About

Hi, I'm Worsted Knitt - welcome to my knitting site!

This is where I talk about knitting, yarn, my stitch markers, the books I've read and my quest to "tread lightly on this earth" - to live simply, consciously, with less. On this site you will find fun projects, charity knits, knitting patterns, designer interviews, book reviews and tips and resources on making the world a better place.

Who is Worsted Knitt?

Worsted Knitt is the alter ego of me, Lumia Jais, a 27 year old Finn living in Germany with her husband Nick. I am a knitter, a budding knitwear designer and I have a big heart for animals! In "real life" I work at an IT company. In addition to my IT job, I sell stitch markers and knitting apparel, shirts and bags.

When knitting, I like to experiment with different things, and usually get fun results. It's become a trademark of mine to call my small mistakes "design elements"! I'm a very loose knitter, but I usually don't care too much and go with the lacey effect. I would love to knit a skirt though, so I might need to get my gauge under control before that!

I'm a vegetarian and love to try out different vegan and ecologically sustainable yarns. I strive for a no-kill lifestyle but I'm not quite there yet, even though I've been vegetarian for 14 years. I actively work with a few local pro-animal groups, and luckily can sometimes help by knitting too.

I care about people, too! I knit a lot for charity, and have made it my 2011 goal to finish knitting 50 items for charity.

I am from Finland but have lived in Germany for the past 3 years. Before that I lived in Ireland for two years. I guess that's why I consider myself an European citizen.

When I'm not knitting, I read, act at the local theater, work for animal welfare and rights, play computer games or go to the gym.

My shirts and bags are available in my three shops:

* Customers from US and Canada can shop at http://shop-us.worsted-knitt.net
* Customers from Europe can shop for organic, hand-printed, limited-edition shirts from my shop - check out the knitting t-shirts
* The other EU shop with more colour and style variety can be found at http://shop-eu.worsted-knitt.net

There's also some coffee cups by me in Zazzle: http://www.zazzle.com/worsted_knitt

Hope you like my site - feel free to leave a comment!

You can also find me on Facebook and Twitter.

This is me in my Bramblewood vest: