tisdag 25 september 2007
Nytt projekt på gång
A new work in progress
I wrote the other day, that I don`t wanna knit anymore, but it isn`t that I don`t wanna to, I just can`t concentrate at the moment. So I decided to start on something very simple. A shawl. I don´t need to think, just knit on. No rows or stiches to count. I`m knitting this shawl in pre yarn, a yarn which is at a stage between carding and spinning. It`s the first time that I`m knitting with this kind of yarn, and I love it, it`s very soft. The shawl is mostly in stockinette stich, but with a few rows of garter stich. I think that is what looks best with this yarn. I hope I have enough yarn for a very big shawl.
fredag 21 september 2007
Hemlispaket kom idag
Jag fick paket från min Hemlis 2 idag, och det satte verkligen guldkant på min tillvaro. 2 härliga röda härvor, jag älskar den färgen. Får väl klämma och känna lite på dem och se om de berättar vad dom vill bli. Himla god choklad fick jag också, och torkad dill och persilja, ska se om jag har några snygga burkar att förvara det i. Tack min Hemlis vem du nu är.
Jag har inte haft ork eller lust varken att sticka eller blogga den sista veckan. Mitt föl råkade ut för en olycka förra helgen, och är just nu på djursjukhuset och kämpar för sitt liv. Hade aldrig kunnat föreställa mig att man har så mycket känslor för ett djur, vågar inte ens tänka på hur det varit om det varit något av barnen. Sticklusten kommer säkert tillbaka när allt lugnat ner sig, men just nu är hela min tillvaro ett enda kaos.
Secret Pal parcel arrived today
I got a parcel from my Swedish Secret Pal today, and that sure made my day. 2 beautiful skeins in a great red color that I love. I have to touch them and look at them and see if they tell me what they want to be knitted into. I got some very good chocolat too, and some dryed herbs. Thankyou my Secret Pal , whoever you are.
I haven`t been able either to knit or to blog the last week. My foal was in an accident last weekend, and is right now spending time at the veterinary hospital, fighting for his life. I couldn`t imagine that it was possible to have that much feelings for an animal, I don`t wanna know how it would feel if it were one of the children.
But I`m sure that I`ll be back knitting again as soon as this is over.
lördag 15 september 2007
Christmas Around The World Questionnaire!
1. Are you religious? No
2. How long have you been knitting? Would you consider yourself a Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced? I`ve been knitting for about 30 years, and I consider my self to be between intermediate and advanced.
3. Do you have any other hobbies besides knitting? I love all kind of crafting (cardmaking, crochet, spinning, dying etc), horses, dogs, gardening.
4. Favorite color(s)? I love all colors except orange. I think all colors are great if you just find the perfect project. But blue is an real favorite.
5. Do you collect anything? Yarn of course.
6. Are you allergic to any fibers or animals? No
7. Do you have any pets? 8 horses, 2 dogs, 9 cats and 1 parrot.
8. Coffee, Tea, or Hot Chocolate? Coffee comes first but I like them all.
9. Cookies or Sweets? Both
10. Do you knit socks? I love to knit socks.
11. If not socks then what? (tell us about your favorite knits) I love to knit everything but at the moment is shawls and socks my favorites.
12. Do you put up a Christmas tree? If not then what do you do? No Christmas without a Christmas tree.
13. Favorite holiday treats? All homebaked cookies, and homemade Christmas candy.
14. Favorite holiday smells? The Christmas tree.
15. Do you celebrate Christmas in a traditional or unconventional way? Please elaborate. We celebrate it in a traditional Swedish way. The hole family comes together in the afternoon, we watch Donald Ducks Christmas on tv, after that are we having an traditional Christmas dinner. In the evening is Santa coming with all Christmas gifts.
16. What are your favorite holiday traditions? I really don`t know, I love all about Christmas.
17. Finish the sentence: “For me Christmas is all about....” spending time with my family.
18. If you were a Christmas ornament you would be…….? An angel
19. What was your favorite gift you've ever received? Or given? I don`t know.
20. When do you start your Christmas? At the end of november.
21. Do you send Christmas cards? Do you make them or buy them? Sometimes, most often have I bought them.
22. What is your favorite Christmas dish? Janssons frestelse, which is a Swedish dish with potatoes, ansjovis and cream.
23. Carolers are at your door. What do you do? That don`t exist in Sweden.
24. When do you open presents? Christmas eve or Christmas morning? Christmas eve
25. Do you celebrate with family or friends or both? With the family
torsdag 13 september 2007
Nya härliga garner - new great yarns
Jag beställde garn för ett tag sedan, och nu har det äntligen kommit, man blir som ett barn på julafton igen. Handfärgat blått tunt silke, jag älskar färgen och måste bara hitta det perfekta sjalmönstret till det. Merinoull i rosa och ljusblått, antagligen blir det sjalar av det också, och ljusgrå silke på kon. Den är riktigt supertunn och funderar på att sticka med den tillsammans med ett annat garn, men det får väl tiden utvisa.
I ordered some yarns a while ago and it finally arrived. I feel like a child on Christmas. Handdyed blue thin silk, I just love the color, and have to find the perfect shawlpattern for it. Merinolambswool in pink and babyblue, probably going to be shawls too, and grey silk. It`s very very thin and I`m thinking about knitting it together with some other yarn, but time will show.
tisdag 11 september 2007
Färdigt objekt - spetssockorna klara
måndag 10 september 2007
Det går framåt med spetssockorna
Jag kämpar på med mina spetssockor, och tycker faktiskt att jag hunnit ganska långt nu under helgen. Förhoppningen är att de ska bli klara ikväll, om nu bara barnen somnar i tid.
Det känns som jag stressat på som en galning, så jag hoppas att jag inte hittar några fel sen, för sånt klarar jag inte av. Jag gillar egentligen inte att stressa på med stickning, och stickar väl antagligen inte så jättesnabbt heller, kanske ytterligare ett skäl till att jag inte får stickat så mycket som jag skulle vilja, men just nu har jag massvis med nya projekt som jag vill börja på, och dessa sockor har suttit på stickorna sen i vintras, så de måste bara bli klara nån gång, sen blir det de sista få varven på Feather and Fan sjalen, innan nytt garn får kika fram från gömmorna. Jag längtar.
I`m making progress with my lace socks
I`m working on my lace socks, and I think I`ve made great progress during the weekend. I hope I´ll be able to finish them tonight, if only my kids will fall asleep in time. It feels like I have been stressing with them, and I hope I wont find anything that has been wrong, because I hate when it isn`t perfect. I don`t like knitting to fast and I guess that I can`t either. That might be one of the reasons why I don`t get as much knitted as I want to. Right now I have so many new projects that I want to start with, and this socks has been on the needles since last winter, and are about to become an UFO. I have to finish them, then the last few rows on my Feather and Fan shawl, after that can I finally cast on with something new. I can`t wait.
fredag 7 september 2007
Färdigt objekt - Spiralling socks
I`ve had very little knitting time during the last nine weeks, and one of the reasons are the cuties on the picture. They have kept me buzy now for weeks, and I know that I`m alive. All four of them loves knitting (one is hiding behind the others), but in their own way. Three of them have now moved out, and only the cutie to the left is still here, and she is supposed to stay. Her name is Honey, and she follows me 24 hours a day, but it happens that she falls asleep, and that`s when I`m knitting.
Mina Spiralling socks för Sockamania är äntligen klara, om än inte i tid. Men jag är nöjd med dem och de var roliga att sticka, kommer nog att göra ett par till så småningom fast i ett enfärgat garn. Har just nu plockat fram ett gammalt UFO som jag tvingar mig själv att avsluta innan jag får börja på något nytt. En styck spetssocka och min Feather and Fan Comfort Shawl ska avslutas innan jag börjar på något annat. Har ett snyggt brun/orange förgarn som jag funderar på att sticka en sjal i. Har aldrig stickat med sådant garn förut, och ser med spänning fram emot det. Måste bara hitta ett bra mönster först.
My Spiralling socks for Sockamania is finally done, (but not in time). I love them and I enjoyed knitting them, I`ll probably make another pair in a solid color some day. At the moment am I forcing myself to finish an old UFO, before I let myself start with something new. I have one lace sock and the Feather and Fan Comfort Shawl that I`m going to finish. I have a nice preyarn in brown/orange that I`m thinking about making a shawl of. I`ve never knitted in that kind of yarn before and I really look forward to it, but I need to find a nice pattern first.
onsdag 5 september 2007
Vantarna från vantbytet har kommit
The mittens from the mitt swap has arrived
The mittens from the Stickamera mitt swap arrived yesterday. They are really cozy and warm and I`m sure that they`ll keep my hands warm this winter. Perfect fit, of course and I love the color, variegated in green and blue. Thankyou Dockmamman, I`m sure of that they`ll be used a lot when the winter is here.