Tabea Katharina

Embrace, or: I definitely lack moderation

By: tabeakatharina August 27, 2018September 24, 2018

Knittingcardigans, kim hargreavesLeave a Comment

It really sucks when your hobby literally causes you physical pain. I love knitting. It calms my neurotic brain, plus there’s nothing better than wearing clothes you’ve made for yourself. Unfortunately, knitting longer than about half an hour makes my neck and back pain worse, and every knitter knows you can’t just knit half an hour…

Foreigner

By: tabeakatharina August 6, 2018August 4, 2018

Knittingpersonal, presents, scarvesLeave a Comment

Moving has changed my life a lot. I felt established in Heidelberg – I had a lovely little apartment, a job, a place at university to go to work/write everyday, and most importantly, a great group of friends. Now I have a beautiful apartment, a cat and most importantly, can spend my life with the…

My boyfriend is a vampire

By: tabeakatharina April 23, 2018April 21, 2018

KnittingDROPS, socksLeave a Comment

I’m fundamentally a selfish knitter. Yes, I like making stuff for people I love, but to be honest I’m always so happy when I can go back to knitting for myself. I’m not even sorry. That’s why, after months of knitting presents, I was glad to finally start working on these socks. I don’t normally…

Jasmine, I’m so glad we’re done

By: tabeakatharina March 19, 2018March 19, 2018

KnittingDROPS, presents, scarvesLeave a Comment

Don’t get me wrong. I love this scarf. It’s stunningly beautiful. It still was a pain in the ass to knit it. I guess I would’ve finished the scarf sooner if I hadn’t been in so much pain the past months. It was supposed to be the Christmas gift for my mom (cough). Unfortunately, I could…

A pillow and a kitty

By: tabeakatharina March 12, 2018March 19, 2018

Sewinghome and deco3 Comments

Sometimes life gives you lemons. I’ve had problems with my neck and back ever since my hospital stay last June. The constant pain keeps me from doing a lot of things, not least of them knitting and sewing. I can’t keep away from crafting completely, of course. I just have to do it slower. A…

A fairy-tale capelet

By: tabeakatharina January 15, 2018

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When I was a child, I remember I used to sneak into my parents’ bedroom to steal my mother’s edition of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. They’d been given to her to improve her German, but I don’t think she read them all that much. I did. I’d sit on the floor of the bedroom…

Casual in teal

By: tabeakatharina January 8, 2018January 15, 2018

Knittingcardigans, DROPS, kim hargreavesLeave a Comment

It has been rather quiet here! The reason for my silence is that I moved in together with my boyfriend back in November. We spent the past few months renovating, furnishing and decorating our new apartment. It’s a lot of work and we’re not even done yet! Our kitchen will be delivered only at the…

Tangled Yoke, Confused Knitting

By: tabeakatharina October 28, 2017October 9, 2018

Knittingcardigans4 Comments

Boy. That was some knitting project. I started the Tangled Yoke Cardigan in March of this year and worked on it on and off until now. It’s a great pattern, don’t get me wrong! It’s challenging, but I loved the little technical details. I can truly say I learnt much knitting this cardigan. It just…