Confessions from a knit-aholic
The pattern is from Marianne Isager book Strik a la carte. The pattern is called Sukkertrøjen. I thought the greys sweater looked dazzling, but I need more colour.
This cardigan is made up by yarn collected through many different purchases and failed previous projects…..
Red yarn – Alexander palace
Olive green yarn – Liberty
Light green – old unravelled sweater
Every sweater has its own story.
Felting is fascinating but as the final result cannot be unravelled I have never had the courage. But this hat is so fantastic that I am tempted to give it a try. We saw the hat while walking the streets of Utrecht – The Nederland. It can be found at the Hat museum in the centre of town…
While wandering around Malmø we came along this knitting shop (Location: Davidshallsgaten) – and it was closed…looking through the window the selection looked nice, but it is frustrating being so close to yarn and than not being able to smell, touch and admire…
If you are looking for some really nice yarn and price is not an issue Yllet is the place to go while in Malmø – the staff was nice and it is easy to find. I especially fell in love with some naturally coloured yarn with changing shadings of grey. Going back soon…
It may look the same – the yarn, the needle size and the stitches are the same, but it feels a little different. Maybe it is the memory of a hat I liked or maybe just a memory that I feel the new hat is not able to compete with. A nice memory is of course always difficult to compete with… I like my new hat and am very careful not to loose it again but the original is my favourite. Hopefully somebody else in Greater London is wearing my old favourite hat – please take care.
And the funny things made by wool.
The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam is an amazing building from the inside (not very impressed by the outside) and as an especially nice feature they have some wallpaper I had to touch.
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