Envy by Lorna´s, teal yarn; Opal, the dark oliv is kauni lace and I´ve started knitting a Shetlandic lace shawl from it. The stripe sock is a new attempt for toe to top knitting. I have high vaults and my last attemt wouldn´t fit my foot. This time I´m using onother heel that looks like an "ordinary" heel.
A shot from the magazine
my inspirational knitting, that is too short but I´m going to add a croched border. Don´t know which one yet
Detail of the picot edging, note that every other picot is a loop for the buttons
that are vintage and bought a long time ago and saved for a special project
The socks are finished but they are going to be decorated ( pimped ) with flowers in crochet and maybe som lace. My local knittinggroup are hosting a get- together for doing embellishment the last sunday in september. Everybody is welcome to join!
We use what we have so now I just wonder where I´m supposed to sleep tonight
The sofa is busy...
First sock in knitted and does not have this color, it´s huntergreen and one of the boring sock yarns from Marks och Kattens that´s available in this town!
I´ve started Ripple weave socks from VK fall 2006. I´ve started them before but did not get the pattern right and I didn´t this time either. but after ripping the fifth time I started to trust my knowlege, the photo and finally got it to work!
Now I know how to knit two socks at time om circular knitting needles! That means I will not ever do that again. I prefer double pointed needles!
...with this much yarn left...
...now it´s time for blocking.
It´s the beginning of a Kiri from All tangled up in Vivaldi from Garnstudio. Not a favourite to knit, especially the purling!
Back view from the inside
I´ve started on the second sleeve. I know it´s hard to see!
No, I did not do this it´s done by a woman called Gunilla Ståludd and belongs to my parents.
Plissé is on the way too. This is a project I will not take anywhere due to the bobbins, that´s why I have to do other things at the same time.....
Ok! You´ve seen it before but this time it has the proper size of needles and the correct gauge and it will look great......
25 crowns ( 100 grams ) and these 2 where also 25 crowns
it´s a blend of cotton and flax and if you use several stands you can knit with it. m planning a Plissé with this
and here are 3 shades for a mermaid. The nice thing about using this kind of yarn is that you can get shades you like even if they are not in fashion!
This is same type of yarn but bought at goodwill 500 g for 55 crowns
Probably the closest I ever will come to ballet! And I bet this is more fun too!!
so are these fingerless mittens from this book They are made of a beautiful yarn in wool shetlandic wool, alpacka and silk and the picots are from Garnstudio´s Vivaldi ( I had two balls in my stash )
But I wanted to decorate them ( pimp means decorate, but I´m not sure of it outside the borders of Sweden ).
Panduro is a scandinavian craftstore and they have there offices i Malmoe. Recently they opened an outlet and they are selling things really cheap there so I went there again..... and bought this kit for making necklace, bracelets, earrings and a ring, bur I´m only making the necklace ( ready ) and the bracelet and are going to use the rest for the mittens.
There´s a hole in my finger dear Liza dear Liza there´s a hole in my finger dear Liza a hole!
Dacapo is ready, all the threads are woven in an the arms are connected. Here´s a closeup. I know you can turn your head, sorry forgot tu turn the photo before loading
And I also did the final sewing and weaving in ends on the Viveca from Knitty. The photo is very blurry and you can already see on the sweather that I have a white cat!!
The mohair yarn bought the other day for a scarf has turned into the beginning of one, one ball makes 45 cm. I´ve knitted whit the second ball for a while now and the strange thing is that it looks like it was knitted by a totally different person, must be differenses in the yarn even though it has the same number and everything. Since it´s a scarf it will not show but if it was a sweather I would be worried.
I´m using the skills learned fron Dacopo on the edges. I make them like this:
I needed an apron for work and to be honest one at home too. I get a lot of spots on my tops and some are hard or impossible to remove. I had this cotton twill i my stash and thought it would be good for an apron. I used an old one, bought as agift for my dad 25 years ago for the pattern and curtainrings for the closure at the neck. So now I just have to remember to put it on when doing work in the kitchen...
I also bought yarn for a scarf ( You can never get enought of them ) The wiskers belongs to my cat.
I borowed a danish knittingbook called vintage knits or something like that and there was a beautiful scarf with a edge in crochet in lurex...I also have a jacket (almost finished) that this scarf to be will look good with!
I decided to do one more bag and here I am audition fabrics and trims for the project
And this guy has an opinion about where my attention are
OK! Time to bend your head again and look at the almost finished bag
And here´s lining with zip pocket, on the other side there´s a small pocket for my cellphone
and here´s a flap that needs something more
and if you turn your head you´ll se the finished bag. It´s a good thing that "Stoff och Stil" are opened on sundays. I bought the sparkeling brosch for 40 crowns that is a perfect match!
Hmmm. Where am I supposed to sleep tonight??
Well, here is one who has no problem to take a nap anywhere or anytime
