About me
Hi, Silje here 🙂
I knitted my first sweater when I was 9. Then came a ten-year break before I picked it up again.
Since then there have been far too many sweaters, a pile of bags, lots of scarves in every possible variation, and a macramé project that never seems to get finished.
I knit, crochet, do macramé now and then, and have given embroidery a fairly poor attempt. I like trying out new methods and variations, which is why there isn't much mass production.
That's why most things here are made only once.
Patterns the way I always wanted them
I love crochet and knitting because they aren't AI, and I get to make something physical. In the real world. Creativity gets an outlet, and at the same time you get to slow down a little.
At the same time, I love AI for lots of things. And this is where I let AI into the world of handcraft. Because, honestly, how hopeless are those endless PDFs with five sizes in the same pattern, which you have to navigate and keep track of? And let's not forget the charts, where you mark things up and fuss about so you don't forget anything. Hands up, everyone who uses a ruler to avoid line dyslexia. And those abbreviations. And not least all the ways we have of keeping count 😅 If you know, you know 🤓
Knitting maths is also a must when you're not quite the same shape as the person who wrote the pattern. It should be its own subject at school if you ask me, because you don't get much more applied maths than that.
Anyway, that's why I've set up the patterns, with the help of AI, the way I've always wanted them:
- You see what to do, step by step. You come back to where you left off last time.
- In long charts you only see the row you're on, so you don't have to juggle pen, paper, ruler or a finger on the page.
- Where we have videos (we're making more as we go), they're right where they belong.
- You only see the size you've chosen, where it matters.
Questions and answers
Does AI make the patterns?
No. The patterns are made with my own imagination, knowledge, ideas and huge amounts of knitting maths. AI only helps with how you follow them: step by step, in your size, with videos where they're needed.
What's different about the patterns here?
You see what to do step by step, and you come back to where you left off last time. In long charts you only see the row you're on. The videos are right where they belong, and you only see the size you've chosen, where it matters.
How do I buy?
You pay with Vipps. Your patterns are under «Min side» (my page) when you log in with Vipps. Pieces ship with Posten, and shipping costs NOK 76.
Can I get a pattern for something that's for sale?
Yes, tap «Vote for a pattern» on the piece. The ones with the most votes get a pattern first, and the most wanted are listed at the bottom of the front page.