Marcipan

Start!

Nogle timer hjemme samt en togtur hjalp til at jeg fik lavet et stjernemønster færdigt i søndags. Nu er jeg så også startet på sjalet, og de første 2 stjerner er strikket. Garnet er meget, meget blødt og lækkert og supertyndt. Det er ren cashmere, så det bør jo også være både blødt og lækkert!
Der skal jo strikkes en hel del inden d. 5. januar hvor det skal gives væk, men foreløbig er jeg fortrøstningsfuld.

A few hours at home and a train-ride gave me the time to make the star-pattern this Sunday. And now I even started the actual knitting of the shawl! The first 2 stars are done. The yarn is very, very soft and just plain delicious and extremely thin. It's pure cashmere, and really is supposed to be soft and yummy!
I have a lot of knitting to do before January 5th when the shawl is to be wrapped and given away, but so far I'm hopeful of being able to do it.

Til træet / For the tree

Nu er der sandelig ikke længe til jul! Har du nået at strikke det hele? Også til juletræet? Hvis ikke, så er der ingen grund til at fortvivle. Dagens mønstre kan du sagtens nå at lave et par stykker af.... De er små, men spreder meget glæde!
Det første mønster er vist tvangsindlagt på en strikkers juletræ. Magen til nuttet strikkekurv skal man lede længe efter!
Mønsteret er her.

Christmas is upon us very soon! Did you knit everything? Also something for the tree? If not, there is no reason for despair. Today's patterns are really fast and easy, and I bet you can make more than one.... The are tiny, but give a lot of joy!
The first pattern is something that really should be on every knitter's Christmas tree. Did you ever see anything as cute as this yarn basket? I thought not.

Det andet mønster stikker næsen dybt ned i dit garnlager. For er der ikke et nøgle strømpegarn eller to? Eller lidt rester? Bare lidt? (VEL ER DER SÅ!!!!)
De små ugler kræver ikke meget garn. De er nemme at variere og virkelig søde!

The second pattern is sniffing through your stash. Didn't you buy a skein or two of sock yarn over the years? Or don't you have some sock yarn left over from a pair of socks? (I KNOW YOU DO!!!!)
The tiny owls won't take much yarn. They are really easy to make in all different stripes and colors and very cute!

Kommende stjerne / Upcoming star

I går sang jeg den allersidste julekoncert med mit kor. I aften har vi afskedsmiddag, og så er det slut. Dirigenten går på pension, og koret opløses. Julekoncerten var sådan set som den plejer - enormt dejlig og med børnekor og alting - men det var alligevel trist, selv om det nok først rigtig går op for mig når vi ikke skal starte igen engang næste år.
Dirigenten fylder rundt i starten af det nye år, og jeg ville rigtig gerne strikke et rigtig fint sjal til hende. Et sjal med mønster, der ligesom passer til alle de sange og værker vi har sunget. Der er jo ikke meget tid (det der med at gå i gang i rigtig god tid er ikke min stærke side!), så jeg måtte hellere komme i gang.
Der er ikke lige nogen, der har lavet sådan et sjal, hvad jeg lige kan finde, og det var ret svært at finde ud af, præcis hvordan. Men nu har jeg da en idé! Den er nok ret farvet af julen, men siden det skal være et sort sjal, håber jeg det går.
Sjalet skal være trekantet og starte oppefra.  Der skal først være et stykke med stjerner. Sekskantede stjerner. Og lige nu tror jeg faktisk, at jeg næsten har det. Billedet her viser det næstsidste forsøg (håber jeg!) på 2 slags stjerner.
Men pyh - man skal jo også lave strikkeprøve og mønster og alt muligt! Godt, det er et sjal, så strikkefasthed osv. ikke betyder så meget. Og så tror jeg nok lige jeg ved, hvad der skal strikkes af svære ting i HELE juletiden!

Yesterday my choir held the very last Christmas concert. Tonight we will have a farewell-dinner, and then it's finished. The director is retiring and the choir will cease to exist. The concert was as always - wonderful! The children's choir sang as well - but it was still very sad, even though I believe that it will be really bad in the new year when we are not starting rehearsal again.
Our director can celebrate her 70th birthday in the beginning of the new year, and I would really, really love to make her a very pretty shawl. A shawl with a pattern that tells a story of some of the songs and big things we did over the years. I don't have a lot of time (it's not one of my strong sides, making sure to start early and have plenty of time!), so I figured I'd better get started.
I haven't been able to find any other shawls like this, so I had to find out exactly what to do. But now I have an idea! I guess it will be highly influenced by Christmas, but since it's going to be a black shawl, I hope it will be useful all year.
The shawl will be a triangle, started from the top. For the first bit I want to make stars. Six-pointed stars. I'm practicing, but I think I'm almost there. This picture is the second-last (I hope!) try on 2 different stars.
But this is really something I have to work on! I have to make swatches and a chart and all kinds of troublesome stuff! I'm glad it's a shawl, because gauge will not be important. And I guess I know what I'll be knitting all the way through Christmas......

Plisk plask / Splish splash

Mine gæster hyggede sig rigtig godt i går, og det blev ret sent. Så sent, at min niece på 18 overnattede for ikke at skulle bruge 3 timer på at komme hjem.
Da jeg vågnede i morges kunne jeg se og høre at hun var vågen og hørte en plasken, så mon ikke hun var i bad?
Den der plasken var rimeligt langsom, hvilket var mærkeligt, og den blev ved og ved og ved. Det tog ret lang tid før det gik op for mig at det altså ikke var niecen, men sneen der smeltede........

My guests had a really nice time last night and stayed quite late. It got so late that my niece slept over instead of using 3 hours for transportation.
When I woke up this morning the light was turned on and I heard that she was awake. Then I heard some splashing sounds and figured she was taking a bath.
The splashing was kind of slow and went on and on and on.
Took me a while to find out that it wasn't a very long, slow shower, but actually the snow melting!

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Æbleskiver

I aften står den på æbleskiver, gløgg og hygge med min brors børn plus lidt påhæng. Vi skal også spille Super Mario (hvilket helt sikkert bidrager til hyggen!) - og mon ikke jeg kan nå at hækle lidt?
Det skal være hjemmebagte æbleskiver, selvfølgelig, for det smager bare en milliard gange bedre...... Man kunne f.eks. bruge denne opskrift.
Og SÅ må det være weekend.

Tonight my brothers children plus a few extra will come for "æbleskiver", "gløgg" and "hygge". We are also going to play Super Mario (lots of "hygge" comes with playing Super Mario!) - and I hope I will be able to crochet a little.
We need homemade æbleskiver, of course. They are just a million times better than the store-bought ones......
And THEN it's finally weekend!

Præmie! / Prize!

For ca. en uge siden vandt jeg en kalendergave hos Charlotte.
2 nøgler Koigu Painter's Palette Premium Merino (blandt venner kendt som KPPPM)!
Garnet var sponsoreret af Ellen, og jeg skulle selv ringe til hende og aftale farver. Men det endte med, at Ellen ringede til mig. Er det god service eller hvad?
Ovenikøbet blev garnet bragt ud pr. cykel. I snevejr. Dagen efter. (Og det er lækkert!)
TAK til både Charlotte og Ellen!

About a week ago I won a gift in Charlotte's advent calendar.
Two skeins of Koigu Painter's Palette Premium Merino (also known as KPPPM)!
The prize was sponsored by Ellen, and I had to call her and tell her what color I wanted. In the end, however, Ellen called me because I was so slow. Is that just the best service or what!
On top of this, the yarn was delivered by bike. In the snow. The very next day. (And it's really soft and good-looking!)
THANK YOU, Charlotte and Ellen!

Masser af sne! / Plenty of snow!

Sjalet / The shawl

Sjalet er tørt og har været en tur med ude i sneen. Det er blevet rigtig fint efter at være "åbnet", synes jeg!
Jeg har brugt 70 g Drops Lace garn, som er 70% alpaca, 30% silke. Ikke noget stort forbrug til et rimeligt stort sjal, synes jeg!
Mønsteret er "Omelet" - et rigtig fint mønster som jeg kun kan anbefale. Sjalet er til min svigerindes mor, og jeg tror, hun nok skal blive rigtig glad for det. Det er bestillingsarbejde, men eftersom hun er typen der aldrig nogensinde spørger nogen om noget, har jeg lavet det med glæde. (Når jeg ikke har været ved at smide det ud af vinduet. Det er ikke hendes skyld.)

The shawl is dry and went out in the snow for some pictures. It's really nice after blocking, I think!
I used 70 grams of Drops Lace yarn, which is 70% alpaca, 30% silk. It is really not a great amount of yarn for such a big shawl!
The pattern is "Omelet" - a really pretty pattern that I will give my recommendations. The shawl is made for the mother of my sister-in-law and I think she is going to really love it. She asked me to make it for her, but since she is the kind of person who never asks anything from anyone, I have been very happy to make for her. (Except for the times I almost threw it out the window. Not her fault.)

I går skrev jeg, at jeg ikke var helt tilfreds. Det er jeg heller ikke, men det er vist biting. Garnet er så utroligt glat og meget, meget sort. Derfor har jeg dels haft meget svært ved at se om jeg havde lavet en fejl et sted, og hvis der faldt en maske af, var den meget hurtigt løbet et par rækker ned, og det var iøvrigt helt umuligt at se, hvordan mønsteret skulle have været rigtigt. Det har medført nogle frustrationer hist og pist......
Aflukningen er jeg overhovedet ikke tilfreds med. Jeg måtte lave den om 3 gange! Ligemeget hvor utroligt løst jeg prøvede at lukke af, så er den alligevel blevet rigtig stram, fordi garnet er så glat. Derfor er der ikke blevet spidser langs kanten, men det ser nu pænt ud alligevel, synes jeg. (Og jeg kan se, at andre på Ravelry har lavet sjalet med lige kanter med vilje.)
Så alt i alt er det blevet fint.

Yesterday I wrote that I wasn't completely satisfied with this. I'm still not, but it's only minor details. The yarn is exceptionally slippery and very, very black. I've had a very hard time seeing if I made a mistake somewhere, and if I dropped a stitch, it had fallen a few rows down in no time, and by then I had no chance of seeing how to correct the pattern. So there were some frustrations every now and then.....
I'm not very pleased about the cast-off edge. I had to re-do it a total of 3 times! No matter how loose I tryed to bind off, it's still very tight, since the yarn is so smoots. I couldn't make any points along the sides, but I still think it looks nice. (And on Ravelry I can see that other people made it straight-edged intentionally.)
My conclusion? It's a really nice shawl!

Takket være sneen / Thanks to the snow

Omelet-sjalet, også kendt under navnet "Det sorte hul" er færdigt! Jeg var jo i Aalborg i weekenden, men pga. sne-kaos var Kastrup lukket nogle timer, og der var ingen fly til eller fra Aalborg da jeg skulle hjem. Så der sad jeg i lufthavnen og keeeeeedede mig...... (Sammen med alle de andre!)
Sjalet var mit eneste fly-strikketøj, og så var det jo bare at komme videre. Selv om jeg havde besluttet mig for, at rækkerne var alt for lange og det var alt for besværligt!
Da jeg kom hjem, manglede jeg kun 1 række og aflukningen, og så var det jo dumt at lade være, ikke? Derfor ligger det nu udspændt på gulvet, og I får det at se i morgen. Jeg er ikke fuldstændig tilfreds, men det skal I nok høre om!

The Omelet shawl, also known as "The black hole" is done! I went to Aalborg this weekend, but due to all the snow on Sunday, Copenhagen Airport was closed for a few hours, and no planes arrived at or left from Aalborg when I was supposed to go home. There I was. In the airport. Soooooo bored! (As everyone else was!)
The shawl was the only knitting packed for the flight, so I just had to continue working. Even though I had decided that the rows were far too long and too much trouble!
When I arrived home, I just needed to knit 1 more row and then cast off, and I guess it would be stupid not to finish it. So now it's lying on the floor, blocking, and I'll show it here tomorrow. I'm not completely satisfied, but I'll tell you about that tomorrow!

Varme / Warmth

Det er koldt som jeg ved ikke hvad derude, og man kunne nok trænge til noget at varme sig på ude i den store, hvide verden..... Nu kan du så også gøre det med stil her i december.
Disse fine kop-holdere giver lige det sidste pift til en dejlig tår et-eller-andet. Opskriften er som Ravelry download.

It's freezing cold out there and you really need something to warm you up out there in the great, white world....... Now you can do it with a cool December-style too!
These pretty cup-holders is the very thing you need for a little cup of something. The pattern is available as a Ravelry download.

Sne! /Snow!

Det bliver en hyggelig dag med jule-familie-halløj og - som I ser! - masser af sne.

It will be a very nice day with Christmas-family-'hygge' and - as you can see - lots of snow.


Men mon jeg kan komme hjem i aften som planlagt?

But I wonder if I will be able to get back home tonight as planned?

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Sweet sixteen

Årets sidste fødselar fylder 16 i morgen, men blev fejret i går. Fordi hun var hjemme fra efterskole og fordi jeg var på besøg. (Heldige mig!)
Gaven var godt nok ikke helt færdig. Jeg havde medbragt 1 næsten færdig strømpe til Aalborg, men da den unge dame (heldigvis) har 2 fødder, havde jeg travlt! (Hun fik også nogle øreringe, så hun var ikke helt gaveløs.....)
Mine planer gik på at blive færdig i dag, men der var god strikketid i går, så hun fik dem faktisk sent i går aftes og var glad.
Mønsteret er fra november-nummeret af "The Knitter" og garnet er Zitron Trekking Hand Art, farven "Kiwi". Jeg lavede tåen som jeg plejer, men fulgte ellers mønsteret slavisk og brugte ca. 60 g garn.
Mønsteret var sjovt og afvekslende, og farven klumper sig mærkeligt nok sammen på lidt forskellige måder på de to strømper. Jeg er godt tilfreds med resultatet, og det er modtageren også ;-)

The very last birthday in my family this year is my niece, who will turn 16 years tomorrow. She was celebrated yesterday, since she was at home and I was visiting. (Lucky me!)
The gift wasn't quite finished. I brought one almost finished sock, but since the young lady (fortunately) has 2 feet, I was kind of busy! (She also had some earrings, so I did give her something in the morning.....)
My plans were to finish the second sock today, but I had a lot of time for knitting yesterday, so they were finished late last night, and she received them and was very happy.
The pattern is from the November Issue of "The Knitter". They were made with Zitron Trekking Hand Art, the color is "Kiwi". I made my own version of the toe, but otherwise I did exactly as the pattern said and I used around 60 grams of yarn.
The pattern was fun and interesting, and the colors are pooling a little differently on either sock. I was very happy with the result, and so was the recipient!

Så kom det! / Then it came!

Årets sidste wollmeise-garn er hentet på posthuset. Det er den nye, tykke DK udgave, der passer til pind 3,5-4. Som I kan se, holdt jeg mig fra de røde nuancer (som ellers er SÅ FLOTTE!!!) og har købt "Fritzi Frizzante" som er sådan en flot turkis med lidt sort i.
Der er ihvertfald til en sweater/trøje til mig, og jeg glæder mig! Jeg tænker, det måske skulle være denne her: Korinne, som er et ret nyt mønster. Foreløbig må det dog vente, for der er lige nogle ting der skal være færdige.
Garnet er dejlig blødt og virker meget elastisk. Det bliver spændende at strikke af engang.

The last pile of wollmeise this year has been picked up at the post office. It is the new, thicker DK yarn, recommended needle-size 3.5 - 4 mm. As you can see, I stayed away from the red shades (which I love SO MUCH!) and bought "Fritzi Frizzante", which is a nice blue with a little black.
I bought enough for a sweater/cardigan for me, and I can't wait starting to use it! Maybe I will make this new cardigan: Korinne. So far it has to wait a bit though. I have to finish a lot of stuff first.
The yarn is really soft and squishy. It is very exciting what it will be like when it's knitted.

Ikke kun artikel / Not just the article

Min nevø på 20 er i livgarden. Han er lige begyndt at stå vagt på Amalienborg her for et par uger siden, og selv om han meget bestemt havde nægtet at fortælle, hvornår man kunne finde ham der, så sendte han alligevel en sms da det kom til stykket......
Så i dag - midt i artikelskrivning! - drog jeg med metroen til centrum og fandt slotspladsen. Jeg ventede spændt, men kunne godt nok lige se en del problemer da livgarden så troppede op. Hvordan i al verden skulle jeg kende ham?

My nephew (20 years) is a soldier in the Royal Guard. He just started standing guard at the queens castle, Amalienborg, a few weeks ago, and even though he very firmly denied ever telling when we would be able to find him there, he still send me a text when it got close.....
So today - in the middle of my supposedly busy article-writing - I took the metro to the centre of town and found the courtyard of the castle. I was really excited, waiting for them to show op, but saw the trouble once they were there. How on earth would I be able to spot him?

Løsningen blev at traske efter dem, der gik rundt og afløste. Det var halvdelen af det nye hold, og jeg tænkte, at der vel var en vis chance for at finde ham dér.......
Efter at have stirret intenst på de fleste, stakkels unge mennesker, fandt jeg ham sandelig!
Og se bare her - der var mange, der ville fotograferes med ham. (Men han er også bare skøn!)

The solution was to follow the guards walking around the courtyard to release those standing on guard since the day before (they take 2-hour shifts). Half the new soldiers did this, and I figured there would be some chance to find him using this method......
So after staring intensely at most of the poor, young people, I did find him!
And just look at this! So many people wanted to have their pictures taken with him. (But he sure is a darling, you know!)

Her står han så. Og prøver at se ud som om han ikke aner, hvem jeg er. Eller overhovedet gider bekymre sig om, hvad jeg kan finde på!
Jeg var revnefærdig af stolthed, da jeg endelig fandt ham.....

And here he is. Trying to look like he has no clue who I am. Or like he is not the least worried about what I might do!
I was about to burst with pride when I finally located him.....

Nu havde han faktisk engang udtrykt, at han jo har et skarpladt gevær og kan skyde folk hvis de ikke opfører sig ordentligt, men at han ville være ked af at skyde en fra sin familie. Så jeg måtte jo hellere opføre mig pænt!
Eftersom turisterne alligevel blev fotograferet med garderne, så tog jeg chancen og legede turist (og blev ikke skudt) - og så måtte jeg jo hellere hjem til min del af artiklen igen. Nu er jeg så færdig med at skrive, har indkøbt 9 (jeps. NI!) julegaver og skal have pakket til at tage til Jylland i aften. Med gaver.
(Jeg er stadig stolt!)

He actually did say once that he is holding a real rifle and is capable of shooting anyone not behaving, but that he would be really sad to shoot one from his family. So I thought it would be better to behave well!
Since the tourists took pictures with the soldiers anyway, I took my chance and pretended to be a tourist (he didn't shoot me!) - and then I had to go back home to my part of the article once more. By now I'm done writing my part and I even bought 9 (Yes. NINE!) Christmas gifts and just need to pack my stuff and go to Jutland this evening. Bringing gifts.
(I'm still so proud!)

December

December er fyldt med ting og sager i år. For mig. Ikke specielt jule-agtige ting, men alligevel....
I dag har jeg fri, og sidder derfor og skal skrive artikel (istedet for at skrive på min blog....). Ja - det føles gevaldigt meget som arbejde!
Men når man kan krydre det med julemusik, dejlig the og disse søde, små bamser der varmer sig ved lyset, så overlever jeg nok.
Weekenden står på familie-hygge, og jeg glæder mig!

December is filled with lots of stuff this year. In my life. Not very Christmas-like things, but still.......
Today is my day off, and I'm working on an article (should be. Instead of writing a blog post!). And yes - feels a lot like work to me!
But when I can spice it up with lovely music, tea and these sweet little bears warming themselves by the candle, I guess I'll survive.
This weekend will be filled with family-stuff, and I can't wait!

Rød / Red

Endnu et par af de der strømper, der nærmest strikker sig selv mens jeg laver noget andet, er færdige. De er i ribmønster på pind 2,5 mm. Garnet er noget jeg engang købte i Tyskland: Lana Grossa Meilenweit, Mega Boots Stretch. 70 gram har jeg brugt.
Det er tysk strømpegarn. Så er der vel ikke så meget andet at sige om det. Tyskere er gode til strømpegarn!
Det er lykkedes mig at få dem nogenlunde ens, hvilket jeg er meget tilfreds med. De er til bunken der skal sendes til kolde USA, og dermed mangler jeg kun 2 par til familien (udover dem til niecen, altså) - et par meget store og et par små. De meget store bliver også i rib, i samme slags garn (bare i grøn), og jeg går i gang senere i dag.......

Another pair finished of those socks that almost knit themselves while I do something else. Again, it's rib-pattern and needles size 2.5 mm. The yarn was bought in Germany at some point: Lana Grossa Meilenweit, Mega Boots Strech. The socks took 70 grams.
It is German sock yarn. What more can I say? Germans are really good at sock yarn!
I succeeded in making them almost identical, which I'm really happy about. They are for the pile of socks for my friends in cold USA, and with this pair finished, I just need to make another 2 pairs (apart from the socks for my niece, you know) - a very large pair and a small pair. The very large socks will also be rib-socks, using the same brand (just green wool), and I will start later today....

Pynt / Decorations

Nok? / Enough?

Der er endnu et par strømper på pindene. Årets sidste niece til at holde fødselsdag fylder 16 om 7 dage, så der skal fart på..... De var også med inde at se "Tornerose"-ballet i teateret søndag, og jeg fik da også strikket lidt i pausen.
Da jeg bagefter var hos min søster for at hente min pakkekalender (der er for fed!) spurgte min mindste nevø, hvad jeg strikkede. Inden jeg nåede at svare, sagde han "Det er nok flere strømper". At det var til hans store kusine var vel ligegyldigt. Det var ikke til ham!

Another pair of socks are on the needles. The last niece to celebrate her birthday this year will be 16 years old in just 7 days, so I really need to speed up! I brought them to watch "Sleeping beauty" ballet at the theater this Sunday, and I did knit a little during the break.
Afterwards, I went to my sister's place to pick up my advent calendar (it's so nice!) and my youngest nephew asked me what I was knitting. Before I had a chance to answer, he said "Well, I guess it's more socks". He didn't care that they were for his big cousin. They weren't for him!

Der er jo strikket en del strømper i år, og jeg tænker, at de måske skal nedprioriteres næste år? Der skal helt sikkert strikkes noget til børnene igen, inden de fuldstændig opgiver tanken om at få noget.....
Mønsteret på disse strømper er fra det nye nummer af "The Knitter", og garnet er Zitron Trekking Hand Art. Festligt grønt mix! Jeg er nu næsten ved den første hæl, så jeg har ingen forhåbninger om at blive færdig inden jeg ser modtageren i weekenden. Måske med den første strømpe, og så må nummer 2 blive færdig i løbet af weekenden.

I did make quite a few socks this year, and I guess it might be wise to use less time on socks next year? I definitely have to make something for the kids again, before they just give up on the thought of ever having anything knitted from me again, apart from socks......
The pattern for these socks are from the newest issue of "The Knitter", and the yarn is Zitron Trekking Hand Art. Really nice green stripes! I'm almost at the first heel, and I have no hopes of finishing both socks before I meet my niece this weekend. Maybe the first sock will be finished, and then I will have to finish number 2 over the weekend.

December: Rensdyr! / Reindeer!

Nu er det december, og derfor skal "mærkelig mandag" selvfølgelig handle om at blive klar til JUL!!!!! Der er mange gode opskrifter derude, og derfor får I hele 2 i dag. Med samme rensdyr-tema. De tager lidt tid at strikke, men hvad gør det? Der er hele 3 uger til jul, og I har vel ikke andet at tage jer til ;-)
Det første mønster er for sejt. Hvem mangler ikke en rensdyrsweater? For at få mønsteret skal du registrere dig hos det engelske "Red Barnet".

It's December, and so "Mærkelig mandag" (weird Monday) naturally turns to helping you all to get ready for CHRISTMAS!!!!! There are so many wonderful patterns out there, and today you will get 2 new patterns. With a reindeer-theme.
They will take some time to make, but I guess that won't be a problem, since you probably have nothing better to do ;-)
The first pattern is so cool. Who is not in need of a reindeer-sweater? To get this pattern, you will have to register for the British "Save the Children".

Det næste mønster må I aldrig, aldrig vise til min ældste nevø! Sidste år, da de alle 10 måtte ønske, ville han have et strikket elg-hovede, men jeg nægtede.....
Men bortset fra det så er det da et totalt sejt mønster det her! Denne strikkede hjort finder du ikke hjemme hos andre. Især ikke hos min nevø!

The second pattern is something you can never, ever show my oldest nephew! Last year, when all 10 of them could wish for whatever I should knit for them, he wanted a knitted moose-head, but I refused....
Apart from that, this pattern is just great! This knitted deer is something you will never find in the home of other people. Especially not in my nephew's home!

Hexagon!!!!!!

Min Hexagon-bluse er BÅDE færdig og tør nu. Dermed er den noget dejligere og varmere at tage på end i går aftes, hvor den stadig var lidt våd, men hvor jeg lige skulle prøve den lidt......
Bortset fra at den er strikket på pind 3 i tyndt garn, hvilket ikke kan andet end tage ufattelig lang tid fordi der er så mange masker, så har den bare været rigtig sjov at strikke. Hexagon er konstrueret ud fra 2 sekskanter, det eneste mål du skal bruge er ønsket brystvidde, og så giver resten faktisk sig selv. Garntykkelse og pindestørrelse vælger du helt selv.

My Hexagon-blouse is not only finished, but ALSO dry now! Which means it is a lot nicer and warmer to wear compared to last night, when I really wanted to try it on, even though it was still a little wet......
Apart from the fact that I made it on 3 mm needles in thin yarn, which automatically meant it would take like forever to knit al those stitches, it has been a really, really fun knitting project. Hexagon has a construction based on 2 hexagons. You only need to know what the chest-width should be, and then the rest of the sweater follows. You pick whatever yarn thickness and needle-size you want.

Den er strikket i wollmeise lace garn, dels i den mørkegrønne "WD Pesto", dels med lidt lysere grøn kontrast ved kanterne, "WD Schwefel". Den er rigeligt stor, vil jeg sige, så måske kunne jeg godt have lavet en bluse med bare 1 bundt lacegarn, hvis den havde været lidt mindre. Men hellere lidt for stor end lidt for lille!
Ialt har jeg brugt 380 gram garn, heraf 30 gram af den lysegrønne til belægninger. Dermed er årets wollmeise-forbrug oppe på hele 3240 gram, og som jeg nævnte i går, har jeg allerede bestilt mere wollmeise-garn fordi jeg er nået over 3 kg.

It is made in wollmeise lace yarn, mostly the dark green "WD Pesto", partly with a lighter green for the edges, "WD Schwefel". It is a bit large, so if I would, I guess I could have made it with just one skein of lace, if I had made it slightly smaller. But I prefer a bit looser to a bit tighter!
I used a total of 380 grams of yarn, 350 grams of the darker green, 30 grams of the lighter green. And so I've used a total of 3240 grams of wollmeise this year! As I mentioned yesterday, already I order some more wollmeise, since I've passed 3 kilo's.

Her har I den fra ryggen, ude i snevejret. Man kan jo godt se, at det ene ærme er lidt anderledes i farven, men det kan jeg vist godt leve med.
Jeg kan rigtig godt lide de små slidser i siderne og det, at maskerne hele tiden vender en ny vej. Det giver et sjovt farvespil, fordi man godt kan se små forskelle i farvenuancerne, alt efter hvad vej maskerne er strikket.
Jeg har SÅ meget lyst til at strikke flere Hexagon-bluser! Men nu må jeg hellere lige først blive færdig med de ting, der ikke kan vente.

Here it is from the back, outside in the snow. You can see that one of the sleeves has a different color, since it was made from another skein of yarn, but that is okay with me.
I really like this sweater! I like the bottom slits at the sides and I love the way the stitches turn another way constantly. It gives a nice effect with slightly different colors depending on how the light falls, since the front and back are knitted in 6 directions at once.
I really want to knit some more Hexagons! But right now I'd better finish the things that can't wait.

Sne! / Snow!

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Voila!

Min hexagon ligger i vaskemaskinen efter en hel del syning af kanter..... Men den er færdig! Hurra!
Dermed er jeg nået over 3 kg wollmeise i år - en glæde, jeg tog forskud på, da jeg bestilte lidt garn i den nye, tykke version. Glæder mig til at se det!

My hexagon is in the washer after a lot of sewing to do on the edges..... But it's done! Hooray!
And so I reached and passed 3 kilos of wollmeise this year - I celebrated that fact this morning, when I ordered some of the new, thicker DK version. Can't wait to see it!


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Vinderen / The winner

Vinderen af min give-away er fundet. Det var ikke nissen der hjalp mig, men den meget hjælpsomme hjemmeside, der laver tilfældige numre.
Når jeg tæller oppefra, er vinderen Alis, der har en ung-nisse på bare 2 år derhjemme. Tillykke! Jeg sender pakken, så snart jeg har din adresse. (Skriv til mig på christunte (snabela) hotmail.com)

The winner of my give-away has been found. I didn't have a "nisse" to help me, but the very helpful web-page making random numbers.
When I count from the top, the winner is Alis, who has her very own, very young nisse at home. He is 2 years old and will probably enjoy a new hat. Congratulations! I will mail the package, as soon as I have you address.