Glædelig påske! / Happy Easter!

Så blev det påskedag. Den største fest i kirkeåret!
Dejligt med lidt sol og antydning af varme.
Der blev strikket lidt og hygget meget i går, og da Linda kom, fik jeg så også strikket. Er nu faktisk færdig, og kan forhåbentlig få vesten på i morgen!

Easter Sunday has come - the biggest reason for celebration in the church-year!
It's really nice with the sun shining and a little bit of warmth.
I knitted a little and had a huge dose of 'hygge' yesterday. When Linda arrived, it was my turn to knit a lot. The vest is done by now, and hopefully I can wear it tomorrow.


Der var gaver til mig i går! Jeg fik disse smukke fyrfadsstager. Er meget glad for dem! Den sidste julegave kom også. Marioparty til wii. Blev straks indviet....

There were presents for me yesterday! I got these tea-light holders, that I really love! The very last Christmas present also arrived. Mario party for wii. We tried it right away....

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Gamle mure / Old walls

Det sidste bundt garn i den første pakke af Flamboyance Yarn's strømpegarnsklub er kommet. Denne gang er det noget ganske glat og blødt strømpegarn, farvet i nuancer der er inspireret af gamle mure langs engelske veje. Ganske fint, ligesom de andre jeg har fået!
Det har været dejligt at være med, og jeg har faktisk betalt for 3 måneder mere. Det er lækkert garn, og det er dejligt at kunne være med uden mønstre.
Næste gang man kan skrive sig på, er vistnok sidst i maj.

The last skein of the first package from Flamboyance Yarn's sock yarn club has arrived. This time it's some really smooth and soft sock yarn, dyed in shades inspired by the old walls along English roads. Really pretty, like the other 2 I received!
It's been fun joining, and I paid for another 3 months. The yarn is great, and it is nice that you can join without receiving any patterns.
The next sign-up will be in the last week of May, I think.

Der strikkes stadig grønt. Jeg er da over halvvejs nu, og glæder mig stadig. Det er spændende, hvor meget jeg får strikket i dag - der kommer gæster det meste af eftermiddagen! Nevøer, en niece og nogle venner/kærester. Måske 6 ialt. Måske 4. Til strikning og rødvin (konceptet er, at de, der ikke vil eller kan strikke, har lovet at drikke rødvin.....). Når de så er taget hjem, kommer Linda. Til strikning og rødvin. For mig denne gang. Glæder mig!

The green is still growing. I'm more than halfway by now, and still in love with the color! I'm not sure how much I will be knitting today - most of the afternoon I will have guests! Nephews, a niece and some friends. Maybe a total of 6. Maybe 4. For knitting and red wine (those who will not or cannot knit will drink red wine.....). After they have left, Linda will come tonight. For knitting and red wine. For me, this time! Will be a great day!

Sundhedsdage

I søndags var jeg jo til sundhedsdage i Øksnehallen og lege læge. Desværre fik jeg ikke en tur i helikopteren (hvorfor gjorde jeg egentlig ikke det????), men stod i børnehjørnet.
Det var sjovt! Vi legede behandling af børn med lungebetændelse. Den første times tid gik med at være meget pædagogisk og forklarende, men så blev jeg ligesom træt af det...... Da jeg skiftede til en anden seng med en ny sygeplejerske, der bestemt heller ikke var til det meget forklarende og pædagogiske, fik den rigtig gas!
Der blev givet isbjørneblod og benzin i droppet, og børnene så utroligt syge ud inden de fik medicin! De skulle også gå hjem og spise påskeæg for at blive raske, hvilket de var ret tilfredse med..... Det var nu meget sjovt. Og de vidste jo godt, at vi legede. Hvor meget lærer man alligevel om at være indlagt på 10 minutter i en hal proppet med mennesker?

Last Sunday I went to the big health exhibition here in Copenhagen, playing a doctor. Unfortunately that didn't mean I was given a ride in the helicopter (WHY couldn't I try the helicopter????), but instead I was in the children's corner.
It was fun! We played treatment of children with pneumonia. I was very nice and explaining and careful for the first hour, but you sort of grow tired of explaining so much after a while..... I changed bed and teamed up with a new nurse, who also had a vivid imagination, and so we started our new treatments!
We gave blood from an ice-bear and gasoline, and the children looked so very sick before they received our amazing treatment! They were told to go home and eat chocolate eggs to get well, which they seemed fairly happy about. It was fun! (And they knew we were just playing.) How much will you learn anyway from spending 10 minutes playing in a giant hall filled with people?

Herhjemme nyder jeg fridagene. Maden var skøn i går, også selv om lammekødet var lilla inden stegning. Jeg strikker på livet løs - den skal bare være færdig i løbet af påsken! Det er stadig en fantastisk farve.....

Here at home I'm really enjoying my days off. The dinner tasted great last night, even though the lamb turned purple from the marinade before cooking. I'm knitting like crazy - I want this done before Easter has ended! I'm still in love with the color.....

Bare fordi jeg havde lyst / Just because I felt like it

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Men jeg prøver / But I'm trying

Madlavning er ikke lige min spidskompetence. Jeg kan godt følge en opskrift, men laver faktisk sjældent mad, og ind imellem er det mindre heldigt......
Faktisk er mit bedste madlavningsråd, at man skal huske at tjekke udløbsdatoen på krydderierne!
Men når nu det er ferie, og påske, og jeg har tid, skal det alligevel være lidt særligt. Så i aften skal jeg have provence-lam. Dette er marinaden til kødet. Det bliver spændende! (og forhåbentligt godt)
En anden spidskompetence jeg mangler, er at invitere gæster. Men de kommer alligevel. Så det gør ikke så meget...... I aften kommer der dog ikke gæster til mad, men til et lille visit på vej fra Bornholm til Fyn. Bliver hyggeligt!

Cooking is not one of my best abilities. I can follow a recipe, but to be honest, I don't cook that often, and sometimes the taste is not amazing......
Actually, my best cooking advice is to check if the spices are too old!
But since it is Easter, and I'm off work and have time, I want to make something special. Tonight I'm having provence-lamb. This is the marinade for the meat. Exciting! (and hopefully good)
Another thing I'm not very good at, is inviting guests. But they show up anyway. So I guess it doesn't matter much..... Tonight I won't have guests for dinner, but for a small visit, going from Bornholm to Funen. Will be nice!

Amaryllis

Frisk luft / Fresh air

Det er koldt! Men flot med is på vandet.

It is very cold! But the ice-flakes look pretty.


Kanalrundfarten sejler, så foråret er her godt nok i kalenderen.

The harbour tour is sailing, so I guess spring is here. At least that is what the date says.


Og der er knopper på vej!

And the buds are coming!


Havfruen ser kold ud.

The mermaid looks very cold.


Båden er lige sejlet. Til Norge eller Polen.

The boat just left. For Norway or Poland.

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Tirsdag / Tuesday

Der er flere fødselsdagsstrømper på vej. Jeg har allerede gang i nogle af de almindelige rib-strømmper, mens det næste par skal være med mønster. Garnet er allerede valgt - dejligt lyserødt Cascade heritage strømpegarn! - og jeg kigger i mønsterbøger for at vælge......

More birthday socks are on their way. I already started a pair of plain rib socks, but the next pair is going to be with some kind of pattern. I found the yarn already - lovely pink Cascade Heritage sock yarn! - and I'm browsing my sock books for a suitable pattern.......

Og så tænker jeg på marts sidste år. Hvor der allerede var knopper og små blomster på denne tid. På den anden side var det lidt gråt i vejret, mens det nu er koldt, men med helt klar, blå himmel.
Svært at vælge, hvilken slags jeg foretrækker!
I dag har jeg fri, og skal helt sikkert ud i det fine vejr, mens jeg varmer op til hele 6 dages påskeferie fra i overmorgen! Det er jo helt vildt.......

And then I'm thinking of March 2012. At the same time as now, there were plenty of buds and little flowers. But the weather was kind of grey, and this year it definitely is cold, but the sky is clear and blue. Difficult to choose which one I prefer!
Today is my day off, and I'm going out in the lovely weather, while dreaming of the day after tomorrow that comes with an amazing 6 days off from work! Crazy......

Hurtig påske / Quick easter

Der er godt nok ikke lang tid til påske, og det begynder at haste ret så meget, hvis du skal nå noget hjemmelavet!
Disse "strømper" til æggene tager dog ikke mange minutter, og sådan set heller ikke mange meter strømpegarn. De er søde, ikke?
Mønsteret er dette.

In no time it will be Easter, and if you want to do something home-made, you are getting in a hurry!
These "socks" for the eggs won't take more than a few minutes to make, and you only need a tiny bit of sock yarn. They are so cute, I think!
The pattern is this one.

Mere Amanda / More Amanda

Selv om det går langsomt, så vokser min Amanda-trøje alligevel stille og roligt. Jeg vil gerne have den lang, så der skal en firkant mere på i højden end mønsteret siger.
Det tager tid med snoningerne, men det bliver rigtig flot, og jeg tror at trøjen bliver et hit, så jeg strikker videre..... Den er strikket med 2 tråde højlandsuld, og det ser ud til at blive en dejligt let, varm og blød trøje.

Even though it is very slow, my Amanda cardigan is growing steadily. I want it long, so I will make an extra square compared to the pattern, before I will be at the start of the sleeves.
All the cables take a lot of time, but it is looking good, and I believe it will be a wonderful cardigan, so I'll continue...... I use 2 threads of thin wool, and it looks like it will be light, warm and soft.

Update

Mine gæster til overnatning kommer først senere i aften. Kan godt nå til middag. Spændende, hvordan lørdagen videre former sig!
Jeg har indtil videre lært, at gardere godt kan både smile og snakke, når det er deres sidste vagt.

Turns out that my guests will arrive later tonight. I can make it for the dinner if I want to. I wonder how the rest of the day will be!
I have learned so far, that a soldier from the Royal guard is able to not only smile but even talk when it's the last time.

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weekend program

Weekenden starter med dem her. Min nevø har sin sidste vagt! Derefter skal jeg ud og lære en at strikke. I de ghanesiske farver. Bliver hyggeligt!
Og så får jeg forresten lige overnattende gæster, fandt jeg ud af for et par dage siden. Kan lige nå det, inden jeg skal ud til sundhedsdage i Øksnehallen i morgen og lege læge. Kan nok ikke helt nå også at tage til sundhedsdage-middagen i aften, for man bør vel også nå at se sine gæster, ikke?
Men jeg keder mig ikke......

The weekend begins with these guys. My nephew is standing on guard for the last time! Afterwards I'm going to teach a friend how to knit. In the Ghanese colors. Will be nice!
And then I will have guests who will be sleeping here. I just found out a few days ago. Just have time for that, before I will be going to the big health-exhibition here in Copenhagen tomorrow, playing a doctor. I guess it will be difficult also going to the dinner tonight, because I would really like to see my guests too!
But I'm not bored.......

Forskudte ret-riller / Shifted garter-ridges

Engang i september, da jeg var på Fanø, købte jeg noget lækkert garn hos Ho strik. Det nederste bundt var jeg ret vild med, så det blev hurtigt vundet op! Næsten lige siden har det så ligget og gloet på mig, for jeg vidste altså ikke lige, hvad jeg skulle strikke af det. Altså, det er et enkelt nøgle, og hvordan skulle mønsteret være?
I mandags fandt jeg ud af det. Sekretæren havde et tørklæde på i sådan et forskudt ret-rille mønster. Så pænt ud! Jeg tog direkte hjem og slog op. Det endte med 70 masker (det skal helst være et ulige maskeantal x 2), og så har jeg strikket 2 ret, 2 vrang på hver pind. Hver eneste pind slutter med 2 ret.
Det bliver ret fint, synes jeg! Selv om farverne stadig klumper sig sammen, så bliver det alligevel brudt lidt op af rækkerne med forskudt rib. Det er spændende, hvor langt garnet rækker. Men hvad. Det kan vel altid blive til et cowl, ikke? Jeg strikker på pind 3,5 mm, så det tager lidt tid, men det bliver godt.

Some time ago, in September, when I went to Fanø, I bought some really nice yarn at Ho strik. I really liked the bottom skein and caked it almost right away. Ever since it has been sitting on the table, staring at me, since I had no idea what to make from it. It's just one skein, and what pattern should I choose?
This Monday I found out. The secretary wore a scarf made with a sort of shifted garter-ridge pattern. Looked so nice! I came straight home and cast on. I ended up with 70 stitches (it's easier if the number of stitches is an uneven number times 2), and then I did a knit 2, purl 2 pattern on every row. Every row ends with knit 2. I like the pattern so far! Even though there is a lot of pooling, the colors are broken up a bit by the columns of shifted ridges. I have no idea, how far the yarn will go. But it will be a great cowl if there isn't enough for a scarf, I guess. I'm using 3.5 mm needles, so it's gonna take some time, but it will end up nicely.

Sne..... / Snow......

Det sner. Igen. I tirsdags vågnede jeg op, skuffet, fordi "Den værste snestorm i 20 år", der gav mig forventninger om høje bunker af sne og så meget sne i luften, at jeg ville fare vild på vej over vejen, viste sig at være en gang varm luft...... Men onsdag var den der så, sneen!

It is snowing. Again. On Tuesday, I woke up disappointed. "The worst snow storm for 20 years", that led me to expectations of piles of snow and so much snow falling that I would get lost while crossing the road, turned out to be just hot gas...... But on Wednesday the snow came!

Lige nu vil jeg så tillade mig at nyde synet af sneen. Selv om jeg hader at cykle i den. I visheden om, at der bare skal et par graders varme til at smelte den og at foråret venter ivrigt på at komme til derude. Og så vil jeg nyde mine tulipaner indenfor!

Right now I'm just admiring the snow. Even though I hate cycling in it. Knowing for sure that we just need a little warmth to melt it, and knowing that spring is eagerly waiting to get on stage out there. And I will admire my tulips in my living room!

Museer i New York / New York museums

Camouflage vest

Langt om længe har jeg fået strikket en vest til min tidligere kollegas baby. Vi sad på kontor sammen i flere år, og jeg vidste jo, at hun nok vil blive glad for lidt strikket, men efterhånden er baby 4 mdr, så hurtigt er det ikke ligefrem gået med strikkeriet.....
Starten gik, efter at jeg havde fundet de fineste robot-knapper i New York. Hører små drenge og robotter måske ikke sammen? Derfor er det blevet til en af de klassiske veste i camouflage-farvet wollmeise. Den vejer 70 gram, og er blevet god, synes jeg. Siderne har jeg strikket sammen - det er så svært at sy sådan noget retstrik pænt sammen! Jeg samlede en lænke op i hver rille hele vejen i begge sider og strikkede så "maskerne" sammen hele vejen, mens jeg lukkede af. Rimeligt simpelt, omend lidt besværligt, og ret pænt.
Nu skal jeg så bare have afleveret den!

Finally I've made a little vest for the baby of my former colleague. We shared office for several years, and I was certain she would love having something homemade, but since the baby is 4 months by now, I didn't exactly speed-knit......
I started, though, after finding some great robot-buttons in New York. Little boys and robots belong together, don't they? And so I made a classic vest in camouflage-dyed wollmeise. It weighs 70 grams, and I think it turned out well. I knitted the sides together - I find it very difficult to sew garterstitch together in a beautiful way! I picked up a "stitch" for every ridge all along both sides, and then I knitted these stitches together while casting off. A simple, yet a bit troublesome, way of doing it, and it looks nice.
Now I just have to give it away!

Påskekaninhat / Easterbunnyhat

Lige om lidt er det påske.
Det er stadig vildt koldt!
Ligesom sidste uge handler denne mandag om at få varme ører, men denne gang med lidt mere påsketema.
Faktisk kan du nok få en del smil med på vejen, hvis du strikker og bruger denne kanin-hue!

In a short while it will be Easter.
It is still extremely cold!
Just like last week, this Monday is about having warm ears, but this time in an Easterly fashion.
Actually, I guess you will not only get warm ears, but also a lot of smiles if you knit and wear this rabbit-hat!

Hvor regnbuen ender / At the end of the rainbow

Man siger, at der er en krukke guld for enden af regnbuen. Det passer nok ikke helt, for hvem har nogensinde fundet enden af en regnbue? Næh, det er nok mere sandsynligt, at man ville finde det her garn!
Februars regnbuefarvede garn fra Flamboyance er blevet til et par strømper til min søster, der holder fødselsdag i dag. De har været færdige et stykke tid, men eftersom hun læser med her, har jeg ikke helt kunnet vise dem frem.
For første gang nogensinde har jeg strikket et par strømper, der kan stå selv!

There is a saying, that you can find a jar with gold at the end of the rainbow. Probably not completely true, since I guess no-one ever found the end of a rainbow! Oh no. I guess there is more reason to believe that you would find this yarn, if you find anything!
The rainbow-dyed February yarn from Flamboyance has become a pair of socks for my sister, who is having her birthday-party today. They have been done for a while, but since she is also reading my blog, I haven't been able to show them off.
For the first time ever I made socks that can stand by themselves! 

 

De ser virkelig besynderlige ud, ligegyldigt hvordan man præsenterer dem. Mønsteret har jeg købt på Ravelry, og det er ret sjovt.  Ene ret- og vrangmasker der giver det sjove mønster, der får strømperne til at se underlige ud. 

Jeg har brugt 75 gram garn - det er lidt tungere end almindeligt strømpegarn, og er faktisk Blue Face Leicester uld, dvs. ren luksus! (Det er altså superwash med nylon, så de skulle kunne holde til at være strømper.)

They look really peculiar, no matter how you present them. I bought the pattern on Ravelry, and it is really funny. Made with only knit and purl, leading to the funny pattern that makes the socks look very weird.

The socks took 75 grams of yarn. The yarn is a little heavier than normal sock yarn, and is actually made with Blue Face Leicester wool, which is luxury! (It IS superwash with a little nylon, so they should be able to survive as socks.)

Når de kommer på foden, sidder de ganske godt og er meget elastiske. Håber, de bringer glæde og varme tæer (og godt humør, når man kommer til at kigge på dem!)

When you put them on, the fit very well. The pattern is very elastic. I hope they will bring joy and toasty toes (and a smile when you look at them!)

Amanda & Mr. Darcy

I går var dagen får årets faste ritual - en aften med 6 timers "Stolthed og Fordom". Ventet med længsel!
Så meget film kræver en del strikketøj, og i dagens anledning havde jeg hevet "Amanda" frem fra gemmerne - den stakkels trøje, der blev startet i januar 2012 og stort set har ligget i dvale siden......
Der er forfærdeligt mange snoninger, og det går langsomt, men det rykkede alligevel med sådan en hel aften. Nu skal jeg bare blive ved! Det bliver en lækker trøje.

Last night was spent with a yearly ritual - an entire evening watching 6 hours of "Pride and Prejudice". Eagerly awaited!
An amount of film this big needs a good knitting, and to celebrate, I had found "Amanda" and pulled her out from her hiding. The poor cardigan that I startet in January 2012 and then didn't do anything with since.....
Every fourth row holds a terrible amount of cables, and work progress is slow, but yesterday I did make some nice progress after so many hours of knitting! Now I just need to hang in there and keep knitting. The result will be so nice!

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La Casita Yarn Shop

 

Lørdag formiddag, inden jeg tog hjem fra New York, kørte jeg med Janet på tur til Brooklyn. For at besøge La Casita Yarn Shop, en ret ny butik.    

Deres vindues-udstilling var ret sej!

Saturday morning, before leaving New York, I went with Janet for a trip to Brooklyn. To visit La Casita Yarn Shop, a rather new store.

They had a really cool window display!

Der var fine, strikkede ting overalt i butikken, og både en dejlig sofa at sidde i, et langt bord med stole der mest blev brugt til undervisning, - OG EN BAR!!!!! Okay, man kunne få kaffe, te og kager, men sandelig også forskellige slags vin og øl.
Hvor fedt er det? Det er kun 2. gang jeg har mødt sådan en garnbutik. Den første var I Knit i London, men konceptet holder fuldt ud. Drik et par genstande, og du glemmer totalt, at du ikke måtte købe mere garn.....

There were pretty, knitted stuff everywhere in the shop, and not only a soft sofa to sit in, a long table with chairs mostly used for classes, but also A BAR!!!!! Well - you can get coffee, tea and cakes, but also different kinds of wine and beer.
How cool is that? It is only the second time I've met a yarn shop like that. The first one is I Knit in London, but it is a great concept. Drink a few glasses, and you will totally forget you promised yourself not to buy anymore yarn......

Der var også dette fine dissektions-billede af en frø og en mus. Jeg kender nogle stykker i min familie, der sikkert brændende ville ønske sig sådan et billede, men jeg ved også, hvem der i så fald skulle strikke det......
Der var lækkert garn! Det flotteste (og dyreste!) var fra ArtYarns. Jeg var henne at mærke på det mange, mange gange, men holdt mig dog i skindet. Det må blive næste gang!

They also had this pretty dissection-wall hanging with the insides of a frog and a mouse. I know a few people in my family who really, really would like to have something like this, but I also know who would have to knit it in that case.....
There was so much nice yarn! The prettiest (and most expensive!) was from ArtYarns. I went there patting it several times, but kept the wallet in my pocket. I will buy some next time!

Selv på toilettet kunne man lige få opfrisket teknikkerne........

Even in the toilet you had the opportunity to refresh techniques.......

Rib + wollmeise

Endnu et par strømper er blevet færdige. De her er til min nevø, der lige er fyldt 19, og som eeeeeeeelsker strikkede strømper. Han har faktisk så smalle fødder, at nogle af dem jeg har strikket sidder lidt løst over foden (hvordan det så end kan gå til!), så denne gang har jeg forsøgt mig med 72 masker i stedet for 80.
Jeg har brugt 130 gram wollmeise i 2 grønne farver, og er ret godt tilfreds. Ribstrømper går man aldrig galt i byen med......

Another pair of socks are done. These are for my nephew, who just turned 19, and who looooooooves knitted socks. He has some very slender feet, and actually some of the socks I made for him are very loose on top of the foot (how can that happen?), so I tried making this socks a bit more narrow by casting on 72 stitches instead of 80.
I used 130 grams of wollmeise in 2 green colors, and I'm very happy with the result. Rib-socks will always be good for wearing!

Påsketaske / Easter bag