2 ærmer! / 2 sleeves!

Stakkels Amanda har nu 2 ærmer! DET er da fremskridt.....
Jeg tør slet ikke tænke på, hvordan det bliver at komme igang med hele bærestykket med de helt utroligt mange snoninger på hver 4. pind. Mere end de 50 der var på kroppen, ihvertfald! I det mindste bliver der færre og færre masker.
Nu er Amanda klar til en dejlig vinter med Matador, og så håber jeg VIRKELIG at den arme trøje rent faktisk bliver færdig inden sit 5-års jubilæum til januar.......

Poor Amanda now has 2 sleeves! THAT is some serious progress.....
I cannot really face the thought of knitting the yoke with all the incredible amount of cables on every 4. row. More than the 50 cables of the body! At least, the stitch number decreases from here.
Now, Amanda is ready for a lovely winter with Matador, and then I REALLY hope the poor cardigan will actually be done before the 5 year anniversary........

Et mysterium / A mystery

Engang sidste år klippede jeg symønster til en bluse som jeg ville teste. Noget med, at jeg ville klippe på skrå i stoffet.
I år besluttede jeg så rent faktisk at sy blusen. Desværre havde jeg lykkeligt glemt hvor mønsteret var fra, og havde ikke rigtig nogen idé om hvordan den skulle se ud. Heldigvis kommer man langt, når man ved, hvad der er for, bag og ærmer.....
Nu er den så syet! Et par måneder efter jeg klippede stoffet ud. Stoffet er iøvrigt købt i Myanmar og ligner en million, men er vist bare bomuld.
Halsen var noget vid foran - som sagt ved jeg ikke hvordan den skulle være, men den fik en gang elastik, og det gik meget godt. Så kan vi så diskutere timingen i at sy en sommerbluse når sommeren er ved at være overstået......
Glæder mig til at bruge den næste år!

Some time last year, I cut the pattern for a top I wanted to test. Some idea with cutting the fabric obliquely.
This year, I decided to actually sew the top! Unfortunately, I had no idea what pattern it was or how the finished top was supposed to look. Luckily, you can go quite far if you know what is front, back and sleeves......
Now it's done! A couple of months after I cut the fabric, which, by the way, was bought in Myanmar and looks like a million dollars, but is actually just cotton.
The neck was very wide in front - as explained, I have no idea how it was supposed to be! - but it had some elastic band, which went well. Then we can discuss the timing, sewing a summer top when summer is kind of gone......
Looking forward to using it next year!

Science Fiction Bokhandel, Malmö - me like!

Jeg mener det / I mean it

Amanda har været med i toget den sidste uge, og det første ærme er faktisk færdigt! Nummer 2 er i gang, og jeg er helt overdrevet tilfreds med mig selv......
Det bliver en dejligt varm og fin trøje (når den engang er færdig!), selv om alle de der snoninger virkelig er kedelige.....

Amanda has joined me on the train this past week, and the first sleeve is actually done! The second one is coming along, and I am incredibly happy with this......
It is going to be a very warm and pretty cardigan (once it's done!), although all the cables are really, really boring......

Der var en fejl på trøjen - 2 forkerte snoninger! Jeg samlede mod og klippede en snor og rettede de to snoninger. Det blev ikke perfekt, men okay.
Altså indtil jeg opdagede, at jeg havde "rettet" den ene snoning til samme fejl som før. Som man kan se på billedet.

There was a mistake on the body - 2 cables going the wrong direction! I gathered my courage, cut a thread and corrected these cables. Didn't turn out perfect, but okay.
Well. Until I discovered how I "corrected" one of the cables to the same mistake as before. As you can see from the photo.

Faktisk var det ved at blive sådan 3. gang også, men heldigvis var jeg lidt mere vågen denne gang! Sådan ser det ud efter en gang klipning og syning, og det er da helt okay. Især, når det er under armen!

The third time almost turned out the same way, but fortunately, I was more awake this time!
This is how it looks after cutting and sewing, and I do think it's okay. Especially since it's under the sleeve!

Pokémon Go

Jeg er kommet til - igen! - at love min søsters børn en sweater hver til vinter.
Ham på 11 vil gerne have Pokémon, og gerne med Eevee, så lige nu forbereder jeg mig mentalt på det. Tænker, at der skal være en række pokéballs nederst, og har fundet dette mønster. Det er vel ikke værst? Om ikke andet kan den bruges som tænkehat!
Det bliver garn fra lageret, for pudsigt nok er der også rigeligt af det tykke Wollmeise til sådan en snæver vending!

One more, I accidentally promised my sister's kid a sweater each for winter.
The 11 year old want Pokémon, and prefers Eevee, so right now, I'm mentally preparing for that. I think there will be a row of pokéballs at the bottom, and found this pattern. Not too bad, eh? At least it could be used as a thinking-hat!
I will make with yarn from my stash, since - strangely enough! - I do have plenty of the DK Wollmeise for an emergency like this!

Frilørdag / Saturday off

I går skulle jeg ikke arbejde. Eller have gæster. Eller besøge nogen. Derfor blev det en af de der dage, hvor jeg udelukkende kunne gøre, hvad jeg havde lyst til, og jeg lovede mig selv IKKE at have dårlig samvittighed over det jeg ikke nåede. En meget vigtig detalje.
Når jeg nu havde sådan en dag, tog jeg først ind og byttede en fødselsdagsgave til en strikkebog, og så kørte jeg forbi Knitworks for at kigge. Følte bestemt ikke jeg manglede strikkefestival i mit liv (eller nyt garn!), men når den nu var næsten lige om hjørnet.
Første stand jeg så, var Sisses fra Nørkleriet. Her kunne man få taget et billede med sit yndlingssjal!

Yesterday, I wasn't working. Or had visitors planned. Or had plans of visiting someone. It ended up as one of those days with me doing exactly what I wanted, and I promised myself NOT to feel guilty about the stuff I didn't get around to doing. A very important detail.
With a day like this, I first went to the bookstore, exchanging a birthday gift for a knitting book, and then I went to Knitworks to have a look. Didn't really miss knitting festivals in my life right now (or new yarn!), but with this just around the corner, I went anyway.
The first booth I came across was by Sisse from "Nørkleriet". Here, you could have a photo taken with your favorite shawl!

Jeg ville helt vildt gerne købe Katrines opskriftbøger, og fandt også hendes modeller, men selv om jeg spurgte her og der og var alle 3 sale rundt adskillige gange, lykkedes det mig altså ikke. Desværre. Men flotte er de ihvertfald!
Til gengæld fik jeg hilst på både Charlotte Kaae, Pernille Skau, Signe Strømgaard og Louise Klindt. Det var virkelig hyggeligt!

I really wanted to buy Katrine's pattern books, and did find her models, but even though I asked here and there and went around all 3 rooms several times, I didn't succeed. Unfortunately. They are some very nice models!
While walking around, I met Charlotte Kaae, Pernille Skau, Signe Strømgaard and Louise Klindt. That was really nice and fun!

Jeg havde ikke en eneste strikket ting på kroppen, og faktisk havde jeg heller ikke mit strikketøj med, så jeg faldt noget igennem på sådan en strikkefestival.
Men så købte jeg en strikketatovering hos Signe. Det hjalp da lidt!
Nå. Der var fint og spændende, men jeg smuttede hjem igen efter lidt frokost i byen. (Hotdog. Genialt!)

I didn't wear a single knitted thing, and I hadn't even brought my knitting, so I really kind of stood out on a knitting festival like this.
But then I bought a knitting tattoo from Signe. Helped a bit!
Well. It was nice and exciting, but home I went after grabbing lunch in the center. (Hotdog. Genius!)

Hjemme fik jeg brugt sidste års sidste julebryg til at lave "pip på dåse". Havde haft planer om det et godt stykke tid, og det var lækkert!
Sådan en dag er virkelig skøn nu og da......

At home, I used the last can of Christmas beer from last year to make "bird on a can". Had planned to do this for a while, and it tasted good!
A day like that is really great now and then.....

Wilma

Min ældste niece havde ønsket sig en Wilma-vest til sin fødselsdag. I grå. Jeg begyndte at planlægge indkøb af gråt garn, faktisk, indtil jeg var i kælderen og kigge efter garn til pakkeleg. Jeg fandt nemlig en stor cone grå, blød alpaca! Som jeg havde glemt alt om..... Derefter kom jeg i tanker om det lækre, grå uld/cashmere som jeg købte i Beijing og som ville gå fint sammen med, og så lavede jeg STRIKKEPRØVE! Størrelsen på vesten afhænger nemlig af pindetykkelse og strikkefasthed.
Det endte med det kinesiske garn i kombination med silk/mohair fra garnudsalg som jeg tiggede mig til under pakkelegen. Det var helt perfekt i tykkelse og blødhed, og så på lidt mindre pinde end i opskriften.

My oldest niece wished for a Wilma-vest for her birthday. A grey vest. I started planning shopping grey yarn, actually, until I was in the basement, looking for yarn for our gift-game. I discovered a big cone of grey, soft alpaca! That I forgot about..... Then I remembered the really lovely grey wool/cashmere that I bought in Beijing. Those two would be perfect together, and so I did a GAUGE-TEST! The size of the vest is depending on needle-size and gauge.
In the end, it was the Chinese yarn in combination with silk/mohair from garnudsalg, which I begged into my possession during the gift game. The combination is perfect in thickness and softness, made with slightly smaller needles than the pattern instructs.

Efter vask og lidt stræk var vesten fuldstændig perfekt i størrelsen. Den er let (125 gram), superblød og dejligt varm, og temmelig luksus-agtig i den fiberkombination!
Vesten er kommet godt frem, så nu kan jeg vise den frem her på bloggen. Det var en overraskelse, så jeg kunne ikke rigtigt vise den frem tidligere. Den passer også lige på en prik, selv om den helt ærligt lignede en børnevest. Men det er jo sådan en lille, tætsiddende sag, så den var god nok med størrelsen.
Hvor er det bare fantastisk med sådan et garnlager man ikke har rigtig styr på, så man faktisk kan blive positivt overrasket over at finde så lækkert garn man havde glemt!

After a wash and slight stretch, the vest was just perfectly sized. It's light (125 grams), super soft and really warm, and actually quite luxurious with this fiber combination!
The vest has arrived safely, so now I can show it here on the blog. It was a surprise so I couldn't show it before. It fits perfectly, although - to be honest - it looked like a kids vest. But it is a small, close-fitting thing in the pattern, so the size was actually just right.
It is simply amazing having a yarn stash this size, so that you don't really know what's in there, when you can get a great surprise like this, finding delicious yarn you forgot about!

Fanø

Det er ikke kun på grund af strikkefestivalen - der er bare hyggeligt på Fanø!
Den første aften spiste vi ude. Under halvtaget mens det regnede. Bagefter havde vi den traditionelle garnpakkeleg.

It's not just the knitting festival - Fanø is just such a nice place!
We ate outside on the first evening. Under the roof while we watched the rain. Afterwards, we held our traditional yarn-gift-game.

Sommerhuset er så fint, så fint. Bygget "udenpå" et lille, gammelt hus, der er bevaret i den ene ende. Der var ikke langt til havet, men der nåede vi nu aldrig ned. Vi havde så meget andet at gøre!

The summer house was as pretty as they get. Build "outside" a tiny old house, which is kept at one end. The sea wasn't too far away, but we never went there. Had too much other stuff to do!

"Centralt i Sønder Ho" lå forsamlingshuset med boder. Det der centrale er en gammel joke. En af de første gange jeg var til strikkefestival, hørte jeg Lene Holme Samsøe fortælle, at hun boede "centralt i Sønder Ho". Den by er så lille at man helt sikkert ikke opdager centrum hvis man blinker, og jeg var helt færdig af grin, for "centralt" og "Sønder Ho" var formentlig ikke brugt i samme sætning tidligere.

"Centrally in Sønder Ho" was the house with a market place. The central thing is an old joke. One of my first time on the knitting festival, Lene Holme Samsøe was explaining how she lived "centrally in Sønder Ho". This village is so small that you will miss the center if you blink, and I laughed so hard, because I don't believe the words "centrally" and "Sønder Ho" was ever used in the same sentence before.

Der var mere garnmarked - endda med musik! Fin folkemusik i Sønder Ho. Andre steder havde man vist nok kunnet se folkedragter, men dem stødte vi nu ikke lige på.

There were more yarn markets - even with music! Beautiful traditional music in Sønder Ho. In other places you could meet people in traditional outfits, but we never met them.

Mens vi holdt i kø til færgen, var vi så heldige at have frit udsyn til en anden stor attraktion - sæler! De var ret tæt på og såååååå nuttede, som de gumpede sig rundt på sandbanken.
Jeg har skimtet sæler i det fjerne før, men bestemt ikke set nogen så tæt på!

While waiting in line for the ferry, we had the fortune of seeing another great attraction - the seals!
They were very close and sooooo cute when they moved around on the sand.
I've seen a few far away before, but not this many or that close!

Det gjorde absolut ingenting at vi holdt i kø i halvanden time. Der var sæler, strikketøj, frokost og godt selskab!
Det var så utroligt hyggeligt at være på Fanø, og skulle du være på de kanter, så kig forbi. Hvadenten der er strikkefestival eller ej! (De har hele TRE garnbutikker. Gode!)

We didn't mind waiting in the line for 90 minutes. We had the seals, our knitting, lunch and great company!
It was so wonderful being on Fanø, and if you are close by sometime, please take a look. Knitting festival or not. (They have THREE yarn shops on the island! Good ones!)

Brændenælder / Nettles

Strømperne til min niece, der fylder 27 i morgen, er færdige og afsendt. Garnet er noget, jeg aldrig har strikket af før; strømpegarn med brændenældefibre! Det er utroligt smukt og blødt, faktisk, så hun kan godt glæde sig.....
Mønsteret er dette af Cookie A. Jeg glemte at læse "det med småt", så skaftet er blevet lidt drejet fordi jeg ikke fik flyttet starten af omgangen. Gad vide, hvornår man nogensinde gør det? Altså læser HELE opskriften inden man går i gang?

The socks for my niece, who turns 27 tomorrow, are finished and in the mail. The yarn is totally new for me to knit with; sock yarn with nettle fibres! It's incredibly beautiful and soft, actually, so she has something to look forward to.....
The pattern is this one by Cookie A. I forgot to read "the fine print", so the ankle part is a bit turned since I didn't move the beginning of the round. I wonder when you would ever do it? Reading the entire pattern before casting on?

De kan fint komme på, drejet mønster eller ej. De er faktisk rigtig fine, synes jeg.....
Garnet er fra Onions og hedder Nettle Sock yarn. Dansk garn, købt i Sverige. Der er gået 80 gram til strømperne på pind 2,5, og det er par nummer 21 i år. Nu er der lige lidt pause inden næste fødselsdag!

They come on the feet easily, turned pattern or not. These are quite pretty socks, I think.....
The yarn is by Onions and is called Nettle Sock yarn. Danish yarn, bought in Sweden. I used 80 grams for the socks, using size 2.5 mm needles, and it's the 21st pair this year. Now there is a small break until the next birthday!

Indigo

Garnet / The yarn

Der blev købt garn på Fanø. SelvFØLGelig blev der købt garn! Vi startede i Kunstladens udsalg, hvor det gik helt galt for mig. Men hold nu op, hvor var der nogle dejlige ting! Jeg fik garn til et par bluser og nogle gode opskriftbøger. Det var helt vildt billigt, endda.
Nå. Men resten af weekenden prøvede jeg så at holde lav(ere) profil.
Udenfor kunstladen stod denne fine cykel!

We bought yarn on Fanø. Of COURSE we bought yarn! We started in "Kunstladen"'s sale, where things went totally wrong for me. But the stuff I found was so nice! I got yarn for a few sweaters and some really great pattern books. Extremely cheap, just to make it greater!
Well. The rest of the weekend, I tried to really keep it low(er) with the buying.
Outside "Kunstladen" was this pretty bike!

Noget af det garn jeg købte, var det her silke/uld i mine yndlingsfarver. Rød, brun, orange og mørkegul. Det kan helt sikkert blive til noget godt engang!
Nu skal det bare først lige finde ud af at snakke til mig, så jeg ved, præcis hvordan det skal se ud.

Some of the yarn I bought, was this silk/wool in my favorite colors. Red, brown, orange and dark yellow. This will turn into something nice some time!
First, it needs to find a way to communicate with me so I will know, exactly how it will turn out.

I Sønderho var der garn fra Nature's Luxury. Hold nu op, for noget lækkert garn og nogle helt fantastiske farver! Det var en ny butik for mig, men bestemt meget tillokkende.
Håndfarvet garn alt sammen, lækre materialer, og så havde de faktisk også en ret sød puddelhund.

In Sønderho, there was yarn from Nature's Luxury. This yarn is so yummy and has some totally amazing colors! The shop was new to me, but very tempting indeed.
Everything was hand dyed, delicious fibres, and they even had a very cute poodle.

På vej hjem tog vi forbi Jane. Det var præcis lige så hyggeligt som altid! Her købte jeg en del. Blandt andet, fordi de penge jeg skyldte for mad og togbillet var ønsket i naturalier af mine venner. Det er jo sådan noget der giver mening for alle garnnørder!
Janes hund er også sød, omend lidt belastende. Får den ikke opmærksomhed, stikker den af med et nøgle garn, hvilket jo er ret effektivt til at få den der opmærksomhed! Derfor har den ikke fri adgang til garnbutikken, men vi fik da lov at hilse. Det var hyggeligt!
Der kommer lidt mere fra Fanø de næste dage. Håber, I klarer det.

On the way back, we went to see Jane. Just as nice as always! I bought quite a lot here. Partly because I needed to pay back the money I owed for food and the train ticket, and my friends wanted payment in wool. This makes sense to all knitters!
Janes dog is quite nice as well, though a bit annoying. If it doesn't get attention, it runs off with a skein of yarn, which actually is a very efficient way of catching attention! Because of this, it cannot run freely in the yarn shop, but we did get to meet it and say hi, which was nice!
The next days, there will be a bit more Fanø. I hope you manage.

Efterår / Fall

Det er efterår, og gæssene er begyndt at trække sydpå.
De er ret tydelige at se og høre, og man kan jo bare gætte, hvad de taler om deroppe i luften. "Jeg glemte min yndlingsblomst!" "Hvornår er vi der?" "Hov! Vi skulle DEN vej!"
Nu kan du så strikke din egen lille kælegås lige her.

Fall has come, and the geese have started going south.
They are quite obvious, both visual and in sound, and you can just guess what they're talking about. "I forgot my favorite flower!" "Are we there yet?" "Hey! We are supposed to go THAT way!"
So now you can knit your own little pet goose right here.

En hurtig weekend / A fast weekend

Lørdagen fløj afsted! Der var workshops. Først om kanter med Ruth Sørensen. Det er altid godt håndværk og man får sådan lyst til at strikke med Kauni, når man ser hendes arbejder! (MON ikke jeg kunne finde lidt på lageret?)
Om eftermiddagen lærte jeg at strikke færøske sjaler. Det blev til to i mini-format! Det var faktisk sjovt, så jeg tænker at et færøsk sjal kommer på listen over sjaler jeg behøver i mit liv. Der kom ihvertfald rigtigt, færøsk garn med hjem!

Saturday flew by! There were workshops. First about edges with Ruth Sørensen. She knows her stuff, and seeing all her beautiful works makes me want to knit Kauni so badly! (I guess I MIGHT be able to find some in my stash?)
In the afternoon, I learned how to knit Faroese shawls. I made 2 mini-shawls! It was actually fun, so I guess a Faroese shawl will be on the list of shawls I need in my life. The original Faroese yarn came home with me, so everything is ready!

Vi kom også på garnudsalg. Uha, hvor var der meget lækkert! Jeg købte dog "kun 2 poser", men har vist alligevel rekorden for weekenden. Cashmere er svært at stå for. Ligesom silke/uld i ens yndlingsfarver! Når det så endda er til pind 4, så det går lidt hurtigere, så var der ligesom ingen vej tilbage.....

We were also at a yarn sale. Oh my, so much wonderful stuff! I bought "only 2 bags", but still holds the record for the weekend. Cashmere is hard to turn down. Just like silk/wool in your favorite colors! Everything for size 4 mm needles, making it go a bit faster, and then there really is no turning back.....

Vi farvede også garn med indigo! DET var sjovt! Helt utroligt at se det lysegrønne garn komme op og skifte farve.
Det bedste er, at vi godt kan nå en tur forbi farvebadet igen i dag......

We also dyed yarn with indigo. THAT was fun! Amazing how the light green yarn came up and changed color.
Best thing? We have time to visit again today......

Aftenen gik med dejlig mad og hygge. Garnvinden fungerede med lidt hjælp, selv om der manglede en skrue. Vi er vist alle ret trætte, men det er skønt at man kan hygge sig, selv om man går relativt tidligt i seng!
Der har også været tid til at strikke en hel del. Det har været en skøn weekend indtil videre, og det er dejligt, at der er en dag til!

The evening went by with great food and "hygge". The yarn winder worked with a little help, although a screw had gone missing. Everybody is kind of tired, but it is wonderful how you can have a good time, although bedtime is quite early!
We also had time to knit quite a bit. It's been a lovely weekend so far, and it's great we have another day left!

Så ankom vi / Arrival

Alt gik perfekt i går! Jeg kom fra arbejdet i ordentlig tid og nåede i fin stil til Hovedbanegården og det næste tog. Der ventede endda gaver! Det her må være det fineste mobiletui der findes. Med Marius.

Everything went perfectly yesterday! I left my job in time and arrived perfectly at the central station and the next train. I even had presents! This must be one of the prettiest mobile covers in the world. Featuring Marius.

På Fanø ventede sommerhus og frikadeller. Så det blev en hyggelig aftensmad under halvtaget, til lyden af regnen. Det er virkelig skønt at vide, at vi har en hel weekend sammen her!

On Fanø, the summer house waited with frikadelles. We had a lovely dinner under the roof with the sound of rain. It's wonderful knowing that we have an entire weekend together here!

Pakkelegen var overdådig! KUN gode ting. Der var vist så rigeligt til os alle tre.
Den tradition får vist lov at leve i mange år!
Nu venter så workshops og hygge. God lørdag!

The giftgame was bigger than ever! ONLY good stuff. Plenty for all 3 of us.
This tradition will be kept alive for years to come, I guess!
Now the workshops and good times are awaiting. Happy Saturday!

Så godt som klar / As good as ready

Så er det i dag, turen går vestover til den første strikkefestival i 2 år. TO ÅR!!!!!! Åh, som jeg glæder mig!
Jeg er sådan cirka klar. Agtigt.
Gaverne til vores garnpakkeleg er ihvertfald pakket! Der er gode sager i, kan jeg godt afsløre. Det bliver så hyggeligt at gense Fanø, sommerhus og Ho strik. For Jane skal vi selvfølgelig besøge også.
Første trin i planlægningen var at få fri. Det lykkedes da også sådan nogenlunde! Min kollega påstår ihvertfald hun har givet mig fri. Bortset fra ambulatorie hele formiddagen. Men hvis man står til både fri og arbejde, så er det jo desværre arbejdet som vinder, eller hvad?
Der skulle være tid til at nå toget, hvilket er det vigtigste.

Today is the day to go west for the first knitting festival in 2 years. TWO YEARS!!!!!! Oh, how I've been looking forward to this!
I'm kind of ready. Ish.
The gifts for our yarn-gift-game are packed, at least! Good stuff inside. I can reveal that much. I can't wait to see Fanø again, the summer house and Ho strik. Of course we are going to visit Jane!
First step of planning this was getting Friday off. Which kind of succeeded. My colleague claims she gave me the day off. Apart from the outpatient clinic all morning. But if you're planned for both a day off and work, then unfortunately, work wins. Or what?
I do have time to catch the train, which is the most important thing.

Gaven til min veninde, som vi besøger, blev omhyggeligt indkøbt i Lund på vej hjem i går. Hvorefter jeg glemte det fine hørgarn i toget. Jamen altså!
Garnet var til en lampeskærm der heldigvis befandt sig trygt og godt derhjemme, og nu bliver den så givet sammen med lyserødt strømpegarn. Det kan man altid bruge!
Håber, at der ikke sker flere forviklinger på vejen. Håber også der er internet. Ellers bliver det en temmelig ordfattig weekend her på bloggen. Men mon ikke vi høres ved?

The gift for my friend, whom we're visiting, was carefully bought in Lund on the way home yesterday. Then I forgot the beautiful linen yarn on the train. Really!
The yarn was for a lamp shade, and the skeleton of that shade was at my home. Now it will be given away with pink sock yarn. You can always use pink sock yarn!
I do hope the rest of the weekend will be smooth. I do hope there is internet. Otherwise, it will be a weekend of few words on this blog! But I guess it will work out.

Den kreative fortolkning / Creative interpretation

De næste strømper er jo på vej. Denne gang et Cookie A. mønster. Måske kommer jeg engang igennem hele bogen?
Det gik rigtig godt hele skaftet igennem. Jeg undrede mig lidt over, at det ligesom drejede lidt. Da jeg så var ret langt nede, læste jeg den lille sætning under diagrammet, at omgangen flytter sig 1 maske pr. gennemstrikning.
Så nu har jeg opfundet et helt nyt mønster! Håber, de kan bruges alligevel.....

The next socks are on their way. This time, a Cookie A. pattern. Maybe I'll work my way through the book eventually?
All the way through the leg, it went quite well. I was wondering why it sort of turned a bit. When I was more than halfway to the heel, I read the tiny sentence under the chart, that the first stitch moves 1 place for every 8 rows.
So now I invented a new pattern! I do hope the socks will be usable.....

Ret usædvanligt / Quite unusual

Gaver mm. / Gifts and more

Det var en rigtig dejlig fødselsdag i søndags, selv om jeg godt nok syntes det var noget sjovere med den nye alder da jeg var barn.....
En kagekone bliver jeg dog aldrig for gammel til, og vi huskede at skrige, da vi skar halsen over!

It was a really lovely birthday this Sunday, although I do think the new number in my age was more fun as a kid......
I never grow too old for a cake-lady, though, and we remembered to scream when cutting the throat! (No idea were this tradition comes from, but it's very Danish. Maybe the vikings?)

Hende her kom, og 8 personer mere, der alle var noget større end hende, så her var fyldt godt op.
Lille Frk. T1 er gammel nok til at synes fødselsdage er virkelig sjove, og DET er jo herligt! Hun sov da de kom, og da hun vågnede nede i baggården gik jeg ned til hende. Da hun så vågnede rigtigt, var hendes første ord "Er det din fødselsdag?" Så pyt med at jeg bliver ældre, når nogen så nuttet kommer!

This girl came, and 8 more persons, all quite bigger than her, so my place got filled up.
Little Miss T1 is old enough to find birthdays very funny, and THAT is just great! She was asleep when arriving and slept in her pram in the backyard (another Danish tradition dated back to the 1950's). When she woke up, I went to pick her up. When really waking up, her first words were "Is it your birthday?" Who cares if I'm getting older, then, when someone this cute attends my party?

Der var også gaver! Denne kom dog først dagen efter, men sikke en gang luksus! Købt hos Tine (gad virkelig godt se hendes butik!) af min ældste niece. Tak!
Mums, det bliver nogle fantastiske strømper, det her!

There were gifts, too! This arrived the next day, though, but is pure luxury! Bought at Tine's place (I really would like to visit her shop!) by my oldest niece. Thank you!
This will turn into some amazing socks!

Der var fine, håndlavede øreringe med flotte farver. De er allerede taget i brug.
Der var også lovning på en gave som jeg så kan glæde mig til! Ikke dårligt!
Jeg fik også den nye Harry Potter bog, som jeg glæder mig meget til at læse.

I got beautiful, handmade earrings in great colors. I already started using them.
I also got a promise of a gift that I can look forward to! Not bad!
I also got the new Harry Potter book, which I'm looking forward to reading.

Endelig havde min nevø været i en garnbutik! Så jeg fik garn i grundfarverne. Lidt nørd er man vel. Glæder mig meget til at strikke af det.
Mandag aften gik så med strikkebio! Det var lige så hyggeligt som altid, og "Bridget Jones' baby" var virkelig, virkelig sjov. Faktisk var der tidspunkter så sjove at man ikke kunne strikke af bare grin.
Men det gør vel ikke noget......

Finally, my nephew had been to a yarn shop! So I got yarn in the basic colors. A bit nerdy, perhaps. Looking forward to knitting in this yarn.
Monday evening was knitting at the movies. As much fun as always, and "Bridget Jones' baby" was really, really hilarious. Actually, some scenes were so much fun it was impossible to knit for laughing.
But that's okay, I guess........