mille is leaving the country

i’m sorry, there will be no postings about progress on any projects this weekend, since i’m leaving for copenhagen in three hours! have been very busy planning a friends 30-yearparty, and also this kidnapping to cph, so there hasn’t been much progress in any projectes either. but if anyone has any hot tips for copenhagen, [...]

ready for block D

 
 
 
here are the fourth bunch of fabrics for the gardener’s journal quilt. i’m always hoping for greens and browns, but get so much blue! anyway, we’ll see how it works out. since i’ve given the three finished blocks to my mom for embroydering, i’ll have to let these rest a while before sewing ‘em up. i [...]

and now – for the neckline…

 
i’m not sure how it should be, but it seems like i’m going in the direction of a wide round one. working with the picture in photoshop is also helpful in trying out different ideas.
also – i’m realizing that the vest could be a tad slimmer… maybe i’ll have to make someone else wear it   [...]

more vests…?

on my way to the knit cafe at DogA on tuesday this week i made a quick stop at husfliden – and ended up bringing this home:
a pattern booklet and yarn to knit
either this:

or this:

 
the yarn polar is a new release from raumagarn (equals double vamsegarn) and is to be knit on needles 10 mm - so this [...]

the red scarf

 

 
and one skein of yarn has gotten me this far on the broomstick scarf. so this is halfways. fortunately the tecnique did get a lot faster once i got the hang of it…!

long vest progress

it has grown a little bit in the last week… the way the cable pattern moves a little to the left is a bonus – i didn’t see it coming, but am happy about it   i think it will make an interesting touch to this long vest. i have decreased the number of stiches [...]

vest

i’ve been looking for a long vest in shops and searching the net for patterns without any success…! so here it goes - designing my own . the cable/lace pattern was found in an old pattern
 

 
 
yarn: vamsegarn from rauma
needles: 5 mm
pattern : own
gauge: 2 “cables” / 18 stitches = 10,5 cm

scarf in broomstick lace

 
 

(also called peacock stitch)
happened to stumble across a scarf in this stitch in a yarn shop, and, of course, have to give it a shot… so far it isn’t the fastest technique i’ve tried, but hopefully i’ll get into it.
 

 
yarn: kitten mohair from sandnes garn
colour: red #4219
one knitting needle: 25 mm (but why not try a broomstick??)
crochet hook: [...]

second garterlac dishcloth finished

 
 
 

red finished mittens

here they are!
 

 
but still one is a little tighter than the other…!