fredag 31. oktober 2008

You know

You know what today is....


My two cuties:

Haloween

HaHaHA....

....are you ready?

torsdag 30. oktober 2008

New project

Yay - finally I found a dress I like:

17_1 Sandneskjole
Pattern: 17-1 SandnesGarn (Norwegian)
Yarn: Fritidsgarn from my stash
Needles: 6mm

Progress:

Dress


What I don't like at all:

Winter

*grrrr*

onsdag 29. oktober 2008

Less than 2 months

I found one heel I like (sort of). The pattern is almost done:

Mini socks

:)

mandag 27. oktober 2008

Penguin

Finally finished:

Penguin

Penguin Penguin

Pattern: Penguin by Alan Dart
Needles: 2 mm (US 0)
Yarn: Bambino Ull
Size: 6 cm (2.5 inches) high

To dark to get good pics....

fredag 24. oktober 2008

Recycling socks

When you have a pair of socks that looks like this:

Recycling socks

You can throw them away, or you can cut the foots of:

Recycling socks

Pick up the stiches and:

Recycling socks

Knit a pair of socks in notime:

Recycled socks


And have warm feets - happy Friday!

onsdag 22. oktober 2008

For my hubby

For my hubby, that is traveling all over the world without me:

Heart

Pattern: Advent Calendar by Alan Dart
Needles: 2mm (US 0)
Yarn: Bambino Ull
Mods: Knitted in the round
Size: 6x5 cm (2.5x2 inches)

I wonder if he ever reads my blog....

tirsdag 21. oktober 2008

Sitting in the sun

My little elf is done. Here is the little cutie:

Elf


Elf

Pattern: Elf by Alan Dart
Needles: 2 mm (US 0)
Yarn: Bambino Ull
Mods: Knitted in the round (magic cast-on, magic loop, I-cords).
Size: 7.5 cm (3 inches)

mandag 20. oktober 2008

Mittens and a hat

First Christmas present done:

Fetching

Free pattern: Fetching by Cheryl Niamath
Yarn: Smart, Sandnes garn, 45 g (100 yards)
Needles: 4 mm (US 6)

Second time knitting Fetching, they still curl up at the cast-on and cast-off edge, I really knew that and have to remember this, if I ever going to make them again.


Sloched Tuva Hat

Free pattern: Sloched Tuva Hat
Yarn: Smart, Sandnes garn, 65 g (140 yards)
Needles: 4 mm (US 6)

On to more gifts....

fredag 17. oktober 2008

Making a tiny elf

A really tiny elf...

Little elf


What are you making tonight?

TGIF! and red socks

My first pair of red socks are done:

Cabled socks

I really like this yarn, and I'm very happy that I got to try it out (thanks Kate :)).

Cabled socks

These are the same socks I knitted last month and I'm really happy with the result.

Pattern: My own
Yarn: Fabel, 65 g (290 yards)
Needles: 2.5 mm (US 1 1/2)


And now - it's just a happy Friday.


Thanks for visiting! :)

torsdag 16. oktober 2008

Alan Dart's Advent Tree

Lucky me! Iryl gifted me this little patternbook:

Simply knitting


Look at this little cutie:

Alan Dart's Elf

A good reason to buy some yarn. :)


Thanks to Iryl!

onsdag 15. oktober 2008

In crisis - start knitting!

Swedish consultant recommends knitting in crisis.

Krise? Begynn å strikke!

Svensk konsulent anbefaler strikking som beste råd for å takle finanskrisen.



hehe

tirsdag 14. oktober 2008

Curve of Pursuit

Curve of Pursuit

After 2 days of weaving in 240 ends

Curve of Pursuit

my Curve of Pursuit is finally finished:

Curve of Pursuit

Yay!

I've used 1 kg yarn (unknown, wool).

And the blanket is this big:

Curve of Pursuit

About 140x140 cm (55x55 inches), but I'm thinking of felting it slightly...

Pattern: Curve of Pursuit by Pat Ashforth and Steve Plummer - Woolly Thoughts.
Yarn: wool
Needles: 6 mm (US 10)
Mods: W&T. Made an I-cord cast off (very nice).
Ravel it!


New on my needles


Socks and a pair of Fetching:

Cabled sock Fetching

The socks are the same as the last one I made, the Fetching still curl up at the cast-on and cast-off edge, I knew that...


Onward with more knitting!

søndag 12. oktober 2008

I'm back

I'm back from a strange weekend of knitting (me) and RC-racing (hubby). The Curve of pursuit is done (all 240 treads are weaved in), a pair of Fetchings are done and I've started on a pair of socks.

But I have no pics to show you....


But if you just are thinking of knitting something: maybe something wearable would be your choice:



;)


See you tomorrow!

fredag 10. oktober 2008

I've desided

I've desided that this is my (hate) project for tonight:

CoP

at least ten treads.


Wish me luck...

Baby blanket

I forgot to show you the first baby blanket I made for the premature knitalong:

Preemie blanket

I think it is a happy little girly-like blanket. I hope it's needed by some tiny baby somewhere.

It's mostly made in baby wool. 110 sts, garter sts, 110 gram yarn, needles: 4mm (US 6).

Size: 39 x 53 cm (15 x 21 inches).



Happy Friday!!!

and thank you for commenting! :))

tirsdag 7. oktober 2008

Gardermotreffet 2008

This is what followed me home from Gardermoen:

Gardermotreffet 2008

A book, some yarn, some fiber, a drop spindle, some nearly completed projects, a sweater, kool aid, some fabric and then some...


I got rid of some small items for the premature along:

Premature knit

This is what I finished this weekend:

Premature blanket and mittens

A small blanket and tiny mittens.


I bought yarn:

Regia Silk Regia
Regia Silk and Regia 6 fädig Color

and were gifted yarn:

Opal mit bambus Fabel
Opal mit Bambus and Fabel Superwash.

Looks like I'm going to make socks....

Thank you so much to Kate that gave me the Fabel, just because I wanted to try that yarn. The color is beautful, I think that my next project is going to be knitted socks in this yarn.

Thanks to MaritaBK for the fabric, and to Arielle and all her helpers for making this weekend the very best.

Thanks to Knittacia for teaching me how to use a drop spindle, so much fun!

And look:

Spinning

My first handspun yarn, 230 cm (2.5 yards). *lol*
(park and draft spinning)



And at last: Thanks to all the nice girls I met. I hope we'll meet again soon!

søndag 5. oktober 2008

Our big knitting avent - Gardermoen (Norwegian only)

For en fin helg vi har hatt! Tusen takk til arielle og hjelperne. Dere har gjort en kjempejobb! *nikker*

Jeg har møtt mange mennesker jeg virkelig har ønsket meg å møte, og det er snakk om virkelig koselige jenter. I tillegg har jeg ledd mye, skravlet mye, strikket litt, "lært" å spinne med håndtein, sovet i smal dobbeltseng uten å slå til sengkameraten, oppdaget noen dialekter, i det hele tatt blitt positivt "overrasket". Jeg burde ha skjønt at helgen skulle bli så bra....

Her kommer noen bilder, jeg tror (håper) at de som er på bildene ikke har noe imot det. Men hvis, så fjerner jeg bildene så fort jeg får beskjed.

på Garnmoen

på Garnmoen

Full konsentrasjon:

på Garnmoen

Dagens muntrasjonsråd (sjekk tuttene):

på Garnmoen

For en flott helg!!!!

:))

torsdag 2. oktober 2008

12 weeks

12 weeks until you know what... ;)

I'm trying to make a heel I can be happy with, havn't found it yet. Nice to make something while I try different sock heels.

Christmas knitting


Thank you for all your nice comments after my last plaintive post.
You are all so kind.


The big knitting weekend at Gardermoen (Oslo) starts tomorrow. Yay!
I better start packing...