Hello friend and welcome back! This blog has been rather quiet the last few years. There are several reasons for that. If you would like to know the story, you can read the blog post I wrote about it in my knitting/crochet blog. Disclaimer: it is long and personal. In this post I will focus…
We are very excited to introduce a new version of our exclusive care label cards. Kar{e}tpostal cards were originally created as an artistic and practical approach to care laundry labels for handmade products. The first version was digital and provided several layout options for the front part of each card. It is still available for…
Patterns of a theme is a series featuring patterns in knitting and crochet based on a specific theme. 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of Star Trek and with the many celebrations around the world (including the Starfleet Academy Experience), I thought of taking a different approach, and look into what knitters and crocheters have come…
Last Saturday, on the 18th of June, we celebrated for the first time in Patras, the worldwide event Knit in Public Day. The event took place at Mouselin Patisserie and in order to create a more suitable atmosphere, we decorated the space with several knitted and crocheted items. We had the attendance of total 10…
Patterns of a theme is a series featuring patterns in knitting and crochet based on a specific theme. Today we take a look at the last group of patterns inspired by Greece and we are concentrating on a variety of objects: bags, dishcloths, appliques. In the first part we talked about sweaters, a dress and…
Visiting a live Artwork Gallery Yesterday evening we had the pleasure of visiting the Art exhibition organised by Frank, featuring many of his works and with the title: “Παρενόχληση στο Αστικό Κατεστημένο” (Disturbance on the Civil Status Quo). There was a tour being held by the artist, that sparked dialogue and very interesting ideas. The…
Patterns of a theme is a series featuring patterns in knitting and crochet based on a specific theme. Last time, in Patterns of a theme, we started exploring Greek inspired knitting & crochet designs by featuring sweaters, a dress and mittens. In this second part, the focus is on hats and shawls. 1.…
Profile for featured Artist: Frank The artist Fotis Athanasopoulos [Frank] was born in Patras, Greece in 1979. He works exclusively with oils and has already cited two personal exhibitions. The main concept of his creative work, lies in the presentation of the claustrophobic reality that the modern man experiences, in conjunction with the attempt to…
This post is part of our series ‘Jenny’s List of Things‘, a series of mini shopping guides featuring interesting themes! Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God!! Christmas is coming, and before you even know, it’s New Years. So many gifts, so little time! My mother, father, brothers, friends, maybe something for myself…
Patterns of a theme is a series featuring patterns in knitting and crochet based on a specific theme. I was pleasantly surprised to discover the other day, that foreign knitting and crochet designers choose to incorporate Greek elements and Greece as a theme in their work quite often. I found it unexpected, since knitting &…