{"id":2373,"date":"2025-12-17T09:03:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T08:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2373"},"modified":"2026-08-09T12:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T10:21:24","slug":"softly-balanced","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/en\/product\/softly-balanced\/","title":{"rendered":"Softly Balanced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The knitting instructions are in English: 4 p.<\/p>\n<p>More information about sizes, materials, used stitches, and the swatch can be found below the story.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>WINTER GREEN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>When December arrives, together with those long, dark days, I feel a strong need to slow down. It\u2019s as if my body is asking for permission to rest.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>December feels different to me than November. In November, I\u2019m still saying goodbye to summer, to the last leaves clinging to the trees. But in December, there is no farewell anymore \u2014 and no expectation yet. There is simply a moment of nothingness: wonderful.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>And in that stillness, I gently find my balance again.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>At Blommm, I learn how to make a winter wreath using what nature offers in December: winter green and rust-colored branches. Pauline shows us how even dead branches can bring color and rhythm to a wreath. And yes, it turned out beautifully \u2014 completely Softly Balanced.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong>What does December do to you?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Share your story and your creation with #_viswijf<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Level<br \/>\n<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/en\/?attachment_id=1437\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Schermafbeelding-2025-08-22-om-08.28.01.png\" data-orig-size=\"404,256\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Schermafbeelding 2025-08-22 om 08.28.01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Schermafbeelding-2025-08-22-om-08.28.01.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1437 \" src=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Schermafbeelding-2025-08-22-om-08.28.01-300x190.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Schermafbeelding-2025-08-22-om-08.28.01-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Schermafbeelding-2025-08-22-om-08.28.01.png 404w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px\" \/><br \/>\nWith some experience<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sizes<br \/>\n<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2403\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/en\/?attachment_id=2403\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2025-12-17-om-09.28.12.png\" data-orig-size=\"680,162\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Schermafbeelding 2025-12-17 om 09.28.12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2025-12-17-om-09.28.12.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2403 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2025-12-17-om-09.28.12-300x71.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2025-12-17-om-09.28.12-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2025-12-17-om-09.28.12-600x143.png 600w, https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2025-12-17-om-09.28.12.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Materials<br \/>\n<\/strong>I used Lys from Veritas.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2404\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/en\/?attachment_id=2404\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2025-12-17-om-09.28.21.png\" data-orig-size=\"768,114\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Schermafbeelding 2025-12-17 om 09.28.21\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2025-12-17-om-09.28.21.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2404 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2025-12-17-om-09.28.21-300x45.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2025-12-17-om-09.28.21-300x45.png 300w, https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2025-12-17-om-09.28.21-600x89.png 600w, https:\/\/viswijf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Schermafbeelding-2025-12-17-om-09.28.21.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n1 ball of 25g contains 210m of yarn<br \/>\nYarn: thickness 3, knit with 2 strands<br \/>\nKnitting needles no. 4, 4.5 and 5<br \/>\nDarning needle<br \/>\nRibbon 15 mm: 2 m<\/p>\n<p><strong>Used stitches<\/strong><br \/>\n2\/2 rib stitch<br \/>\nStockinette<br \/>\nSimple 2\/2 rib stitch<\/p>\n<p><strong>Swatch<\/strong><br \/>\nKnit a swatch of 10&#215;10 cm in stockinette stitch with needles no. 5: count 19 stitches and 25 rows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Soft wrap sweater with raglan sleeves and a sporty stripe on the sleeves. With some experience, you can get started with this. With needles no. 5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2389,"template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1421],"product_tag":[1423,1451],"class_list":["post-2373","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-women","product_tag-raglan","product_tag-with-some-experience","first","instock","downloadable","virtual","taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"group_of_quantity":0,"min_quantity":0,"max_quantity":"","exclude_order_quantity_value_rules":"no","exclude_category_quantity_rules":"no","combine_variations":"no","exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=2373"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2373"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viswijf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}