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Welcome to my blog. I am Silje and I document my thoughts, ramblings and adventures in knitting, fibre arts, and all things crafty. Hope you have a nice stay!
Welcome to my blog. I am Silje and I document my thoughts, ramblings and adventures in knitting, fibre arts, and all things crafty. Hope you have a nice stay!
Keeping cozy mid-winter with lots of colourful fair-isle knitting. There are so many new cast-ons!
I’ve finally written down a post about the elusive Unst cardigan! On my needles since spring 2018 this colourwork beast was completed early 2020. It even fits!
Keeping cozy mid-winter with lots of colourful fair-isle knitting. There are so many new cast-ons!
Shawlography MKAL completed! And I’m not quite sure if I really like the result.
Finished objects are flaunted, Shawlography MKAL spoiler and the and the winners of the fair-isle vest knit-a-long has been announced 🥳 in a new episode of the podcast!
A chunky knit happened in the short span of 2 days and I’m approaching the end of my fair-isle knit-a-long and finishing the Nighthawk vest. Possible new cast-on’s get closer and I try to finish some WIP’s before that happens and I get distracted again.
Rambling on into September I’m preparing for the MKAL by finishing off the Fantastitch shawl and getting distracted with all the imaginary knits and plans.
It’s time to check in on my knitting adventures! I’ve made some progress on my Nighthawk slipover, but mostly I’ve been busy with a secret test knit. And swatching, so much swatching on future cast-on’s.
This week I have prepared a bit of vloggy content! I decided to make my failed Skye pullover into a win - you can watch me put a steek into it and transform it into a cozy oversized cardigan. Also I’ve completed the Timothy pullover for my kid, made some progress on my Nighthawk vest and started swatching for the Yell cardigan! ❤️
Consider the Fair-isle knit a long officially underway! A hashtag (#FairisleVestKAL) has been used over on instagram, a group created on Ravelry (link below). In todays episode I show the progress on my Nighthawk vest and a small knit for the boy and talk a bit about why knitting and making this podcast is important to me.
Happy days! My Lapwing pullover has been finished! And by finished I mean bound off, ends woven in and even blocked. Whoa! So tune in and you finally get to see it in it’s finished splendor. I’m also sharing some amigurumi progress, being secretive about a test knit I’m doing and even more about colour swatches. But I have decided on a colourway for my fair-isle vest!
It was a rainy day when I did this recording, so I’ve pulled some old favorites out of my knitting wardrobe to bundle up in. Showing off the finished pair of mitts and *still* working on the last sleeve of my Lapwing (which I consistently called Levenwik throughout the video 😅).
Taking a break from shawl-knitting (that chevron border seemed so big), I’ve committed to finishing up the last sleeve of my Lapwing. At the same time I’ve cast on for a pair of quickly knitted mitts to be gifted this week for my mum’s birthday.
I’m crawling towards the finish line on my Fantastitch shawl, I have reached the final section and finishing chevron border! And to break off from those long rows I’ve been swatching for a new knit - fair-isle slipover Nighthawk!
Checking in with my progress on Fantastitch shawl and the beginnings of amigurumi dragon Dirk. Short and sweet since I've not knitted much since last week. 😏 I have however compiled a not so short list of fair isle vests and waistcoats to inspire! Perhaps I'll even manage to work one into my wardrobe in the future?
Check in on my progress on the Fantastitch shawl, take a look at my Rocquaine pullover and listen to me speak about my latest knit and wool obsessions. Spring has sprung in my little corner of Norway and even if there were some technical hiccups along the way for this episode it turned out to be a bit longer than usual.
