Beautiful Sock Yarn & Wool for Your Next Project
The next projects I made using the new Addi Express Kingsize were a few hats. You can make a hat from casting on to wearing it in about 30 minutes from start to finish!
I had a couple of balls of Sirdar Jewelspun Aran left from knitting blankets in the autumn of 2022, so I thought I’d try knitting a couple of hats using them.[Read More]
I’ve wanted to knit a cover for our sofa in the lounge for a long time. I’ve started a couple of times, but it was going to take forever and to be honest, I wanted to make it in time for the holidays. So, after watching a few vlogs on YouTube, I purchased the Addi Express Kingsize.
This was perhaps an ambitious first project on the knitting machine, and I did have to start again a couple of times when I was halfway through cranking a tube and accidentally dropped some stitches.
I adore Schoppel Wolle Crazy Zauberball and have over 40 colours in the Yarn Shop. It is the most exciting yarn to knit with. I’ve enjoyed knitting many different projects with it.
I used Schoppel Wolle Crazy Zauberball colour 1701 Parrot for these socks.
The Crazy Zauberball striped socks are great fun because every sock will be different and unique; the two socks will be different but obviously related, like fraternal twins.[Read More]
Baldric is a sweater designed by Isabell Kraemer. Baldric is a top-down construction, worked seamlessly in rounds. I used German short rows at the back to shape the neck for a more comfortable fit. However, I still find that it is a bit lower in the neckline than I like in an aran weight sweater.
A matching set comprising a cowl, hat, and fingerless mitts that I knitted for my niece as a gift.[Read More]
This is my first hand-woven scarf, and I am rather pleased. It wasn’t my first time weaving. I used to weave samples on a larger loom at university long ago.[Read More]
Have you ever really wanted to give up something but just not been able to manage it? Lydia Goetz does, so she starts a “Knit to Quit” class in Summer on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber.
Lydia, the owner of A Good Yarn, and her husband, Brad, have decided they are ready to adopt a baby. Lydia cannot have children herself, but the couple wants a little sibling for Brad’s 9-year-old son Cody. They are unsure when their social worker asks them to take in a problematic 12-year-old girl for emergency foster care. But it’s only for two nights.[Read More]
Several years ago, my cousin adopted her daughter. My mum and I decided to send her daughter a present. We chose Cora. I created a collection of clothes for Cora and gave her a variety of outfits for different occasions.
The sweater is a pretty purple with two pink stripes. The socks match the sweater and look cute with the leather sandals. Her hat and trousers are a lovely pink silk tweedy check fabric. The monkey toy is adorable.[Read More]
A matching set comprising a striped cowl, striped hat, and colour block fingerless mitts that I knitted for my niece as a gift.
This cute set used two 100g balls of 4ply sock yarn. I used a dark red (Colour A) contrasting with a silver grey (Colour B). I love this beautiful combination of colours.
A photo story of the Norwegian Star Hat Version 2. The only changes in this version are in the striping sequence, and this was due to the quantity of the yarn I had in these colours.
The original post for the Norwegian Star Hat goes into detail about the pattern.
Hello, I'm Nicolette Kernohan. I love sharing unique knitting projects, exploring colour & inspiring your creativity. Knitting Squirrel sells knitting wool & sock yarn in glorious colours & fibres.
