Sjalet / The shawl

Sjalet er tørt og har været en tur med ude i sneen. Det er blevet rigtig fint efter at være "åbnet", synes jeg!
Jeg har brugt 70 g Drops Lace garn, som er 70% alpaca, 30% silke. Ikke noget stort forbrug til et rimeligt stort sjal, synes jeg!
Mønsteret er "Omelet" - et rigtig fint mønster som jeg kun kan anbefale. Sjalet er til min svigerindes mor, og jeg tror, hun nok skal blive rigtig glad for det. Det er bestillingsarbejde, men eftersom hun er typen der aldrig nogensinde spørger nogen om noget, har jeg lavet det med glæde. (Når jeg ikke har været ved at smide det ud af vinduet. Det er ikke hendes skyld.)

The shawl is dry and went out in the snow for some pictures. It's really nice after blocking, I think!
I used 70 grams of Drops Lace yarn, which is 70% alpaca, 30% silk. It is really not a great amount of yarn for such a big shawl!
The pattern is "Omelet" - a really pretty pattern that I will give my recommendations. The shawl is made for the mother of my sister-in-law and I think she is going to really love it. She asked me to make it for her, but since she is the kind of person who never asks anything from anyone, I have been very happy to make for her. (Except for the times I almost threw it out the window. Not her fault.)

I går skrev jeg, at jeg ikke var helt tilfreds. Det er jeg heller ikke, men det er vist biting. Garnet er så utroligt glat og meget, meget sort. Derfor har jeg dels haft meget svært ved at se om jeg havde lavet en fejl et sted, og hvis der faldt en maske af, var den meget hurtigt løbet et par rækker ned, og det var iøvrigt helt umuligt at se, hvordan mønsteret skulle have været rigtigt. Det har medført nogle frustrationer hist og pist......
Aflukningen er jeg overhovedet ikke tilfreds med. Jeg måtte lave den om 3 gange! Ligemeget hvor utroligt løst jeg prøvede at lukke af, så er den alligevel blevet rigtig stram, fordi garnet er så glat. Derfor er der ikke blevet spidser langs kanten, men det ser nu pænt ud alligevel, synes jeg. (Og jeg kan se, at andre på Ravelry har lavet sjalet med lige kanter med vilje.)
Så alt i alt er det blevet fint.

Yesterday I wrote that I wasn't completely satisfied with this. I'm still not, but it's only minor details. The yarn is exceptionally slippery and very, very black. I've had a very hard time seeing if I made a mistake somewhere, and if I dropped a stitch, it had fallen a few rows down in no time, and by then I had no chance of seeing how to correct the pattern. So there were some frustrations every now and then.....
I'm not very pleased about the cast-off edge. I had to re-do it a total of 3 times! No matter how loose I tryed to bind off, it's still very tight, since the yarn is so smoots. I couldn't make any points along the sides, but I still think it looks nice. (And on Ravelry I can see that other people made it straight-edged intentionally.)
My conclusion? It's a really nice shawl!

Takket være sneen / Thanks to the snow

Omelet-sjalet, også kendt under navnet "Det sorte hul" er færdigt! Jeg var jo i Aalborg i weekenden, men pga. sne-kaos var Kastrup lukket nogle timer, og der var ingen fly til eller fra Aalborg da jeg skulle hjem. Så der sad jeg i lufthavnen og keeeeeedede mig...... (Sammen med alle de andre!)
Sjalet var mit eneste fly-strikketøj, og så var det jo bare at komme videre. Selv om jeg havde besluttet mig for, at rækkerne var alt for lange og det var alt for besværligt!
Da jeg kom hjem, manglede jeg kun 1 række og aflukningen, og så var det jo dumt at lade være, ikke? Derfor ligger det nu udspændt på gulvet, og I får det at se i morgen. Jeg er ikke fuldstændig tilfreds, men det skal I nok høre om!

The Omelet shawl, also known as "The black hole" is done! I went to Aalborg this weekend, but due to all the snow on Sunday, Copenhagen Airport was closed for a few hours, and no planes arrived at or left from Aalborg when I was supposed to go home. There I was. In the airport. Soooooo bored! (As everyone else was!)
The shawl was the only knitting packed for the flight, so I just had to continue working. Even though I had decided that the rows were far too long and too much trouble!
When I arrived home, I just needed to knit 1 more row and then cast off, and I guess it would be stupid not to finish it. So now it's lying on the floor, blocking, and I'll show it here tomorrow. I'm not completely satisfied, but I'll tell you about that tomorrow!

Varme / Warmth

Det er koldt som jeg ved ikke hvad derude, og man kunne nok trænge til noget at varme sig på ude i den store, hvide verden..... Nu kan du så også gøre det med stil her i december.
Disse fine kop-holdere giver lige det sidste pift til en dejlig tår et-eller-andet. Opskriften er som Ravelry download.

It's freezing cold out there and you really need something to warm you up out there in the great, white world....... Now you can do it with a cool December-style too!
These pretty cup-holders is the very thing you need for a little cup of something. The pattern is available as a Ravelry download.

Sne! /Snow!

Det bliver en hyggelig dag med jule-familie-halløj og - som I ser! - masser af sne.

It will be a very nice day with Christmas-family-'hygge' and - as you can see - lots of snow.


Men mon jeg kan komme hjem i aften som planlagt?

But I wonder if I will be able to get back home tonight as planned?

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Sweet sixteen

Årets sidste fødselar fylder 16 i morgen, men blev fejret i går. Fordi hun var hjemme fra efterskole og fordi jeg var på besøg. (Heldige mig!)
Gaven var godt nok ikke helt færdig. Jeg havde medbragt 1 næsten færdig strømpe til Aalborg, men da den unge dame (heldigvis) har 2 fødder, havde jeg travlt! (Hun fik også nogle øreringe, så hun var ikke helt gaveløs.....)
Mine planer gik på at blive færdig i dag, men der var god strikketid i går, så hun fik dem faktisk sent i går aftes og var glad.
Mønsteret er fra november-nummeret af "The Knitter" og garnet er Zitron Trekking Hand Art, farven "Kiwi". Jeg lavede tåen som jeg plejer, men fulgte ellers mønsteret slavisk og brugte ca. 60 g garn.
Mønsteret var sjovt og afvekslende, og farven klumper sig mærkeligt nok sammen på lidt forskellige måder på de to strømper. Jeg er godt tilfreds med resultatet, og det er modtageren også ;-)

The very last birthday in my family this year is my niece, who will turn 16 years tomorrow. She was celebrated yesterday, since she was at home and I was visiting. (Lucky me!)
The gift wasn't quite finished. I brought one almost finished sock, but since the young lady (fortunately) has 2 feet, I was kind of busy! (She also had some earrings, so I did give her something in the morning.....)
My plans were to finish the second sock today, but I had a lot of time for knitting yesterday, so they were finished late last night, and she received them and was very happy.
The pattern is from the November Issue of "The Knitter". They were made with Zitron Trekking Hand Art, the color is "Kiwi". I made my own version of the toe, but otherwise I did exactly as the pattern said and I used around 60 grams of yarn.
The pattern was fun and interesting, and the colors are pooling a little differently on either sock. I was very happy with the result, and so was the recipient!

Så kom det! / Then it came!

Årets sidste wollmeise-garn er hentet på posthuset. Det er den nye, tykke DK udgave, der passer til pind 3,5-4. Som I kan se, holdt jeg mig fra de røde nuancer (som ellers er SÅ FLOTTE!!!) og har købt "Fritzi Frizzante" som er sådan en flot turkis med lidt sort i.
Der er ihvertfald til en sweater/trøje til mig, og jeg glæder mig! Jeg tænker, det måske skulle være denne her: Korinne, som er et ret nyt mønster. Foreløbig må det dog vente, for der er lige nogle ting der skal være færdige.
Garnet er dejlig blødt og virker meget elastisk. Det bliver spændende at strikke af engang.

The last pile of wollmeise this year has been picked up at the post office. It is the new, thicker DK yarn, recommended needle-size 3.5 - 4 mm. As you can see, I stayed away from the red shades (which I love SO MUCH!) and bought "Fritzi Frizzante", which is a nice blue with a little black.
I bought enough for a sweater/cardigan for me, and I can't wait starting to use it! Maybe I will make this new cardigan: Korinne. So far it has to wait a bit though. I have to finish a lot of stuff first.
The yarn is really soft and squishy. It is very exciting what it will be like when it's knitted.

Ikke kun artikel / Not just the article

Min nevø på 20 er i livgarden. Han er lige begyndt at stå vagt på Amalienborg her for et par uger siden, og selv om han meget bestemt havde nægtet at fortælle, hvornår man kunne finde ham der, så sendte han alligevel en sms da det kom til stykket......
Så i dag - midt i artikelskrivning! - drog jeg med metroen til centrum og fandt slotspladsen. Jeg ventede spændt, men kunne godt nok lige se en del problemer da livgarden så troppede op. Hvordan i al verden skulle jeg kende ham?

My nephew (20 years) is a soldier in the Royal Guard. He just started standing guard at the queens castle, Amalienborg, a few weeks ago, and even though he very firmly denied ever telling when we would be able to find him there, he still send me a text when it got close.....
So today - in the middle of my supposedly busy article-writing - I took the metro to the centre of town and found the courtyard of the castle. I was really excited, waiting for them to show op, but saw the trouble once they were there. How on earth would I be able to spot him?

Løsningen blev at traske efter dem, der gik rundt og afløste. Det var halvdelen af det nye hold, og jeg tænkte, at der vel var en vis chance for at finde ham dér.......
Efter at have stirret intenst på de fleste, stakkels unge mennesker, fandt jeg ham sandelig!
Og se bare her - der var mange, der ville fotograferes med ham. (Men han er også bare skøn!)

The solution was to follow the guards walking around the courtyard to release those standing on guard since the day before (they take 2-hour shifts). Half the new soldiers did this, and I figured there would be some chance to find him using this method......
So after staring intensely at most of the poor, young people, I did find him!
And just look at this! So many people wanted to have their pictures taken with him. (But he sure is a darling, you know!)

Her står han så. Og prøver at se ud som om han ikke aner, hvem jeg er. Eller overhovedet gider bekymre sig om, hvad jeg kan finde på!
Jeg var revnefærdig af stolthed, da jeg endelig fandt ham.....

And here he is. Trying to look like he has no clue who I am. Or like he is not the least worried about what I might do!
I was about to burst with pride when I finally located him.....

Nu havde han faktisk engang udtrykt, at han jo har et skarpladt gevær og kan skyde folk hvis de ikke opfører sig ordentligt, men at han ville være ked af at skyde en fra sin familie. Så jeg måtte jo hellere opføre mig pænt!
Eftersom turisterne alligevel blev fotograferet med garderne, så tog jeg chancen og legede turist (og blev ikke skudt) - og så måtte jeg jo hellere hjem til min del af artiklen igen. Nu er jeg så færdig med at skrive, har indkøbt 9 (jeps. NI!) julegaver og skal have pakket til at tage til Jylland i aften. Med gaver.
(Jeg er stadig stolt!)

He actually did say once that he is holding a real rifle and is capable of shooting anyone not behaving, but that he would be really sad to shoot one from his family. So I thought it would be better to behave well!
Since the tourists took pictures with the soldiers anyway, I took my chance and pretended to be a tourist (he didn't shoot me!) - and then I had to go back home to my part of the article once more. By now I'm done writing my part and I even bought 9 (Yes. NINE!) Christmas gifts and just need to pack my stuff and go to Jutland this evening. Bringing gifts.
(I'm still so proud!)

December

December er fyldt med ting og sager i år. For mig. Ikke specielt jule-agtige ting, men alligevel....
I dag har jeg fri, og sidder derfor og skal skrive artikel (istedet for at skrive på min blog....). Ja - det føles gevaldigt meget som arbejde!
Men når man kan krydre det med julemusik, dejlig the og disse søde, små bamser der varmer sig ved lyset, så overlever jeg nok.
Weekenden står på familie-hygge, og jeg glæder mig!

December is filled with lots of stuff this year. In my life. Not very Christmas-like things, but still.......
Today is my day off, and I'm working on an article (should be. Instead of writing a blog post!). And yes - feels a lot like work to me!
But when I can spice it up with lovely music, tea and these sweet little bears warming themselves by the candle, I guess I'll survive.
This weekend will be filled with family-stuff, and I can't wait!

Rød / Red

Endnu et par af de der strømper, der nærmest strikker sig selv mens jeg laver noget andet, er færdige. De er i ribmønster på pind 2,5 mm. Garnet er noget jeg engang købte i Tyskland: Lana Grossa Meilenweit, Mega Boots Stretch. 70 gram har jeg brugt.
Det er tysk strømpegarn. Så er der vel ikke så meget andet at sige om det. Tyskere er gode til strømpegarn!
Det er lykkedes mig at få dem nogenlunde ens, hvilket jeg er meget tilfreds med. De er til bunken der skal sendes til kolde USA, og dermed mangler jeg kun 2 par til familien (udover dem til niecen, altså) - et par meget store og et par små. De meget store bliver også i rib, i samme slags garn (bare i grøn), og jeg går i gang senere i dag.......

Another pair finished of those socks that almost knit themselves while I do something else. Again, it's rib-pattern and needles size 2.5 mm. The yarn was bought in Germany at some point: Lana Grossa Meilenweit, Mega Boots Strech. The socks took 70 grams.
It is German sock yarn. What more can I say? Germans are really good at sock yarn!
I succeeded in making them almost identical, which I'm really happy about. They are for the pile of socks for my friends in cold USA, and with this pair finished, I just need to make another 2 pairs (apart from the socks for my niece, you know) - a very large pair and a small pair. The very large socks will also be rib-socks, using the same brand (just green wool), and I will start later today....

Pynt / Decorations

Nok? / Enough?

Der er endnu et par strømper på pindene. Årets sidste niece til at holde fødselsdag fylder 16 om 7 dage, så der skal fart på..... De var også med inde at se "Tornerose"-ballet i teateret søndag, og jeg fik da også strikket lidt i pausen.
Da jeg bagefter var hos min søster for at hente min pakkekalender (der er for fed!) spurgte min mindste nevø, hvad jeg strikkede. Inden jeg nåede at svare, sagde han "Det er nok flere strømper". At det var til hans store kusine var vel ligegyldigt. Det var ikke til ham!

Another pair of socks are on the needles. The last niece to celebrate her birthday this year will be 16 years old in just 7 days, so I really need to speed up! I brought them to watch "Sleeping beauty" ballet at the theater this Sunday, and I did knit a little during the break.
Afterwards, I went to my sister's place to pick up my advent calendar (it's so nice!) and my youngest nephew asked me what I was knitting. Before I had a chance to answer, he said "Well, I guess it's more socks". He didn't care that they were for his big cousin. They weren't for him!

Der er jo strikket en del strømper i år, og jeg tænker, at de måske skal nedprioriteres næste år? Der skal helt sikkert strikkes noget til børnene igen, inden de fuldstændig opgiver tanken om at få noget.....
Mønsteret på disse strømper er fra det nye nummer af "The Knitter", og garnet er Zitron Trekking Hand Art. Festligt grønt mix! Jeg er nu næsten ved den første hæl, så jeg har ingen forhåbninger om at blive færdig inden jeg ser modtageren i weekenden. Måske med den første strømpe, og så må nummer 2 blive færdig i løbet af weekenden.

I did make quite a few socks this year, and I guess it might be wise to use less time on socks next year? I definitely have to make something for the kids again, before they just give up on the thought of ever having anything knitted from me again, apart from socks......
The pattern for these socks are from the newest issue of "The Knitter", and the yarn is Zitron Trekking Hand Art. Really nice green stripes! I'm almost at the first heel, and I have no hopes of finishing both socks before I meet my niece this weekend. Maybe the first sock will be finished, and then I will have to finish number 2 over the weekend.

December: Rensdyr! / Reindeer!

Nu er det december, og derfor skal "mærkelig mandag" selvfølgelig handle om at blive klar til JUL!!!!! Der er mange gode opskrifter derude, og derfor får I hele 2 i dag. Med samme rensdyr-tema. De tager lidt tid at strikke, men hvad gør det? Der er hele 3 uger til jul, og I har vel ikke andet at tage jer til ;-)
Det første mønster er for sejt. Hvem mangler ikke en rensdyrsweater? For at få mønsteret skal du registrere dig hos det engelske "Red Barnet".

It's December, and so "Mærkelig mandag" (weird Monday) naturally turns to helping you all to get ready for CHRISTMAS!!!!! There are so many wonderful patterns out there, and today you will get 2 new patterns. With a reindeer-theme.
They will take some time to make, but I guess that won't be a problem, since you probably have nothing better to do ;-)
The first pattern is so cool. Who is not in need of a reindeer-sweater? To get this pattern, you will have to register for the British "Save the Children".

Det næste mønster må I aldrig, aldrig vise til min ældste nevø! Sidste år, da de alle 10 måtte ønske, ville han have et strikket elg-hovede, men jeg nægtede.....
Men bortset fra det så er det da et totalt sejt mønster det her! Denne strikkede hjort finder du ikke hjemme hos andre. Især ikke hos min nevø!

The second pattern is something you can never, ever show my oldest nephew! Last year, when all 10 of them could wish for whatever I should knit for them, he wanted a knitted moose-head, but I refused....
Apart from that, this pattern is just great! This knitted deer is something you will never find in the home of other people. Especially not in my nephew's home!

Hexagon!!!!!!

Min Hexagon-bluse er BÅDE færdig og tør nu. Dermed er den noget dejligere og varmere at tage på end i går aftes, hvor den stadig var lidt våd, men hvor jeg lige skulle prøve den lidt......
Bortset fra at den er strikket på pind 3 i tyndt garn, hvilket ikke kan andet end tage ufattelig lang tid fordi der er så mange masker, så har den bare været rigtig sjov at strikke. Hexagon er konstrueret ud fra 2 sekskanter, det eneste mål du skal bruge er ønsket brystvidde, og så giver resten faktisk sig selv. Garntykkelse og pindestørrelse vælger du helt selv.

My Hexagon-blouse is not only finished, but ALSO dry now! Which means it is a lot nicer and warmer to wear compared to last night, when I really wanted to try it on, even though it was still a little wet......
Apart from the fact that I made it on 3 mm needles in thin yarn, which automatically meant it would take like forever to knit al those stitches, it has been a really, really fun knitting project. Hexagon has a construction based on 2 hexagons. You only need to know what the chest-width should be, and then the rest of the sweater follows. You pick whatever yarn thickness and needle-size you want.

Den er strikket i wollmeise lace garn, dels i den mørkegrønne "WD Pesto", dels med lidt lysere grøn kontrast ved kanterne, "WD Schwefel". Den er rigeligt stor, vil jeg sige, så måske kunne jeg godt have lavet en bluse med bare 1 bundt lacegarn, hvis den havde været lidt mindre. Men hellere lidt for stor end lidt for lille!
Ialt har jeg brugt 380 gram garn, heraf 30 gram af den lysegrønne til belægninger. Dermed er årets wollmeise-forbrug oppe på hele 3240 gram, og som jeg nævnte i går, har jeg allerede bestilt mere wollmeise-garn fordi jeg er nået over 3 kg.

It is made in wollmeise lace yarn, mostly the dark green "WD Pesto", partly with a lighter green for the edges, "WD Schwefel". It is a bit large, so if I would, I guess I could have made it with just one skein of lace, if I had made it slightly smaller. But I prefer a bit looser to a bit tighter!
I used a total of 380 grams of yarn, 350 grams of the darker green, 30 grams of the lighter green. And so I've used a total of 3240 grams of wollmeise this year! As I mentioned yesterday, already I order some more wollmeise, since I've passed 3 kilo's.

Her har I den fra ryggen, ude i snevejret. Man kan jo godt se, at det ene ærme er lidt anderledes i farven, men det kan jeg vist godt leve med.
Jeg kan rigtig godt lide de små slidser i siderne og det, at maskerne hele tiden vender en ny vej. Det giver et sjovt farvespil, fordi man godt kan se små forskelle i farvenuancerne, alt efter hvad vej maskerne er strikket.
Jeg har SÅ meget lyst til at strikke flere Hexagon-bluser! Men nu må jeg hellere lige først blive færdig med de ting, der ikke kan vente.

Here it is from the back, outside in the snow. You can see that one of the sleeves has a different color, since it was made from another skein of yarn, but that is okay with me.
I really like this sweater! I like the bottom slits at the sides and I love the way the stitches turn another way constantly. It gives a nice effect with slightly different colors depending on how the light falls, since the front and back are knitted in 6 directions at once.
I really want to knit some more Hexagons! But right now I'd better finish the things that can't wait.

Sne! / Snow!

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Voila!

Min hexagon ligger i vaskemaskinen efter en hel del syning af kanter..... Men den er færdig! Hurra!
Dermed er jeg nået over 3 kg wollmeise i år - en glæde, jeg tog forskud på, da jeg bestilte lidt garn i den nye, tykke version. Glæder mig til at se det!

My hexagon is in the washer after a lot of sewing to do on the edges..... But it's done! Hooray!
And so I reached and passed 3 kilos of wollmeise this year - I celebrated that fact this morning, when I ordered some of the new, thicker DK version. Can't wait to see it!


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Vinderen / The winner

Vinderen af min give-away er fundet. Det var ikke nissen der hjalp mig, men den meget hjælpsomme hjemmeside, der laver tilfældige numre.
Når jeg tæller oppefra, er vinderen Alis, der har en ung-nisse på bare 2 år derhjemme. Tillykke! Jeg sender pakken, så snart jeg har din adresse. (Skriv til mig på christunte (snabela) hotmail.com)

The winner of my give-away has been found. I didn't have a "nisse" to help me, but the very helpful web-page making random numbers.
When I count from the top, the winner is Alis, who has her very own, very young nisse at home. He is 2 years old and will probably enjoy a new hat. Congratulations! I will mail the package, as soon as I have you address.

Travl torsdag / Busy Thursday

I kan godt se det, ikke? Intet billede af blusen. Jeg fik strikket, men blev ikke færdig. Men der skete masser af ting alligevel!
Det var min fridag i går, og jeg skulle til Hillerød. I toget mødte jeg hende her og ja, hun sad og strikkede. Det var rigtig hyggeligt! (Og jeg kan godt afsløre, at de bukser hun strikker bliver rigtig, rigtig bløde!)
I Hillerød skulle jeg syne min mors lejlighed og aflevere nøgler. Hvor er det altså bare underligt! Det var allersidste gang jeg var i den lejlighed som hun elskede så højt og hvor der bare emmede af hygge. Det føles virkelig mærkeligt ikke at skulle derop og ordne noget mere.
Men sådan må det vel være. Jeg glæder mig over savnet, for hvor ville det dog være helt forfærdeligt ikke at savne!
Efter at have brugt det meste af dagen dér kom jeg hjem og kom til at tænke på, at jeg måske burde få kigget efter om jeg har gaver nok til pakke-kalenderen til niecen der (for 2. år) er på efterskole.
Heldigvis var der ting til 24 pakker, der omhyggeligt blev pakket ind og sendt. Så kan hun hygge sig med det her i december!

You noticed already, right? No picture of a blouse. I worked on it, but didn't finish. But lots of other things happened instead.
Yesterday was my day off, and I was going to Hillerød. On the train I met this lady, and yes, she was sitting there knitting. It was really nice talking to her. (And the pants she's knitting is made from some really, really soft yarn!)
I was going to Hillerød to hand over the keys for my mothers apartment. It was such a strange thing to do! The very last time in the apartment that she loved so much. The place that really felt like the nicest place. It feels very, very weird that I'm not going there any more and won't be fixing more things up there.
But I guess that's the way it is. I'm happy while missing her, since I think it would be truly horrible not to feel any loss!
After spending most of my day there, I arrived home and got to think about the advent calendar for my niece who's on boarding school (her second year). Fortunately, I had 24 gifts. They were wrapped and mailed, and she has something to look forward to in December!

Jeg kan også godt glæde mig! For se, hvad min søde niece på 10 har lavet? En julekalender som jeg må få. Der skal bare være gaver i alle rørene først.
Er det så nok om julekalendre? Tjoeh...... Niecen på 18 skrev på facebook om ikke der også var julekalender til dem, der lige var flyttet hjemmefra. Det kunne da også være hyggeligt, men der er jo bare det, at hun allerede HAR fået efterskole-kalender og iøvrigt fik hendes 2 storebrødre ikke noget i den retning da de flyttede hjemmefra. (Men de spurgte selvfølgelig heller ikke!) Og det ville sandelig være nærmest umuligt at nå, eftersom de næste dage også har en del program på!

I am excited as well! Just look at what my sweet 10 year old niece made? An advent calendar for me! She just needs to put gifts in all the tubes first.
So this is the final word on advent calendars? Wellll...... My niece, who is 18, asked me on facebook if there was no calendar for those who just moved away from home? It would be nice, you know, it's just the facts that she already DID get her advent calendar while on boarding school, and her 2 older brothers didn't get anything when they got their own places. (But they didn't ask, either!) It would also be impossible to make anything, since the next couple of days are very busy as well.

Snart / Soon

Jeg har været på kursus de sidste 3 dage og derfor strikket nærmest fra morgen til aften. Sådan VIRKELIG strikket igennem! Inden kurset tænkte jeg, at kroppen på min hexagon-bluse da vist ikke kunne tage mere end 1 til 2 dage at gøre færdig. Derfor var der medbragt op til flere strømper som ekstra strikketøj. Men dem fik jeg altså ikke brug for!
Der mangler liiiiige et par rækker mere og ombukningskanten. Det er nogle rimeligt sure rækker, men jeg fortsætter stædigt. Jeg ved, at jeg bliver gladere for en cm ekstra i længden i forhold til at stoppe lidt før.
Forhåbentlig bliver den færdig i dag?
Husk iøvrigt min give-away. Jeg trækker en vinder på lørdag.

For the past 3 days, I have been attending a course and have had the joy of knitting from morning till evening. You know - REALLY knitting constantly! Before I went, I thought that the lower part of my hexagon really couldn't take that long to finish. Maybe one or two days? So I brought more than one sock for emergency knitting. But I didn't need to do that!
I still need to make just a few more rows and then the inside-border. I hate those last rows, but I go on stubbornly. I know that I will be happier for just another half inch compared to stopping too soon.
Hopefully I will finish it today?
By the way - remember my give-away. The winner will be found this Saturday.

Kurser / Courses

4 fødder / Four feet

Faktisk burde det vist hedde "8 fødder"..... De første 4 kan holdes varme med de strømper, der endelig blev helt færdige, med stumper og stykker af lyseblå tråd til de sidste omgange. Til gengæld blev de to lyseblå strømper helt ens!
Strømperne er til mine gode venner, der lige nu er 18 måneder i USA. De opholder sig et sted, hvor der vist kan blive rigtig, rigtig koldt om vinteren, og da jeg er så blødhjertet (Ja! Igen!), kom jeg vist nok til at love at strikke strømper til dem alle 5. Eftersom vinteren nærmer sig, måtte jeg jo komme i gang!
Strømperne er strikket af nogle nøgler Viking "Frøya" der lå på lager. Købt engang på tilbud. Dejligt blødt og varmt og med den ekstra fordel, at det kan strikkes på pind 3. Strømper er altså lige en smule hurtigere at strikke så, i forhold til den sædvanlige pind 2,5! De vejer tilsammen 160 gram og der er absolut ikke mere garn!

Actually I should have called this "8 feet".... The first 4 feet will keep warm with these socks that finally finished, using scraps and bits of blue yarn for the last rounds. But the blue socks are identical, which I'm very proud of!
The socks are for my good friends who are staying 18 months in the state of New York right now. I think it will get very, very cold during winter, and since I'm so soft (Yes! Again!), I think I happened to promise them warm socks. All 5 of them. Since winter is coming, I figured I'd better get started!
The socks are made from some skeins of Viking "Frøya" from my stash. Bought at a sale once. Really warm and soft and with the extra bonus of thicker yarn. I used 3 mm needles, which was somewhat faster than the usual 2.5 mm needles. They weigh a total of 160 grams, and there is absolutely no yarn left!

I skal da ikke snydes for et billede af glade "Hammi" i sin nye sok. Ejeren er vist glad, og søsteren (min niece) var dødeligt jaloux over at han fik en slikkepind som bonus. Næste gang skal der ekstra slikkepind med.....

And here is a picture of happy "Hammi" in her new sock. Her owner seems happy, and his sister (my niece) was very jealous at the lollipop he had as a bonus. Next time I will need to remember an extra lollipop for the sister.....