Tommelise

Owls in the Attic

2012-02-06T13:08:00.001+01:00

My newly established Etsy shop needed a name and a look. Since Owls is the new black and I am riding the owl-fascination wave, it had to have Owls in it:

The shop can be found here.

New additions to the available products are:

And many others. Drop by the shop :-) Door's always open ;-)

Upcoming products in the shop will be the circular needle holders:

Hope you will drop by and invest in my new adventure :-)

Now with a shop.......

2012-01-22T22:49:00.000+01:00

Apparently 2012 also brings new self chosen challenges - I have introduced myself the world of Etsy - and I have shopped som really gorgeous yarn, that I am unpatiently waiting to be delivered at my door step. I will tell you more once it arrives :-)

While I was browsing for gorgeous yarns, I thought to my self "I can also show off my creative side here" and I instantly set up a shop. Find it here.

Well I admit there's not a lot there yet. Mainly stitch markers...... But the session this Sunday was to make the markers, take pictures and add them to the shop..... it kind of took a while - longer than anticipated. But I got the hang of it so hopefully the items in the shop will keep growing in the future.

Have a sneak peak here of what I did today:

And I just love Monsieur Le Frog

Ying Yang of Roses

And brilliant greens

Drop by the shop anytime.http://www.etsy.com/shop/msandvig

New goals for 2012

2012-01-14T12:27:00.001+01:00

Christmas and New Years has past and it is time to set new goals for 2012. I actually already completed one of my goals for 2012, but I am bringing it here anyway :-)

Goals:
1 - Finish the PI sock I cast on for the Sokker 2009 KAL in January 2009 - here
I suffered a serious case of Second Sock Syndrome on this one.
2 - Learn to knit two socks at a time on circular needles - to avoid ever suffering from SSS again.
3 - Destash - I started the Stash Buster Challenge where I have to double the yardage I buy new.
4 - Knit more for myself of larger project - I tend to make a lot of smaller project, but I would really like to do at least two tops, a sweater and a cardigan for myself in 2012.

As I mentioned one of the goals have already been accomplished #1 - Finishing Pi socks.

The socks are knit using the number PI for stripes : 3,14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510

When I came to the first zero - I started knitting the heel - since heel knitting never completes a round ;-) And when I came to the second zero - the sock was finished - and Halleluja, the sock fit my foot smooth as a glove, even though I didn’t measure anything, but only used the Pi decimals :-)
Only thing is, that the 2 yarns match too perfectly in coloration, which results in the pattern looking as if the yarn was made that way :-( bit I know the beautiful truth - and I love them….

I used Alpaca from Drops and 4-ply Opal self striping sock yarn. The project totals 581 yards :-)

I had the flu in the beginning of January and once the fever was out of my joints it was time to knit. So I also finished these projects:

Basque Hat from DROPS in 2 thread Alpaca also from Drops. 404 yards.

Then i test knitted some Bonita yarn from Ingelise yarn I have had in my stash for the longest time. I am not too happy about the color, but I wanted to know how it knits up, because it is a fairly cheap yarn.

Pictures are pre-blocking... But the yarn knits up really great and is very soft against the skin. The pattern is a yoke baby sweater from the magazine Hendes Verden 18/2007.

I think that's it for 2012 from a needle point of you, but let me just give you an update from a garden view. I'll finish this post with mood pictures from the garden in a Danish winter without snow....

Ohh how the winter winds howl while I knit a midnight Owl.....

2011-12-02T18:29:00.000+01:00

Autumn and winter are great knitting seasons, is there anything better than sitting indoors with hot tea and cookies while the wind tries to blow the last couple of leaves off the trees?

Our family got a new member in November - meet Gulliver, the midnight hooter.....

The pattern is from Purl Bee and can be found here. I was the lucky owner of a couple of skeins of Yabba from Hjertegarn and scraps of Eskimo from DROPS in matching colours - a true stashbuster :-)

Gulliver takes up a total of 179,7 yards of yarns a full plus-size filling. It was a quick, fun, easy knit that is just loveable - Soft and huggable.

Also - a romper is on its way to Sweden for dear little Alfred......

The pattern is from Kreativ Strik - a Danish knitting magazine - and I have been wanting to do this project for the longest time. Finally the right yarn found its way to my stash - Asland Trends Glaciar Del Cielo - an absolutely gorgeous cotton, that I bought on sale at Little Knits.

This little cutie took up a neat 561,7 yards.... Which brings November's total at a 1165.6 yards......

Weekend Creativities

2011-11-09T22:15:00.001+01:00

Isabel and I rolled out with the heavy artillery this weekend - sewing machine, needles and what not.

In random disorder - here's a sneak peak at the needle projects:

The sewing kit for the hearts is from Malika & Rosa - they have the cutest fabrics and this sewing kit is so easy that even Isabel who's 8 years old could do them with a little direction from Mommy :-)

Come Christmas - we are ready and in the right spirit :-)

And I also had to earn som yardage for the Stash Buster Challenge

I finished another Squishy Love for a cute 4-year old in Sweden, Alma. It knits up in a jiffy. I used about 70 grams of cotton blend for this one - all left overs.

Almost a year ago my daughter got a chameleon - a tiny cute one. She called it Cola. A few months ago it passed away - the first pet we ever lost - OMG!! What to do, what to do.... Easy peasy - knit a new one.....

It's not real, but it is big, soft, warm and homemade - and it was certainly NOT easy piesy.... The design is from Hansi Singh - and it is genius! I knitted it in Jasper from Berrocco - and the greens are just perfect for the project.

So here is to you - Cola - RIP

I actually finished one more project, but that is in the mail on its way to someone who just had birthday - so stay tuned....

That brings the yardage for the first week of November to 196 (chameleon) + 101,2 (Squishy Love) + 327 (Secret Birthday Project)...

Zebra stripes

2011-10-29T17:59:00.001+02:00

As a child I fell in love with my grandmothers black and white Zebra coffee cups. I was fascinated by the simple pattern that was yet elegant. A couple of years ago my dear grandma passed away, and the Zebras never found their way to me.......

Last year I asked my father what had happened to the Zebra cups and he told me, that they were given to my younger brother (who holds no particular interest in what he drinks of) But I sooooooo wanted those cups to be part of my kitchen, and quickly called my brother and asked if he still had them. There was 4 left and I was more than welcome to have them if they meant something to me - and last month they finally found their way to my house.......

The Zebra series was designed by Eugen Trost for the Swedish porcelain factory "Gefle" in 1955. The "Zebra-cup" became one of the greatest icons of Swedish porcelain. With the "retro-wave" it has experienced quite an increase in popularity and is sold at high prices in known auction houses (app. 100 US Dollars for a cup.....) And it is hand painted.

Now the question is whether I dare to use it :-) but the hunt continues - I want more......

You can read more about the Zebra coffee service on the Porcelain Blog

Kindle knitting

2011-10-27T23:05:00.001+02:00

I have a Kindle - I love my Kindle - no this is not an Amazon advert.... I truly love my Kindle. My husband bought it for me last year for my Birthday - and it made it so easy to take books along for a trip, a bus ride, a trip to the park anything.

Another thing I like to do in public, on trips, bus rides and all the like is to knit. I always choose simple projects for my knit-in-public projects - because no one wants to drag loose papers and big books around - wait a minute dragging books around... I already found a solution to that problem: Kindle. Is it possible that the Kindle could also solve my pattern drag?????

To Amazon I went searching for knitting books and several were available in Kindle format. Still... I suddenly got doubts, could patterns really be satisfying in black and white (I do not have Kindle Fire) and on that little screen - most of the fun with purchasing a pattern book is the beautiful photos and having the pages in front of you....... but I felt that way about books in general when i first heard of Kindle and once I had seen one live I was sold.

So I took the plunge...... I bought a Kindle Knitting Pattern book today......

.... and here I go plunging in to my next challenge - knitting two socks at a time on circular needles trying to medicate my second-sock syndrome :-) It works like a charm. With the excellent "Go To" and "Bookmark" features on Kindle, you can easily jump to the pattern you need - and since you decide the size of the letters yourself it wont be a problem reading the pattern. I don't know if it will work for large diagrams though.

But one success a day just is not enough for this success junkie, so I had to try and store one of my many PDF knitting patterns on the kindle as well. Works like a charm. However, with the PDF files you will not be able to change the size of the letters, but you can zoom in. Have heard rumors of a technique of e-mailing the pattern to your Kindle e-mail address and Amazon will convert the file format to Kindle format for you - but that awaits testing.

So now I take two of my greatest passions (not counting my family ;-)) with me on the road in one solution - knitting and reading - isn't this world great?

Owling Autumn......

2011-10-26T18:57:00.001+02:00

I have developed quite the fetish for owls.... I think they are the cutest, prettiest, coolest thing ever. Everywhere I look it is owls owls and I have to have them all.....

Finished some smaller projects for all the new mommys areound me.

This is the Aviatrix that I knit in Cascade 220. It is a bit bigger than expected - but better bigger than too small ;-)

And the Christmas presents are starting to roll off the needles. Squishy Love from Amanda Keeys' blog - I love the pattern and I loooove her blog. Her pictures and pattern are just gorgeous and gives you that warm squishy feeling inside :-)

It is knit in leftover purple Cascade 220 and some leftover Aslan Trends Bariloche. The dinosaur buttons I bought a long time ago but never found use for them until now.

Also, tiny soft socks in a cotton sock yarn from OnLine - they are so soft and warm.

And of course - something for myself. Cowboy Cowl in blue Cash Iroha. Another absolutely-love pattern. I wear it every single day....

Remember - all my projects are also available on my Ravelry site.

...... and the mail man and I are still best friends.

A couple of months back I joined the Heisenberg Principle Sock Club at String Theory Colourworks
where they send an installment of surprise yarn every other month - love that kind of surprises. However, somehow my order got mixed up and I did not get my October installment (the first). I wrote the owners and they felt so bad that the compensated me by adding a mini skein in a combination colour and upgrading my shipment to "Priority Mail". That was just superb - thanx a lot to String Theory :-)

And then I just HAD to have the Orange Chokolade from Zauberwolle in that thinner yarn as well..... and some of that gorgeous Bombay by Katia - both from 123Knit

Well, as much as I love being best friends with the mail man - my wallet is not too good friends with him and I have decided on a Stash Buster Challenge:

no more yarn purchase......
In order to buy yarn, and I have to earn yards from my stash
Yards used will allow for a half the yards in purchase, meaning 200 yards used will permit me to purchase 100 yards.
All projects finished from October 2011 will count, no matter when they were started - this will encourage me to finish some of those UFO's.....
With each project I finish, I will make status

Follow the Stash Buster Challenge - right here the following months....

The postman is my best friend

2011-10-12T23:11:00.004+02:00

Look what came to me in the mail over the past days:

Zauberball 6 - Orange Chocolate

Wildfoote in forest green

Japonica Rainbow from Karen Noe in pink and purple

Kauni Effektgarn in pink, grey and purple


Arwetta Classic Chocolate brown


Glaciar del Cielo from Aslan Trends in natural



Zauberball 6 in pinks and purples


Glaciar Del Cielo from Aslan Trends - Green

Cotton Linen Stripes from Schachenmayr in purple

Ohhh joy - I welcome a rainy, windy cold autumn with plenty of hours on the couch with needles in hand, warm thea and a bunch of CSI, the Mentalist, Criminal Minds and Dexter on the DVD - come Christmas I'll have square eyes and handknitted goodies all over......

Baby knits in greens

2011-10-06T21:14:00.000+02:00

Several of closets girl friends have expanded their families with baby boys this automn - congrats all over - that have made me a very busy small projects knitter - joy :-) Love projects that knits up in an evening or two ;-) In no particular order, here we go:

Flere af mine nære veninder har udvidet familien her i sensommeren med baby-drenge - tillykke over hele linjen - jeg har derfor haft travlt med små strikke projekter - jubiii - jeg elsker projekter der kan strikkes på en aften eller to :-) I tilfældig rækkefølge:

Devlin with mittens / Djævlehue med vanter
Ravelry Project Site
Yarn / Garn: Drops Alpaca + Indiecita Alpaca
Neeedles / Pinde: 2,5 mm + 3,0 mm
Pattern / Opskrift: Stribet Djævlehue - Lene Holm Samsøe and Newborn Norwegian Sweet Mitts

Bib / Hagesmæk
Ravelry Project Site
Yarn / Garn: Havana - Ingelise Garn
Needles / Pinde: 3,5 mm
Pattern / Opskrift: Modern Cabled Baby Bib
And a cow button for that extra Muuuh / og en lille ko-knap for det ekstra muuh!

Cafe Vert Baby Sweater
Ravelry Project Site

Yarn / Garn: Leftover cotton 4/8 / Bomuldsrester i 4/8
Needles / Pinde: 3,5 mm
Pattern / Opskrift: Latte baby Sweater by Slagt en Hellig Ko

Autumn choors / efterårspligter

2011-09-12T12:04:00.000+02:00

Autumn is pickle and knitting season - well every season is knitting season...... but... you know what I mean. All the fruits of the garden is to be harvested, planning for next year is to be made and warm accesories in warm colours and Christmas presents are to be knitted.
To begin with a cast on for a gorgeous cowl in warm colours for my self to use in the passing from summer to autumn, but alas my shoulders are too wide. But Luckily my 8-year old daughter fell instantly in love with this autumn accesorie. Now I am planning to do matching wristwarmers with the leftover yarn.

Pattern: Tundra - also available on Ravelry
Yarn: Tonalita from trendsetter yarn

Efterår er sylte og strikke sæson - ja okay, alle årstider er strikke sæson, men... I ved hvad jeg mener. Frugterne i haven skal plukkes, næste års have skal planlægges, varmt tilbehør i varme farver og julegaver skal strikkes.
Til at starte efteråret med, slog jeg en lækker skuldervarmer op på pindene. Egentligt ment til mig selv, som overgangstilbehør fra sommer til efterår, men ak - jeg har alt for brede skuldre..... Men heldigvis forelskede min 8-årige datter sig straks i den. Jeg planlægger nu at lave matchende håndleds handsker i restegarnet.

Model: Tundra - også på Ravelry
Garn: Tonalita fra Trendsetter Yarn

Last plums of the season

2011-09-12T11:44:00.000+02:00

The plum tree in my new garden gave a very limited harvest - but it took every single beautiful plum home with me.

Blommetræet gav en noget begrænset høst i år - men jeg plukkede dem alle og tog dem med hjem.

Then I roamed my recipes for delicious ideas for plums to put in my newly purchased glasses from Isabella Smith

Så bladrede jeg rundt i alle mine opskrifter for at finde en lækker en af slagsen, så jeg kunne få de gode blommer på glas fra Isabella Smith

"Den Grønne Syltebog" provided me with a delicious regular recipe and this homepage one with almonds and cinnamon - think it will be just perfect for Christmas morning - made plenty so of course other mornings will be full of joy of plums as well.

"Den Grønne Syltebog" gav mig en opskrift på almindelig blommemarmeladeog denne hjemmeside på en fantastisk en med mandler og kanel - kan lige smage den på brødet julemorgen -Ummmm - men der er masser så mon ikke der også bliver til at fornøje ganen en almindelig morgen.

A Late Summers Dream of Apples

2011-08-25T17:34:00.003+02:00

It's Autumn and pickle season is picking up. The newly purchased garden have some great fruit trees - and I have to make the most of them, since the season is almost out.

Efterår er sylte/henkognings årstid - og jeg er fluks gået i gang. Min nye have har fantastiske frugttræer og jeg må skynde mig at få en masse ud af dem inden sæsonen slutter.

Without bragging - I can say that I have the most beautiful apple espalier in the area. Think it is Discovery apples

Uden at prale kan jeg sige at jeg har haveforeningens flotteste æble espalier - tror det er Discovery æbler, men jeg afventer en gardner dom ;-)

Picked a bagful of apples and hurried home to make Apple Chutney:

Plukkede en posefuld æbler og skyndte mig hjem og lavede æble chutney:

750 gr apples - pealed and chopped 750 gr. skrællede æbler i tern

1 large onion - pealed and chopped 1 stort løg skåret i ringe

25 gr. fresh ginger - grated 25 gr. revet, frisk ingefær

50 gr. dried apricots - chopped 50 gr. tørrede abrikoser i tern

1 cinnamon stick 1 stang kanel

4 cloves 4 hele nelliker

100 gr. cane sugar 100 gr. rørsukker

2 tbl spoons curry 2 spiseskefulde karry

1,7 dl vinegar 1,7 dl eddike

oil olie

Fry oil and curry shortly. Add the rest of the ingredients and boil with lid on for 1 hour. Pour onto glasses.. Enjoy with chicken or fish

Varm olie og karry til karryen begynder at dufte. Tilsæt resten af ingredienserne. Lad koge under låg i 1 time. Hæld på varme atamon skyllede glas. Nyd til fisk eller kylling.

Scope creep.......

2011-08-22T21:50:00.000+02:00

During summer I got the opportunity to purchase an allotment garden with a little cute house. It was offered to me cheap, and I did not have the greatest expectations..... but wauw was my worries put to shame...... This is what met my eyes:

I løbet af sommerferien fik jeg tilbudt en billig kolonihave med et fint hus på. Det var super billigt, så forventningerne var ikke høje, men dette var hvad der mødte mit øje:

The garden is disasterous and really mistreated - but I will turn it all around in time - before and after pictures to follow. And I didn't really get a good picture of the house from the outside that day... so those follow as well. But I bought it on the spot - no questions asked.

Haven er en katastrofe - men det skal jeg nok få vendt til det bedre med tiden. Før og efter billeder følger. Jeg fik ikke taget nogen gode billeder af huset den dag, så de følger også. Men jeg købte det på stedet.

And that's why the scope of the blog has changed - my hobby horizon has expanded ;-)

Og derfor omfatter min blog nu meget mere. Min hobby horisont har udvidet sig.

Socks rock and a vests are best....

2011-03-30T12:57:00.000+02:00

So I actually managed to finish a project that requires stitching.....

This vest has a really tight and snug fit - I love it - it's perfect to wear to work with a fitted shirt - brings a bit of umpf to a black shirt. The patterns is Vestpa from Samantha Roshak who also has a gorgeous web site worth visisting: Knit Quest.

I liked the Tapestry yarn for this project.

I also FINALLY finished a pair of Drops socks that I cast on on my trip to Vegas i September 2009!

I think I got stuck in this project, because I didn't really like how the heel turned out on the first sock. As you can see from the picture below - the heel edges turned out really bulky and rugget. All in all I had my challenges with this type of pattern where you knit with two strands of yarn at a time - it didn't come out very flat.... but rather constrained... I am deterined to get better at this and to LOVE knitting socks. So if anyone out there has any hints, as to how these projects turn out nice and flat - please don't hold back - let me in on the secret!!!

I furthermore discovered, that getting the Little Knits newsletter - ain't excactly making my stash any smaller!! But hey - who ever dies with the most yarn wins - Right?

As I mentioned - I am determined to LOVE knitting socks - so I started off ordering great sock yarns and signed up for The Great Sock off 2011 - maybe that'll teach me.....

Saved by the yarn pusher...........

2011-02-26T21:04:00.000+01:00

Just as I had almost given up on finishing the cute baby cardi for rmy colleagues 3 weeks old baby girl - a phone call to Garnstuen, on Østerbro in Copenhagen, revealed that the missing ball of Muskat was just around the corner from my workplace - I know, I kniw it was my own fault. I started a project even though I knew I might be short on yarn, I was too stubborn to pay double the price of the yarn to have it sent to my door step from an on-line store. But - I got the one skein I was short - finished the project in 15 minutes - just in time to hand it over to the new owner.

And before the needles got cold, I cast on a new project...... no pictures yet - but it starts with Cascade 220 :-)

I got an award :-)

2011-02-19T18:36:00.000+01:00

Jeg har fået en award, "Stylish blogger", fra Christunte . Tusind tak!
Reglerne er:
1) tak og link til den person, der har givet dig awarden.
2) del 8 ting om dig selv
3) giv den videre til 8 bloggere, du for nylig har opdaget
4) kontakte bloggerne og informér dem om awarden

I received an award, "Stylish blogger", from Christunte. Thanks a million!
The rules are:
1) say thank you and put a link on your blog for the person who gave the award to you
2) share 8 things about yourself
3) give the award to 8 bloggers you recently discovered
4) contact those 8 persons and tell them about the award

De 8 ting:
1) Jeg strikker gerne på 5-6-7-8 projekter ad gangen!
2) Jeg går tit sur i et projektet når det er tid til at sy sammen og hæfte ender!
3) Jeg ELSKER Las Vegas - har boet der i 3 år og rejser gerne derover 1-2 gange om året.
4) Jeg elsker at løse kryds og tværs!
5) Min yndlings drik er portvin - meget mormor agtigt.
6) Marathon og Bikram yoga (i 42 grader) er mine 2 andre yndlingshobbyer - til at opveje min andre mormor-hobbyer ;-)
7) Jeg kan ikke gå forbi en garnforretning uden liiiige at skulle snige et nøgle eller 2 med hjem.
8) Strikker alt for lidt til min datter!

The 8 things about me:
1) I usually knit on 5-6-7-8 projects at a time!
2) I often go dead in a project when it is time to do seams and weave in ends!
3) I LOVE Las Vegas. I lived there for 3 years and like to go there 1-2 times a year.
4) I love crossword puzzles!
5) My favorite drink is Port - very grandma!
6) Marathon and Bikram yoga (in 42 degrees celsius) are my 2 other favorite hobbies - as a balance to the grandma hobbies.
7) I can barely pass a yarn store without coming out of there with just one tiny ball of yarn.
8) I don't knit any way near enough for my daughter.

Så til de 8 nye blogs - er stødt på de fleste gennem Ravelry:

And now for the 8 new blogs - discovered most of them through Ravelry:

1) Mettetations

2) Aalerusen

3) Anita Kvz

4) Anette

5) Henriette

6) Nadia

7) Galadriel

8) Bentemor

February ChallengeS......

2011-02-07T21:43:00.002+01:00

Before throwing my self at the newly purchased yarn - I finished up some 22,5 degrees. Blocking the project over the weekend left me with an absolutely gorgeous shawl - I am delighted it's still cold outside so I get to wear it for a month or more :-)

The pattern is another Ravelry stroke of genious and the pattern is available here.

I used just under 2 skeins of Aslan Trends Bariloche. The border is actually knitte scallops - I never did scallops knitted before - only chrochet - so this became my February challenge to my self. I used the designers own video tutorial on the You Tube to get the border right - it was surprisingly easy and I love the look of it :-)

Then for another challenge - I'm knitting a birthday gift for a colleague who had a baby 3 weeks ago. I fell in love with the Little Coffe Bean Dream and decided to knit it in leftover Drops Muskat on dusty rose and brown - and then.... I ran out of Brown (22) when the only thin left to knit is the buttonhole ribbing - arghhh. So I went on line and looked for it - found it on several on-line stores - so whats the big problem? you might want to ask - let me tell you: the problem is that I am cheap! The one skein of yarn i need costs DKK 26 (app. USD 4,25) but the postage is going to cost me DKK 56 (app. USD 10) - more than the doubls the price of the yarn to have it brought to my doorstep! No way - Jose! So now I have to roam the streets of Copenhagen looking for just that one skein that will make my little Coffe Bean Dream perfect - before Baby grows out of it - Now that's a challenge!

Here's a sneak peak at the Muskat missing cardi.

Yarn lovers weekend

2011-02-06T14:02:00.000+01:00

The mail man blessed my weekend with no less than 2 packages - now the weekend can only be too short.....

Wonderful yarn from Handknitting by Slavi Cascade 220 Heathers in blue - Mallard - and purple - Purple Jewel and Colinette Jitterbug - Morocco, which is on sale for only DKK 80.- (normal price is 130.-)

Handknitting by Slavi delivered really fast - I placed the order monday in the evening and saturday morning I could unpack 600 grams of delish yarns.

I am looking so forward to cast on both the Cascade and the Jitterbug - there is not enough hours in the day and definately not enough in a weekend - fortunately there's only one weeks work left before winter holiday - guess what I'm doing that weekend :-)

I fell so in love with the Periwinkle Turtleneck Tube Vest on Ravelry that I just had to buy Stefanie Japel's book Fitted Knits - now the Cascade 220 is just staring at me - longing to be cast on for this gorgeous project - just promised my self that I had to finish 2 of the projects I have already cast on..... Thank God that the mail man also delivered the final season of 24 - I'm soooo gonna be chained to the TV with my sticks today.....

May you all have just as wonderful a weekend as I am having

January Challenges

2011-02-01T15:16:00.000+01:00

Have decided to challenge my self each month in a knitting project.

In January it was "Judy's Magic Cast on"

The projects is Vestpa by Samantha Roshak. I use Tapestry in grey tones that I stashed 4-5 years ago......

Magic cast on is truly magical, so magical that I couldn't believe how easy it was - I looked up 3-4 instructional videos to make sure I did it right - it just seemed so simple! and it is! Really looking forward to try and knit socks toe - up - maybe a later challenge to my self??? :-)

Here is the instruction that was actually the one I started with and explained so simple. Go for it - try :-)

And it looks like this:

Another great thing in January - I discovered Handknitting by Slavi. A Danish on-line yarn store that has ALL my favorite yarns - without me having to fly to the States or pay 3 times the price in customs - I can get it right here..... Cascade 220, Malabrigo, Heaven's Hand, Misti Alpaca Handpaint sock yarn....... Have already ordered first batch - just waiting for the post man!

Better make them needles burn - have so many projects lined up - so many delightful challenges :-)

2011 - A year with new activities and challenges

2011-01-18T14:03:00.000+01:00

My New Year's resolutions (I have many) include: Knit more, Finish more UFO's, Blog more, try more new techniques, complete a marathon under 4 hours........

In 2010 I finished 19 projects - 2 of them being old UFO's - I'd really like to beat those statistics this year.
In 2010 I also completed my first Marathon i 4 hours and 17 minutes in Berlin - It was the greatest experience ever - eventhough it was raining cats and dogs the entire time and it was cold as winter - It was just amazing! And I fear I have become a repeat marathoner ;-) In 2011 I have already signed up for 2 more marathons - Copenhagen and Berlin and one of those must be completed under 4 hours.....

So all the goals for 2011 are set - but before I start attacking those goals, lets have a look at december 2010 - I did finish several projects before Christmas.

For my Niece and Nephew a knitted a little something something for Christmas.

Nieces Boheme:
A cute little woll vest from Ravelry for Liv - I purchased the yarn from LittleKnits - the yarn is Aslan Trends Bariloche - great colours and fabulous quality. I added small yellow heart-shaped buttons.

Dead Fish hat for Nephew:
Also from Ravelry, made from different scrap yarns - here modelled by my daughter - I chose yarns that were a little smaller in gauge than recommended sincee my Nephew is only 3 years old. It was a really fun project to knit and he loves it. Hope more little children will come to the family so I get to do more of these :-)

Eskimo Mittens for Mommy:
Even though this pattern is from Drops - I found it on Ravelry..... I have made several of these earlier, but was alwaysbothered by the thick seam - since I realy suck at sewing seams together - so this time I chose to knit the project in the round on 4 needles - It knits up really fast and made these for my mom while she was here for Christmas - Finished them in 2 evenings while watching the news.... They turned out perfect and with the perfect fit without seams! Now I have to make a new pair for myself! The yarn is Easy from Sandnes

Fingerless Mittens for myself:
Knitted in Jasper from Berocco - that I bought in Las Vegas last fall - fantastic yarn - bummer that I only bought 4 skeins of 50 g - used 2 for this project - 2 left. I love these - have used them every day since I finished them - only thing wrong with this picture is that the nail polish from Chanel is NOT Khaki Vert - which I never got hold of - grrrrrrrr! I have great yarn pushers - how does one get hold of a great nail polish pusher????????????????

And last but not least - My Poppy!
I rarely finish any sweaters for my self that I actually end up using - but this is one of those that make it through the loop - I wear it all the time - Thank God for Scandinavian winters :-)
The pattern is from the book "Yarnplay" by Lisa Shobhana Mason. I had this project in mind ever since I bought the book almost 2 years ago, but I knew that I had to find just the right yarn. In Las Vegas I purchased a bag of Tonalita from Trendsetter yarns in these great earth tones, and then I went looking for yarn for the bottom panel and ended up with Noro. Knitting the bottom panel made me doubt that I was ever going to wear it - it came out very barrell-like and I wasn't sure that I was a big fan of the stripes I made with scrap yarn - but once the project was finished and I put it on - all my doubts were washed away - this is definitely one of my favourite projects from 2010. Will try and get a picture where I'm actually wearing it.

I am Miss KnitsAlot and apparently not Miss BlogsAlot!

2010-12-05T21:42:00.000+01:00

It's been over a half year since my last post - what have I been up to???

Actually I discovered the true potential of Ravelry - which gave me an incredible urge to Ravel and the blogging was put aside for a while.

I have been knitting though - which my Ravelry profile will prove!

But of course I will let you have a sneak peak here as well.

I finished a dress for my niece in a Tora Frøseth design. I used some cotton yarn I already had in stash in light purple and some scrap Alpaca and cute little purple heart buttons.

As you can maybe see on the first picture the dye of the 2 skeins used is very different even though it's from the same dye lot - really annoying - and I didn't notice until the project was finished :-( Well - I just pretended that it came out just the way it was intended....... and the parents loved it :-)
But ..... grrrrrr - still.

I stumbled over the most gorgeous yarn at the local yarn pusher: Japonica Rainbow from Karen Noe Design. It's a woll, silk blend - and fabulous :-) I bought several different colorways and just searched Ravelry like crazy for patterns that would go with the yarn. So far I finished 2 project:

Ponytail Cap for Isabel - she loves wearing her hair in a ponytail to School, but since it's winter she has to wear a cap - what's a Mom to do - knit something that goes :-)

I did however blend the Japonica with Drops Alpaca to obtain the right gauge for this project.

The other project is Traveling Woman which I made for my mom for her birthday. I did make additional repetitions of the pattern to get a larger shawl. I used just under 2 skeins for the project.

That's It for updates today :-)

Been looking for patterns in all the wrong places

2010-05-18T20:04:00.000+02:00

Why is it, that there are soooo many cute patterns for girls knit and not that many for boys?

Might be that I'm looking for patterns in all the wrong places.... but in my Ravelry favorites and queue patterns for little girls' knit just pile up in a long line, looking at me with begging eyes - just wanting to be cast on and hardly any boys' pattern get in line. I seem to only find vests and caps!

Any suggestions out there? My nephew is jealous of his sister - getting all the good home knitting.....

Kimikarza's Give Away

2010-05-06T20:12:00.002+02:00

I love creative peoples's creative ideas on how to show case their creative ideas. That's why I absolutely must promote Kimikarza's give away of the most gorgeous ear rings I have seen in a long time. Just perfect. She also has the cutest needle holders and make-up pouch.

Visit her here.

Job well doneKimikarza.

Spring Bags and nags......

2010-05-06T19:57:00.000+02:00

What on earth is going on with this weather? It's May - it's spring - it should be warm and the sun should be shining.... but no, no - I had to wear mittens when I rode my bike to work today!!!!!

Too cold to do much other, I stayed in and brought out the monster rom the closet, my Toyota....... sewing machine and did a couple of the No Name bags that I'm so fond of.

The trick to this very simple bag is to find cool fabric.

It was love at first sight with the cartoon fabric - the little black metal tag - gives a final touch.

These 2 bags are up for sale - et me know if you're interested in owning one.....

Nieces Pieces and such

2010-05-01T12:05:00.000+02:00

I'm an Aunt - agian :-)....... My brother (and his girlfriend :-) ) just had a daughter a week ago. Congratulations - this happy event also explains the silence on this site.... I've been working on pieces for my niece.

I didn't have a lot of time in March to knit - but I did make her my absolute favorite bonnet by Erika Knight. I think the pattern is just fantastic with the flower pattern in the back. Love it - hope the new parents and little Liv will as well.

I also managed to finish the cutest little dress / spencer / tunic - depending on the length of the new baby. I fell for "Fionas Top" by Susanne Bjerregaard. I used Alpaca from Isager and some scrap yarn in green. I thought a lot about the combination of purple and green, but I actually loved the way it turned out.

And with a couple of heartshaped purple buttons ......... just right!

The Alpaca from Isager was absolutely gorgeous, so soft - and it falls just perfect for a dress like this.

But I did actually have time to do other things as well. I finally finished the Multnomah. The pattern was great, but sometimes it felt like the skein of yarn would just never end..... but it did and here is the result

And last but not least (in the knitting department) I made another pair of yoga/pilates socks. This time for a colleague. The pattern is perfect, because since I got addicted to Mille Colori from Lang I found that i just wanted to try all the shades - and this pattern requires just one skein - if you are careful when you cast on and not end up with too long ends. The patterns is also Ravelry and can be found here.

I've been spending more and more time on Ravelry and less here on the blog, you can see my profile and projects here. I will still be updating my blog, and I will try to do it more frequently - I actually also miss spending time browsing all the great knitting blogs that are out there......

February Lady Sweater

2010-02-25T22:59:00.000+01:00

Tadaaa - I actually managed to finished a sweater for myself :-) Doesn't happen that often, but since I set up a New Years resolution for my self - that I have to make one larger each month for the entire 2010 - no more hats to the pile.... for now!

The pattern from Ravelry was fantastic. It's knitted top down without any seams at all! purrfect pattern for me - I hate sewing the seams, mainly because I'm really bad at it and they always turn out bulky!

The yarn - Heavens Hand Wool Classic from Cornelia Hamilton - is absolutely faboulus - knits up great and the best part...... It's not all black, it has shades of grey and black which really gives the sweater that extra wawooom! Only downside - the yarn contains so much exess colour that my hands and fingers were black every time I put down the project, it washes right off though.

I still need to block it and then there will probably be a phot of me strutting my stuff :-)

Next project ready for the needles..... I'm going to be an aunt for the second time this April - it's a girl! Oh joy, oh joy - so many great projects in queue.

Sideways and february knitting

2010-02-06T17:28:00.000+01:00

I finally finished the the Sideways for my daugther Isabel, Even though I knitted a size 8 the circumference is a little small and the shoulder straps are too long - so I had to shorten them - ie. I moved the buttons.

Like I mentioned in a previous post I had problems with turns, but I found a tutorial on Drops that helped me through :-) It can be found here.

I made a goal for 2010 - to make one bigger project each month - that is.... NOT a cap, socks, scarf or other smaller bussiness. I have so many caps and scarves filling up the drawers in the house and I really wanted to make something for myself and my daugther... show off some skill :-)

January was Sidelæns by Geilsk.

And February is dedicated to a sweater for myself. Found the pattern on Ravelry. It's quite seasonal and perfect - the February Lady Sweater.

Mystery Valentine Wristwarmer KAL - 2. Heat

2010-01-21T23:24:00.000+01:00

Round 2 of the MVW KAL - and still standing........ Love the pattern - Can't wait to get the third and last part of the pattern.

But a dilemma has also presented it self in my life. I started reading the Twilight Saga - now, there are books that you simply can't put away - and here comes the problem: No matter how many methods I try, I am simply unable to read and knit at the same sime..... So what's a girl to do?? Decisions, decisions. Should I knit or should I spend my valuable free time reading??

If only I had 4 arms.......

Sideways had me upside down.....

2010-01-17T12:50:00.000+01:00

The project is coming around nicely. I had a lot of problems understanding the instructions for the gussets, and the project almost got frogged. But then I found this service group on Ravelry for design by Geilsk and it really made the difference.

I uploaded a few pictures of Sideways - but it's really hard to see what is to become of it. A project that really can't do without blocking.... Tried to stretch out the project with my feet while taking the picture, without my socks being in the frame - challenging!

Mystery Valentine Wristwarmers KAL - 1st heat.

2010-01-09T23:50:00.000+01:00

I started on the MVW KAL on Ravelry the other day - and 1st heat is completed.

In the beginning I was a bit confused about the picot lace edging - it didn't look quite right to me, and I wondered if I had gotten the pattern right, but it turned out really neat, so I guess I'm on the right course.
Now I am just waiting for the calender to sho January 10 where the next part of the pattern will be released :-)

The progress of the wrist warmers can also be followed here.

Casting on like a maniac.

2010-01-04T16:44:00.000+01:00

Since I started using Ravelry more, I keep digging up projects that I just HAVE to make - right away..... Therefore I have been casting on like a maniac the past ccouple of days (I also finished a couple of projects along the way so I guess it's ok).

First a secret project - all I will give you here is photo....

Then I found Geilsk and fell instantly for "Sidelæns" (sideways) which is a seamless project, knitted sideways.

The kit comes with the most wonderful yarn in a cotton/woll blend that is supersoft and doesn't scratch at all!

Enough about the yarn - lets talk about the packing - faultless beauty....... everything carries the Geilsk trade mark - a gorgeous childrens drawing. Both on the paper bag the yarn came in, on the banderole and just to make everything perfect, the kit also came with a label for sewing in the finished project.

Not bad to start off 2010 with gorgeous yarn.......

Pilates socks and Odessa

2010-01-03T22:48:00.002+01:00

First of all a Happy New Year to all the readers. Hope you all had the greatest Holidays ever.
I spent my 2 week long vacation on Dan Brown and Knitting. I finished Odessa, but think i turned out a little too small for my big head, so it may have to find a new owner. Isabel agreed to let me take some pictures of her with it. I really love the way the beads fit the colorway of the yarn. Odessa is available both on Ravelry here.

A girlfriend's birthday came up and since I am a really poor planner, but always likes to give home knitted gifts, I had to cook something up really fast. She is a Pilates instructor and addicted to Chanel nail polish (on her toes) So I dug up a Pilates / Winter Nail Polisher sock on Ravelry (aka Yoga sock) and grabbed some orange/red Mille Colori left over yarn in my stash. An evening on the couch and voila - present ready.

..... I really think I might be addicted to Mille Colori from Lang.

Beads cast on and cookied......

2009-12-21T22:49:00.003+01:00

Enjoying the first day of my first vacation with the, a good book (The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown), and a new project cast on.

Have been wanting for a long time to cast on "Odessa" by Grumperina but I had a hard time finding just the right beads and yarn. At Gail Knits in Las Vegas I found the most gorgeous beads and then I just had to go with one of my absolute favourites in yarns: Mille Colori from Lang.

The pattern is fairly easy and easy to remember - I think the hardest and most time consuming part was to get all the beads on to the yarn.

This afternoon Isabel and I decided to make another batch of cookies since teh ones we made last week and were meant for Christmas has somehow already vanished....... Just to stay in the beads "spirit" we choose to do some rally good lemon-cookies with lime frosting and silver sugar-beads. And here is the result - yummy!

Damson on needles while King Winter drops by

2009-12-19T22:57:00.007+01:00

I have really spent a lot of time trying to get the hang of Ravelry. To start with I don't think I really got the idea, but think I'm getting there....

We had a really warm November here in Denmark, but then all of a sudden the weather changed and King Winter and Jack Frost came hand in hand and snow fell from the skies like we hadn't seen for years. 65 cm in one night - traffic chaos and schools closed. Usually when it snows here, it melts away in a couple of days or it turns in to a brown, disgusting "molassis" - well, now 4 days later, the landscape is stille white and very "Christmasy". Hope it stays that way next week. Would be cool to actually experience a white Christmas.

In between all the work, I also had time to knit a bit. I checked out Ravelry for cool patterns to some of the great yarns that I bought in Vegas. It's really cool to just browse between hundreds of really nice projects for patterns.
I found the Damson that would go really great with my Misti Alpaca yarn.

And this is how it turned out.

Socks Rock

2009-11-18T21:56:00.003+01:00

Autumn just flies by. It's windy, it's rainy.... it's perfect weather to stay in and knit..... just don't have the time. Too much work, too many conferences, too many seminars, too many parent meetings at my daughter's school - AND too much flu.

In between all this i did however find time to keep my daughter's and better half's feet warm.

Winding Weekend

2009-10-27T18:21:00.005+01:00

Borrowed my mother in law's yarn winder and skein holder for some of my wonderful Las Vegas yarns. Was really looking forward to wind up all my new skeins... and wupsi daisy it was all over in 5 minutes.... Hmpf!!! I love the winder... but... I wanted the experience to last longer...

No just kidding. But I couldn't believe how fast a skein of 100 grams winds up to a itsy bitsy ball. Great invention.

Buuut we also had time to do some Halloween pumpkins.

Oh - and by the way.... they also let me knit on the way home in the plane... 5 knitting needles and all.....

Gail Knits in Las Vegas and so do I..........

2009-10-27T17:50:00.004+01:00

Ja, selv om vi er kommet hjem fra Vegas mangler jeg lige nogle opdateringer - internet forbindelsen i det lejede hus var SIMPELTHEN for langsom.

Nå, men i min jagt på lækkert garn fandt jeg Gail Knits. Super hyggelig butik, med an masse strikkeglade damer der sad og hyggede med kaffe og snacks. Derudover havde de også en super lækker garnsamling.

Her er et par billeder af høsten. Mmmmmm. Jeg er især begejstret for farvespillet i Fame trend fra Marks & Kattens

I know I already came home from Vegas, but I have a lot of updating to do. I gave up in the rented house 'cause the Internet connection was SO slow.... On my yarn hunt I found Gail Knits which is a really cosy store with a lot of knitting happy ladies having a super time knitting and drinking coffe. They also had a load of beautiful, gorgeous yarns. I'm really excited about the colorway of Fame trend from Marks and Kattens.

When I wasn't shopping, I found time to do some knitting by the pool (with a margarita by my side - yummy)

Wooly Wonders in Vegas

2009-10-09T19:07:00.006+02:00

Kan man købe godt garn i Vegas? - Er der overhovedet nogen i denne ørken/forlystelsesby der strikker.

Jeg fandt ihvertfald Wooly wonders som er en super hyggelig lille garnbutik med god betjening. Der sad et par strikkere ved et langt bord i midten af butikken og hyggede sig med hver deres strikketøj. Butikken er ikke kun en butik, men også et mødested - og så har de de lækreste garner.

Is there anywhere in Las Vegas where you can buy great yarn? - Does anyone in this desert town knit at all???

I found this knitting store Wooly wonders that had all these beautiful, gorgeous yarns. The store was really cosy and the service excellent. It had a long table where people can sit and knit. It actually seemed like both a nice knitting meeting place as well as a great yarn store.

Indtil videre er det blå garn fra Misti Alpacca min favorit. Alpacca og silke i super flotte farver. blødt og lækkert.

So far the blue yarn from Misti Alpacca is my favourite. Alpacca and silk in the most beautiful colours. Amazingly soft....

Knitting in the air

2009-10-05T17:32:00.004+02:00

Så er vi taget på ferie i Las Vegas og er kommet godt frem. Jeg læste op på SAS' politikker omkring håndbagage, og hos SAS står strikkepinde på listen over ting der er godkendt i håndbagagen - så var det bare lige om Sikkerhedskontrollen er af samme holdning.

Jeg slap ombord med strikketøj og strikkede det meste af turen - også uden henvendelser fra stewardesser....

We left for vacation in Las Vegas - and I was eager to find out if the airline would let me knit in the air. I checked out SAS' homepage and knitting needles is actually on the list of approved items in carry-on luggage - but I also had to go through security and maybe they didn't share the SAS policy.

But I was let on the plane and knitted almost the entire trip :-)

no name bags

2009-09-29T22:52:00.005+02:00

Har syet flere tasker, nogle er allerede solgt, så dem er der ingen billeder af. Iøvrigt er disse tasker bare umulige at tage et elegant billede af!

Tasken er syet i sort let hør og super lækkert multifarvet bomuld.

Her er et lille kig nedi.

Stitched up some more bags, several has already been sold - before I even got around to take pictures......

The red fabric inside is just gorgeous...

....og så krydser man lige fingre for at Obamas fly ikke laver alt for meget rod i flytrafikken fredag - husbonden, Isabel og jeg rejser til USA på ferie i 3 uger - og det er virkelig øv, hvis vi ikke når vores connecting flight til Washington - vi kan selvfølgelig prøve at få et lift med Air Force One - den skal samme vej 20 min. efter planlagt afgang på vores fly. Hmmm det lugter lidt af forsinkelse.

.... and we cross our fingers that Obamas landing in Copenhagen doesn't mess up airtraffic over Denmark too much, since hubby, Isabel and I are leaving for a 3 week vacation friday -it would sooooo annoying if we don't catch our connecting flight in Washington - well we can always try and catch a lift with Air Force One since it's going the same way 20 min. later than planned departure of our flight. hmmmm already smells like delay!

Små vidundere....

2009-09-27T22:29:00.004+02:00

Jeg er lige nødt til at fremvise dette loppemarkedsfund som min mor gjorde... Har længe klaget over ikke at have en ordentlig te-potte, og så dukker min mor op med denne engelske sag. Den er da ikke til at stå for... Problemet er nu, at den rent faktisk er så fin at man næsten ikke nænner at bruge den.

I have complained for a long time, that I didn't have a decent tea pot, but then my mother showed up with this wonderful English tea pot, that she found at a flea market. The problem nowis that is actually too fine to take into use......

Og så har jeg her til aften rent faktisk færdiggjort et projekt. En lille vest til min lille nevø. Den skal lige skylles op, men så er den også på vej med posten. Det er efter en opskrift i Hendes Verden af ukendt udgave og strikket i bomuld fra Hjertegarn.

I did actually manage to finish a project this evening. A vest for my nephew. I have to wash it and press it, but it will hopefully be mailed tomorrow. The pattern is from Hendes Verden (issue???) and the yarn is pure cotton from Hjertegarn.

Super Size Me Scarf

2009-09-27T21:04:00.003+02:00

Jeg købte for længe siden et meg nøgle (200 g) New York fra Hjertegarn - har kastet 12 masker på pind nr. 20 og suser derudaf. Min datter mener at det tørklæde må være til hende...... vi må se om det bliver for stort til hende....

A long time ago I bought just one mega skein (200 gr) of New York from Hjertegarn. I cast on 12 stiches on needle no. 20 and rush through a mega scarf. My daughter is absolutely certain that the scarf is for her - we'll have to see how it fits....

Pang sokker

2009-09-25T17:27:00.004+02:00

Det bliver ikke til frygtelig meget blogging for tiden, men det bliver heller ikke til så mange færdige projekter - så det går vel hånd i hånd. Der er bare så meget håndarbejde i hænderne der gerne vil ud.....

Jeg er startet på et par vinter sokker til Isabel - men da jeg ikke har tålmodighed til at strikke sokker på pinde 2½ - er de i dobbelt garn på pind 3½ - et par rigtig lune sokker i pang farver. Garnet er sokkegarn af en herkomst jeg ikke lige husker.....

Haven't had the opportunity to blog much the past weeks, haven't had time to finish any projects either - probably goes hand in hand.

I did cast on these neon winter socks for Isabel and since I hate knitting with size 2½ needles, it is double threaded sock yarn on needles 3½. Thick, warm socks....

Pattern for circular needle holders

2009-08-17T23:08:00.004+02:00

Så har jeg forsøgt mig med en mønster for rundpinde-poserne. Jeg ved ikke rigtig om det blev forståeligt, men jeg kunne ikke tilføje små tegninger til uddybende forklaring..... Så hvis I har lyst til at forsøge Jer med disse og ikke kan hitte ud af mønsteret - så skriv endelig til mig.

I have tried making a pattern for the Circular Needle Holders - and I don't know if anyone can understand a thing I wrote. I would have loved to add little drawings to make it easier to understand, but I didn't know how..... If you want to have a go at it, but don't understand the pattern, let me know

IT'S ALIIIIVE!

2009-08-17T21:18:00.006+02:00

Yep - der er stadig liv i symaskinen. Fik den endelig hevet ud af skabet. Kunne næsten ikke finde den for støv og spindelvæv, men den var der og den virker!

The Beast from the closet was brought out. Underneath all the dust and spiderwebs there was a machine - a machine that still works...... The last week of my vacation was spent making this dress for Isabel:

Sidste uge af ferien blev det til : En lille sommernederdel til Isabel

En lille taske til moi:
A bag for me:

Og en bunke rundpinde-poser - nu er det lige før der er styr på alle rundpindene. Strikkekurven er ikke til at kende....:

And a pile of bags for circular knitting needles. My knitting basket is all neat and very not-a-mess right now.....

Skulle måske få taget mig sammen og lagt et mønster ud på disse..... Der har været et par efterspørgsler på dem tidligere.....

Maybe I really should try and get a pattern togehter for these......

Ud i det blå....

2009-08-03T14:14:00.004+02:00

Har været ved vandet med bettepigen.... dejligt, selvom vejret ikke helt var til at hoppe i.

Went to the sea with Isabel - it was wonderful even though it was too cold to jump in.

Se lige nogle vidunderlige efterårsfarver man kan finde ved vandet om sommeren.

Look at the beautiful autumn colours you can find by the water in the middle of summer :-)

Tunikaaaahhh!

2009-07-31T22:56:00.003+02:00

Wam bam thank you cotton balls..... Njah det er vist ikke lige så fængende, men den her tunika tog bare lige et par aftner og wupti dupti - ny sommerbluse til bettepigen. Nu mangler vi bare noget sommer......

Wam bam thank you cotton balls - doesn't sound just as catchy, but this tunic knits up in no time - and voila a new summer blouse for the girl. Now all that is missing is a little sunshine......

Wam bam thank you lamb!

2009-07-28T21:52:00.003+02:00

This piece really is Wam bam - thank you, lamb! Knits up in no time and is a perfect neck warmer. Loving these fats knit projects.

Emma on the loose....

2009-07-28T11:27:00.005+02:00

Så er jeg endt med løse ender på Emma Peel..... Pga. fejlen i bogen fik jeg jo købt forkert antal nøgler og står nu med en næsten færdig kjole og ikke mere garn......

Emma Peel now has loose ends because I ran out of yarn right before the dress was finished - due to the error in the book I purchased wrong amount of skeins!!!!

Min lokale garn forretning holder ferielukket, så jeg kan ikke engang lige løbe ned og hente et ekstra nøgle. Men takket være mit store garnlager behøver jeg ikke kede mig i det fantastiske danske sommer vejr......

Så der er straks kastet nyt på pindene. Tunika med hulmønster til datteren i Muskat - begge dele fra Granstudio.

But thanks to my extensive yarn stash and the wonderful Danish summer there is no rason to get bored. New project is cast on right away. Tunic from Garnstudio in Muskat for my daughter Isabel.

Viva la Bam og Emma

2009-07-24T15:14:00.006+02:00

Emma Peel gik ligesom lidt i hi, men så blev det ferie-tid og pindene er samlet op

Emma Peel kinda went into hibernation, but it's vacation time and the needles have been picked up....

... og så kunne jeg ikke nære mig. Jeg var nødt til at slå noget nyt op. Ikke just et sommer projekt, men jeg har længe haft lyst til at strikke Insaknitty's Wham bam thank you lamb! Og med mit strikke tempo, når jeg det måske lige inden sneen falder!

I have long wanted to knit Insaknitty's Wam bam thank you lamb! Not really a summer project.... but with the pace I'm keeping, I might just finish before the first snow falls....

And months passed by.....

2009-07-24T14:21:00.011+02:00

Endnu en gang gik bloggen i hi.....

Og hvad fik jeg så de mange måneder til at gå med når jeg nu ikke fattede pindene?

Jeg fik løbet en del kilometer - løb et par kvindeløb med Den Fynske Mafia:

Godt løbet - piger.

Tøsetur til berlin:

Været til polterabend, efterfølgende bryllup, fødselsdage, hawaiifest og meget andet.....

I Berlin faldt jeg over en kunstner der hedder Johan Potma og blev forelsket på stedet....

Emma Peel

2009-04-15T23:26:00.004+02:00

Der er godt gang i Emma Peel - selvom der har været visse udfordringer..... Jeg er en smule træt af at købe en ret dyr strikkebog og så er der fejl i opskriften, så man for det første får bestilt garnet forkert hjem og man må pille op igen, når det går op for en at der er fejl i bogen.... ARGGGHHHH!

Her ser vi hvordan farverne er på modellen.

Og i opskriften står der klart og tydeligt at den lyse blå er Main Color (MC) og den koksgrå er Contrast Color (CC) - og uden at læse meget mere (det burde jeg jo så have gjort...) bestiller jeg garn efter ovenstående...

Men såå...

På billedet herover "Waist....." strikkes i MC - men hov det er jo den lyse farve.... og på modellen er det helt klart kontrastfarven - den mørke.

Heldigvis nåede jeg ikke så langt, kunne jo ret hurtigt se at der var noget galt, når man skal slå masker op med MC???? hvad for noget - den lyse farve??? Næ nej sådan er det da ikke på billedet.

Irriterende når man selv skal regne ud at der er byttet rundt på tingene i opskriften i forhold til modellen på billedet! Er der andre derude der har været igang og opdaget samme fejl - eller er det bare mig der har misforstået alt??

Nå, ikke mere brok - jeg er kommet igang!

Honeycomb oh honeycomb

2009-04-15T22:57:00.002+02:00

Så er April huen Mesi færdig.

Og jeg er vældig tilfreds. Jeg valgte at strikke i en rest Lang Mille Colori (som jo er mit nye favoritgarn) Resten er i grå toner og passer flot til en rest sort uld. Så endnu en hue er færdiggjort fra lageret - det kompenserer vel lidt for at jeg indkøbte 5 nye nøgler til mit påskeprojekt....

Postbudets påskeæg

2009-04-11T15:18:00.004+02:00

Postbudet havde et lille påskeæg med idag.

Det er så garnet han havde med - så kan jeg få startet på denne skønne kjole til min datter. Emma Peel fra Mason Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines

God påske til Jer alle derude

Februar i huer!?

2009-04-11T13:22:00.003+02:00

Så blev februar huen endelig færdig. Det har godt nok været lidt af en udfordring for mig at strikke med to garner på én gang, især når begge er i dobbelt tråd. min pegefinger var slet ikke med på legen.

Men nu er den her. Strikket i dobbelt alpakka fra Drops fra mit eget uendelige lager.

Strikkefasthed er åbenbart også en udfordring for mig. Huer bliver ihvertfald sjældent så store som jeg forventer!! Den her skulle være størrelse 10-12 år, men min datter på 5 kan knap nok krænge den ned over ørerne, men mon ikke jeg kan få den afsat til anden side :-)

Framed

2009-03-31T22:49:00.005+02:00

Mor "Isabel, vil du hjælpe mor med at tage et billede af min nye hue"

Isabel "Okay - hurtigt så!"

Isabel "Sådan!"
Mor "Ai, Isabel - hverken huen eller mor er jo med i billedet! En mere"
Isabel "Ih, altså"

Isabel "Værsgo!"
Mor "Næsten! Men er jo helt ude af fokus. Et mere"
Isabel "Moar! Jeg ser Skæg med tal! Nu stopper du!"

Mor "man kan jo ikke se huen!"
Isabel "Jeg er optaget - tag selv et billede!!"

Ja, det var altså det bedste vi kunne komme op med til at vise min nye Kim Hargreaves hue. Den er strikket i et super lækkert garn fra Rowan, jeg mener det er Cotton Silk, men er ikke sikker.

Mønstret har jeg tidligere strikket op i lilla, dog uden perler - fordi jeg slet ikke magtede teknikken dengang, men heldigvis bliver man da bedre til nogle ting med tiden... :-)

To KAL or not to KAL that's the question....

2009-03-27T14:13:00.006+01:00

Så gik der godt nok lige flytterod i den!

Vi fik ny lejlighed 1. marts og den slags tager tid og efterlder ikke megen tid eller overskud til strik og andet sjovt.

Resultat: dejlige, nye omgivelser; lys og lækker lejlighed i Hvidovre, men langt bagud i KAL.... Men heldigvis er rammerne nu sat og om en uges tid venter 14 dages lang påskeferie, der står i strik og løbets tegn. Eftersom jeg træner til at løbe Lillebælt Halvmarathon 2. maj, må jeg nok hellere få et par kilometr i benene inden startskuddet går - vil jo hjertens gerne slå min tid fra sidste år.

Nå, men en smule strik er det da blevet til.

På Marts KAL havde der sneget sig ugler ind både for oven og forneden.

På Luer 2009 kunne man vælge mellem 2 forskellig uglehuer. Jeg valgte en Bubo Bubo af Tittei i børnestørrelse:

Huen er en "smule" for lillr til en pige på snart 6, men man kunne slet ikke se uglerne, hvis huen ikke sad på et hoved.

Huen er strikket i Mille Colori fra Lang yarns, som også Januar huen blev strikket i. Jeg er helt vild med det garn - og farvespillet er fantastisk.

Anderledes sløvt ser det ud med Februar huen....

Egentligt et rigtigt fint mønster, men det der med at strikke med 2 farver samtidigt uden at skulle slippe garnet hver gang - det er jeg simpelthen en odder til - så den tager altså sin tid. Eftersom jeg ikke har helt styr på teknikken, ken jeg kun klare et par omgange af gange, så er jeg nødt til at holde pause......

Det var vist det i denne omgang - jeg håber det bliver til lidt strik henover weekenden...

Mere PI

2009-01-24T20:05:00.008+01:00

SÅ kommer der lige et opfølgende indlæg på PI sokkerne. Den ene er nu helt færdig - der mangler at blive syet ender ind, men ellers færdig :-)

Hele mit regnestykke gik op i en højere enhed :-)

Jeg fik det til at passe således i decimalerne: 3,14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510 Da jeg kom til det første 0 lavede jeg hælen, fordi man jo egentlig ikke strikker en hel omgang på noget tidspunkt. Derfor er der 7 (5+0 altså hæl+ 2) omgange med blå.

Og det sidste nul... ja, der er strømpen jo så bare slut. Og halleluja, det passede lige præcis med længden af min fod. Jeg har beregnet strikkefastheden på garnet ud fra at antallet af omgange efter første 0 skulle passe med længden af min fod eller en størrelse 39/40. Og det kom til at passe lige på millimeteren.

Jeg er en smule stolt af mit regnestykke. Nu gælder det bare om at få den anden sok helt færdig inden månedens udgang. Det bliver nok lidt af en udfordring i sig selv.

PI-sokker

2009-01-17T10:24:00.003+01:00

Så er jeg kommet godt igang med mine PI-sokker som er januar måneds sokker i "Sokker 2009".

Jeg var lidt længere om at komme igang end beregnet, så nu skal der strikkes igennem for at nå det inden januar løber fra mig. Det har taget så lang tid, fordi jeg har været opsat på at lave et mønster som går op med talet pi efter disse decimaler: 3,14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510 - uden at skulle lægge til og trække fra. Så jeg har regnet og regnet på centimeter og strikkefasthed på indtil flere forskellige garner.

Jeg vil ikke afsløre alt for meget om modellen endnu. Men jeg kan afsløre at hvis min opskrift kommer til at passe som tiltænkt er hele pi med alle decimaler som nævnt ovenfor præsenteret i hver sok.

Jeg bruger et multifarvet strømpegarn fra Opal og et ensfarvet Alpacca garn, som jeg fandt rester af i mit lager.

Fortsættelse følger.... nu skal der strikkes.

Luer 09 - Januar

2009-01-13T12:04:00.003+01:00

Forleden eftersøgte jeg KAL'er man kunne nå at være med på her i 2009. På Hobbyboden Fandt jeg Luer 09 og fik tilmeldt mig Sokker 2009.

I Luer 09 kan man i januar vælge mellem 2 modeller. Jeg valgte at strikke Let it Snow - (dette indlæg bliver opdateret med link til Ravelry, men min computer laver ballade).

Garn: Mille Colori nr. 607 fra Lang Yarns
Pinde: 5
Garnforbrug: 54 gram

Jeg er helt vild med farverne og kvaliteten i dette garn. Det er absolut ikke sidste gang jeg strikker i det.

Kamera!!!!!

2009-01-13T11:22:00.004+01:00

Så fik jeg fingene i et kamera... Man føler sig jo nærmest helt nøgen, når man ikke har et kamera ved hånen....

Til lille Alma i Sverige har jeg lavet en lille krammedukke i bomuldsrester. Den er lige knap færdig. Mangler at brodere et ansigt på forsiden. Opskriften er fra et Henes Verden blad fra 2006. Krammedukken er stoppet ud med Polyester vat og lige midt i maven er der en lille klokke, så dukken også fungerer som rangle.

Der kommer nok et opfølgnignsbillede, når den er klar til at emigrere til Sverige....

William i Varde skal da ikke føle sig snydt. Så der er en trøje på vej til min lille ny nevø. Der er blevet ryddet lidt ud i bomuldslageret. Opskriften er fra Zoe Mellors bog "Strik i Børnestørrelse" Søstjerneblusen mangler dog en søstjerne. I decembermåned kunne jeg simpelthen ikke enes med intarsia, så søstjernen måtte lade livet. Det må være et træningspunkt for mig 2009.

Ja, der mangler jo bare lige min yndlingsavertion - montering!

Derudover er der også UFO på pindene. Soul fra Kim Hargreaves i en fantastisk lækker wool cotton fra Rowan. Har strikket modellen tidligere med dette resultat. Er så glad for den at jeg bare måtte eje en mere. Desuden synes jeg den første blev lige lille nok, så jeg prøver med en størrelse større.

Nye mål for 2009

2009-01-07T16:37:00.002+01:00

... både for taljen og strikkeriet.

Et klart mål for strikkeriet er selvfølgelig at 2009 bliver et langt mere produktivt år end 2008.

Et andet mål - Der skal stadig ryddes ud i garnlageret. Jeg har et kæmpe garnlager, som de fleste andre glade strikkere, vel..?? Men har I derude det ligesom mig, når noget af garnet har ligget for længe så kan man godt miste noget af lysten til at få det på pindene? Der kommer jo hele tiden nye spændende garner, som man meget hellere vil prøve af..... Der burde være et SWAP for garnlagre hvor man kunne bytte lidt fra sit lager til nogen andres spændene lager.....

Nå... men for at få ryddet lidt ud har jeg tilmeldt mig en KAL - Socks 2009 - mangler godt nok lige at få den endelige bekræftelse i hus eftersom jeg fik mig sneget på listen lidt sent, men de første strømper er på pindene, så hvis der ikke er flere pladser må jeg bare affinde mig med at være Rogue Sock Knitter.

Jeg er iøvrigt heldt vildt dårlig til at finde KAL og SWAPs i rette tid - og jeg kan faktisk rigtig godt lide at strikke KAL, gerne nogen med en bestemt ting i måneden: strømper, huer, vanter, halstørklæder eller lignende - så hvis der er nogle der har et par gode hints til nogle gode KALs her i 2009 man kan nå at hoppe på, må I meget gerne skrive det til mig :-)

Jeg har iøvrigt indtil flere færdige projekter som jeg gerne ville have på bloggen, men mit digital kamera har givet op. Ved ikke hvad der er galt, men alt hvad den tager billeder af ligner mudder.....

Jeg håber at finde en løsning snarest....

Oldemor på nålen.....

2008-12-15T10:26:00.005+01:00

Hækling er ikke ligefremt en disciplin som jeg vil betegne mig selv som mester i, men man skal jo starte i det små.....

Så lige i denne uge er det her hvad det er blevet til.

Ikke meget.... men mange bække små.... Jeg håber sandelig der kommer en fortsættelse til dette indlæg lidt senere.

Derudover er der blevet en hue til lillepigen.

Egentlig var den slet ikke til hende, men jeg må jo have sovet i timen, for mit hoved passede den da slet ikke på. Det var planen at huen skulle passe til denne halsvarmer. Nå, men femårige piger kan vel nærmest ikke få for lidt huer.... eller...

I denne søde juletid.....

2008-12-15T10:13:00.006+01:00

I denne vintertid er det jo oplagt at hygge i sofaen med strikketøj og der er da også rigtig mange ting der kribler for at komme på pindene, men i weekenden fik jeg hevet symaskinen frem og kreeret lidt julehygge.

To julekræmmerhuse i "Oversize". Lige lidt pyntegran i og så er julestemningen reddet. Havde planer om at lave flere, men der gik lidt mere stof en jeg havde beregnet, så nu må jeg lige se om jeg skal ud og investere inden jeg kan fortsætte.

Før og efter - UFO

2008-11-19T11:06:00.005+01:00

Jeg nåede vist ikke helt at bringe alle billeder fra mit oktober UFO udrydningsprojekt. Så her kommer der lige et enkelt mere.

Den tager vi lige som et "før og efter" billede.

FØR:

EFTER:

Ja..... det lignede ikke rigtig en hue vel...

Startede på en lækker cardigan til Isabel af to garner - fra garnlageret selvfølgelig.... Men jeg var for længe om at komme ud af hullerne, så hun blev simpelthen for stor inden jeg kom rigtig igang - vupti så lavede jeg det til en hue efter fri fantasi....

Så blev der så ikke brugt så meget af garnlageret som planlagt, men så er der heldigvis masser af garn til andre spændende projekter.

En enkelt eller 2 UFO'er er færdige men kameraet har ikke lige været i spil endnu, så det må lige vente. Og selvfølgelig har jeg forlagt opskriften til den ene UFO.. GRRRRRR - så enten må jeg være kreativ. og ellers ryget det af pindene.....

Lilly-model ukendeliggjort

2008-10-29T10:38:00.005+01:00

Da min venindes lille datter, Frida, skulle døbes, dukkede moderen op i min døråbning med et brag af en slut-firser konfirmationskjole i hånden - med puf-ærmer, overdimensioneret krave og hele marengs-looket. Hun havde en ydmyg forespørgsel: Kan det her blive en dåbskjole til Frida???

Jeg vendte og drejede de mange meter broderi anglaise - forundret - havde vi virkelig iført os sådanne kjoler da vi skulle konfirmeres?? Jeg klippede og pillede op i en uendelighed og redigerede konfirmationskjolen til ukendelighed...

Her er resultatet:

Der blev endda til en lille kyse. Jeg må indrømme, at jeg er ganske stolt af resultatet.

...for et postbud er min ven....

2008-10-28T10:04:00.005+01:00

Min postkasse gemte gode sager til mig i lørdags

... og mere i går...

så nu er jeg ved at være klar til vinteren, til hyggetimer i sofaen :-) Mangler bare noget nyt garn.... Nå - nej, jeg er jo igang med at tynde ud i lageret... Men det bliver godt alligevel.

Nyt skud på stammen

2008-10-28T09:51:00.002+01:00

Natten til lørdag fødte en veninde en fantastisk lille pige - 3 uger for tidligt, men hun vejer alligevel 3100g - Flot pige! Hun skal hedde Alma Viona. Stort tillykke til forældrene.

Det eneste lille problem med at nedkomme 3 uger for tidligt, er at man giver jo ikke en travl strikker en ærlig chance for at blive færdig med "velkomen til verden"-gaverne.....

Jeg nåede at blive færdig med en djævlehue i bomuldsgarn fra restekurven. Opskriften er fra Hendes Verden. Det er bare den sødeste hue og den må jeg simpelthen strikke flere af. Jeg har selv kreeret et par små vanter til i eget design, eller efter fri fantasi om man vil.

Nyt på pindene

2008-10-24T12:28:00.003+02:00

Hmm - straks man får afsluttet et projekt og vender ryggen til strikke-kurven, så springer der nye masker på pindene.... Det er svært at komme af med sine UFO'er på den måde. Nå, men så længe de er afsluttet inden udgangen af oktober har jeg vel stadig overholdt mit mål for oktober!!!

Men her er ihvertfald et lille smugkig på de nye UFO'er der er observeret i stuen.

Tror ikke jeg vil afsløre alt for meget.. men det er noget med huer.... to be continued....

Vel og mærke kan jeg jo så prale af, at alt hvad der er kommet på pindene i år er fra garnlageret.. Der er ikke indkøbt et eneste nyt garnnøgle i år. Jeg er ret stolt :-)

2 tilintetgjort og 1 færdiggjort

2008-10-18T14:24:00.003+02:00

Endnu et UFO projekt er blevet helt færdigt. Indtil videre går det meget godt for mit oktober-mål.

Undervejs var der dog 2 projekter der måtte lade livet og genoptage en eksistens som garnnøgle. Den ene - en efterårscardigan til datteren - måtte simpelthen af pindene, da jeg opdagede at strikkefastheden var helt hen i vejret. Ved ikke lige hvad jeg havde i tankerne, da jeg startede det projekt. Det andet - en baby-trøje - var simpelthen for kedeligt. Det vrimler omkring mig med gravide veninder og har-lige-født-veninder og har en hel stak meget sjovere projekter i tankerne.....

Men først bringer vi lige et billede af den lilla hue fra Kim Hargreaves, som ikke fik et billede forleden. Her er den så:

Derudover har jeg færdiggjort et par sorte vanter. Virkelig nemt og hurtigt projekt. Eskimo på tykke pinde, opskrift fra Drops.

En aften foran TV'et og vupti... varme hænder i morgentrafikken. Hvorfor de så har ligget færdiggjorte i UFO-kurven siden sidste vinter ved jeg ikke - de manglede kun montering!!! Men det er jo mig i en nødde-skal. Montering er bare ikke min yndlingsbeskæftigelse indenfor striking...

Rapport fra Area 51

2008-10-17T10:42:00.005+02:00

Så er der taget hul på at få UFO'erne ud af stuen.

Tadaaa - En lækker forårs/sommer bluse strikket i bomuld og hør fra HP Garn. Projektet blev påbegyndt under en ferie til Malta i september 2007... MEN, den blev færdig, jeg er stolt af den og den skal nok blive brugt her i løbet af vinteren også.

Så er der lige et par huer der er blevet gjort færdige. Den lyserøde er en kyse som der bliver fulgt op på ved senere lejlighed. Den lilla hue er en model af Kim Hargreaves og kittet blev indkøbt 13. februar 2007, hvor jeg også havde et lille indlæg om det skønne garn der var kommet ind ad døren. Hvis jeg kender mig selv ret, har det været på pindene lige siden den dag.... og nu er den altså færdig. Billede følger.

Det er ikke alle 3 der er billeder af endnu, og billedet herunder af den blå hue er vist heller ikke verdens bedste. Den blå er strikket i eskimo på pind nr. 8 med et simpelt hulmønster.

Halsedisser i overgangstider

2008-10-06T14:46:00.002+02:00

Op af restekurven har jeg fundet indtil flere dejlige garner, som jeg brugt til at lave halsedisser, der er fantastiske i overgangstider - især når man næsten kun ejer jakker med dyb halsudskæring.

Patentstrik på store pinde - en aften i sofaen - og vupti! 3 skønne knapper og så er vi kørende.

Area 51

2008-10-03T23:12:00.007+02:00

Virkelig længe siden jeg har haft tid til at blogge og åbenbart også til at strikke.

Det sidste halve år har jeg observeret flere UFO'er i min stue end nogensinde i Area 51.

Takket været min årvågenhed og det 20 århundredes største vidunder - digitalkameraet - er det lykkedes mig at tage billeder af næsten alle UFO observationer - de følger herunder.

Derfor har jeg i oktober besluttet at gøre noget ved det - jeg tager krigen op. Så må vi se hvor mange UFO'er jeg får tilintetgjort inden 1. november

The truth is out there!

Flere lune huer

2008-02-27T09:53:00.005+01:00

Yep, det er simpelthen hue-år i år. jeg kan slet ikke stoppe igen....

Først en Peru-hue strikket i to tråde Alpaca og 1 tråd mohair. For lige at peppe den lidt op, har jeg hæklet 3 blomster i rester af forskellige nuancer Alpaca og Mohair. modellen er en ganske almindelig Peru-hue med hæklet kant.

Ingen kommentarer til billedet, tak! Det er sværere end man regner med at tage et billede af en hue man selv har på hovedet - især fra siden - det er jo begrænset hvor lange ens arme er :-)

Så den er her også lige i en flad udgave, hvor armenes længde ikke er af nær så stor betydning.....

Og så er der "Amanda" - det nyeste skud på stammen af hjemme-design. En hæklet sag i Eskimo med blomst og tråd i endnu en rest japansk uld. Da jeg efterhånden var blevet godt træt i armene af foregående seance, må I nøjes med et "ligge ned"-billede. Den er ellers god på :-)

Hytte-sokker.....

2008-02-12T11:03:00.000+01:00

.....fordi livet er for kort til kolde tæer!

Ejermanden ved selv hvor de kan afhentes ;0)

Flere lune sager

2008-02-05T14:30:00.000+01:00

Det bliver mest til de små projekter i disse tider. Lune sager.

Det er blevet til endnu et par tøfler efter Drops' opskrift. Strikket op i Mørkeblå Eskimo og med hæklet kant af noget virkeligt lækkert Japansk uld som jeg fandt i gemmerne, anden herkomst ukendt!

Så er det også blevet til en hue. Modellen er fra et tillæg i Hendes verden og garnet er en hvid uld af ubestemt herkomst og en rest Cocoon.

Ja - det er hvad man får ud af at bruge af gemmerne.... færre informationer :-)

Conrad

2008-01-25T14:51:00.001+01:00

Så kom der et billede af superdejlige Conrad med sin nye hue. Den klær ihvertfald ham bedre end Isabels frisør dukke....

Isabel Hue

2008-01-22T12:20:00.000+01:00

Jeg ved ikke rigtig hvad der blev af mit indlæg af denne hue, som jeg selv har designet, men her kommer der ihvertfald et billede.

Opskrift vil også blive uploaded, så snart jeg har skrevet den ren :-)

Huer og sokker der luner

2008-01-17T13:29:00.000+01:00

Ja, nu er det jo ved at være ret længe siden jeg har opdateret her på siden. Jul, nytår og halsbetændelse har taget det meste af min tid.

Iblandt mine nytårsfortsætter var der et par stykker der omhandlede mine strikkevaner. For 2008: jeg har kigget på mit garnlager og besluttet at jeg ikke må købe nyt garn for efter juli, en lille undtagelse hertil, medmindre det er et bestillingsprojekt som jeg ikke har garn til i mine gemmer - men altså INGEN garn til eget hygge forbrug. Derudover vil jeg prøve at begrænse antallet af igangværende projekter, og at montere færdiglavede projekter inden jeg starter på nye.

Det er meget ambitiøst - det ved jeg godt :-)

Nå, men her kommer lige et par billeder af ting og sager jeg har nørklet med og færdiggjort.

Isabels hyggesokker er færdige, og hun er meget glad for dem. Der er blevet hygget rigtig meget i dem allerede.

Isabels far fik så en lun hue til ørene. Har aldrig strikket til ham før, men for at han ikke skal føle sig helt udenfor fik han denne, som er en DROPS model strikket i Alaska garn også fra Drops.

Jeg lovede opfølgende billeder på mine egne sokker. Jeg synes de blev superlækre. Alletiders garn at strikke i (On-line).

Og sidst men ikke mindst.... og dog - en lille hue til en kollegas lille ny. Har ved overdragelsen forsøgt at lokke faderen til at tage et billede af poden med huen, istedet for Isabels sminkedukke... så hvem ved, måsker dukker der snart et nyt billede op...
Modellen er en almindelig peruhue str. 3 mdr. fra..... ja, det må jeg lige tjekke. Den er strikket i to tråde Alpakka og er super blød.

Sportssokker

2007-11-19T16:41:00.000+01:00

Og nej... jeg mener ikke de der hvide nogen man kan se danske, midaldrene mænd gå med i sandalerne... men mere "der er gået sport i at strikke strømper". Lille Isabel ville da også have hjemmestrikkede sokker da hun først havde set mors færdige (billede følger). Så jeg dykkede ned i garn dyngerne - det var inden pakken fra Fru Bendix landede - og det viser sig, at jeg i foråret fik lækkert strømpegarn af min Hemmelige ven #2 - Ragnhild i Bergen (se 16. april) og så var der atter gang i pindene.

Garn i stribevis

2007-11-19T16:33:00.000+01:00

Se lige hvad posten havde med til mig lørdag formiddag....

Fru Bendix holder udsalg og jeg fik fat i dette super tilbud. 15 nøgler sokkegarn fra OPAL. Så tag Jer agt derude, alle Jer der slet ikke var klar over at I ønskede Jer hjemmestrikkede sokker til jul ;0)

Og det var ikke det eneste posten havde med. Der var også to skønne bøger. "Bend the Rules Sewing" og "Domiknitrix" med utroligt lækre og alternative modeller.

Caterpillar...continued

2007-11-19T16:28:00.000+01:00

En lille opfølger til indlægget fra d. 3. oktober....

Selvom jeg selv var lidt mistænksom da jeg havde færdiggjort arbejdet, er den lille larve sidenhen gået hen og blevet min yndlings halsklud. Modellen er fra Drops og er strikket i den lækreste olivengrønne Alpakka - 2 tråde.

Ssshhhhh!

2007-10-29T12:20:00.000+01:00

Der sidder noget på mit hoved.... Jeg tror den sover, måske er den gået i hi deroppe...

Dejlig, men lidt stor hue fra Sys Fredens' lille hæfte "Huer".

Efterårsudstyr

2007-10-29T12:02:00.000+01:00

Der har været rigtig godt gang i pindene på det seneste (eller også går der bare længe imellem kameraet kommer frem!)

Det er blevet til et rigtigt dejligt tørklæde i Noro. Farvespillet passer lige til årstiden.

Modellen hedder Argosy og er lavet af Vyvyan Neel. Se opskriften her.

Lækre Lune Vanter. En lille hurtig opskrift fra DROPS, som tager en aften at fabrikere. Dejlig nemt...

Og ikke mindst.... Fra min hemmelige ven Laila fik jeg dette lækre On-Line sokkegarn. Det er godt nok mange år siden jeg har forsøgt mig med sokker, men synes de her er ganske frække, og det var slet ikke så svært som jeg oprindeligt huskede det :-) Følg udviklingen.....

Alt i alt har jeg haft rigtig mange dejlige hygge aftener derhjemme. 9 sæsoner af X-files, masser af the, god rødvin, et dyk i garnlageret og vupti... dejligt hjemmestrik.

Darn it......

2007-10-03T09:48:00.000+02:00

... I think i went and done a caterpillar...

To be continued.....

Nye sutter...

2007-10-03T09:41:00.000+02:00

Sexy May Jane slippers hører sommeren til. Når der nu skal til at være rigtig fodkoldt må vi har andre modeller på banen. Så i år blev det til disse fra DROPS

Det er efterhånden også tid til at forsøge at mindske "stashen" så der har været gang i flere projekter med garn fra gemmerne. Har en del der er færdigt, men mangler lige et hængeparti med at fået syet ender fast (gaaaab). Men dette sjal også fra DROPS er dog blevet færdigt.

Nu mangler jeg bare et sagesløst offer at forære det til :-)

Vi prøver noget nyt

2007-10-03T09:38:00.000+02:00

Indimellem skal man jo prøve noget nyt - så jeg har forsøgt mig udi decoupagens verden. Manglede noget at smide på væggen og her er så resultatet.

NHV5

2007-09-19T18:09:00.000+02:00

Det er efterhånden længe siden jeg modtog min sidste pakke fra min sidste hemmelige ven, men har aldrig takket Laila her på siden for den lækre gave.

Hermed tusind tak og et par billeder af det vidunderlige garn.

Nyt Garn

2007-07-26T09:47:00.000+02:00

Nu er det jo rent faktisk længe siden, jeg har købt garn til mig selv - så derfor forkælede jeg mig igår med at gå en smule shop amok i Sommerfuglen i København. Her er høsten:

Der var dejligt Tapestry garn fra Rowan

Lækkert silke/merino fra Noro i skønne farver

Og da mine hænder først havde rørt ved dette dejlige garn fra Debbie Bliss ville det simpelthen ikke slippe mine hænder - jeg måtte bare have et par nøgler med hjem

Og Debbie røg på pindene så snart jeg kom hjem...

Jan

2007-07-26T09:32:00.000+02:00

Ja, så har jeg også forsøgt mig med Jan fra Knit and Tonic. Den er strikket i noget restgarn af ubestemmelig herkomst i dejlige grønne farver.

Den blev lidt for stor til Isabel og hun var heller ikke helt vild med at skulle posere i den.... Vi må se om det kommer til at passe næste forår - det er jo alligevel ikke rigtigt vejr herhjemme til at den kan komme til rette...

Pakke #3 fra NHV

2007-07-16T11:42:00.000+02:00

Jeg er som nævnt tidligere midt i flytterod og har endelig fundet flyttekassen hvor min pakke #3 fra min hemmelige ven gemte sig.

Tusind tak til Heidi-Elise for den dejlige pakke. Lille Isabel er vild med vanterne og insisterede på at have dem på i børnehave i 25 graders varme, fordi de var så fine.

Den meget fine valkede taske, har jeg valgt at gruge som opbevaring til mine meget tykke sstrikkepinde, som der ikke er plads til i mit "pinde-rør". Så nu er der rigtigt styr på pindene.

Goodies

2007-07-13T10:34:00.000+02:00

Åh inspiration og kreativitet kom og træng Jer på
her skal I ej modstand finde!!

Lige et lille stemningsbillede af mit lager af dejlige sager som gerne skulle blive til lækre sager her henover sommeren....

Symaskinen kom frem og jeg fik kreeret dette hjerte som forsøg. Det er stoppet med fyld af vat og potpourri og jeg tror den får plads i tøjskabet eller i skuffen.

Jeg fik også lavet et par rundpinde poser. Ja, ja - der er skam snart styr på alle pindene.

Funky Mary Jane Slippers

2007-07-04T10:23:00.000+02:00

Igen er det længe siden jeg har opdateret siden. Men der er sket mange ting i mit privatliv siden sidst. Jeg er flyttet endnu engang og har i virkeligheden levet i flytterod siden december 2006...

Nu skulle der gerne falde lidt ro over land så jeg kan få tid til at gøre en masse projekter færdig.

I min frustration over ikke at have færdiggjort noget længe gik jeg igår igang med at hækle. Jeg har længe gerne ville lære at hækle og så faldt jeg over en opskrift på de skønnester tøfler. Mary Jane slippers - der erså funky og dejlige at have på, at jeg sov med dem i nat....

Til morgen slog det mig dog at knapperne nok lige skal sidde i den anden side så på billedet har jeg dem i virkeligheden omvendt på...

Opskriften er lavet af Kathleen Watkins, som man kan besøge på denne side
Jeg er helt vild med de her tøfler, og der kommer helt sikker flere til...

Sjal til lillepigen

2007-04-16T22:21:00.000+02:00

Det er ikke så meget jeg har nået at kreere i disse måneder. En ting jeg fik gjort færdig var dette sjal til min datter.

Til gengæld har jeg startet en masse projekter som ikke er blevet færdige endnu..... - men det bliver de forhåbentlig.

Her er et lille udvalg:

Gave nr. 2 fra hemmelig ven

2007-04-16T22:08:00.000+02:00

Før påske fik jeg min anden pakke fra min hemmelige ven. Jeg fik dette skønne nøgle strømpegarn. Jeg har længe gerne ville strikke i denne type garn - og i så dejlige påskefarver. Tusind tak til Ragnhild i Bergen - og også tusind tak for den dejlige påske chokolade.

Super Pakke fra Hemmelig ven

2007-02-13T21:03:00.000+01:00

Fik vidunderlig pakke med posten i weekenden fra min hemmelige ven. 3 nøgler superblød Alpacca, 1 nøgle glimmertråd. Det skønneste lille strikkede dyr med kuglepen, som min datter straks har adopteret. Hun nåede også at adoptere det lækre stykke chokolade som forestillede Buddha inden jeg fik set mig om. Jeg håber det bragte hende indre ro!

Tusind tak til Ingrid i Sverige for denne super pakke. Glæder mig til at få fingre i den bløde alpacca - jeg skal nok lægge billeder ud på bloggen!

Fabulous Pakke fra Kim Hargreaves

2007-02-13T20:44:00.000+01:00

Bestilte en strikkepakke fra Kim Hargreaves. Og aldrig har man set noget så nydeligt. Mindede lidt om en gave fra husbonden med frækt undertøj!!

En lille nydelig æske med silkepapir og bånd. Flot pakket ind - lækkert garn - nem opskrift med lækre billeder! Hvad mere kan en kvinde forlange?

Kameraet er hjemme igen

2007-02-01T00:42:00.000+01:00

Så er manden endelig hjemme igen - dejligt. Det betyder jo også, at jeg har et kamera.
Her kommer en hurtig billedserie - det er sent og jeg er træt. Men først min januar hue til strikke alongen Luer 2007

Og her er mit indkøbte garn til februar måned - Glæder mig!

Jeg har gjort denne super lækre sweater i merino uld færdig. Den er sååå blød. En gammel model fra garnstudio.

Seneste helt færdige projekt er et halstørklæde. Jeg lavede et tidligere til julegave og drømte om et til mig selv i grønne nuancer - Jeg har strikket mig en drøm i nat!

Sidst men ikke mindst - et lille smugkik af det der blandt andet er på pindene lige nu.

Chica

2007-01-21T16:11:00.000+01:00

Har lige gjort denne lille trøje færdig. Ejeren Chica virker vældig fornøjet - nu fryser hun i hvertfald ikke længere.