Deep Plum Colour

September 19, 20171, Challenge, Handmade, Information, Knitswissyarns, Knitting Blog, Passion, Personal, Photography, Yarn, Wool, CottonLeave a Comment

Perfect for this fall Season is this deep Purple plum colour.

I could think of many projects to knit up…if my time would allow it.

Special Order for Carla A. Canonico of
“A Needle Pulling Thread” and KNITmuch.
Carla told me she loves her purples and is looking forward to seeing the once I have dyed for her.

“It has to be the right purple”

I believe it is the one just like the Italian dark Plums. The one we can find in most grocery stores in the past view weeks.
So here are a view skeins dyed and drying up in the last week of summer. Truly love how beautiful they look in the sunshine

Berner Oberland Pullover

August 26, 2017Canada, Challenge, Country, Fashion, Handmade, Information, Knitswissyarns, Knitting Blog, Knitting Fashion, knitwear, Passion, Personal, Stricken, Winter Season, Wool, Yarn, Wool, CottonLeave a Comment

Oh nooo….I just noticed, as I was adding the Berner Oberland Pullover

I looks like I totally neglected to show you one of my latest pattern published in A Needle Pulling Thread in the Winter 2016/2017 issue that was published in April 2017 .

Available in three different sizes and knit in worsted weight yarn. I love working with cables and try to add one in all my designs.

If you like you can purchase the pattern though the link above

Origami Shrug

August 22, 2017Cardigan, Challenge, Handmade, Information, Knitswissyarns, Knitting Blog, Knitting Fashion, knitwear, linen, Passion, Personal, Photography, Sommer Top, Stricken, Yarn, Yarn, Wool, Cotton3 Comments

Blowing in the summer wind it is for sure…

This Origami Shrug by Melissa Wehrle is so soft and light. It has been on my mind for way to long to knit this shrug up. Since I have the book now for several years I thought it really is time to start knit it up too…

Can you tell I am Soooo loving it .

I used 5 skeins of my absolute favourite yarn called Louet MerLin Sport Weight a total of 1142 meters where knit up with needle US 6 -4.0mm in the Aqua colour. So sad though this yarn is now discontinued ;-(((

If I would knit this Origami Shrug again I would be to use my KnitswissYarns in sport weight. Really think it would be stunning too.

Totally in love with this Origami Shrug.

When it came to sewing the back together I put the stitches on two separate needles and used the Kitchener this way…no one will see a seam!

(Now if you are going to knit this one up, look at the pattern errata there is a correction that is important to know! )

Celebration Tulip Cowl

August 10, 2017May 16, 2018Challenge, Cowl, Handmade, Information, Knitswissyarns, Knitting Fashion, knitwear, Passion, Photography, Seasons, Stricken, YarnLeave a Comment

File 2017-01-12, 10 48 04 AM We celebrate 150 Year Canada this year …

Celebration Tulip Cowl

has been designed to honour this event. Although I have seen the Maple Leaf Tulip in pictures only at the time of me disining this cowl. I too was inspired to reflect it in my knitting and design….with planting in the fall of 2016, 50 of the Maple Leaf Tulip bulbs. File 2017-05-31, 3 09 48 PM

So after I had a look though my already existing yarn stash I found several smaller balls of fingering weight of my own KnitswissYarns. My colours are perfect for this tulip colours and concept. I am excited to tell you the pattern was published in “A Needle Pulling Thread” Summer edition 2017

If You like you can purchase the pattern through “A Needle Pulling Thread” by clicking on the link above.

Cabled Leftover Neck Roll

June 15, 2017June 27, 2017Challenge, Handmade, Information, Knitswissyarns, Knitting Blog, Passion, Stricken, Yarn, Wool, CottonLeave a Comment

Ohh what can I knit with all this leftover yarn?

A topic we all know to well…we work on one project and then either we do not have enough yarn or too much. But what can we use that for to nice to just throw away…I think.

I am laughing at times. I have so many gorgeous yarns in my stash that are waiting for YES…

“That Perfect Project”

Believe me, I will find one just give me time.

However I tend to go to my leftover yarns and use them up most of the time.

I just can’t see it sitting around to long …As my mother would say when we chat on Skype. Oh Jacqueline “How many scarfs or shawls do you need?” LOL never enough winters are cold here in Canada… same as in Switzerland just much longer. You can belive me add-on one month on each ende of the winter then you have Canada weather easily….

Anyway let’s forget about the weather, back to knitting I really love to just be creative and work something up as I go.

“A Needle Pulling Thread” Spring 2017

the request was ” What to do with leftover yarns?” Ah ha I though…!

A Neck roll form I had around the home and so it became my

“Cabled Leftover Neck Roll”

Pattern can buy purchased here or find the magazine at your newsstand. Yarn well guess what, just use some of your leftover stash and make it YOURS… play with as many colours or yarn type as you like and just have fun…

Smiles I am proud to have been in “A Needle Pulling Thread” magazine for more than one year now. Thanks Carla and John for believing in my talent.

Happy Knitting …..

Kiki Mittens

February 25, 20171, Challenge, HanddyedYarn, Handmade, Information, Knitswissyarns, Knitting Fashion, knitwear, Passion, Photography, Seasons, Stricken, Tiere, Winter Season, Yarn, Wool, Cotton1 Comment

Not just once I knit them ..yes two pairs I knit up…well this one was a funny one. I hade this really nice colour in stock of my own “KnitswissYarns” fingering weight in light and dark gray and a red for accents. Pattern is available to purchase on Raverly too

So as I am knitting them my daughters hamster had babies again. Believe me they are sooo adorable and sooo tiny and grow within 3-4 weeks to the point where we need to find a home for them.

So here is where I am going with this story. I was past 2/3 of one mitten when I decided to go and see the babies..not relizing I must have moved the magnetic strip marker on the pattern up by yessss…. two rows.

back to my knitting…started where I thought I had left and knit to top of fingers where I cast off. Ok looks goo I though..but what is that…the pattern is not like the fist part…what did I d here?

So no way I am going to open this up just knit the second one with the same error…no not error I call it the “Kiki Mittens” because that is what the hamster mom is called.

So ok, knit the second mitten the same way. Only to realize “I” know knit to mittens for my right hand….AHHHHHH how could I be so …..? Could not believe this..

Ok now I had to knit two left once with the same “Kiki” thought…lol

So love them and what a story I thought….Smile Maria I know you told me you love that second pair as much as I love mine too….

If You are interested in having a baby Hamster pleas esend me a text this once are already gone but my daughter is breeding them and we seem to have them about every other month. she would be happy to sell them close to our home too.

only 3 weeks old..perfect add for bandads…lol

5 babies in this litter

Nicht nur einmal habe ich diese gestrickt ..ja zwei Paare wurden gestrickt … lustige. Ich hatte diese wirklich schöne Farben auf Lager von meinem eigenen “KnitswissYarns” fingering Gewicht in hell und dunkelgrau und ein Rot für Akzente.

So ok los ging es mit dem Stricken. Zur gleichen Zeit hatte wir auch Hamster Babys. Glaub’ mir, die sind sooo niedlich und sooo winzig und wachsen innerhalb von 3-4 Wochen bis zu dem Punkt, wo wir ein Haus für sie finden müssen.

Also hier ist es, wo ich mit dieser Geschichte hingehe. Meine Strickarbeit war schon 2/3 von einem Handschuh fertig, als ich beschloss die Babys zu sehen … doch irgendwie verschob ich die magnetische Streifenmarkierung auf dem Muster bei … zwei Reihen !!

Zurück zu meinem Stricken … begann, wo ich dachte, ich war zu letzt und strickte weiter. Fertig ist einer dachte ich … aber was ist das … das Muster ist nicht wie beim esten Teil … was habe ich falsh gemacht hier?

Also auf kein fall werde ich das auftun! Nur muss ich den Fehler fuer den zweiten handschu auch noch einmal stricken…ok kein problem. Ich nenne es die “Kiki Handschuhe” so heisst die Hamster Mama.

Ok der zweiten Handschuh ist auch fertig. aber was ist das????Nein zwei rechte Händ habe ich doch nicht! Doch zwei recht eHandschuhe habe ich hier gestrickt…. AHHHHHHH wie konnte ich das machen …..? Kaum zu glauben

Ok, jetzt musste ich zwei linke Handschue stricken damit ich dise anziehen kann…doch denke ich das ist kein fehler nur meine “Kiki” Handschuhe Muster speciell denke ich schon … lol

Yehh ALL Quilted

February 9, 2017February 9, 2017Challenge, Cotton Fabric, Country, Fall Season, Handmade, Passion, Photography, Quilt, Quilting, Seasons, Winter Season3 Comments

As promised here is the picture of my fished

“Log Cabin Quilt”

All done in light, medium and dark Orange Cotton Fabric and light, medium and dark gray Cotton fabric.

See previous post on this Log Cabin Quilt here!

Love, Love, Love these colours!!!

For the back I used this black soft and heavy Sued Minky fabric we have at the moment at The Quilt Store Sooo soft and cuddly great for any winter!

I free motion quilted this Queen Size 90″x 91″on the HQ Fusion at the store too … It is amazing what all the longarm machines can do when you program the patterns into them and have IT do the quilting. However, I myself like to work it in free motion so it is truly all done by my hands….well just not “hand sewn” I know ….smiles enjoy ahh and as for the binding. That is my absolute favourite last thing on the Quilt …Really like sewing binding on…just like my grandmother was sewing the napkins for soooo many, many decades.

And if you really like this queen size quilt and like to buy it from me….just send me a note!

2017-01-27-08-54-14 — Log Cabin Queen Size Quilt 90″ x 91″ all done.

file-2016-11-07-6-44-18-pm — picture from earlier post without the back and quilting done

Totoro Mittens

February 8, 2017Bilingual, Challenge, Christmas, Family, Handmade, Knitswissyarns, knitwear, Seasons, Yarn9 Comments

Totoro Mittens for my daughter.

Totoro is a character from “My Neighbour Totoro”

Oh ok I have knit them for her for Christmas 2016 and I am totally forgot to show them to You…like so many other items I have knit since them…So I have to catch up very fast. Seems like I have been busy posting about hikes or food lately.

Well the Totoro Mittens by brella on Ravelry are a hit with my daughter. She loves them and apparently wears them all the time. Yeh I would too in this cold Canadian weather.

For the mittens I used two skeins of my “KnitswissYarns” in a DK weight 100% Superwash Merino wool so great far washing too. One in each colour gray and purple and needle size 4mm. Yarn is soon available for online order too.

Totoro Handschuhe für meine Tochter. Oh ok ich hatte diese auf die letzte Weihnachten 2016 gestrickt und total vergessen es Euch zu zeigen … wie so viele andere Gegenstände, die ich seit dann gestrickt habe … Also dass muss ich schnell aufholen. Scheint ich habe von Wanderungen und Backen geplaudert. Und all das Geschtricket vergessen.

Nun die “Totoro Handschuhe” von brella auf Ravelry sind ein Hit bei meiner Tochter. Sie liebt sie und scheinbar trägt sie diese immer draussen in diesem kalten Kanadischen Wetter.

Squirrel – Winter Fun

December 13, 2016December 13, 2016Animals, Challenge, Food, Life, Nature, Photography, Pictures, Seasons, Tiere, Winter SeasonLeave a Comment

A week ago we had the second snowfall of this winter-season. Perfect time to get my camera outside to see what we can capture.

Smile I thought it will just be snow, berries, branches, bushes and lanterns covered in snow. Well look again….

A Squirrel was busy munching on some berries. So cool how it hangs in the tree.

Me, still trying to figure out my camera and all the bells and whistles it has. Decided to set it at “Manual” setting this time and learn how to get the correct setting for what I want to see. Yes I know some could be better but good for now.

Vor einer Woche hatten wir den zweite Schneefall in diser Winter-Saison. Perfekte, meine Kamera in Motion zu setzen. Mal sehen was wir so zu sehen bekommen durch die Linse. Lächelnd dachte ich, es wird nur Schnee, Beeren ,Zweige, Sträucher und Lampen sein die im Schnee bedeckt sind. Doch schau her ….ein Eichhörnchen! Ganz beschäftigt kaute es hängend am Baum einige Beeren. So cool, wie es da herum hängt.

Oh ja ich weiss, bin immer noch am lernen. Meine Kamera hat so vieles dass ich noch nicht kann. Doch beschlossen ich diesmal nur on “Manual” photos zu nehmen. Die richtige Einstellung für dass was ich sehe und alles muss besonders bei Tieren schnell schnell gehne. Ja, ich weiß, dass einige könnte besser sein, aber gut für jetzt.

Log Cabin Quilt

November 7, 2016Challenge, Cotton Fabric, Fabric, Handmade, Information, Passion, Personal, Photography, Quilt, Quilting, Sewing6 Comments

Finally I decided to piece this Log Cabin quilt together. I have had this fabric for over two years in my stash….sounds familiar to You? The pattern is called “Fields of Furrows” All together 36 blocks in 10 hours …huwww. Done.

Then sewing it all into one big Queen size piece by piece. Smiles, it would not go without a hickup….I had it all placed correct and still was able to sew one strip wrong so the howl section looked off. Undo my stitching and back together the right way…in no time.

Now just have to get the batting backing and I have lots of fabric left so may even do something fun for the backing with all that extra fabric instead of buying more fabric. then the Quilting…..chat soon again. Have a great week

All the fabric I used and still have leftovers

Cut and sew

My blocks look like this

My choice in the lay out

way tooooo many

another option ….and it goes on and one

another perfect option….

Entlich entschloss ich mich, diese Blockhauskabine Quilt zusammenzusetzen. Hatte den Stoff schon bals zwei Jahre in meinem Kasten, doch dass kennt Ihr sicher auch…. Das Muster heißt “Fields of Furrows”. Ganze 36 Blöcke in 10 Stunden … huwww. Erledigt.

Dann nähte ich alle in einem großen Queen-Size-Stück für Stück. Lächelt, es geht ja nicht ohne ein hickup …. Ich hatte alle korrekt platziert und doch kam es dazu dass ich tatsächlich immer noch einen Streifen falsch zusammen nähte. So hiess es auftrennen und wieder richtig zusammen Nähen … in kürzester Zeit.

Jetzt muss ich nur die Batting kaufen. Für die Rückseite da binn ich noch nicht sicher da ich noch viel Stoff vor habe. Vielleicht mach ich damit noch die Rückseite.. mal sehen es muss ja nicht sein das ih noch mehr Stoff kaufe dazu. Dann die Quilting ….. bald wieder chatten. Wünsche Euch allen eine großartige Woche…

Rattlesnake Point

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016Animals, Bruce Trail, Canada, Challenge, Fall Season, Information, Life, Memory, Nature, Passion, Personal, PhotographyLeave a Comment

I was taken back by all big crevasses in this Forest.

Rattlesnake Point by Milton, Ontario.

part of the trail was also on The Bruce Trail..

Amazing my hubby walked all of the Bruce Trail in the past two years and this in all kinds of weather…Congratulatons to him and his buddies. What a accomplishment!

As whe had lunch we had a visit by this Garter Snake

What a perfect place for a Sunday hike with my hubby.I was able to take my camera along and WOW I have to say my hubby truly has to slow his walking pace down with me. Just like to see things from a different view. Close up mostly I have to admit. See my next post coming soon…

It reminded me a bit of some places back home. I think I remember somewhere in the “D’Hölli” ? Some of you back home perhaps you can help me out on this one. But I remember someplace like this in one of the Forest by Möhlin, Switzerland.

Nun darf ich doch sagen ich war in einem “Mähriwald”! Rattlesnake-Point bei Milton, Ontario ist so bezaubernd mit all den grossen Felsen die gespalten sind und offene Höhlen zeigen. Teil der Strecke war “The Bruce Trail” den mein Mann währent den letzten zwei Jahren bewandert hat von Anfangs bis Ende in jedem Wetter. Congratulatons an Ihn und seinen Kumpels. Was für eine Leistung!

Was für ein perfekter Ort für einen Sonntags Wanderung mit meinem hubby. Meine Kamera kommt natürlich mit dabei. so musste mein Mann halt auch etwas langsamer laufen…und geduld mit mir haben.

Es erinnerte mich ein wenig an einen Wald bei uns zu Hause. Ich denke, dass ist irgendwo in der “D’Hölli”? Einige von euch zu Hause ,vielleicht können Ihr mir dabei helfen wo das war. Aber ich erinnere mich an so ein Ort in einem der Wald nur nicht sicher wo…

Sewn Zentangle Portrait

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016Canvas, Challenge, Cotton Fabric, Fabric, Handmade, Information, Knitting Blog, Memory, Passion, Personal, Photography, Pictures, Quilting4 Comments

ZENTANGLE SELF PORTRAIT

A Portrait of mine all done on my sewing machine. Wow this took 12 hours to finish and look at this. Cool I think.

Our class teacher Ana Paula Brasil is really fantastic and with so much spunk. However I was not so sure about drawing my face or anyones face for that matter. Really don’t like drawing faces. Rather landscapes, mountains or sit by a pond peaceful quiet places you know…. Faces and people are not quiet. I know that is just what I think…

This next part though is AMAZING! You get to draw with your sewing machine and create a picture all by filling in the blank spots…..Really love this part of the project, I could do this all over again. Now what to do with this is the big question. Perhaps I use it as a panel for a quilt.

file-2016-09-13-4-31-01-pm — Ana Paula Brasil holding the drawing, where I have the drawing on fabric that I am working on. A good five hours to this point. With Ana explaining the idea on how we should look at drawing this kind of cartoon portrait.

Ein Portrait von mir, alles mit meine Nähmaschine genäht. Wow ganze 12 Stunden war ich dabei, dieses zu beenden.

Unsere lehrerin Ana Paula Brasil ist wirklich fantastisch und mit so viel Mumm. Allerdings war es mir nicht so drum mein Gesicht von einem Bild zu zeichnen. Paste mir gar nicht! Zeichne viel lieber Landschaften, Berg oder sitz bei einem Teich dort wo es ruhige ist. Menschen und Gesichter sind nicht ruhig. Na ja so denke ich.

Dieser nächste Teil ist aber echt Toll! Jetzt darf ich mit der Nähmaschine alle lehre Teile ausfüllen und ein Bild herstellen! ….. wirklich lieben diesen Teil des Projekts. Fertig! ganze 12 stunden brauchte das…so was soll ich damit machen, ist die große Frage. Vielleicht benutze ich es als eine Teile für eine Steppdecke….

file-2016-09-13-4-30-31-pm — my favourite part of this project, drawing with the sewing machine!

Colourful Scarfs

April 13, 2016April 13, 20161, Challenge, Fabric, Handmade, Information, knitwear, Sewing2 Comments

So yes I am learning to use my Bernina Serger 800DL. Thought I’ll try to use it with this knit fabric and try using the Flatlock Stitch. Kind of getting the hang of it but really if I look at this video mine looks to lose …. doing something not right I think. Of to try it again… not giving up. I know I can do this.

But either way I like how the scarfs turned out anyways. Fun for the spring with lots of colours. I just have a hard time deciding on the one I will keep for myself…smiles.

Lach genau so ist es, ich bin dran meine neue BERNINA 800DL Serger in den Griff zu bekommen.. . So versuchte ich noch nicht so lange mit einem Strickstoff zu nähen. “Flatlock Naht”. Doch wenn ich das Video anschaue ist meine Naht etwas weiter auseinander….. vielleicht mach ich da etwas nicht richtig. Los gehts es wieder… nicht aufgeben, es kommt schon noch dass ich das lerne.

Aber auf jeden Fall die Schalls die ich hier genäht habe gefallen mir eigentlich recht gut. So schön farbig für den Frühling. Doch welchen behalte ich für mich selber…….

Hardanger Christmas Star

December 3, 2015December 3, 2015Challenge, Christmas, Craft, Hardanger, Fabric, Handmade, Holiday Season, Memory, Passion, Photography7 Comments

2015-12-03 16.15.26 — I like to be unique so red with glitter gold thread was perfect fit for me.

As we all are putting out our christmas decoration up, I came across a special handmade decoration I had made several years ago. This red Christmas Star.

Smiles I was told just last week I should be putting this all out on the tables and not have them in storage.

I was the lucky women to have a mom and grandmother that shown me lots of stuff like knitting, crocheting, tatting, Hardanger stitching and much more.

I have to say this hardanger stitching is really amazing and you better make sure you count each single thread as you go along in the setup of the outside border. Because it will hurt much more to open up all the blocks if you are off by YES ONLY ONE THREAD!

Hardanger embroidery is a form of embroidery traditionally worked with white thread on white even-weave cloth, using counted thread and drawn thread work techniques. Hardanger fabric is an evenweave cotton material woven with pairs of threads of 22 count. The weave gives a squared appearance to the fabric with distinct holes, making it easy to count and work on. DMC Pearl Cotton 5 is ideal for Hardanger Fabric. Use DMC Pearl cotton 8, for more delicate filling stitches and other surface details.

Have a look at some of the table runners most of them my mom did. I stepped out of the box and had to make the red once and one of the beige once for sure. They for sure take a while to finish!