Makinac Island

Mandag tog vi til Makinac Island, som er en lille ø lige ved siden af broen. Det er en kort sejltur derud (og der var internet ved kajen!).

On Monday, we went to Makinac Island, a small island right next to the bridge. It is a short sail (and they had internet!)

Øen er fuldstændigt bilfri, så vi kunne nyde det usædvanlige syn af en overvægt af amerikanere på CYKEL! Aldrig før har jeg set så mange cykler på en gang herovre. Man følte sig næsten i København.....

The island is totally car-free, so we enjoyed the very unusual sight of the majority of Americans on BIKE! Never before have I seen so many bikes at once over here. Almost felt like Copenhagen.....

Udover cykler er der hestevogne, og selv skraldebilen er en hestevogn! Der var fuldtidsbeskæftigelse til et par stykker, der samlede alle hestepærerne op. De kedede sig bestemt ikke.

Besides the bikes, they have horses and wagons, and even the trash lorry was a horse-wagon as well! They had full time jobs for a few guys collecting all the horse droppings. These men didn't get bored.

Det er gammelt indianerland, og på en af kirkegårdene midt på øen så vi en totempæl som så ret autentisk ud.

It is the old Indian territory, and on one of the grave yards in the middle of the island we saw a totem looking quite genuine.

Der var også et flot, genopbygget fort til at forsvare øen på dens højeste sted. Ret sjovt at se, når man ellers kun har set dem i westerns!

There was a beautiful, re-build fort for defending the island from the tallest hill. Very interesting, since I only saw these in westerns!

Der var en flot udsigt til naboøen.

The view to the next island was beautiful.

Vel tilbage i byen spiste vi is. Det var en dejlig is! Ihvertfald indtil jeg tog det her billede og hunden så sit snit og slikkede på den så han fik resten......

Well back in town we had icecream. It tasted great! At least until I took this photo and the dog quickly licked and then got the rest.......

Underdel / Bottom

Bikini-toppen har fået en makker, så det nu er et helt sæt. Det tog sin tid, kan jeg vist roligt sige. Hæklefastheden var helt i skoven, jeg kunne ikke hækle i bilen, det var svært at få mønsteret til at passe, og så tog det bare tid med den lille hæklenål!
Men færdig blev den. Siddende i poolen i (relativt) lang tid, fordi den unge dame skulle have den på!
Hendes lillebror lyste iøvrigt op i et stort smil mens jeg hæklede. "Hækler du en BLE?????" Dagens joke!

The bikini-top is not alone anymore, so now it's a set. It took some time, it really did.
My gauge was really different, I couldn't crochet while riding the car, it was hard to fit the top-edging to the number of stitches, and then it just took time with the small hook!
But finished it is. By the pool for a (relatively) long afternoon, since the young lady wanted to try it on! Her younger brother lit up in a bright smile while I crocheted, by the way. "Are you making a DIAPER????" Joke of the day!

Jeg brugte dette mønster til trusserne. Forlængede her og der og lavede kanterne fra toppen. Et par gange. Men det er da endt med at blive nogenlunde fornuftigt, og de passede faktisk også okay.
Ialt har jeg brugt 70 gram bomuld og hæklenål 2,5 mm.
Nu tror jeg ikke jeg behøver hækle bikinier igen lige foreløbig......

I used this pattern for the bottom. Made it a bit longer here and there and used the top edgings. Which I made a couple of times. But they ended up quite well, and fit reasonably too.
I used 70 grams of cotton and a 2.5 mm hook.
I don't need to crochet more bikinis for a while.......

Camping i Michigan / Camping in Michigan

Vi kom et par dage tidligere hjem pga. vedholdende løfter om tordenstorm, så her har I mig tilbage igen. Vi tog på camping på Upper Peninsula her i Michigan (hvis du heller aldrig har hørt om det sted er det ok), som er den del af Michigan som ikke er "vanten". Det er åbenbart der, man holder ferie i Michigan. En kæmpe halvø fyldt med skove og smukke steder.
For at komme dertil, måtte man køre over "Big Mac", hængebroen, der var verdens længste indtil Øresundsbroen blev bygget.

We arrived home a few days early due to persistent promises of thunderstorm, so here I am, back again. We went camping on the Upper Peninsula here in Michigan (if you never heard about that place, it's okay), which is the part of Michigan that is not the "mitten". Apparently, that is the place to go for vacation in Michigan. A giant peninsula filled with forests and beautiful spots.
To get there, we had to cross "Big Mac", the suspension bridge that used to be the longest in the world until the Øresunds Bridge was build.

Campingpladsen lå ved St. Ignace, lige ned til Lake Huron, en af de 5 store søer. (I Michigan er man meget stolt af søerne og alle ved jo, at "4 ud af 5 store søer foretrækker Michigan".) Man kunne altså godt tro, at man sad og kiggede ud over Øresund, ikke? Det var utroligt smukt og meget svært at forestille sig, at det "bare" var en sø.

The camping ground was close to St. Ignace, and right next to Lake Huron, one of the 5 great lakes. (In Michigan, everyone is very proud of the lakes, and it is common knowledge that "4 of 5 great lakes prefers Michigan".) You might as well think this was the view across Øresund, right? It was so pretty and hard to imagine that this was "just" a lake.

Der var mad over bål og gasblus, og jeg blev blandt andet introduceret til "croissant-pandekager". De smagte faktisk okay, og er åbenbart en camping klassiker i denne familie.

We had food made on campfire and over gas, and among other things, I was introduced to "croissant-pancakes". They tasted okay, and apparently, they are a classic thing to eat while on camping in this family.

Hver morgen så vi hende her. MED sin gris. Hvad siger I så?
Den tiltrak en del opmærksomhed, og den sidste morgen nåede den også at sætte i nogle ordentlige hyl fordi den åbenbart ikke gad gå længere og måtte lokkes med mad. Hunden var IKKE begejstret. Men udover grisen og de helt overdrevet store campingvogne var det nu et meget almindeligt og hyggeligt sted. Man kunne tage bad gratis. Det kunne danske campingpladser godt lære noget af!

Every morning we saw this lady. WITH her pig. What do you think?
It attracted quite a lot of attention, and on the last morning, it managed to scream quite a lot because it didn't want to walk any further and had to be lured home using food. The dog DIDN'T like this pig.
But apart from the pig and the extremely big campers, it was a quite normal and very cozy place. You could bathe for free. Danish camping places could learn something from this!

En lille smule / A little bit

Her er lidt internet på vej til Mackinac Island.
Vi har sovet dejligt indtil mågerne kom og skreg kl 05.30, og kom afsted inden kl 9! Om morgenen! Med 2 teenagere! Nu skal vi sejle færge og over på en bilfri ø hvor vi skal spise fudge. Lækkert!

I found a bit of internet on the way to Mackinac Island.
We slept well until the screaming seagulls arrived at 5.30 a.m. and left the camp before 9 in the morning! With 2 teenagers! Now er are waiting for the ferry to get on a car-free island and get to eat fudge! Delicious!


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Lidt lavede jeg / I did a little

Vi trængte alle til at slappe af i går. Selv niecen, der dog ikke ville indrømme det. Så dagen gik med at lave så lidt som muligt.
Ligge i solen så længe man kunne klare det. Bade i swimmingpoolen.

We all needed relaxation yesterday. Even my niece, who wouldn't admit it. So all day, we did as little as possible.
Laid around in the sun as long as we managed. Bathed in the pool.

Spiste leverpostej og læste Anders And. Gik i det lokale shoppingcenter. Fangede pokemons. Købte nye bukser (alle de gamle revner jo!).
Hæklede. Som en gal! Niecen ville nemlig så gerne have en hæklet bikini.

Ate liver pate and read Donald Duck. Went to the local mall. Caught pokemons. Bought new jeans (the old ones are breaking!).
Crocheted. Like a maniac! My niece really wanted a crochet bikini.

Der blev trænet i mange søskende discipliner. Tror virkelig de her to har savnet hinanden selv om ingen vil indrømme det! Søskende-klassikeren over dem alle? Den ene hælder sodavand op, de andre vælger først. Alt under nøje observation.
I dag tager vi på camping. Der er ikke internet. Så jeg holder blogpause en hel uge! Det føles lidt mærkeligt.

They trained a lot of sibling-disciplins. I really do think these two missed each other, although none will admit it! The all time classic disciplin? One is pouring the soda, the others get to pick first. With proper surveillance.
Today we are going camping. There will be no internet. So I'm having a blog-break for a week! Feels a bit strange.

Bikinien blev hæklet. Mit livs første forsøg i den disciplin, men jeg synes, den er blevet ganske god. Håber, den passer og sidder nogenlunde, og er ret spændt på, hvordan de hæklede trusser så bliver.....
Mønsteret fandt jeg på Ravelry, og den lille ryg-firkant kom på fra et andet mønster. Faktisk var det lidt forvirrende. Jeg købte de 4 mønstre som pdf og har dem på telefonen. Da nogen så havde kigget og bladret hen til et andet sted, hæklede jeg så bare videre fra 2 andre bikinier. Heldigvis opdagede min tågede jetlag hjerne efterhånden fejlen. Det blev også lidt indviklet lige pludselig!
Jeg har hæklet med Mayflower nr. 8 bomuldsgarn på nr. 2,5 hæklenål. Er ret tilfreds, og har brugt 45 gram garn.
Vi høres ved på lørdag! Håber, I stadig er der.....

The bikini was done. My first ever try in that disciplin, but I do think it turned out very well.
I hope it fits and looks okay, and I'm wondering how the bottom will be then....
I found the pattern on Ravelry, and the small square on the back was from another pattern. Actually, it was a bit confusing. I had all 4 patterns as a pdf on my phone. Someone had looked at all the patterns and ended up in another place, so I just continued crocheting from 2 other bikini-patterns. Fortunately, my foggy jetlag-brain realized the mistake at some point!
I used Mayflower nr. 8 cotton using a 2.5 mm hook. I'm quite happy with it, and I used 45 grams of yarn.
See you again on Saturday! Hope you're still hanging around.....

En ny oplevelse / A new experience

Niecen skulle jo hjem igen på et tidspunkt - efter 6,5 uger i Danmark med familie og veninder. Tror nok lige, hun har hygget sig! Jeg skulle med. Glæder mig virkelig til 2 uger med shortsvejr efter denne her halvkølige sommer.
Så i går pakkede vi sammen og tog afsted. Vi nød igen at vi her i sommer kunne få lov at være i SAS loungen (med gratis mad!) og vi kiggede på kosmetik i den toldfrie. (Hun kiggede, jeg købte. Er ved at være lidt bekymret for mig selv!)

My niece was going home at some point - after 6.5 weeks in Denmark with family and friends. I do think she had the greatest time! I was coming with her. Looking forward to 2 weeks of warm weather after the cold-ish summer we had.
So yesterday, we packed up and got going. We enjoyed once more that we have access to the SAS lounge (with free food!) this summer, and we spent time in the tax-free shop. (She looked at all the cosmetics, while I bought some. Getting a bit worried for myself!)

Det var en ganske ny oplevelse at skulle rejse så langt i selskab med nogen. Meget hyggeligt, selv om jeg ser frem til næste rejse uden teenager........ Vi fik det fineste udsyn over Grønland med isflager i fjorden og det hele, vi så masser af film og fik god mad, og vi var godt trætte da vi kom til Chicago omkring 00.30, dansk tid, og skulle vente der et par timer. Men det gik, og det var dejligt at sove på det næste fly, selv om det kun var en times tid.
Nå ja - og jeg fik strikket. Denne gang på en strømpe (vældig interessant!), som jeg ikke engang blev færdig med!

It was quite a new experience traveling this far with company. Very cozy, although I'm looking forward to my next travel without a teenager..... We had the most amazing view over Greenland with all the floes in the fjord, we watched a lot of movies and had nice food, and we were very tired when arriving in Chicago around 00.30 a.m, Danish time, and had to wait there for a few hours. But it went okay, and I really enjoyed a nap on the next plane, even for just 1 hour.
Oh well - and I knit. This time a sock (very interesting!), that I didn't even finish!

Vel fremme blev vi godt modtaget og alle de 7-8 kg slik blev godt afleveret. Inklusiv lækre godbidder til Bailey, der var meget begejstret for sit "slik" men ikke helt enig med mig i, hvordan man "hygger" når man "sidder" sammen i en stol.
I dag var han mere social, omend jeg blev dømt FOR kedelig når jeg sad og bloggede og ignorerede ham. Dette på trods af pote på arm og hoved på tastatur.
Glæder mig til 2 ugers hygge med familien.

At our goal we were well received and all 7-8 kilos of candy was delivered. Including yummy treats for Bailey who really loved his "candy", but didn't quite share my definition of "hygge" when "sitting" together in a chair.
Today, though, he is more social, even if he judged me to be TOO boring sitting here blogging and ignoring him. In spite of his paw on my arm and his head on my computer.
Looking forward to 2 weeks of relaxation with the family.

Gadebillede

Heldigvis er jeg virkelig, virkelig stædig, så min nye sweater blev faktisk færdig i går! (Den der bluse jeg skulle sy røg i skabet...) Det sidste ærme blev strikket på og de sidste ender blev hæftet, men det tog faktisk halvanden Harry Potter film at få gjort. HOLD nu op, hvor er der meget montering i denne her!

Fortunately, I'm very, very stubborn, which means my new sweater actually finished yesterday! (The top I wanted to sew went in the closet.....) The second sleeve was knitted on and the last ends sewn, but it took me 1.5 Harry Potter movies to get it done. This sweater has SO MUCH finishing to do!

Til gengæld er den blevet virkelig, virkelig flot. Med alle de mange kilometer retstrik på pind 3. Jeg er virkelig glad for den, og for, at jeg lavede den lidt større. Jeg ville ikke have sådan en kort, kropsnær sag, så jeg strikkede stykkerne foroven og i siderne nogle rækker længere. Der var ikke helt nok af bundfarven, men jeg købte lidt mere i Haderslev.

But then it turned out really, really beautiful. With all these kilometers of garterstitch on needles size 3 mm. I really love it, and I'm glad I made it a bit bigger. I didn't want a short, tight thing, so I made the bits on top and on the sides a few rows longer. I didn't have enough of the main color, but found a bit more in Haderslev.

Ærmedelene er strikket sammen foroven og syet sammen forneden. De er lavet i 4 farver, så man fik brugt så meget af det garn som muligt. Det fungerer meget godt, og det ser rigtig pænt ud med sammenstrikningen. Syningen fik jeg faktisk også pæn, selv om det bestemt ikke er min favorit.

The sleeve-parts are knitted together on the top and sewn together at the bottom. They are made with 4 colors, in order to use as much of the yarn included as possible. It works well, and the seam with the knitting looks really nice. The sewing turned out pretty as well, although it by no means is my favorite.

Sammenstrikningen ovenpå ærmet går direkte over i skuldersømmen. Det ser virkelig godt ud med alle de grønne striber, men Annette Danielsen kan jo også sit kram.
Ialt har det taget næsten 1 år at strikke den, og den vejer sølle 345 gram. Man burde kunne gange vægten med en eller anden faktor i forhold til sværhedsgraden!
Jeg har skyndt mig at fortæller min bror og svigerinde hvor glad jeg var for gaven og at den er færdig. Tænk, hvis de blev inspireret inden min næste fødselsdag?

The knitted seam on top of the sleeve continues on the shoulder. It looks really nice with all the green stripes, but then Annette Danielsen knows her stuff.
It took me almost 1 year to knit it, and the weight is just 345 grams. You should be able to multiply this weight with some factor if it is very difficult to make!
I have made sure my brother and sister-in-law know how much I loved the present and that it is done. What if they need inspiration for my next gift?

Montering / Finishing

Som sædvanlig går feriedagene alt for hurtigt med en masse mennesker. Det har været dejligt at se småfolk her og der (og nu er der en ny på vej! Glæder mig sådan til at strikke babytøj!) og jeg har bestemt ikke kedet mig.
Midt i det hele vil jeg rigtig gerne have min nye bluse færdig. Ikke, at det er sommertøj, altså, men bare for at få den færdig!
Så nu sidder jeg og syr og hæfter ender. Det er SÅ kedeligt, men jeg glæder mig virkelig til at den bliver færdig i løbet af dagen! (Nå ja. Så har jeg klippet stof ud til en sommerbluse, skal have vinduespudser, niecen kommer i eftermiddag og her ligner et bombet lokum. Det hele skal ligesom være klar til i morgen så jeg kan tage afsted fra en nogenlunde pæn lejlighed. God torsdag!)

As usual, my vacation days go by too fast with a lot of people. It has been wonderful seeing the little people here and there (and now a new one is on the way! Looking forward to knitting baby's clothes!) and I didn't get bored by any means.
In the middle of everything, I really want to get my new sweater done. Not that it qualifies for summer clothes, but just to finish it!
So here I am, sewing and weaving in ends. It is SO boring, but I am really eager to get it done today! (Oh well. I cut fabric for a summer top, the window cleaner is coming, my niece will be back this afternoon and my place looks horrible. Everything needs to get ready for tomorrow so I can leave an apartment looking reasonably. Happy Thursday!)

Souvenirs

Nok! / Enough!

Mit temperatur-tæppe voksede noget hurtigere end jeg lige havde forudset. Faktisk er det allerede nu så langt, at det dækker mig fra top til tå, og hvis der også skal en ordentlig kant på, skal det overhovedet ikke være længere!
Så med udgangen af juli er det derfor slut med striberne. Hold da op, hvor er det dejligt!
Jeg har en ide til kanten, men skal lige se, hvordan det virker. Regner ikke med, at kanten bliver færdig særlig hurtigt, men færdig bliver den vel. Engang. Glæder mig så meget til at sidde med tæppet i sofaen!

My temperature-blanket grew faster than expected. Actually it is so long already that it covers me, head to toe, and if it's going to have quite a big edge as well, it definitely is not going to get any longer than this!
So with the end of July, I've finished making stripes. It feels great not having to do them!
I have an idea for the edge, but need to see how it works out. I don't expect the edge to be done very soon, but it will get done as well. Some day. I can't wait to sitting with this blanket on the couch!

Haj! / Shark!

Jeg ved det. Vi har været der før. Men når weekenden nu både har budt på "Dødens gab" og "Sharknado 4" (sammen med sykredsen!), så må vi til det igen.
En haj-opskrift.
I dag er det en fin hue. Man kan jo håbe stærkt på, at den ikke pludselig bliver levende og sluger mere end håret.......
Det er bare at komme i gang! Pludselig bliver det efterår.

I know. We've been there before. But since this weekend came with not only "Jaws" but also "Sharknado 4" on tv, we have to take another pattern.
A shark-pattern.
Today, it's a very nice hat. Makes you hope it doesn't spring to life suddenly, swallowing more than just the hair........
You just need to get going! Suddenly fall will be here.

0,5+0,5≠1

Mit Gadebillede vokser stadig. Der er ikke lang vej igen efterhånden, hvilket er dejligt. Ret-strik på pind 3 er udfordrende for min tålmodighed......
Ærmerne strikkes i halve og strikkes så sammen. De to første dele er på plads, men eftersom de er ens, er der altså ikke til et helt ærme.
Der er ret meget montering som jeg hellere må komme i gang med så småt, hvis den skal blive færdig! (Og det var da planen)

My "Gadebillede" is still growing. It is almost there, which is nice. Garter stitch on size 3 mm needles is a very big challenge for my level of patience.......
The sleeves are knitted in halves and then knitted together. The first 2 pieces are done, but since they are identical, they don't make a sleeve.
This sweater has quite a bit of finishing and I'd better get working on that, if this is ever to be done! (That is still my plan)

Harry Potter

Det var virkelig fantastisk at se Harry Potter studierne, så det må I lige høre lidt mere om. Det ligger et godt stykke udenfor London, og man skal bestille billetter hjemmefra i god tid, men det er det hele værd.
Vi startede i den store sal på Hogwarts, hvor det eneste der manglede var det magiske loft (selvfølgelig). Der stod lærer-mannequiner med de originale kostumer oppe foran, og fordelingshatten så vi også.

It was really fantastic visiting the Harry Potter studios, so here is a bit more about that. It is located well outside London, and you have to buy tickets in advance, but it is so much worth it.
We started in the Great Hall of Hogwarts. The only thing lacking was the magical ceiling (of course). They had teacher-mannequins wearing the original costumes up front, and we even saw the sorting hat.

Det hele er i en meget stor hal hvor de forskellige kulisser og ting var fordelt rundt omkring. Det er ret utroligt at se, når man nu forestiller sig Hogwarts som et virkeligt sted med alle gangene og kontorerne og så ser, at det i virkeligheden er stumper her og der som sættes sammen til en film.
Trappen op til Dumbledore's kontor var der også.

Everything is located in a giant building holding the different set-ups and stuff shown here and there. It is quite amazing to see, when you imagine Hogwarts as a real place with all the hallways and offices and then see how reality is bits and pieces here and there, put together for a film.
The staircase to Dumbledore's office was there.

Noget af det sjoveste var alle malerierne af de sovende rektorer fra tidligere tider. Tænk, hvis man malede portrætter på den måde! Ikke super charmerende, kan man sige, men jeg morede mig utroligt meget.
De malerier, der i filmen er ved trappen på Hogwarts, så vi også nogle af. De har malet nogle af de folk der var med til at lave filmen, og alle malerierne er lavet specielt til Harry Potter. Det var vildt imponerende!

One of the funniest things was the paintings of all the sleeping earlier Hogwarts headmasters. What if portraits were still made this way? Not incredible charming, but I really enjoyed myself imagining this.
The paintings above the staircases in the movies were also on exhibition. They show people taking part in the production of the movies, and all the painting were made especially for Harry Potter. It was so impressive!

Mor Weasley's selvstrikkende strikketøj var der selvfølgelig også. Min niece mente bestemt, at jeg skulle have sådan et, men jeg synes nu det er snyd. Altså.
Hendes trøjer med bogstaver på er flotte, til gengæld.

Ma Weasley's self-knitting knitting project was shown too. My niece did think I needed one of these, but I think it's a bit like cheating. Really.
Her sweaters with the big letters, on the other hand, are really nice.

Vi så bussen fra "Fangen fra Azkaban". Vi så Dursley-familiens hus og broen ved Hogwarts. Vi smagte Butter-beer (fy-da-FØJ!). Vi så hovederne fra alle nisserne i banken, Dobbey, Næsten-hovedløse-Nick's hoved, den kæmpe edderkop, Diagonal-stræde og meget, meget, meget mere.
Der var en velassorteret butik med ting og faktisk endte vi med at bruge 3-4 timer på stedet fordi der var så meget at se. Man kunne snildt bruge den dobbelte tid!
Så en varm, varm anbefaling herfra!

We saw the bus from "The prisoner of Azkaban". We saw the Dursley's house and the Hogwarts bridge. We had butter-beer (YIKES!). We saw the bank-goblins heads, Dobbey, Nearly-headless-Nick's head, the giant spider, Diagon-alley and lots of other stuff.
They had a well-assorted shop with lots of stuff, and we ended up spending 3-4 hours at the place because there were so much to see. You could easily spend double of that time!
So my very warmest recommendations of this place.

Bierne blev færdige! / The bees were done!

Strømperne blev færdige - sådan lige i rette tid til fødselsdagen! Takket være et par (meget) lange køer i London, kan jeg vist roligt sige.
De er langt fra perfekte. Af en eller anden grund var der 1 maske mindre over svangen på den første strømpe, og den ene række bier på nummer 2 strømpe mangler forbenene. (Arme stakler!) Men sådan må det være.
Hun blev rigtig glad for dem og de kom direkte på fødderne, hvor de blev siddende det næste halve døgn.

The socks were finished - just in time for the birthday! Thanks to a couple of (very) long lines in London that made us wait.
They are far from perfect. For some reason, the first sock had 1 less stitch over the gusset, and on the second sock, one row of bees lack their front legs. (Poor things!) But that's how it turned out, and I'm not going to re-knit them.
She was really happy with them, and put them on immediately. They stayed on her feet for the next 12 hours.

Mønsteret er på strømper fra tåen op, men jeg strikkede dem oppefra. Det var lidt et problem i forhold til mønsteret over svangen, men jeg flyttede indtagningerne ned under foden, og så blev det sådan her. Det går faktisk meget godt.
Garnet er en blanding af grå arwetta (ville ikke strikke dem i hvid til en teenager), neongrøn regia (tror jeg) og bi-stribet garn fra Lorna's lace. De er blevet superfine, synes jeg!
Ialt vejer de 95 gram og er strikket på pind 2,5 mm. De krævede en hel del koncentration, men resultatet er godt!

The pattern is a toe-up pattern, but I made them top-down. That was a problem when doing the pattern over the gusset, but I did the decreases under the foot instead, and this is what it looks like. It works very well, actually.
The yarn is part grey arwetta (I didn't want to use white yarn for a teenager), neon-green regia (I think) and bee-striped Lorna's lace. They turned out really well, I think!
They weigh a total of 95 grams and are made with needles size 2.5 mm. Took quite some focusing, but the result is good!

3000!

Lidt kedeligt billede til indlæg nummer 3000, men altså. Vinder af min give-away er Merete. Tillykke!
Send din adresse på christunte(@)yahoo.com, så skal jeg sende gaven så hurtigt som muligt!
3000 er godt nok mange indlæg, synes jeg. Men hold op, hvor har jeg det sjovt med min blog! Det er mit nørde-sted. I hverdagen laver jeg mange ting og møder mange forskellige mennesker, men det er de færreste der virkelig gider snakke om strikketøj. De fleste ved jo godt, at jeg strikker, men så er det også det. Ikke, at der er noget galt i det, men er hyggeligt at kunne dele detaljer om strikketøjet også. Det er sjovt at have et sted at samle det jeg strikker og have lidt styr på det, og alt i alt er det bare super hyggeligt. Så jeg håber, I gider læse med videre!

The photo is a bit boring for post number 3000, but anyway. The winner is Merete. Congratulations!
I think 3000 is a lot of posts. But oh, how much fun I have from my blog! It is my nerdy place. In my everyday life I do a lot of stuff and meet so many different people, but only a few want to talk about knitting. Most people know that I knit, but that's it. Nothing wrong in that, but I really love being able to share all the details about the knitting too. It is fun to have a space to be able to remember what I knit over the years, and it is so nice. So I really do hope you will continue reading my blog!

14! Tillykke / Congratulations

London adventure

Vi har virkelig oplevet noget de sidste dage! Søndag faldt vi over en event med gratis magnum-is på Regent Street, friskdyppede i chokolade. Utroligt lækkert!
Her er blevet shoppet igennem for alle damens penge, vi har spist dejlig mad og vi har set helt nye steder i London, hvor jeg aldrig har været før.

We really saw a lot of stuff during these past days! On Sunday, we happened to stumble across an even with free Magnum-ice cream on Regent Street, freshly dipped in chocolate. So delicious!
The young lady shopped as a pro, spending all her money. We had lovely food and we saw entirely new places in London where I've never been before.

Vi var i Harry Potter studierne. DET var sjovt! En kæmpestor oplevelse, og der kommer billeder i morgen.

We went to the Harry Potter studios. THAT was fun! A giant experience, and you'll see photos tomorrow.

Vi har været oppe i "London Eye". Uha, der var langt ned! Vi har set musical og været på Madam Tussaud's. Der har ikke været meget tid til at strikke, men jeg satser på at kunne blive færdig med strømperne til i morgen.
Nu kan vi lige nå i London Dungeons inden vi skal hjem, og for at være helt ærlig glæder jeg mig meget til at sidde og se film i aften og bagefter sove i min egen seng. Men det har været en dejlig tur!

We tried the "London Eye". Wow, you get up high! We saw a musical and went to Madam Tussaud's. Didn't have much time for knitting, but I do hope I can get the socks done for tomorrow.
Now we just have time for London Dungeons before we're heading home, and to be honest, I can't wait to just sit still and watch a movie tonight and then sleep in my own bed. But we had a wonderful trip!

Slytherin

I går var vi i Harry Potter studierne. Hold da op, for en oplevelse! Vi var der i 3,5 timer og kunne såmænd godt have blevet lidt længere.....
Jeg opdagede, at min niece bedst kan lide Slytherin! Det havde jeg ikke lige regnet med, men ihvertfald bliver dagens mønster et par Slytherin-strømper. Måske skulle jeg have strikket dem istedet for bierne. Det havde nok gået lidt hurtigere?
Mønsteret er fra Lykkefanten, der flittigt designer spændende ting. Prøv at tjekke hende på Ravelry.

Yesterday, we spent in the Harry Potter studios. It was so much fun! We were there for 3.5 hours, and could have stayed a bit longer.....
I discovered that my niece likes Slytherin the best! I didn't see that coming, but that is why today's pattern is Slytherin socks. Maybe I should have made these for her birthday instead of the bees? Would have been faster....
The pattern is by Lykkefanten, who is very busy designing beautiful and exciting stuff. Check her out on Ravelry.

London, baby!

Mindre end et halvt døgn nåede niecen at besøge mig, inden vi tog afsted igen. Vi havde virkelig glædet os! Hun til at se London for første gang, og jeg til at se byen igen og se den sammen med hende.
Vi havde en glimrende udsigt i flyet. Helt utroligt flot, faktisk!

Less than 12 hours after my niece arrived, we left again. We had been looking so much forward to this! She was eager to visit London for the first time, I was happy to be seeing the city again and then together with her.
We had a splendid view from the plain. Incredibly beautiful, actually!

Hele første dag gik med at shoppe. Vi tog turen ind ad Oxford Street. Hold nu op, som der var mange mennesker! Kulturen er aldeles modsat i USA, hvor man absolut ikke rører ved fremmede, så der bliver skubbet en del. Tror faktisk, niecen har rørt ved flere mennesker på gaden i går end hun gør på 1 år i USA!
Nå. Men det er hyggeligt, og helt utroligt med busser, taxaer og Union Jacks!

The entire first day was spent shopping. We took the walk down Oxford Street. It is so crowded! The culture is exactly the opposite of the US, where you can't touch strangers, so there was quite a bit of (gentle) pushing. I do believe my niece touched more people on the streets yesterday than she touched during a year in the US!
Well. But it is nice, and incredible with all the busses, taxis and Union Jacks!

Efter mange butikker og spekulationer fandt hun et par Nike-sandaler som hun MÅTTE eje. De er faktisk også fede, men jeg havde ikke tænkt at hun skulle finde dem i Liberty-butikken!

After many shops and speculations, she found Nike-sandals that she just NEEDED. They are quite cool, but I never guessed she would end up finding them in the Liberty-shop!

Efter en tur i M&M's world var fødderne helt flade, og vi tog tilbage på hotellet (på vores lillebitte værelse!) og så mad-programmer resten af aftenen. Nu er vi klar til en ny dag.

After seeing the M&M's world, our feet were totally flat, and we went back to the hotel (on our teeny-tiny room!) and watched food-shows the rest of the evening. Now we're ready for another day.

Ferie! / Vacation!

Efter en meget lang uge med nattevagter, hvor hver enkelt blev afsluttet med en kanelsnegl på vej hjem (sikke en dejlig tradition jeg har fået lavet mig!), blev det endelig tid til ferie.

After a very long week of night-shifts, every one of them ending with a cinnamon pastry on the way home (what a wonderful tradition I've made for my self!), it was finally time for vacation.

Faktisk har jeg glædet mig et helt år! Lige siden jeg fik arbejde i Sverige. Derovre må man nemlig holde op til 5 ugers sommerferie! Den ene er jo afholdt, og de næste 4 venter nu. Tror ikke jeg har haft så lang tids ferie siden dengang jeg studerede (og arbejdede ind imellem), så den er virkelig ventet med stor spænding!

I've actually been excited about this for an entire year! Ever since I got the job in Sweden. Over there, you are allowed to have up to 5 weeks of summer vacation! One is finished already, and the next 4 awaits. I don't think I had that long a vacation since I was studying (and working in between), so I'm really looking forward to this!

I går morges sagde jeg derfor "Hej då" til børneafdelingen. Lige i rette tid til sol og varme. Gad vide, om jeg overhovedet kan snakke og forstå svensk når jeg kommer tilbage i august. Vi får se!

Yesterday morning, I said "Hej då" (bye-bye) to the pediatric department. Just in time for summer and warmth. I wonder if I can speak and understand Swedish at all when I return in August! We'll see.

De næste strømper / The next pair of socks

Det næste par strømper skal være færdige til på onsdag. De der bi-strømper til min niece som snart er 14. De kræver jo en del opmærksomhed!
Nu er jeg da nået forbi hælen på den første. For at holde bi-mønsteret, har jeg flyttet indtagningerne ned til sålen. Det krævede lidt tælleri, men det bliver vist meget godt.
I aften kommer hun så, niecen! Hun skal være hos mig en uge, og vi starter med at tage til London i weekenden. Det er hendes konfirmationsgave. Jeg glæder mig så meget!

The next pair of socks needs to be done by Wednesday. The bee-socks for my almost 14-years old niece. These socks do require attention!
I've gotten past the heel on the first one. In order not to disturb the pattern, I moved the decreases down to the sole of the sock. I did need to count quite a bit, but it turns our alright.
This evening she is coming, my niece! She is staying with me for a week, and we'll be going to London this weekend as her confirmation gift. I can't wait!