Dustland hat {January}

Coat/ old. Dress/ H&M. Cardigan/ Muji. Mittens/ Handmade by me. Boots/ UGG. Hat/ Dustland, handmade by me. Bag/ Barnacles Bags

Yeah I did it!  I finished my hat yesterday, and I managed to venture outside, long enough to snap some pictures today. In less than a week, we've reached -15°C. I thought that winter would never come this year... But it did! And I'm so very glad. My walks outside are definitely shorter than before, but I enjoy them even more, and it allows me to spend more time inside knitting for the Etsy shop and myself.

As soon as I received the yarn for this project, I new that Dustland hat, would be one of my favourite. The texture of the hat works so well with the baby alpaca. It's super soft and warm at the same time. And knitting with baby alpaca, oh my goodness. I never thought that something could ever be softer than alpaca. But there's something, baby alpaca!

What's your favourite yarn to knit with?

 Pattern/ Dustland hat, Stephen West. Yarn/ Mirasol, Miski in Storm. Needles: US 6. This hat is a part of the Knit twelve hats in a year challenge {10/12}

Woods & Wool

Cardigan: Vintage / Dress H&M / Hat: Noa Noa from Vibeke / Pendant: Mandarine's / Project Bag, pouch: Jenna Rose

Oh today was so very nice! I spend my afternoon walking around in the woods, trying to capture this mystical winter light, enjoying the beauty and the silence that were surrounding me. I wish I could have stayed a little longer, have a nice cup of coffee, sit around a fire with a blanket around my shoulders, and knit a bit longer. But that sounds like a very good plan for this week-end!

Before heading out to the woods, I received this beautiful baby alpaca yarn in the mail. I don't remember touching anything softer in my whole life before. And this blue is SO pretty! The yarn is called Miski, and comes from a peruvian company called Mirasol. Have you ever heard about them? I got mine there.

I always love deep pinks and purples, and if I would listen to myself, most of my knitting would be in the same shades. But this blue was so appealing! I started knitting my January hat with it, and the yarn is so soft, that I'm almost halfway done...