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More letters from me...this time it's for Mari in Finland and Jannicke in Norway. I can't believe it took me this long to write letters...! Next one to be written is for Camilla, also in Norway..by the way I ahve actually started writing it, what do you say for being eager!!

I have also been knitting, I started a jumper in Narvik wool on Monday, and I am nearly fiished with it. The front and back are done, and I have started with the sleeves. I am very inpressed with myself!

Pics will be up soon, when it's done I mean! 

Hobbies

I guess I ought to tell you about my other hobby, ot used to be my passion, the thing I lived and breathed for...

I started penpalling in 1990, when I was 12 years old, although the last few years I have had an unvoluntary break, I still consider myself as a letterwriter.

At the "worst" stage i had over 50 penpals, but now it has narrowed down to alot less then that number.
I wanted to tell you about he big thing for me this year, it is that I am challenging myself to write 52 letters in 52 weeks, and I have already managed to write the first one!

I am very happy, and proud to tell that I have finished a letter to the lovely Lisa from Germany. My lette is going in the mail tomorrow!!

Big hugs, Linn

Scrappy Granny Squares

 I finished the blanket for my daughter's bed

 The blanket was started in 18th April 2008

 I have used only scrap wool for the squares

 Some of the squares are not basic granny squares, this square is from a Garnstudio baby blanket (rav link)

 This is another Garnstudio square

 The cat Solveig has found her place on the blanket indeed!

 My two girls :)

 Edging, I am loving it.

Very happy with this one, so I have started another one:)

Linn

During the last...

 Little Solveig is sleeping on the blanket, she loves anything wooly! Very clever cat indeed!

 Thought I'd put up a photo og the last bit of work..another few days only...!

 

And here is the squares for my Goddaughter Bella! These will be a blanket by August:)

OT+ Matta, norwegian post

Hvil i fred Svein "Matta" Mathisen!!! Start og Kristiansand kommer til å savne deg!

Rest in Peace Svein "Matta" Mathisen,. earlier footballplayer in my local cloub Start. He was a good man,!!

Crochet blankets

Granny squares

 This is the start of a blanket, I made the first square on January 1, 2011.

 This is my "old" scrappy granny, it tells a story of wool:)

 I started this scrap blanket on 18th April 2008, nearly finished now

This is my granny square...one day it will be whole...but it might be a while yet..!

Last of 2010

 Already is December nearly finished, and I have been really busy knitting. No time for uploading pictures at all:)

But here are some pics of stuff I have made during the last 6 weeks this year.

 A pale blue twirly swirl scarf, dunno what wool I have used, it was just something I had lying in my so called stash!

 I have also knitted a second Oriental Lily dress, this time it's size 10 years and I have used King Cole Riot.

 The dress is slightly big, but I am sure she'll grow into it.I am really happy with this dress and might wellmake another one next year.

 My latest project finished is my Boucle jacket, I have used Wendy Origin for this jacket. 

I finished the jacket today, so that I could have it finished in the same year I started it. 

The buttons are some that I had lying around. All different colours but same style.

I guess I should have a little summary of 2010:

I knitted and crocheted 

27 things

12 454 meters

And I read:

4 books

That is the  most books I have read in many years, so I am very happy about that!

The last thing I wanted to say is:

Happy New Year 2011

Oriental lily

 

I have made this dress, it's calle Oriental Lily, and I realyy enjoyed knitting it. 

 

 I have used Stylecraft life for this dress, with the coloured areas was King Cole Riot and needle 4.00 mm.

The sisze is 12 months, and I have started knitting one size 10 years too for my daughter aged 6. Hopefully it won't be way too big for her, if it is...we can always keep it until she's bigger. Rainbow coloured dress, perfect for little Princesses!

Blanket

 Here' s a little blanket I have made, perfect to have on my feet while sitting in the sofa. I originally intented it to be a baby blanket, but I need something to keep me warm this winter.

I have used lots of different wool, but the greay squares are Stylecraft twirl and Kind Cole Rito. 

I have used 4.0 mm hook for this blanket, and it's a normal granny suare, although I have crocheted the squares together using hobbyugla's method

That is a method I will use again ,definetly~ I love the result~ thank you so much for sharing Hobbyugla!!

citron

Good morning from snowy Scotland!

These last few days has been really cold, white and snowy, today is the second day of school closure for us, so we are at home all day today.  

Since we've had a bit more time then usual I have taken some pics and even uploaded them:)

Here's my citron

Citron is really a christmas present, but i like it so much i want one for myself as well.. Very tempting to just keep it I must admit. But i probably wont. 

 I have used King Cole Riot

and  5.5 mm needles.

I guess over the next few days, I'll wrap it and decide who gets it;)

Have a nice day everyone, thank you for coming by to my little corner, and I would love it if you let me know you were here, then I could maybe come and visit your blog too:)

Christmas hugs to you

Saroyan

It has been absolutely ages since i put anything on here, the days just fly by and I keep on knitting. It's difficult to get good pictures of my finished knits, but I will just put these pics up, so I have proof that I am not just sitting here doing nothing. 

Saroyan is a Christmas present for a certain someone in Norway, no name mentioned just in case she is on here;)

 I have used King Cole Riot

needles: 4mm

Last weekend we also went for a drive further up north, and I managed to take a couple of photos before the battery in my camera was completely flat.

The pictures are taken somewhere on the way to Aberfeldy, we didn't use our own car for this trip.and drove up a hill on and over the mountain to get there.

Husband didn't want to put too much petrol in the tank as it was to be delivered back to the agency in a day or two...yes you guessed it...Once again : Lack of petrol. 

This is our third tim running out of fuel, well almost : engine starting to cought kind of days..

I even warned hubby saying..fill iupup the tank, there are no petrol staions in Scotland., Well, they do exist, but going up north, don't bet that there will be one in each town you get to, and none on they way either unless you are on the motorway.

RUNNING OUT OF FUEL STORIES:

First time: Along Loch Lomond, after having driven up to Fort William..on our way back we drove with nothing in the tank FOREVER. Managed to get to Alexandria, and found a JET station~(or smth like that)

Second time, going home from Blackpool, and we actually had to turn the engine off and just roll down hill for miles and miles..we found a petrol station at 8.57, it closed at 9..!! AND we hardly had any money to fill up the tank..Ahhh, now that was a nightmare! BUT ..we did drive through Sanquhar which reminded me of the Sanquhar pattern, trust me to find something knitting related;)

Third(and hopefully last) Last weekend going to Aberfeldy, I hope it never happens again!!!

This is what we really wanted to see on our trip, but of course with our luck..it was just closed for the day. Did see the the crannogs even if we didn't get a tour .

Hopefully no more excitement on our little outings with the car, please!!!