Lover’s Knot: A soft and airy stitch seen a little differently
There is a stitch which I think is the most underestimated in crochet - the Lover’s Knot (also known as the Love Knot or Solomon’s Knot). It exists mainly in one form: a kind of mesh created by elongated loops.
Pressed Violets shawl: Mohair version
My oldest WIP, the mohair Pressed Violets shawl, is finally finished! What began as a simple experiment quickly turned into something I fell in love with. ❤︎
I started it in January 2025 to test the corrections I made in the updated pattern. That swatch I made was so cute and the fabric was just too lovely to stop, that I decided to crochet a full size shawl.
Yarn Choices for Today’s Crochet
In this post, I share my thoughts on
why yarn choice matters so much in modern crochet,
how yarn affects texture, drape, and structure,
and how crochet yarn preferences have changed from the past to today.
Design Story: Kawoon, My Lucky Sweater
There are some projects that fill you with many happy moments, and my Kawoon is one of them!
Its story began unexpectedly and wouldn’t have happened at all if I hadn’t received the yarn for it by mistake - I didn’t order it. But I was told I could keep it and design something with it!
Sobre La Luna: My Colorway for Malabrigo yarns
In this blog post, I share the story behind Sobre La Luna, my new Malabrigo colorway:
- My first color idea
- The shades I explored
- What I expected from the color
- And what Malabrigo expected from me :)