Knitting Dramas and Other Small Difficulties

Who doesn’t know those moments of knitting when you ask yourself: Really now? Again?

You sit there, everything is quite peaceful, and suddenly a mesh is missing. No trace has disappeared. You look left, right, lift the popo for safety – you never know. But no. She's gone. Apparently moved on to a better life.

Or you knit comfortably in front of yourself, think of nothing special, and at some point you take a look at the knit piece and realize: The pattern looks somehow completely different. Somewhere, many rows before, a small, almost innocent mistake has crept in. And of course, exactly at a point where you briefly rethink your whole life when separating. Klassiker.

Then there's the wool lettuce. The ball, which was just next to you, decides in a short inattentive moment to knotte highly dramatic. You move carefully here, a little bit there, only to find that it is actually much worse now. Such untangling actions are guaranteed to teach you more patience than any meditation.

Also not to forget: the disappearance of mesh markers. They jump off the knitting project at the smallest gust of wind and reappear weeks later in the most absurd places. In the purse, in the sofa crevice, in the trouser leg or simply no more. That is almost a tradition.

Another favorite is the thread that suddenly divides itself. You continue to knit cheerfully, everything feels good, and then you see at the next glance: half the thread has knitted well, the other half hangs insulted next to it. You sigh, pull out the little scissors and just pretend it was planned from the beginning.

And then, of course, this moment when you think: Oh, that’s certainly enough for wool. Usually does not. The project is growing, everything is going wonderfully and shortly before the end it becomes clear: this yarn never makes it to the end. So you make the defiant decision to really calculate the next time before. Which, of course, will not be done.

But it is precisely these small misadventures that bring us forward. They make us frown or forget the meaning of life, but in the end we are a bit smarter. No course, no tutorial and no perfect guide teaches us as much as these involuntary little hoppalas in between.

With every lost mesh and every wool salad, we grow a little more into the knitting and at some point you realize: These mishaps are simply part of it. They make us more relaxed, patient and somehow a little more proud, if in the end you hold a finished knitted piece in your hand despite all the small and larger crises of meaning.

Of course, we have more than enough ideas for new knitting projects – no wonder, after all, the publication of the Isager Archives 2 Still the collection. And since our last article 14 days ago, a lot has happened: Designs of PetiteKnit, Refined Knitwear, My Favorite Things Knitwear, Helga Jona and Imadeit.Knit New additions have been made. Especially the Dorothea Slipover by Imadeit.Knit has clearly crept far up on the list of favorites.

Of course, all the designs are incredibly delightful again. In general, we feel that this collection has surpassed itself a little bit. And can we please talk briefly about how perfectly the models were selected for the photo campaign? Really, spot on. As you can see, we are quite impressed with the entire collection and hope very much that you can share this enthusiasm with us.

Here are the rest of the freshly released designs:

What a fortune that our next post happened on the 20th. December will appear – one day after the release of the final designs. Then we can just officially rave again.

If you want to really put yourself into the work before New Year’s Eve and can easily put one or the other small knit hoppala away, you should best hit the stitches today and with the Camille Dress from Kolibriy by Johanna. This makes you an eye-catcher at every New Year’s party. And honestly: The red version actually screams after Christmas Eve.

If you take it very seriously, you even hardly have to worry about gifts. After all, you look a bit like a nicely packed Christmas present. Or is it?

If you want to have a last-minute Christmas present on the needles, we would also have something suitable for you. Probably not suitable for every person, but we immediately think of a few people in the family for whom this knit piece just fits like a fist on the eye.

The talk is of Danube Hat from Please do this.. A simple, casual sailor hat, knitted three-threaded from mohair and sitting quite loosely on the head. Minimalist, fluffy, fast made and above all just a really casual part.

For all those who find the Danube Hat perhaps a bit too outlandish, we have of course also something more classic in petto: the High V Loop Sweater by Otherloops. A timeless sweater with a high, striking V neckline that gives it just that certain something without it imposing itself.

And finally, one more thing for all those who are not afraid of pattern knitting or who, in an emergency, can also muddle very confidently out of a small pattern misery: the Wilbur Cable Sweater Of Sandnes Garn.

The sweater is knitted from top to bottom according to diagram. Stitches for the front, sleeve and back are struck and knitted first with increases for the neck and raglan, before further work is carried out in rounds later. The neckline is created in the rib pattern and is then folded inwards, which gives the whole thing a really nice, clean finish.

Does that sound like a little knitting adventure for you? Then nothing like going on.

But now we say goodbye to the knitting weekend – we still have a lot to do ourselves before we can wrap our own projects in wrapping paper and put them under the tree. Knitting crises, lost stitches and small rescue operations of course included.

As always, we wish you success and report back to you in two weeks.