get my fingers moving and knit something. But what? For Christmas I made socks for all three of them, hats and neck warmers for the grandchildren, so what now? If I…
I had been thinking for ages about making myself a dress, but I never got as far as the dress, only a skirt. Then it seemed to me that I did not own a single top that would go with the skirt, so naturally I had to make one of those as well. Getting started…
I wanted to make something, either for myself or as a gift. I had this lovely colourful yarn and a neck warmer caught my eye. I had never in my life knitted with needles thicker than 4 mm, and now 6 mm! At first they felt as if they barely fitted in my hands, and…
In a winter mood…
The knee-high socks are knitted on 3 mm double-pointed needles using Alize Forever crochet thread. That was one big mistake: the thread is slippery and the needles keep falling out. I had to unravel and redo so much and pick up so many dropped stitches. It immediately reminded me that in Soviet times there used…
I think I made this set with more on-and-off enthusiasm than any real momentum 😄 The hat and booties did eventually get finished, and together they look much more cheerful than I felt while making them. The blue-and-white combination turned out beautifully soft, and the little flowered booties made the whole set instantly sweeter. Made…
