headband

hello, everyone! how are you all doing? we are fine her in Scotland, but it's really cold out there. i am glad i am here in my lovey warm house....but only for a while.

It's almost time to go to the nursery, and last night i finished this headband.. and it's something i will wear myself, as well as my princess.

oh yes..my mobilephone stopped working, so now i had to find out how to upload photos...and i have. BUT of course..my camera is in need of a bit of batterycharging..and did i mention that i can't find the charger???

how annoying, so i have had to use my old digital camera..and the colours are't quite right, as this is supposed to be the same colour as the tuva hat that i knitted earlier. well, it wil be cheaper for me doing it this way compared to sending pics to my email. and i might even put some pictures of the suff i am actually doing, and not just the finished stuff:)

do i have time for a bit of knitting before i go..uuuuum, nope...need to get a few things done first..so i'll try to finish most of my gilmore vest tonight. i wanted to wear it tomorrow evening. we'll just have to see how well my hands behave tonight:)

have a good day!!

wollies

it's another good morning in rainy scotland..i did promise you some waffles..so they are here you so help yourself..i would have had them ready made for you if you came over:)

now. i forgot to post about the wollies i made for Catriona. but here they are..i thikn they'll be rather nice to wear when it really gets cold and wet.

i have again used king Cole Mirage..this is the blueish one. i also started a new project even if i said i was going to finish some other stuff. but i am home alone this week..and i watch tv to make the evenings go..so no fbs for me until hubby is home. i started knitting the gilmore vest and will probably focus on this one and the baktus scarf as well. let's see how far i get.

i better get back to my daughter and her painting..and the tidying up..!
have a good day everyone! thank you for visiting me and come back soon
hugs..!

turn a square

good afternoon everybody, how are you all? i hope you are as well as i am:)
we are back from London, all in one piece. it was a great weekend but a hard one. to say goodbye to littlesister :( but i know she'll have fun in OZ.i didn't get alot of knitting done, as i was traveling during the night both ways..but being home one day i have finished another christmas pressie, a hat for my dear Big Brother Terje. it's Turn a square pattern by Jared Flood and is a free ravelry download:)

i have probably mentioned that i have been using King Cole Mirage for this hat...once again i use this great King Cole Mirage..it's my absolute favourite:)

even if it does split at certain bits..i haven't found any knots and the colours are just fantastic!!

This week my plan is to finish a couple of projects i have been working on..so that in a few weeks i can buy some more wool and start some new projects! yippie for that..my list in revelry is still rather long;)

so have a good week , and thank you for visiting. come back soon.. i'll have some norwegian waffles ready for you:)

aibhlinn

Hello, good morning and welcome to my little spot on the web! I hope you are fine, and that you have had a good week:) the weekend is here, what are your plans?

our plans are that when hubby comes home from work we'll be on our way to London.. 5-6 hours drive or so i think. atleast that's what hubby says..but i do think he's a bit....ehhhhh...speedy...!

nevermind, we'l get there when we get there. The picture above it what i have been knitting this week...it's a cowl and the name is Aibhlinn, and i love it...and it's not just because the last part is my name;) i have used noro cash iroha, and i love the feel of the finished project. but not my favourite to knit with..it's not bad, that's not what i am saying. it's nice, but i still have another fave!

now,. as we'll be leaving the house for a few days , i will of course have to bring some knitting along..and i will probably bring Catriona's woolies, a Baktus scarf and a hat i started on last night. i will have a few hours of kniting, and i need something simple due to the lack of daylight.
on sunday evening Catriona and i will take the bus home, and we'll arrive in Scotland monday morning. i am guessing i'll be knitting a bit on my way back too. I am excited, haven't been to london since 1999..and i hope i might be able to visit a wool shop sometime on Saturday;) if hubby is nice and willing..haha, we'll see.

when i come home..Nan, watch out...i'll be down during the week..i reckon i will have used all my king cole by then;)

now it's time to FLY, thank you for visiting me, have a great weekend
and come back soon!
hugs from me

FINISHED

And a good morning to you all, i am sitting here with my morningcoffee... and i am so happy! the Marius is finished, and it fits just perfect. i have really worked hard to finish these last two days. last night the second sleeve was in place, and then i had to fasten all those "millions and catrillions " of ends. now that is another job i hate to do! but at 23.00 last night i got my hubby to take the photo, me;very eager to show off.

i can not really believe it, it's done, and i can wear it!!!!!! and if the hubby remembers that i am going to glasgow knit n stitch on sunday..well i will be wearing it be sure

scarf

hello there and welcome to my little space! i hope you are all doing great:)

it feels as if i haven't updated for some time now, but i have finally finished another christmas present...things has been going rather slow lately. For this scarf i have once again used KingCole Mirage.
the pattern is a triangle scarf, but i can't actually find a link to it. and by the way...If you wonder about those stumps of wool on the ends of the scarf...i can't find any scissors..but i have fastened them and they are ready to be cut off.

i really need to tell you about my jumper..the marius one..i did encounter some problems...the sewing machine i was supposed to borrow from my mother in law..well, it didn't quite work, and none of the sewing ladies down town wanted to sew anything that has wool in it..so i have had to sew by hand...yikes!!! so one sleeve is finished and actually sewn on, but the other is only halfway..so if i really get a move on...i COULD finish the sewing tonight..but i'm not sure...i really hate sewing.

now, i don't mean sewing with wool, this is a tiny blue sewing thread..blah!!!!i have sewn both shoulders together though,,so not much left. i will have it done by next weekend! YES i will.

and i better, because the scottish weather is getting colder, i have found all my hats, scarves and mittens from last winter. today it's pouring down out there, and because i don't have any wellies, i know i'll get soaked, but my neck will be warm atleast, it's rather foggy out there too.

i better go and plan the next present i am going to make.
see you later, and come back soon

another pair

my second pair of emerald green handwarmers, you can find the link to the pattern and wool in a different post called fingerless and it was posted in august 08:)

and by the way, this is what i was knitting on sunday at the Glasgow knit n strich at the tramway!

have a great week everyone!

oh by the way...this morning at 07.50 it was a loud knock on our front door..the postman..with our new printer..finally i can get my hands on loooots of patterns;)

hugs

christmas present

good afternoon everyone..yes i do have another update. i was told just the other day that i have such a huge production..do i? i feel it's all to slow, and that i knit and i knit and i knit..and still it takes ages for things to finish.

i think it might have something to do with the fact that i knit lots of things at the same time..and then all of a sudden lots of things are finished at the same time.

this shrug is for my mother-in -law, so this is another christmas present done. one persom less to think about. and we are heading towards christmas a bit too fast for my liking. i am not prepared or ready for october and christmas things in the shops, are you?

about the shrug..it's my own pattern, but i think i might have to knit another one to make sure i have the pattern written (properly)..and then i will share with you:)

have a good week everyone!

tried to make a hat

yes my dear friends, i have tried to make a hat, and this is the result. the plan was to make it using this pattern...but then i remembered...this hat is for irenesol's project...hats for ladies with cancer..and i guess lots of holes in the hat isn't the right ting....so i ended up with this hat instead...which i love. it's made with king cole mirage dk..and i absolutely love the feeling of this wool. i have lots left of it..and will make another hat for Catriona and one for myself too;)

that's how much i love it, and the real tuva hat is an easy knit..i did this one in an evening, and i could make another couple just as fast.

oh ladies, i do have an update on my marius jumper....now i need to put the pieces together..because i have finished!!! well, you know i will do the steeking, then i have to sew the sleeves in and also join the shoulders..and then i kan knit the neck bit. and THEN it's finished. i have asked my mother in law if i can use her sewing machine, and i hope i can do so next week.

that's why i am knitting these smaller projects. i have started knitting a scarf for my uncle..and it's not a double knitted scarf..it's one of these triangular scarves...the ones that nan has all over her shop..people in glasgow..you know which one it is?

well, i just realise..its way past lunchtime, and if am going to get catriona to nursery on time..i better get a move on.
have a great weekend my friends! hope to see you soon!

september hugs from me

baktus

it's saturday morning, i haven't even had my cup of coffee yet...! but this is so important, well, if i don't blog it now it will have to wait until monday..that's how it is when the hubby occupies the laptop.

this is my finished Baktus scarf, a christmas pressie for my auntie Birgit. the colour is wine red really and i think it's Elle sockwool....am not certain though. it's a while since i bought it.

i don't have any big plans today, just catriona that's going to her dancing and then we'll go shopping. i do have some eating plans this week, as i am going to Weight Watchers, i have switched to core for any of you that knows about it. so it'll be a challenge trying something new.

i will of course continue on finishing my Marius and my m-i-l's shrug...am even thinking that i want to keep it for myself...we'll see;)

well everybody, i am really feeling the need for my cup of coffee now, so i will love you and leave you!

Please come back soon! i loved having you here;)

lucky

hi and good afternoon everyone. i hope you are having a great day. today i have been really lucky, when Catriona was at nursery i went down town to buy odds and ends..and then i decided to have a look in a charity shop, and what did i find..wool..so i decided to get it..

i have never seen any wool in any charity shop before..and as my lys is closed on a tuesday..well..i got all of this for £5.60, about 56 norwegian kroner. i was ever so happy as i walked back to the nursery to pick up the princess.even the nursery teacher Mrs.Robinson thought it was a good deal. it's just pure luck...! hurrah...!!!

oh, update...i have finished both sleeves on the marius, will now finish the last bits on it:) and then put it together.

love and hugs

loveknots

good morning, i hope you are having a great start of the week. I have finally managed to upload a picture of my loveknow shawl that i finished a week ago or so. it's really airy and feels good now that it's not that cold ..yet!

i have been really busy this weekend, i was on a course the whole saturday, and will be doing the same thing next saturday. it's taking time from my knitting:(
since my hubby is "babysitting" the whole saturday, it just doesn't feel right that i go away on the sunday for my knitting meetup...so another few weeks until i am back ladies!

I must admit, i am busy knitting as well...am desperately trying to get halfway on my x-mas pressie for my auntie..a baktus scarf but it just seems to go on forever. I feel the same with the second sleeve on my Marius...it just goes on and on and on...but i really need to finish it soon. the weather in Scotland is changing, it is already getting colder, and i just remembered that i need to get on with woollies for my daughter...so that'll be the next project on the needle..but not until i am done with the marius..! wish me luck.

have a good week everyone! hugs from me

fingerless

hello, and good morning to you once again!
i must admit i never thought i'd be back this soon, but indeed i am:) and i am very happy about that.

so..i did go to my lys for some more wool, and i found this...Rowan silk wool dk , the colour is called porcelain. and i had already planned on making these, the emerald green handwarmers
and i found out that they are SO easy to make..and as this is a chrismas present for my sister-in-law to be-Nancy..i want a pair for myself. next time i'm at Glasgow knit and stitch, i will try to make a pair;) hopefully i'll get the time..unless i blether to much that is.

the wool is gorgeous by the way!

And i seem to remember somthing about a lace project...and that i was going to update you on that...weeeeeell: After making these green handwarmers, i did start. i have made a start on the Flower Basket Shawl. I have had the pattern for ages, and now i have started. seems fairly easy to do, so far:)
I have no idea when i will have it finished. but for the Marius i am making, i have nearly finished the first arm. when the second arm is finished i will finish the body bit. only the top to do on it anyway!

oh another thing...we've had summer holidays for nearly two months, and the kids are back at the nursery for two days..and today there's a strike...Great!!! not...so we're at home today, and we're bored!

have a good week everyone!

neckwarmer

good evening everyone, the day is nearly over, only one more hour left of today, and in Norway it's actually midnight. i hope you all will have a great week, and that you really enjoy yourselves.

i have had this little neckwarmer project on the needles, and i finished it today and i figured i might as well put it in the blog now, because i won't have time tomorrow...i'm am SO going to my lys for some wool. now that i finished one project, i might as well start another one!!

it will be something lacy, just need to figure out what!!! i already know what wool to use..jamieson's of shetland and the colour is very pale lilac. i will let you know what i decide...

i'd better go now, it's really getting late for me, so bye bye for now, and i will be back soon:)

Lise's blanket

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hi everyone, and good afternoon to you all. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hope you are all well, as i am:)

Here you can see the newly finished baby blanket for little baby Lise, she's must be close to one month old by now. I adore the colours, and i hope the mum likes it too! in a few days it will be on it's way to Belgium where baby Lise lives with her mum, dad and two brothers:) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

now, about my other things on the go...when i finished the blanket i immidiately started knitting a neckwarmer for myself. i am usinn Viking Frøyagarn. i love it to bits, and i think i will use this neckwarmer alot!!! I bought it at Karmin a huge lovely shop in my hometown Kristiansand. next time i am there, i will definetly get some more of this viking garn!!

about my absolutely lovely holiday "at home" , we did so much, went to the Kristiansand Zoo

and amusementpark, went boating, went on Hamresanden beach, went for a swim in the pool, had bbq's, went to our holiday house(hytte) in Eiken and stayed over one night. ..the only bad thing was that my brother had to leave for China/Beijing to work. he left on monday and we had arrived only on saturday, he returned on friday morning, and we went back to scotland on saturday at noon. we got to see him a bit atleast. and the greatest news this sumer is that he is engaged to be married to the lovely Nancy:) I am hoping to hear a weddingdate soon guys!!!

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Not to forget, i am actually knitting more than a neckwarmer, i have done just a bit more on my marius, and my goal is to have it finished by september, and ready to wear! can't wait..oh..and here comes the rain..it's pouring doon oot there! Lucky that we have already been down to mil's with the fishy-snack for Tango the cat..and we are home before it started.! hurrah!

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Now my dear people, i am off to get a cuppa! hugs from me, and come back soon :)

back

hi everyone,
i am back in the crafting world. i had an absolute great time while being in Norway..but can you imagine i have had two weeks of no knitting nor crochet?

it felt a bit weird picking up my crochet hook last night...but now i really better finish the baby blanket before i do anything else. heeey..... i am so happy to be back!!

bye bye

yes my dear friends, i am saying bye bye to you all...
but only for two weeks:)
we are going to Norway for two weeks, and it will be great to see my family again. i am pretty sure i will not have time to blog anything while i'm away, but i do hope i will have some time to knit. i will not bring the Marius along, to heavy...and ryanair has baggage restrictions 15 kilo each only. so it's bound to be small projects only.

so this is my for today and the next few weeks, right now i am going to sit down and enjoy my morning coffee.... before i realy get on with packing the rest of our clothes!

bye bye and have a great couple of weeks! thank's for visiting me:)

border

good afternoon to you all!

I do hope you are having a lovely day, here in Scotland it's rather windy, but atleast my washing dries quick!

the last few days i have been busy knitting my marius, and someone asked for a photo to show how much i have done..so as you can see, have started on the border.

i am very excited about the fact that i will try steeking for the first time ever. It has been my grandmother that has done this for me earlier..but i don't live close to her anymore..so i need to be able to do this on my own.

it looks really easy to be honest, and i am sure it will be absolutely fine:)

finished

Good morning everyone, how are you all doing? i have had a good morning with a cup of coffee and trying to get a decent photo of my finished crossover cardigan...BUT my arms just aren't long enough so you'll just see a bit of it.

You can get the idea of what it looks like anyway!

i am really happy with it, and it really keeps me warm:)

i have had a really grea weekend...first we did lots of gardening, and it felt soooo good to have a lawn again..and not tall grass!!

my arms were hmmm, well not allright after that, but i did manage to get quite a bit of knitting done on saturday eve:)

sunday it was Tramway to have a chat with the ladies. we were quite a few, and it was nice to meet several new people there..! unfortunetely i won't be abe to meet up with them until august..when we come home from our holiday in Norway.

another...12 days to go. i have already started packing some things. and today is the big tidy-up day..so what on earth am i doing blogging?

before i go, i have to mention my new projecs. first it's the Marius and i'm almost up to the pattern border. i's almost as if i can't wait for the cold winter just so i can use it.

i do want some summer first anyway!

have a great knitting and crocheting week everyone!!

twirly scarf 2

hello everyone and good morning! i hope you have had a good weekend so far, me i have been good indeed. as you can see i have finished the secong twirly scarf. this one is for mother-in-law, for her birthday in November and i think this is something she might well like.

This everyone, is the lovely present that Nan and David at my lys gave me for my birthday .

i still haven't decided what to use it for..but i am sure something good will come out of it! maybe a wisp? i did want to make one for myself...i am not sure, anyone with a good idea?

About my crossover cardigan, it's not much to do now...i am almost finished with the first sleeve, and have done half of the lace insert of the secon sleeve. this lace pattern is rather boring...so when i get fed up i knit my Marius genser. I have actually finishied nearly half of the body part..and i am still not fed up with knit, purl, knit, purl, knit, purl...so far so good!

actually, it feels great to knit something and not be fed up with it. next week i will finish my crossover and then you can all see the picture:)

but for now, have a lovely week

mhairi

Good morning everyone,
As ou all know by now, it has just been my birthday and after our shopping on saturday my husband was soooo nice and made a stop at Stitching Time for me to buy some more wool ...and there in the shop were two pressies awaiting me....this lovely green/turquise Araucania Ranco was from mhairi ...!!! Thank you sooooo much! and Nan and David had a pressie for me too..now unfortunately my mobilephone ran out of credit..so I can't show you the picture of the two balls of Kidsilk Haze and the Addi laceneedles they gave me. i am shocked, i didn't expect anything really(well, maybe as much as Happy birthday Linn) ..but this was just amazing!

and i guess this is not the end..my husband ordered some New Lanark wool as a pressie too so that i can knit my Marius Genser...and i hope it will arrive in the week. can't wait!

about things I am actually doing, i have finished the back of the crossover, and have started on the sleeves..just started. will do some more tonight:)

i really must get some credit on my phone soon, because i am sure i will have even more to show you..and when i do get credit, be sure i wil show you that pressie too:)

today is going to be a day of housework(although i would have liked to knit all day long)so i guess i better get started!

the sun is shining, so sunny hugs from me

school scarf

good morning everyone, and thank you so much for all you birthdaywishes. so far it has been a good day:)
my lovely daughter has modeled for the scarf i finished last night, and now she is making birthdaycards for me:) such a cutie!

oh, and just now my granny phoned me to with me happy birthday!

well well, anyway, last night i managed to finally finish this scarf, it's for my friend and it's kind of a christmaspresent...well, she has decided she doesn't want to celebrate christmas so she will get it as a 3 wedding anniversary present a few days before christmas(her hubby will get a scarf too).
i call it a school scarf,as someone from hobbyboden were talking about the scarves they made at school and explained how they did it.

Some ladies at the glasgow knit and stitch might recognise it as "the tube"...yes it did look like a really weird thing to knit....but i love the finished result...and it took me a whole hour to unravel the stitches(i dropped every second stitch).
i want to make one of these for myself as well...i have fallen in love with it!!!

but first...finish the cardigan...! will see you tomorrow or saturday Nan!!

30

ok gals,
so i have changed the numb er of my years a bit too soon...i am not thirty yet...but tomorrow i am....! so i might as well get it over with.

i am entering a new era of my life..the thirties,I can't wait!!! hurrah for me;)

summerhugs from me

summerhat

so i found this cotton that i hadn't used yet...i got it from the swap at the tramway earlier this year(glasgow knit'n stitch i think it might have been Fiona that wanted rid of this...this hat was done in two evenings and i will try to sew a couple of flowers on aventually:) i really like it and i am sure we'll use it lots this summer....!

i need more wool to finish the back of my crossover cardigan, and i have to wait until tomorrow as my shop is closed on a sunday.there are promises of going to the park today anyway..so i a m sure i will be busy.

i can always continue on my "ever so boring scarf" tonight anyway:) oh i also have my crocheted tablecloth too!

well, off to have the morning coffee...can't be without it..besided hubby is up soon and he'd want the laptop anyway..see you next week or so!

summerlove from me

fishblanket

HELLO EVERYONE,
how are you all doing?
me, i am so happy because i have finally attached the mermaid to the blanket, and now it's finished...more or less. i have plans to add some golden fish and jellyfish and a couple of startfish..but not in the nearest future..
i am a bit fed up with this blanket now..although it does look nice in the wee girl's bedroom:)
and i think she likes it alot too!! and i guess that is the main point, isn't it?


i can fully concentrate on knitting my cardigan.
i have knitted almost half of the back...now i just need to get more wool.

i have decided,..i definetly prefer knitting in the round!! i do believe my next project will be a mariusgenser knitted with new lanark wool!! i just dicovered it..i do believe it was nursery teacher Mrs. Robinson that told me about it...


well that's all from me , i am housebound today..waiting for the fidgerepair man...and he seems to never get here..blah!



have a great week dear friends!
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hvil i fred Kirsten/rest in peace Kirsten

thursday morning

hello everyone, and good morrow to you. i hope you are all doing well and have time to sit and relax for a few moments.

i don't have anything to show you at all today but because i am so excited about this crossover cardigan i am knitting, just knowing that i might finish the right front tonight made me want to update you about that fact.

i still have the back and the sleeves to finish so i won't be ready until july sometime:) but hopefully i will be able to wear it when we are on holiday in Norway in late july.Iknow it's kinda sad being so happy with a piece of knitting, but this will in fact be my fist piece of clothing that i have knitted using a pattern..except the shawl i made earlier. i am not thinking about socks either...but a cardigan or top or something to wear...that's why i just can't wait to put it on:)

well. i guess i need to get on with the knitting if that is going to happen..but no knitting just now..i need to have my cup of coffee first and then continuing doing housework and maybe read a bit for catriona dn perhaps sing a few songs with her before nursery this afternoon.

might just finish up that fishblanket too soon...hmmm must do it -maybe tomorrow..have a nice day everyone!

daffodil

i took a test to see what flower i am and the result is this:

You Are a Daffodil
You have a sunny disposition and are normally one of the first to show up for the party. You don't need too much attention from the host once you get there as you are more than capable of making yourself seen and heard.

dancing

ok, so i have this photo of a photo....and you can even see the plastic cover on the picture...but i did say to some friends that i would blog the photo...so here it is.....our dancephoto:) my streetdance outfit and Catriona's teddybeardance outfit. i have a treally cute photo of catriona but i will save that for the grandparents;)

now..last night i finished the left front of my crossover cardigan..and i have kinds started the right front...will be fun to see it finished! summer is here, and it's time for today's lunch. have a great week everyone! and hoping to get a picture taken of the fishblanket soon...wait and you will see........

christmas

hello everyone,
are you preparing for christmas yet?i know it#s far away still, but last year i was nearly knitting my hands off in December trying to finish the pressies. so this year i have decided on being a good girl and start early. i have finished a twirly scarf for my sister-in -law and i loved making it..but i must admit, it used a lot more wool then i ever imagined. I will definetly make more of them though.

i have been really busy this week, and not done any knitting at all..the danceschool is having a dance-show every 18 months, and now it's time for this years show. so every night this week i have been away dancing, and tonight (Same as thuesday) my 4 years old daughter is coming with me to dance. she is in 4 dances..it will be a late night though...she might be in bed at 11.00(23.00) and normally she's in bed at 7-7.30(19.00-19.30)..hope she'll cope...

wish us luck!!

i will be so happy when tonight is over, because then i can get on with my knitting again! hurray! can#t wait to finish the left front of my cross over cardigan:)

have a lovely day!!

tagged with a challenge

Solveig gave me a challenge:
Pick up the nearest book.
Open on page 123.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the next three sentences.Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.

the Government decides in the budget every year the amount of money that will be given towards the running of childrens nurseries, and special amounts for children with handicaps and nurseries that have language- and cultural minorities, and they give supplements to reasearch, and developement work.

the Sami-goverment has been ackknowledged together with the law about the sami-governmentand other laws..(the Sami-law) from 1987. the government(sami) worktask is all cases from what the govement itself thinks especially matters to the sami-people



"this was from the norwegian"rammeplan for barnehager" and it is about the law for childrens nurseries..and it was very difficult to translate.....

i will tag some prople next tim ei am in with some more time at hand!

have a lovely day

fish

hello everyone, i hope you all have had a nice weekend. we have been busy with our new aquarium and trying to keep the last goldfish alive during this cycling of the filter. and talking about fish...

i have been knitting fish for Catriona's fishblanket, and now i have only 15 left until i am finished. i am hoping that in another week or so i will start to sew on a few things on it...i do have a plan and i am sure it will end up pretty cool.

i will not be back here until i have finished it, i am not knitting anything else right now..everything is waiting until i am done.
when i am done, my first project will be to knit a pair of socks and then a summertop for myself. i will also finish the scarf for merethe.

by the time i have come that far i am sure we'll be in the middle of july and we'll hopefully go to Norway for a holiday:) can't wait.

oh i forgot to mention that next Saturday we'll be in Edingburgh to take part in the celebration on 17th of May, the norwegian constitutional day! now THAT i can't wait for. our car is at the garage to get fixed so i hope we'll have it back by then!

now have a good week eveyone and i hope you have some good weather!

secret friend for april

i am so ashamed:( i have forgotten to show you the picture of the pressie i got from my secret friend at hobbyboden. haven't decided how i will use the wool, the tea is looong gone, and my oh my was it fab!!! will knit some winter hats after the summer..now that i have such lovely patterns...and as i am trying to lose weight..i have only had 2 squares of the chocolate...

i was supposed to be the the "spring fling" with glasgow knit and stitch this weekend, but i couldn't make it(hubby working, and needing to get stuff for the aquarium the wee one was given to her 4th b-day by her granny)...so i missed it:( and i had a flower ready and all..well nevermind...maybe next year??

hoping to get on with my knitting soon, have not really been doing anything for a week..but tonight i hope to get a couple of fish ready:) i want to finish this fish blankie...it's for the wall really. so hopefully i'll have something to show you in a few weeks:)

love from me

la fantasien raade 6

this is the fantasy-along at hobbyboden. we had to make something inspired by a fairytale called "kong trosteskjegg" i think it was. (king "some-kind-of-bird-and -i don't -know-the-english-word" beard).

and it's my daughters 4th bday in the end of this week, so i got her name on it too,. there is also a butterfly on the bottom, but i couldn't get in on the picture. she seems happy, eh?

UFO

DEAR people,
here is my UFO, i said i would post about it. i started this at some time ago when i went to university( agder universitet)and i think i graduated in 2001 ..and i think i started this in year 2..so that makes this cross stitch 8 years old. it takes absolutely ages to do, but maybe i will finish it in 2009...i try to do a bit inbetween all my knitting.
it will end up as AMOR, but sorry i have no picture of it as finished anymore, but one day i will show you the finished picture. will update you on how this turns out in maybe a month or so..depending on how much a get done of course.

so this is all from me today..i have absolutely tons of stuff to do! so have a lovely day everyone!

sunny hugs from me

april is pink

april is pink, and this is my pink for this month. it isn't much but works wonderfully well. a little hairband that i made before the nursery...and she actually likes it. now that is success!!
did i ever mention how my eyes has been opened to crochet?? well, i do quite enjoy it really:)

dishcloth

i made a dishcloth just the other day! i love it and will probably knit more of these. actually this one is for my 4 years old daughter so she can help me clean the table after dinner;) she was very happy to help

march socks

heey everyone,
i have finally managed to put a picture of my socks here on my blog...first my phone needed a top up, and then i couldn't find the first sock i knitted...oh joy! well i found it this morning.where was it again...?oh yes, down the side of the sofa...happens alot.. :(

well, now i shall try to finish my clue 2 of sots -ii, but i will be back with a few more FO's later this week! and not to mention the ufo i have had for ages..i have probably mentioned it before, but you will all get to actually see it:)

no more knitting or blogging for today though, i just really wanted to get this on the blog for the sock a month 2008...i am rather late this month...sorry!

but i am ready to start the april socks on monday..yay, this will be exciting..my first
cable socks:) wish me luck!

good morrow

hello everyone,
i feel that is has been ages since i have been in with anything new...and i have some finished stuff to show youall, but i need to top up my mobile phone to send some pics. i am a mobile phone blogger you know. in a few days i am sure i will be back with pics of my circle socks, and the pentagon baby blanket that will be going to iceland:).

i am currently working on the "fantasialong" that has to be finished by 15 th of april..and i am about halfway, so i think i will manage to do it in time.

oh, by the way..i have this great idea for a scarf, and will start working on it after the april socks and the fantasialong are finished.

this sunday i amhoping i can join Glasgow knit n stitch again, it has been a long time since i was there...need to have a chat with the hubby. do you think i can talk him into taking me there and watching our daughter if i clean the whole house this week?

worth a try,isn't it?

see you all later, with my cuppa' T

flower

As it's eastertime..the nursery has a easter bonnet parade, and i crocheted two flowers to go on her hat(did i mention the nursery girl has been ill with a fever since yesterday and wont actually make the parade).

i think the flowers are so cute, and i know now what flower to make for the knit'n stitch group:) it was really to make and i am so happy withthem. the pattern is SkaMama's.
and one flower is yellow, because March is a yellow month!

did i mention that i am getting a bit bored with my fishblanket? atleast i am getting the mermaid together.. i know it will be really nice when i am, finished...but until then i just have to keep going!
wish me luck!

today will be a non-computer day and non-knitting day...it'll have to wait until the evening..i have tons of housework to do..eeek, have ignored it for a few days! that's all for today folks!

big hugs

march hat

hallo ladies,
This lovely hat is called Robin's egg blue hat
and it took me ony one evening to knit it. i absolutely adore it..i used Lang soft Shetland for this. i just need to get a button that fits nicely:) so a big thank's you to two lovely ladies at hobbyboden that finds these fab patterns for us:)

i have no other projects near the finishing..so I guess i will be busy knitting the next week. i am still so in love with knittin, it's almost crazy! there are still so much i want to make..and i guess the more i actually sit down the more i'll be able to crate;)

have a lovely week everyone!

not nice

i just had a comment on my new baby blanket picture, and it said to check the comments here and here(was linked) and it took me to something weird and viruslike stuff..that's not nice..i am here to write about my hobbies that's all, why does this happen? is it a machine or some viscious people out there? you tell me!!

chris blankie done

i forgot to put the pic of christopher's finished blanket in my blog..so here it is!

mw finished

i have finished my mystic water shawl. i was knitting and knitting, and the finishing took ages..well over an hour to do it, but i am very happy with it. it's has not been blocked yet, nor has the ends been sewn in, but i like it. it will probably be a bit bigger than on this bad picture..and it's my 4 years old daughter "modeling"the shawl..and she's big for her age!

Next project is to knit the march socks, march hat and continue a few other projects(sots-ii, sss). i have also started up knitting fish for the fish blanket, and i am going to have it done by june, so i better get on with that too. i am so happy about finihing up mw..i think i started it in october or november...!

almost finished

it's monday, and today i have only two rows left of my mystic water shawl. i am going to finish tonight..then i am off to do the finishing:) can't wait to wear it, and this is perfect because today it's snowing..and it's lying on the group..it's white outside and it has been since this morning. and it's actually snowing as i write. imagine if i could wear it tomorow goingto the nursery..! that would be soooo great!!!

i have been at my LYS today, got some more sock yarn..i have the march socks (circle socks )to knit whne mw is done..and also a hat to start! it really feels so great to have so little left to do on a shawl i have been working on for several months now!

will of course be back with pics when i have it done!!

snowy hugs from LinnMarit

finally

these are my february socks, i have finaly gotten around to putting them on my blog..well.i was lucky and had one extra day in february, if i hadn't had that i wouldn't have finished in time!

my next project is to finish my Mystic Water shawl..i have only 4 rows left..and the the finishing instructions..hopefully ill be able to locate them somewhere;)

i have many plans coming up among others the blanket i mentioned earlier, and also a dress, will tell you more about it when it's not this early in the morning, and when i haven't had a child singing and talking in my ears when i want to sleep... i am so tired!!!

Christopher blanket

right....this is my ever first granny square blanket, for baby Christopher who will be born shortly..maybe a week or two or so. i am only halfway with it though..but it keeps me busy in the evenings. i do hope his mum will like it, and that the coulours are all right. i was going to make a cardigan for him, but they live in Las Vegas...and it might not be ideal isn't a blanket better?? i hope so..!!
talking about Granny squares..the lady at my LYS ,(nagged2k) gave me a great idea...make a blanket that's just one HUGE granny square...so i have started..maybe it will be finished in 2010...! i do like the idea of having such a blanket though:))

SOTS-ii, clue 1

So i finally finished clue 1 of the Secret of the Stole-ii, it has beenlying there just waiting for me to finish..i don't find it difficult at all so far. Just keep the count right and i'm flying. Unfortunately it will have to wait a bit before i can continue...i really need to finish my Mystic Water first,...not much left on that one. i am thinking a would want to wear it before the spring comes along;)

Kamma socks

When i bought a pair of shoes for my daughter i decided they needed to be a bit big so she could wear a pair of knitted socks as well as her normal cotton socks-it's still winter here in Scotland...! she has been using my socks for about a week now, but finally i managed to finish a pair for her. i am very happy with them..just knitted from toe and up..with the wrap and turn..wow it's so easy. i will make lots more socks. i have started my february socks Thuja
i think they finish up quickly:)

garnmysteriet 3/

long time no see....i have been busy knitting, and we had visitors from Norway:) my brother and his girlfriend was here for a few days. there was no time for knitting. but i have finished the Garnmysteriet 3 (yarn mystery 3) at hobbyboden

I love the ending of the mystery, this hat! it's supposed to be a kind of cap, but i have chosen to leave it like this..for now atleast:) i will probably make another one later on.when i have somemore time. it was really easy to knit these cables, and i am glad i have had some practise, because i will soon start knitting Anna Dalvi's Burridge Lake Aran Afghan

january hat/januarlua

the Gemma beret is finished, this was my january hat, in the knitalong in hobbyboden. although i finished it today feb.1st. i am very happy with the hat and the colour..now i'm off for a cup of tea and to knit a row or two on my MW shawl. have a great weekend!!

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her er min Gemma beret, det er janaurluen, in alongen paa hobbyboden, selv om jeg har blitt ferdig i dag..1 februar. jeg er veldig fornoeyd med lua og fargen ikke minst. naa skal jeg lage en kopp te, og strikke et par rader paa MW sjalet mitt.god helg alle sammen!!

upsetting

ooooh!!! it's so upsetting, i am mainly knitting rather big things such as shawls..and i feel that three big shawls are enough at one time...but i am so eager to start another one..the "sin-fru" shawl/stole..but i feel that i need to finish mystic water first.

i suppose i oughta finish my january hat too, before it's ..ehhh february and time for another hat. And i guess in a few days it's time for a new pair of socks too...so in the meantime..i will do my best to do a little of MW every day! i am trying to do most of my housework before i need to take my daughter to the nursery, and that way i have some lovely knittingtime all to myself! we are only speaking about just over 1 hour but still....i will have some photos soon enough, i hope!!

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aa aa aaaa!!! det er saa dumt, jeg holder paa aa strikke nesten bare store ting saann som sjal...og jeg synes at tre store sjal er nok aa strikke paa en gnag...men jeg har saa lyst til aa begynne paa et til, "sin fru" sjal... men jeg foeler at jeg boer bli ferdig med MW sjalet foerst.

jeg burde vel bli ferdig med januar lua ogsaa foer det er tid for ehhh..februarlua!!Og det er vel bare et par dager foer det er tid tilaa begynne paa februarsokene ogsaa! jeg skal gjoere mitt beste for aa strikke litt paa mw hver dag! jeg forsoeke aa gjoere unna mesteparten av husarbeidet foer jeg maa gaa til barnehagen, saan at jeg kan faa lit strikketid , helt alene i huset. det er bare snakk om en time, men alikevel...jeg har nok noen bilder snart..haaper jeg..!

i just noticed that i have been tagged for the first time, by heather..here goes:

1) Age you will be on your next birthday:the big 30
2) Place you would like to visit: Macchu Piccu
3) One of your favourite places:home in Norway!!
4) Your favourite object:circular needles
5) Your favourite food:uhm,my morning coffee...?? and apples
6) Your favourite animal:maja, my lovely cutie cat living with my mum in Norway..oh i miss my baby
7) Your favourite colour:purple, red, royal blue
8) Name of a past pet :in order: pussi, pippi, pamela, sander, kurt, maja...can you belive it ..i have forgotten the names of my budgies and mice..oh no
9) where do you live:outside Glasgow
10) First teacher's last name: orrem
11) Your middle name: marit elsie
12) A bad habit of yours:leaving dishes to the next morning.ugh
13) Your favourite flower:tulips
14) Your favourite holiday:christmas in Norway,and a warm summer holiday


when you read this, consider yourself tagged!!(yeah,doing it the lazy way today..sorry)

january socks

my anastasia socks are finally finished! my fist pair of adult size socks.

am happy with the result. can't wait for the next pair...next month! now i need to really get on with my january hat! and maybe i will finish my mw shawl soon too? i will make an effort:)

won't have much new for a while i am only knitting big things...

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anastasia sokkene mine er endelig ferdige! mitt foerste par soker i voksen stoerrelse. er fornoeyd med resultatet, gleder meg til neste par... i neste maaned. naa maa jeg virkelig sette i gang med janauarlua! and kanskje jeg blir ferdig med mw sjalet mitt snart? jeg skal gjoere en innsats.

kommer ikke til aa ha mye nytt paa en stund, for jeg strikker bare store ting...

leafy lace

I have finally finished my mum's christmas pressie, it's called leafy lace scarf!!it's finished just a month late...oops! it has already been sent in the mail. sorry about the really bad quality of the picture, silly mobile phone!l

other than this, i have startet my SpringShawlSurprice, almost finished with my Anastasia socks in Sokker2008 KAL,and started on my fish-blanket! yaay! can't wait until tonight, coronation street on tv and knitting:)

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Endelig er jeg ferdig med mammas julegave, leafy lace scarf heter det. det er ferdig bare ne maaned for seint..ooops! det er allerede blitt posta til Norges land. Beklager utrolig daarlig kvalitet paa bildet, dumme mobiltelefon!!

i tillegg til skjerfet..jeg har begynt paa SpringShawlSurprice, er nesten ferdig med Anastasia sokkene i Soker 2008 Kan ikke vente til i kveld, da er det Coronation Street paa tvog strikking paa programmet:)

ring/mittens/votter

i have tried something new, so here's a ring i made before christmas, i lovee making it, and there will be more coming up during the year!
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jeg har proevd noe nytt, saa her er en ring jeg laget foer jul, det var kjempegoey aa lage den, saa det kommer til aa bli flere i loepet av aaret!
Fiona's mittens...well the first one without a thumb anyway! i didn't know it was that simple to make them, will have to do more and maybe in the end i'll manage to get rid of the little spaces between the needles..?
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Fionas votter...iallefall den foerste og uten tommel! jeg visste ikke at det var saa lett aa lage dem, jeg maa nok lage flere og kanskje at jeg klarer aa bli kvitt den "renna" som kommer mellon pinnene..?

wisp

after trying to get this picture off my phone for weeks, finally it's here! this is my christmas pressie for my aunt..the Wisp! i love it, and want to make one for myself..someday..! am busy with other stuff! during the holiday i managed to make a baby sachiko(?) wrap cardigan for my newborn (step) niece! i am hoping for a photo soonish!
there will be more updates during the next week i believe..so pay attention here!!
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etter aa ha forsoekt i flere uker aa faa dette bildet fra mi=obilen min hit, gikk det endelig. detter er julegaven jeg lage til min tante..Wisp! synes den er saa fin og vil lage en til meg selv... en dag..! er saa opptatt med andre ting akkurat naa. i ferien fikk jeg strikket en baby sachiko(?) wrap cardigan til min nyfoedte (ste)niese! jeg haaper aa faa bildet paa plass snart.
det kommer til aa bli flere oppdateringer i loepet av uka tenker jeg, foelg med videre!!

christmas/jul

only one week and it will be christmas, i am knitting like crazy, and hoping to finish Fiona's scarf tonight. the colour on the picture doesn't show the real colour, and certainly not the glitter...but the picture is taken by me mobile phone, as always!it's alot more purple, and looking really cool. she will get mittens in same colour with glitter for her 19th birthday in january.

My girl opened the xmas pressies this morning, i though as we'll be leaving for Norway next Friday, and with baggage restriction on ryanair limited to 15 k each..! so she opened them today so she could get to play a bit with them before we leave..and she got baby Annabell doll, and baby Annabell is such a good girl that she has agreed to model fiona's scarf on the photo!

also, hoping to update a bit more before next friday, but we'll see how much time i get. i keep knitting on mystic water shawl..looking fab!!

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Bare en uke til jul naa dere!jeg strikker som en gal, og haaper aa bli ferdig med Fiona sitt skjerf i kveld. fargen paa bildet viser ikke den riktige fargen, og iallefall ike glitteret..men bildet er tatt med mobilen som vanlig! fargen paa skjerfet er mye mere lilla, og det er kjempestilig. hun kommer til aa faa vanter i samme fargen med glitter paa, til 19 aars dagen i januar.

dattera mi aapna julegaver i morges, siden vi drar tilnorge paa fredag, og med kun 15 kilo bagasje per person paa ryanair...! saa hun fikk aapne dem i dag, saann at hun kan faa lekt litt med dem foer vi drar...hun fikk Annabell dokke, og baby Annabel er saa snill at hun ville vaere modell paa bildet av fionas skjerf!!

jeg haaper aa faa oppdatert litt mere foer neste fredag, men vi faar se hvor mye tid jeg faar. jeg fortsetter aa strikke paa mystic water sjalet! det blir virkelig fint!!

secret pal pressie, hemmelig venn pakke

i got a parcel from my secret pal at hobbyboden. here's pure wool , and lovely strong bold coulours...just like i want! it is paddelora that is my secret pal! thank you thank you!! i have already started knitting wollies for my daughter Kamma!

i forgot to mention that there was a lovely bar of norwegian milk chocolate...but i ate if before i managed to take the picture..!

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jeg har fått pakke av min hemmelige venn på hobbyboden, det er ren ull, og flotte sterke farger..akkurat det jeg har ønsket meg lenge! det er paddelora som er min hemmelige venn! tusen tusen takk!jeg har som dere ser allerede begynt å strikke ullbukser til Kamma!

jeg glemte å si at det var også en melkesjokolade i pakken, men den spiste jeg opp før jeg rakk å ta bilde..!

this is my second christmas pressie, it is for my sister in law..and it's called "one design , three scarves" design is by Kirstie McLeod..and i found it is Nov.07 issue of Simply Knitting!i like it alot!

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dette er den andre julegaven jeg er blitt ferdig min, til min svigerinne...den heer" en design, three scarves" og er laget av Kirstie McLeod..og jeg fant det i November 07 utgaven av Simply Knitting! Jeg liker dette skjerfet veldig godt!

KAMMA lue, design along

here's my latest finished hat,it is for hobbyboden desin along. i just love this design, it will really keep my girl's ears warm this winter..although it does look slightly too big...ooops!!

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her er min siste ferdige lue., den er til hobbybodens designalong..denne lua er bare så stilig, og den vil virkelig holde frøkna mi varm på ørene denne vinteren...selv om den ser litt stor ut....oooops!