Long promised and now they are finally here: Photos of my next design, called When he reached the moon. First, the mohair sample (shown in Drops Kid-Silk) It is knit at a slightly looser gauge than what I normally use for lace shawls – 14 sts and 30 rows = 4″ in stockinette stitch. I …
I have just come back from a wonderful vacation in Norway and have some lovely yarnie souvenirs to show you! First from the Husfliden store in Oslo This is a mixture of baby alpaca, alpaca and silk. Soooo soft! I think they want to be mittens with a Norwegian pattern. What, only three small skeins …
I love starting something new. It’s l ike a white canvas just for me to fill with knowledge and experience. Thanks to my good friend Jolanda (whom you know from Jolanda’s Faroese Shawl), I’m going to start spinning. She gave me her beautiful spinning wheel, and I’m really excited. So many new things to try …
It’s summer, it’s vacation time and it’s World Wide Knit in Public Day! Can there be better reasons to celebrate? So I have decided to have a sale on Ravelry! Receive 25 % off any of my patterns with the coupon code Summer14! Happy knitting and enjoy! Thunder and Lightning Faroese Shawl Betty’s Faroese Shawl …
Jolanda is a faroese shawl knit sideways in three colors and different lace patterns. The center section is shaped with short rows to help the shawl stay on your shoulders. It is a great stash buster, since it uses less than 800 yd of one color. Make it in the colors of your home-country’s flag …
While I was sick with cold, I was dreaming about color, color and color. So as soon as I felt better, I started knitting Stephen West’s Zoolandia in a really crazy yarn – blue, orange, pink, yellow, white. Just what I needed. The yarn is Online Supersocke, the color is called orange-mix. I also ordered two …
Today I want to show you a sneak peek of my next shawl pattern. Jolanda is a faroese shawl knit sideways in three colors and different lace patterns. The center section is shaped with short rows to help the shawl stay on your shoulders. It is a great stash buster, since it uses less than …
My Hogwarts Express is finally finished (of course it had to be a little later than planned – it’s named after a train!) The lovely pattern is Hogwarts Express by Susan Ashcroft and the yarn is Regia Xmas.
I’ve been knitting like crazy this morning because I wanted to finish my shawl and show you a photo of it. But then I saw this: One naughty owl was missing a cable cross. (I’m sorry for the blurry photo, I only realized that when I started writing this post) I thought about if I …
… When you’re too sick to knit? I’ve been feeling like that since Monday. But I’m starting to really miss knitting and I guess that’s a good sign.
