Et sjal til mig / A shawl for me

Til min fødselsdag fik jeg et nøgle garn af 50% moskusokse, 50% merino. Helt utroligt blødt er det! Det kom med til USA, og da min søsters bluse så var færdig, og jeg havde fundet noget rødt garn som passede til, gik jeg på jagt efter et mønster. 

Det tog virkelig ikke lang tid at finde sjalet Goldenoak som så perfekt ud! Der er kun 150 meter i mit nøgle moskusgarn, og jeg ville ikke risikere at ende med en lille halsklud, så det skulle være et mønster med to farver. 

For my birthday, I had a skein of yarn with 50% musk ox wool, 50% merino. It's so incredibly soft! It came with me to the US, and once my sister's sweater was done, and I found some red yarn that looked good with it, I started looking for a pattern.

It really didn't take long finding the shawl Goldenoak that looked perfect! My skein only holds 150 meters, and I would not risk ending up with a tiny neckwarmer, so I was looking for a pattern with two colors. 

Jeg gik i gang på vej til college, og sad og strikkede under kampen. Altså - der var hele tiden time-out! Et eller andet fornuftigt skulle jeg jo lave!

Farverne ser rigtig godt ud sammen, synes jeg!

I started knitting on the way to college, and I was knitting during the match. You know - there was a time-out all the time! I had to do something sensible!

The colors look really great together, I think!

Så langt er jeg kommet. Som I kan se er sjalet nu havnet i det danske vintermørke. Jeg skal i gang med kanten nu, og det ser ud til at blive et vældigt fint stort sjal! 

Jeg tror det skal være mit nye halstørklæde under jakken. Det bliver en luksus-vinter!

This is how far I've come. As you can see, the shawl is now in the Danish winter darkness. I am going to start knitting the edge now, and it looks like it will become a nice, big shawl!

I do think it will become my new scarf with my winter jacket. This winter will be luxurious!

Luksus / Luxury

Min 24 årige nevø fra USA har boet hos mig den sidste uge. For 2 uger siden fortalte han sine forældre at NU flyttede han hjemmefra, for 1 uge siden hentede jeg ham i lufthavnen, og i næste uge tager han videre til Bornholm hvor han rigtig gerne vil bo og arbejde. 

Denne uge har været SÅ travl på arbejde, og jeg får jo lidt dårlig samvittighed når jeg så kommer sent hjem og jeg har nogen boende. Men så har han lavet aftensmad til mig! Sikke en luksus! Denne her suppe var virkelig, virkelig god!

Fuglene elsker at han er her - de har været ude at flyve hver eneste dag, så de bliver ikke glade når de bare skal sidde i buret igen!

My 24 year old nephew from the US has stayed with me this past week. 2 weeks ago he told his parents that NOW was the time to move out, 1 week ago I picked him up at the airport, and next week he will continue to Bornholm where he wants to live and work. 

This week has been SO busy at work, and I'm always feeling a bit guilty when I get home late and have someone staying. But then he has cooked me dinner! Such luxury! This soup was really, really good!

The birds love having him - they have been out flying every single day, so they will not be happy when they just have to sit in the cage again! 

På arbejdet var der også hygge! I går tog sygeplejersken, sekretæren og jeg på te-salon i Lund til Afternoon Tea. Det var virkelig lækkert og super hyggeligt bare os tre. Jeg knoklede rundt for at kunne gå lidt tidligt og nåede det. 

Så nu er det weekend. En dag derhjemme og en dag på arbejde. I dag skal jeg hygge med nevøen. Han bliver tvunget i biografen, for jeg har lige en rabatbillet tilbage som jeg skal have brugt nu, og så må han jo komme med. Jeg håber også I får en dejlig weekend!

At work we also had a nice time! Yesterday the nurse, our secretary and I went on to a tea-house in Lund for Afternoon Tea. It was really delicious and so cozy just the three of us. I worked like the wind to be able to leave a bit early and made it. 

So now it's weekend. One day at home and one day at work. Today I will hang out with my nephew. I will force him with me to the movies, since I have one ticket left that I need to use now and then he'll just have to join. I hope you will have a nice weekend too!

Mink

I dag skulle der have været et billede af et fuldstændigt færdigt, utroligt blødt, smukt tørklæde strikket i mink-garn.
Smukt? Ja. Blødt? Ja. Mink? Ja. Færdigt? Øh.... nej.
Mønsteret er fra Nancy Bush's bog, "Knitted lace of Estonia". Det hedder Triinu og er både nemt at huske udenad og pænt. Jeg skal bare lave et lille tørklæde, så det bliver lidt smallere end i bogen.
Måske er det færdigt på torsdag? Man kan altid håbe, for der skal det faktisk gives væk.

Today was supposed to hold a photo of a totally completed, incredibly soft, beautiful scarf made with mink-yarn.
Beautiful? Yes. Soft? Yes. Mink? Yes. Done? Eh.... no.
The pattern is from Nancy Bush's book, "Knitted lace of Estonia". It's called Triinu and is actually not only easily remembered, but also good-looking. I'm just making a little scarf, so it will be less wide than the one in the book.
Maybe it will be done by Thursday? I hope so, since that's the day I'll give it away.