everyday life

advent

Yesterday we had first advent. So it was time to start christmas decorate the apartment and light the candles and begin the christmas baking.  While I was home sick the other week, I made some ginger bread cookies - but they are all gone by now. So I needed to make more of those, but I also made saffron buns stuffed with almond paste.

I made a small batch, so I need to make more later on. I don't think I can have these in the freezer until christmas.

 Later that evening, lit the first candle, had some Glögg and saffron buns. A great way to start off the holiday season.

13 skeins of wool

This morning, a co-worker gave me a plastic bag filled with yarn. 13 skeins of Patons Jumper wool. The co-worker is curreltly cleaning her basement, and found these and had no use of it, so she thought of me.

A great start of the week.

cascade 220 in charcoal

New wool in my stash. Cascade 220 in charcoal. Bought it here. Will be a cardigan, knitted top down. I will maybe buy more in a different colour to make it stripey.. (!). There are so many colours that blend well with charcoal.

Green? Black? Blue? Yellow? Pink? Lilac? Only the time will tell. Just now I need to finish the second mitten.

Still home by the way, but for the moment I feel good, so back to work tomorrow!

home with a cold

Both yesterday and today I have been home from work, with a bad cold. I have been walking between the sofa and the bed, with detours to the kitchen to make something to eat. I knit, read, watching Who do you think you are on Youtube. 

Knitting wise I have finished one mitten, starting the second. (Sorry for the blurry photo.)

Though, my cold is not getting better yet. Actually, I felt worse today, so I have most slept today, but I have no fever. But I will probably be home tomorrow as well.

mittens

Instead of starting something new, I picked up something old. In march 2010 I started a pair of gloves and never finished them. Now is the time! I'm using Drops Nepal and Noro Silk Garden and a pattern from Maria.

The mercury has dropped so winter is coming (I hope!), so I need to get these mittens finished soon.

second pair of alpaca wrist warmers

Second pair of alpaca wrist warmers, also made of left overs from my alpaca bag.. This pair was a gift to a co-worker of mine.

Alpaca Wrist Warmers
Yarn: Alpaca
Colours: Green & green
Needles: 4,5 mm
Pattern: -
Design: -
Started: October 22, 2011
Finished: November 9, 2011
Yarnsource: Ljungkvists at Odenplan

And I still got heaps of alpaca left overs in my bag.. Maybe another stipey shawl coming up..

another malabrigo hat

New season, new hat. Still in malabrigo and with stripes.  And still the pattern from Last Minute Knitted Gifts.

Malabrigo hat
Yarn: Malabrigo worsted
Colours: Indigo (MC) Paris Night (stripes) Black (top)
Needles: 5,5 mm
Pattern: Kims hat
Design: Kim Hamlin
Started: October 30, 2011
Finished: November 2, 2011
Yarnsource: Hamiltons, Mariefred

If it only could be some chilly weather, so I can use it!