Por'tugal / Shur'tugal

Så blev de endelig færdige! Strømperne til mig. Den første tog ikke lang tid, for den strikkede jeg i flyet på vej til og fra Portugal.
Den anden tog så en måned........
De er mægtig lækre og strikket i håndfarvet Odyssey-garn fra Flamboyance yarn. Farven hedder "Gravity well", og garnet er ren luksus. 80% Bluefaced Leicester.

Finally they are done! The socks for me. The first one didn't take too long, as I made it while flying to and from Portugal.
The second sock took a month to knit.......
They are really yummy, made with hand-dyed Odyssey-yarn from Flamboyance yarn. The color is called "Gravity well", and the yarn is pure luxury. Eighty percent Bluefaced Leicester.

Mønsteret er fra bogen "Socktopus" af Alice Yu (også kendt som Socktopus. Sjovt nok.). Det var ikke svært, men blev ret flot, synes jeg. Ialt har jeg brugt 90 gram, hvilket er tæt på et helt bundt. Hver en krumme værd!

The pattern is from the book "Socktopus" by Alice Yu (also known as Socktopus. Funny.). It wasn't difficult, but turned out very pretty, I think. In total, the socks took 90 grams, which is close to a skein. Worth every ounce!

Endelig et billede af hælen. Hm. Ikke vældig interessant, men jeg kan godt lide, at mønsteret også fortsætter ned bag på hælen. Fin detalje!
Og så har jeg 12 dage til at strikke 4 strømper. Mon?

Finally a picture of the heel. Hm. Not very interesting, but I really like how the pattern continues down the back of the heel. Very nice detail!
And now I have 12 days to knit 4 socks. As if!

Jubilæum og en gave / Anniversary and a gift

Jeg fejrede jubilæum i går! 25 år som faster!!!!! Selvfølgelig flagede jeg på denne højtidelige dag, selv om det bare var i ørerne....... Nevøen fik også et tillykke med på vejen. Trods alt.

I celebrated an anniversary yesterday! Twenty-five years as an aunt!!!!!! Of course I used the Danish flag for marking this special day, even though it was only my ears that were spiced up...... My nephew did get a "congratulation" from me, too. 

Desuden kom der gæster. For en gangs skyld var jeg lidt tidligere færdig med arbejde, og nåede derfor at blive klar. Min bror og svigerinde + ialt 3 stks. unge mennesker kom og medbragte denne gave. Det der hår/pels var godt nok noget stridt og mærkeligt. Men det viste sig at være alpaca! Omhyggeligt samlet af min niece. Så siger man vel tak? (Nu kan jeg jo ikke spinde, og det ville vist ikke blive verdens største sjal.....) Den fine lysestage/glas/vase fik jeg også. I den fineste grønne farve!
Vi gik hen for at se elefant-unge. Den var desværre puttet i seng, men vi fik fornøjelsen af en elefant, der stod med bagdelen til og rokkede. Lur mig, om ikke den skulle til at føde! Vi får se, men den lignede meget livagtigt én med veer, og dens mave blev meget spids på skiftevis den ene og den anden side. Spændende!

Later I had visitors. For once, my worked ended a  little earlier, and I got ready in time. My brother, my sister-in-law and 3 youngsters came and brought this gift. The hair/fur thing was a bit harsh and weird. But turned out to be alpaca! My niece had found it for me. I guess the word is "Thank you"? (I don't spin, but I really don't think it would become the biggest shawl seen......) The pretty candle-holder/cup/vase was also a gift. In a very pretty green shade!
We went to see the elephant-baby. Unfortunately, it was asleep in-doors, but we had the pleasure of watching an elephant, turning the back towards us, standing there rocking. Surely looked like it was going into labor! We'll see, but it very much looked like someone having contractions, and the abdomen got very pointy on either side every now and then. Very exciting!

Ha ha

Tid / Time

Sommerdage føles som en hånd fuld af små frøer. De hopper her og der og alle vegne, og selv om jeg arbejder knap to uger endnu, så føles det alligevel lidt som ferie......
Der er stadig et par strømper på trapperne, men af mærkværdige årsager har jeg besluttet at strikke dem til mig selv færdig først. Skal bare liiiiige have strikket det sidste!

Summer days feel like a hand filled with ting frogs. Leaping here and there and everywhere, and even though I still have almost two weeks left before my vacation, it still feels a bit like vacation.......
A pair of socks is still coming up. Due to inexplainable resonans, I chose to finish those for ME first. Juuuuuuuust need to knit the last, ting bit!

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Royalt strik / Royal knit

Nu, da englænderne holder vejret og venter i spænding på at den lille, nye tronarving stikker næsen ud, kan vi da lige piske stemningen lidt højere op ved at kigge på en anden royal baby.
I dag er hun godt nok blevet bedstemor, men det gør vel i virkeligheden mønsteret til ægte vintage?
Dagens mønster er intet ringere end til den lille trøje, som prinsesse Caroline af Monaco blev præsenteret i. Fint, ikke?

Now, as the British people hold their breath, waiting excitedly for the tiny, new heir to the throne to come out, we could increase the excitement by looking at another royal baby.
By now, she has become a grandmother, but I guess that this fact just makes today's pattern genuine vintage!
Today's pattern is no less than the little cardigan Princess Caroline from Monaco was wearing when presented to the public. Cute!

Dansk sommer / Danish summer

Det er så nemt at se for lidt til sommeren. På arbejdet sidder jeg inde hele dagen (og bliver ind imellem overrasket over, at solen skinner og det er varmt, når jeg har fri!) og derhjemme kan jeg altid finde noget at læse/gøre rent/strikke/lave på min ipad.
I aftes blev det anderledes. Jeg cyklede forbi mit nye yndlingssted, der denne gang var med sejlbåd!

It is surprisingly easy to miss summer. At work I'm inside all day (and sometimes I get very surprised finding that the sun is shining and it's actually warm when I'm off for the day!) and at home I can always find something to read/clean/knit/do with my ipad.
Last night was different. I biked to my new favorite place, and this time I saw a sail boat!

Turen gik videre ned langs vandet, hen til motorvejsbroen, hvor man kan cykle over. Faktisk. Ret sejt!

My journey continued along the the water, going to the highway-bridge where you can actually bike across. Pretty cool!

På den anden side af vandet, kørte jeg op langs Hvidovre Strand. (Ja, de har faktisk en strand i Hvidovre!) Stor var den ikke, men vandet var skønt, og jeg savnede virkelig badetøj. Men det var vidunderligt at dyppe tæerne!

Across the water, I rode alongside Hvidovre beach. (Yes, Hvidovre does have a beach!) It was anything but big, but the water was lovely and I really missed my bathing suit. But it was wonderful just dipping the toes!

Derefter tog jeg næsten turen en gang til. Jeg ville nemlig i Tivoli og høre Sting. Så tilbage forbi havnen og over jernbanebroen kørte jeg, og fik den smukkeste solnedgang i tilgift.
Bagefter drejede jeg til venstre og kørte op langs vandet, denne gang på Islands Brygge-siden. Så smukt!

Afterwards I took the same ride again. I wanted to go to Tivoli to hear Sting perform. So back along the harbor and across the railway-bridge I biked, and got to see the prettiest sunset as a bonus!
When on Amager, I turned left this time and rode along the water, this time at the same side as Islands Brygge. So pretty!

 

I Tivoli var der sort af mennesker. Man kunne ikke se så meget som Stings hår (han har da stadig noget, ikke?), men hvad gjorde det, når jeg kunne høre musikken med denne udsigt?

Tivoli was crowded with people. I couldn't even see Sting's hair (he still has some left, doesn't he?), but it didn't matter when I could hear the music while having this view!

Ialt kørte jeg 28 km. Er meget tilfreds med mig selv! I dag skinner solen knap så meget, men jeg tror altså, min cykel og jeg skal have lidt mere sommer! (Strikketøjet kommer med.) God søndag!

In total, I rode 28 kilometers. I'm very pleased with myself! Today the sun is shining from behind the clouds, but I still do think that my bike and I need a bit more summer! (The knitting will come.) Happy Sunday!

12 nøgler / 12 skeins

I dag har jeg købt 12 nøgler garn. De kostede 24 kr. Billigt, ikke? Til gengæld er der kun 10 gram i hver..... Søde, ikke?
Jeg fandt dem hos Garn-iture på Smallegade her på Frederiksberg. Der er flytte-udsalg til d. 26/7, og derfor var de sat ned.

Today I bought 12 skeins of yarn. They only cost 4 dollars. Cheap, right? Every skein only weighs 10 grams, though...... Very cute, I think!

Sommerens børnebesøg afsluttes i dag med niecen, der har fået lov at vælge farver til sine kommende, nye kattevanter. Det blev ikke de farver, jeg troede, men det bliver flot! Hun har selv vundet det op, så det nu er aldeles klar til at strikke. Hun har også fundet ud af, at de neongule strømper passer perfekt til hende, så faktisk behøver jeg kun strikke 4 par her i juli. Ikke dårligt.

The summer's visit by children is ending today with my niece, who got to pick colors for her up-coming new cat mittens. Not the colors I imagined, but they look nice together! She caked it herself, and it's absolutely ready for knitting the mittens. She also found out that the bright yellow socks are perfect for her, so I only need to finish 4 pairs of socks this July. Not bad.

Sommer, sol og sok / Summer, sun and sock

Når en strømpe bliver slæbt med på tur for at sidde i aftensolen og nyde sommeren, kunne man så ikke tænke sig, at der hang lidt ved?
Til vinter, når denne her skal varme forfrosne tæer, håber jeg virkelig, at der stadig sidder lidt sol i garnet.
Det er ihvertfald imponerende, som de grønne striber matcher græsset, synes jeg.

When a sock is carried along on a trip in order to sit in the evening sun, enjoying summer, couldn't you imagine that a little bit of that feeling stuck to it?
When winter comes and this sock needs to warm frozen toes, I really do hope there will be a little sun left in the yarn.
I find it rather impressive, how the green stripes match the grass!

Hvad jeg skal strikke / What I'll be knitting

Når nu sweateren er færdig, skal jeg strikke noget andet. Der bliver da lidt til mig, men ellers skal juli måned bruges på at strikke 5 par strømper. (Jeps. FEM par.)
Jeg har strikket trekvart par plus 2 halve, så det er ikke helt skidt, men der er et stykke vej!
(Billedet er lånt fra Google. Det stammer fra en side om et nyt museum med Sahva hjælpemidler. Bl.a. kunstige fødder. Lidt sjovt, ikke?)

Now, that the sweater is done, I'll be knitting something else. A little bit is for me, but actually July will be spent knitting five pairs of socks. (Yep. FIVE pairs.)
Already I made three-quarters of a pair plus 2 half pairs, so it's not all bad, but I still have some knitting left!
(The picture was found on Google. It is taken from a web-page about a new museum in Copenhagen, featuring artificial limbs and such. Like these feet. Funny, right?)

Mini

København....

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Ny tirsdag, ny nevø / New Tuesday, new nephew

I går kom min nevø på 13 på besøg. Vildt hyggeligt! Vi har set "Lone Ranger", som kun kan anbefales. Rigtig, rigtig sjov. Meget Johnny Depp-agtig og klassisk western. Også klassisk Disney.

Til morgen forsøgte jeg mig med pancakes igen. Denne gang efter autoriseret opskrift. De blev gode! 

Yesterday my 13 year old nephew came visiting. So nice! We went to see "Lone Ranger", a highly recommendable film. Very, very funny. Very Johnny Depp-ish and classic Western-style. Also classic Disney. 

This morning I tried my luck in pancakes again. This time using an authorized recipe. They were great!

Han fik også sin sweater. Tog den straks på, og tog den kun af for at sove. I morges røg den på igen. Som I kan se, passer den ham perfekt! Han virker ret glad for den, og det er jeg også!!!!!!

He also had his sweater. Put it on immediately and only took it off to sleep. This morning it went straight back on. As you can see, it fits perfectly! He seems extremely happy with it, and so am I!!!!!

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Ikke dem her / Not these

Eftersom jeg har lovet at strikke tøj til en hund, må jeg hellere vise jer nogle opskrifter, som det ret sikkert IKKE skal være. Bestemt ikke til en forholdsvist stilig hunde-"mor".
F.eks. løven her.

Since I promised to knit a coat for a dog, I'd better show you some of the patterns that I'm NOT going to use. Especially not for a hip dog-"mom".
For instance this lion.

Eller hvad med en dalek-hund? Næsten nuttet. Næsten.

Or what about a dalek-dog? Almost cute. Almost.

Et løfte / A promise

Til sommerfesten fredag, hvor mange ville have en trøje, var der alligevel en enkelt, jeg sagde ja til. Det var ham her. Den sødeste hund, der har en del chihuahua i sig, men også andre racer.
Det kan vel ikke tage så lang tid med sådan en lille loppe af en hund, vel? Jeg tror cirka han er str. gravhund rundt om maven, og må hellere få kigget på nogle opskrifter.....

At the summer party on Friday, when everybody wanted a sweater, there was just one that I agreed to make something for. This guy. The sweetest little dog, who has a great deal of chihuahua-blood running through his veins, but some other dog-races as well.
Couldn't take too long to make something for this little dog-bug, could it? I think he is size dachshund round the waist. Better go check some patterns.....

Lystfisker / Angler

Trøjen til min nevø er færdig! (Slår saltomotaler hen ad fortovet. Mentalt.) Det sidste ærme blev færdigt i går og syet i idag.
Modellen er fra "Strik en stund" af Annette Danielsen og hedder "lystfisker". Den er strikket i Hjertegarn "Roma", som er solidt og godt og kan tåle nogle vaske. Nå ja. Det kradser absolut heller ikke! Der er gået knap 15 nøgler garn til, lige hvad jeg havde købt, og selv om de er 2 forskellige indfarvninger, ser man det ikke.

The sweater for my nephew is done! (Somersaulting down the pavement. Mentally.) The last sleeve was finished last night and sewn on today.
The model is by the Danish designer Annette Danielsen and is called "Angler". I made it with "Roma" from Hjertegarn, which is cotton and acrylics. It is washable and very soft and don't wear down easily. I used almost 15 skeins, which is what I bought, and even though it was 2 different dye lots, you can't tell.

Modellen er rigtig flot, og mønsteret godt skrevet. Da jeg strikkede færdig i går aftes, mens jeg var til sommerfest, var der udtalt begejstring og op til flere af de tilstedeværende ville meget gerne have en trøje magen til. En var endda forundret over at jeg ville lave noget så stort til en 13-årig. Men selvfølgelig vil jeg det!
Det var jo dejligt med sådan et skud ros, så mon ikke ærmet blev strikket lidt hurtigere?

The model is really cool, and the pattern well written. When I finished the sleeve last night, while being at a summer party, several people admired the sweater, and most of them would really like me to knit this sweater for them. One of them wondered why I would make something this big for a 13 year old. But of course I would!
I sucked up all the admiration and probably knitted a bit faster.....

Rib-mønsteret ved skuldrene er en virkelig flot detalje. Halsen er strikke i vendestrik, så ribben i halsen passer med mønsteret længere nede. Klassisk Annette Danielsen detalje!
Boblerne er totalt seje, synes jeg. Perfekt til en teenage-trøje!
Som I kan fornemme, er jeg helt vildt tilfreds, og jeg føler mig ret sikker på, at min nevø bliver glad for denne sweater!

The rib-patterned shoulder-part is a nice detail. The neckline is done with turn-and-wrap rows, and as a result, the ribbing at the neck sort of grows out from the ribbing further down. A classical Annette Danielsen detail!
The bubbles are totally cool in my opinion. Perfect for a teenage-sweater!
As you can guess, I'm totally happy with this sweater, and I feel quite confident that my nephew will love it too!

Frokost / Lunch

Det her bliver aldrig en madblog. I kan nok se på min frokost hvorfor! Der var et par dages krise, da jeg havde glemt at købe nutella og frokosten derfor var to gange spegepølse + æble og gulerødder.
Det var skønt med nutella i dag!

This will never be a food-blog. I guess you understand this when looking at my lunch! There was a short crisis when I ran out of Nutella and had to eat two pieces of rye-bread with salami + apple and carrots.
It was great eating Nutella again today!

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Så langt / This far

Det går ikke så hurtigt som håbet, men det går godt fremad. Faktisk mangler der nu under et halvt ærme, inden lystfisker-trøjen til min nevø er klar. Mon ikke han kan få den på mandag, når det er hans tur til at komme på besøg? Det tror jeg altså.......
Det bliver så dejligt at få den færdig! (Den bliver flot!)

It is not as fast as I hoped for, but it is growing steadily. Actually I need to knit less than half a sleeve before the Angler's sweater for my nephew is done. It can possibly be ready for Monday, when it is his turn for visiting me. I do hope so.......
I will be so happy finishing this! (It will be such a pretty sweater.)

Reparation af fortov / Repairing the pavement

Hænderne op! / Hands up!

Det har været en dejlig dag med min mindste nevø. Han var så sød som nogensinde, og fik snøret mig til at sponsorere endnu en skyder. Han er den sidste i flokken til at plage om at gå i Fætter BR, så det er OK. Vi så film, og moster fik strikket lidt. Imellem de utallige spørgsmål.
Inden han kom, havde min ældste niece været her fra lørdag aften (sent) til mandag morgen (tidligt), men nu er gæstesengen pakket væk, den imponerende opvask gennemført og jeg kan klare mig et par dage uden gæster. Tror jeg.

It has been a lovely day with my youngest nephew. He was as sweet as ever, and had me sponsoring yet another gun for him. He is the last one in the group, begging to visit the toy store, and it is fine with me. We saw a lot of movies, and moster got to knit a little. In between

Tirsdag morgen / Tuesday morning

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Sæbesweater / Soap sweater

Endnu en af de ting, du ikke anede, du manglede i din husholdning...... Jeg har ihvertfald aldrig hørt om sådan en her før!
Men altså - hvis du lige mangler en gave i sidste øjeblik, så skulle sådan en sæbe-beklædning være ganske smart. Det strikkede filter og krymper så det hele tiden passer på sæben, man kan få massage når man sæber sig ind, og jeg ved ikke hvad..... Find den her.

Another one of those things you had no idea was missing in your home....... I've never, ever heard of one of these before, for sure!
But - if you need a last-minute gift, then a soap-sweater-thing should be very smart. the knitted fabric felts and shrink to fit the soap all the time. Furthermore you can get a little massage when soaping your body and probably a lot more..... Find it here.

Sommer

Sommer betyder mulighed for kæmpestore is i godt selskab. For is kan man næsten altid spise, selv om det godt kunne være varmere!

Summer means the possibility of eating giant icecream in the best company. You always have room for icecream even if the temperature might be a bit higher!

I går sad jeg ved Langelinie for at komme ud, for at strikke lidt og for at høre kanonerne. (Troede jeg. Viste sig, at de først skyder ved solnedgang.)
Ved havnen var der et kæmpe krydstogtsskib. Desuden lå Dannebrog, Dronningens skib, klar til at sejle, og faktisk så jeg også den lille båd (med hvide matroser stående foran og bagved - I kan se den lige til højre for Dannebrog) hente eller bringe en kongelig.

Last night I went to sit at Langelinie for a while. To get away from home a little, to knit and hopefully hear the cannons. (Turned out they didn't salute until sunset.)
At cay was a giant cruise-ship. Dannebrog, the Queen's ship, was also in the harbor, ready to take off. I was lucky to see the little boat (with white sailiors standing front and back - you cam spot it just to the right of Dannebrog) pick up or send back one of the royals.

Nå ja - og så var der studenter! Jeg mødte et par biler på cykelturen derud. Man kan sandelig godt høre dem med alt det musik og larm! Det er meget imponerende, så mange dage de kan blive ved....
De var der igen ved den lille havfrue, inklusiv en modig fyr, der svømmede med hue på og gjorde sig fortjent til en bølge. Det lød koldt!

Oh - and then there were all the High School graduates! They are driving around in lorries, playing load music, screaming and making a lot of noise with horns in order to celebrate. I met a few lorries while riding my bike. It's impressive how they can go on for several days!
They were also there to see the little mermaid, and one brave young guy earned the right to make a wave-shaped cut inside his hat by swimming in the harbor. The noises he made sounded like the water was very cold.....

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Wollmeise Party!

SÅ kom der garn! Mums, nogle lækre farver..... Øverst fra venstre er det 1 bundt Herzblut, 3 bundter Tollkirsche, 1 bundt Heavy Metal og videre med uret er det Campari Piccolo, Fuchsia, Ametyst light og Im Jahr der Ratte.
Det lilla og et af de mørke er til niecens vanter (og så er der vel nok lidt til overs.....). De tre mørkerøde skal være til en sweater til mig - gerne med nogle af de andre som kontrast og resten finder jeg nok ud af hvad skal bruges til hen ad vejen.....
Med den afhentning er der vist ingen grund til at være ked af ikke at komme til Pfaffenhofen lige nu. Mon ikke det er bedst for økonomien (og lageret) hvis jeg venter?

The yarn has come! Yum - those colors are nice..... From the top left corner it is one skein of Herzblut, 3 skeins of Tollkirsche, 1 skein of Heavy Metal, and then clockwise it is Campari Piccolo, Fuchsia, Ametyst light and Im Jahr der Ratte.
The lilac and one of the dark skeins is for mittens for my niece (and I guess there will be a little left-overs........). The 3 dark red are going to be for a sweater for me - using some of the others as contrast, and the rest of the skeins will find their purpose along the way.....
Picking up all this yarn gives no reason what-so-ever to mourn not going to Pfaffenhofen right now. I guess it is better for the economy (and the stash) if I wait?

Tillykke! / Congratulations!

Det var en dejlig aften i går. Der var en sød hund at klappe! (Bemærk - de har samme farve hår!)

It was a lovely evening last night. There was a nice dog to pet! (Please note the identical hair colors)

Jeg blev meget, meget bedre til panorama-billeder med min iPhone. Bare fordi jeg øvede.

I became a lot better taking panorama-photos using my iPhone. Just by practicing.

Til sidst: Studenten var så glad og smuk. Tillykke!

And finally: The graduate was so happy and pretty. Congratulations!

Langsomt ærme / Slow sleeve

Det går ikke så hurtigt. Men det går da lidt fremad! I aften står den på studentergilde, og så må jeg strikke videre.
Egentlig skulle jeg strikke strømper til min svoger, der har fødselsdag på søndag, men han må nok lige vente lidt med at få dem. Det er alligevel ikke årstiden til at få kolde fødder, vel?
Der kom mail i går, at wollmeise-garnet er afsendt. Det kommer sikkert sidst på ugen (altså. I morgen eller lørdag.) - uh, det bliver spændende!

It is not very fast. But there is some progress! Tonight I'm going to celebrate my niece finishing high school, and that would be the perfect excuse for knitting on.
Actually, I ought to knit socks for my brother-in-law who is having his birthday on Sunday, but I guess he will have to wait a bit. Not the season for cold feet anyway!
Yesterday i received a mail about the wollmeise-yarn having been posted. It will probably arrive late this week (well. Tomorrow or Saturday.) - it is so exciting!

I dag har jeg brug for dem her / Today I need these

Krop / Body

Efter en hel del strikkeri i weekenden, ser det sådan her ud. Kroppen til nevøens sweater er færdig! Hurra!
I går aftes var planen at hæfte ender. Men det skete ikke. Istedet blev det første ærme begyndt, og hvem ved? Det kunne da være at sweateren blev færdig i juni! Det må den gerne. (Så vil jeg nemlig strikke noget til mig selv!)

After quite a lot of knitting this weekend, it looks like this. The body of my nephews sweater is done! Hooray!
Last night the plan was to sew the ends. Didn't happen. Instead the first sleeve was started, and who knows? Maybe the sweater will be finished in June! It would be so nice if it were. (Then I would knit something for me next month!)

Fjende nr. 1 / Enemy No. 1

Der er dr. Who i TV hver eneste lørdag i øjeblikket. Lækkert!
Hans absolutte hovedfjender er dalek'er, der kun har en eneste tanke i hovedet: At udrydde ham!
At bruge en dalek som basis for en babyvest er da lidt .......... usædvanligt. Men her er den!
Hvorfor og hvordan ideen til opskriften er opstået svæver lidt hen i det uvisse.

Right now, there is dr. Who on TV every single Saturday. Fantastic!
His absolute most important enemies are the daleks, who only think of one thing: EXTERMINATE!
Using a dalek as the basis for a baby's vest is a bit ............ unusual. But here it is!
How and why the idea for this pattern came up is blowing in the wind.