Fred & George, done

Strømperne til min nevø er færdige! Han har fået dem og er tilfreds.

The socks for my nephew are done! He had them and is happy with them.

De er str. 45, strikket på pind 2,5 mm af ialt 130 gram wollmeise twin i en mørkegrøn og en sort forsøgskanin farve. Her er de på mine ben. Totalt modsat i farverne!

They are very large, knitted with size 2.5 mm of a total of 130 grams of wollmeise twin in a dark green and a black guinea pig color. Here they are on my legs. Totally opposite colors!

Det sjove er, at farverne ser forskellige ud på alle billederne. Mærkeligt!
Mønsteret var virkelig sjovt at strikke, og jeg tror altså godt jeg kunne lave dem igen. I vildere farver til en af mine niecer, der også har fødselsdag i efteråret.

The weird thing is that the colors look different on every picture. Strange!
The pattern was really fun to knit, and I do think I would make them again. In a bit more crazy colors for one of my nieces, who also has her birthday during fall.

Besøg / Visit

Ind imellem tager jeg til Odense. For at besøge venner. Nogle gange for at besøge min tandlæge (når man har en god en, må man holde fast!). Nogle gange bare fordi.....
I tirsdags blev det en kombi. Først tandlæge, så gode venner. Bl.a. skyldte jeg nogle påskeæg, der ikke var afleveret endnu, så det var skam vigtigt, selv om vi ikke havde meget tid!
Jeg kom tidligere end dem jeg skulle besøge, så der var tid til at hilse på andre dele af stor-familien.
F.eks. disse to søde kaniner. Den grå var usædvanligt sulten, men efter 10 minutters kontinuerlig fodring med mælkebøtter, lykkedes det alligevel at køre den lidt træt og mæt!

Sometimes I go to Odense. To see friends. Sometimes to see my dentist (if you have a good one, you'd better stick to that dentist!). Sometimes just because......
This Tuesday was a combo. First my dentist, then good friends. Among other things, I owed them some Easter eggs that I hadn't given them yet, so it was very important seeing them, although it would be short!
I arrived earlier than the ones I was visiting, so I had time to say hello to other parts of their big family. For instance these two cute rabbits. The grey was incredibly hungry, but after 10 minutes of constant dandelion-feeding, I succeeded in making it tired and full!

Der var også de her. Ikke SÅ interesserede i kontakt, da jeg ikke havde mad med. Nogle gange tænker jeg, at sådan en gang uld kunne blive til en god gang garn. Sikkert kradsuld. Men man kan få det spundet hos Hjelholt, ikke? Nogle gange drømmer jeg......

I also met these. Not VERY interested in contact, since I didn't bring any food. Sometimes I think that a bag of wool from one of these would make an awful lot of yarn. Probably very scratchy. But there is a spinning-factory that will do it, right? Sometimes I dream......

Mine venner kom hjem, og det var hyggeligt. Vi endte i brombærrene, og plukkede en del. Som jeg fik med hjem!
Derfor er det nu gået rimeligt galt på husmor-fronten..... Som I kan se, er der mere end rigelig marmelade af 3 slags nu. Men ih, hvor er det lækkert! (Og det er gode gaver....)

My friends arrived back home, and we had a lovely time. We ended up among the blackberries and picked a lot. That I got to bring home!
So now my house-mum-genes took over..... As you can see, there is plenty of marmalade in 3 different flavors. But oh, so delicious! (And great for presents.....)

Fred & George, 2

Der er snart to hele strømper. Meget heldigt, for de skal foræres væk i weekenden! Der mangler en sort fod, men det går fremad, og jeg tror, jeg når det.
Selv om farverne er lidt mere afdæmpede end opskriften, så tror jeg nu nok, de skal blive sjove. Mønsteret er dejligt at strikke, fordi der sker lidt, men det samtidig er nemt at huske. Det kan helt sikkert anbefales!

There will be 2 whole socks very soon. Pretty lucky, since they are to be given away during the weekend! I still need to make a black foot, but I think I'll make it.
Even though the colors are less intense than what was chosen for the pattern, I do think they will end up looking funny. The pattern is really nice. Things are happening, but it is also easily memorized. I really recommend it!

Et sjældent syn / A rare sight

Huen / Hat

Min modvilligt strikkende nevø kom forbi i søndags og lavede "fase 3", og gjorde dermed huen færdig.
Han strikkede selv huen sammen i toppen mens han lukkede af, lavede kvaster, hæftede ender og lærte (næsten) at slå masker op.
Jeg synes, han er enormt dygtig, selvfølgelig, og huen er rigtig flot strikket. Den er lavet på bare 4 uger, og er det første, han nogensinde har strikket.
Den er også det første, der er lavet i den tykke wollmeise DK herhjemme, og det er godt nok lækkert.....

My reluctantly knitting nephew came by this Sunday and did "phase 3", thereby finishing the hat.
He knitted the two sides together on top while casting off, he did the tassels, sewed in the ends and (almost) learned how to cast on.
I think he is really, really good, of course, and that the hat is beautifully done. He made it in just 4 weeks, and it is the first thing he ever knitted.
It is also the very first thing made from the thicker wollmeise DK here at my home, and I must say it's really nice.....

Han tager huen med og forærer til kæresten i næste uge. Hun er advaret om, at den "ser sjov ud", og han havde bestemt ikke regnet med, at den ville blive færdig så hurtigt.....
Den eneste bekymrende ting er, at hans kusine, min niece på 11, nu vil strikke en magen til. Selv. Til hendes mors store skræk!

He will bring the hat and give it to his girlfriend next week. She has been warned that it "looks funny", and he really didn't calculate on finishing it so soon.....
The only worry? His cousin, my 11 year old niece, wants to knit one like this. Herself. Her mother is horrified!

Heart-breaking elephant news

Den lille elefant blev født i nat, men var dødfødt. I aften er der ingen elefanter ude.

The baby elephant was born during the night, but was stillborn. This evening, no elephants are outside.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Æble / Apple

Måske har I set den før. Måske er det ikke en, man ser hver dag i det danske landskab, men altså. Nu kommer efteråret, æblerne bliver modne og lækre, og denne her æble-hue er altså bare SÅ nuttet.
Skal vi ikke få dem indført som det nye hit til småbørn?

Maybe you've seen it already. Maybe it's not the kind of hat you see every day in a Danish landscape, but really. Now fall is coming, the apples are ripe and delicious, and this apple-hat is the cutest.
Shouldn't we just start a new trend for little kids?

Mirabelle

Tak for alle jeres kommentarer i går. Puffen blev modtaget med glæde og straks adopteret af husets datter på 6. Den passer perfekt til hende at sidde på.
Målene er ca. 55x55x30 cm, så den er rimeligt stor.
Gaven blev afleveret i det nye sommerhus. Nøj, hvor var det hyggeligt! Da jeg har planer i dag, blev det kun et kort besøg, men jeg fik endda noget med hjem.
Der var nemlig mirabeller omme bagved, og de var til fri afbenyttelse. Jeg fandt en pose, der ikke så alt for stor ud, og tænkte, at den kunne jeg da fylde.
Den endte som halvt fyldt, men der var RIGELIGT! Hele aftenen stod jeg og kogte marmelade. Dels med mirabeller, dels med mirabeller og æbler. Er endt med 3-4 liter marmelade, der smager fantastisk. Måske bliver jeg nødt til at bage pandekager i dag, bare for at nyde den....... Mon ikke dagens gæster også vil synes det er i orden? Dels kommer nevøen, der skal igang med "fase 3", dels kommer hans mindste kusine, der bare gerne vil hygge.

Thank you for the comments yesterday. The pillow was happily accepted, and was adopted by the daughter of the house right away. She is 6 years old, and the pillow is perfect for her to sit on.
It measures around 55x55x30 cm, making it pretty big.
The gift was given in the new summer house. It was so nice! Since I had plans today, it was a short visit, but I brought something home.
There were mirabelle-plums behind the house, and I was free to take some. I found a big that didn't look too big and thought I might as well fill it.
It ended up half filled, but there was PLENTY! All evening I was making marmalade. Partly pure mirabelle, partly mirabelle and apple. Ended up with 3-4 liters of marmalade that tastes heavenly. Maybe I'll have to make pancakes today just to celebrate it..... I guess today's visitors will like this as well. My nephew comes to start "phase 3", and his cousin (my youngest niece) comes just to hang out and relax.

Gave / Gift

Eftersom gaven nu er afleveret, kan I godt få lov at se, hvad de 4 strimler skulle blive til. De skulle sys sammen (maaaaange steder. Faktisk over det hele!), hvilket der gik en aften med til et naturprogram om Sydamerikas jungle. Om natten. Ret spændende, faktisk!
Bagefter skulle det hele filtes.

Since the gift has been given, I can show you , what the 4 strips were for. They all needed to be sewed together (in lots of places. Actually all sides were sewn!), which I spent an evening doing while watching a nature-show on the jungle of South America. During the night. Quite interesting!
Afterwards, it needed felting.

Da filtningen var tilpas, blev der proppet 7 IKEA-puder i (sådan nogle 50x50 cm), åbningen blev syet, og puden trykket nogenlunde i facon, ved at sy knapper i på begge sider. Jeg havde købt mægtig lange nåle i Panduro - sjovt nok hedder de dukkenåle! - og det gik rimeligt smertefrit. Derefter tørrede den et par dage.

When the felting was right, it was stuffed with 7 IKEA-pillows (they are 20x20"), the opening was sewn and the pillow pressed in shape, sort of, by sewing buttons on both sides. I bought a mighty long needle in a craft-shop - they were called doll's needles, funnily enough! - and this was pretty easy. Afterwards it dried for a few days.

Puden er til min veninde, der har købt sommerhus, og som vist nok ønskede sig gulvpuder. Det er da ihvertfald det hun fik.
Resultatet er blevet utroligt meget flottere end jeg forestillede mig, da jeg så strimlerne! Den er sådan tilpas i størrelsen og synker ikke for meget sammen ved brug. Opskriften er fra et Sandnes-hæfte, nr. 32 om "toving". Jeg har strikket i tyndere garn, så puden er mindre.

The pillow is for my long-time friend who bought a summer house and would like some floor pillows, I was told. And that is what she got.
The result is much better than I imagined when looking at the strips! It has the right size and doesn't sink to much when used. The pattern is from a pattern-book by Sandnes, called number 32, "toving". Since I used thinner yarn, the pillow is smaller.

Fred & George

Forleden fandt jeg over et fint strikkehæfte hos Frau Putz. Det tog ikke mange øjeblikke at beslutte, at jeg også bare måtte eje det! Især ikke, da disse fine strømper var i.
De hedder Fred og George, opkaldt efter Weasley-tvillingerne, og de er ret sjove, ikke?
Min nevø på 13 bliver snart 14, og han slipper ikke for de her strømper. Men han fik trods alt selv lov at vælge farver, og selv om han er noget mere konservativ i farvevalget, så skal de nu nok blive fine!

The other day I stumble across this pattern collection at Frau Putz's. It didn't take many moments for me to decide that I needed this one. Especially since these pretty socks are in it!
They are called Fred and George, like the Weasley twins, and they are pretty fun, don't you think?
My nephew who is 13 will turn 14 very soon, and there is no way he will get around having these socks. He did get to choose the colors himself, though, and even though his taste of colors is a bit more conservative, I'm sure they'll turn out nice enough! 

Hvad Kærlighed kan gøre..... / What Love can do.....

Kan I huske ham her? Min nevø på 21, der var blevet så forelsket, at han havde indvilget i at lære at strikke, bare fordi han havde tabt et væddemål.
Det er ret forelsket. For strikning er bare det han ALDRIG ville give sig i kast med!
For et par dage siden fik jeg dette billede. Han er nu færdig med "Fase 2" af huen, og klar til "Fase 3" (det lyder mere maskulint, hvis man kalder det faser).
Er han ikke bare sej? Og vildt god til at strikke, selv om det er hans første projekt. Nogensinde.
Nu skal vi bare have lukket af og pyntet, og så er den sandelig færdig! Endda ret hurtigt.

Do you remember this guy? My 21 year old nephew who had fallen so much in love that he had agreed to learn how to knit, because of a lost bet.
That is a very hard fall, my friends. He is the one who NEVER wanted to start knitting!
A few days ago, he send me this picture. He is through "Phase 2" of the hat and ready for "Phase 3" (just sounds more masculine if you call it phases).
Isn't he just cool? And a genius at knitting, even though this is his first project. Ever.
Now we just need to cast off and decorate the hat, and it will be done! Pretty fast.

Nye øreringe / New earrings

Stilhed / Silence

Engang for længe siden, da jeg havde besøg af min ældste niece, købte hun noget wollmeise lacegarn af mig til en gave. Lang tid efter, da hun igen var her, spurgte hun "Kan du huske det garn i den perfekte blå farve?" Det kunne jeg ikke lige, men efter at have fundet alt (ALT) mit lacegarn frem, fandt vi bundtet.
Hun var stadig ret vild med farven, så jeg havde gået og tænkt på at strikke noget til hende af lige præcis det garn.
Det er jeg så begyndt på nu. Manglede noget til at læse artikler, og er lige nu en anelse træt af strømper.....

A very long time ago, while my oldest niece was visiting, she bought some wollmeise lacegarn from me for a gift. Quite some time later, when she was visiting again, she asked me "Do you remember the yarn in the perfect blue shade?" I didn't, but after finding all (ALL) my lacegarn, we discovered this particular skein.
She still loved the shade very much, so I have been thinking about making her something with this exact yarn.
Now I started the project. I needed something to knit while reading articles, and I'm a bit tired of making socks......

Det skal blive til denne her: "Stilhed" af Annette Danielsen. En fin model, som vi så "live" i Tøndering strik i Århus. Der mangler bare lige et nøgle mørkeblå alpaca, men der er lige 26 cm endnu, så jeg når det nok......
Er iøvrigt giga-forkølet. Hvor er det træls! Især om natten. I aften tror jeg nok, den står på rom-toddy!

It will turn into this: "Silence" by Annette Danielsen. A pretty pattern that we saw "live" in a yarn shop in Århus. I just need to buy a skein of dark blue alpaca, but I still have 26 cm to go before I need it, so I guess I'll have time......
By the way - caught a major cold. I hate it! So annoying during the night. Tonight I'll have a rum-toddy!

Hele verden / The whole world

Vidste du det? Man kan faktisk strikke hele verden......

Did you know that? You can actually knit the entire globe........

3 x 4

De 4 strimler er færdige. Ialt har jeg brugt 6 bundter Cascade 220, og er ret tilfreds, selv om de var pænt kedelige at strikke.
Hvad det skal blive til, er ikke sådan lige at forklare, men på et tidspunkt skal I nok få lov at se resultatet.
Uh. Spændende!

The 4 strips are done. In total, I used 6 skeins of Cascade 220, and I'm quite satisfied with the result, although it was extremely boring knitting them.....
What they will become is not easily explained, but at some point I'll show you the result.
Oh. Exciting!

En blid start / A soft beginning

Det var ikke så slemt at starte på arbejde i går. Grunden til, at min ferie blev en dag kortere, var nemlig det årlige ambulatoriemøde. Det tager som regel hele dagen og de første timer handler om at diskutere hvordan vi gør tingene bedst muligt. Derefter er der et "for sjov" program og god mad om aftenen. Formålet er selvfølgelig at sikre et godt arbejdsmiljø.
I går var vi så i Zoo. Det er godt nok mange år siden jeg har været indenfor sidst! På trods af at jeg bor så tæt på, så husker jeg ikke at have været der siden min mindste nevø var med i klapvogn. Det er alligevel 5-6 år siden.....
Jeg lærte, at isbjørne har de mest nuttede fødder. NOGENSINDE! Hold op, hvor ville jeg gerne nusse denne bamse lidt under tæerne!

It wasn't very bad starting work again yesterday. The reason why my vacation was a day shorter, was the yearly outpatient clinic meeting. Usually it takes a full day, and the first hours are about discussing how to do our work the best way. Afterwards there is a program just for fun, and then dinner in the evening. The purpose is to make sure we work well together.
Yesterday we went to the Zoo. It has been so many years since I was there last time! In spite of the Zoo being very close to were I live, I haven't visited since my youngest nephew was in a stroller. And it is 5-6 years ago.....
I learned that ice bears have the cutest feet. EVER! Oh man, I would really love to massage this teddy's toes!

Der var løveunger! Også vildt søde, og i 2 størrelser.
På vej gennem Zoo var vi inddelt i hold, og havde en konkurrence. Ret sjov måde at komme derind på! Vi ville jo gerne vinde, så det gik hurtigt ud på at se, hvor mange spørgsmål vi kunne svare på med det samme, og hvad vi skulle rundt og læse på.

They had lion cubs! Also totally cute, and in 2 different sizes.
On the way through the Zoo, we were divided in teams and had a contest. Really fun way going to the Zoo! We wanted to win, of course, so my team started by looking at how many answers we had straight away, and how many answers we needed to search for.

Det var en ret god strategi. Svarene gav hver et bogstav, og bogstaverne skulle sættes sammen til løsningen. Da vi havde en del bogstaver, gættede vi løsningen. Og VANDT!
Præmien var denne lille sol-celle drevne blomst der står og vipper så fint.
Dejlig dag.

That proved a good strategy. Every answer led to a letter, and the letters were to be put together for the solution. When we had a good part of the letters, we guessed for the solution. And WON!
The prize was this little sun-cell driven, dancing flower.
Nice day.

Esme top

På trods af at solen skinnede og Tivoli havde fødselsdag, så brugte jeg alligevel min sidste feriedag på at sidde og sy. HELE dagen.
Jeg havde nemlig købt et mønster over nettet, fra USA. Kan ikke lige huske, hvordan jeg faldt over det, men det var nok via en eller anden blog. Jeg havde læst andre steder, at det var lidt til den store side, og valgte en størrelse mindre end ellers.
Da jeg jo godt ved, at god skrædder-visdom er at sy et mønster op i f.eks. lagen-lærred først, og da jeg var lidt ærgelig over min bluse dagen før, så fandt jeg først noget stof, som jeg ikke sådan var helt lun på. Farven var lidt mærkelig og sådan.....

In spite of the sun shining and Tivoli celebrating its birthday, I still used my last vacation-day on sewing. ALL day.
I bought a pattern on the internet, from the US. Don't remember exactly how I found it, but it was probably by reading a blog. I read somewhere else, that the sizes were big, and chose a size smaller than what I really thought I would need.
Since I've learned that a wise tailor will test a pattern by sewing it in something cheap, and since I wasn't too happy about my top the day before, I started with finding some fabric that I wasn't too happy about. The color was a bit odd and such......

Men til min store overraskelse, så blev den brune, ternede bluse ganske god! Endda på trods af, at jeg ikke havde læst mønsteret grundigt nok (hvorfor også bruge tid på det?) til at finde ud af, at sømrum var inkluderet i mønster-delene, og derfor omhyggeligt havde klippet sømrum. Den er sådan lidt vid i halsen, men ellers kunne jeg bare se, at den var god! (Den kom også på med det samme. Det må være et godt tegn!)
Det "rigtige" stof har også ligget på lager et par år. Det er købt hos John Lewis i London, og selv om jeg nu i nogle år har bildt mig ind, at det er Liberty, er det vist ikke sandt. Nok snarere Rowan. Men meget fint!

But to my big surprise, the brown top turned out really well! Even in spite of me not reading the pattern properly (why waste your time reading patterns?) and therefore not noticing that seam allowances were included in the pattern pieces, so I had - very neatly! - cut out the pieces with extra seam allowance. The top is a bit wide at the neck, but otherwise I just LOVE it! (I wore it straight away. Must be a good sign!)
The "real" stuff has been brewing in my stash for a few years. I bought it in John Lewis in London, and even though I've been sure it was Liberty, I found out today that it isn't. It is more like Rowan. But very luxury!

Der var faktisk 3 slags stof, men kun de 2 kom i blusen. Måske lidt farvestrålende, men jeg elsker den! Denne gang blev stoffet klippet rigtigt, og blusen er perfekt. Ærmerne er tilpas lange, selve kroppen er dejligt lang, og detaljen med bærestykket foran er fin. Farven er også lige, som den skal være....

Actually, there were 3 different fabrics, but only 2 of them made it to the top. Maybe it is a bit colorful, but I love it! This time I cut the fabric according to the pattern, and the top is perfect. The sleeves are just the right length, the body is nice and long, and the detail with the bib on the front is nice. The color is just right.......

Iøvrigt endte det med nogle helt femte knapper, der lå i æsken. De passer meget fint, synes jeg, og nu glæder jeg mig bare til at have den på på arbejde i dag!

By the way, I ended up choosing a fifth kind of buttons, found in my button-box. They look nice for this top, I think, and right now I can't wait wearing it at work today!

Endte med at købe disse. Tænker stadig.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Hvilke knapper skal jeg vælge?

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Jeg forstår det virkelig ikke / I really don't get it

Af en eller anden grund føler jeg, at det er vildt besværligt og langsomt at sy. Derfor har jeg nu i et par år haft mønster og stof liggende til en sommerbluse uden at den er blevet syet. Faktisk har det været fundet frem allerede i foråret, men det er først nu, symaskinen kom frem.
Det er jo egentlig både hurtigt og hyggeligt at sy. Man kan se resultater i løbet af få timer! Alligevel havde jeg det som hvis jeg skulle skrive stil. Lavede alle mulige andre ting inden jeg endelig kom igang.

For some reasons I always feel it is ever so difficult and slow to sew something. So for a few years I've had the pattern and fabric for a summer-top lying around waiting without sewing it. Actually, I found it and put it somewhere obvious during the spring, but didn't take the sewing machine out until now.
The fact is that it's really quick and nice to sew. You can see the results within a few hours! Still I felt like having to write an essay. Did this and that until I finally got started.

Her er den så! Fin, ikke? Mønsteret er fra et Ingelise-blad for nogle år siden. Tog ikke lang tid, da jeg først kom igang.
Det med størrelser synes jeg virkelig er svært. Kiggede på målskemaet og besluttede mig for, at det nok skulle være den største størrelse. Desværre kan man jo bare ikke se, hvordan mønsteret så rent faktisk er i forhold til skemaet. Derfor er den altså rigeligt stor! Faktisk kunne den godt have været 2 numre mindre.

And here it is! Pretty, right? The pattern is from a magazine a few years back. Didn't take me long, once I got started.
What size to choose is really difficult. I looked at the size-table and decided that it should probably be the largest size. Unfortunately, it's impossible to know how the pattern actually is compared to the table. So it is quite big enough! Actually, it would have been better if I had chosen to make 2 sizes smaller.

På ryggen har jeg syet noget elastik i for at trække den lidt til. Det hjælper lidt, og jeg skal nok få den brugt!
Når nu symaskinen alligevel er kommet frem, og mit skab har afleveret en kæmpe bunke stof som en bedre gang opkast, skal jeg da have syet lidt mere. Det er spændende, hvordan den næste model ender!

On the back I sewed some elastic to make it just a bit smaller. It helps a bit, and I'm sure I'll get to use this!
Since the sewing machine is out now, and since my closet vomited a huge pile of fabric out on the floor, I'm sure I'll sew a bit more. Really exciting, how the next model turns out!

Glitter Tattoo

Breaking elefant news

Der ER en elefantbaby på vej i løbet af de næste uger! Den havde bare plukveer da jeg så den.......
Kig på Zoo.dk

There really is another elephant baby on the way in the next few weeks! It just had some small, early contractions when I met her a few weeks ago.....
Check www.zoo.dk


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Aarhus

Søndag tog jeg til Århus for at besøge min ældste niece. I dag tager jeg hjem igen. Det er mægtig hyggeligt. Hun er flyttet i et mikroskopisk lille hus (men det ER et hus!) hvor der er fint plads til gæst, hvilket jeg udnytter.

This Sunday I went to Århus to visit me oldest niece. Today I will go back home again. It is really nice. She moved into a teeny-tiny house (but it IS a house!) with room for guests, and I couldn't wait.


Vi var i Den Gamle By igår og så også 1974 udstillingen. Det var sjovt! Især hippiekollektivet, men også bare at se alle tingene. Der var en hel del strikketøj, hvilket var skønt, og nogle sjove, gamle ugeblade.
Der var også dette strikkede tæppe på en barneseng. Fint! (For ikke at nævne Asterix! I rya!)
Bagefter tog vi på cafe, og kiggede forbi Tøndering strik for at se Isager- og Annette Danielsen modeller strikket op. Jeg fik købt et par hæfter også.
Ferien synger på de sidste vers, men det er fint. Jeg er klar til arbejde igen fredag!

Yesterday we went to The Old City and also saw the 1974 exhibition. So funny! Especially the hippie-commune, but it was also funny to just see all the old things and colors. There were quite a few knitting projects lying around, and some very interesting, old magazines.
There was also this knitted blanket for a child's bed. (Not to mention Asterix! As a rya rug!)
Afterwards we went to a cafe, and we visited Tøndering strik (a yarn store) to see all the models by Isager and Annette Danielsen in their knitted state. I bought two little pattern books.
My vacation is nearing it's end, but it is fine. I'm ready to start work again on Friday!

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Til flasken / For the bottle

Dagens opskrift er for at afhjælpe et problem, vi nok alle kender. Flasker, der drypper!
At man kan løse det med en strikket manchet, er da smart, ikke?
Den er hurtigt lavet, og du kan sikkert også nå at lave nogle til julegaver........

Today's pattern is to prevent a problem all of us know. Bottles dripping!
That you can actually solve this with a knitted cuff is really smart, don't you think?
It is quickly made, and I'm sure you will have time for making these for Christmas presents as well.....

Zelda-hygge

I går havde jeg gæster til grill i baggården. Bagefter spillede min nevø på 13 Legend of Zelda, mens hans lillebror og jeg så på. Det er så hyggeligt!
Vi heppede og jeg strikkede.
Min mindste nevø fylder snart 8 år, og ønsker sig brændende en BMX-cykel. Han er slemt bekymret for at blive spist af med en stak strikkede strømper (han er ellers den med de mindste fødder, så det skulle ikke være så slemt!), og det er virkelig sjovt at drille ham med at jeg strikker noget til ham.
Faktisk ligner han Link i hovedet på det her billede.
Nå. Men i går frøs han lidt og fik nogle sjaler over benene. Og et tæppe. Hvorpå han sagde "Moster, kan du ikke strikke et tæppe til mig? Som jeg kan tage på om morgenen, hvis jeg fryser? Må jeg få det her?"
Så var det mosterens tur til at se sådan ud i hovedet.......

Last night I had visitors for a barbeque in the back yard. Afterwards, my 13-year old nephew played Legend of Zelda, while his younger brother and I were watching. It was so nice!
We cheered him on, and I knitted.
My youngest nephew will turn 8 soon, and his biggest wish is a BMX bike. He is very worried that I will end up giving him a pile of knitted socks (he is the one with the smallest feet, so it shouldn't be too hard making them!), and it's really funny teasing him, telling him I'll knit something. Actually, his face will look like Link's on this picture every time I tell him.
Well. Yesterday he was a little cold and got a few shawls to cover his legs. And a blanket. Then he said "Moster - can you knit a blanket for me? That I can wear in the morning, if I'm cold? Can I have this?"
Then it was me looking like Link!

Kort / Map

I går skete der ikke så meget. Jeg tog f.eks. IKKE til Jylland. Til gengæld tog jeg en tur med cykel til Hillerød om aftenen. Det var min fars fødselsdag, og for første gang i de 11 år siden han døde, havde jeg brug for bare at tage op til graven. Det var hyggeligt, på en mærkelig måde!
Bagefter kørte jeg en tur ned forbi Frederiksborg slot og Barokhaven. Der er så smukt!
Det var enormt dejligt at køre forbi. Jeg har gået i skole deroppe, og efter jeg flyttede væk hjemmefra, flyttede mine forældre til byen, så jeg har brugt mange, mange timer i Hillerød.

Yesterday I didn't do much. For instance, I DIDN'T go to Jutland. But I took a trip bringing my bike to Hillerød in the evening. It was my fathers birthday, and for the first time in the 11 years since he died, I needed to just go seeing the grave. It was nice in a very weird way!
Afterwards I rode down to see Frederiksborg Castle and the Baroque garden. It is a very pretty place!
It was really nice going there. I went to school in Hillerød, and after I moved away from home, my parents came to live there, and so I spent many, many hours in Hillerød.

I dag er også ret rolig. I Netto fandt jeg denne opslagstavle med verdenskort. Hos en ven havde jeg set sådan en med nåle i de lande, hun havde besøgt. Sådan en må jeg også have!
Der er godt nok mange steder, jeg ikke har været. Endnu. Den er sjov at få drømme og inspiration af!

Today is pretty calm as well. In the supermarket I found this wall with a world map. At a friends place I saw one of these with needles in all the countries she visited. I wanted one of those too!
There are plenty of places I haven't visited. Yet. A fun way to start me dreaming!