torsdag 8 oktober 2009
söndag 27 september 2009
Sewing Festival with a lot of Yarn and Knitting
I spent Friday in company with Carina, an old school friend, and Yvonne, a rather new friend in the sewing world. After a short stop at Skroten in Kinna we went to The Sewing Festival in Borås. The building was a home for the train engines in the old days. We had a great time looking at fabrics and yarn. In the morning we learnt the technique of shadow knitting. It was fun! The workshop was led by Viveka from ViKanGarn. We made wrist warmers. As I knit loosely my warmers turned out to be 4 cm too big. I felted them.
I met Aunt Cardigan too. That was nice. You could see some of the cardigans live. They are all so beautiful. There were workshops too.
We visited the cafeteria three times and after a long day we made our way home, and on the way, just before closing time we managed to take a look at some lovely fabrics at Fritsla Tyglager. My bags were full of goodies!
I fredags så var jag på utflykt med Carina som är en gammal skol-kamrat från lågstadiet och Yvonne som är en ganska ny sy-vän. Vi startade tidigt på morgonen och vår första anhalt var Skroten i Kinna. Färden fortsatte till Syfestivalen i Borås. Byggnaden var lokstallar en gång i tiden. Det var mycket trevligt att vandra runt i de gamla lokstallarna och titta på garn och tyg. Vi var med på en workshop i skugg-stickning som hölls av Viveka på ViKanGarn. Vi skulle göra pulsvärmare. Eftersom jag stickar jättelöst blev mina 4 cm för stora, så därför har jag filtat dem.
Jag träffade också Tant Kofta. Det var så kul att träffa henne och se några av alla dessa fantastastiska tröjor live. Jag lyssnade när hon lärde ut sin tröjmetod.
Tre gånger besökte vi kaféet och efter den långa dagen började vi vår hemfärd. Precis före stängningsdags hann vi in på Fritsla Tyglager.
Mina kassar var fulla med godsaker!
söndag 13 september 2009
Two scarves
Not much happens here right now as I'm working 80% and studying 50%, but during summer I finished two scarves.
The yarn to number one was bought at Isager in Aarhus, Denmark. It's a little spiral and the wool -smell is so strong. My husband couldn't hide what he thought about it.......U-G-L-Y!
Number two is made with yarn from Garnpaletten. The pattern is called The Crest of the Wave and comes from the stitch library in The Knitter's Bible by Claire Crompton.
Det händer inte så mycket på stickfronten nu när jag arbetar 80% och läser 50%, men i somras blev jag färdig med två halsdukar.
Garn till den första köptes på Isager i Århus. Det är en liten spiral och garnet osar ull! Mannen kunde inte hålla inne med vad han tyckte om den....just det!
Den andra är gjord i Garnpalettens garn med ett mönster från The Knitter's Bible av Claire Crompton.
lördag 22 augusti 2009
The Leftover Shawl
torsdag 6 augusti 2009
The Owl and the Pussycat
About two years ago I won a bag-pattern from Melly and me. I guess the pattern is based on the poem by Edward Lear. I made each of my eldest grandchildren a bag. I think they have used them...
I had great fun making them
I had great fun making them
För några år sen vann jag ett väskmönster från Melly and me. Jag tror motivet kommer från en dikt av Edward Lear. Uggleväskan fick äldsta barnbarnet T-L och kattväskan fick näst äldsta barnbarnet N. Jag tror att de använder dem....
De var jätteroliga att göra.
lördag 1 augusti 2009
Aunt Cardigan's Cardigan
I started to knit my cardigan on June the 13th, WWKIP Day, and now I've reached my goal! I couldn't have done it without help from some of my knitting friends in Halland. Thank you Carin, Eva, Rachel, Kicki, Gunilla, Ingegerd and Kerstin.
I am so satisfied because I used old yarn from the stash, way back from the eighties when my husband wove and dyed yarn with plants and mushrooms. The yarn is from Borgs Vävgarner and is called Borgs S. N. 2 garn. I used 270 g white yarn and some coloured scrap yarn.
Thank you Aunt Cardigan for this time. From now on this is my favourite cardigan!
På själva WWKIP- dagen startade jag min kofta och nu är jag i mål! Jag hade inte klarat det utan hjälp av några av café-stickarkompisarna Carin, Eva, Rachel, Kicki, Gunilla, Ingegerd och Kerstin.
vävde och färgade garn med växter och svampar. Garnet är från Borgs vävgarner och heter Borgs S. N. 2 garn. Jag använde 270 g vitt garn och några kulörta restgarner.
Ett stort tack till Tant Kofta för ett super-projekt. Koftan kommer att bli en favorit!
lördag 18 juli 2009
Bleeding!
I've made a shortsleeved sweater with indigo cotton yarn and it bled, enormously! After finishing I washed it a couple of times and it bled even more. And then when I blocked it I realised that it had shrunk and there was no elasticity in the rib anymore. I tried to fix it by sewing elastic into the rib but it didn't work.
Then I sew a new blue skirt with dots. It's a bit see-through and I didn't know and still don't know how to put in a zipper. Can anyone help me?
Min överskottsfärgade tröja är klar. Efter tvätt tappade den formen och blev kort med slapp resår. Detta försökte jag åtgärda genom att sy på ett resårband. Usch!
Jag har också sytt en prickig kjol. Den blev lite genomskinlig och trots anvisningar kunde jag inte få i dragkedjan snyggt. Kan någon hjälpa mig?
fredag 17 juli 2009
Finished!
Something new on the blog at last! I've finished my white shawl with pattern from Land magazine. I've made a hundred mistakes, but I love it. I should have had it 33 years ago when I got married........
Tee-tee yarn is yum-yum yarn!
Nu äntligen blir det lite nytt på bloggen. Jag har stickat färdigt Land-sjalen. Under resans gång har jag gjort många fel, men trots det är den ljuvlig och jag älskar den- en riktig bröllopssjal!
Tee-teegarnet är ett gosegarn!
söndag 5 juli 2009
Farmer´s Market Bag
lördag 27 juni 2009
Lady Sweater
Stickade i storlek XS (har M annars) och den är nästan ändå för stor! Härligt att slippa sy ihop den!
I’m quite satisfied to have finished this project. Nice to have no seams to make! I knitted it in X small( I’m a medium size normally) and it is almost too big….
Yarn: DROPS alpaca. Pattern by Pamela Wynne.
I’m quite satisfied to have finished this project. Nice to have no seams to make! I knitted it in X small( I’m a medium size normally) and it is almost too big….
Yarn: DROPS alpaca. Pattern by Pamela Wynne.
onsdag 24 juni 2009
Wristlets
Muddar i rosa (ser lite beiga ut på bild) babycashmerino, mönster av Nina Sagulin.
I missed two rows in the pattern, but I still think it looks quite good.
I quote my husband when he took the photograph:
“You’ve made many nice things, but these were TOO MUCH!”
I was given the yarn and the pattern at a knitting camp, and I would never have chosen the pink colour otherwise.
I missed two rows in the pattern, but I still think it looks quite good.
I quote my husband when he took the photograph:
“You’ve made many nice things, but these were TOO MUCH!”
I was given the yarn and the pattern at a knitting camp, and I would never have chosen the pink colour otherwise.
torsdag 18 juni 2009
Crosswise Little Cardigan
söndag 14 juni 2009
Crocheted Shawl
onsdag 10 juni 2009
söndag 7 juni 2009
Wrist Warmers
Enkla muddar - perfekta att ha med till stickcafét :)
Maken har fotograferat.
My friend Kickie made these and she told me the pattern orally. The pattern originates from the yarn shop Helylle in Kristianstad.
The last four rows are so hard to do with all the stitches on the dpn:s, but the rest is wonderful to do. You can talk a lot while doing them - the perfect café-knitting :-)
Maken har fotograferat.
My friend Kickie made these and she told me the pattern orally. The pattern originates from the yarn shop Helylle in Kristianstad.
The last four rows are so hard to do with all the stitches on the dpn:s, but the rest is wonderful to do. You can talk a lot while doing them - the perfect café-knitting :-)
fredag 5 juni 2009
Clapotis
Exciting knit with the lovely yarn Malabrigo Lace, but one skein wasn’t enough and I couldn’t get hold of any in Sweden, so I finished it with a corner of another colour……
Pattern by Kate Gilbert.
Pattern by Kate Gilbert.
onsdag 3 juni 2009
Knitting bag
måndag 1 juni 2009
Ballerina Slippers
Tovade ballerina-tofflor till mitt barnbarn.
I made these for my grand-daughter.
Easy quick and fun to make. But I made two left slippers, and when I tried to unravel one strap I almost destroyed the slipper, so I sewed the straps to the slippers before felting and have no buttons.
Pattern: "En pointe-tossut" by Ilu
Yarn: Sandnes Garn Tove
I made these for my grand-daughter.
Easy quick and fun to make. But I made two left slippers, and when I tried to unravel one strap I almost destroyed the slipper, so I sewed the straps to the slippers before felting and have no buttons.
Pattern: "En pointe-tossut" by Ilu
Yarn: Sandnes Garn Tove
söndag 31 maj 2009
lördag 30 maj 2009
Ladybird Tape Measure
Svårt att förstå mönstret från loveknitting.se till denna nyckelpiga - och garnet räckte inte!
I bought this as a kit from loveknitting.se, and I like it, but the pattern was hard to understand and there wasn’t enough yarn!! Ugh!
I bought this as a kit from loveknitting.se, and I like it, but the pattern was hard to understand and there wasn’t enough yarn!! Ugh!
fredag 29 maj 2009
Big Bag without Bellflowers
Easy and quick knit, but after felting there are fibers everywhere!!
Pattern from "Filtede tasker nr.3".
Yarn: Hjertegarn Lima.
Pattern from "Filtede tasker nr.3".
Yarn: Hjertegarn Lima.
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