Little hands

Aaawww...

2 become 1

Let's officially welcome Héloïse - our neighbour Bob's little girl.

You might think the two are acutally physically attached - but no, this is just a partnerlook at its best. We love it!

Leonor's dress

After two days of intense work - voilà!! Ready for summer!

Tricot today!

Knitting-master Sebastien Davidtelevision and his students knitted the rainy day away.

Silly shoes part 2

Elegant? Yes. Silly? Yes. Comfy? No.

Lady Gaga? Yes!!!

Too silly for my shoes!

I don't know whether I should laugh or cry..I'm really hesitating between being amused or offended by bad taste. But they surely make me smile!

100 YEARS OF SWISS GRAPHIC DESIGN

If you happen to be in Zurich these days, don't miss the expo at Museum für Gestaltung about Swiss graphic design of the last decennium. A feast for the eyes!

LEONOR'S VALENTINE

Remember giving mix-tapes to your beloved ones?
Today, 12-year old Leonor made a customised cd-case for her valentine's mix-cd!
Little efford, great gift!

1 Cut two pieces of cardboard 14x14cm
2 Use one of the prepared cardboard pieces to trace the same size of the fabric of your choice
3 Glue it onto the cardboard (yes, you're allowed to use glue this time - no rules in customising!)
4 Sew it on, feel free to add things, decorate however you want. Leonor added iron-on-letters. Repeat steps 1 to 4 for the other cardboard-piece
5 Sew the two pieces together, leaving one side open
6 Ready your handmade cd-case!

Sweat Shop Sweets

Lets make gloves out of squirrels!

(or the other way around)

Posted today on Maryela De Las Nieves's Facebook

Did you know..

...that the cable knit is historically linked to the british fishermen?

Here's the story:

Each village/port had its own pattern - usually a combination of bars, seeds and cables. The story goes that this meant that if a fisherman was washed overboard his body could be identified by the pattern on the sweater - wool, after all, would survive longer in the water than human flesh!! If there was more than one man in each family the knitters would often add the wearer's initials in the underarm gussets. There is one story of a knitter identifying her son's stolen sweater by asking the new wearer to raise his arms and asking if his initials were, coincidentally, the same as her son's!!