Strickplaner – your knitting planner live!
Strickplaner 2018 – your knitting planner is here! In this video on Vimeo I flip through it and talk about the planning tools. Enjoy! Available in Strickmich! Shop and from selected retailers.
Our new Organic Project Bags
You probably know that I lived through my puberty in the 80s which made me an eco-conscious hippie in disguise. And (this is more obvious) I love pink. Plus (less obvious) I try to keep a tidy house… Read More
Toranja
Something soft and sugary will surely sweeten up any season for you: “Toranja” is Portuguese for grapefruit, and that was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this yarn. And I love pink grapefruits!… Read More
Summer Mojo
Sometimes, I just sit on the couch, while my current knitting project sits on the coffee table next to me. There it is, the beautiful yarn, the nice sharp needles and the pretty shawl that I am really… Read More
Wolkig
Please find my new pattern “Wolkig” in Knitty Magazine! … and the lovely yarn “Manos del Uruguay Fino” in Strickmich! Shop.
Green Light Shawl
Green and light – that means green lights for everyone who would like to knit their very first lace project! It starts with simple garter stitch on the bias, the lace border is knit on last. The result… Read More
About Black Holes
I have been knitting on this big lace shawl for weeks, but there still is no end in sight, no matter how many hours I spend with it… There is only one explanation: It’s a Black Hole on… Read More
Pretty Sharp!
A couple of weeks ago I held a little refresher knitting class for the women of our village. Some brought their own knitting needles, others borrowed some of mine. One experienced knitter who had already made a Hitchhiker… Read More
Knitting Company
Here’s a confession: I love to be alone. Just love it! When I am on my own, I do what I feel like, I knit, I sit down with my notepad and make sketches, I look at pictures… Read More
Knitterly Infidelity
Knitting many things at once is the way to go! I cannot imagine a better moment in a knitter’s life than the one when that huge shawl is finally bound off, the last seam is sewn and the… Read More
Smooth Sailor
This is probably the one single thing that I have designed that makes me most proud – because Smooth Sailor is whatever you would like it to be: Put your arms through the holes and wear it as a… Read More
Strickmich! Club 2017: Miss Babs
Surprise! Our fourth dyer is a true superstar in the world of handdyed yarns: Babs Ausherman aka Miss Babs from Mountain City, Tennessee. Do I really have to say it? To me, it’s a dream come true having… Read More
Strickmich! Club 2017: Nature’s Luxury
Danica Mäder Jully has an unmatched instinct to find luxury and beauty – that’s what you will notice when you… Read More
Lesung beim Wollfest Hamburg
Am Samstag Nachmittag hatte ich das große Vergnügen, beim Wollfest Hamburg eine Kleine Lesung zu halten – hier ist der Text nochmal zum Nachlesen. Viel Spaß dabei! Martina •••••••••• Stricken in schwierigen Zeiten – oder auch: Draußen geht die Welt… Read More
Hitchhiker Beyond
Hey, is that a Hitchhiker? No wait, something is different… There are teeth all around your neck! And many more than 42! And it’s symmetric! How did you do that? Simple: This is not a Hitchhiker, but a… Read More
Miss Babs in Strickmich! Shop
Good news: We are now able to offer a small but beautiful selection of Miss Babs handdyed Yarn in Strickmich! Shop – so you can order the yarns I used for my patterns Brickless and Miss Winkle from within… Read More
Pool & Conquer
Congratulations – you’ve got one of those much-coveted skeins of Rohrspatz & Wollmeise Lacegarn (or Blend, or DK, or Pure) in your favorite colorway. Beautiful! In fact, so beautiful you are almost afraid to knit it up, because… Read More
Shrug & More: Useful Hints
Here are a few useful hints for knitting Shrug & More: About the crossed stitches, short rows and more! Shrug & More (Vimeo Link) from Martina Behm on Vimeo.
Shrug & More
Easy to knit, multifunctional and interesting to look at – that’s the kind of knitting project that I am most fond of these days! Shrug & More was designed as a garter stitch shrug, but the arm openings… Read More
