Christmas presents

Back in business after a short christmas break. This year we had a secret santa version for the gift giving and my wife got me. She got me my own set of wooden double pointed needles, so I can stop using hers all the time, and some mushroom stitch markers. Very suitable presents indeed =)

I have also finished some projects during the holiday and the patterns will be coming up in the beginning of 2016 when I have written the descriptions properly. Until then I wish you a happy new year!

8-bit mushroom scarf (with secret pockets)

Finally the description and chart is finished and uploaded to Ravelry. This was a big project for me and took some time to finish. Starting to get better at switching between colors, but in retrospect it would have been better to start of with some simpler projects before taking on these ones with lots of different colors. However, I'm really satisfied with the scarf and have the next pattern in the collection lined up for photos and description writing. Hopefully it will be up before christmas.

Upcoming mushroom projects

Been busy doing other things lately, but there are some nice projects heading this way. I have finished the mushroom scarf and is currently working on getting the pattern down on paper. The biggest project so far and the one I'm most satisfied with. The mittens for the set has also been started, and the first one is actually done. Will probably go on with the socks after the mittens before leaving the mushroom collection for a while.

8-bit mushroom headband

The mushroom collection is growing. I have finished two more parts of the collection and first up of those is the mushroom headband. It's really similar to the hat, but obviously doesn't cover the whole head. Requires less yarn and time to complete and is perfect for these cold (but not yet freezing) pre-winter days.

The pattern is of course available at Ravelry.

8-bit mushroom hat

My first own pattern is now up and available on Ravelry and it is an 8-bit mushroom hat. This is the first part of my "mushroom collection" that will (when finished) feature matching hat, headband, mittens, scarf and socks. All with the nice green mushroom (which of course can be replaced with any color you prefer)

And so it begins...

Hi!

I'm the 8-Bit Knit Nerd and welcome to my blog. I started with crochet about 6 years ago by making my own hat for the winter. Since then I've been doing crochet on a regular basis, mostly making hats, headbands and amigurumis. Lately I tried knitting and started to enjoy that even more than crochet, but something was still missing. A goal! What do I wish to accomplish with my knitting? Besides the obvious of keeping my head, hands and feet warm during the winter season (it gets quite cold in Sweden) I want my work to represent me. I started to play around a bit with making patterns and soon found the thing for me - making nerdy retro-inspired stuff, especially inspired by the 8-bit era in which I grew up.

I will use this blog to share my progress and work and hopefully inspire others to do the same. As I have a full time job and other hobbies the progress will probably be a bit slow, but I intend to post updates once a week.