The Sound of Knitting

Do you also find yourself getting unusually mesmerized by repetitive sounds? Like clicking the cap of your pen? A constant and stable air conditioning sound? An urban noise just outside of your window? A bird chirping maybe? Well, for me it is the sound of …

Keep calm and start knitting.

Remember this blog post? I was telling you how knitting helps me disrupt from my busy schedule, distress and make time for myself. Well, as I keep writing this blog, I realize that this is so true. And I also realize that a lot of …

Craftainability.

*Craftainability: the art of creating sustainable crafts. At this point, I think it would be a good idea to show you what kind of knitted or crocheted products I personally use. These handcrafted products have a long-lasting life, if you treat them with love and …

Stitch ‘n’ Bitch

Stitch ‘n’ Bitch is actually a term used to describe social groups that gather around and knit, crochet or sew. The first time I heard about this term was when I moved to Switzerland, 3 years ago. The group was based in Geneva, like myself …

One stick VS Two sticks.

Last time I described the characteristics of knitting and crochet. This time I thought I would tell you which one I like most, which method I use for what. Knitting I learned how to knit first. Crochet came afterwards. My mum taught me how to …

One stick. Two sticks.

All you people out there who are curious to learn about the differences between knitting and crochet and get on the technical side, today is your lucky day. Today I will give you a short explanation. Knitting Knitting is when you use 2 sticks, called …

Bombing. With yarn.

Yarn bombing for me is very exciting. And apparently for some of you guys as well. So, I decided to talk about it a bit more and introduce some yarn bombers/artists. Although they are not all artists by trade, their approach to knitting and crochet …

Make knitting cool again.

I think knitting is cool. Obviously! I never thought that it was uncool, to be honest, and I don’t see it as something fashionable either. I think it has always been contemporary, present and current in every era. But what about what we think -or …