Category: Knitting challenge

Knitting challenge: second blanket

While I was waiting for the first blanket and its wool to reach me by postal mail, I went and bought some more wool for a second blanket. And started a second blanket. As it is wider than the first one (130 cm wide), its pace is slower… so far, 30 cm long knitted…  


Knitting challenge – forced pause

Wool could not come with me on the plane to Switzerland. I had already used up the allocated luggage:  23 kg x 2 suitcases, one bag pack and one small handbag to take in the cabin. Staff of the airline in Tokyo did not allow for another small handbag that contained wool and the 20cm [...]


Knitting challenge – day 2

I did not have so much time yesterday, as I started packing. But still, got some more rows done… Length is now about 20 cm, while width is about 70 cm.


Knitting Challenge – first day

Since I had already packed most of the wool left in my former home in Fukushima into boxes to be sent to J. in Iwate, the first step was this afternoon to return to Aeon and get yarn (100 % wool). I also found some more wool that I had put aside and not yet [...]


Knit for Japan initiative

Did you know about this ? Knit for Japan initiative: http://knitforjapan.wordpress.com/  


Knitting blankets for Tohoku challenge

An idea just popped into my mind. What if knitters all around the world would unify and knit warm blankets (using 100 % wool yarn) for Tohoku people who lost everything and are now living in temporary housing…. and show how creative they can be ? Here is an example of mixing colors, using wool [...]