Socks

Green sock from VK, teal sock free pattern from Wendy Johnsson ( Wendy knits

Stajl by Malmö

Stajl is local spelling of Style and this yearly event is for aspiring designers to show their work and maybe sell some. I saw really beatiful jewellery, but I think that most of he clothes show really poor workmanship, sad!

I liked the little girls dresses made from old tableclothes ( look at last picture ).

There where apart from the stands music and fashionshows and S:t Knuts torg ( square ) is a nice place to be, especially on a sunday!

Knitting socks

I´m knitting socks in the most expensive yarn I ever bought. Why? It´s socks and you put them on your feet and in shoes! The picture shows the first attemt with Lorna´s lace Envy. OK but if I payed 200 crowns for the yarn they need to be more than OK so I frogged it! Now I´m working on a pattern called Sheri´s lace from Sockbug ( links to the right!) but doing the toe up from the Branched Fern pattern (that´s the pattern on the photo) What makes this pattern so great is that it´s done like a ordinary heel but from the other end and this way my feet will get into the sock, I consider that´s an advantage. Where will be photos coming but I will not spend this amount on socks any more!

Yarn by mail

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.
The yarns are from garnkorgen.se

Capelett

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

Collar snoopshopping

I subscribe to Lantliv that is a swedish version on Country Living an I got the new magazine today and in the clothes section they showed a collar from Nygårdsanna ( New collection, not on the web yet ) It was a giant collar knitted in seed stitches and some buttons in front. Imagine a bohustype of sweather and knit only the yoke and wear it instead of a scarf . I can se this done in lace too...and I have a perfect yarn to use for my first one...
I can start as many project I want as long as I don´t buy more yarn, and sockyarn does not count ( I bought my first Lorna´s yesterday, ordered from garnkorgen.se and got it the day after payment even when I forgot to add for postage! That´s service!)

Raggsocks

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!
These socks, my greenish fingerless mittens and the pink scarf are waiting for this date to be finiched and maybee some other items too!
The green ripple weave socks are finished but I forgot to take a picture

Kiri, the final episode

Kiri is blocked

We use what we have so now I just wonder where I´m supposed to sleep tonight

The sofa is busy...

First sock

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!

New sock

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!

New skill

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!

Skill, faith or just luck?

Finished the Kiri... ...with this much yarn left...
...now it´s time for blocking.

Friends

I updated my links and would like to introduce you to some friends:
Annika does it all! She makes "regular clothes", costumes and is a master on macrame and a lot of othe things! She lives in Seattle.
Tini is knitting and sewing in Kiel. Take a look at her corsett and her beautiful wedding pictures not to mention her cats...
Maria who haven´t been blogging for so long lives in Denmark and has nice cats too. Maria sells Onionpatterns through internet so if you live in an Onionfree zone or don´t trust your danish. You can order them through her! She lives in Ugerlöse not far from Copenhagen.
Karine ( KayB ) is from Berlin but is sewing and knitting in Ireland there she lives. I have in my stash a nice donegaltweed that I got from her and I´m saving it for a special project. She likes cats too!
Els is truly a master seamstress, member of the patternreview girls and should have five stars after her name if people realised. I don´t think she really cares, she is sewing in the Netherlands. She´s one of the members behind the Sewing Divas together with Ann, Gigi, Phyllis and Georgene. Some of them I met but I feel like I know them all.
Looking forward too meet you all in Kiel in october, will miss you Els!

Casey who writes Elegant musing is not only talented herself, she has the ability to find others that are too! I found a lot of nice blogs through her site.
Erica at Hook and Needles knows how to handle her machine and her needles. A lot of fashion and opinions on patterns.
Julie is a young sewer and crafter who does a lot of different things, recently moved from NY ( I would never do that! )
Pat does quilting and knitting, have been knitting a lot of socks lately and have a nice blog, take a look you too!
Annette at Mots e maille that I think translates to stitch and purl or somthing like that is a swede living in France and if you have the latest Interweave crochet there is a feature on her. I met her through her food blog there she writes in swedish. She recently moved from Alsace to outside Lyon. Through her blog I found
Batilou who makes wonderful clothes with yarn and fabric. I don´t remember that much french unfortunately but pictures are universal!

Kiri

It´s the beginning of a Kiri from All tangled up in Vivaldi from Garnstudio. Not a favourite to knit, especially the purling!
I like the way you start it by casting on 3 stitches an knitting 13 rows ( or something ) and picking up stitches from one of the sides and the buttom. Read the instructions they are better than my explaination...

Ballerina update

Back view from the inside
I´ve started on the second sleeve. I know it´s hard to see!

Applique art

No, I did not do this it´s done by a woman called Gunilla Ståludd and belongs to my parents.

Plissé

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.....

Ballerina again

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......

Klippans Wool Factory

My knitting friend Jane and I went to Helsingör and to Klippan yesterday. At Klippan you buy yarns for weaving that are also great for knitting, each skein is 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