CosyMonday Knit Diary

Here I write about my patterns — why they turned out the way they did, what they are named after, and what I learned along the way. Sometimes I gather several that belong together. Sometimes it is just about technique.

A new post every other week.
RED – fra skisse til skjørt
RED – fra skisse til skjørt
Historien om RED - Mini og RED - Maxi, fra Marie Olsson Nylanders bestilling til det ferdige skjørtet. Read more...
Reisetips – hva du strikker på når du er borte
CosyMonday`s travel tips
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A Remake of Liv's Dress – den nederste raden av en 70-tallskjole
The story of how A Remake of Liv`s dress came to be
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The Dandelion – stripet vest med håndbroderte løvetenner
The 60's - UP & UP
Denne vesten het en gang The 60's – UP & UP. Nå heter den The Dandelion, og navnet sitter bedre. Løvetannen er blomsten ingen planter. Den kommer opp i asfaltsprekker... Read more...
My Favorite Pink Colour – en god første genser
MY FAVORITE PINK COLOUR
Hvis du aldri har strikket en genser før, er dette den jeg ville begynt med. Det er én teknikk å lære: puffermen. Resten er rett og vrang, og raglan —... Read more...
Smellroses – om å tørre en farge
Smell roses
Sjokkrosa er ikke en farge man havner på ved en tilfeldighet. Den velger man. Det vanligste jeg hører når noen skal velge garn, er at de tar den dåse fargen... Read more...
Early Spring – genseren for ukene mellom
Early Spring
Det finnes noen uker i mars der ingenting i skapet stemmer. Vintergenseren er for varm, og vårplaggene er for tynne. Early Spring er strikket for de ukene. Mohair, men lett.... Read more...
Snuggle – for deg som tror du ikke tåler ull
Snuggle
De fleste som sier at de ikke tåler ull, har prøvd feil ull. Det som klør, er som regel korte og grove fibre som stikker ut av tråden og treffer... Read more...
Pink & Green – kåpen som ikke blir kjedelig å strikke
Pink & Green - Coloratura
En lang kåpe er mye strikk. Stripene er grunnen til at du kommer i mål. Det er ikke teknikken som stopper folk i store plagg. Det er lengden. Du strikker... Read more...
Black & Gold – vesten uten ermer å bekymre seg for
Black & Gold - O - Reprise
En vest er en genser der du har fjernet akkurat den delen folk synes er vanskeligst. Ermer er der de fleste mister tellingen. Du skal holde styr på to av... Read more...
Autumn – knappene er ikke strikket
Autumn - True Love
Det er messingknappene folk legger merke til, og de er det eneste på genseren jeg ikke har strikket. Autumn er en beige mohairgenser med båthals og trekvart ermer. Alt ved... Read more...
LIVE, LOVE, MATTER – to kvelder, og du er ferdig
LIVE, LOVE, MATTER – two evenings, and you are done
Wrist warmers in Puno, alpaca and merino wool, with embroidered text. Three variations in one pattern – and a project you actually finish. Read more...
Sky – strikket topp med halvpatent og hullmønster
Sky – the top that makes layering simple
Half brioche and an eyelet pattern in a top, not a sweater. Made to wear with something under it, something over it, or neither. Read more...
My Favorite Green – kardiganen du tar på sist
My Favorite Green – the cardigan you put on last
A cardigan is not a sweater with buttons. It is the garment you put on last and take off first – and it has to cope with both. Read more...
White Dreams – hvitt er den vanskeligste fargen
White Dreams – white is the hardest colour
In white, everything shows. Uneven stitches, a loose transition, a join that isn't fastened well enough. That is also why it is the colour that teaches you the most. Read more...
Rosie – den som krever mest av deg
Rosie – the one that asks the most of you
Three techniques in the same sweater, and the only one in Always In marked Lightly experienced. Here is what you actually need to know. Read more...
Sunshine – oppkalt etter noe jeg ikke hadde
Sunshine – named after something I didn't have
Half brioche and an eyelet pattern in the same sweater. Two techniques that do opposite jobs, and together give a garment with both weight and air. Read more...
Christmas Party – three techniques in the same sweater
Half brioche, eyelet pattern and puff sleeves in one garment, knitted on three different needles. The party sweater that makes people ask where you bought it. Read more...
Christmas – julegenseren uten nisser
Christmas – the Christmas sweater without the elves
No red elves, no snowflakes. Just an eyelet pattern that catches the light, in a sweater you can wear long after the tree has gone out. Read more...
Winterlovers – for dem som håper på mer snø
Winterlovers – for those who hope for more snow
Winterlovers is knitted for the people who don't count the days until the light comes back. Eyelet pattern and puff sleeves in silk and wool – warmth without weight. Read more...
Mistletoe – den enkleste julegenseren min
Mistletoe – my simplest Christmas sweater
No pattern to count, no decreases to keep track of. If you are knitting your first sweater and want it done by Christmas, start here. Read more...
There is a word for what you feel when you knit
The Danes have given it a name: craft psychology. Here is what the research actually says about why knitting does something to your head — and why the level of the pattern matters more than you think. Read more...
The Magic Woods – knitted poncho inspired by Norway's old-growth forest
The forest is this autumn's theme. I have been there a while.
Moss, forest floor and fairy tales keep turning up in this autumn's collections. Eight CosyMonday patterns that were already about the same thing – from The Magic Woods to Forget... Read more...