Færdig med efterårets store projekt - cardigan med mønsterstrik og lus (eller lopper da denne strikkes ovenfra og ned). Jeg har valgt at strikke med lopper i flere farver på bullen men droppet dem på ærmene.
Nu skal jeg bare fæste en hel masse tråder....
Opskriften er fra Pinneguri og du kan finde den på norsk, engelsk og tysk her
Garnet jeg har brugt er: Kate Davies Designs Buachaille
(tilbagedateret indlæg)
Opskriften er Christmas in July (link på Ravelry)designet af Tanis Lavallee
Ps min mellemste på 3,5 år har ikke været i mod Finull men hos nogle børn kradser det. Personlig elsker jeg alle farvene du kan få. Jeg har også brugt noget ukendt restegarn...
Ravelry side
Yes it's true I'm putting myself probation - no more new yarn (bought by me, gifts ok) for the rest of the year.
I've just discovered that I had ....much more yarn then I thought. As I mention before we have just moved (in February) but somehow boxes with yarn keep appearing....
Not to mention in my mailbox after latenight online shopping (oh Paypal you are just too easy). So per 1 april (ok not exactly I did manage to buy some amazing pink tweed before starting the ban). It's scary but also exciting. I have so much nice yarn that just want to be on my needles.
Ps I'm not a slave to you Paypal...(changed my password to something I've already forgotten)
1st month down and well I had a birthday and started on a shawl in luxury yarn so it went ok.
Sometimes (well often) I long for the winters here in Denmark to be colder. Not that I enjoy when the winds is piercing cold. But the need for hand knits would be greater with colder weather. I guess it's the (Norwegian) knitter in me.
Even though my kinds might not wear as much hand knitted items as their Norwegian counterparts they do wear a lot of wool. So much that my friends calls them wool kids. Here is some favourites (I'll show the baby knits in a separate post)
Little mister M, here just 8 months old. Wearing 'Eivor' cardigan in lovely Estonian wool, Evilla.
Mister T, the baby here just 1 month old, wearing 'Fuglemammas omslagsbody' a knitted bodystocking. Pattern is not available in English but this one piece from Knitting for Olive is a nice substitute.
My oldest in his current favourite, Bygenseren. Knitted in Knit Me Merino
February also brought a new baby into the world. My friend gave birth to daughter number 2 and I just had to pull out my pink yarn and knit something. I themed lambswool with a strand of hand-dyed yarn (party with glitter) for a perfect hooded hat (design by Pickles.no) that she'll wear when winter comes again. 
It was also the month that winter truly arrived Denmark with below zero degrees and snow - and oh yeah amazing light too. I wore my favourite wool (including my topdown Riddari)
I also spend time yarn and knit nerding with yarn mags and my mum.
UFO/ frogged?
My Miss Rachel's yoke isn't quite right... I'm not sure if I have enough base colour (it was a kit) and the fit is a bit off. Strongly considering unravel and reknit- topdown for a better fit. Really like the colours and the yarn.
Plans for marts
- Finished the baby overalls I have on my needles
- Unravel Miss Rachel's yoke
- Plan next baby knitting project
- Decide which big project to start
I'm organising my stash and discovered some UFOs. Some, like the pile above, are just missing to weave in some ends or sew on a small thing to be FOs.
A teddy bear that is missing an ear
A hat that need to weave in the ends
A bandana shawl that need to weave in the ends
Slippers that need to be stitched up
Baggy pants that in need of an elastic
While these are .... ufos... not sure if I'll finish them.
Baby cardigan in soft alpaca, but I don't have enough grey and I dislike the combo of needles and yarn.
Half of a baby one piece in need of a second half... seems way to big
Half a baby blanket that can easily be continued...maybe as a gift some time in the future.
Stash busting baby vest half done, this is I'll be done... some day...
Light flax sweater with other sleeves in a yarn I don't really like as it seems to attract cat hair. Will unravel it and double it up with a nicer yarn for something...
Last week one of my friends gave birth to a baby girl - so I had to knit something pink. I rolled out my big cone of thin lambs wool (bought at Fanø in 2014) and paired three strands with one strand of hand-dyed yarn (bought at the Copenhagen Knitting festival 2016) for a knitted gift.
I used two different hand dyed yarns - one with yellow and one with glitter to add some extra to the hat. The hat is a 'Cool kid hooded hat (design by pickles.no). A quick and easy knit on 5 mm needle - and one of my favourites for small kids. Hope she likes it.
The size if for a 6-12 month old.
Here is the result together with a mini version of the Westknit Mystery KAL '16 for her older sister (in the two handdyed yarns)
Yarn from Fredsminde Unika design
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| Yarn dyed with food colouring in mason jars |
(english only)
I just can't wait to dive into the dying pot again. I have a strong urge to transform un-dyed yarn into a skein of fab luscious colour. This time the plan is to hunt for the perfect colour, meaning the perfect shade of any colour. Starting with green and blue, as they are some of my most favourite and most used colours. But I also want to experiment a bit.
I've dug into my archive (from the old blog) and found some pictures from the last time I dyed yarn on a massive scale. It was for private use but ever since it's sparked an interest. Most of these are little experiments with food colouring, but they represent the colours I'm hoping to archive.
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| Yarn dyed with food colouring and elderberries |
Every day we share a image on Instagram with that days keyword and #yarnlovechallenge. So far I've shared picture of my current (main) project) and an introduction. But most of all it's just so much fun to follow the hashtag and see everyone else, from all over the world. Some of my favourite designers and indie dyers has joined in addition to many new people. Hop over to Instagram and check it out.
I love baby knits with bold colours. Colours that makes you happy, right? So I just had to knit something with many colours while I waited for the new addition to the family to be ready to join us. Actually I ended up knitting two cardigans with rainbow as the theme.
First up was a kimono-styled cardigan knitted in a combination of Istex Eínband and Shetland Soft, expecting that'll fit over the summer. The second one, and the one I'm most proud of, was a classic top down raglan cardigan, knitted in the round with a steek, in Kauni yarn.Originally the colours changes in the yarn are far longer than you can see here, so the knitting process involved a lot of spit splice and winding yarn into tiny balls to get the colour change to fit the tiny cardigan. But it was so worth it!
It's so cute and luckily I have enough yarn to knit a sweater as well (in a larger size). Might have to knit myself a rainbow sweater too.
Ps will be joining in on the rainbow challenge by Norwegian designer and Webshop Malsen og Mor. Just waiting to get the kit I've ordered
First month of 2017 and I've been knitting a lot! As previously mentioned it's been a month of waiting and knitting. I don't know about you but I try to always bring my knitting to any situation where waiting is involved. I've had limited access to my stash as most is packed so I've been sticking to the yarn I packed before Xmas.
FO (finished objects) January 2017
Mittens! I've knitted two pair of mittens in January. A orange pair that ended up size 1 year (was suppose to fit a large 3 year old so I have to make him some new ones) and a yellow pair for the 5 year old.
I've finished a sweater and hat for the youngest little monkey in my family. The hat fits perfectly, and has become a staple for nap time (currently with his rainbow striped cardigan). The sweater is a bit large and is tucked away for autumn.
I've finished a sweater and hat for the youngest little monkey in my family. The hat fits perfectly, and has become a staple for nap time (currently with his rainbow striped cardigan). The sweater is a bit large and is tucked away for autumn.
Mittens designed by Tin Can knits, available for free here
Hat and sweater designed by Strikkezilla aka Tina Hauglund and are available here
Hat and sweater designed by Strikkezilla aka Tina Hauglund and are available here
WIPs (work in progress)
I decided to knit the sleeves topdown as I'm not sure if I'll add the gauntest design as a part of the sleeves. And yes I've made it a cardigan and not a sweater.
Miss Rachel's yoke and gauntlets designed by Katie Davis and available here
Pattern and yarn available here
Oh the distractions... I've started the process of moving all the kitchen stuff into the cabinets and I found this tiny cone of pink lambs wool... obs but no I'm not starting on that but can take small coffe and knitting breaks every now and then... oh well back to the cabinets.
Last year this was fresh of my needles. Riddari knitted topdown with decreases in the back for a more feminine fit. I love it (although I do wish it was a tad bigger....)
Pattern: Riddari (available here)
Yarn: Istex Léttlopí
Colours used are from Katie Davis Àsta Solilja, sweater from the book Yokes. For more details see my Ravelry page here
I blocked the sweater in the fresh snow.
2017 - a new year with new beginnings. Personally a new home and a new part of Denmark. But first waiting to move into the new house. While I wait I knit, watch Star Trek Voyager (thank you Netflix) , drink loads of coffee and take care of the baby ( 2 1/2 month old already).
The baby with his new knitted hat and my Moonraker shawl. Both knitted in alpaca/ merino.
Picture from my daily walk with the pram as we're living temporarily with the in laws waiting for the house to get ready.
Will update on January FO and WIPs soon.
{Colour: I just dyed in your arms tonight}
Here is my first attempt to dye with acid colour - and I love it! Just love that I can transform boring yarn into something with an unique color.
What I did:
100 g of Alpaca/ Silk in a light dust pink shade
1 ts of blue acid powder dye with a sprinkle of yellow (I used Ashford dyes)
3 dl white vinegar
Water
Soaked the yarn in water
Dissolved the dye in hot water
Mixed with the vinegar and heated up to a low boil
boil and cooled down before I washed it with wool wash and hang to dry.
The result: a lovely shade of kettle dyed blue some blue/ green tones.
Love it!
Will dye again soon!
