Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Beanie time - Lotus Hat

After knitting beanies upon beanies for my friends, I finally decided it was time to knit something for myself. Needless to say, it had to be epic. I wouldn't settle for anything less. And thus it took me nearly six months of mastering the art of knitting, before I deemed myself qualified enough to attempt my beanie.

Tuesday, 4 June 2013

Knitting basics and baby boots - Slanting decreases, seams and baby joys

When I found out that friends of ours are expecting their first baby soon, I went into baby knitting overdrive. Of course, the first thing a baby needs, are fashionable baby boots! And in order to make baby boots, you'll need to learn the wonderful art of left and right slanting decreases...