Glindle Spindle

Mai 4, 2012 0 comments Article All

I’ve been lusting after one of those special support spindles made by Bristlecone over at ArtFibre. He calls them Glindles – a composition of ‚glass‘ and ’spindle‘, I suppose. I asked for a custom spindle with a glass bead that’s got some magenta or pink in there. Obviously the posed quite the challenge for Chris. Read More

On a spinning kick

März 25, 2012 0 comments Article All

As far as craft hobbies go I always seem to be on one kick or another. Probably mostly because while I might have time to extensively knit I wouldn’t man  age to do large crochet stuff on top of that AND spinning yarn at the same time. Days with 24 hours only and all that 😉 Read More

Inspirational Knitting

März 11, 2012 1 comment Article FO

This weekend a friend asked about my well-being since I hadn’t shared any new knitting around here for a while. Ouch. Apart from the regular everyday stuff like work, family, the house, friends and whatnot there has been knitting going on, of course.   One of the most interesting and fun projects over the last Read More

Welcome in 2012

Januar 2, 2012 0 comments Article FO

And here we are. Another year in front of us. Full of new possibilites and challenges. Time to see what’s been going on knitting wise here at Sooza’s. The clever Ravelry database tells me I’ve got 35 projects logged in for 2011. Not bad. Lots of this has actually been crochet which was a surprise Read More

FO: Ishbel

Dezember 14, 2011 0 comments Article FO

Here’s a knitted FO from back in October that went to a friend as a gift. Ishbel by Isolda Teague is one of rare patterns I’ve knitted more than once. And since the results are always so nice I’ll probably do it again. I’m thinking Wollmeise this time. Project details on Ravelry. Read More

EDC: Keychain gadgets

Dezember 10, 2011 0 comments Article All

For the better part of this year I’ve been tumbling down the slippery slope of EDC carrying. What’s EDC? Here’s how Bernard Capulong, founder of the Everyday Carry Blog puts it: „Everyday Carry, or EDC, generally refers to small items or gadgets worn, carried, or made available in pockets, holsters, or bags on a daily Read More

The merit of keeping swatches

November 7, 2011 0 comments Article All

While washing some of my woolen garments for winter I was shocked to find my beloved Wollmeise cardigan with two holes and a thin spot on the collar. How can this be? I frantically searched my wardrobe for other signs of moth infestation but couldn’t find any. Which is good, of course. But what happened Read More

The quiet season officially begins

November 6, 2011 0 comments Article All

Yesterday the best husband of all took part in the last autocross events on this year’s schedule. The weather even though mighty cold in the morning warmed up nicely during the day and made the last day of the season a huge success. The number of participants was astonishing and it seemed like everyone wanted Read More

Eye Candy Friday – Latest Spyderco Aquisitions

Oktober 7, 2011 0 comments Article eye candy

I am beyond happy about the pink Delica. The Delica model is about my favorite Spydie with the only drawback that it’s not legal to carry in Germany because it locks and is one hand operated. This one has been a special edition for the Spyderco distributor Midwest Gun Exchange and I secured one via Read More

Altweibersommer / Old Wives‘ summer

September 29, 2011 0 comments Article All

„Wake Me Up When September Ends“ Summer has come and passed The innocent can never last wake me up when September ends I’ve probably quoted this before but somehow this time of the year always brings this particular Green Day song to mind. After a summer that mostly seems to have left a cold and Read More

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