My Knitting Almanac

Stashy leaves

By: purepurly February 1, 2015February 1, 2015

Sideprojects, StashAlpaca, leaves, stash, TweedLeave a Comment

I always need a side project (or actually several…). Finding all the stash yarn and especially the tweed and alpaca inspired me to start on a larger project I have wanted to do for years. Not that it will outcompete my “monthly-theme-projects” but different moods require different knitting. This will be a good addition! I…

Stash projects

By: purepurly February 1, 2015March 1, 2015

January, Month, Sideprojects, StashJanuary, knitting, stashLeave a Comment

I have sorted most of my stash yarns. Some of them are from the earliest knitting product back in my teens! But many of them are high quality yarns I could not leave when visiting knitting stores… I saw that my favourite wool type is probably merino wool, followed by angora/wool/silk mixes. And I have…

Happy feet

By: purepurly February 1, 2015March 2, 2015

January, SocksJanuary, socks, sterk, winterLeave a Comment

Yesterday I manage to finish the Sheperds socks! I wish I had more time for knitting… but to sum up January: I made three pair of socks, and that is not bad for a sock-novise I think!

After ski!

By: purepurly January 18, 2015April 30, 2015

January, SocksAlpaca, January, socks, winterLeave a Comment

As I finally have gotten the grip on the heel and the decreases to get a snug fit of socks in general, I am now making a pair for my husband. As the cross-country skiing season is just at its best, an extra pair of socks feels good after a loooong trip in the woods. I have…

The persian carpet

By: purepurly January 18, 2015March 1, 2015

January, SocksCrochet, errors, January, Lace pattern, Mistakes, socks1 Comment

Patterns and colors in persian type carpets are a great inspiration. But one thing I find “inspiring” is the small flaws you can find in the patterns when you look closely. I have been told that this is the hallmark of handcraft; a small fingerprint from the maker of the item. I have embraced this, and…

Little Miss Summer

By: purepurly January 12, 2015May 5, 2015

January, SocksKoigu, socks, SummerLeave a Comment

I went to the library with my kids in the weekend and stopped by the shelves with knitting books and what popped out: the book: “Sokker hele året” by Bitta Mikkelsborg (the title would be something like: A year with socks). I discovered that she has a very nice blog (http://bittamisdesign.blogspot.no) and Ravelry page with…

January Grey

By: purepurly January 5, 2015March 2, 2015

January, Socksknitting, socks, vintage pattern, winterLeave a Comment

January is one of my favourite months; in Norway the minutes with daylight increase day by day and we know that the worst part of the winter is over. Or it is to be said that often face a couple of cold months before we can welcome the spring. So I feel the January must…