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Knitting

8. January 2019 By Simone Neumann

Remember my grandiose Christmas present idea – the handknitted socks for my husband. I finished them. Really. All adverse conditions notwithstanding, e.g. me never having knitted a sock before, only having a week left to finish the socks, me knitting in combination style so nobody near me could help etc. I felt like a hero […]

Knitting

How to spit out a handmade Christmas present

4. January 2019 By Simone Neumann

Dear Readers: you are reading this belated, because the socks were a secret Christmas present for my husband and he is clever enough to read my blog :DDD Now we have January and the socks are long finished (I did not make it in time, but managed it shortly after Christmas). Nevertheless, here is my […]

Knitting

Be fast: Free knitting patterns for Christmas

11. December 2018 By Simone Neumann

The time has come… I feel I have not shared enough free patterns. I must compete with @cryptocariad‘s clever tip of the free knitting magazine Knitty, @marblely‘s wonderful find of expression fiber arts or with @muscara explaining the pattern base of Drops. In my untiring attempt to be admired and loved by absolutely everyone serve […]

Knitting

Two important principles to plan a handknit sweater – Philosophy, Bauhaus and Josef Albers

4. December 2018 By Simone Neumann

It is fascinating to read about philosophies, about guiding principles and often I have imagined following some of them for a shorter period. Like an experiment I would obey these rules which derive out of the philosophy and my life would instantly change (to the better) for example: eating like the Pythagorean or acting after […]

Crochet

Knit to be seen! Easy bobble hat and crochet cowl pattern

27. November 2018 By Simone Neumann

I am an attention seeker. I want fame and honour. An applauding audience at every step I make. I want to be seen in my glorious beauty (by now you perhaps notice the irony). No pedestrian nor driver should pass me without admiring my outfit (yes @cryptocariad I remember your comment ) and with these […]

Sewing

Do you think before you sew?

20. November 2018 By Simone Neumann

Naturally we are all thinking constantly, while eating and walking, while reading and baking and while sewing. Contrary to some meditation teachers our brain cannot stop to think while it is alive. Nevertheless, although I am alive during sewing (mostily) my sewing is not always well considered. In my dreams handmade clothes should follow the […]

Knitting

Knitting the Pipipink Sweater

12. November 2018 By Simone Neumann

I still do not understand my crafty soul. I seem to work in strange spacings. For weeks and month, I started one new project after the other but never finish them. And suddenly there is this one project which I work from start to finish. This one project is like a starting signal to unbury […]

Knitting

Fast fashion rant with knitted solution – how to knit mock rib stitch

7. November 2018 By Simone Neumann

19,95 € Really!!??! If it were knitted, I perhaps could convince myself that it is made with a machine in a big industrial building in less than 5 minutes, but crochet, so cheap!? No way. You already know from last week that I was in Frankfurt and that after all many museums were closed my […]

Sewing

Ida-Dress for Dinosaurs

29. October 2018 By Simone Neumann

A big hello to you all and I missed you so much. I was one week in Frankfurt and as we came back we had a funny water problem in the bathroom. So funny that I am only now back to writing for #needleworkmonday. The water of shower and basin did not stop to run. […]

Sewing

Toaster Sweater Mania

9. October 2018 By Simone Neumann

No, these three words in the title are not random. They have a deeper meaning. They proof that I can sew a sweater that I can sew a sweater in three attempts that Sew House Seven makes wonderful patterns. Wow, I got the sentence finished, this was tough 😅 As always, my first passage […]