Tams

I have made three new tams - "December Lights Tam" from an old Interweave Knits Holiday, "Seven-Point Star Tam" from Colourwork Creations, "Mist" a design by Kim Hargreaves from A Yorkshire Fable. Am I an addict?

I have also attended a wonderful knitting-event!

Spring morning in the summer

I was so inspired by some twin sisters to knit the vest Vormorgun.

This is my Ravellenics 2012 project Bellis. I have not yet been clever enough to understand how to get a medal on Ravelry.

 I have lent my name to the Britta Hat (it's my second name). I reversed the colours by mistake and that's why I have black flowers.

 I hope my friend will start her craft courses soon, because I really need to improve my sewing skills. This is The Reversible bag, with too much fabric in the rounded corners.

  Here are two Zippered Pouches and despite an excellent tutorial and a zipper presser foot I didn't get it. At the right is a book cover for paperbacks, but mine turned out to be too small for that.

 I persuaded my husband to visit this wonderful place and I bought yarn kits for two projects!

My Version of Fritt etter Fana

Posing with my youngest grandson.

This is the most time consuming project you can imagine. First of all you need to know how to knit a pattern with two colours, then you must be skilled at embroidering. I'm neither.

I'm satisfied that I finished the project. My stitches are not even and the mille fleur flowers look withered. I learned how to sew chain stitches in third grade and they have not improved since.

Update

This is my new cardigan, knitted with grey wool from Gotland.

The design is from New England Knits.

Once in a Blue Moon

I still have too much to do but I want to show you what I've been knitting lately.
- En vest på en weekend (from Hendes Verden, yarn Easy from Sandnes)
- Garter Yoke Cardi (yarn Heaven's Hand)
- Andrea Shawl (yarn from Sannsticks)
- Wooly Hat (pattern from Sticka mera småvarmt)

I'm still here

I work and I study so there isn't much time for knitting, but as I'm a knit-addict I have to knit every now and then. When I turned fifty-four last month one of my daughters gave me some lovely yarn from Astrids in Jönköping and the other one gave me two wonderful books by Ysolda.

I made this shawl with Noro's Kureyon Sock Yarn. The pattern is Summer flies by Holly and Ella knits.

I've also knitted a cozy for my new phone. It should look like an owl, in case you don't see it!

The pattern is Who? iPod Cozy by Kayleen Grage.

Recollections of summer 2011

There was a great knitting assembly in Önnestad in July which I attended. We had some wonderful days with classes, lectures, an outing and a yarn fair. The first class I took was knitting jogless stripes in the round. Our very talented teacher was Maria Gustafsson. Some of the methods were really easy. I knitted a wooly hat.I have no pictures from my next class; knitting Charlotte Tøndering's favourite patterns. She was a wonderful lady from Århus, where she has a shop, and she brought some special Japanese yarn.

After the intensive day with Charlotte ,I was so tired that I relaxed during my sock knitting class. You should have preknitted some legs beforehand so you were able to try out a couple of different heels and toes, but I had just halfnitted one leg so I knitted at a very slow pace. Barbro Lindholm, our teacher, knew a great deal about knitting socks and stockings in the old days.

My finished socks in Regia Silk.

My last class was how to embroider on knitting. Not easy at all! But oh, so beautiful, if you are skilled. Inger Ohlsson also has classes where you learn how to make the old night sweater, "spedetröja", from Skåne.

The last day of July I went to Rügen with Leif. We had some wonderful days including visiting historical sites; Prora and Stralsund, visiting Königstuhl in Jasmund National Park, visting beaches, reading books and knitting of course.I bought a book in Sassnitz. Suitable for me I think. We'll see if I can figure out the German knitting terms.

In Stralsund I bought this adorable red pen with white dots.

I finally finished a top that I have been knitting on since April I guess. I've made every error in the book and the armholes look terrible so you can't see them. I will not try to change them because I don't want to spend more time on this piece! I love the pattern though and the yarn Egypto Cotton.

I've also bought another lovely yarn, ella rae, which I bought one skein of and made a very litte shawl from a Drops pattern.

Then I have spent time with my four grandchildren, but as I'm not such a good photographer you'll have to watch their mothers' blogs. They're all so special and everyday I remember something about them, what they've said and done and how they look and I keep it in my heart for winter...

...but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat

I was a great fan of Peter, Paul and Mary when I was quite young and the lines from "Lemon Tree" has stuck in my mind and I sing it now and then. Like so many others I have knitted the shawlette Citron. Some knitters have found it boring and others have found it relaxing. I loved knitting it and I do love Malabrigo lace! The shawlette is a bit small so my next Citron will be bigger. As I'm never entirely satisfied with what I do, it's hard to knit for others, but for a very good cause you have to try. The babies in the Panzi hospital in Kongo need hats and blankets. Read more about it here. My daughter guided me through her pattern.

This is my hometown. Great, isn't it?

And this is what I do every now and then. I enjoy a Cappuccino.

Sunshine Top

Sunshine Top is a suitable name for this top today but I'm not sure that it looks good on me. The designer is Marleen van der Vorst and I have already knitted one of her designs, the Kaleidoscope Vest. I like the fashion to knit everything into one piece starting from the top. The pattern appeared in Knit issue 37. I bought the yarn at Broderi & Garn in Göteborg and it's a hand dyed cotton yarn by the artist Mia Persson. Green? Me?

Anniversary

I've been married for 35 years on June the 19th. My dear husband and I were married on the same day as king Carl Gustaf and queen Silvia of Sweden. Last year our crown princess Victoria and her prince Daniel shared the same date for their wedding. I feel quite royal! My husband is the best husband ever; kind-hearted, creative and clever.

Do I knit nowadays? Yes, a little, but it will be more because my summer holidays just started! Yeah!

I should have worn sunglasses

I'm not sad, but the sun is "bothering" me here. My new and lacy shoulderette is made of a lovely lacy yarn - Manos Lace. The pattern is from Madebyme in Halmstad. This is how it looked first when I had finished it. Too wide at the top so I just crocheted around the necklineMemories of a lovely Easter with all my loved ones, but I'm afraid Grandma is the worst photographer ever!