everyday life

lace, wristwarmers

My lovely friend Erica released a book (in Swedish) with some amazing patterns in October. "Varmt & stickat. Vantar, mössor, sockor, sjalar, tröjor och lite spets" .

An amazing book. So far I have knitted 2 items from the book. First, a pair of lace wristwarmers, Hästskomuddar. A fast and easy project.

Wrist Warmers - Hästskomuddar
Yarn: Wool from Lamm & bi, Buttle, Gotland
Colour: Gray
Needles: 3,5  mm
Pattern: From Varmt & Stickat
Design:
Started: November 13, 2013 Finished: November 24, 2013
Yarnsource: Kvinnfolki, Visby, Gotland

 

And since the office a bit cold these are in use most days. The model above is a colleauge.

quick fix x2

Sometimes while you knit, you need some quick fix. Something you can knit up in a night or two (or three). Hats and wristwarmers are those items for me. I needed a new hat and I look in my yarn stash to find a suitable yarn -often malabrigo - and familiar pattern. And then you have a hat.

Blue Bell
Yarn: Malabrigo
Colour: Blue
Needles: 5,5  mm
Pattern: Kim's hat
Design: Joelle Hoverson
Started: November 3, 2013 Finished: November 7, 2013

Yarnsource: Anntorps väv, Gamla stan, Stockholm

And when a colleauge complains about feeling cold in the record hall, I whip up some warm wristwarmers. In alpaca - from my left-over stash.

Wrist warmers
Yarn: Drops Alpaca & Drops Alpaca silk
Colour: pink & green
Needles: 3,5  mm
Pattern: -
Design: -
Started: Oktober 15, 2013 Finished: October 21, 2013
Yarnsource: Ljungkvists, Odenplan, Stockholm

 

abra alba wrist warmers

Finished my first FO for 2013 yesterday. A very fast project. Did the second one in just 1 1/2 hour.

Abra Alba Wrist Warmers
Yarn: Drops Merino Extra fine
Colour: MC 13 - CC 27, 14 and 21 Blue and purple colours
Needles: 3,5  mm
Pattern: Abra Alba wrist warmers
Design: Matilde Skår
Started: January 14, 2013 Finished: January 20,  2013
Yarnsource: Ljungkvists, Odenplan.

I made this as a part of a knit-along on Facebook. The knit-along started January 14th and will end February 14th - som you can still be part of it.

on the needles at the moment

I have 5 projects on the needles - well, 5 projects that are alive in my mind, I have more than 5 project sleeping as well...

2 pair of half mittens, 1 pair of socks  (Cookie A's Angee) and 2 shawls (the pink Icarus, the blue Shetland Triangle ).

Yesterday I knitted on the pink shawl. This morning I have been knitting on one of the half mittens. Finished left hand and started on the right hand. I think I can finish the right hand as well today. Lots of ski event on TV - and these are fast knitted items.

But I'm dreaming of future projects. This book arrived yesterday.And I want to knit everything in this book. I can see myself wearing Northmavine Hoody & Stevenson Sweather.

So maybe later this year! :-)

in progress, two

On Friday I was at the annual Craft fair and I came home with 3 hanks of Koigu + a pattern of half mittens. So on Saturday I began knit.

Koigu is lovely. The patterns is easy, so this is one of my new TV/DVD knitting project.

Did this while watching an episode of Homeland (season 2). One of the series I follow this season.

basic woman's mittens

When I turned 40 I got this set of yarn and a mitten pattern from a dear friend and a former colleauge. She bought this set on a trip to Canada, in Unionsville, Ontario.So finally I knitted these.

Basic women's mitten
Yarn:  Merino wool Colour: Autumnly colours
Needles: 4 mm
Pattern: Basic women's mitten
Design: Mary's yarn
Started: October 8, 2012 Finished: October 14, 2012
Yarnsource: Merino wool from Mary’s Yarn in Unionsville, Ontario, Canada.

So I'm ready for the cold, bring it on! ;-)

kureyon wrist warmers

A knitted christmas gift to Mama. She told me she needed new ones. So I knitted these.

Kureyon wrist warmers

Yarn: Noro Kureyon (138)
Colours: pink/green/blue/orange
Needles: 5,00 mm
Pattern: -
Design: -
Started: November 19, 2011
Finished: November 21, 2011
Yarnsource: Yll & Tyll

a pair of mittens

So, I did finish the second mitten last weekend. And I'm very happy about these. Sadly they are not for me.. A Christmas gift to someone.

Mittens
Yarn: Noro Silk Garden  & Drops Nepal
Colours: Black, pink/red
Needles: 4,5  & 5,00 mm
Pattern: Rav link
Design: Maria Gustafsson
Started: December 4, 2011
Finished: December 11, 2011
Yarnsource: Yll & Tyll

As you can see I modified the pattern a bit. This time I didn't made the heart and make stripes all the way. Will now wrap these. And hope it will be a success when open dec 24.

one mitten, 2nd on the way

Last weekend while in Uppsala, I bought some yarn to make a new pair of mittens. Right hand finished on Monday. Left hand, the cuff is done. My plan is to have a pair done by tomorrow. The yarn is Noro Silk Garden and Drops Nepal.

Stipes all the way this time. Pinkish/redish and black. Very stylish.

love mittens

And finally here are my new mittens, finished! And I'm so happy with them. So come on Winter!

Love mittens
Yarn: Noro Silk Garden (87) & Drops Nepal
Colours: Grey & pink/green/blue
Needles: 4,5  & 5,00 mm
Pattern: Rav link
Design: Maria Gustafsson
Started: March 20, 2010
Finished: November 19, 2011
Yarnsource: Marias garn