Start på ferien / Starting the vacation

Ferien startede på smukkeste vis med først en pakke wollmeise, og derefter et mirakel. Nærmest. Min ældste nevø strikker jo, og hans bror havde svoret, at han aldrig, ALDRIG skulle synke så dybt!
I søndags fandt jeg så ud af, at han har fundet en belgisk kæreste, og dernæst, at de havde haft et væddemål som han tabte, og straffen var, at han skulle STRIKKE noget til hende! Derfor ringede han pænt og spurgte, om han måtte lære det. OM?????????
Han har åbenbart en god smag i garn, for det blev det tykke wollmeise han valgte, og han strikker en hue. Først en ca. 7 cm bred gang retstrik, så det kan nå rundt om hovedet, derefter samler vi masker op, og han strikker opad, så det ender som en hue. Han valgte også noget meleret garn i grøn/grå, som der skal blive blomster af. Farven matcher totalt godt, og jeg er jo helt overbevist om, at han har generne til at blive en superstrikker!

My vacation started in the most perfect way when I first picked up a bag of wollmeise, and then experienced a miracle. Almost. My oldest nephew is knitting, and his brother swore, that he would never, EVER do this.
Last Sunday I was told, that he found a Belgian girlfriend, and then that they had had a bet which he lost. The punishment was for him to KNIT something for her! So he called and nicely asked if I could teach him how to knit. IF???????
Apparently he has great taste in yarns. He ended up choosing the DK wollmeise, and he's going to make a hat. First a 2-3 inch broad stripe of garter stitch, big enough to fit around the head, and then we are going to pick up stitches and he will knit upwards, making it into a hat. He also chose some green-grey yarn for flowers to put on the hat. The colors look wonderful together, and I'm quite convinced he has the genes to become a super-knitter!

Indimellem grillede vi i baggården. Hans søster kom også forbi, og det var totalt hyggeligt! De endte med at se "Gremlings 2", som de aldrig havde set før. De var ikke synderligt imponeret over filmen, men det er jo en klassiker! Jeg morede mig gevaldigt.

In between all the knitting, we had a tiny barbeque in the back yard. His sister came as well, and it was a wonderful evening! They ended up watching "Gremlings 2" for the first time. They were not very impressed, but it is a classic! I had a great time.

Nå ja - og så blev de gule strømper færdige! Lige til tiden, for de skal afleveres i dag. Til fødselaren på 11. Jeg har brugt ialt 75 gram arwetta og opal med glimmer.
Grimme? Ja! Men neongul er jo så hot!

Oh - and the yellow socks are done! Right on time, since they will be given away today. They are for the birthday girl turning 11. I used a total of 75 grams of arwetta and sparkling opal.
Ugly? Yes! But bright yellow is very hot right now!