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Ravelry, that great unknown
Until almost a year ago I didn't start to take Ravelry seriously, the truth is that for me it was a great unknown where maybe I bought a pattern and little else. It wasn't until I really saw the potential (mind you, what you can with the interface it...
Hobbii Divina Review
It’s been such a long time! I must admit it’s been a crazy year, not only dealing with my 9-5 (I wish…) job but also pregnancy and now motherhood! But I wanted to improve the blog taking advantage of my maternity leave (whenever possible with a new born of course!)....
Hobbii Alpaca Silk Review
As mentioned in my latest post, I received a few skeins from Hobbi so I could play around with them and share my opinion. Today is all about Alpaca Silk skeins, and following the same pattern as my lastest post, here's what you are going to find: Skein's information...
Pattern Review: Amigo Fiel Sweater or Jersey Amigo Fiel
This pattern has been in my to-do list for sooo long, I started a cotton version over spring / summer last year and after having it almost ready I realized it was not the size that I was looking for and the sleeves were too tight so I decided to take a break and...
Yarn Review: Veggie Wool
BASIC INFORMATION – VEGGIE WOOL ORIGINAL SKEINS: Skeins: 500 gr / 500 meters, 250 gr / 250 meters, 100g / 100m (old skeins) Composition: 100% dralon – vegan acrylic wool. Brand: Casasol Filicor Price: 21,50 € / 500 gr skein or 11,50€ for 250gr / skein Shade range: 15...
Pattern Review: Chord Cardigan
You might be surprised why I’m doing a pattern review if this cardigan is offered as a kit in WAK’s website right? So here's the thing... I bought this pattern during a WAK pattern sale (back in… April?) when I wasn’t so confident in my knitting skills and I was lost...
Yarn Review: The Petite Wool
BASIC INFORMATION – THE PETITE WOOL SKEINS: Skeins: 100 gr / 140 meters. Composition: 100% fine wool Brand: We Are Knitters Price: 9,90 € / skein. Shade range: 26 colors available. Where can you buy it: WAK online store. Needles / hook recommended: 8 MM knitting...
Yarn Review: The Wool vs Polaris
BASIC INFORMATION – THE WOOL SKEINS: Skeins: 200 gr / 80 meters. (100 gr = 40 m) Composition: 100% wool Brand: We Are Knitters Price: 18€ / skein. Shade range: 31 colors available. Where can you buy it: WAK online store. Needles / hook recommended: 15MM (both knit and...
Blocking 101 – What Should I Know?
When I first started knitting I remember I saw blocking as an additional step that was only meant to make the wait longer. Once I tried it… it’s been like my best friend for *almost* all my handmade projects. In today’s post I will talk about the benefits, different...
Review Kit: Nolita Sweater por We Are Knitters
Back in March, I remember grabbing my needles and having no clue about the yarn I should buy, quantity needed for each project, realiable yarn shops (in the middle of a pandemic with the whole country in lockdown) and of course my biggest question: how to make...
Pattern Review: Leaf Sweater Winter Edition by The Knit Stitch
I had the pleasure of testing this sweater in the month of September and I couldn’t miss reviewing this pattern since it was was one of my most liked pictures in my feed and you asked for pattern reviews as content for the blog so… here we go! I divided this review...
Gauge 101: The Importance Of Swatching
I have received a few DMs about this subject and sometimes I think we do not give enough importance to gauge and what it implies. So... even though it is a dreaaadful moment (am I the only one who hates swatching to meet the gauge?) I think it deserves to be the topic...