Lost in knitting – Lace shawl Whiteout

August 28, 2017 by nadel&gabel

The shawl designs of Melanie Berg aka Mairlynd caught my eye sometime at the beginning of the year. I hadn’t knitted for a while. Sewing just seemed to be more my needle craft: quicker, easier to adjust, more experience. Knitted socks were my entry into knitting again and I started to appreciate the advantages of this craft again, the flexibility, the relaxing pleasure to knit a few rows each evening. The patterns and yarns I discovered in this knitting community were thrilling. […]

Categories: craft & DIY, knitting, Uncategorized • Tags: garter stich, knitting, lace, mairlynd, melanie berg, merino, mustard, pattern, portland lace, purple, shawl, wool, yarn, yarncollective, yellow, yoga

Hidden colour schemes – Crocheted hot water bottle cover

October 3, 2014 by nadel&gabel

In the moment I loaded these pictures up I realized that all my recent posts are following the same colour scheme – mustard. Of course, it’s the colour of autumn, but I didn’t know how much I seam to be led by visual impressions. Hmm, perhaps I should start a new project: eating by colour 😉 Anyway, this post is not about food, but about my best friend around the cold season – my hot water bottle, that got a […]

Categories: craft & DIY, crocheting, interior • Tags: autumn, beginner, book, chunky, colour, cover, Craft, crochet, easy, fall, hand, handbook, hot water bottle, mustard, project, sewing, tutorial, wool

Travel gear – Improved

May 11, 2013 by nadel&gabel

All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go … to Nice for a few days. Actually it’s me together with a colleague and a bunch of students … hopefully no trouble but relaxed days for all of us. Of course there will be some pictures on the blog in a while. My preparation – except of listening to the old and the new album of Zaz trying to refresh the sad remains of the French I learned at school: […]

Categories: At the sewing machine, bags & totes, wallets & pouches • Tags: bag, black, camera, graphic, handbag, mustard, pouch, sewing, strap, toilet, tote, travel, tutorial, white

A new season and a new bag

February 15, 2013 by nadel&gabel

After a few weeks where I just couldn’t find time for sewing I finally turned the sewing machine on again. I had bought some new fabrics that I was keen to use, f.ex. this tote’s beautiful screen printed fabric from Premier Prints Shiba collection, that I bought with some other amazing fabrics at this little Etsy shop.

Categories: At the sewing machine, bags & totes • Tags: bag, bottom, graphic, mustard, pattern, sewing, spring, summer, tote, tutorial, yellow

Perfect partners for cheese – Dulce de membrillo and quince mustard sauce

October 18, 2012 by nadel&gabel

Quince – until a few years or so, it would have been very likely that the only reaction to this name you would have earned from people was a question mark in their face, the same would have been probably the case when you would have shown them the actual fruit. “Is it a pear? An apple?” – No, quince, the fruit only some grandmothers would make jelly from. But those days are gone, nowadays quince – like other nearly […]

Categories: around the world, autumn, dairy-free, gluten-free, In the kitchen, pantry, snacks & small dishes, spread, sauce & spice, vegetarian • Tags: autumn, challenge, cheese, chutney, cooking, dip, fall, food, jam, jelly, mustard, preserving, quince, recipe, sauce, spanish

Luxury breakfast with sea-buckthorn jelly

October 3, 2011 by nadel&gabel

Categories: autumn, Behind the camera, breakfast, In the kitchen, pantry, spread, sauce & spice, vegetarian • Tags: autumn, jam, jelly, market, mustard, sea-buckthorn