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forsa mittens

I have finished a pair of mittens. Actually my first pair of mittens. And I'm really happy with these. And they were so easy to make. And it was a fast knit. And they are a part of Norovember, I used Noro yarn and started and finished there during November!

Forsa mittens
Pattern: Hand knitting collection, book number two
Design: Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton
Yarn: Noro Kureyon, colour 159 - less than 2 skeins
Needles: dpn 5,5 mm
Yarnsource: Nysta
Started: November 25, 2006 Finished: November 28, 2006

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fo - kureyon shawl

noro kureyon shawl
Originally uploaded by catsfalk.

Yesterday I finished my fast Noro Kyreyon Shawl. A small wrap, perfet for indoor use at work, at a play or a concert. I like it very much. And this one stays with me!

The pattern is my own, after an idea from a co-worker. I first cast on 25 stiches on 15 mm needles, but realized I wanted it a bit bigger, so I froged it and started over with 30 stiches on 15 mm needles.

Kureyon Shawl
Pattern: My own
Yarn: Noro Kureyon, colour 124 - 100 g (2 skeins)
Needles: 15 mm, circ.
Started: November 18, 2006 Finished: November 20, 2006
Yarnsource: Nysta

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norovember

After Socktober comes Norovember! I have not official joined Norovember, but I have Noro yarns in my stash, and I have been thinking what to knit with 2 skeins of Noro Kureyon, colour 124. So when I saw a colourful scarf made of Noro Silkgarden, I had an idea what to knit. A simple garter knit scarf or a small stola. I cast on 25 stiches on 15 mm needles yesterday afternoon.And I like it very much! I need some colourful accessories to my (mostly) black wardrobe. The Noro yarn is one of my favorite yarns, and I have plans to knit something from Cornelia Tuttle Hamiltons book(s). I have one, Hand Knitting Collection - and I love to knit Klaralund, Opptuna and Gesta. I have a small stash of mostly Kureyon, but I have not decided what to do with these skeins. Perhaps I buy more in the colour 138 (I have already 4 skeins in that colour) to make a sweater. One skein will be Forsa Mittens - from the book above.

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