My One Skein SP package has arrived!

Just got back from a week's holiday to find that my One Skein SP has sent me my first package! It contained a hank of Ekatra wool/silk blend and a small skein of Opal sock yarn. Oh, and not to forget the two handmade stitch markers! Thanks, SP!

Sonnet pics

As promised, pics of my Sonnet progress! Since these were taken, I've actually finished the body and will begin working the sleeves shortly. I'll be going to the Roskilde music festival in Denmark tomorrow, so I thought I'd bring something simple to keep me occupied during the long bus drive. The silk sleeves from One Skein will be the perfect companion!

Sonnet update

Just a quick word to let you know that I'm making great progress on my Sonnet sweater. I've even tried some short row waist shaping as suggested on the Sonnet knit-along blog :-) Hopefully it will turn out ok. At the moment it looks a bit long, but hoping it will sort out during blocking. So far, I've done the right front and the back, and now working on the left front. Took some photos of the evidence, but I left my camera at my mum's when I visited last weekend... I also treated myself to some Rowan Kidsilk Haze -horribly expensive, but I just had to have it...so it will be made into the sleeves from One Skein. It's a gorgeous greyish lilac colour...mmm!

17.mai champagne breakfast +Sonnet progress

Thought I'd post some pics from my 17th of May celebration! My flatmate+I had friends over for champagne breakfast, and then went downtown to see +join the parade. The weather wasn't the best... I hadn't bothered to bring my bunad this year (it weighs a ton and takes up too much space in my already bursting wardrobe), so I just wore a pretty summer dress. Good thing I have so many knitted shawls to keep me warm :-)Just managed to get a few pics as I ran out of batteries (as usual -I'm a terrible photographer...), but it will give you the general impression. Apologize for the bad quality...





The Sonnet is coming along nicely. I've even tried some short-row shaping at the waist -hope it turns out ok. Looks like it'll be a bit long, but hopefully that will straighten out when blocking.

No knitting at the moment...

Sigh. I'm just focusing on my exams at the moment, so no time for knitting. Hopefully, I'll both have more time and money for new projects in three weeks' time. Still need to get yarn for the Sonnet sweater for my KAL, thinking of using an alpaca/silk blend for a sweater that's not as warm as wool, but still wearable for most seasons. Also plan on making something for my friend's five year old daughter as a surprise. Oh, and a nice tank top for summer for myself...and, and, and... So many ideas, so little time!

To be assembled

All the parts for the children's colour block cardigan are now done. This must be the quickest project ever! But really fun to make. It knitted up so fast, i just couldn't stop once I got the hang of it! Planning on making another one for my friend's daughter, who's five. Other projects to start are the Kitty Pi for the knitalong, and go look for yarn for the Sonnet jacket for myself (another knitalong project). Wonder how I'll ever find the time to study for my exam with so much knitting to do...

Wha-hey!

I'm finally working my way round those ***** (insert naughty word here) html codes, and getting a decent look on my blog. Spent the last few hours adding new buttons to the page, and trying to figure out why it didnt't look the way it was supposed to. And by freak accident, I seem to have gotten it worked put! Still not quite sure how, but as long as it looks better than it used to, I'm more than happy! Can also tell you that I've finished the back piece of the colour block jacket from One Skein, and currently working on the right front piece. With the thick yarn and large needles, I'm making great progress! Really having fun with my knitting at the moment!

Brand new pair of wristwarmers, fresh off the needles!

Finished my pair of wristwarmers tonight. It's been so much fun and so easy working with the stitchmarkers that I had to finish them straight away. Also I've picked up my package from Amazon today. Fell instantly in love with One Skein! So many nice projects! Think I'll have to brush up my crochet skills too, for those cute little bags. I had to buy some yarn for that gorgeous colour block children's jacket, which will make a great present for my friend's son who's 17 months. The smallest size will fit a child age 2, so it will be a bit large, but on the other hand it will have a longer life-span :-) It looks really easy to make, and will be an ideal project for my first "real" garment.

Amazon, I love you &the wonders of stitch markers

Thanks to all the people at Knittyboard for ideas on new knitting books to buy. I've ordered One Skein, and it was shipped yesterday. Can't wait! I've also discovered the point of stitch markers, working on the matching wristwarmers for the shoulderwarmer. It was easy enough following the pattern for the shoulderwarmer without using stitchmarkers, but for the wristwarmers....not so easy. Lost count on where to start the pattern, som now it's all off and not in the place it should be. Looks like some frogging is called for....sigh. Hopefully I can just frog the second repeat of the pattern.

FO:the neckwarmer

My new shoulder/neckwarmer is done! Stayed up late last night just to finish it. And it looks great! Was a bit worried that my larger size needles would make the edges look weird, but it's turned out just fine. I've also started working on the matching wristwarmers, but they're a bit more difficult to work with. It's hard to keep track of the pattern, so I might reknit them later. I also keep dropping stitches because I'm having some trouble with yo's knitting in the round. It's so easy to drop those extra stitches when passing from one needle to the other. Tried knitting part of it flat and then joining in the round, but then the lace pattern stretched the whole thing out of proportion. At least I still have enough yarn to give it another go :-)

Needles, needles everywhere

I've now completed the "scarf" part of the neckwarmer, and have picked up the stitches for the ruffled edges. All in all it took three sets of circular needles, plus one extra to actually knit with, to fit all the stitches. And if knitting in the round with dpns can sometimes seem difficult, try using circs... They twist around like mad, and act like they've got a life of their own. And who owns four 2.5mm circs? After rummaging through all my stash (and my mum's leftover needles), I managed to find three 3mm and one 3.5mm, so that's what I'm using. So far it looks good, so fingers crossed... Only problem now is I find knitting way more interesting than studying for my political science exam next week...

Update on WIP

It's been ages since I've had the time to both knit and post on my current projects, so I thought it might be time to post some images of the neckwarmer in progress, along with some pics of previous projects. The Alien Illusion scarf is in daily use at the moment, as it keeps me warm yet still is light and soft against the skin. I've learned much about yarn weight and gauge since this was made, and now realize it probably should have been made using a thicker yarn. Still, it looks good though. I've still got approx another 1ocm (4inches) to knit on the neckwarmer before adding the ruched edges, but it's progressing a lot faster than I'd imagined.
...Still can't seem to get the images to line up, or paste, no matter how hard I try...Soooo, for your information: the top two are of the Alien Illusion scarf, the bottom one is of the neckwarmer.

More images

As I can't seem to figure out how to post images without them ending at the top of the post, here are some more images of the current WIP... Lovely, soft, very thin yarn. Yum!

Work in progress

I've finally had both the time and the money to go yarn shopping! Visited a yarn shop I spotted a couple of weeks ago, not far from where I live. Great shop, excellent service and nice selection. I bought some chunky yarn to knit the one-hour baby booties from S n'B Nation, for a friend who had a baby girl just about a week ago. I chose a lime-green yarn, as I think it will make a nice change from all the standard white and pink baby gear. Also got some green alpaca wool for myself, and pattern for a shoulder/neckwarmer and matching wristwarmers. The set is really nice, the kind of vintage style, girly accessory that I love. I'm a true girly-girl, me... It's knitted on 2.5mm needles with quite fine yarn, so it's gonna take some time...

WOW!

I know this might be off-topic, but I just have to make an entry about tonight's great concert. As a dedicated Mew fan for the last year, I've already seen Mew twice in six months. But I couldn't miss the chance to see them again, at Rockefeller, Oslo tonight. And what a great show it was. They kicked it off with Special, and from there it was a true joyride. They did all the songs we know and love, and a few of the lesser-known ones from the first two albums. Jonas's voice is a great as ever! Snow Brigade sounded just awesome, as did Zookeeper's Boy. Two final numbers, as always SheSpider and Comforting Sounds. I took a lot of pictures with my phone, so if I can work out how to download them to the pc, I will post them here shortly :-)

Almost done!

The capelet has now come off the ironing board, and it looks great! Made crochet cords to tie at front so all I need now are some pompoms to finish it. I had so much yarn left over from the previous that I decided to make another one straight away. The pattern is really easy and it will make a simple and pretty gift. I've also cast on for a alpaca hat for a friend, and I hope to get it done and send it to her this week. It's made out of chunky alpaca wool in a pattern from the first S n'B book (I know, I'm really hooked on those) -the sparkly hat. The original pattern has sequins added to it, but I think it looks good without them as well. Haven't been able to find somewhere that sells sequins with large holes, only thread-sized small ones, but I've bought a pack so that I can sew them on afterwards...or I might just leave the hat as it is. We'll see :-) I've also discovered a new yarn shop I'm dying to visit -luckily I'm getting paid this week...

Currently blocking...

...is this lace capelet from the Stitch n'Bitch Nation book. I had a few problems with this, as the pattern had an error that caused me to get way too many stitches, and I had to frog the whole thing. Luckily, it unravelled fairly easily, and I actually finished it in just one day. Must also mention that it's my first lace project, and I'm really proud of it. Can't wait to get it off the ironing board in the morning and finishing the work...

First entry!

I've just started my own blog! Although I'm Norwegian I'll try to keep this blog in English for all you non-Norwegian speakers out there. I'll use this space to post my knitting projects and day-to-day stuff.