you may wonder...

what I made with my handspun verzasca yarn? 

Well, I mixed it with some brown mohair yarn...

....And made another shrug!

It's basically the same like my green spring shrug, but more fluffy and cosy. Unfortunately, it makes my shoulders look like.. I don't know.. like those of a wrestler..? It made them inexpressibly broad... *brrrrr* That's why I gave it to a friend. It fits her much better than me!

Spring Shrug - First attempt in pattern design

As some of you may already know, I taught myself how to knit some months ago and now made my first self designed piece! I made it for a swap on Craftster and it's now living in Sweden with my lovely swap partner Maria. It was quite a challenge to design, plan, and finally make this shrug, but I managed without ripping it, yay! :-)

I'm currently working on a second shrug for myself, made of a different material, and plotting and improving the pattern. I'm thinking about posting it here and on ravelry as soon as it's finished. What do you think? Would you like to get this pattern? It would be a one size fits most, big enough because I'm a big girl, but easy to make smaller for people with intermediate knitting skills.

Japanese sewing books rock!

You may think I'm completely nuts... And you may be right!
I bought some japanese sewing books on ebay recently. And I don't speak a single word of japanese! Not to mention that I can't read it. But.. I had to have those books. The desings are so lovely! And, a big plus, japanese sewing books usually have great pictured tutorials. I think I should be able to work with them, even though I have moderate sewing skills. And, I 'll have to adapt the patters. I'm the oposite of a small japanese woman.. But it's ok, I can make that! I think..

Some of my favourite clothes:

Aren't they pretty? And they look so comfy, too!

You see? Pictured tutorials..

And no clue what could be written there..