From My Heart To Yours

December 29, 2018Canada, Christmas, Country, Holiday Season, Nature, Personal, Photography, Seasons, Weihnachten, Winter Season2 Comments

Oh no, how time has gone by since my last post.

I kind of got side tracked by posting on Facebook. How could I, you may ask? Well it seems to be much easier to do that with my phone.

Yes, I know I can do blog-posts on the phone too. But it seem to be a little more tedious for someone like me that is not so computer oriented. LOL

So we all had the Fall season come and go… see some of my pictures from the fall.

Well guess what, we had minus 17 on November 22nd. A brisk walk through the local park that morning and again at night, so beautiful.

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Then some more snow here and there…gurr with rain right after that.

All snow gone again. What? You say we are in winter? Normal we would be into deep winter with Christmas just past, Guess again!!! Yesterday was December 28th. A usually very cold winter day here in Canada. ..BUT not yesterday!

Believe it or not we had a temperature of “+11” .Yes plus 11 degrees. People where walking around in short sleeves… (not me).Don’t think it have seen that before in my 34 years here in Canada!

So today I woke up to – 9, ladida yes minus 9. very drastic change in temperature. I am So glad we can’t change the weather.

Enjoy the last view days of 2018 and many thanks for stopping by here on my Blog during the past years. I truly hope to be more active in the New Year.

With more posts and KnitswissYarns aswell as pattern releases here and on Ravelry.

Looking forward to seeing You again in 2019

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU

Entrelac Tutorials

April 17, 2018Christmas, Handmade, Helping Others, Information, Knitswissyarns, Knitting, Passion, Personal, Yarn, Wool, CottonLeave a Comment

I have put together a view videos in sections so hopefully this will make it easier to knit Your next Entrelac project too. I have still one more video section to do and that would be:

(Base cast on Triangles Part 1 ….)

by clicking on each section below to view video you’ll get redirected to my YouTub Account.

Right Middle Block squares Part 2

Left Edge Triangle Part 3

Left Middle Block Squares Part 4

Right Edge Triangle Part 5

Finals Edge Cast Off Tringle Part 6

A Wonderful Christmas To All

December 20, 2017Christmas, Crafts, Family, Handmade, Holiday Season, Information, Memory, Nature, Passion, Personal, Photography, Weihnachten, Winter, Winter SeasonLeave a Comment

File 2017-12-20, 12 11 53 PM — A Handcrafted Christmas card came in the mail last week…it is absolutely beautiful! Theresa you are a wonderful artist! Thank You

Many, many Thanks to All of You that visit my blog through-out the years and have visit me in person for knitting, crocheting or yes quilting advise at my home or at work…. I truly believe I have a wonderful friendship with so many of you.

Your comments on the blog or in person make me smile….

Thank You for believing in me :-)))

Wishing You and your loved once a Very Happy Christmas and an Amazing 2018

File 2017-12-20, 12 09 45 PM — This Ornament is so simple and adorable and I know it is created with much passion and love. Thanks Ave

Coffee Shop Wrap

December 9, 2017December 7, 2017Challenge, Christmas, Handmade, Information, Knitswissyarns, Knitting, Knitting Fashion, knitwear, Passion, Photography, Shawl, Stricken, Yarn, Wool, CottonLeave a Comment

The colours in this wrap are just perfect for this pattern and guess what I used up all kinds of my left-over scarp yarns…well not really scrap yarn as it is all so wonderful and we never have scrap yarn if you are thinking like me…

I always tend to think what can I make with this little bit of yarn before I go to my perfectly full skeins that are just waiting to be use for

“THAT PERFECT PROJECT”

So if you are like me then you saved up many PERFECTLY amazing yarn and use up the left-over yarns… smiles ….

I did say that I am not going to able to knit up all this yarn and wear it before I am not here anymore….well I decided to start using my So Amazing yarns and knit up something gorgeous. Even If I have to give it to an appreciating person that would wear it….so ok enough of this chabbering…lets get knitting… and designing my next project for January issue….off to work I go.

But here is the info for this fun wrap ….totally love it.

Coffee Shop Wrap by Alexandra Tavel

and the yarn is the best I have to say …smiles my own KnitSwissYarns and all in Fingering 100% Superwash Merino Wool as I said all bits and pices …and needle size 4mm just really love that lose drap to the wrap.

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.

Baking,Baking…..more Baking

December 14, 2016December 13, 2016Baking, Bread, Christmas, Seasons1 Comment

Woo isn’t in the kitchen this time of year…well It took a little for me this year. As I was chatting with my mom back home last Thursday it came to me I really should have some fresh new bread and cookies in our home too. So let’s get busy….in no time I had dough for two “Zopf” rising and “Spitzbuebe” (a Swiss Cookie) cookie dough in fridge cooling to roll out later too

Ohhh soooo the bread was backing and the cookies had been filled with home-made Plume Jam too. Though I can also try one of my Cranberry-Vinegar. Perfect for Carrot salad dressing. My home was warm with all the baking aroma….Are You hungry yet?

Wer wird jetzt nicht schon in der Küche sein und baken zu dieser Jahreszeit?

Es dauerte ein wenig für mich in diesem Jahr…. Als ich am vergangenden Donnerstag mit meiner Mutter zuhause in der Schweiz plauderte ja via Skype , wurde mir klar dass ich doch etwas baken sollte. So frisches Brot und Guetzli. So let’s get busy….in kurzer Zeit hatte ich Teig für zwei “Zopf” und “Spitzbuebe” Teig im Kühlschrank zu kühlen..

**Cranberry-Vinegar a perfect vinegar for carrot salad dressing**

Schnell schnell ging das Brot in den Oven und die Cookies waren gefüllt mit selbs gemachter Pflaumen Konfiture.

Oven wieder abgekühlt kochte ich dann auch noch Cranberry-Vinegar perfekt für Rübli- Salatsoße ist …..Mein Haus duftete mit allen den Backen Aromas….

Progress On My X-Mas Quilt

August 21, 2016Christmas, Cotton Fabric, Fabric, Information, Memory, Passion, Photography, Quilt, Quilting, Winter SeasonLeave a Comment

So changed my pattern up a bit. Removed the top strip with the cars off and worked several borders around it as I liked it. Then cut out many cars and added them by sewing them on top of the quilt. Now ready to be quilted ….

I think this one is not bad for doing it all on my own with no pattern…

So änderte mein Muster ein wenig von dem ersten versuch. Trente den oberen Streifen mit den Autos ab und nähte noch ein paar verschiedene Stoffe rings herum, einfach so wie ich dachte das es gut aussieht. Einige Autos wurden dann ausgeschnitten und hinzu gefügte. Indem ich diese auf der Oberseite des Quilts annähte. Nun muss ich nur noch den richtigen hintergrund finden und los geht es mit dem Quilten…

Ich denke, bis jetzt ist es nicht schlecht ist für dass ich alles alleine ohne Muster her gezaubert habe. …

Chalet Wrap

December 24, 2015January 11, 2017Christmas, Crafts, Fall Fashion, Fall Season, Family, Handmade, Holiday Season, Information, Knit, KnitswissYarn, Knitting Blog, Knitting Fashion, knitwear, Passion, Personal, Photography, Shawl, Wool, Yarn, Wool, Cotton2 Comments

Wishing all of You

A very Happy Holiday Season and a wonderful New Year.

Enjoy my New Pattern

Chalet Wrap

Chalet Wrap

This Chalet Wrap is my first pattern published in

“A Needle Pulling Thread“

magazine this past October 2015 in the Anniversary Issue. I am very happy to make this pattern available to all of you

I do ask for you to please link back any knit “Chalet Wrap” pictures you knit up to my blog or on Ravelry under Knitswiss.

Love to see your amazing Hand knit Wrap too.

And many thanks for following y blog and all your comments, visits and likes through the many years of my blog posts.

Hugs and Smiles always

Jacqueline

Apple Cinnamon Rose

December 23, 2015December 23, 2015Christmas, Food, Home Baking, Passion, Personal, Photography2 Comments

Apple Cinnamon Rose

Tastes just as yummy as the Raspberry Jam sweet Flower.

I am on a roll with this baking now. Love the sweet smell of home-baking in our home.

A sweet dough was rising this am and apples were peeled and coped. Then mixed together with cinnamon and sugar. Dough rolled into four rectangles and spread with apple cinnamon stuffing. Rolled up and then cut to sections, placed in a round baking dish and backed once again at 350 degrees for 30 -40 min drizzled with Icing sugar paste

umm sooo tasty.

Apfel Zimt Rose schmeckt genauso lecker wie die ……….

Ich bin auf einer Rolle mit diesem backen. Der süße Duft von frisch gebacken Brot oder Kuchen in unserem Haus is herrlich.

Einen Süßem Teig aufgehen lassen am Heutigen morgen. Äpfel wurden geschält und klein geschnitten. Dann gemischt mit Zucker und Zimt. Teig gerollt in vier Rechtecke und verbreitet mit Apfel Zimt Füllung. Aufgerollt und dann Teile geschnitten und in eine Backform gelegt, bei 350 Grad für 30 -40 min gebacken …..

beträufelt mit einer flüsigen Puderzucker Mischung

umm sooo lecker.

This was yesterdays baking. One Pizza Twist and one Apple Cinnamon ...likes the smell of the apple and cinnamon so much just had to bake one for us too. — This was yesterday’s baking. One Pizza Twist and one Apple Cinnamon …liked the smell of the apple and cinnamon so much just had to bake one for us too….

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!

Christmas Placemats

November 29, 2015November 29, 2015Christmas, Cotton Fabric, Handmade, Quilting, Sewing6 Comments

File 2015-11-29, 4 03 18 PM A great day to be sewing and cooking today. We have not had chilli in some time so hubby gone out for a hicke thought it would be great to have a hot pot of Chilli all ready to enjoy together.

So while that was cooking in my crockpot ….what do I do next was the question? Yes I know knitting could be something.

But I had brought some great fabrics at my work “The Quilt Store”not to long ago and Christmas is soon here. So off I went and put together four placemats for kitchen island.

I really love this 9 patch pattern that Wendy got my hooked on. My squares are cut to a 6″x6″ then sewn together in a pleasing look.

2015-11-29 12.52.27 — 9 Patch Placemats.Smiles, so easy and fast to sew up. Even if you have not enough fabric from making the backing all the same. No problem, I usually have two the same so they can be turned around and enjoyed a little longer and it looks like I have a endless selection in placemats.

Etwas kälter ist es Heute so recht schön zum Nähen und Kochen. Da wir schon lange kein Chilli gegessen haben und mein Mann für vier Stunden auf einer Wanderung ist wird es so richtig gut schmecken wenn er nach Hause kommt.

File 2015-11-29, 4 11 27 PM — Above you see the front with e different fabric patterns and the red backing for the 2 sets and the x-mass print for the other set.

So einen heißen Topf Chilli ist immer passend zusammen zu genießen. Während das Abendessen in meinem crockpot kocht…. War die Frage nun was mache ich nächstens?

Ja,ich weiß Stricken. Aber ich hatte einige tolle Stoffe auf Lager. So geht es los mit schneiden und nähen und schon waren wieder vier neue Tischsets fertig. Normalerweise habe ich zwei gleiche, so dass sie umgedreht werden können sieht aus wie ich eine endlose Auswahl Tischsets habe….lach

File 2015-11-29, 5 05 05 PM — Supper is all ready

Fall Rag Quilt

November 21, 2015November 21, 2015Canada, Christmas, Cotton Fabric, Crafts, Fabric, Fall Season, Fashion, Handmade, Passion, Quilt, Quilting, SewingLeave a Comment

We sew quilts together and as we all know there is always leftover fabric from the quilt we just proudly finished. So no surprise I had a view pieces of flannel left from a previous quilt I put together.

Working at The Quilt Store , I get to see new fabric coming in and believe me the colours and prints are very hard to resist.

Truly believe with Clodagh our new Owner of the store, that the supplies will be gorgeous and you too will find what you are looking for your next project.

So here is what I just put together this morning. This Rag Quilt is not finished as I am looking for a border to go around the edge.

Kind of got the sewing bug yesterday while I helped out at my friends booth “Divas Quilting Studio”

at the Seasons Christmas Show

Ursula has some amazing quilts for sale till tomorrow November 22nd. Great Christmas gifts at really good prices.

Myrtille Shawl

April 11, 2015April 9, 2015Christmas, Fashion, Handmade, Holiday Season, Information, Knitting Blog, knitwear, Personal, Photography, Switzerland / Schweiz, Yarn, Wool, CottonLeave a Comment

Myrtille by Coralie Grillet

A wonderful pattern that was especially designed for this kit-a-long by “Siidegarte” for the last Christmas Season 2014. (Sorry I know I am a little behind in this post)

2015-01-10 17.49.31 — Siide-Fideel is a wonderful soft Silk/Merino yarn and with this Xmas special edition colour even nice to know we have a one of a kind shawl. 1 skein = 600.0 meters (656.2 yards), 150 gram for mine I used needle US7 -4,5mm

I have ordered a view skeins from Siidegarte in the past and was happy with their services and the yarn. What makes it special to me is that it is from my home country and all there skeins are named with a true Swiss name. In “Schwiizerdütsch”

Myrtille von Coralie Grillet

Ein Muster das speziell für dieses Kit-a-long von “Siidegarte” für die letzte Weihnachtszeit 2014 entworfen wurde (Sorry, ich weiß, ich bin ein wenig hinten drein mit diesem Post )

Siide-Fideel ist eine wunderbar weiche Seiden/Merino Wolle auch die Farbe wurde speziell für den Xmas Speziall gefärbt. Eine Strang hat 600 meter mit 150 Gramm, für meinen Schal verwendete ich Nadel 4,5mm

Ich hatte schon einmal zuvor von Siidegarte Wolle bestellt und war zufrieden mit ihren schnellen Lieferung, Handlung und auch mit der Wolle. Was mir besonders gefällt ist, dass es aus meiner Heimat kommt und alle Woll-Strangen mit einem echten “Schwiizerdütschen” Namen benannt sind.

Man Hat

December 16, 2014December 16, 2014Christmas, Crafts, Fashion, Knitting, YarnLeave a Comment

“Man Hat”

as it is called…well I have added a PomPom but you can leave it off and then it would be perfect for your Man. The pattern is really wonderful and great for so many yarns.

This Man Hat by Haven Leavitt is available for free on Ravelry.

I used US 8 – 5 mm needle and yes a discontinued yarn from Cascade Yarns “Jewel” Hand Dyed with 129 meters (142 Yards) one skein was enough gorgeous blue tone one tone colour.

“Mann-Hut”

ist das Muster genannt … nur habe ich eine PomPom hinzugefügt, kann aber auch ohne PomPom sein. Das Muster ist jedoch wirklich wunderbar und großartig für so viele Wollen.

Dieser Mann-Hut von Haven Leavitt ist auf Ravelry kostenlos zur Verfügung.

Mit US 8 oder 5 mm Nadelstärke ging es los. Leider ist diese Wolle abgesetzt worden von Cascade Yarns “Jewel” Handgefärbt mit 129 Meter ein Knäuel war genug dazu und ein wunderschöner blauen Ton dazu auch noch.

Alpaca Lacy Cowl

December 15, 2014December 16, 2014Christmas, City, Crafts, Fashion, Holiday Season, Knitting, Personal, Photography, Stricken, Winter, Winter SeasonLeave a Comment

” ESTELLE Super Alpaca 60 Lacy Cowl”

With US11 – 8.0mm needle and 2 skeins = 799.2 meters (874.0 yards), 100 grams of Estelle Super Alpaca 60 Lace
A super soft and cozy yarn. Perfect company for keeping you warm this winter.

If You like you can see this at “The Yarn Store” as a sample, we have many more great colours for you.

” ESTELLE Super Alpaca 60 Lacy Cowl”

Entworfen bei Kate Atherley ist ein kostenloses Muster von Estelle Yarns. Mit US11 – 8.0mm Nadel und 2 Knäuel = 874 Meter, 100 Gramm Estelle Super- Alpaca-Lace. Eine besondere weiche und kuschelige Wolle. Perfekte für Dich warm zu halten in diesem Winter.