Serendipity gloves – to redo a slipover
Have you seen the movie Serendipity? It was on TV this weekend, and I saw it again. It is a silly but cute chick flick about how serendipity should work in our lifes… Serendipity is a great word, it...
View ArticleSpinning wool into yarn for the first time
I have made yarn out of wool for the first time in my life. I’ve been wanting to try spinning for a couple of years, and now finally I have! I can’t believe I finally got the opportunity to try this –...
View ArticleRecycled Wool Rose Wreath
I can not believe I have not made a wreath until this year! It’s high time to craft something when you’ve been thinking about it for years, don’t you agree? :-) Ta-daa! As I made this one I decided to...
View ArticleRecycled Wool Sleaves
I made myself “wool sleaves” this winter by cutting apart several felted wool sweater arms and sewing them together. I love to recycle wool! I sewed this on mom’s fancy sewing machine and decided to...
View ArticleTiny wooly kittens
A whole gang of tiny wooly cats are now rooming around in my Etsy Shop! It has been a while since I created any new characters, but as I made these I remembered how much I love making softies. I love...
View ArticleStitching on Wool
Wool embroidery, where you use wool floss on wool fabric, is something Swedes have been doing for a long, long time. It creates durable, warm items that holds together through wear and tear and time....
View ArticleFrom the Knitting Needles
Of winter’s lifeless world each tree Now seems a perfect part, Yet each one holds summer’s secret Deep down within its heart. /Charles G. Stater This summer I visited a spinning mill called Solkusten...
View ArticleBirds on a Picnic
When visiting Gotland I hand felted and sculptured a little bird. Then I embellished him like crazy, adding sequins to the chest, curly and coloured wool to the bum and yellow wings for him to fly...
View ArticleEye Candy: Newborn Wool
When visiting Gotland in May I came across these darling cute lambs close to where we were staying. Gotland is known for the many sheep, and in every souvenir boutiques on the island you will find a...
View ArticleKnitted fluff with Chinese fake wool + pattern
I’ve knitted this big airy fluffy thing. Could be a giant monster… but it’s not! It’s a shawl! I’m wearing it as I write this, because sometimes I get cold indoors too. But mostly I wear it with my...
View ArticleRecycled Wool Owl & Long Lists
What is not started will never get finished. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Do you have a list of things that you really really want to create, paint and craft? I do. My list is veeeery long, and always...
View ArticleStricken kann süchtig machen
The label of this yarn that I bought Friday says: Stricken kann süchtig machen! And if you’re a knitter you understand, even if you don’t speak German… Knitting can be addictive. Very addictive. And...
View ArticleWool Owl Parade
In the beginning of this year I talked about the firstborn owl, and now it’s autumn again and the rest of the gang feel safe to come out of the forest to show of their gray wool feathers… They’re all...
View ArticleA Heart that Sparkles
We shouldn’t pay attention to whether our words have any influence, whether anyone listens to us. The most important thing is to remain faithful to the beauty as long as we live; to love it so as not...
View ArticleThe Crocheted Gray Granny Square Shawl
Almost a year ago my father’s mother passed away. I have her photo on the shelf, and plenty of her “stuff”. Using some wool found in her stash, I crocheted a granny square shawl for myself. I love it...
View ArticlePink and orange wrist warmers
Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn’t hurt the untroubled spirit either. Elizabeth Zimmerman I love wearing wrist-warmers when I sit by the computer and write blog...
View ArticleEmbroidered wool handbag
This summer I created a little handbag for quick outings or fancy parties perhaps… I love sewing into wool, so that’s what I used as the fabric of the bag, just so I could do some wool embroidery on...
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