Officially I haven’t been knitting a lot for the past couple of weeks, but unofficially I actually have. My sweet knitting friend Nina decided to get married, and us (her knitting friends) agreed that a suitable present would be a pair of lovers mittens. I got the duty to knit Nina’s mitten because I was the one who had least time. However I managed to knit the mitten twice, as we first knitted with two strands, but the mittens got way to long. After some calculation and drawing by Mette we ended with just one strand.

Bagside af Ninas vante // The outside of Nina's mitten

Det er første gang jeg strikker fair isle (flerfarvestrik, eller hvad det nu hedder), så det var fint lige at gøre det to gange for øvelsens skyld (jeg ville egentlig have taget billede af den første vante, men glemte det alligevel) Jeg er ikke blevet skræmt fra fair isle, men vil nok foretrække at strikke noget lidt større næste gang.

It’s my first time knitting fair isle, so it was ok to practice before the doing the one-strand mitten. Fair isle was okay, but next time I would prefer to knit something bigger.

Indersiden af Ninas vante // The inside of Nina's mitten

• Mønster/Pattern: Kjærestevotter utgave 2

• Garn/Yarn: Holst Garn Supersoft 100% uld

• Farve/Colour: Venetian og Mandarin/Venetian and Mandarin
  

• Pinde/Needles: 2,5mm

• Størrelse/Size: Dame + en ekstra stribe for oven / Woman + an extra strip at the top

Jeg har ikke vejet vanten og garnet kommer ikke fra eget lager, så det tæller (desværre) ikke med i mine udregninger.

I didn’t weigh the mitten and the yarn didn’t come from my own stash, so (I’m afraid) it doesn’t count in my calculations.

Det lykkelige par med vanterne // The happy couple with the mittens

Bemærk også lige den fine top som Nina selv har hæklet Endnu en gang tillykke Nina & Ricki.

Notice the pretty top which Nina crocheted herself Congrats again Nina & Ricki.

For the past year since I finished my master degree, I have been working as a Math teacher 4 different places and also as a teachers assistant. Tomorrow I start at a new job which will hopefully last for at least 3 years I’ve got a position as a PhD-fellow at Department of Mathematical sciences, Aalborg University. I’m studying Graph Theory with a twist of Network Planning.

It isn’t me who’s giving (at the moment) but I have been lucky a couple of times

Først vandt jeg en flypose hos dávadóttir: (min er med mørkelilla top)

First I won a flight bag at dávadóttir: (mine is with dark purple top)

(billedet lånt ved dávadottir)

og i går ankom en fin strikkepose vundet ved Annette’s Strik

and yesterday a knitting bag arrived from Annette’s Strik

(billede lånt ved Annette’s Strik)

Begge dele vil nok blive brugt til småprojekterne når de skal transporteres rundt.

Both will probably be used for small projects when they are to be transported.

Derudover har jeg fået opdateret mine links ude til højre, så jeg nu linker til alle de blogs jeg følger med i. Du kan ikke se dem alle på én gang (der er lidt mange). Det er også lækkert at der er begyndt at komme lidt gang i kommentarerne på bloggen, selvom jeg skriver den for min egen skyld, så er det dejligt at få lidt respons en gang imellem

I have also been updating my Link section to the right, so I am linking to all the blogs I follow. You cannot see them all at one time (there’s a lot). It is also great that comments are starting to come, although I write the blog for my own delight, it is nice to have a little response

It’s not because I’m needing yarn, unless you look at other yarn-omanias stash, but personally I don’t think my stash needs to get any bigger. But it did, at least a little. 1 kg has been added since last time. First I saw Debbie Bliss’ Baby Cashmerino at sale at my LYS, and I have had Spindle Socks in my queue at Ravelry for some time, so I bought some.

Debbie Bliss baby cashmerino

Og så var der lige det der Promenade sjal, som jeg har lovet min mor, og som jeg hellere måtte få bestilt garn til. Og den ene skal jeg også bruge til Rasmillas Linnea (voksen). Glæder mig til at strikke i farverne, som min mor selv har valgt – de er da dejlige at se på Alt sammen fra Holst Garn.

And then I had to order yarn for a Promenade shawl which I had promised my mother. One of the colors will also be used for Linnea (adult) by Rasmilla. I am looking forward to knitting in these colors, which my mother picked out herself – they are very lovely to look at They are all from Holst Garn.

Holst Garn - Aubergine

Holst Garn - Peony

Holst Garn - Venetian

Holst Garn - Poppy

Holst Garn - Bleached White

Another project is off the needles. This time it’s Haruni, a really beautiful shawl with a very thorough pattern. And the pattern is for free if you are a member of Ravelry.

Endnu en gang glæder jeg mig over udspændingens effekt. Sådan så Haruni ud inden det blev spændt ud:

Again I’m pleased with the wonders of blocking. This is how Haruni looked before blocking:

Haruni før udspændning

Og her har vi det efter:

And after:

Haruni efter udspændning // Haruni after blocking

Bemærk de fine skumbrikker som jeg har købt til mig selv i gave

Notice the nice jigsaw-pieces I bought for myself as a present

Diagram A var lige til at gå til, og jeg lærte faktisk mønsteret udenad – for et år siden havde jeg aldrig troet det kunne lade sig gøre, men jeg kan godt fornemme at jeg forstår strik en del bedre og derfor kan visualisere mig det nemmere

Chart A was easy and I actually learned the pattern by heart, which I wouldn’t have believed about a year ago. But I guess I understand the process of knitting better and hence is better at visualizing the piece.

Nærbillede af Diagram A // Close-up of Chart A

Diagram B var lidt værre, men igen, meget udførlige opskrift, så hvis man bare læser den, er der ingen problemer og jeg forstod også idéen rimeligt hurtigt.

Chart B was harder, but as mentioned it is a very thoroughly pattern, so if you read it there are no problems, and I actually got the picture quite fast.

Nærbillede af Diagram B // Close-up of Chart B

• Mønster/Pattern: Haruni af Emily Ross

• Garn/Yarn: Kauni Wool 8/2 Effektgarn

• Farve/Colour: Grønne og gullige/Green and yellow

• Pinde/Needles: 4,0mm

• Størrelse/Size: Som opskriften, dvs. 5 gange Diagram A / As the pattern, hence 5 times Chart A

• Garnforbrug/Used yarn: 118 gr = 473 m

• Garnforbrug i år/Used yarn this year: 1095 gr = 3901 m

This weekend I finished the embroidery which I have been working on for some time. After having a helping thread put in, and using a different approach then so far, I actually finished it quite fast. When I received it from my mother, the frame and one of the ends were finished, and the edges had also been sewn, which made it pretty easy for me

Hele løberen/The entire embroidery

Nærbillede af broderiet/Close-up of the embroidery

Hjørnet af broderiet/Corner of the embroidery

Næste broderiprojekt er et julehjerte til post, hvor jeg skal have lært nogle mere avancerede sting for at færdiggøre det. Jeg tror det er omkring 75% færdigt, så når jeg først kommer i gang tager det forhåbentligt ikke så lang tid.

The next embroidery project is a Christmas heart for mail, where I have to learn some more advanced stitches to finish it. I guess it is about 75% done, so when I first get started it probably won’t take that long to finish.

God fornøjelse

It is now possible to visit my little shop at Amio.dk – Butik Xanita

Enjoy

Broderiet har været hadebroderiet over alle i lang tid, mest fordi jeg en overgang lavede fejl på det hver gang jeg rørte ved det! Derfor lå det stille ret længe, men nu er det snart færdigt, og der kommer selvfølgelig billeder når jeg kommer så langt

I går fik jeg lyst til at lave maskemarkører. I tidens løb har jeg fået mange aflagte smykker med perler, for jeg laver jo perler, så det kan jeg sikkert bruge. Hmmm, tanken er sød, men nu fylder det efterhånden ret godt på lageret Men jeg gik i gang, og så faldt jeg over nogle perler, som jeg egentlig synes var ret fine, og pludselig kom inspirationen til mig om at lave et armbånd og vedhæng til mine ørenringe fra Pilgrim. Jeg har jo ikke huller i ørene, så de små klipsørenringe fra Pilgrim er en herlig opfindelse. Jeg ved godt, at man også kan få andre klipsørenringe, men synes altid de er så store og klodsede. Og så er det jo fantastisk at man sådan kan skifte vedhængene ud, så man kan nøjes med ét par klips. Du kan se dem på billedet, og jeg har også disse store ørenringe, som også er en genial opfindelse

My wrist is teasing at the moment So not that much knitting at the moment. Luckily I’ve got other hobbies which can be cared for. As you can see to the right, both the beading and embroidery has taken a leap. I’m beading a large Easter egg, and the percentage isn’t quite accurate, as I am counting laps and there are a big difference in the lap sizes. But it is fun to do some beading again, especially when I know it will be appreciated

The embroidery has been the most hated embroidery for a long time, as every time I touched it, I made a mistake. Hence, no work was done on it for quite a while, but now it is almost done! Pictures will off course follow.

Last night I wanted to make stitch markers. Through the years I’ve received a lot of old beaded jewelry, cause I bead, hence I must be able to use them. Hmm, the thought is sweet, but now I just have a lot of beads in my stash So I took out my stuff to make some stitch markers. Then I discovered some beautiful beads, and suddenly got the inspiration to make a bracelet and some charms for my Pilgrim ear clips. I haven’t got pierced ears, so I think the ear clips from Pilgrim are amazing. I know you can get other clips, but mostly I think they are too big and clumsy. You can see them at the photo and I also got these large earrings, which are also a great invention

Smukke perler // Beautiful beads

Armbåndet har jeg lavet ved ved at klippe små stykker sølvtråd (eller forsølvet, ved ikke lige hvor ægte det er) og så selv formet øjne i hver ende med perlen sat på. I enderne er der O-ringe og en lås. Vedhængene til ørenringene er bare en stav med hoved hvor jeg så har påsat perlen og formet et øje. Tænk at det kan være så simpelt Jeg er rigtig glad for sættet og har allerede haft det på i byen i dag

The bracelet is made from pieces of silverthread (or maybe it is just covered with silver) and then I sculpted an eye in each end with the bead on. At the ends of the bracelet there are O-rings and a lock. The charms for the earrings are just a head pin where I also sculpted an eye at the other end.

Af resterne fra det halssmykke som perlerne ovenfor kommer fra, lavede jeg maskemarkører.

The leftovers from the jewelry was made into stitch markers.

Maskemarkører med store brune facetslebne perler // Large stitch markes with large brown facet cut beads

Stribede maskemarkører // Striped stitch markers

Små brune og sorte maskemarkører // Small brown and black stitch markers

Alle maskemarkørerne er vist på en pind str. 5mm og består blot af et stykke wire med perler som er afgrænset af wireklemmer.

All the stitch markers are shown on a needle size 5mm and is just a piece of wire with beads surrounded by wire clips.

Jeg har også leget lidt med kameraet og Photoshop Elements i dag, men det kræver lidt mere træning

I have also been fiddling with the camera and Photoshop Elements today, but it needs a bit more practice

I’ve been at my parents for a couple of days. I got the last peas from their pea-plants to bring home. Especially Delta loved the peas.

Lille Bøv var også nysgerrig, men hun smed flere ærter på gulvet end hun spiste.

Lille Bøv was curious too, but she mostly threw the peas to the floor instead of eating them.

Højre side af Deltas næb. //Right side of Deltas beak.

Venstre side af Deltas næb. //Left side of Deltas beak.

Nynne ville også smage. //Nynne wanted to taste as well.

Og så blev Lille Bøv nysgerrig igen. // And then Lille Bøv got curious again.

While Cumulus is drying I’m getting done with some other things. Among these are my first crochet project. But before I could finish my crochet project, I had to buy some more yarn. The brand is Løve garn Shiny Lacy and it is discontinued. So when I found some on Lolland in our vacation, I had to buy some. There weren’t the right color, so I bought some in a brighter color. Therefore the yarn bought in 2010 was increased with 150 gram to 2520 grams.

Men nu til de færdige projekter.

But now for the finished projects.

• Mønster/Pattern: DROPS sokker/DROPS socks

• Garn/Yarn: Bumbo strømpegarn med Aloe Vera/Bumbo sock yarn with Aloe Vera

• Farve/Colour: 127 (rød/red)

• Pinde/Needles: 2,5mm strømpepinde/2,5mm dpns

• Størrelse/Size: 12/18 mdr/months

• Garnforbrug/Used yarn: 28gr = 117 m

• Garnforbrug i år/Used yarn this year: 721 gr = 2895 m

De er til lille niece Louise

They are for my little niece Louise

• Mønster/Pattern: Seaside Tote (Ravelry link)

• Garn/Yarn: Løve garn Shiny Lacy

• Farve/Colour: 6540 & 1274

• Nål/Hook: 6mm

• Størrelse/Size: Onesize

• Garnforbrug/Used yarn: 150 gram af 6540 og 106 gram af 1274. I alt 256 gr = 534 m

• Garnforbrug i år/Used yarn this year: 977 gr = 3429 m

Tasken strækker sig noget i brug, men jeg har mest tænkt på at transportere projekter i den, f.eks. strikketrøjer der er ved at være færdige.

The bag is stretching a lot in use, but I only have in mind to use it for transporting projects in it, like big sweaters which are almost done.