Leave it up to me though,I wanted to see how this pattern by Melanie Berg would look in just one colour. My KnitSwissYarns Fingering Merino Silk I used for this pattern is a very light tone on tone and in the right light will have a hint of purple, though the may colour is dark gray.
Loved the pattern and the distinct row of the 8 stitches add a definite interest to this shawl design. I truly enjoyed knitting this shawl up for my friends Ursi back home…..we enjoyed a truly fun time together in September on our Rhein River holiday.
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
Wish I had bought more of this gorgeous cotton yarn when I was home last April in Möhlin. My mom and I found this in our local “Landi” in Möhlin. Called “Baumwollgarn Fil De Coton”a sport weight cotton great for many crochet or knit projects.
Hope one day the Landi will carry more of it again so I can get more of it.
Love the feel and look of the yarn and sweater. Used a hook size 3.5mm (E) and all of the 4 skeins (400 grams) I bought for a small/medium but had to hook on for the larger size due to yarn.
Gerne hätte ich noch ein paar Kneuel mehr von diesem wunderschönen Baumwollgarn das ich in Möhlin im April in der Landi gekauft hatte. Dieses ” Baumwollgarn Fil De Coton ” ist ideal für viele häkeln oder strick Projekte . Hoffe, dass eines Tages die Landi es wieder im verkauf haben wird, damit ich (oder Mutt,) mehr davon besorgen kann. Ja auch meine Mutter hätte diesen pullover gern zum anziehen wie ich weiss.
Einfach perfect für diesen Netz Pullover von Teresa Chorzepa. Verwendet einen Häkel Größe 3,5 mm (E) und alle 4 Stränge (400 Gramm) für eine kleine / mittlere Grösse musste aber wegen dem Garn auf die größere Massgröße Haken. Hab es nicht gern wenn alles so eng an liegt.
A Needle Pulling Thread Magazine, May 31. 2016 issue!
Thank you very much for this opportunity!
You can see my creation “Friendship Blanket Shrug” on the Cover.
Pattern is available on pages 68 and 69.
I will be posting the pattern on Ravelry once the magazine is off the shelves for you to download.
You will be able to purchase the Magazine at Chapters and at the Creative Festival in April 2016 where the Friendship Blanket Shrug will be
Sehr erfreut bin ich schon mein Strickmuster “Friendship Blanket Shrug” ist im
“A Needle Pulling Thread” Heft, Ausgabe von dem 31. Mai 2016 veröffentlicht worden!
Vielen Dank für diese Gelegenheit!
Ihr könnt die “Freundschaft Blanket Schal” auf der Titelseite sehen und Muster ist auf Seite 68. vorhanden. Werde das Muster bei Ravelry hinein legen sobald das Magazin von den Regalen ist. Du kannst das Heft bei Chapters und im April 2016 bei Creative Festival kaufen wo der Shrug auch zum sehen ist.
A light fun pattern and ideal to wear over a strapless top or halter top.
You want your crochet work to show off.
The sleeves and back are crochet all in one piece and then at the sleeves section sewn together. Once that is done it gets easier. Just pick up the required stitches all around the body opening. Knitting in the round is easy now as it is a knit 2, purl 2, knit 2 continue to end …Lacy Cardigan 2016
The Lace Cardigan pattern ..In Sizes Small / Medium and it is easy to adapt to larger size too. I’ll be working this pattern up again in my “KnitswissYarns” shortly and have pattern available again….Happy knitting
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”
It kind of looks like I strayed away from knitting. By far I have to say. Busy with lots of new projects on the go i kind of forgot to post them. Believe me I will try to show you over the next view weeks.
in Yellow
So this Forest Weave by Yumiko Alexander is a real simple and fun knit so much so I had a view orders in to knit for friends. This summer top is knit side ways and all with some cable work and dropped stitches a fun summer knit.
Glad to use my “Mablez” needle at 5.5mm as they have a bit of a sharper point and FibraNatura Good Earth Solids a Aran weight 53% Cotton, 47% Linen wa ideal for this top.
For small size 5.5 skeins for medium to larger size 6 to 7 skeins in this yarn.
In Pink
Great for the office in the summer or cooler night. But wait who said you can’t wear it in the winter with a turtleneck under it.
Es sieht so aus, als ob ich abgekommen bin vom stricken. Im Gegenteil muss ich sagen. Glaub’ mir, ich werde versuchen in den nächsten Wochen Euch das alles zu Zeigen.
Damit ist hier dieser “Forest Weave” von Yumiko Alexander ist ein echt einfacher Sommer Pullover. Durfte den Pulli sogar noch zwei mal stricken. Dieser Sommer Pulli strickt sich von der Seite Weg und mit einigen Zopf Mustern und Fallmaschen echt toll zum Stricken und Targen
Los gings mit meinem “Mablez” Nadeln # 5,5 mm. Diese Nadlen haben einen bessern Spitz und FibraNatura Good Earth Wolle war ideal. Für kleine Größe benöttigte ich nur 5,5 Stränge für mittlere bis größere Größe 6 bis 7 Stränge in diesem Garn.
Ideal für das Büro im Sommer oder kühlere Nächt. Aber wer sagt man kann den nur im Sommer tragen,im Winter mit einem Rollkragen d’runter geht doch auch gut.
1 skein = 1307.6 meters (1430.0 yards), Hemp for Knitting hemp3LUX 1 skein of each colour: Charcoal, Purple, lilacthis one is knit with Charcol, Lilac and Purple
A shawl by Mindy Ross that you too can download on Ravelry.
Truly one of my favourites pattern. Though I have to say the yarn makes this absolutely fabulous. Have you heard of “Hemp for Knitting” yes we used to tie our old newspapers into bundles for the recycling (That was back home in Switzerland way long ago). Well this Hemp is for knitting now. much more refined and softer than the rope I used for the papers.
Love this colour combo
Love, Love love knitting with this but then I enjoy knitting with Linen too that too can be a bit stiff and hard on your hands. But it softens up soooo much with knitting, washing and wearing the garment.
Pink, White and Purple colour combo. Looks nice too
I hope you are not shying away from this when you touch the hank it really does get much softer with wear.
Hemp for Knitting hemp3LUX 1 skein = 1307.6 meters (1430.0 yards), Colors used for this shawl are: Pink,Purple and WhiteBlack, Yellow and white another fab. combo for this Shawl. I totally forgot to take a pic of the green and blue skein. Stunning tooYellow, Golden and White….love it tooHave a look at all the other colour combos one could knit this shawl up too…
Looks like our cat loves it too. Likes to be close to see what this funny machine is doing…nose away please …
Nose away please. .smiles last night he decided to bring up the crochet triangular shawl that I started to work on. so funny I found it in my bedroom on the floor …now if I only could find the hook I had stuck to it too. He is always up to something.
I should be outside in the garden
Yes they are starting to grow. Can’t wait to see them flower too
cleaning up but decided to finish a view of my unfinished sewing projects. Well kind of finished, as for the quilt, need to add batting and backing and quilt it next.
“Remembering Grandma” well mine was the “Morning Star” but it did not go as planed so changes it to “Remembering Grandma” with opening up a view seems and making it work. Looks nice now too and I am happy this way too.
Dresden Plate Pillow…Love sewing them up soooo much fun, fast and easy
The Pillow just needs some stuffing and two buttons and sewing it closed and voila. What a great idea to used up fabric I had stashed in my home…
I think I have a new favourite ” Dresden Plate” love this idea. I think I’ll work on the bag next and maybe the table runner….
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)
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.
Yes knit up all in white and black. I thought I’ll create something fun and fast. So you too can knit it up asap.
Material needed for this cowl is:
3 Shades of gray around my neck 3 times. love it that close
2 skeins of Katia Air Lux about 600 meters in black
2 skeins of Katia Kiss about 500 meters in cream
1 Circular Needle size 4.5mm at a 60 to 80cm length
Pattern:
I am holding two strands of Katia AirLux together and using 4.5mm needle
Cast on 220 stitches. This cowl will stretch a bit so if you like it shorter cast on 180 to 200 sts. I can wrap this cowl easily around my neck 3x
now knit in the round don’t worry if it is twisted!
**Knit one round ,
Purl one round,
Knit one round,
Purl one round…. and so on till you have 5 rib.
You want to end with a purl row.
Next row; k1, 2 yarn overs, k1, 2 yarn overs, k1, 2 YO, K1, 2YO continue this way to end of row.**
Next row; knit all stitches but drop all yarn overs (YO) down. That will give you the bigger stitch.
Next row; start with one purl row and then follow pattern
reaped like ** these rows ** till you run out of yarn or have the desired width of cowl.
Cast off with a bigger size needle to make sure it is lose enough.
I used different yarn too. Some I held double and some I only used one strand. Play with your colours too. In the middle pattern I held one white and one black strand together.
my cowl has a total of 5 pattern reps.
Enjoy and yes if you see an error in this pattern write-up just send me a note.
Smiles and hugs and have fun
Bear Cuddle-Iciuos Wrap is a amazingly big and bulky wrap. Winter-chill today I can honestly say! Today is the day to wear my wrap at a bitter cold -29 degrees weather and windchill. Burr… is what I say.
Well I decided to knit a second one, with my own “Knitswissyarns” I had bought several hanks of a really chunky undyed SW Merino weight yarn and some dye and off I went with my creative hand. Then the wait till it was dry. Knitting this one was just as nice as the first one. Now a very kind lady and her daughter can enjoy wearing it and keeping them warm too. Enjoy.
The pattern you can find on Ravelry under “Cuddle-icious Tasselled Wrap by Helen Firing” and the Borgo de Pazzi Firenza Naturalia is also available at “The Yarn Store.ca”
“Knitswissyarns” This is my own yarn I have dyed with a SW Merino in Super-Bulky too…love the colour and this yarn is very soft and warm too
“Bear Kuschel-Iciuos Wrap”
ist ein erstaunlich groß und dicker Wrap. Mit der Heutigen Winter-Kälte kann ich ehrlich sagen “Heute ist der Tag, für so ein kuschelig warmen grossen Wrap su tragen – bitterkälte von -29 Grad. Burr … ist, was ich sage.
Nun, ich beschlossen, eine zweiten Wrap zu stricken, mit meinem eigenen “Knitswissyarns” . Ich kauft etliche Strängen von “Super Bulky” ungefärbter SW Merino und etliche Dosen Farbstoff und los ging’s ich mit meiner kreativen Seite. Dann das Warten, bis es trocken war. Stricken war genauso schön wie der Erste. Nun eine sehr nette Dame und ihre Tochter genießen die wärmen auch von diesem Wrap.
Das Muster ist bei Ravelry unter “Cuddle-icious Quasten Wrap von Helen Firing” und der Borgo de Pazzi Firenza Naturalia ist auch bei “The Yarn Store.ca” zu kaufen. Meine Wolle ja da kanst Du mir schreiben wenn DU interresse dazu hast, im Moment bin ich noch mehr am Färben...
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.
Designed by Kate Atherley a free pattern from Estelle Yarns that you can download for free under.
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.
What am I talking about? You may ask your self…..well it is that the original pattern …
Oh nooo….I just noticed, as I was adding the 
Wish I had bought more of this gorgeous cotton yarn when I was home last April in Möhlin. My mom and I found this in our local “Landi” in Möhlin. Called “Baumwollgarn Fil De Coton”a sport weight cotton great for many crochet or knit projects.
Very excited to announce being published in
Lacy Cardigan 2016
Passion To Create 