Halloween

Kedeligt? / Boring?

Altså - I har set det før. Så rigeligt! Men disse ribstrømper er til min nevø, der fylder 21 (tror jeg nok...) på torsdag. Han har faktisk ikke fået strømper af mig siden han var baby......
For nu at peppe dem lidt op, kom der grønne og orange striber i det blå. Tror nu nok, de skal blive brugt. Lærerstuderende har ikke den strammeste dress-code, vel?
Garnet er wollmeise. 115 gram har jeg brugt, og de er strikket på pind 2,5 - troede jeg! Det øverste er strikket på firkantede metalpinde, der viste sig at være pind 2,25..... Men da de er strikket nogenlunde ens med hensyn til skift af strikkepinde, håber jeg det går!
Dermed er jeg oppe på 2835 gram wollmeise i år. Håber iøvrigt, at jeg liiige kan blive færdig med et par strømper mere her i oktober. De er - ganske usædvanligt - IKKE strikket i wollmeise!

Well - you've seen it before. Several times! But these ribbed socks are for my nephew who turns 21 (I think....) on Thursday. Last time I made socks for him, he was a baby.....
To spice them up a little, I made orange and green stripes to break up all the blue stitches. I think he'll use them. He is studying to become a teacher, and I don't think they have the strictest dress-code!
The yarn is wollmeise. I used 115 grams, and I thought I made them on 2.5 mm needles. The top part is made with square metal needles that turned out to be size 2.25 mm.... But since I changed needles at approximately the same time in both socks, I hope they are alright!
And so I've used 2835 grams of wollmeise this year. I hope I can just squeeze another pair of finished socks off the needles in October. Those socks are - quite astonishingly! - NOT made from wollmeise!

October - the end

Dagens mønster er ikke særlig mærkeligt. Faktisk er det mest bare smukt, men alligevel - det er ikke bare et tørklæde, vel?
Det lyserøde garn og hulmønster-sløjfen skal igen minde os om brystkræft. For sidste gang i år er det en brystkræft-opskrift, eftersom det er sidste mandag i oktober.
Håber, du igen er blevet mindet om, at vi alle godt kan gå i pink. Ihvertfald i oktober!
Mønsteret kan du finde her.

Today's pattern is not weird at all. It's just pretty, but still - it's not just a scarf. The pink yarn and the lace-ribbon are once more reminding us of breast cancer and of those fighting it. For the last time this year, this Monday brings a breast cancer pattern, since it's the last Monday of October.
I hope these patterns once more reminded you that all of us can dress in pink. Just a touch of pink in October!
The pattern can be found right here.

Vintertid / Winter-time

I dag har vi så skiftet til vintertid. Eftersom mit indre ur åbenbart er forholdsvist stædigt (måske passer det bare til resten af mig?) resulterede det i, at jeg godt nok gik senere i seng, men vågnede ca til normal hverdagstid. Der er ikke nogen der skal bestemme, hvor længe jeg skal sove!
I går havde jeg besøg af min veninde med familie. Se lige, hvad jeg fik! Strikkede lys. Hvordan skal jeg dog nænne at brænde dem ned? Vi fik aktiveret børn (og mand) så vi kunne kigge garn og bøger. Meget fornuftig veninde....

During the night we changed the clocks for winter-time. One hour back on the clock = an extra hour of sleep. But my inner watch seems to be just as stubborn as the rest of me, so even though I went to bed early, I woke up at the usual time for work.....
Yesterday my friend and her family came for a visit. Look, what they bought for me! Knitted candles! How am I ever going to burn those beauties down?
We had activities for the kids (and her husband), and then we had time for wool and pattern-books. She is a wonderful friend!

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Et langt ærme / A long sleeve

Det første ærme til min hexagon-bluse er færdigt. Det har taget sin tid! Ikke bare fordi det er pind 3, men også fordi det gik ret godt i starten, og jeg var over halvvejs sidst i september, inden jeg opdagede, at det blev alt for smalt..... Så måtte jeg tilbage til start igen og lave færre indtagninger.
Så nu er der indtagning på hver 6. pind i stedet for hver 4.
Jeg har brugt 65 gram garn til ærmet, ca. Det betyder, at jeg skal have gang i det andet bundt garn i samme farve til det andet ærme. Meget heldigt, at jeg havde 2 ens!
Som I kan se, bliver der en lille kontrast-belægning forneden. Samme garn, anden farve.
Det andet ærme skulle gerne gå lidt hurtigere. Der er ihvertfald kurser forude, hvilket helt sikkert hjælper!

The first sleeve for my hexagon-blouse is done. It took some time! Not just because of the small needles, but it actually went well in the beginning, and I was more than half done in late September. Then I tried it on and found it too tight..... And then I had to start over, making decreases on every 6 rows instead of every 4 rows.
I used 65 grams of yarn for the sleeve. Approximately. Which means that I will have to use the second skein of WD Pesto for the second sleeve to make sure I have enough. Very lucky I have 2 identical skeins!
As you can see, I made a tiny border in another green color. Will be on the inside, though, but I hope it will look nice.
The second sleeve should be faster. There are courses ahead, which will help a lot!

Oslo

I går var jeg en lille smut i Oslo for at være med til et møde. Vi kom ca. en halv time for tidligt, og havde derfor mulighed for lige at smutte over og kigge på Operahuset, der lå lige ved siden af hotellet, hvor mødet blev holdt.
Og - ja - jeg strikkede på en strømpe.

Yesterday I had a short visit in Oslo (capital of Norway) due to a meeting. We arrived about 30 minutes early, and so we had time to cross the street(s) and take a look at the Opera House that actually was the next-door neighbor.
And - well - I was knitting a sock.

Vil I tænke jer - de havde lånt vores skib der plejer at være i Nordhavn! Jeg tror nu ikke, den bliver kaldt "Oslo-båden" på de her kanter, men måske snarere "København-båden"?

Can you imagine - they took our ship that's usually staying in Copenhagen! I don't think they call it the "Oslo-boat" in Norway, but maybe the "Copenhagen-boat"?

Operahuset var mægtig flot. Bygget, så det lignede en bjergside med sne på, i det fineste hvide marmor. Heldigvis var det upoleret for det meste, for der er nok ret glat om vinteren... Man kan gå hele vejen op til toppen på den lange skråning, og faktisk kan man komme helt op på taget.

The Opera House is a real beauty. Built to look like a mountain-side with snow, made in white marble. Fortunately, it was unpolished. I guess it would be beyond slippery over winter if it was polished.... You can climb the slope all the way to the top, and actually, you can stand on the roof.

Vi nåede ikke helt så højt op, men stoppede oppe ved bagsiden. Hvor denne måge nok så pænt sad og agerede model! (De havde nogle skræmmende store måger!)
Mødet varede til sidst på eftermiddagen for vores vedkommende, og så gik det hjemad. Meget kort, men effektivt!

We didn't reach the top, but only climbed to the back of the house. We found this seagull behaving very well, willing to be a model! (Some of the other seagulls were gigantic!)
The meeting lasted until late afternoon for our part, and then we flew back home. Very short, but efficient!

Mere tæppe / More blanket

Det går ikke hurtigt, men tæppet til min niece vokser da stille og roligt. Lige nu er jeg nået over halvvejs og er oppe på 59 (små) firkanter. Jeg regner med, at det skal være f.eks. 108 firkanter stort (9 x 12) - jeg tror faktisk, det ville være OK. Evt. bliver det 117 firkanter (9 x 13) - vi får se, hvor meget zauberball-nøglerne rækker til!
Et par af firkanterne er blevet store. Mest, fordi der var så meget hvidt klumpet sammen, og jeg bare ikke syntes nogle helt hvide firkanter ville være pæne. Der skal nok et par store firkanter mere, og jeg tror, de vil pynte rigtig meget!

It's anything but fast, but the blanket for my niece is growing steadily. Right now I'm more than halfway through with a total of 59 (small) squares. I think it's going to end up as a 108 square (9 x 12) blanket, or maybe 117 (9 x 13) squares - we'll see how long the zauberball will go!
A few of the squares will be big. Mostly because there were some very long white parts, and I couldn't stand the thought of all-white squares. I will make a few more big squares, and I think it will be really pretty with large and small squares!

Farverne er nok i virkeligheden mest som det nederste billede. Vi er blevet enige om turkis til kanterne - jeg tror, det (engang) bliver rigtig flot!

The colors are like the bottom picture. We agreed on turqoise for the borders - I really think this blanket will turn out nicely (sometime in the future)!

Toilet graffiti

Tivoli

I går var jeg i Tivoli med nevøen på 13. Genial dag, selv om det var efter arbejde/skole, for der var næsten ingen mennesker og ingen køer.
Derfor prøvede vi indenfor den første halvanden time: Karusellen foran koncerthuset, hvor stolene hænger i kæder, Dæmonen, Det flyvende tæppe, Rutchebanen, Dragen, Radiobilerne og Odinekspressen. Og SÅ blev jeg køresyg! I Odinekspressen, af alle steder..... Ind imellem var der dog en pause med fortæring af fransk hotdog og sodavand, men ellers kørte det non-stop.
Inden aftensmaden fik nevøen lov at prøve Vertigo alene. Han var meget begejstret (men mente dog ikke, at han kunne klare en tur mere med mad i maven....)
Efter maden prøvede vi Minen, Pariserhjulet, Karusellen foran koncerthuset igen, Dæmonen igen (Den er sjov!) og Himmelskibet og så fik han lov at tage Snurretoppen alene. For jeg må indrømme - på et tidspunkt fik jeg kvalme af at gå for hurtigt hen over striberne i fortovet.......
Den unge mand fortærede hele 2 candyfloss - SELV! (Han må være et medicinsk vidunder. Jeg har aldrig før mødt nogen der kunne det!)
Fik jeg skreget? JA! Dragen fik vi dobbelttur i, fordi der ikke var kø. Pyha. Den skal jeg nok lige have et par års pause fra. Men jeg fik luftet lungerne godt igennem, i det mindste, som vi svingede rundt der og hang på hovedet!
Næste Tivoli-tur? Det bliver til jul, og den bliver FREDELIG!

Yesterday I went to Tivoli with my 13 years old nephew. The very best day, it seemed, because although we went after work/school, there were hardly any people and no lines anywere.
Within the first 90 minutes we tried 7 of the wild rides, including 2 I never tried before. After that, I had motion sickness, even in a ride that wasn't too bad..... We had a break, though, with a little to eat and drink, but after my nausea, my nephew got to try the Vertigo alone. He loved it (but still didn't want to try it again after dinner.....)
After eating, we tried some more stuff. A bit more peaceful, but we also tried the Demon again. (It's fun!) and then he tried a ride with a lot of spinning around by himself. Because I have to admit - at that point I was really dizzy, and even the stripes on the pavement gave me nausea.....
The promising young man ate TWO candyfloss alone. (He is a medical wonder. I never met anyone else who was able to do that!)
Did I scream? YES! We had a double-ride in the Dragon, since there was no line. Phew. I think I need a few years break from that one! But I did get my lungs ventilated, while hanging there, swinging around, head down.
My next Tivoli-experience? It will be for Christmas, and it will be PEACEFUL!!!!!

Hele vejen op / All the way up

Denne uges mærkelige brystkræft opskrift er PINK! Heeeele vejen op ad benene.
De er da festlige, ikke? De tager nok lidt tid at strikke, men du kommer garanteret ikke til at fryse, og opmærksomhed vil du nok heller ikke savne.
Jeg synes de er seje. Måske skulle jeg strikke dem næste år? Mønsteret er ihvertfald her.

This weeks weird breast cancer awareness pattern is PINK! All the way up your legs.
They are really wonderful, don't you think? Will take a while knitting, but you won't be cold all winter, and you will get a lot of attention.
I think they are cool. Maybe I should knit some next year? The pattern is right here.

Smuk / Pretty

Denne lille fyr mødte jeg på fortovet i nærheden af Disneyland Paris. Fantastiske farver, ikke? Hvor den kom fra, hvor den skulle hen og hvad det var for en ved jeg ikke. Det var ikke Anders And, ihvertfald.....
Jeg er ret imponeret over, at selv hårene nærmest er neongule, og undrer mig over, hvad "piggen" bagtil på ryggen mon er til?
Mon ikke Charlotte kunne få en flot sweater ud af farverne på denne larve? Lur mig, om ikke hun ville have nogle idéer!

This little guy was crawling along the sidewalk close to Disneyland Paris. Amazing colors! Where he came from, where he was going, and what kind of animal he was is floating in the wind. It wasn't Donald Duck! I'm sure of that much...
I'm very impressed of the colors. Even the hairs are bright yellow! And I'm wondering what the stingy thing on the back is for?
I guess Charlotte could turn his colors into a lovely sweater? She has so many funny and interesting ideas with colors.

America!

Synes lige, I skulle have fornøjelsen af at se denne poncho, som jeg mødte i en lufthavnsbutik med - ja - amerikanske souveniers. En butik kaldet "America!" Man kan næsten fornemme det, ikke?
Sjov idé, omend jeg ikke helt har fantasi til at forestille mig nogen gå med den....
Nu er jeg jo hjemme igen, og takket være efterårsferien, der har bevirket at mine sædvanlige aften-ting har været aflyst, har det været meget, meget dejligt og fredeligt. Jeg har nydt at være hjemme hele 3 aftener i træk! Det er vældig afslappende bare at få lov at være hjemme og ikke skulle forholde sig til andre end sig selv.
Godt nok har der været mange praktiske ting at ordne, så jeg strikkede faktisk ikke i ca. 84 timer. Skræmmende! Heldigvis ER jeg kommet igang igen, inden jeg glemte, hvordan man gør!!!!!!

Just wanted to share the pleasure of this poncho that I met in an airport-shop with - well - American souvenirs. Called "America!" You probably sensed it already, didn't you?
Fun idea, although I don't really have enough imagination to visualize anyone actually wearing this poncho.....
Now I'm back home, and thanks to the fall-vacation this week, my usual evening-activities have been cancelled, which led to a very nice and peaceful week. I really enjoyed staying at home 3 nights in a row! It is really very relaxing just being at home and not having to take care of anyone and their plans but me and my own.
I had a lot of practical things to do, though, so I didn't knit for around 84 hours. SCARY!
Fortunately I did pick up the needles again, before I forgot how to do it!

Sokker / Socks

Ulla er kommet med en udfordring - tør I vise jeres samling af strikkede strømper for alle i husstanden?
Øh - ja! - selvfølgelig! Da undulaterne har varme tæer af sig selv, får I lov at se mine 15 par strømper. Der er lidt af hvert. Garnet fra brugsen er svært at slå ihjel, og godt repræsenteret.
Når der kommer hul i mine strømper, lapper jeg det 1-2 gange. Derefter bliver de arkiveret lodret, mens jeg siger "Hul i det!" og strikker nogle nye. (Kraftigt inspireret af en YarnHarlot udtalelse fra en af hendes bøger!)
Jeg kan godt lide at strikke strømper til mig selv, men er ret godt kørende om vinteren med alle mine par, og derfor strikker jeg så strømper til andre, mens jeg venter på at mine egne bliver klar til de evige græsmarker ;-)

Ulla made a challenge - dare you show your collection of knitted socks for everyone in your family?
Ehm - yeah! - of course! Since the birds seem to have warm feet automatically, you'll just get to see my 15 pairs of socks. Many different kinds. Some of them in yarn from the supermarket are really hard to kill and well represented.
When they have holes, I darn it 1-2 times at most. And then they go to the great, big beyond for socks. I trash them, saying "Darn it", and then I knit knew socks. (Okay. Method and quotation orrowed from one the YarnHarlot books, that I like very much.).
I like knitting socks for me, but since I have plenty for entire winters in all my pairs, I make socks for others while waiting for my own socks to grow holes......
;-)

Rose

Den lille kjole er færdig-monteret, vasket og kom med på en lille tur over i Landbohøjskolens have for at finde nogle pink blomster at blive fotograferet sammen med. Mest, for at mit kamera så kunne finde ud af at vise farven nogenlunde flot og korrekt!
Mønsteret er "Little sister's dress", der vist allerede har været strikket en del gange af en hel del mennesker. Nu også af mig! Et fantastisk fint mønster. Nemt at gå til og rimeligt enkelt, men alligevel med et rigtig fint resultat. Perfekt til kongres-strik, når man også skal kunne høre efter!
Kjolen er til en lille pige, som jeg mødte inden jeg skulle på kongres. Hendes mor er fra Asien og hendes far dansker. Hun og hendes mor bor midlertidigt hos nogle af mine venner, fordi hendes far havde truet hendes mor (og hende) med en køkkenkniv. Hendes farmor og farfar er vist ret ligeglad med hende, og hendes mors familie er ikke i Danmark.
Jeg ved godt, at jeg er vældig blød om hjertet, men jeg kan ikke holde ud at se sådan en lille pige på knap 1 år, som ingen andre end hendes mor synes er en lille skat. Hendes mor er selvfølgelig også noget i krise, så derfor har jeg forsøgt at udtrykke noget omsorg og kærlighed i noget strikket. Kjolen er stor, men det er pige også. Og de vokser jo som ukrudt i den alder!

The little dress is finished, sewn, washed and joined me for a little walk to a botanical garden close to were I live. I wanted to take photos of the dress with some pink flowers, to make it easier for my camera to show the pinkness more correctly!
The pattern is "Little sister's dress", that I guess has been used by many people. And now by me! A great pattern. Easily done and quite simple but yet very pretty. Perfect for knitting at conferences, when you have to listen as well!
The dress is for a little girl I met just before going on the conference. Her mother is from Asia, her father Danish. She and her mum live at my friends place right now, after her dad threatened her mum (and her) with a big knife. Her paternal grandparents don't seem to care much, and her mum's family is far away from Denmark.
I know that I'm a big softie, but I just can't stand the thought of a young, barely 1 year old, little girl is thought to be precious by no-one but her mum. Of course, her mother is in a big crisis situation right now, so I tried expressing some concern and love in a piece of knitting. The dress is big, but so is the girl, and you know - they grow like weed during that age!

Jeg har strikket kjolen i wollmeise, farven hedder WD Tutu Dark og er sådan rigtig tøse-pink. Næsten så det skærer i øjnene i det rigtige lys! Som I kan se, varierer farven fint, og jeg er ret tilfreds.
Den er strikket i str. 18 mdr på ½ nummer større pinde, og derfor passer den ret fint som størrelse 2 år.
Jeg har brugt 150 gram wollmeise, og er dermed oppe på 2720 gram. Nu må jeg vel snart købe lidt igen!

The dress is made from wollmeise, the color is called WD Tutu Dark and is really lovely pink. Almost so bright it hurts your eyes if the sun is really shining! As you can see, the shade is very variegated, and I'm very happy with it.
I made size 18 months, but used slightly bigger needles, and it ended up a size 2 years.
The dress took 150 grams of wollmeise, and so I used 2720 grams so far this year. I guess I'll be able to buy some more of the yarn soon!

Universal Studios II

Universal Studio

Det var varmt og fantastisk at være i Universal Studios. Jeg kunne godt huske en del fra sidste gang (det er vist ca. 4 år siden), men glædede mig selvfølgelig til at se det nye Harry Potter Land. Så da jeg ligesom havde gået parken igennem, og var næsten ude af Jurassic Park igen, kunne jeg pludselig se Hogwarts hæve sig over træerne. Mægtig flot syn!
Ud over slottet, der har en slots-tur og en forlystelse, hvor det føles som om man flyver, er der Hogsmeade, landsbyen hvor eleverne tager hen og snolder og hygger til jul. Der er fine butikker - enkelte er åbne, som f.eks. slikbutikken og Olivander's tryllestav-butik, mens resten er til pynt. Desuden er alle ansatte klædt ud i kapper, og der er endda et skolekor med frøer!

It was very hot and amazing seeing Universal Studios. I remembered a lot from last time I went there (I think it was 4 years ago), but was very excited to see the new Harry Potter corner. After walking through the park, and almost through Jurassic Park, I suddenly saw Hogwarts high above the trees. An awesome sight!
Apart from the castle, that has a castle-tour and a ride to make you feel like you're flying, they built Hogsmeade, the village where the pupils will go for candy-shopping and ginger-beer. They built some very nice shops. Some of them are open, like the candy-store and Olivander's wand-shop, while the rest are just nice to look at. Furthermore, all the employees are dressed with long cloaks and they even have a school choir singing, complete with frogs and all...

Jeg skulle selvfølgelig prøve flyveturen (da jeg havde sikret mig, at der var en del simulation indblandet. Havde ikke helt lyst til loops osv. den dag), og da jeg først havde rendt frem og tilbage for at finde ud af, at jeg kunne fordele min kæmpe taske på to skabe, nåede jeg endelig frem.
Det var sjovt! Altså bortset fra, at den gik kortvarigt i stå 2-3 gange, bedst som man hang fastspændt i sin stol på mærkelige måder. Det var ret sejt, og det føltes virkelig som om man fløj! Der var også væmmelige dementorer.
Måske var det i virkeligheden dementorernes skyld, for efter vi havde passeret dem, gik det i stå igen. Denne gang sådan lige i Trendelenburgs leje. Eller noget. Stolen sad bagudvippet, så hovedet var en smule lavere end resten af kroppen. Benene var jo vinklet ud over stolen, og så lå jeg der og kiggede op i det mørke loft i 5-10 minutter. Måske 15. Det var egentlig ret afslappende, omend på en træls måde!
Den kom aldrig rigtig igang igen. Så vi blev vippet den rigtige vej og lyset blev tændt, hvorefter vi kørte langsomt ud. Turen er ikke nær så sjov med lys på, som I kan se!
Efter det kom jeg aldrig rigtig længere. Trængte bare til kaffe og lidt strikkeri, så sådan blev det. Nu er jeg hjemme igen. Det er også dejligt!

Of course I had to try the ride with the flying (after making sure that it was mostly simulation. Didn't really need more loops in my life right now! Well. Apart from the loops in a knitting project.) and after going back and forth a few times, I was finally told I could split the contents of my bag into 2 lockers, and then I was good to go.
It was a lot of fun! Well - except that the ride stopped shortly 2-3 times, while we hang strapped in the chairs in different positions. The ride is really cool, and you definitely feel like flying! We also saw some very horrible dementors.
Maybe the dementors were to blame, actually, because after we passed them, the ride stopped again. This time in a perfect Trendelenburgs position. Well - similar to it, at least! The chairs were tilted backwards, and my head was a bit lower than the rest of my body. My legs were in an angle over the edge of the chair, and there I was. Lying around, staring up in the dark ceiling for 5-10, maybe 15 minutes. It was kind of relaxing, but in a very annoying way!
The ride never really started again. In the end, the chairs were turned, making everyone sit up normally, the lights came on, and we rode slowly through the rest of the ride. The ride is definitely not so much fun with the lights on, as you can see!
After this ride, I didn't really have the energy for anything except coffee and a bit of knitting, and that was the end of that day. Now I'm back home in my apartment. I love that too!

Hunde mod brystkræft / Dogs against breast cancer

Dagens opskrift er en af de mere kuriøse. Du skal ikke bruge særlig meget garn, sikkert heller ikke meget tid. De er lyserøde, og derfor helt sikkert en påmindelse om at vi skal være opmærksomme på brystkræft. Men - og det er et stort MEN - det kræver altså noget af en tålmodig hund... Jeg siger det bare!

Today's pattern is a kind of extraordinary. You won't have to use a lot of yarn, and I doubt it will cost you much time to make these. They are pink, and no doubt reminding us to focus on breast cancer. But - and this is an important BUT - you really need a very patient dog to use these.... Don't tell me I didn't warn you!

Færdig / Done

Kjolen er så færdig, som den lige kan blive her. Den er mægtig sød, og der gik næsten et helt bundt garn til den. Som al andet wollmeise-farve er den ret svær at fotografere, men jeg prøver selvfølgelig igen, når den er monteret!

The dress is done for now. It's really pretty, and I used almost a skein of yarn for it. As with other wollmeise-colors it's really difficult to capture on picture, but I'll try again when I'm back home and the ends at woven in.

Kongressen er sådan set også slut. Der var lækker middag i går, og disse fine portioner smør ved hver tallerken! Alle mine kolleger tager hjem i dag.

The conference is done as well. We had a wonderful dinner last night, complete with these pretty little butter-birds! All my colleagues are going back home today.

Men ikke mig. Som "desserten" til denne kongresrejse bliver jeg lige en dag ekstra og tager i Universal Studios. Glæder mig helt vildt!

But not me. As a "desert" for this congress, I will stay another day and today I'm going to Universal Studios. I'm really excited!

Orlando

Mit liv har fart på..... Lige nu er jeg faktisk i Florida til kongres. Tog afsted onsdag, og jeg må nok sige, at det er dejligt at lande midt i palmer, sol og varme!
Jeg havde været meget omhyggelig og fundet et hotel, der så ud til at ligge i gå-afstand fra kongrescenteret. Desuden var det billigt. Win-win! Desværre er der lige den biting, at der mellem hotel og kongrescenter er en motorvej. For at krydse denne, skal jeg gå 3 km enten den ene eller den anden vej, komme over på den anden side og så gå 3 km tilbage....... Og for alle de penge, jeg nu må bruge på taxa, kunne jeg sagtens have fundet et andet hotel tættere på!
Men hvad. Det hedder livs-erfaring, ikke?

My life is running ahead of me..... Right now I'm actually in Florida for a conference. I left Denmark on Wednesday, and I really love landing in the middle of palm trees, sunshine and warmth!
I had been very careful, finding a hotel in walking distance from the conference center. It was also cheap. Totally win-win! Unfortunately I didn't notice that the highway is running exactly between my hotel and the conference center! In order to cross the highway, I would have to walk 3 kilometers in either direction, cross the highway and walk 3 kilometers back....... The money I used on taxis already, would easily have gotten me a better hotel, closer to the conference!
Well.... I guess it's just another stroke of life's wisdom for me.

Til åbningsreceptionen så der sådan her ud. Indenfor stod en mand klædt ud som busk, der havde vældig travlt med at få så mange som muligt til at skrige lidt, når han pludselig tog dem på skulderen!
Vældig sjovt - og jeg var ret glad for, at jeg havde set ham....
Her er dejligt i Orlando. Jeg gad virkelig godt tage en ferie her engang. Måske kombineret med noget andet, for en hel uges turistgejl bliver nu nok for meget. Selv for mig!

For the opening reception, we were welcomed like this. Just inside the door was a man, dressed as a bush. He was very busy making a lot of people jump and scream a bit, when he suddenly grabbed their shoulder. Very funny - and I was very happy that I already discovered him!
Orlando is very nice. I would love to take a vacation here some time. Maybe in combination with something else, since I guess that a whole week of pure tourist-stuff would be too much. Even for me!

Selvfølgelig strikker jeg! Dette bliver en "Little sisters dress" i den vildeste pink farve wollmeise. Jeg tror nok, den skal blive færdig inden kongressen er slut, såmænd!
Jeg ved godt, at jeg har ævlet så meget om wollmeise, men det er nu fantastisk, så mange nuancer der kan være i sådan et "ensfarvet" bundt. Håber, kjolen bliver et hit!

Of course I'm knitting! This will become a "Little sisters dress" in the pinkest of all pink wollmeise-colors. I'm sure it will be finished before the conference is over!
I know I've been babbling about wollmeise, but I just love all the shades in this skein of a "single" color. I hope the dress will be well received!

I kø / Waiting in line

Da vi skulle til Paris, kom min niece hjem til mig aftenen før, fordi vi skulle flyve virkelig, virkelig tidligt. Som hun sad dér og drak te, sagde hun "Øv - jeg glemte at pakke et strikketøj!"
Hvor mange gange skal man mon sige det hjemme hos mig, før man får et smidt i nakken? Nej, vel? Måske skal man sige 75% af sætningen, hvis man er hurtig.....
Vi fandt Blackhill Højlandsuld i 2 grønne farver samt noget grøn mohair, også fra garnudsalg.dk. De to typer garn kom sammen på pind 5, og fordi hun ikke kunne bestemme sig, blev det så striber af højlandsulden kombineret med mohair. Det skal være et (stort) halsrør med hætte, når det engang bliver færdigt. Det er blødt som jeg ved ikke hvad! Slet ikke mine farver, så det var vist meget godt, hun kom forbi.
Nå. Men så stod vi jo dér i køen. Jeg hæklede firkanter, og hun strikkede. Vældig hyggeligt, selv om vi ikke mødte andre strikkende mennesker i Disneyland!

When we were going to Paris, my niece came to my place the evening before we were flying, because we had to go really, really early in the morning. As she sat there, drinking tea, she sad "I forgot to bring a knitting project. Too bad!"
How many times do you think you have to say that sentence in my home before you will be forced to knit something? Maybe - if you're lucky - you can say 75% of that sentence....
We found Blackhill wool in 2 green colors and some very green, very thin mohair (also from garnudsalg.dk). The 2 types of yarn were knitted together on needles size 5 mm, and since she couldn't pick a color, she ended up with stripes in the 2 different shades in wool, combined with the mohair. It is going to be a (huge) cowl with a hood when it's finished. Soft like a peach! Not my colors at all, so I guess it's really fine she got it.
Anyway. There we were. Waiting in the lines. I was crocheting squares and she knitted. Very, very nice, even though we seemed to be the only knitters in Disneyland!

Forsinket / Delayed

Niecens strømper blev langt om længe færdige. For sent til hendes fødselsdag, men vist lige i rette tid, hvis hun skal nå at få glæde af dem. Også selv om hun nu bor i Barcelona et halvt år.
Det er jo de strømper, som hamsteren var meget begejstret for. De blev godt nok afleveret uden hamster, hvilket niecen vist var tilfreds med!
Mønsteret hedder "Merino Lace Socks" og er fra bogen "Favorite socks". Det var et dejligt mønster. Rimeligt nemt at lære udenad, men alligevel rigtig flot. Og elastisk.

The socks for my niece are finally done. Too late for her birthday, but I guess perfectly timed if she is going to use them this winter. Even if she is living in Barcelona for 6 months right now.
These are the very socks that the hamster loved. I gave them to my niece without the hamster, which I believe made her kind of happy!
The pattern is called "Merino Lace Socks" and comes from the book "Favorite socks". It is a lovely pattern. Easy to memorize, but still very pretty. And elastic.

De blev færdige i en kø i Disneyland. Det var vist den til "Crush"-turen, som har givet mig en varig respekt for den Øst-Australske Havstrøm.....
Garnet er en rigtig fin forsøgskanin fra Wollmeise, som man kun kan blive glad af. Jeg har brugt 110 gram, og dermed er årets forbrug nu 2570 gram.

I finished them standing in a line in Disneyland. I guess it was while waiting for the "Crush"-ride, that really gave me a lifetime of respect for any creature following the East-Australian current.....
The yarn is a very pretty guinea-pig from Wollmeise. Just the color to make you happy! They took 110 grams, and so I used 2570 grams this year.

Disney venner / Disney friends

Disneyland weekend

Som nævnt i går, var det en dejlig tur i Disneyland Paris. Vi hyggede os gevaldigt, og min niece nåede vist ikke at få nok i løbet af de 3 dage..... Hun gik endda pænt rundt med de Minnie Mouse ører hele weekenden, som jeg havde købt til hende!
Jeg blev lokket med op i mange rutsjebaner som jeg havde forsvoret at jeg nogensinde ville sætte mine ben i. Nogle af dem medførte en hel del skrigeri fra min side, og den ene var så vild, at jeg efterfølgende satte mig op for anden gang i Indiana Jones banen med loop og denne gang holdt øjnene åbne hele vejen, fordi jeg godt turde. Føler mig nu ret klar til at tage med nevøen på 13 i Tivoli og endda prøve nogle af de ting han synes er sjove!
Aftenshowet inden lukketid var spektakulært som aldrig før. Selve prinsesseslottet blev brugt som lærred, og det var ret fantastisk.

As mentioned yesterday, it was a wonderful trip to Disneyland Paris. We had a great time, and I guess my niece never felt like she had enough of Disney during those 3 days..... She even wore the Minnie Mouse ears I bought her throughout the entire weekend!
She lured me into rides I would have sworn never to enter. Some of them had me do quite a lot of screaming, and one of them was so crazy that I afterwards volunteered in taking the Indiana Jones ride (loop and all) for the second time, this time keeping my eyes open all the way, because I was brave enough to do it after trying something much worse. Now I feel prepared for taking my 13 year old nephew to Tivoli and even try some of the rides that he likes!
The show before closure time was spectacular in a way I've never seen before. The princess castle itself was used as a sort of a screen, and it was really amazing.

Vi kom selvfølgelig også igennem nogle butikker. Ikke, at jeg købte enormt meget (for en gangs skyld!), men der var nogle rigtig sjove ting at kigge på. Hvem havde f.eks. set denne hue komme? En Mickey Mouse - Master Yoda kombination?

We also visited some of the shops. Not that I really bought a lot (for once!), but they had some really funny things to look at. Who would have imagined a hat like this existed? A Mickey Mouse - Master Yoda combination.