VITTRA is one of my designs that I don’t think many have discovered. You probably think that you only can use this recipe to knit a very cropped sweater, but you cannot be more wrong. VITTRA is the perfect construction if you already know how many stitches you usually have for the upper arm since …
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On Creativity 2.0
Thank you all that took your time to write a reply on my latest blogpost. It means so much to me to hear how you have used my videos, posts and recipe, and that my effort has been appreciated. So thank you. And that’s why I attempt to start a kind of “On Creativity 2.0”. …
All good things come to an end
I have now been posting videos and blogposts about knitting and creativity since 18 February 2020. That’s over 1400 days. In total this means more than 40 video-podcasts. I have published 14 unique recipes, and four of them are video-recipes. I have written about 30 blogposts about knitting and inspiration. I have during these years …
Creating the perfect vest
During the end of this year I have truly discovered what a perfect layering garment a vest can be. I have knitted several of them to find the perfect vest. I have knitted three different designs that I will talk to you about. 1. Cutting Edge Vest by Ailbiona https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cutting-edge-vest Cutting Edge Vest may look …
HULDRA
HULDRA was primarily not meant to be a recipe for a garment, but a canvas for you to test your creativity, skills and courage. It was the “grand finale” of my On Creativity episodes. However, HULDRA is still a recipe for a vest. You can chose to make it with or without the hood and …
Finding the perfect V-neck construction.
I don’t only knit my own designs. When it comes to sweaters I usually knit some basic top-down version using my own favourite elements, but I also want to be inspired by other designers. Especially designers that are focusing on construction. I hardly have any V-neck sweaters, so I really wanted to knit some. And …
TUVSTARR
Inspiration John Bauer is known for his beautiful, and evocative, fairy tale illustrations. Best known is the tale of the princess Tuvstarr and Skutt the Moose. The Moose takes the princess from the Dream Castle meadow to the great forest. There she meets elves who take her crown away from her. Then the witch of …
LAMMAS/the August collection: Knitting in Linärva
Welcome to my mini-series of LAMMAS/the August collection. If you haven’t read the first “episodes” please do so, and then join in on the journey. So far I have mostly talked about how I have been knitting in MasGULin, but now when I’ve almost finished my TUVSTARR I want to knit something in Linärva. It’s …
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LAMMAS/the August collection: The Simple Favör
Welcome to my mini-series of LAMMAS/the August collection. If you haven’t read the first “episodes” please do so, and then join in on the journey. Maybe you have followed my journey of designing TUVSTARR, but find it too complicated and don’t think that it’s something for you. Too yellow, too much texture, too much shaping. …
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LAMMAS/the August collection: The Progress
Welcome to my mini-series of LAMMAS/the August collection. If you haven’t read the first “episodes” please do so, and then join in on the journey. Once I hade passed the first obstacles the construction and the look started to come together. I think that the pocket is a rather genius design; simple in making, practical …