Penn State på en torsdag / Penn State on a Thursday

Nu er jeg så godt hjemme igen efter en dejlig uge hos familien. Min nevø er jo på college og jeg havde ikke set ham siden sidste år, så torsdag tog jeg med min svoger på tur til nevøen. Penn State University ligger cirka i den anden ende af Pennsylvania, så det var en lang tur! Jeg fik faktisk strikket et helt ærme!

So now I'm back home again after spending a lovely week with the family. So my nephew is at college and I hadn't seen him since last year, so on Thursday I went with my brother-in-law to visit the nephew. Penn State University is located at the other end of Pennsylvania, so it was a long ride! I actually knit an entire sleeve!

Der var de fineste farver på træerne på vej derop. 

On the way there we saw such beautiful colors on the trees. 

Det var hyggeligt at se nevøen igen! Han skulle med os tilbage og bruge weekenden hjemme, men først skulle vi have frokost. Der var en Panda Express - min yndlings fast food kæde i USA! Kung Pao Chicken med god udsigt var virkelig lækkert! 

It was so nice seeing the nephew again! He was coming back with us to spend the weekend at home, but first we had lunch. There was a Panda Express - my favorite fast food chain in the US! Kung Pao Chicken with a nice view was so delicious! 

Vi mødte også løven. Universitetet ligger ved Mount Nittany, så deres maskot hedder Nittany Lion. Statuen her er rigtig flot. Deres maskot ligner en hjemløs løve som har haft et hårdt liv......

We also met the lion. The university is located close to Mount Nittany, and their mascot is called Nittany Lion. The statue is so pretty. The mascot looks like a homeless lion who had a rough life.....

De har deres eget mejeri. Min svoger skulle have kaffe, men jeg ville smage deres is og tænkte at det sikkert var fint bare med en "lille" kugle. Som viste sig at være på størrelse med TRE almindelige kugler! Heldigvis var det virkelig lækkert, men det tog lidt tid at spise sig igennem det her!

They have their own creamery. My brother-in-law was having coffee, but I wanted a taste of the ice cream and thought that just a "little" scoop would be nice. Turned out it was the size of THREE normal scoops! Fortunately, it was so delicious, but it took some time eating all of this! 

På vej hjem kom vi forbi en lille frihedsgudinde som stod midt i floden i nærheden af byen Dauphin. 

Nu kan det være I spekulerer over hvad jeg så lavede om fredagen? Jeg kan afsløre at den blev brugt med nevøen i genbrugsbutikker så han kunne finde tøj til Halloween. Nogle meget store genbrugsbutikker! Der ud over er der gået mange ture med hunden, søde Daisy. Det har været en dejlig ferie, men mærkeligt nok har jeg hverken været i garnbutik eller købt stof. Det er nok meget heldigt for lageret herhjemme.......

On our way back we passed a little statue of liberty, standing in the middle of the river close to the city of Dauphin. So now you might wonder what I did on Friday? I can reveal that it was spent with my nephew in thrift stores so he could find a costume for Halloween. Some very big thrift stores! I also enjoyed many walks with the dog, sweet Daisy. It has been such a wonderful vacation, but strangely enough I have neither been to yarn shops nor bought any fabric. I guess it's a good thing for my stash here at home. It's huge already!

Lidt mere grøn / A bit more green

Det har været en dejlig ferie og jeg har faktisk fået strikket på min egen sweater også! En dag med cirka 8 timer i bil blev til et ærme. Det er flot, ikke?

Nu har jeg prøvet sweateren på, og jeg tror den bliver rigtig god her til vinter. Farven er bare så flot! Jeg må se hvor meget mere jeg kan nå inden hjemkomst.....

It has been such a nice vacation and I have actually knitted some on my own sweater as well! A day with about 8 hours in a car led to a sleeve. It's looking good, don't you think?

I have tried it on, and I do think it will be really good this winter. The color is so beautiful! I have to try knitting some more before coming home.....

Philadelphia på en onsdag / Philadephia on a Wednesday

Det har været en begivenhedsrig uge! Onsdag tog jeg toget med min søster til Philadelphia. Det er virkelig nemt eftersom de bor lige ved siden af stationen! 

Vores mål var at hygge os og se noget, og vi startede med at gå hen til rådhuset som er bygget for cirka 200 år siden, for at se om vi kunne komme op i tårnet. Ja. HELT op i tårnet! Man kan lige skimte statuen på toppen. Heldigvis var der billetter til lidt senere! 

So many things have happened this week! On Wednesday I took the train with my sister to go to Philadelphia. It is so easy since they live next to the station!

Our goal was just having a nice time but also see some stuff, and we started by going to the city hall that was built about 200 years ago, to see if we could go up the tower. Yes. ALL the way up! You can almost see the statue on top. Fortunately, there were tickets for the afternoon!

Mens vi ventede på turen i tårnet ville vi gå på museum. Men det var ikke åbent endnu. Så i stedet gik vi i Reading food market ved stationen og fik "Apple Dumplings" i en "Dutch" bod som var bemandet af amish folk. 

Det smagte SÅ godt! Det var umuligt at spise op, dog. Men helt sikkert noget man skal prøve igen!

While we waited for our trip to the tower we wanted to visit a museum. Which was not open yet. So instead we went to Reading food market by the station and had "Apple Dumplings" in a "Dutch" place manned by Amish. 

It was SO good! It was impossible to finish, but it's definitely something I will try again!

Det museum vi ville besøge var et stof museum. Der er gratis adgang, og der er så fint! Det ligger lige rundt om hjørnet fra stationen. Udstillingen var quiltede billeder lavet af tøj fra fanger. Hvert billede viste en scene som fangen savnede hjemmefra og et dyr som de godt kunne lide. Baggrundsquiltene var købt i genbrugsbutikker. 

The museum vi wanted to see was a fabric museum. Entrance is free, and it's so pretty! It's just around the corner from the station. The exhibition was quilted pictures made with clothes from prisoners. Every picture showed a scene that they missed from home, and an animal that they liked. The quilts for the background had been bought in thrift stores. 

Bagefter kom vi op i tårnet! Mange, mange etager op med en gammel, knirkende elevator og helt derop hvor vi kunne se støvlerne af William Penn, byens grundlægger. 

Afterwards, we went up in the tower! Many, many stories up with an old, squeaky elevator and so far up that we could see the boots of William Penn, founder of the city. 

Der var den flotteste udsigt over hele byen. Hele vejen rundt!

Eftersom uafhængighedserklæringen blev skrevet i byen er Philadelphia præcis lige så gammel som USA. Det er alligevel vildt, især når man tænker på alle de nyere amerikanske byer! I modsætning til så mange andre byer går der faktisk folk på gaden i centrum, og der er mange små fine butikker. 

There was such a pretty view over the entire city up there! All the way around!

Since the declaration of independence was written in this city, Philadelphia is exactly as old as the US. It is wild to think of, especially thinking of all the newer, American cities! In contrast to many other cities there are actually people walking around in the centre of the city, and there are a lot of nice little shops. 

Bagefter gik vi næsten ned til floden for at finde denne her fine chokoladebutik, Shanes Confectionery, med fine, håndlavede chokolader. 

Afterwards we walked almost down to the river to see this fine chocolate shop, Shanes Confectionery, with pretty, hand-made chocolates. 

Inden vi tog hjem spiste vi på Craftsman Row Saloon, den mest Halloween pyntede restaurant jeg har set! Selv menukortet var fyldt med Halloween, og min burger så sådan her ud. Den smagte godt! 

Vi nåede rigtig meget og vi var faktisk trætte da toget endelig kom til Doylestown igen. Sikke en dejlig dag!

Before we went home we ate at Craftsman Row Saloon, the most Halloween-decrated restaurant I've ever seen! Even the menu was filled with Halloween stuff, and my burger looked like this. It was so tasty!

We did so much and we were quite exhausted when the train finally arrived back in Doylestown. What a lovely day!

New York City på en tirsdag / New York City on a Tuesday

Tirsdag skulle jeg til New York. Denne gang tog jeg bussen. Det var så nemt! Den kører fra stationen, lige over vejen fra min søster. Jeg tog af sted virkelig tidligt, 05.40, men rejsen tar knapt 3 timer, så det blev en ret perfekt ankomst. 

On Tuesday I was going to New York. This time by bus. It was so easy! It goes from the station, right across from my sister's. I left really early, 05.40 a.m., but the travel is almost 3 hours, so arrival in New York is actually perfect!

Jeg besøgte min veninde Dorina. Og hendes katte. Vi gik en dejlig tur!

I visited my friend Dorina. And her cats. We took a lovely walk!

Vi var mest i Greenwich Village. Der er så utroligt hyggeligt! Der er meget pynt til Halloween. 

We spent the time in Greenwich Village mostly. It's so incredibly cozy! They set out Halloween decorations. 

Her kan I se at det ER New York! Man kunne se Freedom Tower ret fint nede ved floden!

Just to show you that it IS New York! Freedom Tower was visible and so pretty at the river!

Vi gik en dejlig tur. Og snakkede. Vi var i Chelsea Market og på HIgh Line, men slet ikke i garnbutikker. Her er et flot gavlmaleri! 

We went for a lovely walk. And talked. We went to Chelsea Market and High Line but saw no yarn shops. Here is a beautiful mural painting!

På vej hjem med bussen var trafikken sådan her. Men jeg kom faktisk hjem tidligere end forventet! Det var en anderledes tur til New York, men virkelig hyggelig! Der er så fint nede ved floden og i Greenwich Village. Hvis du kommer dertil må du prøve at se det!

Going home on the bus the traffic looked like this. But I ended up getting home earlier than expected! It was a different trip to New York, but so nice! It is so pretty by the river and in Greenwich Village. If you ever get to visit you should try going there!

Smukt ved High Rocks / Beautiful at High Rocks

 

En ny sweater / A new sweater

Da jeg skulle rejse fra København lørdag havde jeg garn og mønster med til en ny hundesweater. Denne gang med lidt snoninger, men i samme farve Wollmeise DK. 

Det gik ret hurtigt på flyet, og eftersom jeg havde modellen at måle på, er det gået ret godt. 

When I was travelling from Copenhagen on Saturday, I brought yarn and patter for a new dog sweater. This time with a tiny bit of cables, but same color Wollmeise DK as last time. 

It was fast to knit on the plane, and since I had the model for measuring, it went pretty well. 

Som I kan se er den gamle sweater godt brugt og er mere eller mindre i laser!

As you can see, the old sweater has been used a lot and have broken in several places!

Heldigvis tager det virkelig ikke lang tid at strikke sådan en lille sweater, og den var allerede klar til i går, efter bare knapt 3 dage. 

Jeg synes resultatet blev rigtig godt! Hvis du selv har en kold lille hund har jeg brugt det her mønster. 

Den er strikket i Wollmeise DK, ialt 150 gram på pind 4. 

Fortunately it doesnt take long to knit such a tiny sweater, and yesterday it was done and ready. Took me almost 3 days. 

The result is really great, I think! If you also have a cold little dog, I used this pattern. It is made with Wollmeise DK, 150 grams in total, using 4 mm needles.

Skelet! / Skeleton!

Det er snart Halloween og der er skeletter overalt! Hvis du vil komme lidt i stemning er dagens opskrift god. Lav en lille top med ribben og skulderblade så du ligner et skelet! Brug den så meget du har lyst. Opskriften finder du her. 
 

Halloween is coming very near with skeletons everywhere! If you want to get in the mood, today's pattern is great. Make a top with ribs and shoulder blades to make you look like a skeleton! Use it as much as you want. The pattern can be found here. 

Det burde være nok / It should be enough

Når man skal på ferie skal man jo pakke de vigtige ting, ikke? Udover tøj og slik var det også vigtigt med strikketøj. Der plejer at være god tid til at strikke, og lille Daisy skal have noget varmt. 

Så der er et par næsten færdige strømper og garn til et par mere, min grønne sweater og ting til en hundesweater. Det burde være RIGELIGT til en uge!

When going on vacation you need to pack the important stuff, right? Apart from clothes and candy it's also important with the knitting. I usually have time for knitting there and little Daisy is cold. 

So I brought a pair of almost finished socks and yarn for another pair, my green sweater and materials for a dog sweater. Should be PLENTY for a week!

Lang, men festlig uge / Long, but festive week

Der har været en del hektiske uger i mit liv, for jeg er alt for god til at planlægge rigtig mange ting samtidigt, men denne her uge har været hektisk ud over det sædvanlige. 

Min kollega skulle nemlig forsvare sin PhD, noget hun har glædet sig til og planlagt RIGTIGT længe! Hendes opponent kom fra Oslo, og i torsdags blev han vist rundt. Min kollega havde ønsket sig "de der gode danske nogen" så jeg havde købt ret mange flødeboller fra Frellsen chokolade. De var ret dyre, men de var så LÆKRE!!!! 

Om aftenen spiste vi middag med opponent og de andre vejledere og jeg var bagvagt så jeg sov i Lund. 

There have been som hectic weeks of my life, because I'm far to good at planning a lot of stuff simultaneously, but this week has been high on the list. 

My colleague had her PhD defense, something she has been looking forward to and planned for a REALLY long time!

Her opponent came from Oslo, and on Thursday we showed him around the clinic. My colleague asked for "those good Danish things you know" so I bought a lot of handmade chocolate-coated marshmallow treats (Google translates suggestion for "Flødeboller"). They were quite expensive, but so YUMMY!

In the evening we ate dinner with her opponent and the other supervisors, and since I was on call I slept in Lund. 

I går forsvarede hun så sin PhD. Det gik virkelig godt (det var det alle forventede). Her er hun med sin figur som vi bruger til at prøve at banke lidt viden om sygdommen ind i hovedet på børnene, men hvor hun havde opsummeret sin forskning. 

Festen i går var også velplanlagt og jeg kom hjem til et fint hus. Mine gæster havde ryddet op og endda vasket en del sengetøj. Det var rigtig rart! Fordi morgenen skulle bruges på at pakke så jeg kan rejse til min søster. Det har været sådan lige stramt nok at nå det hele!

Yesterday she had her defense. It went really well (which everybody expected). Here she is with her figure that we use for trying to get the kids to understand a bit about their disease, but here she used it to summarize her research. 

The party afterwards was also well planned and I got home to a good-looking house. My guests tidied up and even washed some bed covers. It was so nice! Because this morning I spend packing so I can go see my sister. It has been tight to manage everything!

Ribkant / Rib edge

Takket være film med familien har jeg faktisk strikket ribkant på kroppen på min bluse! Den bliver brun, bare for at få ribkanten ens over det hele. 

Ærmerne må komme med på ferie. Det må hundesweateren også. Jeg har ikke lige haft hjernekapacitet til at kigge nærmere på hvordan den skal være, men jeg tror jeg når det på ferien, ihvertfald! Desuden kan jeg så måle direkte på hunden. Det er rart at først blive færdig med kroppen på min sweater!

Thanks to watching movies with my family I actually made the entire rib edge on the sweater's body! It will be brown, just to make it look the same all over. 

The sleeves will come with me on vacation. As will the dog sweater. I haven't had the brain power to look into how it should be, but I'm sure I will make it when on vacation! Furthermore I will be able to measure on the dog. I do love that I can finish this part of my sweater first!

Gæster / Guests

Det er jo efterårsferie for mange og jeg har haft hyggeligt besøg! Den lille dame her, hendes forældre og søskende. Det er dejligt med en familie som kan underholde sig selv, for jeg har jo været på arbejde. 

De har så nydt København og vi har set film om aftenen. Og strikket! Den første aften jeg kom hjem græd hun. Men i går græd hun ikke. Det var rart for mig! 

So it's fall break for many here in Denmark, and I had a nice visit! This little lady, her parents and siblings. It's great with a family who knows how to entertain themselves, because I have been working. 

So they enjoyed Copenhagen and we watched some movies at night. And knit! The first evening when I got home, she cried. But last night she did not cry. I really liked that!

Jeg glæder mig til det her snart / I'm looking forward to this soon

 

Garn fra Atlanterhavet / Yarn from the Atlantic Ocean

I har ikke set hvad jeg fandt af garn på Island og Færøerne! Det må være på tide! I Reykjavik sneg jeg mig til at kigge på garn i Hagkaup da jeg skulle hen og se børneafdelingen. 

Der var et virkelig stort udvalg af Lopi garn, og jeg valgte Fjallalopi, en ny variant, i den flotteste, røde farve! Jeg købte nok til en bluse til mig OG jeg fik inspireret min kollega fra voksenafdelingen som faktisk endte med at købe garn til hele to trøjer. Det her garn er en slags mellemtykkelse, 150 meter pr 50 gram. Det skal nok blive godt!

So you haven't seen what yarn I found in Iceland and the Faeroe Islands! It is about time! In Reykjavik I sneaked into Hagkaup to look at yarn, while I was on my way to see the pediatric department. 

There was a large variety of Lopi yarn, and I chose Fjallalopi, a new variant, in the most beautiful, red color! I bought enough for a top for me AND I actually inspired my colleague from the adult department who actually ended up buying yarn for two cardigans! This yarn is in between Lettlopi and Einband, 150 meters in a 50 gram skein. It will be perfect!

Da vi var på vej til sommerhuset kom vi forbi en butik med kunsthåndværk. Der var mange fine ting, OG der var håndfarvet strømpegarn! Det er første gang jeg har set det på Island, og det kunne jeg selvfølgelig ikke lade ligge! Jeg synes de her farver er virkelig fine. Den røde er der noget ild og lava over, mens den grønne ligner fjelde med græs. 

When we were on our way to the summerhouse we passed a shop with arts and crafts. There were so many pretty things, AND they had hand dyed sock yarn! It's the first time I have seen that in Iceland, and of course I couldn't just leave it there! I do think these colors are so pretty. The red reminds me of fire and lava, while the green looks like mountains with grass. 

På Færøerne kom jeg ind i Navia butikken og købte derfor - ja - Navia garn. Så lækkert! Dels noget tyndt garn i fine pink og grønne farver, dels noget lidt tykkere strømpegarn. 

Man kunne godt tro at jeg strikker mange strømper når jeg køber så meget strømpegarn, ikke? Haha! 

Det bør nærmest være en del af husholdningsbudgettet......

At the Faeroe Islands I visited the Navia shop so I bought - well - Navia yarn. So lovely! Both some thin yarn in pretty pink and green colors, and some sock yarn that is a bit thicker. 

You might think that I knit a lot of socks, buying so much sock yarn! Haha!

This ought to be on my household budget.....

Edderkop! / Spider!

Det er snart Halloween, så der skal lidt let uhygge ind på bloggen! Jeg har edderkoppeøreringe i ørerne i dag, faktisk. Ikke dem her, dog. Men dagens opskrift er simpelthen på hjemmelavede øreringe med edderkopper! De skulle være meget hurtige og nemme at lave og du finder dem her. 
 

It's Halloween soon, so we are letting in some light spookiness here! I am wearing spider earrings today, to be honest. Not these, though. But today's pattern is for handmade earrings with spiders! They should be very quick and easy to make and you can find them here.