Quadra Cowl
Fascinating! Quadra Cowl will change its appearance depending on which side you wear on the outside. It’s a double-layered construction that looks especially cool in a self-striping yarn or with mini-skeins. Quadra Cowl is worked in the round… Read More
Strickmich! Sommer Camp Woche 7: Ozelot und Friesennerz
Susanne Matthiessen grew up on Germany’s jet-set island Sylt in the 70s and 80s where her parents had a fur boutique – you can imagine how bizarre her childhood was! The parents were working all the time, doing… Read More
Sommer Camp Week 6
This week’s Sommer Camp audiobook is available in English! Simone Buchholz lives in Hamburg’s famous red light district St. Pauli. And that’s also where her crime stories around prosecutor Chastity Riley take place. In “Blue Night” (all links… Read More
Strickmich! Sommer Camp Week 4: Knitting by the Window
This week I have talked to Alena Schröder from Berlin: Her book “Junge Frau…” (“Young woman, standing by the window, dawn, blue dress”) is a huge success in Germany and I recommend the audiobook as our audiobook of… Read More
Strickmich! Sommer Camp – Week 3
The third week of Strickmich! Sommer Camp starts now! Our motto is “Knitting with friends”, and that’s also what the second photo challenge is about. In Strickmich! Sommer Camp Podcast, I have talked to German author Stephan Bartels… Read More
Strickmich! Sommer Camp Woche 2: Mein Helgoland
This is the second episode of Strickmich! Sommer Camp Podcast (only in German, sorry!). I talk to German author Isabel Bogdan about her latest book and audiobook “Mein Helgoland”, which is about her love for the tiny Island… Read More
Strickmich! Bowl
New in Strickmich! Shop: An accessory bag that opens up to a bowl in which it is easy to find your knitting tools. Strickmich! Bowl is quite voluminous, everything fits from your dpns to long pencils. The bowl… Read More
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A virtual knitting summer camp: Every knitter chooses a project to work on during 6 weeks from July 23rd to September 3rd. You choose which yarn and which pattern – it does not have to be by Martina…. Read More
Wrap & Warm
It’s a cardigan! Wrap & Warm is knit seamlessly in the round, so there are no long rows of purl stitches. Also: very few stitches to cast on, no special cast-on techniques, no short rows, no seaming. A… Read More
Lintilla
Garter stitch is fun – and even more so with ruffles! For my book “The Hitchhiker Collection” we have knit a new sample of this shawl, using a yarn with fun and pretty color changes. As with the… Read More
Jasminde
A beautiful big lace shawl in an amazingly soft and warm yarn in amazing colors: “Jasminde” is a great project for everyone who wants to start their first lace project, as there are only two different rows of… Read More
Easter Special in Strickmich! Shop
All Strickmich! Shop orders above 40 Euros (excluding shipping) will earn a free pink organic cotton project bag (retails for € 11,90) from March 26th through April 5th! Just place your order as usual, we will add the… Read More
Magrathea
Can’t wait for spring? Here’s the shawl for you: Magrathea was the fourth pattern I created using the Hitchhiker shape, this time with an intricate lace border that grows during the knitting on one side and extends across… Read More
Circle & Square
Squaring the circle with an extra warm hat, perfect for these super cold days: The fabric is doubled at the forehead and the ears. “Circle & Square” is worked in one piece without any purl stitches or seams… Read More
Strickmich! Club 4-2020
Es war ein aufregendes Strickmich! Club-Jahr, und ich freue mich sehr, dass es jetzt mit dem wunderschönen Garn von Susanne Walther alias Tieke Garne seinen krönenden Abschluss findet! Das Video ist ab dem 21. November um 13 Uhr… Read More
The Hitchhiker Collection is here!
The Hitchhiker is celebrating its 10th birthday – and you are invited to the party! In my new book “The Hitchhiker Collection” you will find 20 designs using the Hitchhiker construction principle, but as diverse and fun as knititng… Read More
Strickmich! Club 3-2020
Herzlich willkommen beim dritten virtuellen Anstrick-Event für den Strickmich! Club 2020! Hier geht’s zum Video (externer Link zu Youtube). •••••• Welcome to the third virtual cast-on event of Strickmich! Club 2020! Here’s the link to the video (external… Read More
Stocksee Story
Water and waves have a calming effect – and what could be better to just relax than a walk by the lake? My new pattern “Stocksee Story” reflects tales of shores and oceans, of blue ponds and mystical plants…. Read More
Strickmich! Club 2-2020
Endlich ist es so weit! Alle Mitglieder des Strickmich! Clubs 2020 haben ihre Päckchen in den vergangenen Tagen bekommen. Und hier ist das Video für das virtuelle gemeinsame Anstricken (Link zu Youtube): Finally! All members of Strickmich! Club… Read More
Pretty Planner Bag
A cute little knitted bag for your Strickplaner 2021 – your knitting planner! Made out of the shiny but durable “Pinta” by Pascuali – your planner will always be with you and well protected, but in style. Download the pattern… Read More