What an amazing weekend at @berlin_knits_2025!

Thank you to everyone who joined my classes, said hi at the Meet & Greet, and showed off their SOSU project! Thanks for all the hugs and selfie, and the uplifting and inspiring atmosphere this weekend in Berlin!
And a huge hug to Marion, Steffi and the team for organizing this great event! Love you all!
Let’s do it again soon! 😉

Thank you for the photos @nathamyjf, @flachmaennchen & @magli.2, @katrinstrigkt, @wollknoten_atelier_uelzen.

Thanks for hanging out with me this weekend @treliz_colorispower, @mariagmariag, @polkaknits, @joanaborges1980, @hannamp, @rililie, @ritacambra, and everyone I forgot to tag (sorry!). 😘😘😘

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Der Countdown läuft!
@berlin_knits_2025

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Here’s a quick tutorial on how to knit Brioche for Combination knitters.

What is combination knitting?
In general, stitches can be on the needles either with the leading leg/loop in front or in the back. It’s typically referred to as ‘Western’ when the leading leg is in front (for right-handed knitters that’s the right leg, for left-handed knitters that’s the left leg), and as ‘Eastern’ when the leading leg is in the back.
In combination knitting, only the purls are worked in a way that brings the leading leg to the back, and in the following row, and after working knit stitches (through the back loop), the stitches have the leading leg in front again.

When working Brioche, and here specifically two-color Brioche flat, Combination knitters have to keep track of the stitch mount. All stitches are always worked (as Brioche knit or Brioche purl) through the leading loop (whether that’s in front or back), but for the sl1yo stitches - the magical Brioche stitches that are slipped purlwise and the yarn carried over the needle as a yarn-over - the stitch mount makes a crucial difference:

The yarn-over should always follow the direction/stitch mount of the slipped stitch.
When the leading leg is in front, the stitch has to be slipped with yarn in front, and the yarn carried over the needle to the back.
When the leading loop is in back, the stitch has to be slipped with yarn in back, and the yarn carried over the needle to the front (and back again for the next knit stitch).

I hope this short clip gives you an idea how Brioche knitting in Combination style works! A full tutorial will be up on YouTube later this week.

I’m also working on Brioche tutorials more knitting styles. I’ll be working on left-handed Brioche next. But as I just found out, there’s also an Eastern, Western, and Combination style, so it might take me a little to get to all of them! 😅

What knitting style are you? And is there a tutorial you want me to make?

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A year ago, a flood destroyed my workspace.
Luckily I had enough time to save all my yarn and samples.

But this is about what happened after.

I received so much support from knitters!
I lost a teaching gig and had to pay for cancelling.
I worked for months to mitigate the water damage and get the chaos unter control.
I renovate my workspace myself, all on my own, using skills I learned along the way. It completely drained me, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
The cost of building materials pales in comparison to the long-time loss of knitting patterns I had neither the time nor the energy to work on and publish.
Meeting knitters and yarnies, teaching or just hanging out, is an incredible motivation and inspiration boost.
I finally found not only a work-life balance, but also a body-mind balance. I now dedicate time to things that have nothing to do with work. I run and hike, bake and sew, garden and go to concerts. It fills my cup so I can be creative, motivated, and dedicated in my work.

When you make your beloved hobby your business, you may have the best job in the world, but you also lose your hobby, your outlet. And after 10 years of SOSUknits, I think I finally have some balance back.

And if you made it all the way through, I want to say thank you for your support with a 20% discount on all my patterns on Ravelry and Payhip until September 21.
No code needed!

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Have you ever knit a sideways top?
You might want to give the Waffle Tee a try!

Sideways Sweaters are a fun and fresh perspective on sweater knitting.
And with its waffle texture, Garter ribbing and off-set shoulder, this lightweight tee is especially fun!

The knitting pattern is available in English and German, and not only in the standard PDF format, but also in printer and mobile friendly versions.

Follow the link in my profile to download the knitting pattern from Ravelry and Payhip and use the code 20WAFFLES to get a 20% discount (offer ends midnight Sunday, September 14).

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