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


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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!

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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!

Flensburg

I går tog jeg vestpå. Igen. Denne gang med tog til Odense, derefter med min venindes bil til Flensburg til den årlige sommertur. Det er altså så hyggeligt!

Vi besøgte Wollsucht tæt på Rådhuset. Selvfølgelig! De har fået denne smarte parkeringsplads til mænd inde i butikken.

Yesterday I went west. Again. This time taking the train to Odense, then taking my friends car down to Flensburg for our yearly summer-tour. It is such a nice trip!

We visited Wollsucht close by the City Hall. Of course! They had this smart parking spot for men inside the shop.

Noget af garnet havde advarsel på etiketten. Strikning kan være afhængighedsskabende! Nå! Der kan man bare se....... Det næste bliver vel, at de får advarselsbilleder af strikkeskader eller af et gulv, der er braset sammen af for meget garn?
Jeg købte nu ikke noget. Sikke dog en standhaftighed.

Some of the skeins carried a warning. Knitting can be addictive! Really! You'd never know........ The next thing will probably be a warning photo of knitting-injuries of of a floor collapsed from to much yarn?
I didn't buy anything. Never knew such restraint! 

Vi var i Karlstadt, hvor de havde fine marcipan-havdyr. De så ret livagtige ud, faktisk. Især ålen!

We went to Karlstadt to look at the pretty marzipan-sea animals.They looked very real. Especially the eel!

Vi fandt en butik med sjove ting. Jeg købte et indkøbsnet med Onkel Joakim. Det er gult som hans guld. Så hvis du møder mig på indkøb, kan du nok kende mig......
Der var også dette fine bord, helt dækket med Bjørnebande-tema.

We found a shop with fun stuff. I bought a tote-bag with Uncle Scrooge. It's bright yellow like his gold. So if you happen to meet me when I'm shopping, I'll be recognizable.
They also had this pretty table, totally covered with the Beagle gang.

Selvfølgelig gik turen også til en grænsebutik! Der var selvfølgelig alverdens ting. Meget billige. F.eks. kunne man få en gigant-pakke Marabou!

Of course we also visited a border shop! Of course they had everything your heart desires. Very cheap. For instance, you could buy a giant plate of Marabou chocolate!

Eller Toblerone. Også fuldstændig enorm! Jeg købte dem nu ikke. Men sodavand, vin og lidt slik. Der var nok at slæbe med hjem i toget. Måske holder det ikke helt til næste år, når turen skal gentages, men det skal nok blive nydt.

Or Toblerone. Also enormous! I didn't buy these, though. But soda, wine and a bit of sweets. Enough to give a heavy load to carry back in the train. Maybe it wont last until next year, when the trip will be repeated, but I'll be sure to enjoy it!

På sådan en lang biltur skal man selvfølgelig strikke. Andet ville være spild af tid! Dette er, hvad jeg strikker lige nu. Store strimler. I Cascade. Dejligt garn!

On such a long car ride you have to knit. Anything else would be a waste of time! This is, what I'm knitting right now. Large strips. In Cascade. Nice yarn!

LEGOland!

For 3 år siden var jeg i Legoland med min søsters to ældste. Det var noget af en våd tur, men rigtig hyggeligt, trods alt. Vi så og prøvede en masse ting.
Dette forår gik det så op for deres lillebror, at han faktisk var det ENESTE barn derhjemme, der ikke havde været med mig i Legoland! Åh nej!
Det kunne vi selvfølgelig ikke leve med, og der blev i god tid planlagt en tur med ham. Med fly (bonuspoints) og frem og tilbage samme dag. I går var dagen, og vi havde glædet os!
Vi skulle flyve tidligt, og her sidder han - meget spændt - og venter på flyet.

Three years ago I went to Legoland with my sister's 2 oldest kids. It was a very wet trip, but really nice. We saw and tried lots of stuff.
This spring their younger brother realized that he was actually the ONLY kid at home, not having visited Legoland with me. Oh no!
Of course it was impossible to live with this situation, so months ago we planned a tour. Flying there and back the same day (using bonus-points). Yesterday was the big day, and we were very excited!
We were flying early, and here he is, very excited, waiting for the plane.

Vi havde ikke så mange timer, men så og prøvede alligevel en hel del. F.eks. den farlige lego-løve her!
Denne gang var vejret rigtig fint, og der var mange mennesker med deraf følgende køer. Men det var hyggeligt alligevel.

We didn't have too many hours, but still saw and tried quite a few things. For instance this dangerous lego-lion!
This time the weather was really nice, and the park had lots of visitors, leading to many lines. But it was still nice. 

Ved en af båd-turene stod der denne skattekiste fyldt med sutter. Juveler for nogle!
Helt klart enormt sødt, men måske mere effektivt, hvis der var en snerrende pirat til at vogte den, hvis et stakkels barn med abstinenser forsøgte at få sin sut tilbage......

At one of the boat-trips, there was this chest filled with pacifiers. A treasure to some!
Very, very cute, but maybe more efficient if they had a growling pirate to stand guard, in case a child with withdrawal symptoms tried to get his/her pacifier back.......

Udover at se nevøen få kørekort (hold fast, det var sjovt! De kørte som gale. Jeg har aldrig før overvejet, hvor sjovt det er at se på.), få frokost, slukke ildebrand, været på safari og skyde lego-figurer, så fik vi også set lidt af mini-land. F.eks. Amalienborg. Ganske hyggeligt, især fordi det jo ikke er så mange måneder siden jeg var inde og se gardere!
Det var alt i alt en dejlig dag. Måske lidt kort, men dejlig. Han vil gerne afsted igen. Det vil jeg også, men mon ikke der går lidt tid inden?

Apart from watching my nephew having a drivers license (it was so fun! They drove around like maniacs. Never before have I considered how much fun it is to watch.), having lunch, putting out a fire, go on safari and shooting lego-figures, we also saw a little bit of mini-land. For instance Amalienborg, the queens castle. Really nice, since it isn't too many months since I went there watching the soldiers!
All in all, it was a lovely day. Maybe a bit short, but lovely. He would like to go again. Me too, but I guess it will be some time from now?

Krakow, the end

Vest

 

Nogle af mine venner venter en lille dreng meget snart. Faktisk havde hans mor termin i går, men det generer ham åbenbart ikke meget.....

Ihvertfald skal der være en lille ting klar, så mens jeg var på ferie, strikkede jeg en "baby i rib" af Else Schellerup. Som altid en dejlig opskrift, og rib-veste er som skabt til babyer, ikke?

Der er 2 farver i, WD Frizzi Frizzante øverst og Moses nederst. Ialt 50 gram wollmeise pure i str. 6-9 måneder. Han skulle jo gerne kunne passe den, når det bliver koldt igen!

Some of my friends are expecting a baby boy very soon. Actually, his due date was yesterday, but this didn't seem to bother him very much.....

Anyway - I will have something ready for him, so while on vacation, I made a "baby in rib" by Else Schellerup. As always, it is a great pattern, and ribbed vests are perfect for babies!

It has 2 colors. WD Frizzi Frizzante on top and Moses below. A total of 50 grams of wollmeise pure, size 6-9 months. He needs to fit the vest when it turns cold again!

Desuden kom der lige lidt bøger fra amazon (host). Bl.a. en, der hedder "Knits of tomorrow", hvori jeg fandt det perfekte mønster til en hund. Jeg er jo kommet til at love at strikke til en kollegas hund....... Heldigvis har ejerne godkendt mønsteret (jeg var bange for, at de mere var til ensfarvet, snoninger og sådan noget kedeligt noget), så der skal bare findes noget varmt garn til den lille vovse!

Furthermore, a few books from amazon arrived (cough). Among them a book called "Knits of tomorrow", in which I found the perfect pattern for a dog. I happened to promise a colleague that I would knit something for his dog...... Fortunately, the owners approve of the pattern (I was afraid they would prefer some single-color cables and such boring stuff), so now I just need to find some warm yarn for the little doggie!

Ikke for sent / Not too late

Det er stadig badevejr og stadig vejr til shorts. Det er derfor også stadig vejr til at få skrabet pelsen af benene, og selvfølgelig skal din ladyshaver da have et strikket betræk med på vejen, skal den ikke?
Om ikke andet, så for at minde om at det stadig er bikini-sæson.....
Mønsteret kan du finde her.

It is still warm enough to go swimming, and still warm enough for shorts/skirt. So obviously, it is also still warm enough to remember to remove the fur from your legs, and of course your ladyshaver needs a knitted cover, doesn't it?
At least it can remind you that the bikini-season is still on......
The pattern can be found here.

Træ / wood

Det er åbenbart meget svært både at slappe af med ferie OG skrive blog-indlæg. Men det er skønt at slappe af!
Derfor skal I nu alligevel ikke slippe for at se noget af det, jeg købte i Polen. F.eks. et nyt syskrin, helt i træ, for 75 zloty (ca. 150 kr). Sammenlignet med mit gamle, lege-syskrin, er det da noget af en opgradering!
Nu skal jeg så også bare have syet noget.....

Apparently it is very difficult to relax during a vacation AND write blog-posts. But it sure is nice to relax!
You have to see some of the stuff I bought in Poland, though. For instance a new sewing box, made out of wood, for a price of 75 zloty (25-30$). Compared to my old, play sewing box, it is definitely an upgrade!
Now I just need to sew something.....

Der var så mange fine træ-æsker, og jeg købte faktisk en mere. Denne er noget mindre, men meget fint udskåret.

They had so many beautiful wooden boxes, and I bought another one, actually. This somewhat smaller, but very beautifully carved.

I den er der nu knapper. Mange knapper! Men ikke alle jeg ejer, altså....

Inside there are buttons now. A lot of buttons! But not all the buttons I own......

Hvad jeg lavede i dag? Jeg fik lov at prøve dette "halstørklæde" kreeret af min mindste nevø. Han var ret stolt. (Og ret god til det.) Jeg var ude at bade! På stranden! Slog 3 kolbøtter i 1 vejrtrækning og blev totalt rundtosset. Ret sjovt.

What I did today? I got to try on this "scarf", created by my youngest nephew. He was very proud. (And pretty good at making them.) I went bathing! In the sea! Made 3 somersaults in just one breath and got totally dizzy. Very funny.

Min yndlingsapp / My favourite app

Min yndlings-app over dem alle må være Citymaps2go. Man kan hjemmefra downloade kort over den by/egn man nu skal til, og så er man fri som en fugl.
Kortet bruger gps, ikke data, og jeg kan endda se, hvad vej jeg går! Det at have kortet på telefonen, kunne se smutveje og have overblikket er virkelig fantastisk. Hvad mere er - man kan se nogenlunde målrettet ud og knap så meget ligne en turist. Me like!

My favourite app above all others is Citymaps2go. Before leaving, you can download the map of whatever city/region you are going to and be free as a bird. The app uses gps, no data traffic, and it even shows me which way I'm faced! Having the map on my phone, showing me the shortcuts and letting me have an overview is amazing. And furthermore - it makes me look like I know were I'm going and less like a tourist. Me like!

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Krakow 5

I dag har været min sidste, hele dag i Krakow. I morgen skal jeg hjem. Gider ikke rigtig - der er stadig så meget at se!
I får lige lidt billeder fra det sidste døgn. På det største torv i den gamle by er der en gammeldags vandpumpe. Nogle gange drypper den et stykke tid, og som I kan se, er duerne ret begejstrede!

Today has been my last, complete day in Krakow. Tomorrow I'll be going home. Don't really want to - there are still so many things I need to see!
You'll get a few photos from the last 24 hours. On the main square in the old town, there is an old-fashioned water pump. Sometimes it is dripping for a while, and as you can see, the pigeons are very fond of this!

Nede ved slottet, Wawel, er der jo en drage. I går nåede jeg lige at få taget et billede, mens den spyede ild. Ret sej ting at have i en by!

Down by the castle, Wawel, there is a dragon. Last night I managed to get a picture, while it spit fire. Very cool thing to have in a city!

Springvandet på den lille plads ved mit hotel så jeg også folde sig ud. Med forskellige højder stråler og forskellige farver.

The fountain on the smaller square at my hotel was performing as well. With different heights of water coming up and different colors.

I dag har jeg så været på museet på Schindler's fabrik. Det er det mest veltilrettelagte og lærerige, men også det mest rædselsvækkende museum jeg nogensinde har været på!
Udstillingerne var på en måde interaktive, fordi lyset, rummenes indretning og endda gulvet skiftede, alt efter hvad det handlede om.
Billedet viser "Schindler's liste" - alle navnene på de jødiske arbejdere, sat op på indersiden af en KÆMPE presse til det metal, der skulle blive til emalje-ting.
Museet kan varmt anbefales. Det handler om tyskernes besættelse af Polen, og også hvad det betød for polakkerne. Udstillingerne om den jødiske getto er rent ud sagt skræmmende.

Today I went to the museum at Schindler's factory. The most well planned and educational, but also the most horrifying museum I ever visited!
The exhibitions were interactive in a way, since the lights, the room decorations and even the floor was different, depending on the subject.
The picture shows "Schindler's list" - all the names of the Jewish workers, written inside a GIANT press for the metal that would become enamel-stuff.
The museum is highly recommendable. It is about the German occupation of Poland, and also what it meant to the Polish people. The exhibitions on the Jewish ghetto are terrifying.

På vej fra museet gik jeg forbi "Ghettoens heltes plads", hvor der er en installation med tomme stole til minde om rømningen af ghettoen.
Efter den tur må jeg indrømme, at jeg har fået død og ødelæggelse nok. Der måtte en øl og lidt strikning til, inden jeg gik tilbage mod hotellet.
Nu skal jeg så bare have købt de sidste souvenirs og nydt det sidste stemning. Hold op, det er en dejlig by!

Going back from the museum, I passed the "Heroes of the Ghetto square", which holds an installation with empty chairs, in remembrance of how the ghetto was emptied.
After this trip I must admit I had had enough of death and destruction. Had to have a beer and a bit of knitting before returning to my hotel.
Now I just need to buy the last souvenirs and enjoy every last drop of the atmosphere in this city! It is a wonderful city!