knitting Archive - haekelmonster

Einfach gestrickt

Carina — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 09:45:42 +0000

„Einfach gestrickt, massentauglich, die Propaganda durch permanente Wiederholung verstärkend“ schrieb die Welt kürzlich zum Tod des russischen Choreographen Juri Grigorowitsch, der mehr als drei Jahrzehnte lang das Ballett des Moskauer Bolschoi Theaters geprägt hat. Gehört… Mehr

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Wonder Woman II

Carina — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:32:12 +0000

I can’t help but notice that I tend to repeat patterns that I like: five times Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Tomten jacket, six Alida hats, published in the KlompeLompe book and at least the same number of… Mehr

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Baker’s Twine in my bathroom

Carina — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:34:14 +0000

I really like numbers. And I like mathematics. Most of the time – clearly not when it comes to doing my tax return. Hence, on an annual basis, I visit the world’s best CPA. She… Mehr

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Global warming & a scarf

Carina — Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:24:35 +0000

Whether this scarf is wearable or not – that’s something to argue about. The scarf itself is a statement though. Four rows form one stripe; one stripe stands for one year. And while the stripes… Mehr

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Yoga socks

Carina — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:24:05 +0000

It is cold in Berlin. Way too old for summer and for me. Cold enough for wool and knitting though. Hence, before I forget until fall, here comes the pattern for the yoga socks I… Mehr

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Moomin love

Carina — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:40:51 +0000

Once upon a time – long before I moved to Berlin, before I met the man and had the son – I lived in an apartment in Germany’s former capital. Back then, I would rent… Mehr

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Tomten jacket

Carina — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 06:39:12 +0000

This is not going to be a long blogpost but pure delight about a pattern that pleases me every time I work with it. The Tomten jacket, designed by Elizabeth Zimmermann and released in 1980,… Mehr

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The Lilly cardigan

Carina — Sun, 19 May 2019 19:24:33 +0000

As much as I love Ravelry (and I love it a lot!) – it has all those knitting books I own get dusty on the shelf. However, there are exceptions: Essentially Feminine Knits by Lene… Mehr

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School Trips

Carina — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:43:08 +0000

Yesterday morning I took the son to the airport: together with his classmates and two teachers he will spend a week in London (he really gets to travel! Valence in January, now London …). The… Mehr

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The Birkin sweater – finally!

Carina — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 13:28:11 +0000

In early January 2018, I bought yarn in Sweden to knit the beautiful Birkin sweater (pattern by Caitlin Hunter). A good year later, what fits so easily in a single sentence, was about to become… Mehr

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