Chicks

Yes, there was a birthday...a princess that turned 6

There were cake as you can see, and also 11 partybags....

In these partybages I decided I wanted to make chicks...easterchicks, as it was the last day of the Easter Holiday...And so be it. I made chicks...12 chicks...And they were all gone and given away before I remembered to take a photo!!!

Luckily for me...One girl didn't come to the party, so I have one chick left at home...And this is it 

Theother chicks had sewn on eyes, but this last got another kind..special eyes for the last chick. To remember how special birthday number six is. 

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Big hugs, Linn

Wip Wrestling

Oh, I have not forgotten....This month I am fighting WIP's..so the first thing on my list was the Spring forward socks...and yes...they are finished..! I started them in January, and they have been the thing I have been knitting when I was not at home...I was a Weight Watchers, Rosebuds and danceschool.

Very happy with the result, they are so comfortable, and I will probably make another pair of these socks. The wool was Elle sockwool

Needles .2.5 mm

Next project finishing are the easter chicks....they will be given away on Sunday April 18th. 

I have only one more chick to knit, and then I need to get the beak and eyes on and some stuffing..then the pics will be on! 

Hopefullt in the weekend:)

Linn xxx

What I bought...

A few weeks ago I went across the city, on the other side of Glasgow to a place called Gourock...there thay have the loveliest woolshop...it's called Once a sheep, and I came home with these things......

 

The knit pro knitting needles are the best needles I have ever had.  I love them, and I have of course started knitting a new pair of socks using my new Fyberspates wool. 

I am using a pattern from Vis2Vas's sockbook called Angels Wear Socks...because they're worth it.the

  The pattern is called Shells.

Linn xxx

Frk. Snupp

Frk. Snupp's blog with a competition ... WIP wrestling month is APRIL....I will be back with more....!

Linn xx

Baby Idun Serine

Happy Easter to YOU!!

I hope you are having a really nice weekend with your loved ones. Here we started our holiday yesterday when the husbond took the day off work. We decided to go and check out David Livingstone's birth house. It was really interesting learning a bit more about him. 

I have also been busy knitting, and last week I finished this little baby cardigan for my step sister's newborn daughter Idun Serine.

 

I have used Stylecraft Life dk

Needles .4. mm

Mood: happy

And Once again , big congratulations to Astrid and Oeyvind , hope to see little Idun in the summer!

xxx

Delta paa giveaway hos EllenSandDesign

22.5 degrees

Oh I  do wish it was 22.5 degrees outside, but far from it these last few days. It has been snow and freezing cold wind and today the hail was upon us:(

So I had good use of my new scarf called 22.5 degrees and the designer is Martina Behm.

I have used King Cole Mirage, red and blue, and 4.00 mm knitting needles.

I love this scarf and will probably make more of these during 2010!
It's easter holiday, and I hope you have a really good easter weekend!!

March

It's March already, could someone please tell me where the two first months went??

Ok, I know that I have been watching the olympics for 16 days or so, but still....!

This is what I have been working on lately, Bitterroot by Rosemary Hill. It was a bit fiddly with those tiny beads, as they were slightly too big for my wool.

I do like the result, mind you, it's still drying om my blocking board. I also used SOAK to wash my shawl in before blocking it.

I have used :

Wool: Araucania ranco multy

Needle: 2.5 mm

Mood: very happy

I have also been making another baby blanket, this one is going to Finland.

The pattern is crochet shell stitch blanket by lion brand

Hook: 7mm

Wool: Stylecraft Special Dk used double

Mood: Allright

Now that I am finished with these projects, I will continue on some other things I started in the beginning of January, and will be back with an update later this month!

Take care and have a great March!!

xxx

Long time, no see

Oh my....

It HAS been a VERY long time since I have blogged. Life has given me some other priorities, or is it maybe just an excuse? Maybe I haven't had the desire to blog? Or maybe is it the feeling that my posts are never written well enough, never the way I want them to be. 

The only way to fix my little problem , is just start up again. And I do have a few pictures to show you so...

We were in Norway for Christmas, and as we were on our way to Torp Airport,this is what it looked like.

Nice and snowy!

I was a bit worried about our flight, flight was ok, but the computers at the airport did not want to work, so we were waiting for an hour to get our luggage checked in.

We did arrive at Prestwick airport on expected time. It was really cold there, but no snow at all.

I can't even tell you when I made this neckwarmer, and I made up the pattern. 

I don't remember anything about it...It has been such a long time since I made it. I might have put some info on ravelry...!

This is Catriona's school scarf, in the school colours.

Wool: Elle Pure old DK

needles:4 mm

mood: Very happy!

I have been very good,  started AND finished a baby blanket. Next job is to be equally good and mail it to baby Grace!

Wool: stylecraft Simple dk,crocheted double

hook: 5.5

Mood: Fairly happy

Before I go, I really want to show you what my granny gave me when I was in Norway.

This is the box she used to have buttons in, an old chocolate tin.

I am doing the samey granny, and putting all my buttons in it(all the 15 buttons i have).

I might not have many buttons, but now atleast they have a home!

I am so happy!

Also,I guess I should mention that i  am busy knitting shawls and socks these days..and another baby blanket is on my hook...literally!

Thank's for coming by, I know I have been rubbish at updates this year, It can only get better!

xxx

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I just wanted to wish everyone a happy new year 2010, may all year dreams come true!

Last few days

Not many days left of this year now, I cannot believe that 2009 will be over soon. And not many days left of my advent calendar either.  I 'll show you what i have received the last days.

A lovely red Christmas candle. Haven't started burning it yet..need to have a clear table for that;)

Next day viking foeyagarn, sockwool. I have actually tried this before and even the same colours, but I absolutely love this sockwool, and these are for ME!!

Have you ever seen anything this cute? This is such a cute colour and the wool...I wish you could feel it through the screen. I don't know what to do with it yet though...Very exciting.

Today I got a large ( and HEAVY) red candle, same as the first picture on the top, but just BIGGER.

I don't have a picture of this candle, but believe me, It's very nice to have!!

Only a few days left, and unfortunately I will only be able to show tomorrow's calendar, as I'll be leaving early on 23rd, and won't be near my own laptop until 1st of January...and whatever's in the calendar might well be gone by then..! we'll see:)

BUT, I wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I hope 2010 will be great and a succesful year for you all!

xxx

Done

A couple of Christmas pressies are finished

First, a hat for my cousin, he's ehhh.... 25 almost 26 I think...!

I hae used double King Cole Mirage and 4mm circular needle. 

Second, a peir of fingerless gloves for my lovely sister-in-law!

She works at a nursery, and it's handy to have your fingertips peeking out. Hope she likes the colour:)

I have used Wendy Happy Sockyarn, It's so soft!

and needles 2.50mm

And that means, they took ages to do! But nice result!

Third, a scarf for the Princess' friend Sopihe. This is the 22.5 degrees scarf that I found on Ravelry, and i really love the result, so I am cuttently making on efor the Princess herself.

I am using Gold dk 100% courtelle, and that results in a scarf without itch...and pretty much perfect for any little one with those tendencies. I myself used to hate wool because of this..but now..I have definetly changed!

Oh , I also used 4mm needles for this.

The scalloped edge, which really makes the whole scarf!

And sideways, why not?

Now over to the exciting thing happening next year...I think i'll be making crocheted squares and knitting shawls most of the year.

First....I am making lots of squares to swap with people in Norway..a bit scary, as I am not keen on Royal Mail these days. What if nothing gets to ti's destination?

Next...I have joind a group on Ravelry, and I am supposed to knit 10 shawls in 2010...I really want to do that, as I really just love shawls. You wouldn't  think so, as I haven't made tha many of them...but I love them!

Can't wait to get started. I guess I am already planning what to do..and I'll be starting with MMario's MMystery that starts on Jan 1st. I hope to keep up with them all.

Do you have any great idea of shawls I can knit? Or maybe I should ask, I have probablt 30 shawls that I would like to do, if not more..! LOL

Have a good day everyone:)

Just another week

Just another week until we'll be in Norway! I can't wait to get going...but first I have loads of lovely pressies to open...Is  is time to show off the calendar gifts again

On  Tuesday I got two bars of soap and a facecloth from Ikea:)

I love the soaps, and they are already in use! The facecloth...is in the wash as we speak!

And yesteday I got all these patterns and a Norwegian Chocolate....I will save the chocolate for the weekend, and then share with Husbonden(hubby) and The Princess.

The patterns are really exciting, and I will probably use the supersimple shawl in January as I tolk a friends I'd make a shawl to warm her up in her house in Eastern Norway.(It will also as a part of this shawlknitting thing..will talk more about that in another post)

I have forgotten to take a photo of today's lovely wool, but it was another skein on Viking Eco-Alpaca, the colour is white, and feels as devine as the grey I got earlier!!

Thank you ever so much, are you sure you didn't go waaaaaay over the 300 NOK???

xxx

A few days ago

I found this in my advent calendar...and it's the prettiest shade of purple I think I have ever seen, and it's so soft...I am truly amazed ! I think I am the luckiest person in this country, it certainly feels like it.

Now, before I forget...I haven't showed any photos of the icecoffee sachets that was in the calemdar...twice it has happened, only because they were gone somewhere, before I could take a photo...(weird huh)

 xxx

Shawl and calendar

Haaper alle har en flott Luciadag i dag:)

Happy St..Lucia day!

Here's MY Flower Basket Shawl

I have finally finished it, started it in August LAST year. I don't know why it took me so long to finish it, because when I started it only took me four days to complete it.

If I had more wool I would have maid it bigger, as it's just a little too small to wear as a shael on my back, it's more around my neck to keep me warm . I only did ten repeats(or was it nine?). I might knit another fbs, as it's really simple. I will wear this shawl for Christmas(just to show off to my family , they never see me, and I think they still kind of think that I can't really knit!)

Anyway, over to my Advent calendar, I have two days worth to show off.

Yesterday I got another ball of the green Viking Eddagarn, I really do love this wool!! And this morning  I opened the pressie and I found some wooden knitting needles size 3.50. I guess that means I CAN knit another pair of socks...or even better..two at a time!

Thank you Vibbedille!

Thank you everyone for coming to "see" me, I hope you have a great Sunday!!

Enjoy!

xxx