everyday life

irish goodies

I have been blogging since 2005 and the best thing about this blog is all the people I have "met" through blogging. Both international and domestic knitters has comment on blog posts, emailed me, comment on my photos on Flickr. Some of you are also friends on Facebook and on Ravelry. And some of you I have also met IRL - in real life.  And I hope to meet the rest of you! Perhaps you will spend your holiday in Stockholm? E-mail me, and Iwill show you the high lights in the city! Or are you going to London in September for the I Knit Weekender? Well, I will be there!

Anyway, yesterday I got a lovely package from Dublin, Ireland, filled with some Irish goodies: Tea, chocolate any yarn! The sender was the very awesome Isobel from Tea and Cakes. And I have already enjoyed a couple of cups of the brew and some of the chocolate is long gone by now (but not all of it!) Thank you, Isobel!

irish goodies: barry's tea, butler's organic chocolate and kilcarra aran yarn

 

a closer look at the kilcarra aran tweed yarn

bundle of pink and other stuff

bundle of pink, originally uploaded by catsfalk.

There are knitting going on here, I have just not have the time to photo of the pink bundle. But here you have a photo, a fresh one from tonight.

Montego Bay Scarf, is a simple knit, exellent while watching tv or chatting with your co-workers on the coffee break. You can find the pattern in Interweave Knit, summer 2007 edition.

Other wise, there is not much going on here. I have been working my hours and gone home after work. I have been a bit down this week - with no reason at all, just feeling a bit blue. There are so much meetings at work at the moment so I am quite contend to spend time on my own on my free time.

The weather doesn't me happier either - it's so boring with all the rain. And now we can add the wind to the rain. Some parts of the country has been told to stay in, due to the hefty wind. It will reach Stockholm midday tomorrow.

I have been swaping yarn with a lady in Maryland. She was one skein short of Rowan Cork, in grey - and I had one skein, so I sent her my grey cork and she sent some Lorna Laces to me. A great deal! It will be perfect for a pair of socks to me! A lovely blue colour!

Have a nice Friday evening!

knitters treat exchange

knitters treat exchange
Originally uploaded by catsfalk.

I've got a package today! I got a package from my Knitters Treat Exchange Pal. The lovely Jodi in Chicago, IL at A Caffeinated Yarn send me a great package with: KnitSimple - a knitting magazine, a hank of yarn from Sundara Yarn (I have been drooling over her yarns for a while!) with Lenten Rose Sock pattern to go, chocolate, a candle, a bath fizzer, a bag of tea and a lovely card! THANK YOU, JODI! I loved everything. And it was so nice to "meet" you! I will light the candle and use the bath fizzer when I take my next bath. I had a cup of tea a while ago and I liked it very much.. The chocolate is in fact all intact - I will save it til tomorrow.

I have posted my package to my pal - so I hoping she will get it later this week! It's going to California.

And I got the news today that Someone is pregnant (again). And no, not me... Grattis! Ser framemot att få träffa dig snart! Det var alldeles förlänge sedan!

/ C

bed socks

the beginning of bed socks, originally uploaded by catsfalk.

Project Spectrum has enter a new fase - April and May has the colour of Green, Pink and Yellow. And I'm knitting a pair of green Bed Socks from Nancy Bush's Knitting Vintage Socks. Since I have the day off oand my guest has left me - I had a nice afternoon in the sofa knitting. I'm using Knit Picks Gloss and the colour Woodland Sage. So I guess this pair of socks also are apart of Green Sock Knit-along too.

I have also got my match for Knitters Treat Exchange - and I have read her blog to get some ideas. This is going to be fun! My spoilee is a new aquaintance and it's always fun to learn to know a new person. And I guess someone else got me as a spoilee, so HI, You Mysterious One, You can find everything You need to know under the tag Knitter Treat Exchange in the sidebar to the right. I'm looking forward to be spoiled and to spoil someone else. =-)

Now it's time for me to do some housework!

/ C

knitters treat exchange

Knitters Treat Exchange Questionnaire

1. What's your favourite type of yarn? Natural fibers, I knit with wool most of the time.. I knit a lot of sock and I love to discover "new" (for me) sock yarn.  I recently won some merino sock wool from Yarn Pirate and I love to discover some other small (sock) yarn maker. But I also love the Noro yarns.. At the moment I "collect" Noro Kureyon colour 138 (it will be a sweater when I have enought yarn)

2. What's your least favourite type of yarn? Novelty yarn, "fur yarn"..

3. What's the first thing you do when you visit a new yarn shop? I run around like crazy and I want to touch everything..

4. What other crafts do you do / would like to do? Knitting and photographing.

5. What magazines do you currently subscribe to? None!

6. Put this type of magazine in order of preference:
Knitting  / Home /  Celebrity Gossip/ Fashion / Food

7. What items do you like to knit? Socks, shawls, scarfs, mittens/gloves, hats

8. Are you allergic to anything? Fury pets like dogs and cats, hazelnuts, pollen

9. What do you like to* smell of?(*This is not a typo. The question is: What do you like to smell of) I like the smell of lavander, lemon and vanilla.

10. What's your favourite way to relax? Taking a bath, reading crime novels, knitting

11. You're stood in front of a Victorian style sweetshop, an Italian cafe, an old fashioned bakery and a dainty tea room. Where do you go first? A dainty tea room, I have a big pot of tea with scones and jam.

12. What do you come out with? I will not come out

13. Where do you go next? Ok, after the KICK me out from the tea room when they are closing I go to an Italian cafe

14. Any other words of wisdom for your pal? None right now - if I think of anything I’ll let you know

If you want to know more about me, check my about page and the silliness tag.

/ C

sunset

sunset
Originally uploaded by catsfalk.

I actually had dinner out on my balcony after work! Lovely! I had no balcony in my former apartment, so at the moment I just love my balcony. I have been longing for this for a long time! It was just great to have a meal outside and watching the beginning of the sunset. It's almost dark outside now - and I have moved in to my living room. I took this sunset photo before I moved in.

I have not joined the next Secret Pal round, but I joined Knitters Treat Exchange instead - small one time swap. A small one time swap is what I need at the moment. It's fun to make a package for some one, and it'sfun to recieve a package too. My last package of fun has arrived in Ohio! And I'm hoping a package has arrived in N. Carolina too. I'm looking forward to treat someone special! I will soon post my Knitters Treat Exchange Questionnaire, If you want to join, you have a couple of day left to join.

/ C

new yarn

colinette and noro
Originally uploaded by catsfalk.

I have actually not been knitting a single stich this week. Have I lost my knitting mojo? I don't think so, I'm just not in the mood, at the moment. But if I pick up my green socks tonight I'll finish them. I'm at the second sock, and is about to start the toe. I promise I have a pair green socks finish to show tomorrow.

On my way home I passed Nysta, and I just had to stop and buy some yarn. I bought 2 hanks of Colinettes sock yarn, JitterBug in colour Fruit Coulis. But I also bought a skein of Noro Kureoyn, colour 138. I have now 6 skeins in that colour, so soon I have enought to knit a sweater! And I ran in to Erica, who was buying yarn as well.

I have also sent a package to Laura today, with some ear candy - a CD filled with good Swedish music. I hope you like it!

/ C

you've got mail

I got a lovely package yesterday. A package from the sweet and lovely Laura! She is a amazing friend! It was a Socktober fest teamed package with lovely skeins/hanks of yarn from Knit Picks. The yarn company who doesn't ship overseas to Europe. I have been (secretly) lurking, and wanting to feel and touch a lot of the yarns from Knit Picks. I have seen this yarn all over US blogland, and I think it's sad Knit Picks not shipping to Europe. I've got a great Fair Isle sock pattern with yarn to go with it. 2 skeins of Knit Picks Simple Stripes - colour Crayons and 2 skeins Knit Picks Essentials, colour Cocoa and 2 hanks of Knit Picks Gloss - a merino and silk blend, colour Woodland Sage. And I got som new DPN:s in 2,50 mm and 3,00 mm. It was a amazing package and I really, really, really loved it! TACK, Laura! THANK YOU, Laura!

/ C