For the Love of Textiles

I have been bitten by the Lace bug for many Months now...but suddenly it was enough and time to move on...My last lace shawl is this one. It is the Dew Drops Shawl and you can find the pattern here . Knitted in a very slippery ,but very soft alpaca yarn. I like the result very much. This afternoon my dear friend Mechtild will get it as a gift. We know eachother since Artschool and kept in contact over the years. So a longtime known friend and every now and than we meet up. We always start talking from were we finished last time. Hopefully she will wear it at the the christening ceremony from her niece next week in Romania. Imagine the scene her bringing in the baby and wearing this shawl. But..enough Lace-knitting for the moment... Time to move on into.... Fair Isle.....and..into a big project immediateley. When I saw this vest in the Spring issue from Twist Collective I bought it. At that time not sure when or how I would knit it..but I just fell in love with it. That summer - w

Autumn has arrived with rain and wind. Guess I have always loved that season. After a nice After-Summer with plenty of sunshine and the little trip to Italy I am totally up for evenings at home knitting seasonal items. I still have a lace shawl on the needles. A long project and last night I made a mistake. Didn't read the pattern properly.....Now I have to rip out half a needle and that needs concentration. Will do that tonight..no talking please... During my Italy trip I found out that knitted garments are still very fashionable. In Milan this window display at Stefanel got my attention. Benneton showed yarnballs moving in their window... and I did buy this bag for Evelien as a birthday-gift. Yeah...I know..I could have knitted it myself, but this was rather tempting for me... But there was more...Much more. This hand knit sweater in cashmere at Hermes caught my eye. Way to expensive, but an interesting pattern. At home I placed a question -how to make knit this pattern- o