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Category: Crafting

By Hannah Swain Posted on 2015-08-072016-08-29

Fall/winter 2015 wardrobe plans

Wow…it seems so odd to be planning for a fall wardrobe. It feels so odd to be planning a wardrobe at all! Normally I just browsed stores and when I … Continue reading Fall/winter 2015 wardrobe plans

Categories: Crafting, Knitting, SewingTags: planning, wardrobe fall/winter 2015, wardrobe planning
By Hannah Swain Posted on 2015-08-062016-08-29

Threading the Brother 1034D overlock/serger

I got my Brother 1034D overlocker/serger back in the spring and I’ve been having a blast with it. What an awesome tool! One of the things that I’ve spent the … Continue reading Threading the Brother 1034D overlock/serger

Categories: ReferenceTags: Brother 1034D, overlock, Reference, resource, serger
By Hannah Swain Posted on 2015-07-262016-08-29

Muse Jenna cardi: my new favorite sweater

I’d been eyeing the Muse Jenna Cardi for a while, but really wasn’t sure if it would be flattering on me. I wasn’t too sure about the contrasting color versions … Continue reading Muse Jenna cardi: my new favorite sweater

Categories: SewingTags: cardigan, FO (finished object), Muse Jenna cardi
By Hannah Swain Posted on 2015-07-252016-08-29

Hyss shrug: the black edition

I’d had my eye on this shrug pattern (Hyss) since last summer – I just ran out of time/interest to knit it. Then again, last summer I was still on the … Continue reading Hyss shrug: the black edition

Categories: KnittingTags: cardigan, FO (finished object), Hyss cardigan, J.K. Rowling
By Hannah Swain Posted on 2015-07-242016-08-29

Trillian scarf: subtle and sweet

For a while there, I was on a Hitchhiker shawlette kick. They were just so easy to make and looked so cool, especially with the interestingly dyed yarns. Fred asked … Continue reading Trillian scarf: subtle and sweet

Categories: KnittingTags: FO (finished object), Malabrigo, scarf, Trillian
Sewaholic Rae skirt in viscose
By Hannah Swain Posted on 2015-07-232016-08-29

Rae skirt: the flowery viscose edition

Inspired by the Swedish love of long, flowy dresses in the summer as well as my beloved Rae linen skirt, I decided to give a really light viscose fabric a … Continue reading Rae skirt: the flowery viscose edition

Categories: SewingTags: FO (finished object), pattern grading, Sewaholic Rae skirt, viscose
By Hannah Swain Posted on 2015-07-232016-08-29

Fred’s new sweater has arrived!

It might be better to say that the raw materials for Fred’s new sweater have arrived. All sixteen balls of Icelandic wool in their monochromatic glory for the pattern “91149 … Continue reading Fred’s new sweater has arrived!

Categories: KnittingTags: Fred's monochrome sweater, Icelandic, SABLE, stranded, sweater, WIP
By Hannah Swain Posted on 2015-07-222016-08-29

Sewaholic Rae linen skirt: my first success!

After re-reading this post, I realize it’s practically an ode to a skirt. A skirt! Then again, I really like this skirt. 🙂

Categories: SewingTags: FO (finished object), linen, pattern grading, Sewaholic Rae skirt, skirt
By Hannah Swain Posted on 2015-07-222016-08-29

TomTom sock

After deciding not to take up leatherworking to create a case for our new TomTom, I knit a case instead.

Categories: KnittingTags: cables, FO (finished object), sock, TomTom case
By Hannah Swain Posted on 2015-07-222016-08-29

Leatherworking? :)

I was looking at Slöjd Detailer for Lopi-lett yarn for Fred’s new sweater and I found the leather materials. We need a case for our new TomTom… why not use … Continue reading Leatherworking? 🙂

Categories: CraftingTags: leatherworking, TomTom case
By Hannah Swain Posted on 2015-07-212016-08-29

Marius: the pink bomb

Given the success I had with the Little Boy Brown sweater, I decided to knit a larger version for my niece, Aubrey.

Categories: Featured, KnittingTags: FO (finished object), Knitting, Norwegian, stranded, sweater
By Hannah Swain Posted on 2014-07-032016-08-29

They multiply!

I’m really not sure where they’re all coming from. Maybe I’m not giving them away fast enough. Maybe I need to store them in a more attractive manner. But they … Continue reading They multiply!

Categories: Crafting, KnittingTags: socks

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Based in Stockholm, Sweden, Hannah spends her days drinking coffee and supporting users as a WooCommerce Happiness Engineer at Automattic. By night, she devours fantasy books and watches geeky TV shows.

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