Lapislazuli
A lovely, airy laceweight in an interesting color does not need an intricate stitch pattern to show off its virtues! While knitting up this shawl, you can perfectly relax. No purling required, and apart from the occasional yarn… Read More
Class: The little knitting things
I will teach a little knitting Class at our event on March 12th here at my house. It’s in German, but if you are interested, please drop me a line at mail at strickmich dot de.
Blunk the Hat as a Kit
In my online Shop I am now offering kits for “Blunk the Hat” with the beautiful gradient yarns by Schoppel. Unfortunately we are currently not able to ship outside Germany – but we are working on it! In… Read More
Blunk the Hat
When I invented the “Tensfield” and “Langfield” hats, my focus was on a seamless hat that could be adjusted to the wearer’s head during the knitting. My family and I are super-fond of our hats and wear them… Read More
Class: Toe-up Socks
Ich bin zwar nicht wirklich eine Sockendesignerin, aber ich stricke gerne welche – und weil mich bei meinen Events schon öfter Strickerinnen angesprochen haben, ob ich nicht einen Toe-up-Sockenkurs anbieten kann, findet am 23. Januar mein allererster Kurs zum… Read More
Baltic Summer
Summers of my childhood were spent camping on the island Fehmarn (Baltic Sea), where my father had grown up and my mom had strong family ties. During the six weeks of summer vacation, we had a few lazy… Read More
Buds & Bumbles
Every summer I find myself suddenly without anything hand-knit to wear – even the biggest wool-lovers among us will have to admit that Merino tends to lose its appeal once it’s 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) or more…. Read More
Thousand Tulips
The wait is over! The first pattern from Strickmich! Club 2015 is now available to everyone. It is the first shawl that uses this unusual, special construction that I developed – check out Braidsmaid, Match & Move and… Read More
Match & Move
I just love the “We’re Different”-Grab Bags from Rohrspatz & Wollmeise: Depending on which kind you choose, you will get a combination of a multicolor and a matching semisolid, hand-picked by the dyemaster herself, who has an unmatched… Read More
Braidsmaid
There is something fascinating about reversible knitted cables – and they are just perfect to give a simple, but unusually constructed garter stitch shawlette a little twist. For this project, you should indulge and use the shiniest, softest… Read More
Strickmich! 4
For all those German native speakers who are not as comfortable using PDFs to knit from as most people in the English-speaking world, I have assembled a little book in German language, containing the patterns Matchmaker, Tubularity, Easy,… Read More
Tensfield
My new hat pattern is here: An unusual construction that can be adjusted to fit your head as you go. Looks great in gradient yarns and works with any yarn weight! Gauge should be such that the fabric… Read More
Rosen Bridge
This stole has been in my imagination for quite some time, and now it has come to life! “Rosen Bridge” is a long tube and offers lots possibilities on how to wear it. Pull it over your head… Read More
Finally: Easy for everyone!
My knitting pattern “Easy” is now available on Ravelry (3.20 Euros) or you can buy it here directly. It’s perfect for beginners and uses only 100 Grams of sock yarn. Enjoy! >
Rainbow Swatches
My latest Design “Endless Rainbow” is a great option to let your creativity flow and choose a very unique color combination that nobody else has thought of! Knitters on Ravelry are being wonderfully creative in that respect (see… Read More
Squam 2014
I am back from Squam Art Workshops Spring Retreat – and it was just as beautiful as all those pictures that you can see on Ravelry and all the blogs. More than 100 knitters meet at Rockywold-Deephaven Camps,… Read More
Endless Rainbow
I just love looking at rainbow colors – they look so joyful, especially on a bright background. In knitting, I especially love them in a striped pattern. But what kept me from knitting beautiful stripes were the lots of… Read More
Matchmaker-Video
Matchmaker is one of my more recent designs which I am particularly proud of: It’s a small garter stitch shawlette and a big roomy cowl at the same time! You just knit back and forth, no joining in… Read More
Sleeves: Shawlette turns Shrug
When I visited the lovely knitters at Maschegrübbsche Frankfurt a couple of weeks ago and did a little trunk show, a lot of them fell in love with my design this little Video (Vimeo-Link) I demonstrate how to… Read More
Tubularity-Video
How do I wear Tubularity? In this little video I demonstrate some possibilities: How to wear Tubularity on Vimeo.