My First Skirt

Knitting a skirt. Why not? Easy design—and it fits!

KnittingElisabeth DrummJune 13, 2024gradient, cotton, skirt, design, beads, green, navy, irish, teal Comments

Shawl Ideas for 100 gr Skeins

Here are shawl patterns that use our 100 gr skeins of fingering weight Cotton and Cotton/Silk

KnittingElisabeth DrummJanuary 5, 2024shawls, gradient, kits, cotton, triangleComment

An Unexpected Message of Love

Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow - my husband’s favorite psalm found in an unexpected place

LifeElisabeth DrummAugust 30, 2023roof, crew, house, blessing, God, loveComment

Laneway Top

Laneway is a lovely top-down, no seams, project that is fun to knit and super comfortable to wear.

KnittingElisabeth DrummAugust 23, 2022gradient, kits, cotton, summer top, topdown, tshirt, no sewing, asymmetrical Comments

Shawl Designs by Stephen West

Designer Stephen West is known for his large and colorful shawls. Here are six of his designs knitted in Color Changing Cotton yarns.

KnittingElisabeth DrummAugust 12, 2022shawls, Stephen West, gradient, kits, cotton, triangle, cablesComment

Zennia Scarf (free pattern)

Zennia is an easy-to-knit accessory that will dress up any wardrobe. It is knitted in all-garter stitch and uses only one 100 gr skein (480 yards) of our fingering weight yarn. Its asymmetrical shape and the built-in buttonholes guarantee that it stays in place and looks pretty whenever it is worn.

KnittingElisabeth DrummJanuary 24, 2022free pattern, scarf, garter stitch, buttonhole, wrap Comment

Log Cabin Mural, or The Story of a Blanket that became a Wall Hanging

Log cabin patterns are fun to knit and a play of colors and shapes. Knitted in all garter stitch, they make for relaxing knitting and allow endless creativity. Here is the story how this project came about.

KnittingElisabeth DrummJanuary 7, 2022logcabin, blanket, mural, wall hanging, scraps, colors, asymmetrical Comment

Coconut Macaroons + Almond Cookies -- Two Easy Recipes

Two cookie recipes that use each other leftover ingredients. Simple and very delicious!

BakingElisabeth DrummDecember 11, 2021cookies, delicious, macaroons, almond, egg-yoke, egg-white, vanilla, chocolate Comment

Francisca: An easy to knit and very pretty Top (free pattern)

Francisca is a summer top that can be easily adjusted in width and length to fit any size. Add more repeats to make it wider and knit it as long as you like or until you run out of yarn, whatever happens first. Free pattern.

KnittingElisabeth DrummSeptember 29, 2021top, sweater, solid color, kit, free patternComment

Nut Cookies -- Healthy & Delicious, Quick & Easy

I came across a German recipe for Kekse (= cookies) that is not only quick and easy, but also healthy and delicious. Can't argue with a quadruple win!!

BakingElisabeth DrummMarch 6, 2021cookies, nuts, healthy, delicious Comments

Two Feet of Snow

Snow days make for good knitting time. Let’s enjoy the snow as much as these panda bears do. Super cute!

LifeElisabeth DrummFebruary 14, 2021yarn, gradient, color changing, knitting, Pandemic, corona, covid-19, lockdown, quarantine, snow, winter, panda bear, spring Comment

It all started with a dance

There is no dancing during the pandemic, but we can knit and dream. Knit with yarns from our dance collection and enjoy beautiful dance videos and Scottish music.

LifeElisabeth DrummJanuary 11, 2021yarn, gradient, color changing, knitting, dance, Scottish, Pandemic, corona, covid-19, lockdown, quarantine, rscdsComment

Finding Cotton in Mali, West Africa

So I became a Citizen Diplomat for two weeks while I discovered the amazing people and colors and food of Mali, and visited the Comatex cotton factory. It was a life-changing experience.

LifeElisabeth DrummDecember 3, 2020yarn, Mali, Segou, Africa, Bamako, Timbuktu, gold, cotton, Sister Cities Comments

800 Squares!! Still Working On and Enjoying This Blanket

Meet Brenda, knitting designer and creator of the amazing Mitered Square Blanket

KnittingElisabeth DrummNovember 18, 2020yarn, blanket, mitered squares, sockyarnComment

To Swatch or not to Swatch? Yes. Sometimes.

Save time and swatch first. Sound contradictory? Learn why knitting a swatch is important - unless it isn’t.

KnittingElisabeth DrummOctober 5, 2020yarn, swatch, gauge, knitting needles Comment

Yarn is Cheaper than Therapy

Knitting is therapeutic. It helps us stay well and balanced as the story of a German commuter shows. She knitted a scarf on her way to work chronicling the train’s delays in different colors.

KnittingElisabeth DrummSeptember 21, 2020yarn, therapy, commute, train, scarf, health Comment

Rural Life: Zoom, Pets, and Love

We love our pets. Now more than ever since we are all at home because of covid. Living in rural Virginia I now have the time to see a lot of wild critters: raccoons, possums, and foxes. Did you know that raccoons love cat food?

LifeElisabeth DrummSeptember 8, 2020Raccoons, cats, dogs, pets, zoom, instagram, corona, pandemic, rural, home, fiber festival, virtual Comments

Just Wear It

Socially distanced living and wearing face masks is the new normal in the time of the corona virus. Do you part: protect yourself and everybody around you by wearing a mask. Eventually the pandemic will be over. Until then: stay safe and healthy and wear it!

LifeElisabeth DrummAugust 24, 2020mask, corona, pandemic, covid Comments

The Making of a Shawl

Knitting a shawl: a step by step tutorial from selecting a pattern, yarn and needles, to knitting stripes and lace, over beading, to finally blocking. Pattern is Teroldego knitted in Cotton/Bamboo yarn by Wolle’s Yarn Creations.

KnittingElisabeth DrummAugust 17, 2020shawl, Teroldego, knitting, blocking, Cotton BambooComment