When I was in Tokyo almost 6 years ago, I saw a lot of cool girls carrying around these big ruffled canvas totes. Being a fan of all thing flouncy and ruffly (that’s probably not a word) I tried to find one to buy but in the end I decided make one once I got […]
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It might be spring but me and my giraffe neck still need a neck warmer. Lucky for me I like making things. The neck warmer I crocheted last year was in a thick recycled yarn and ended up being a bit bulky, which ideal for winter. So now I wanted a thinner one I could […]
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Don’t you love it when you can clearly notice that you’re getting better at something? I knitted another beanie, finished it without major drama and it fits exactly the way that I wanted it to! I used the previous beanie I knitted as a starting point and this pattern for the decreasing. The amount of […]
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I think this is maybe the first hat I’ve ever owned (at least as an adult)! I got tired of looking for summer hats online and finally crocheted one myself. I sort of followed this pattern using this paper yarn.I’m really glad to finally have a summer hat that fits and stays put. I was […]
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It might already be spring and sandal weather might be just around the corner but I’ve been knitting a beanie. Even though I’ve knitted on semi industrial knitting machines, I somehow thought that knitting in the round by hand was something that was going to require a lot of practice on my part. However, it […]
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Parallellogramming is not a word but bare with me! Remember that scarf I started knitting last spring? I finally finished it. It took a while as expected but once I really got into it the pattern didn’t feel so complicated any more and I could even knit it while watching tv-shows. When I started, my […]
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Why Nicola you may ask? I just like naming things. Spring has arrived so I probably shouldn’t be posting such a winter related thing as a neck warmer but my neck is always cold and Helsinki is really windy, so that’s my excuse. The idea for this neck warmer came to me months ago when […]
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Remember that scarf I started crocheting while I was still knitting another scarf? Well, it’s finally done and just in time for winter (or it looks like it’s gonna be a lot of rain instead of snow). It ended up being almost two metres long and a bit heavy but the weight actually helps keep […]
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And all of a sudden it’s October! I wasn’t planning on taking a hiatus from the blog but I just got really overwhelmed with my thesis. I’m handing it in in a few weeks so so keep your finger crossed that I keep my sanity during this time. I came across the crossed single crochet […]
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I’m only about half way done with my knitted scarf and I’ve already started on a crocheted one. Is this coming winter going to colder than usual? I have no idea but when it comes to scarves, I’ve got it covered. I decided on this textured wave stitch way back when I tried it for […]
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Parallelogram, try saying that five times! Quite the tongue twister.I’ve been wanting to knit a scarf for a while. I wanted one to partially replace some of my wool scarves but also have a thicker scarf for the colder days of spring. I also wanted a handicraft project that I can just pick up when […]
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It’s been a while since I learned some new crochet stitches just for fun. Tapestry crochet kinda took over all my crafting when I realised that the technique wasn’t as complicated as I first thought. I went through all my ” I must test this later” list of stitches and chose a couple that intrigued […]
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The issue of plastic waste is really topical and important but so frustrating. On one hand you feel the politicians you’ve elected into office aren’t being hard enough on the industries that make and use so much plastic. On the other hand you realise how difficult it can be to avoid plastic in everyday life. […]
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I learned to crochet when I was a kid but to this day I still find new things about the technique to get excited about. There are so many styles of crochet and you can make such a wide range of things. Good thing for me ’cause I love learning new things. A good friend […]
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Remember those crochet cotton pads I made a few months ago? Well I decided to make a set from the thin cotton yarn I tested then. They might not absorb that much liquid but they have a nice exfoliating feature I like. I only do the laundry about once a week so I’m gonna need […]
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After I finished knitting my seed stitch scarf, I vowed to stay away from big knitting projects for a while. I want to focus more on my sewing projects, so with knitting I’ll mostly stick to learning some new challenging stitches. Here are the latest additions to the My Stitch Library. I would like to have a […]
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It only took me a year! Well, it’s been finished for a month or so, I just hadn’t gotten around to taking pictures of it. Why did it take so long? I’m in a way new to knitting so my pace is quit slow. Also, I was crocheting all kinds of projects in between so this scarf […]
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As you know I like to learn new crochet stitches on a regular basis. I usually crochet small swatches that I later use as reference when choosing stitches for bigger projects. After I had finished my latest batch of swatches I realised that if I crocheted the swatches a little bigger I would have made […]
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I’ve been thinking about making a big and warm triangle scarf for a while now, I just haven’t been able to decide how to make it. Winter may be over (thank goodness!) but I’ve given up trying to make big projects during the season they’re intended for. Instead I get started when I have the […]
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I’m the kind of person who really hates looking for things. This has made into an avid organiser. My space is not always clean (I’m not a big fan of vacuum cleaners) but my things are always organised. One side effect of this is that I have a weakness for what you could call organising […]
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