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I don't think there's really any way that I can possibly explain to you just how relieved I am right now! But imagine yourself waiting for cannibals to eat you alive, you lie there with carrots between your toes, spices all over and there are chips on the side too - and then suddenly, you're rescued!
Fandango had another ball of yarn for me - the right colour and the right dye lot, sweeeeet! :)
I'm picking it up this afternoon (I mean, what if there's another "me" out there who walks in and claims MY ball of perfect wool?! - we don't want that to happen...).
My cardigan will love me, and I will love it right back Y
Showing posts with label knit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knit. Show all posts
Monday, 5 May 2008
Sunday, 4 May 2008
What's your name?
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Ever so often I attend these knitting sessions; random ones and the ones 'Seriøs Strik for Sjov' host. The other knitters are very nice people but I only know a few of their names. It's not as if it's very important to know - still, it would be nice if I did know their names. It would also eliminate the use of phrases such as: "the lady with brown hair who's currently knitting a green sock..", or "Hello you there with the yellow hat in the making". 'Ruth' or 'Joan' would be a lot shorter and easier :) I hope some - if not all of them - will make a name tag for themselves. I'll not tell them to do so, I'll just make one for myself :)
Ever so often I attend these knitting sessions; random ones and the ones 'Seriøs Strik for Sjov' host. The other knitters are very nice people but I only know a few of their names. It's not as if it's very important to know - still, it would be nice if I did know their names. It would also eliminate the use of phrases such as: "the lady with brown hair who's currently knitting a green sock..", or "Hello you there with the yellow hat in the making". 'Ruth' or 'Joan' would be a lot shorter and easier :) I hope some - if not all of them - will make a name tag for themselves. I'll not tell them to do so, I'll just make one for myself :)
Out of yarn
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Yesterday I went to another knitting get-together and I had brought my denim blue cardi along with me. As I was knitting away it soon became very clear that I would be out of yarn - at least for that particular project - before the cardigan was finished.
To be quite honest it has happened before. Actually, I stopped counting the times I've gone back to Fandango for more blue wool. I even feel a little embarrassed that it's a topic every time I speak to Fandango-Sys (the owner of the LYS). So being used to this situation should somehow make the whole thing less stressful, right? No such thing. The problem is that 1) the last time I went down to Fandango I believe I took the very last right colour and dye lot ball of the much wanted yarn, and 2) today it's Sunday, so I can't even defy the increasing level of embarrassment and phone Fandango-Sys.... again. Tomorrow, however, it will once again be Monday. Usually I don't care too much for Mondays - but I think I'll make an exception this one time :)
Just in case you were wondering how things are with the cardigan itself...
So, what do you think? I like it.
Yesterday I went to another knitting get-together and I had brought my denim blue cardi along with me. As I was knitting away it soon became very clear that I would be out of yarn - at least for that particular project - before the cardigan was finished.
To be quite honest it has happened before. Actually, I stopped counting the times I've gone back to Fandango for more blue wool. I even feel a little embarrassed that it's a topic every time I speak to Fandango-Sys (the owner of the LYS). So being used to this situation should somehow make the whole thing less stressful, right? No such thing. The problem is that 1) the last time I went down to Fandango I believe I took the very last right colour and dye lot ball of the much wanted yarn, and 2) today it's Sunday, so I can't even defy the increasing level of embarrassment and phone Fandango-Sys.... again. Tomorrow, however, it will once again be Monday. Usually I don't care too much for Mondays - but I think I'll make an exception this one time :)
Just in case you were wondering how things are with the cardigan itself...
So, what do you think? I like it.
Tuesday, 1 April 2008
Kimono Shawl
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This year I'll be going to no less than four weddings and because it's usually a struggle when it comes to finding the right outfit for that kind of event, I decided to make a shawl... because... at least I'll have that! Hopefully I'll find something else to wear too considering the lace pattern and all... I only have three weeks to finish it - here is how far I've come:
I'll probably need to do another 20 rows or so :)
This year I'll be going to no less than four weddings and because it's usually a struggle when it comes to finding the right outfit for that kind of event, I decided to make a shawl... because... at least I'll have that! Hopefully I'll find something else to wear too considering the lace pattern and all... I only have three weeks to finish it - here is how far I've come:
I'll probably need to do another 20 rows or so :)
Sunday, 23 March 2008
I felt it!
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So many people have set foot on the felting ground, and now I'm one of those people. And I never even saw myself as a felting person prior to this debut. Here is what I created (my own design and everything!).
Specs!
Pattern: N/A
Yarn: Lett Lopí
Skeins: around 3
Needles: 6.00 mm
Start to finish: March 11 - March 20, 2008
For: hmmm.... me, I think
So many people have set foot on the felting ground, and now I'm one of those people. And I never even saw myself as a felting person prior to this debut. Here is what I created (my own design and everything!).
Specs!
Pattern: N/A
Yarn: Lett Lopí
Skeins: around 3
Needles: 6.00 mm
Start to finish: March 11 - March 20, 2008
For: hmmm.... me, I think
Saturday, 15 March 2008
Tour de yarn
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My friend past away last week - it's still very surreal. And in spite of the fact that everything seems a bit pointless I decided to stick to the original plan, i.e. to participate in the much awaited 'tour de yarn'. Pindsvinet and I had planned to visit all the lovely yarn shops in our home city and I certainly needed a laugh. The whole thing began at ten this morning. We went from shop to shop and at around noon we both felt a wee bit peckish, which resulted in: 1 lovely burger with potatoes on the side + 1 glass of elder flower lemonade, and 1 very nice sandwich with ham and feta + 1 glass of elderberry lemonade :)
With our stomachs filled to the max. we continued our search for more beautiful and extremely necessary yarn. The shops closed so we headed down to a café for a cup of coffee [= cappuccino and rich monster biscuits].
Even though the shops all closed much too early for my taste, I still managed to buy this:
And what you don't see in this photo is the Rowan yarn that had to be ordered.... Mmmmmm.... yaaaaarn...... :)
My friend past away last week - it's still very surreal. And in spite of the fact that everything seems a bit pointless I decided to stick to the original plan, i.e. to participate in the much awaited 'tour de yarn'. Pindsvinet and I had planned to visit all the lovely yarn shops in our home city and I certainly needed a laugh. The whole thing began at ten this morning. We went from shop to shop and at around noon we both felt a wee bit peckish, which resulted in: 1 lovely burger with potatoes on the side + 1 glass of elder flower lemonade, and 1 very nice sandwich with ham and feta + 1 glass of elderberry lemonade :)
With our stomachs filled to the max. we continued our search for more beautiful and extremely necessary yarn. The shops closed so we headed down to a café for a cup of coffee [= cappuccino and rich monster biscuits].
Even though the shops all closed much too early for my taste, I still managed to buy this:
And what you don't see in this photo is the Rowan yarn that had to be ordered.... Mmmmmm.... yaaaaarn...... :)
Sunday, 24 February 2008
A Berry Cute Hat
My sweet niece, Maja, turned two last Friday. Her parents had asked us over for a cup of coffee and a slice of birthday cake today. So, knowing that Maja would probably be showered in toys by her thrilled grandparents I decided to do a bit of knitting.... I stumbled over the Berry Cute Hat from http://www.fibertrends.com/
I bought the yarn a while ago. Last Tuesday the hat was on my personal knitting menu.... at last. If Maja had had a head no bigger than a large crape fruit, the first attempt of a berry hat would have fitted just fine. Too tight due to too small needles. Thursday Pindsvinet visited; we knitted two-three hours, enjoyed our antipasti and resumed the knitting session until midnight.... as usual :) I gave the hat another chance - it wasn't as if I had anything else to offer Maja for her birthday! I actually managed to finish the hat in time and birthday girl Maja seemed to like it (thank you, knitting gods!). Anyway, here it is \o/
Specs!
Patter: A Berry Cute Hat, Fiber Trends
Yarn: Linie 157 Tessa
Skeins: approx. 2 - half a green one and 1.5 skeins of red
Needles: 5.0 mm and 6.0 mm
Start to finish: Feb 21 to Feb 24 - with no knitting on the 23rd :)
For: Maja
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Knitting Teaser
So, today I went down to one of the LYSs to get a few more skeins of the lovely wool yarn for my denim blue cardigan (will get pictures later on..... I might be done knitting by the time I actually upload those pictures.... never mind, I'll get around to it!).
Anyway, I discovered that the 10 skeins I bought to begin with would hardly be enough, close but still not quite enough. Fortunately the owner of Fandago, Sys (aka Fandango-Sys), was able to fetch me some yarn from the same die lot, bless her soul :)
With the goods in my hands we talked a little about knitting and I asked about the monthly knitting get-together at Fandago. The get-together is basically 'just' a bunch of women who meet up, knit, drink coffee and buy more yarn they cannot live without - and it didn't take Fandango-Sys long to convince me to join some time in the very near future.... I'll drag Lise (aka Pindsvinet) along :)
Anyway, I discovered that the 10 skeins I bought to begin with would hardly be enough, close but still not quite enough. Fortunately the owner of Fandago, Sys (aka Fandango-Sys), was able to fetch me some yarn from the same die lot, bless her soul :)
With the goods in my hands we talked a little about knitting and I asked about the monthly knitting get-together at Fandago. The get-together is basically 'just' a bunch of women who meet up, knit, drink coffee and buy more yarn they cannot live without - and it didn't take Fandango-Sys long to convince me to join some time in the very near future.... I'll drag Lise (aka Pindsvinet) along :)
Monday, 5 November 2007
Moe's hat
Moe wanthed another hat - he chose the colours and the stripes and all (so it's basically his fault! ;)It's not too good when it comes to keeping out wind and such. I'll do another when I get the time for it.
Specs!
Pattern:
Yarn: DROPS Alpaca
Skeins: 0.75 or just about
Needles: 5.0 mm, dbp
Start to finish: November 2007
For: Moe
Mohair Shawl
Another shawl.
Specs!
Pattern: www.kvickly.dk
Yarn: Mohair
Skeins: just over 2
Needles: 4.0 mm
Start to finish: September - October 2007
For: me
Friday, 13 July 2007
Shawl
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This shawl was great fun all the way! And it came out beautifully.
Specs!
Pattern: Drops, garnstudio.com
Yarn: Alpaca
Skeins:
Needles: 3.5 mm
Start to finish: May - 5 June, 2007
For: my mother, it was a birthday present and she totally loved it :)
Thursday, 12 April 2007
Friday, 6 April 2007
Neck warmer
Specs!
Pattern: ?, size 6-9 months
Yarn: Mimosa
Skeins: less than one
Needles: size 4.0 mm, I think
Start to finish:
For: no one really, just another yarn leftover project. I ended up giving it to my brother, who has kids.
Baby blouse with heart buttons
Specs!
Pattern:
Yarn: 100% cotton, too cheap :/
Skeins:
Needles: 2.5 mm
Start to finish:
For: ? - eventually I gave it to a very very pregnant friend :)
Girly peach sweater for Maja
Done! :)
Five days and 4 skeins later.... ta-daaah! 
Specs!
Pattern:
Yarn: Cheval Blanc - Mimosa
Skeins: 4
Needles: 4.5 mm
Start to finish: October 2007, 7 days.
For: Maja
Alterations: different yarn, different needles.
Baby booties
My yarn stash was sort of 'not there', and all I had left was this cheap cotton yarn. Just to waste some time I made these baby booties.
Specs!
Pattern: Sy og strik til den lille ny,
Yarn: 100% cotton
Skeins:
Needles: 2.5 mm
Start to finish: March 2007, a couple of days
For: ?
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