True - New - Same

While nothing is the SAME any longer, I must say it is TRUE that with my knitting live nothing is NEW. I am as busy knitting as I have always been, and then some.

Patterns on ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/renate-kamm

Besides the commercial side of knitting I do as I always have. I knit for the ones around me, and for myself. With that out of the way, let's just look at the projects that kept me busy knitting. 

Firstly, I made a hoody for Ruben. It's as he always wanted: Mexican Flag colors, no sleeves, cropped length, machine washable yarn.

Before that, made my first top-down yoke sweater. This experiment is for myself. The yarn was from a Guild stash sale. I like everything about it. 

There was a pattern that had the rights reverted back to me in March. I did not have the shawl because I gave it away (as I do a lot). I used the opportunity to make Joycejubilair again, and give it an alternate lace edging. 

Knitpicks Original

New version

I am ready for the 2nd half of this wondrous  year. No one know where this is going!

2020, how did I get here?

One of my sisters is turning 70 in a few days and it made me "stoeber" (look through) old photos from when we were children.
First I must say that we are incredibly lucky to have pictures from so long ago. My mother only had one photo from her childhood. My grandmother did not have any, not even one.

We were 6 children in the household and every one of us had a different talent. Mine was always crafting something. My sister drew with a pencil, portraits and other stills. My photo album is illustrated by her drawings. I am looking forward to speak with her on her special day.

Starting with that special event, this year is going to be exciting all the way through. Looking at the release schedule of my knitting patterns, I am hopeful to have made many knitters happy with some easy, some intricate, and some unusual patterns.

The past year included a wedding and the new year will have one too. Nieces and nephews are at the age to get married and I am happy to join all the celebrations.

Just to be a little cautious I have not blogged much in the last 6 month for a very specific reason. I have noticed that some very 'unsavory' websites are tracking my blog, log it, link it, and continually monitor it, AND I DON'T LIKE IT......

I am not giving-up on the idea of intertwining live and knitting on this blog, but I am more cautions now.
There will be less blogging until the trackers give up on me and focus more on other blogs. So, be sure that there will be more in the future.

Happy Knitting