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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The knit stitch is the basic unit of knitting, a loop or yarn interlocked in another loop of yarn, a very simple thing. This very simple thing can be achieved in many different ways, which we call knitting techniques or styles. You are probably familiar with two of them, the English and Continental style, however…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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 &…
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