Tag: knitting

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 …

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 …