Fredfyldt / Peacefully

Tidligt i går morges døde min mor. Ikke uventet, men alligevel pludseligt. Stille og fredeligt i sin seng, som hun ønskede det.
Stille og fredelig har weekenden været, mens vi sang hende ud af lejligheden og fik lavet diverse aftaler.
Jeg tror, vi skal ses igen i Himlen, men indtil da må jeg savne hende. Allerede nu er det mærkeligt ikke at ringe til hende hver aften, som en slags livline for hende. Det bliver mærkeligt at kunne tage til kor onsdag uden at skulle forbi med indkøb og suse rundt og ordne ting. Det bliver mærkeligt at kunne planlægge weekender uden at skulle huske at der skal være tid til et besøg hos hende.
Det bliver også dejligt med lidt mere tid, og vi er alle glade for, at hendes liv fik lov at slutte så fredfyldt og godt. Men lige de næste dage og uger skal jeg vænne mig til det mærkelige.....

Very early on Saturday morning, my mother died. Not unexpected, but still suddenly. Quiet and peacefully in her bed. Just as she hoped for.
This weekend has been quiet and peaceful, when we sang for her as she was leaving her apartment in the coffin, and as we made the different, necessary arrangements.
I believe we'll meet again in Heaven, but until then I'll miss her. Even now it feels very strange not calling her on the phone every night, so she knew I was right here for her. It will be very strange on Wednesday when I won't have to visit her and do her shopping and all kind of practical stuff before going to my choir-night. It will be very weird in the future, being able to plan my weekends without having to remember to leave enough time for a visit to her.
I'm looking forward to having a bit more time in my life, and all of us are really happy that her life could end in such a peaceful way. But the next days and weeks I'll have to get used to all this new strangeness.....

Gråvejr / Grey weather

Dette billede er lånt fra nettet et eller andet sted, men jeg synes egentlig, det ligner meget godt. Vejret lige nu er mørkt og vådt. Man får bestemt lyst til at blive inde og hygge sig!
I aften skal jeg lige nøjagtigt sidde inde. Det bliver hyggeligt. Forhåbentlig kan jeg så også strikke lidt....
Det er dog et lyspunkt, at min søster nu er kommet hjem til familien. Der var glade børn og en træt mor med jetlag, og en træt far, der havde været græsenkemand. Men det er rart, at de er samlet og er i nærheden!

I borrowed this picture on the internet somewhere, but I think it looks very authentic. The weather right now is dark and wet. You sure feel like sitting indoors, enjoying yourself!
Tonight I'm going to do just that. I'm really looking forward to it. Hopefully I can knit a bit as well.....
Some rays of sunlight are still here, though. My sister just returned home to her family. There was some

Hamster

Da min mindste nevø fyldte 7 år, var det stort! Det var også stort at se hans nye hamster, kaldet "Hammi", "Hamster-Bob" eller "Ludvig", alt efter hvilket familiemedlem man spurgte.
Hamsteren skulle selvfølgelig ind at se lidt af den store verden (dvs. spisebord), og som hamstere gør, vimsede den ivrigt rundt for at se det hele (dvs. finde et sted at gemme sig?).


When my youngest nephew turned seven, it was a big day! It was also huge to see his new hamster, called "Hammi", "Hamster-Bob" or "Ludvig", depending on which member of the family I asked.
The little guy had to come see a bit of the big world, naturally (a.k.a. dining table) and like any hamster would do, he ran around to look at everything (or maybe to find a place of hiding?).

F.eks. ville jeg nok behandle en hamster pænt, der var i besiddelse af en revolver.....

Like any other sane person, I would treat a hamster very nicely, if it did carry a gun!

Nå, men til sidst fandt det lille kræ min igangværende strømpe. Et sikkert hit! Den gemte sig grundigt, og hvæsede, når vi forsøgte at få den ud..... (Det var IKKE nemt!)
Hvorom alting er, så har jeg nu lovet at strikke en hamster-strømpe. I samme garn som min mindste nevøes strømper, selvfølgelig!
Jeg tror, modtageren bliver mægtig glad.....

Well, in the end the little guy found my sock in progress. Oh joy! He hid very thoroughly and hissed loudly at us, when we tried to get him out.... (It wasn't easy!)
Anyway - now I promised to make a hamster-sock. Of course using the same yarn as was used for my youngest nephews socks!
I think, the recipient will be very, very happy......

Fanø 2012

Garn / Yarn

Da vi var i Ho, købte jeg også lidt garn. Ja - I hørte rigtigt. LIDT GARN!!!! Til gengæld var der rigeligt med lækkerhed. Sådan noget her Fleece Artist håndfarvet Blue Face Leicester garn har jeg længe haft et godt øje til, og med 20% rabat OG både et opstrikket halstørklæde på pind 3 og et opstrikket sjal på pind 6 til rigtigt at vise, hvor skønt det er, røg der hele to i tasken..... Selv om jeg har rigeligt at strikke, tror jeg altså også snart det ene skal blive til et lille halstørklæde. Til mig! Jeg købte også 50 gram Cashmere lace. Nok til et sort sjal, og såååååå blødt.

When visiting Ho, I also bought a little yarn. Yes - I'm not kidding. A LITTLE yarn!!!!! Although the amount was small, the yumminess was colossal. Yarn like this Fleece Artist hand dyed Blue Face Leicester yarn is something I have admired for a long time, and with 20% off AND not only a scarf knitted on 3 mm needles but also a shawl knitted on 6 mm needles to proof how great this yarn is, I bought not just one, but 2 skeins..... Even though I have plenty of projects, I think one of these skeins will be a scarf before long. For me! I also bought 50 grams of Cashmere lace yarn. Enough for a black shawl and soooooo soft.

Min cumulus og jeg blev også fotograferet sammen. Den var perfekt som overtøj, både varm og blød. Jeg er bestemt ikke blevet mindre glad for den!

My cumulus and I had our picture taken together. It was perfect for wearing outside without a coat. Warm and soft. I definitely just love it even more after using it!

Og så var der nogen, der brugte deres I-pad som kamera. Meget diskret!

Someone used their I-pad as a camera. Very handy and discreet!

Kartoffelferie / Potatoes and vacation

I de gode, meget gamle dage, fik børnene ferie i efteråret for at hjælpe med at høste kartofler. Dvs. kartoffelferie, der blev til efterårsferie.
Nu kommer vi ikke udenom at det er efterår. Kartofler er jo generelt en overset grøntsag, så skal vi ikke hylde den lidt i dag? Mønsteret på den strikkede variation kan findes her.

In the good, very old days in Denmark, all kids had a week of vacation during fall in order to help harvest the potatoes. This was the potato-vacation that became fall-vacation.
Well - it sure is fall! As a vegetable, potatoes are not hip in any way, so todays post is for giving the potatoes some credit for all we get from it. The pattern for this knitted kind can be found here.

På vej hjem / Going home

Så er det snart tid at komme hjem... Vi mangler jo 'lige' Ho Strik og en dejlig frokost på Ho Kro. Det bliver en dejlig dag!

It's almost time to go home..... We still need to go to Ho strik and to eat a lovely lunch.
This is going to be a wonderful Day!

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Indkøb / Shopping

Så lidt købte jeg. Garn og opskrift til en 'overslyngel' af Bente Geil.
Det var ikke mig, der købte mest garn, hvilket jeg er uendeligt stolt af. Og jeg købte kun noget i 1 ud af 3 butikker!

I only bought yarn and pattern for a blouse by Bente Geil.
I wasn't the one buying most, which I'm very proud off, and I only bought something in one out of three shops!

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Garn og udsigt / Yarn and view

Vi kom lidt senere til Fanø. Jeg kunne ikke finde et sted at sætte min cykel på Hovedbanegården og kom med et senere tog. Burde sådanne problemer ikke være forbeholdt biler?
Til gengæld lagde vi hårdt ud med pakkeleg. Et bjerg af pakker med dejligt indhold! Det var faktisk som juleaften.....

We came to Fanø a bit late. I couldn't find a place to park my bike at the central station and had to catch a later train. I thought this kind of problem was for cars only?
When arriving, we had the dicegame. A huge pile of gifts with lovely content! It was better than Christmas....


I dag ser udsigten sådan ud. Regnen som var lovet ser ud til at holde sig væk, og om lidt starter garnbutik-turen. Lige nu sidder jeg i en dejlig læderstol der kan gynge - med denne udsigt! - og er ikke helt sikker på at jeg overhovedet kan svinge mig op til at rejse mig. Aaaahhhh!

Today the view is like this. The rain that was promised seems to stay away and in a little while we are going yarn-shop crawling.
Right now I'm sitting in a leatherchair that's also a rocking chair - with this view! - and I'm not sure I'll be able to stop being so relaxed and get up!

Fanø

I dag er det tid for årets Fanø-tur. Selv om der kun er strikkefestival hvert andet år, så kan man altså godt lave sin egen festival. I år bliver vi 4, og der er hygge-garanti....
F.eks. skal vi da selvfølgelig lave garn-pakkeleg, og som I kan se, er jeg helt klar! Måske ligner papiret lidt for meget juleaften, men det føles næsten også sådan.
Vi skal selvfølgelig forbi samtlige garnbutikker på Fanø (Ja - der er jo hele 3!) og helt klart også en tur forbi Ho strik.
Behøver jeg overhovedet forsøge at forklare jer, hvor meget jeg glæder mig?

Today I'll be going to Fanø after work. I'm so excited! Even though the knitting festival is only held every other year, we just make our own wool festival. This year we will be 4 persons, and there will be loads of "hygge".
As usual, we will have the yarn-dice-game, and as you can see, I'm well prepared! If you think the wrapping paper looks like Christmas, you're quite right. This weekend is almost like Christmas.....
Naturally, we will visit every single yarn-shop on Fanø (there are 3!) and also Ho strik.
I can't even explain how much I'm looking forward to this, but I guess you understand.

Nye bøger / New books

Annette Danielsen har lige udgivet 2 nye bøger, og da hun altid har nogle ret gode opskrifter, ventede jeg ikke alt for længe med at få føjet dem til samlingen....
Først et hæfte med strik til piger mellem 10-14 år. Meget aktuelt, tænkte jeg, - måske niecen kunne tænke sig noget fra det?

Annette Danielsen just made 2 new books, and since her patterns are really good, I didn't wait for long before adding them to my ever-growing collection of knitting books.....
First a collection of patterns for 10-14 year old girls. Very appropriate, since my youngest niece might want something from this little book?

Så en bog med store opskrifter. Jeg havde nok ikke helt overvejet, at de vist ikke helt er min størrelse, men lige nummeret større. Først var jeg en smule ærgelig, men så kiggede jeg nærmere efter og så, at hver model kommer i 3 udgaver, hvoraf den ene er taljeret. Der burde nok være basis for noget der kunne være brugbart. Modellerne er rigtig, rigtig flotte!

Then a book with big-size patterns. I hadn't really thought about how they were not my size, but bigger. First I was a bit disappointed, but then I looked closer and discovered that all models come in 3 different ways, one of them with a more fitted shape. Should be possible to make something useful from this. The models are really, really pretty!

Niecen på 10 blev sat til at kigge i Tøsestrik-hæftet. Hun var ikke videre entusiastisk. Jeg nævnte, at hvis hun nu var rigtig smart, så kunne man jo godt forestille sig, at jeg ville strikke en af dem til hende, hvis der nu var en hun kunne lide!
Derefter bladrede pigebarnet igen og sagde så: "Moster, jeg er smart. Du må gerne strikke den dér til mig ("Pistacie"), men jeg kommer nok ikke til at bruge den så meget....."
Så kunne Moster tænke over det! Jeg tror nu nok, det er fordi hun er mere til noget med billeder på stadigvæk. Hun gider ikke have noget, man lige så godt kunne købe. Mon ikke vi finder ud af noget sammen?

My 10 year old niece was told to look through the girl models. Not very enthusiastic. I mentioned, that maybe if she was really smart, one might imagine that I would knit one of the models for her, if she liked one of them!
And so the little lady looked again and said "Moster, I'm really smart. You can knit this one for me (the one pictured), but I'll probably not use it very much....."
So, well.... I had something to think about! I guess it's because she still likes sweaters with some kind of pictures, not something you might as well buy in a shop. I also think we'll figure it out together!

Mere fødselsdag / More birthday

Første / First

Strømperne til niecen er i gang. Jeg er meget tilfreds med udseendet, knap så meget med hastigheden.... Det virker rimeligt håbløst at hun skulle nå at få dem om 5 dage, men til gengæld vil hun nok blive glad, selv om de kommer nogle dage for sent!
I dag er min første 'rigtige' fridag. Første tirsdag var jeg syg og for en uge siden skulle jeg alligevel arbejde, men i dag! I dag havde jeg masser af planer. Morgenen var yderst afslappet, derefter røg planerne lige i vasken (sådan kan det gå), men i aften skal jeg ihvertfald til 7-års fødselsdag. Bevæbnet med løst krudt. Glæder mig!

The socks for my niece are coming along nicely. I love the look of them, not so much the speed. Can't really imagine how they will be finished and at her home in just 5 days! Fortunately, I'm quite sure she will love them, even if they are a few days late....
Today is my first 'real' Tuesday off from work. The first Tuesday I was sick, the next one I had to work, but today! Today I had oh, so many plans. My morning was very relaxed. Then all my plans flew out the window, but tonight I'll stick to the plan of joining a 7-years birthday celebration. I'm ready and armed with gun-powder. Can't wait!

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Strikke-videnskab / Knitting science

Dagens mønster er til de helt hårde nørder. Det være sig til strikning eller videnskab. Det kunne jo også være, du ville proppe lidt ekstra viden i knolden på de små poder? De kan jo lige så godt lære det.....
Ihvertfald - det er helt vild SEJT! Det periodiske system som strikkede klodser. Du finder mønsteret som en gratis Ravelry download her.

Today's pattern is for the very hard-core nerds. Wether knitting nerds or scientific nerds. Or maybe you would like to enlighten the youngsters in your home? They might as well learn it sooner than later.....
Anyway - this is way COOL! The periodic system made as knitted blocks. The pattern is a free Ravelry download right here.

Weekend

Lørdagen gik med en dejlig dag i Tivoli. Niecen strålede som en lille sol, og hun fik mig med op i nogle forlystelser jeg faktisk aldrig har prøvet før. Det kan hun godt prale af, selv om jeg nægtede at bevæge mig op i det gyldne tårn.....
Vi arbejdede en del på at få points i forskellige boder, og jeg er nu den lykkelige ejer af et Tivoli-puslespil med 1000 brikker. Mægtig flot, ikke?
Desværre skal det nok ikke gøre sig forventninger om at blive samlet. De få gange i mit liv (max. 2-3) jeg har samlet sådan et stort puslespil, har jeg været ulykkeligt forelsket og ikke været i stand til at koncentrere mig om andet i flere dage, og sådan som min kalender og det hele ser ud lige nu (Okay... Kalender og kærlighed. Ikke de to ting, man normalt forbinder!) er der nok hverken tid eller følelser til det. Men måske når jeg bliver gammel?
I aftes fik jeg så en længe ventet aften med ingenting. Bogstaveligt talt. Jeg sad i sofaen og hæklede en firkant. Var lidt for træt til at følge med i et sammenhængende tv-program og gik tidligt i seng. Det var vist meget heldigt, for da jeg kiggede nærmere i kalenderen opdagede jeg, at i morgen aften ikke var så fri som jeg troede...... Men alt i alt har det bare været dejligt med "Weekend" - som i "jeg har fri og skal hygge mig". De næste dage skal der strikkes lidt mere igen!

On Saturday we had a lovely day in Tivoli. My niece was smiling all day, and she actually had me trying some rides I never tried before. She can be very proud, even though there was no way I'll ever try the free fall ride.....
We did a lot of work collecting points for a prize, and so I'm the happy owner of a Tivoli jigsaw puzzle with 1000 pieces. Lovely!
Unfortunately it will probably have to wait in vain for being made. The very few times in my life (maybe 2-3 times) I've finished a jigsaw puzzle, I have been in love with someone who didn't love me back, and unable to concentrate on anything else. For days. The way my calendar and life in general look right now (well - love and calendar? Not 2 words you connect very often...) there will be neither time, nor feelings for making another jigsaw puzzle very soon. Maybe when I grow old?
Last night I had an evening of nothing. Literally. I really needed it, and I sat on the couch and crocheted a square. Was too tired for watching an entire tv-show and went to bed early. Very lucky, since I looked closer in my calendar and discovered that tomorrow evening holds activities and didn't classify as "an evening off". Bottomline? It is great having a "Weekend" - as in "I'm just going to relax and enjoy myself". In the next days I'll have to do a bit more knitting again!

Fra posthuset / From the post office

I går hentede jeg ikke bare niecen, men også to gaver der lå og ventede på posthuset. Og hvilke gaver!
Min bror og svigerinde havde været på Læsø OG i uld-butikken. De havde købt dette lækre farveskiftegarn, en flot sjalsnål og opskriften på SuperKarlas fantastiske ønskekappe! Det ene bundt blev viklet op til morgen, så jeg kunne se farveskiftene, og jeg tror det bliver rigtig flot.
Iøvrigt lød den der uld-butik som et paradis..... Måske skulle man tage til Læsø engang?

Yesterday I didn't just pick up my niece, but also two gifts waiting for me at the post office. Wonderful gifts!
My brother and sister in law had gone to Læsø AND visited the wool shop. They bought this yummy color changing yarn for me, a shawl pin and the pattern for a pretty shawl. One of the skeins were caked this morning, showing the color changes clearly. I think it will be a great shawl.
By the way - the wool shop sounded like paradise..... Maybe I should go to Læsø some time?

Der var også en HERLIG gave fra USA. Min søster havde købt feeeeede strikkebøger og iøvrigt fyldt pakken med karamel-popcorn (MUMS!), starbucks pumpkin spice latte (mere mums!) og en Jell-O kage der ikke skal bages..... Noget af det spiselige er allerede væk, så dette er resterne.
Bøgerne er dels den fantastiske "Pop knitting" af Britt-Marie Christoffersson, der er fyldt af virkelig sjove teknikker og idéer. Nogle har jeg set før, andre er totalt nye. Alle er ret overraskende og sjove. Glæder mig til at komme i gang!
Den anden er "Knitting in Circles" af Nicky Epstein. Totalt genial, ligesom hendes andre bøger. Der er også rigtig fine idéer til hvordan man kan bruge alle cirklerne til nogle virkelig smarte ting. Den glæder jeg mig også til at komme i gang med!
Niecen var ikke vildt imponeret over Jurassic Park. For meget snak i starten, tror jeg. Men vi hygger os helt vildt, og lige om lidt tager vi i Tivoli.

I also picked up a WONDERFUL gift from USA. My sister had bought some really cool knitting books and filled the rest of the box with caramel-popcorn (YUM!), starbucks pumpkin spice latte (more YUM) and a no-bake Jell-O cake...... Some of the eadible stuff is long gone already, the remainding stuff can be seen here.
The books are the amazing "Pop knitting" by Britt-Marie Christoffersson, filled with really fun techniques and ideas. I've seen some of the patterns before, but more are new to me. All of them very surprising and funny. Can't wait to get started!
The other book is "Knitting in Circles" by Nicky Epstein. A stroke of genius, like the rest of her books. Also some great ideas of how to use the circles for bigger, really cool projects. I'm also very excited about this book.
My niece wasn't very impressed by Jurassic Park. Too much talk in the beginning, I think. But we are really having a nice time, and in a little while we'll go to Tivoli.

Fredag / Friday

Det har været en rigtig travl uge. Men nu er det fredag. I eftermiddag henter jeg niecen på 10 år, og så besøger hun mig et par dage. Jeg glæder mig!
Hun er 3. gang med gæster i denne uge (jeg har aflyst nr. 4 gang gæster. Orkede ikke mere!) hvor der ikke har været en eneste aften med ingenting.
Hun vil mægtigt gerne se "Jurassic Park" (så er hun nemlig lige så sej som sin storebror), så jeg ser meget frem til en aften med sofa, strikketøj og film. Evt. kan hun nok også spille lidt Wii, men der er hun rimeligt selvkørende (OG hun kan forstå engelsk nu), så jeg forventer bare ren hygge.
Jeg ELSKER Jurassic Park filmene, og har altid gjort det. Totalt langt ude, men også fantastiske, så jeg er meget nem at lokke! Det bliver nu nok kun en enkelt film hun får lov at se.....

This week has been very busy. But now it's Friday. After work I'm going to pick up my 10 year old niece, and then she'll stay here until tomorrow. I can't wait!
She is number 3 time with guests this week (I cancelled number 4 set visitors. Couldn't see me through it!) and I didn't have one single night without activities.
She really wants to watch "Jurassic Park" (to prove she is as tough as her bigger brother), and I'm looking forward to an evening with my couch, knitting and a film. She might also play Nintendo Wii, but she understands English now and she can play by herself, so I'm just going to relax.
I LOVE Jurassic Park! I always did. Too far out, but so amazing, and this makes me very easy to talk into watching the film. I guess we will watch just one, though.

Meget lidt / Very little

Så langt er niecens strømper. Jeg var faktisk startet på p 2,5 mm og havde strikket 10 pinde inden det gik op for mig, at pind 2,25, som opskriften sagde, sikkert var bedre.
Måske kommer jeg igang igen i morgen.....

This is how far the socks for my niece have come along. I did start, using 2.5 mm needles, and knitted 10 rows before I realised how big they would be and that using 2.25 mm needles, like the pattern said, would be better.
Maybe I'll start again tomorrow.....

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Fødselsdag / Birthday

Hurra!

I dag er det min fødselsdag! Jeg har været ret forvirret i år og allerede siden nytår gået og tænkt, at siden det er 2012, så er jeg jo 42...... Men det er jeg altså først nu. Måske føles det så ikke så slemt, når jeg har vænnet mig til tanken?
Som regel er jeg fuldstændigt håbløs til at få fejret mig. Det er der en del grunde til, men i år skal det altså være anderledes. Derfor skal jeg faktisk have gæster i aften, og det glæder jeg mig til! Sidste år blev jeg også fejret godt - totalt overraskende - så måske bliver det en vane?
Uanset hvad - jeg håber, I også får en rigtig dejlig dag i dag. Bliver vejret godt, tager jeg gerne æren. I modsat fald, kender jeg adskillige, jeg kan skyde skylden på!

Today is my birthday! This year has been pretty confusing, and since New Year I have been thinking, that since this is 2012, my age must be 42..... But I'm really not until now. Maybe it won't feel very bad becoming a year older, when I've practised my new age?
I'm usually totally hopeless at celebrating my birthday. I have several reasons for that, but this year I'm going to change it. Tonight I've invited guests, and I'm looking forward to having them! Last year I also had a wonderful - surprise! - celebration, so maybe I'm getting into the habit?
Anyway - I hope all of you will have a wonderful day as well. If the sun is shining, it is probably my fault. If it's pouring down, I know several people to blame, also celebrating their birthday today!

En af de dage / One of those days

Kender du det; man ville ønske, man bare kunne glide væk i mængden og være en anden. Gemme sig bag skæg og blå briller eller noget i den retning.
Dagens opskrift er præcis til sådan en dag!
Okay - måske glider du ikke ligefrem væk i mængden, men så kan du da meget hurtigt fjerne dit overskæg igen - eller skifte farve? Der er da mange muligheder!

Do you know the feeling? You wish to hide away in the crowd, being someone else. Hide behind large shades or a beard.
Today's pattern is just for a day like that!
Well - maybe you won't be able to hide away, but if you attract too much attention, you can just take off the moustache - or change the color? Endless possibilities....

Helt grønt / All green

Så er forstykke-sekskanten til min hexagon-bluse også færdigt. Det tog temmelig lang tid, for kurset sluttede jo, og det kræver alligevel en del strikketid.... Der er ikke mange, der lige kan se blusen i de to stykker jeg har indtil videre, men mon ikke det kommer? Jeg glæder mig til at få lavet halsen som det næste. Det må da være rimeligt hurtigt!
P.S. Forstykket vejer 57 gram. Har brugt lidt over en tredjedel af garnet nu....

The front hexagon for my hexagon-top is finished. It took quite a while, since my course had ended, and I needed a lot of knitting-time to finish it! Not many people can see anything usable coming from these two hexagons, but I'm sure it will start to look more wearable from now on. I can't wait to knit the neck, which is next. Shouldn't take too long.....

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Ild / Fire

Strømperne til min mindste nevø blev hurtigt færdige. Han ville have rød, men med gult og sort i ligner de da stadig Lynet McQueens farver, ikke?
De er strikket i en wollmeise-farve der hedder WD Thriller. Ret fed farve, synes jeg. Jeg ved ikke, hvad de vejer, men det skal nok komme på hen ad vejen.... Nu må det næste par hellere komme i gang.
De vejer så 70 gram. Dermed er årets forbrug oppe på 2460 gram!

The socks for my youngest nephew finished quite fast. He wanted red, but I still think they have the colors of Lightning McQueen, even though it's mixed with yellow and black.
They are made with wollmeise, a color called WD Thriller. I really like that color! I don't know the weight right now, but I will update this post with the weight as soon as possible...... Right now I'd better get the next pair started.
The weight turned out to be 70 grams. And so I used 2460 grams so far this year!

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Flere planer / More plans

Det er ikke kun min mindste nevø, der har fødselsdag i september. Min ældste niece har også - 5 dage efter sin lille fætter, så der skal turbo på strømpepindene!
Niecen ved lige, hvilke signaler man skal sende for at smigre sin strikke-faster. F.eks. en sms ud af det blå, der lød "Ah - wollmeise-strømper!"
Der er derfor fundet garn og mønster. Ikke noget der er alt for besværligt. Men lidt hulmønster hist og pist. Mon ikke det bliver godt?

My youngest nephew is not the only one celebrating his birthday in September. My oldest niece's birthday is 5 days after her little cousin's birthday, so I really need to get knitting!
My niece really know what signals to send if you want to flatter your knitting aunt. For instance a text-message, coming out of nowhere, saying "Ah - wollmeise-socks!"
And so I found yarn and pattern. Nothing too complicated. But a little lace here and there. I think the socks will be nice!