A Sweater per Year

These days, my knitting endeavours seem to be limited to not even one finished project  per year; I was surprised, astonished even, to discover that almost fourteen months have passed since I finished my last sweater. But look – here is a new one: Pattern: Fall Sweater / Høstgenser by Anna & Heidi Pickles Yarn: Rowan Cocoon [colour: 802 Alpine]

Winter Sleep

  The last two months went by in a blink, between working hard at the museum, catching up with friends before Christmas, interspersed with some panicking about the PhD, and finally, collapsing for a week of Christmas hibernation in the Tyrolean Alps, where much-needed sleep and food was had. Now, I am in Vienna to spend

Thank God for Tiny Humans [and for Autumn]!

The Surrey trees tell me that it is November already, and I realise with amazement that it has been more than a year now since I last visited here, since I last posted a project, and since, in fact, I last allowed myself the time to idle away knitting. But this time, I had [maybe] a good

Baby Shower

This coming weekend, I will attend my first real American baby shower. [L], one of my PhD colleagues, is expecting a baby girl in September, and one of her friends is hosting an evening which, according to the invite, will be full of cocktails, games, gifts and other unspecified entertainment. Where I come from, the whole

Summer Relaxation [and Some Knitting]

Over the last months, I have spent quite some time on the peaceful island which is the garden of my South London home, trying to squeeze yet another PhD chapter out of my confused and tired brain. Writing was [and is] particularly difficult this time, which I guess has to do with the fact that the project is

What I made…

… in between a visit to Brussels, a weekend with [c] in London, writing half a chapter and a paper, attending two conferences, giving two trial versions of said paper, and a bunch of other things I can’t remember right now: These were not made after a proper pattern, really. I just cast on 60

In the Bleak Midwinter

Nothing is better than coming home to a warm, welcoming fire after a cold, stormy and rainy day out … … and nothing helps beating the January Blues better than a little touch of colour: Pattern: Hermione’s Everyday Socks by Erica Lueder Yarn: Hazel Knits Artisan Sock [colour: Poppy] Needles: 2.25mm [More project details on Ravelry] Three weeks into

Happy New Year!

I have just returned to London after my annual Christmas hibernation in the Tyrolean Alps, which this year, was even better than usual: On Christmas Day morning, we woke up to one metre of freshly fallen snow which over night, had covered the mountains, trees, houses and stables in its silent white wintry sheets. The

Bumble.Bee

Pattern: Little Coffee Bean Cardigan by Elizabeth Smith Yarn: Hjertegarn Lima  [colours: grey marl and gold] Buttons: Red Coconut Buttons 20mm from John Lewis Needles: 4.5mm and 5mm [More project details on Ravelry]

[autumn] bliss

Pattern: Livingston by Nadia Crétin-Léchenne Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Sport [colour: Sapphire] Buttons: Yellow Wooden Buttons 15mm via Great British Yarns Needles: 3.5mm [More project details on Ravelry] Here is the next one on the list, this time for a tiny baby boy, born on 30 August. This one was a very fast and enjoyable knit,