Autumn

Right, ladies and gentlemen...
I am horribly sorry that my blog has been so unused this year..I have been very busy doing lots of other things, such as writing letters,  reading books and taking my 9 years old daughter to all her clubs.

But, i have decided to get some life into this blog again..not like it used to be..not only knitting but a bit of everything.

So, I will start with today...

I have been crocheting..a big something...in pale blue, grey and a few more colours..I can't reveal what it is just yet ..or who it is for I should say.

squares

Another thing that was big in our house happened a while ago, a meeting with a celebrity here in UK. Her name is Beth Tweddle and my Kamma met up with her. Pity you can't see the medal hanging around Kamma's neck..but it IS a real Olympic Bronze medal, it's the Medal Ms.Tweddle won in London 2012, Gymnastics of course!

Beth Tweddle and Kamma 

Today it's another busy day for us, the husband is at work, and for us here at home we have been busy..Kamma practising the piano, trying to do some homework...more piano practising, and later on she has gymnastics and she will go directly from gymnastics to her piano lesson with Charlotte.

We do keep ourselves busy indeed! Hoping to finish my secret crocheting..and then to start making a blanket for Nisse's little boy.He's not due until October, so I do have a little time..but better get started..!

By the way, the nailpolish of the day is an old Avon polish...bronze like Beth's olympic medal.

Summary and stuff

The old year is nearly history, so a tiny little summery is due..!

I......knitted and crocheted 11276 meters in 2011
I......wrote 104 letters in 2011
I......read 1 book in 2011
I      lost 7.5 kilos in 2011

I guess in some areas I can do better!

2012 will be even better than 2011, I am sure of it..more updates, more everything...all I am waiting for is for 2012 to actually start and that my stuffy ears from the plane yesterday will open up ASAP..because it took me nearly a week to hear properly last week..

And last but not least....At the end of the old year, I will say a big happy birthday to Christoffer I think he turns 4 this evening and I hope I have spelled his name correct..his mum will have to correct me if I am wrong.

Time for a rather late breakfast and some ear opening exercises!!
Until nest time..take care peeps!

Crocheted table cloth

Well, I couldn't just ignore it...I am so proud today..this is one of the things I have been working hard trying to finish, I started it in March 2008, just to see if I could understand crochet charts.

I have used Fairytale Dreamtime 4ply, by Patons , and the hooksize is 1.3 mm. A small hook!
A slightly more detailed picute..yes yes, i am sure you can find some mistakes here..but remember, this was just a test;) Tomorrow when it's dry after blocking it will be lying on my 5 years old daughter's night stand.

But still, I am pretty proud of it, and even the hubby seemed impressed:) So there you have it!

Have a nice weekend, and tell me what you think of this project..!

Bag project

I have started a bag project, and here's how it will look. I haven't decided 100% yet, but I have started crocheting the large yellow square. it will be a rose in grey pearl cotton.
I will of course not use these colours, the colours will be grey and pink. I think this will be a FUN thing to do, and my first bag:)

I am continuing kntting the wedding Afghan, i need to be finished ny May 27th. I will be going to Glasgow knit 'n' stithc tomorrow and that means about 2 hours of knitting time..that'll help-, definetly!

Take care, and see you soon!

Linn

drops mittens

These are my February mittens from the kal at Hobbyboden. Drops mittens, and they are crocheted using artesano alpaca i think and hook size 3.

I love the result and will definetly make the gloves another time..maybe nearer the winter again. right now i'll be busy with knitting the March mittens...some owl mittens i believe. will be back with them soonish! have a great week eveyone. thankyou for coming by, and let me know you were here!

babyblanket

so here is finally the picture of the finished babyblanket, it has been finished for some time now, but i never got around to post it. hope Pia in Denmark will like it:)

granny squares

every once in a while i get the crochet craze, and a long time ago i started making these little squares. i use a 4.0 mm hook, and just use any leftover wool that i have in the house. i had started sewing all the squares together...but then i decided i'd rather have them crocheted together..and the last week i have been busy trying to get my sewing undone. took forever to do it. but now i am ready to just make more squares.

this is stuff i do just inbetween all my knitting, so it seems it takes ages for me to finish. and another year or so until i am done i guess:) unless i decide to focus on finishing it. the thing is...i quite like to make some squares here and there..when i have a bit of wool left from some other project..! well, a neverending work i guess:D

have a great day everyone, and thank's for stopping by

november knits

Good morning everyone, the sun is shining outside, you'd think it's summer..except for the fact that it's freezing cold out there. i am showing you my "vibette" blanket, it's kind of like the Babette one..although i have named it after a lady at Hobbyboden, Vibbedille. this is how much i have done..it's going to be a king size bedspread, to replace my orange elephant one during the wintertime...yes, i like to keep the bedroom cold, but i don't like to BE cold.

and this is the finished smetteskjerf for my step-niece Nora, she'll be one just after Christmas. Baby Born doll Alisabet is so nice agreeing to model for me:)

last but not least...christmas present for my dad, i think it's called ~Fisherman cap...and i found the pattern on ravelry somewhere. nice and easy to knit. and of course, King Cole Mirage:)

oh, there's one thing i have forgotten to tell you..at Hobbyboden, we are exchanging Advent calendars...my swap partner is Henrikke, and she has sent me an enourmous parcel...and i can't wait for dec. 1st..so i can open my first pressie! i will try to be good and blog eveyday with a picture of that day's pressie!

tomorrow, will not have much time for any knitting or crocheting..first in the morning we'll be going to the Christmas fair at the local school, then it's time to go shopping, and later in the evening i'l be at my pal Lynne's birthdayparty. this is going to be a great weekend!

have a good one! november hugs from me:)

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

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 :)

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