Swiss Yarn Festival 2024

This year I am trying out something new, I am attending the Swiss Yarn Festival 2024 as an exhibitor! The Swiss Yarn Festival is the largest fiber and handcraft* related event in Switzerland. It takes place once a year in spring in a small town outside of Zurich. The event is quite versatile: there are…

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New pattern collection: Origins

Collection One: Origins The theme of the first collection is “Origins”. I created this collection for the local yarn store fraukuhn. I have been working as a knitting instructor at the yarn store in this location for several years. With the business takeover by Simone Kuhn, the assortment of yarns changed, resulting in many qualities…

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Looking for a Tech Editor

I am looking for a tech editor that can support me in producing professional knitting and crochet patterns.   Some words about my work I write patterns in English and German for garments, accessories and other items. Difficulty varies from beginner to advanced/experienced. I sometimes combine knitting and crochet techniques in the same pattern. I…

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Yarn Destash Sale

I have spent the past week going through the yarn in my stash, organizing, but mostly making some choices. I realized that even though I do knit/crochet a lot, some yarns do not seem likely to be used in the foreseeable future. And because the space they occupy in my apartment is causing me quite…

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Shop news and an exciting new project

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…

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