u/CelestialGlen

I made this Norwegian "selbu" style mitten (still need to make the other one lol) - pattern ist Norwegian Mittens for Mimi by Anna Mazzarella on Ravelry (free!). I have been knitting for one year now and kept putting off trying colorwork because I thought I would suck at it. I knit with deathgrip tension which I know is a no-no for stranded colorwork, I’ve seen so many posts on r/knittinghelp where people are told they need to frog their entire project because their floats were too tight and the entire project was puckering. I also previously found holding two strands of yarn at the same time overwhelming, especially since I know about color dominance and how you’re supposed to hold the yarn in a very specific way to perfect the outcome. Well I decided I would just try it anyway and not worry about color dominance, my tension felt all over the place because I was just trying to keep it as loose as possible with little regard to evenness, and I certainly did not hold the yarns correctly LOL it was truly all over the place. But somehow, it came out SO cute! I can’t believe it! I gave it a good steam and it looks so even. Yes, you can see where one color "swallows" the other sometimes because of my poor yarn management, but the pattern is so busy it’s not noticeable anyway. I’m very proud and happy to share this accomplishment with the world 🤭 The pink yarn is Lana Grossa Woolycell, the purple is Rico Design premium 4-ply sock yarn, each held double. Knit on my trusty addi Sockenwunder (mini circulars) <3

I got a cute kit, but useless as it was. It had pre printed fabric (blurry), some sew-thread (not cross stitch thread, but really sewing thread) and the front of the kit had the pattern in colours. There were like 5 colours of green and the tulips themselves were also multi coloured. Those colours weren’t really noticeable in some parts of the pattern. So I took fabric of my own (cheap aida-like) and some dmc and fake-dmc I still had, and I made my own version of the tulips.
I did have fun making the tulips, but all those half stitches were a pain.
Happy with how they turned out, love the colours on these. ❤️
The pattern is from EMP in Raamsdonksveer in the Netherlands, I guess it’s old…

We looked at patterns together, and this is the one he chose. It is the Manuela Keukenhanddoek from Hobbii. It took me 4 nights (not my most complicated work) and I got a very happy little boy. 🥰

First time I made a cardigan on round needles, and first time I did the Estonian button stitch. I love learning new techniques. Though I knit for almost 40 years now, I still feel like a beginner sometimes. I love making new stuff like socks and blankets, but this kind of things are still rather new to me.
I loved how it worked out.

The pictures are the cardigan in total, the button next to Estonian button stitch

I found the pattern from Knit Paint Sew, I linked the website, the yarn I used is Lola from Wibra.

This is the first time I did cross stitch since years. It’s getting too small to see, because my eyes aren’t getting any younger, and now I used my late mother’s craft magnifier for the first time. Loved to be able to cross stitch again… 🥰🥰 (though the backside could have been a bit neater😅)

Pattern: read & relax, 2-in-1 bookmark and card kit, bought on Temu.

My colleague is pregnant (obviously). She will have a baby boy. I made the ‘Call the midwife’, blanket for her.
I used acrylic yarn, easy to wash and quickly to dry. I really hope she will like it.
Please be kind.