everyday life

birthday planning

The first step to celebrate my big birthday is set! I have just bought tickets for the I knit Weekender in London, September 11 & 12! And as usually when in London, I have a bed at "Claire's B&B" ! Remember last years event? No Harlot this year, but lot of intressting workshops, yarnmarkets and meetings with great friends!

I will stay in London for 5-6 days and after the weekend take a train up north. I have not planed this part of the trip yet, I have different routes on my mind, but I think I'll end up in Edinburgh or Glasgow before I fly home again.. Perhaps 10-14 days. Do you have any ideas what to see and what to do?

kureyon striped scarf

Woke up this morning to another cold day. The winter will never end this year it seems. I saw on the news, 20 minutes ago, that there will be more snow later this week..

Anyway, the scarf is done. And it's so beautiful, I want one for myself!! So I guess I need to buy more yarn.. Maybe I can find a hank or two in my stash, but I need 4 different colour for this one. And this project is an easy knit, mindless knitting in front of the TV or at coffee breaks at work!

 The model is my co-worker and a fellow knitter, H .

Kureyon Striped Scarf
Yarn:Noro Kureyon Colours : 57, 201, 80, 52
Needles: 5 mm
Pattern:Hallo Yarn (you can find it on Ravelry)
Design:Adrian Bizilia
Started: March 16, 2009 Finished: March 24, 2009
Yarn source:Anntorps Väv, Gamla Stan, Stockholm

 

a close up

a colourful scarf

a colourful scarf, originally uploaded by catsfalk.

The winter has a firm grip over this city at the moment. Snow and a hefty winds makes it really cold! Perhaps this scarf I'm making, will debut this winter already and not next winter? I'm guessing I will finish it in couple of days.

And I will make on for me later on! But perhaps in Silk garden instead of Kureyon?

today

today, originally uploaded by catsfalk.

Crap!! My world is white again!!!! Yesterday morning I was out walking in my sneakers enjoying the spring. Yesterday evening, the snow started to fall again.. This is the look outside my doorway this morning. Snow, snow, snow!

Enough is enough!! OK?!?

i knit

scarf, originally uploaded by catsfalk.

Started this yesterday evening, while watching TV. An easy and mindless knitting. Just what I need for the moment. This item, a kureyon scarf, is not for me (sadley, because I love it. Note to self: Knit this scarf for me!!) I'm making this one to a friend, who is turning 40 (well, there are a few this year!) during the spring. It's a wintery scarf, but the winter will come again, be sure of that.

spring colours

spring colours, originally uploaded by catsfalk.

The spring is near here in Stockholm. Still snow on the ground, but it's getting warmer so the snow will melt away.

To perk up my apartment I bought 20 tulips on my way home on Friday! Red and yellow tulips and they really lights up my living room!

Has spring arrived to your town yet?

snowy days

snowy japanese cherry tree, originally uploaded by catsfalk.

I had hopes for spring, but the winter did a comeback. It has been snowing for 24 hours now. The city is white and beautiful! But enough is enough! I want some spring now! Please!

raspberry swirl scarf

raspberry swirl scarf, originally uploaded by catsfalk.

A quickie, and a great café project. And a new scarf for me! You can't have to many of those, right? And this is actually the first finished project this year!

Raspberry Swirl Scarf
Yarn: Araucania azapa colour 807 pink and Rowan Kidsilk Haze grey
Needles: 8 mm
Pattern: I saw something like this at Nysta, and did it my way.
Design: Nina Saugelin
Started: February 23, 2009 Finished: March 1, 2009
Yarnsource: Nysta

a new beginning

the beginning of embossed leaves socks, originally uploaded by catsfalk.

So this blog is suppose to be a knit blog, right? Mostly during January and February there where not much knitting was going on at Casa Everyday Life.. I did a couple of rows here and there, but did not finished anything in Jan & Feb. Hopefully my knitting mojo has returned (and my blog mojo!).

But I have started on things. A hat, a scarf and a pair of new socks (picture above). The scarf is now finished (in March) and will be showed off in next post. And I have news in my stash as well.

fleece artist merino 2/6 in colour moss

 

artesano hummingbird

And I have plans for the new arrivals in my stash, not bad.

The sad story lately, is that my favorite LYS - Nysta, has closed the store IRL, but is till existing on the web. And this morning I read, that an other LYS - Knitlab was closing! What's going on?!?