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Patterns with heart, style and addictive potential
Modern knitting and crochet patterns for creative doers –
whether you're a beginner or an experienced master of the stitches.
Hi, I'm Kathrin Parlatan...
In love with wool, crazy about ideas and with a knitting needle in my heart – knitting and crocheting have been part of my life since my childhood. What started as a hobby became my vocation.
Today, I use my love and experience to design modern knitting and crochet instructions that are easy to understand, stylish and simple to follow. I work with high-quality yarns and well-known partners – and share my ideas with a great community.
stricken-im-trend.com stands for creativity, quality and the genuine joy of crafting.
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🐾 Dog Sweater LILO – Knitting Pattern
Even our four-legged friends need a cozy sweater in the transitional seasons – to stay warm and stylish on the go.
This sweater is quick to knit, suitable for confident beginners, and thanks to the elastic Merino wool, it adapts perfectly to your dog's body.
Special extra: Two versions – one for girl dogs 💕 and one for boy dogs 💙.
Bonus: A detailed explanation of 3 different short-row methods is included.
👉 And the very best: All proceeds from this pattern are donated annually to animal welfare charities! 🐾❤️
💖 Join in and support my heart project for animal welfare –
stitch by stitch for a good cause. 🐶
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Sometimes textiles tell us more than chronicles: In Egypt, archaeologists found medieval knitted cotton socks, often blue-and-white, decorated with Kufic script – an early angular form of Arabic calligraphy. The inscriptions carried blessings and protective formulas, most likely intended as talismans against the evil eye. Finds are dated to the ...
When you're starting a new knitting or crochet project, your hands are already itching to begin: yarn ready, needles in hand – and you just want to dive in.
But then there's that small, inconspicuous line in the pattern: "Gauge: 10 x 10 cm = 20 sts x 28 rows."
Many makers skip it, thinking a tiny difference won't matter. Spoiler: it does. 😉 ...
Sometimes a clean basic needs a little movement, texture, or focus. With fringes, tassels, pom-poms, crochet edgings, applied i-cord, and duplicate stitch, you can turn any knit or crochet piece into a custom favourite. Below: when to use what, the right materials, and step-by-step mini tutorials—plus durability, care and safety notes.
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