Project 52 – Week 38

Projekt 52

Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaka Silk # () Pattern #75: Claw Cable (en) I googled, saw and knitted. A beautiful and actually pretty easy stitch that I would love to see on some gloves. Pattern #76: Wellenzopf mit Noppen (de) A magical combination from different techniques: We have cable, bobbles and twisted stitches which I didn’t include anywhere so far.

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DIY business cards with Washi Tape

Basteln, Geekette, Tutorial

Last Saturday I was at the GeekGirlMeetup in Berlin. (Well, I am a web developer after all, right?!) The last time I was at an event like that, I was asked for business cards again and again. Of course that makes sense even in our technical world. It is still one of the easiest and fastest ways

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Project 52 – Week 37

Projekt 52

Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaka Silk # () Pattern #73: Herringbone Eyelet (en) I am not quite sure why there is herringbone in the stitch’s name as well (someone an idea?) but I liked the stitch nonetheless so I decided to take this one on as well. Pattern #74: Waving Rib (en)

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Winter 2012 – Scarves and cowls

Häkeln, Inspiration, Stricken

Entrelac Scarf by FrecklesnPurls at Craftsy Short Scarf by Kreativraum at Dawanda Fox scarf by Nina-Fuehrer at Dawanda Scarf with roses and leaves by Lora at Etsy Herringbone Cowl by Breean Elyse Miller at Ravelry Women’s scarf with hoodie by NKD You can find more scarves on my Pinterest board.

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Project 52 – Week 36

Projekt 52

Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaka Silk #112 (Sundrop) Pattern #71: One Row Button Hole (en) Something completely different: button holes! Not really the most exciting pattern but very interesting to thing about how those are really done. Pattern #72: Diamond Lace Panel (en)

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Project 52 – Week 35

Projekt 52

Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaka Silk #112 (Sundrop) Pattern #69: Tiny Bowknot (en) What a cute little and easy stitch this is. I might include it in some baby blanket at some point. Pattern #70: Corded Rib (en) As explained in the instructions the stitch is not as easily and fastly knitted but needs a bit more concentration. Especially the

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Priska, I have to start you no matter what

In Arbeit, Stricken

And then it hit me again … After last weeks review of the Verena fall 2012 magazine I just couldn’t wait any longer. As always. Oh god and I still have so many unfinished projects. But well, the yarn is here now and terribly beautiful: Rowan “Kid Classic”. I already started and what can I say,

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Project 52 – Week 34

Projekt 52

Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaka Silk #133 (Blush) Pattern #67: Gingerbread Cable Stitch (en) I am again in a cable pattern mode. Realizing that I didn’t include one in my project for quite a while now and finding this one made me use it instantly. The next one definitively won’t take so long. Pattern #68: Pointelle by Lion

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Project 52 – Week 33

Projekt 52

Yarn: Blue Sky Alpaka Silk #133 (Blush) Pattern #65: Cable Stitch (de) One of the faster knitted cable stitches. I am reminded of chromosomes but that might be because of my Bioinformatic background. Pattern #66: Brick Stitch (en) Unfortunately the slip stitches don’t turn so beautifully in my pattern as in the original. I have to have look again what I

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