Tabea Katharina

Anna Karenina, a drug dealer, and nerdy art jokes

By: tabeakatharina February 25, 2019February 25, 2019

Readingbooks, books 2019Leave a Comment

01) Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy Yes, I finally finished it! I’m completely fascinated by Tolstoy’s ability to create characters I loved and hated, but related to them and their thoughts and feelings as if they were real. The story may be far removed from the realities of the 21st century, but I felt for Anna…

Eek, spiders!

By: tabeakatharina February 22, 2019March 1, 2019

KnittingDROPS, handwear, Oscar the Wilde, stash-bustingLeave a Comment

DROPS Flora is the gift that keeps on giving. I bought it originally to knit a hat for my uncle in 2017, then tried to use up the leftover yarn by making a scarf for Phil. Unbelievably, I still had one skein left afterwards. (I could have used it up in the scarf, but I…

Making a marble cake

By: tabeakatharina February 18, 2019February 19, 2019

BakingBaking, bread, cakes and pies4 Comments

I usually ask my mother to make marble cake for my birthday. It brings back lots of happy memories, because my Grandma used to make it for my birthdays when I was a kid. This year I wanted to make it for myself. After all, I finally have the necessary equipment (including, most importantly, an…

Salut Manu

By: tabeakatharina February 15, 2019February 15, 2019

Knittingcardigans, DROPS, kate daviesLeave a Comment

Sometimes you work at things for a long time and they just come out … meh. Like this cardigan. I started it at the beginning of December and finished it a couple of days ago. It was a technically challenging pattern for me. It took time and effort and staying power. And it came out…

Burda Oven Mitts

By: tabeakatharina February 11, 2019February 22, 2019

Sewingburda, handwear, home and deco, stash-bustingLeave a Comment

Ever since we moved into our apartment, I find myself nesting hardcore. I guess it’s because before it was always just me, and now I have a little human-feline family. It’s fun making things for us. The pattern I used for Phil’s apron came in a package with other kitchen accessory patterns. These oven mitts…

The problem with chive

By: tabeakatharina February 8, 2019February 7, 2019

Gardeninggardening, herbs, roof garden1 Comment

It’s only February, I know! I’m still starting to think about my roof garden. I want to succeed in growing chive this year. Last year I started in March and kept all the pots in the kitchen. This might have been too warm for the seeds because chive’s a cold-germination plant. Today I received my…

In which I buy jeans (and a cape)

By: tabeakatharina February 4, 2019February 2, 2019

Shopping, Thriftingjeans, ready to wear, second hand, trousers2 Comments

If there’s one thing I – a short-legged person with a big butt – hate with the passion of a thousand fires, it’s trousers shopping. Alas, all three of my jeans gave out during the past couple months! (I’ve had them for years, so I got my money’s worth. I’ll try to mend my black…

February Works in Progress

By: tabeakatharina February 1, 2019February 1, 2019

Knitting, Sewingburda, cardigans, DROPS, kate davies, skirts, stash-busting, wip3 Comments

I’m still working on the Manu cardigan. I’ve finished both sleeves and joined them to the body. The yarn (DROPS Baby Alpaca Silk) is gorgeous! I took the cardigan with me on the train ride to Vienna, and I guess because of all the travel chaos I was absent-minded and didn’t read the pattern properly.…