This project was so much fun to knit, and the result is so cute! I finished this hat in under four days which is pretty nice for someone who mostly knits garnments with needle size 3. Also I’m not the most experienced colourwork knitter […]
Author: Treehouse Nisse
Accessories: Hats
I don’t know about where you live but here in Europe cold weather certaintly kicked in. I came to the conclusion that as a knitter I have very few cold-weather accessories. I find myself reaching for them more often. So I need to make myself […]
Fair isle: Men
Blame the start of real autumn weather, but lately I’ve been obsessing over fair isle sweaters. And the best fair-isle is, without doubt, vintage. I can browse page after page looking at the colourcharts, the patterns and the pictures. Curiously though, do you know what […]
Circle skirt: Finished
It’s done! This sew along surely was a good way to keep me motivated to make the skirt, since I’m really more of a knitter then a I’m a sewing fan. In the end I’m quite pleased with the result. You can go and read […]
Circle skirt: Inspiration
Since my circle skirt is almost finished. I thought it would be nice to make a little post about my inspiration for this skirt, which you can hopefully see back in my skirt. Inspirations: Suspender skirts: Normally I’m more drawn to 30’s and 40’s fashion, […]
Finished knitting: Mountain view cardigan (or here comes the sun)
Mountain view cardigan is finished! Took me forever to block cause my monster cats were determined on destroying the thing. Couldn’t take pictures in the weekend, with the frigging heatwave fall has going on it was way to hot outside to take pictures of an […]
Jane Eyre 2011
I saw the new Jane Eyre movie a couple of days ago! What can I say…I’m a sucker for classics. I already saw some excerpt from the movie since it’s been in theatres in america since March. We living in Europe unfortunately had to wait […]
Finished Knitting: Mermaids & Centaurs
Done!! Another tiny owl design all knitted up and ready to wear 🙂 I absolutely love it! Have worn it several times already. No modifications at all, just followed the pattern. I was a little worried about the looooong row of kitchener stitch at the […]
Better late…
Then never! Giving a summer, in which we had little sun a much more rain then normal I hadn’t really expected this anymore. However now all my little tomato’s have started to go orange. Truly a special sight in mid September.
CSSA: Circle skirt sew along
Just a quick post to let you know I’m joining in Caseys circle skirt sew along. I’m both excited and nervous about it since it will be my first sew along, and my sewing skills aren’t near as good as my knitting skills. Joining a […]