#boughsofhollysweater

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Isn't it crazy that the release of the Boughs of Holly sweater was almost one year ago?! #boughsOfHollySweater Somehow time went by so fast. Now it is winter again and I still love this design as much as I did on the day that I finished it. 🥰 Back then I just had a new hair cut which is kind of funny because I am in desprite need of one now as well. 💇‍♀️ What do you say, should I cut my hair as short as I wore it last year or should I keep my current length? ____ Pattern: Boughs of Holly Sweater Yarn: BC Garn Loch Lomond ____ #maschenmontag #monday #throwbackknit #christmassweater #christmasknits #christmasknit #wintersweater #winterjumper #fairisleknits #fairisle #knitting #herbgardenknitwear #circularyokesweater #topdownsweater #favoriteknits #favoritesweater #sweaterlove https://www.instagram.com/p/ClOvIiXI9DR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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It is time to be brave. I could use your help in a personal matter. If you have been wondering why you are not seeing as many new designs here as usual - that is for a good reason. I am job hunting. I mentioned this briefly in one of my stories a few weeks back. But I thought a post won't hurt, so here we go: As you will know if you have been following me for a while now, I work as a software developer in my day job. Recently I handed in my notice because I am in need of a change. There are still a few months till my last day in my current job, but I want to know what happens next rather sooner than later. If at all possible, I would love to find employment in the fiber industry. And this is why I could use your help: Do you know of any available offers? For me it does not matter whether it would be a position - similar to my current one as a software developer or - of a knitwear designer or - in a local yarn store or - something else entirely. I am a fast learner, have two different Bachelor degrees and am open to any position that will fund my living expenses. Please send any job offers you know of my way! I appreciate each and every suggestion very much. Thanks, Hanna ____ Designs pictured above are #monumentHat (currently in testing) and #boughsOfHollySweater (available on and my website). ____ #helpneeded #fiberindustry #fiberindustries #fibercommunity #knitting #knittingrelatedjob #news #lifeupdate #herbgardenknitwear #designing #softwaredeveloper #knit #knittersofınstagram #knittersofinstragram #knittingcommunity #loveforknitting #manifesting https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci-hYtLopem/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I am very much in love with the scandinavian vibe that my grid currently has! Somehow it feels perfect for fall. 🍂 So, for this weeks #throwbackknitsday I'll share two more pictures of my vacation in Sweden last week. Is the house on the 2nd pic not absolutely dreamy?! 😍 ____ It also is #woolcoffeeteathursday by lovely Steffi of @woolcoffeetea �� ____ Pattern: Boughs of Holly sweater (available on Ravelry and my website) #boughsOfHollySweater Yarn: Loch Lomond by BC Garn #knitoutfit #knitfit #sweaterweather #colorworksweater #handknitsweater #herbgardenknitwearTravels #warmknits #knittinglover #knittinglove #loveknitsweaters #loveknitting #sweden #schweden #knitting #fairisleknitting #fairisle #fairisleknit #fairisleknits #lovefairisle #lochlomondbcgarn #bcgarn #trowbackthursday https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci0YbATI1O4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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☆ PATTERN RELEASE ☆ The Boughs of Holly Sweater is now available in my Ravelry store! Yay! 🎄❤ #boughsOfHollySweater And if I may say so, this is a design I am especially proud of for several reasons: -> It is super quick and fun to knit - I needed about 9 days for the cropped version and I am talking normal working days with evening knitting only. -> It was a nightmare to grade this beauty to 10 sizes but in the end I managed to do it. -> This sweater gives me wonderful Christmas vibes but I still feel it is versatile enough for me to wear throughout colder half of the year. If the green and white color scheme is not your thing, you should check out all the beautiful color combinations my testers chose. Very inspiring! 😍 I really hope you'll love this one just as much as I do! 🤗 Happy weekend and happy knitting! p.s.: If you are interested in this pattern but can not or want not to access Ravelry, please send me a message and I will make it available on Etsy, too. 😊 #patternreleaseday #newknittingpatterns #patternrelease #newravelrypattern #herbgardenknitwear #circularyokepattern #topdownsweater #topdownsweaterpattern #christmassweater #christmasknit #colorworksweaters #easycolorwork #easyfairisleknits #easyfairisle #fairislefriday #fairisle #fairislesweaters #knitfairisle #croppedsweater #knittingintheround #knittergonnaknit #knittersgonaknit #knittersofgermany #knittersgetfitter #knittersgram #knitallthethings #knit #knitknitknit https://www.instagram.com/herbgarden.knitwear/p/CXl30IRlgSh/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I made some progress on the yoke of my Boughs of Holly sweater and am almost ready to separate body and sleeves. Yay! 😊 Circular yoke sweater will always have a special place in my heart. They just always are so much fun to work. 🧶 #boughsOfHollySweater I am a little late for this weeks #statusoftheknitsaturday by Charlotte from @meinnadelohr since I did not post this yesterday. But better late than never, right?! 😁 A lovely (first) Sunday (of Advent) to everyone! 🤗 #colorworkyokesweater #colorworkyoke #bcgarn #bclochlomond #lochlomondyarn #lochlomondbio #merinowool #merinoyarn #merino #christmassweater #christmasknit #christmasseason #christmassweaters #christmassweater2021 #herbgardenknitwear #knitweardesigner #patterncomingsoon #knittingpattern #patternforhandknitting #handknittersofinstagram #instagramknitters https://www.instagram.com/p/CW0LA47ouJe/?utm_medium=tumblr

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In the last week it was very quiet around here. I had a bad cold and was off work, but now I am back! 😊 Thanks for bearing with me! For some days I did mostly sleep and could not knit at all. And when I was able to pick up the needles again, I wanted to work on something that did not involve a lot of thinking. I really needed a mindless knit. 🧶 Since I saw my testers bring so many beautiful Boughs of Holly Sweater #boughsOfHollySweater to life and since I gifted mine to a very dear friend, I decided to cast on another one for myself. And I am SO glad I did. It is such a rewarding knit that just flies off my needles. 😁 So, please enjoy a picture of the colorwork yoke and have a lovely Thursday! #woolcoffeeteathursday by Steffi from @woolcoffeetea 💕 #knittingisforeveryone #knittingismytherapy #knitting #knittinglife #knittinglifestyle #knit #knits #herbgardenknitwear #knitknitknit #dayswithoutknitting #thankful #knitstergram #knittergram #knitter #knitknit #notknitting #notknittingtoday #wishicouldknit #knitandbehappy #knittingismyhappyplace #knittingalways #knittingallthetime #knittingallthethings #selfcareknitting #thejoyofknitting #mindlessknits #mindlessknitting #colourworksweater https://www.instagram.com/p/CWtPyfnoZbm/?utm_medium=tumblr

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☆ CALL FOR TEST KNITTERS ☆ I am very happy to let you know that my BOUGHS OF HOLLY sweater is now ready to be tested. #boughsOfHollySweater It is available in 10 sizes and the deadline is Dec 10th. All details regarding the pattern and the test can be found on @yarnpond 🧶 You can also send me your application there. (Link in profile) I am happy to answer any questions you might have. Just send me a message. 😊 I can't wait to hear from you! 💕 #callfortestknitters #callfortesters #testknittersofinstagram #testknitter #testknitterswanted #testknittersneeded #needtesters #needtestknitters #testknittinglove #testknittersofig #testknitcall #testknitting #testknittersofyarnpond #testknit #colorworksweater #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #colorworkyoke #colorworkknitting #colorwork #colourworksweater #colourwork #herbgardenknitwear #christmassweater #xmassweater #winterknits #winter #winterknitting #fallandwinter https://www.instagram.com/p/CU2NMO3IWl7/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Remember my Boughs of Holly sweater that crazy me knit in the middle of this summer? 🙃 #boughsOfHollySweater Well, I have news about it! I finally managed to get the pattern ready and sent it to my tech editor. I am not going to lie, grading this one was a nightmare! Never have I spent so many hours on a pattern. Who am I kidding?! It wasn't hours, it was days! 😱 But now I am confident that I figured it out for all 10 sizes! 😊 If no major issues will come up during the tech editing process, I will probably open a new call for testers in the first week of October. Happy #statusoftheknitsaturday by lovely Charlotte of @meinnadelohr 😊 #sweaterupdate #knittingupdate #circularyokeknitting #circularyoke #circularyokesweater #colorworksweaters #colorworksweater #colourworkknitting #colourwork #colourworksweater #colourworksweaters #herbgardenknitwear #christmassweater #fallsweater #autumnsweater #autumnsweaterweather #sweaterweather #strandedknitting #strandedcolorwork #strandedcolourwork #bcgarn #lochlomondyarn #lochlomond https://www.instagram.com/p/CUPRWhsIDya/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Yesterday I shared some swatches that I made over the past few days in my stories. I had a really hard time to decide what my next project would be even though I was aching to cast on something new. So that kept me thinking... Why was is sooo hard to decide that I could not make up my mind for days? 🤔 I thought about that a lot and came to the conclusion that I might have put too much pressure on myself lately. I really want to create beautiful new designs for you. Designing is what I love! But sometimes I feel I cannot live up to my expectations. This might have something to do with my #boughsOfHollySweater 🧶 I have been trying to grade it for so long now, but I am still not done with it. Grading the sleeves for the larger sizes is just a nightmare, because there are so little rounds where I can place the decreases. Long story short, yesterday I decided that I needed a mindless project right now. Something that I would love to knit, that would be easy and work up fast. Something with as little obstacles as possible. Something with no pressure attached. So, I finally casted on something new! Yay! 🥳 And I am so glad I did! This is going to be a cropped drop shoulder sweater and I am in love already. This is my first time working with Plötulopi and this yarn really is one of a kind! Can you believe that I got all that sweater out of ONE single plate of Plötulopi?! 😲 Amazing, right? And it knits up SO fast. I managed to knit all this in just 5 hours! Also the fabric is so squishy, the color is just stunning and then there is this awesome sheepy smell! 😍 I am so glad that I have casted this one on! I really needed to feel the knitting joy that I am feeling right now. Sometimes it is the simplest Stockinette project that I will enjoy the most. A very happy Sunday to you all! 💕 #newcaston #herbgardenknitwear #designing #designingprocess #patternwriting #patternwriter #patterngrading #gradingsweaters #stockinette #stockinettestitch #istexplötulopi #istexyarn #plötulopi #plötulopiyarn #plotulopi #istexunspun #islandicyarn #unspunwool #unspunyarn #newproject #newknittingproject #knittingisselfcare #selfcareknitting #thejoyofknitting #knittingjoy https://www.instagram.com/p/CTtx4qsoHEN/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Hello and happy weekend everyone! 😊 Earlier today I went to a local farmers market and got these pretty flowers. 💐 Now I am going to sit down and work on the BOUGHS OF HOLLY pattern for a while - you can see it on the dummy in the background. I think I worked out the grading for the yoke, but I still need to do the body and sleeves before I can start writing it all down. 💻 Don't forget that today is the last day of the #feldsparteeKAL 🧶 So get your post and / or Ravelry project ready (all details in my stories) today and I will draw two winners tomorrow. Each of the two winners will get THREE of my self-published patterns of their choice! Yes, you heard right: 3 free patterns! 😊 Cheers and have a lovely day! 🌞 #feldspartee #boughsOfHollySweater #herbgardenknitwear #designing #knitweardesigner #designingprocess #knitandbehappy #knitallday #knittingisliving #knittinglife #designinglife #alwaysknitting #alwaysknitforchristmas #patterngrading #strickenfürdieseele #stricken #strikkeinspo #striklove #striktilsommer #strickenliebe #strickenisttoll #strickenentspannt #strickenmachtspass #strickverrückt #strickenverbindet https://www.instagram.com/p/CSjRRjYIJ56/?utm_medium=tumblr