Denne her sommer er altså blevet en lille smule kold. Dagens projekt kan godt hjælpe på det.
Har du ikke altid ønsket dig et fuldskæg?
Sådan lidt i retning af Duck Dynasty.
Nu har du ihvertfald chancen. Det skulle både være nemt og hurtigt. Mønsteret er dette.
This summer really has turned a bit cold. Today's project might help solve that problem.
Didn't you always secretly dream of a full beard?
A bit like Duck Dynasty.
This is your chance! This one should be not only easy but also fast. The pattern is right here.
mandag den 18. juli 2016
søndag den 17. juli 2016
Endnu en uge / Another week
Det har været noget af en uge, synes jeg nok. Eller. Det bliver noget af en uge. De her 2 ugers arbejde løber ud i et med først dagarbejde efterfulgt af vagter. Men jeg er da hjemme ind imellem.....
Det var ugen, hvor jeg fik en pakke. En dejlig blød pakke! Garn vundet i en konkurrence hos Lykkefanten.
It has been quite a week, I think. Well. It will be quite a week. these 2 weeks of work sort of fuses due to first a week of daytime work and then evening/night work. But I do visit home sometimes...
This was the week in which I received a package. A nice and soft one! Yarn won in a contest at Lykkefanten's blog.
Garnet er til den fine togsweater, som endnu ikke er udgivet, men snart skulle komme på Filcolanas hjemmeside. Mon ikke jeg kan komme på et barn, der godt kunne bruge sådan en? Jeg tror det næsten....
The yarn is for the pretty train-sweater, which isn't published yet, but soon can be found on Filcolana's webpage. I do think I could find a child who could use one of these....
Det var også ugen, hvor jeg en morgen skulle skifte tøj på arbejde og så opdagede, at mine bukser havde fået en alvorligt stor flænge bagpå. Så er det, man gruer for, hvornår det præcist skete mellem hjemmet og arbejdet!
Mine jeans er efterhånden godt brugt - sådan 4-5 år med cykelture gør en del! Må snart på shoppetur, tror jeg.
This was also the week of discovering this, when I was changing clothes at work one morning. My jeans had a seriously big hole on the back. This left me wondering at what exact moment it happened between home and work!
My jeans are well used. Four to five years of cycling really leads to a bit of wear and tear! I have to go shopping soon, I guess.
På vej hjem havde jeg derfor beholdt mine utroligt smukke arbejdsbukser på. (Ja. Uniformen ligner en pyjamas. I det mindste er den behagelig!) Der var ingen, der så meget som spurgte om at se mit togkort. Ved ikke helt, hvad de har tænkt.
Endelig var det ugen med den helt forfærdelige tragedie i Nice. Jeg er stadig rystet.
Næste uge? Ja - på fredag starter resten af min ferie. Hold nu op, hvor jeg glæder mig!
On the way home, I kept my extremely fancy work-pants on. (Yes. Our uniform looks like a pajamas. At least it's comfortable!) No one said anything, and they didn't even ask to see my train ticket. I wonder what they were thinking.
Finally, it was the week of the horrible tragedy in Nice. I'm still shaken.
Next week? Well, on Friday, the rest of my vacation starts. I just can't wait!
Det var ugen, hvor jeg fik en pakke. En dejlig blød pakke! Garn vundet i en konkurrence hos Lykkefanten.
It has been quite a week, I think. Well. It will be quite a week. these 2 weeks of work sort of fuses due to first a week of daytime work and then evening/night work. But I do visit home sometimes...
This was the week in which I received a package. A nice and soft one! Yarn won in a contest at Lykkefanten's blog.
Garnet er til den fine togsweater, som endnu ikke er udgivet, men snart skulle komme på Filcolanas hjemmeside. Mon ikke jeg kan komme på et barn, der godt kunne bruge sådan en? Jeg tror det næsten....
The yarn is for the pretty train-sweater, which isn't published yet, but soon can be found on Filcolana's webpage. I do think I could find a child who could use one of these....
Det var også ugen, hvor jeg en morgen skulle skifte tøj på arbejde og så opdagede, at mine bukser havde fået en alvorligt stor flænge bagpå. Så er det, man gruer for, hvornår det præcist skete mellem hjemmet og arbejdet!
Mine jeans er efterhånden godt brugt - sådan 4-5 år med cykelture gør en del! Må snart på shoppetur, tror jeg.
This was also the week of discovering this, when I was changing clothes at work one morning. My jeans had a seriously big hole on the back. This left me wondering at what exact moment it happened between home and work!
My jeans are well used. Four to five years of cycling really leads to a bit of wear and tear! I have to go shopping soon, I guess.
På vej hjem havde jeg derfor beholdt mine utroligt smukke arbejdsbukser på. (Ja. Uniformen ligner en pyjamas. I det mindste er den behagelig!) Der var ingen, der så meget som spurgte om at se mit togkort. Ved ikke helt, hvad de har tænkt.
Endelig var det ugen med den helt forfærdelige tragedie i Nice. Jeg er stadig rystet.
Næste uge? Ja - på fredag starter resten af min ferie. Hold nu op, hvor jeg glæder mig!
On the way home, I kept my extremely fancy work-pants on. (Yes. Our uniform looks like a pajamas. At least it's comfortable!) No one said anything, and they didn't even ask to see my train ticket. I wonder what they were thinking.
Finally, it was the week of the horrible tragedy in Nice. I'm still shaken.
Next week? Well, on Friday, the rest of my vacation starts. I just can't wait!
lørdag den 16. juli 2016
Halv juli / Half of July
Tæppet er stadig på sporet. Ikke, at det er utroligt interessant med hver dags stribe efterhånden, men det kører da.
Det er ved at være ret stort, og jeg synes det er herligt at kunne begynde at skimte enden af det! Så kan jeg glæde mig til kanten bagefter.
Nå. Første del af juli har ikke været super interessant. Orange og rosa. Det varme vejr holdt sig til juni indtil videre, men det kan jeg jo bare være glad for. Var det ikke kun 2 uger siden jeg sagde, jeg bedst kunne lide præcis de to farver? Suk.
The blanket is still on track. Not that it's extremely interesting doing a stripe a day by now, but it is growing.
It's getting kind of big, and I really love being able to see the end of this! Then I can start looking forward to making the edge.
Well. First part of July wasn't super interesting. Orange and rose. The warm weather stayed in June so far, but I guess I have to be happy about that. Just 2 weeks ago I kind of proclaimed how these tow colors were my favorites? Sigh.
Det er ved at være ret stort, og jeg synes det er herligt at kunne begynde at skimte enden af det! Så kan jeg glæde mig til kanten bagefter.
Nå. Første del af juli har ikke været super interessant. Orange og rosa. Det varme vejr holdt sig til juni indtil videre, men det kan jeg jo bare være glad for. Var det ikke kun 2 uger siden jeg sagde, jeg bedst kunne lide præcis de to farver? Suk.
The blanket is still on track. Not that it's extremely interesting doing a stripe a day by now, but it is growing.
It's getting kind of big, and I really love being able to see the end of this! Then I can start looking forward to making the edge.
Well. First part of July wasn't super interesting. Orange and rose. The warm weather stayed in June so far, but I guess I have to be happy about that. Just 2 weeks ago I kind of proclaimed how these tow colors were my favorites? Sigh.
fredag den 15. juli 2016
Kulturforskelle / Cultural differences
Her i Skandinavien kan vi godt lide at kalde hinanden "broderlande". Vores sprog er næsten ens, vi ligner nogenlunde hinanden og vi bor jo i en rigtig dejlig krog af verden.
Men hold nu op, der er forskelle!
Det, jeg oftest bliver drillet med på arbejde, er den danske, frie tilgang til alkohol. En tilbagevendende bemærkning er, at "her i Sverige må vi jo ikke drikke på arbejde". Når jeg så svarer, at det må man sådan set heller ikke i Danmark, siger de "Jo! Så skal I lige have en "lille en". Gammel Dansk!"
Så når nu vores sekretær har tænkt sig at stoppe igen, og i dag er vores sidste dag i ambulatoriet sammen, så skal hun selvfølgelig have en flaske Gammel Dansk. Så kan hun lære det!
Here in Scandinavia, we like calling each other "brother-countries". Our languages are related, we kind of look like each other and we enjoy a very nice part of the world.
But in reality, there are plenty of differences!
What I hear most when getting teased at work, is comments on the Danish, free way of buying alcohol. They keep saying "here in Sweden, we are not allowed to drink (alcohol) while working". When I then answer how this is not permitted in Denmark either, they say "Yes you do! You need "a small one" (a shot). Gammel Dansk ("Old Danish". Very strong schnaps)!"
So since our secretary is about to stop and today is our last day together in the outpatient clinic, of course she will get a bottle of Gammel Dansk. It will make her think!
Men hold nu op, der er forskelle!
Det, jeg oftest bliver drillet med på arbejde, er den danske, frie tilgang til alkohol. En tilbagevendende bemærkning er, at "her i Sverige må vi jo ikke drikke på arbejde". Når jeg så svarer, at det må man sådan set heller ikke i Danmark, siger de "Jo! Så skal I lige have en "lille en". Gammel Dansk!"
Så når nu vores sekretær har tænkt sig at stoppe igen, og i dag er vores sidste dag i ambulatoriet sammen, så skal hun selvfølgelig have en flaske Gammel Dansk. Så kan hun lære det!
Here in Scandinavia, we like calling each other "brother-countries". Our languages are related, we kind of look like each other and we enjoy a very nice part of the world.
But in reality, there are plenty of differences!
What I hear most when getting teased at work, is comments on the Danish, free way of buying alcohol. They keep saying "here in Sweden, we are not allowed to drink (alcohol) while working". When I then answer how this is not permitted in Denmark either, they say "Yes you do! You need "a small one" (a shot). Gammel Dansk ("Old Danish". Very strong schnaps)!"
So since our secretary is about to stop and today is our last day together in the outpatient clinic, of course she will get a bottle of Gammel Dansk. It will make her think!
torsdag den 14. juli 2016
Ned til hælen / Down to the heel
Bi-strømperne vokser. Stille og roligt, på vej i toget, til lydbøger. Jeg er nået til hælen og skal nu lige finde ud af, hvordan jeg vil lave kilen uden at ødelægge bierne. Har en ide.
Opskriften er jo strikket fra tåen op, så der står ikke lige nøjagtigt hvad jeg skal gøre. Men så er det jo heldigt, at jeg har strikket et par strømper eller to tidligere!
The bee-socks are growing. Slowly, but steadily, while on the train, listening to audio-books. I've reached the heel and have to figure out how to do the gusset without destroying the bees. I have an idea.
The pattern is toe-up, so it doesn't give any clues how to do my top-down socks. But then I guess I'm lucky, having knit a pair of socks or two earlier on!
Opskriften er jo strikket fra tåen op, så der står ikke lige nøjagtigt hvad jeg skal gøre. Men så er det jo heldigt, at jeg har strikket et par strømper eller to tidligere!
The bee-socks are growing. Slowly, but steadily, while on the train, listening to audio-books. I've reached the heel and have to figure out how to do the gusset without destroying the bees. I have an idea.
The pattern is toe-up, so it doesn't give any clues how to do my top-down socks. But then I guess I'm lucky, having knit a pair of socks or two earlier on!
onsdag den 13. juli 2016
tirsdag den 12. juli 2016
Fiona in action
Fiona er afleveret, og passer bare perfekt! Her kommer lidt billedspam. Beklager. Det er bare så nuttet med en 2-årig.....
Længden er fin, og faktisk fungerer den rigtig godt som en kort kjole. Man kan sagtens klatre op på vippen med den.
Fiona has been given away, and it's perfect! Here is a bit of picture-spam. Sorry about that. Two-year-olds are just so cute.....
The length is fine, and it works perfectly as a short dress. You can use it for climbing up the seesaw.
Man kan også løbe med den.
You can run in it as well.
Det var svært at få barnet til at sidde stille. Hvem kender ikke det?
Nå. Den er ihvertfald rigtig fin til hende, og det er da hyggeligt at strikke til nogen der bliver glad for det!
It was hard for this child to sit still. Who doesn't know this?
Well. It's really great for her and fits well, and it's just wonderful knitting for someone who really likes it!
Længden er fin, og faktisk fungerer den rigtig godt som en kort kjole. Man kan sagtens klatre op på vippen med den.
Fiona has been given away, and it's perfect! Here is a bit of picture-spam. Sorry about that. Two-year-olds are just so cute.....
The length is fine, and it works perfectly as a short dress. You can use it for climbing up the seesaw.
Man kan også løbe med den.
You can run in it as well.
Det var svært at få barnet til at sidde stille. Hvem kender ikke det?
Nå. Den er ihvertfald rigtig fin til hende, og det er da hyggeligt at strikke til nogen der bliver glad for det!
It was hard for this child to sit still. Who doesn't know this?
Well. It's really great for her and fits well, and it's just wonderful knitting for someone who really likes it!
mandag den 11. juli 2016
Til ære for Island / In honor of Iceland
Selv om jeg på ingen måde er fodboldinteresseret og derfor heller ikke har set en eneste fodboldkamp de sidste uger, så har jeg fattet, at Island er den store vinder. Uanset at de røg ud inden finalen.
Så til ære for den forblæste ø deroppe, og for mine islandske kolleger, er dagens opskrift - - - - en vulkan-hue!
Den er sjælden. Men sikkert usædvanligt varm!
Although I'm not by any means interested in soccer and didn't watch any games for the past few weeks, I did understand that Iceland is the big winner. Even if they lost before the final.
So in honor of the windy island up north, and of my Icelandic colleagues, today's pattern is - - - - a volcano beanie!
It is definitely a rare sight. But very warm!
Så til ære for den forblæste ø deroppe, og for mine islandske kolleger, er dagens opskrift - - - - en vulkan-hue!
Den er sjælden. Men sikkert usædvanligt varm!
Although I'm not by any means interested in soccer and didn't watch any games for the past few weeks, I did understand that Iceland is the big winner. Even if they lost before the final.
So in honor of the windy island up north, and of my Icelandic colleagues, today's pattern is - - - - a volcano beanie!
It is definitely a rare sight. But very warm!
søndag den 10. juli 2016
Haderslev (og en vinder)
Torsdag tog jeg til Haderslev. Sådan helt alene. Det var dejligt! Jeg trængte til en lille tur og håbede at falde i en garnbutik. Hjemmefra havde jeg udset mig Garneriet og Uldtotten.
Domkirken ville jeg også gerne se, og det fortrød jeg bestemt ikke.
Byen er gammel og smuk, og lige denne her gade var bare FOR fin, selv om det krævede et par forsøg at få billede uden skraldespande......
Thursday, I went to Haderslev. Alone. It was great! I needed a small trip and hoped to fall into a yarn shop. I had marked "Garneriet" and "Uldtotten" on my map.
I wanted to see the cathedral as well, and I didn't regret that.
The city is very old and beautiful, and this exact street was just TOO pretty, even though it took a few tries to get a picture without trash-containers......
Kirken er imponerende stor og fin, med udstilling af messehagler i kælderen. Jeg gik rundt og morede mig med at se, hvor meget latin jeg kunne, og så købte jeg iøvrigt både et par cd'er og et par Luther-sokker til min bror. Der står selvfølgelig "Her står jeg og kan ikke andet". :-)The church is very impressive in size and beauty, and they had a small exhibition of the priest's robes in the basement. I had fun testing my knowledge in latin, and then I bought a few cd's and Luther-socks for my brother. Of course they say "Here I stand, I can't do anything else". :-)
Garnbutikker mødte jeg også! Først "Garn og Gaver", hvor jeg købte garn til de to Master Yoda huer jeg har lovet at strikke. Tænker, at tredobbelt Vital MÅ kunne passe den der håbløse strikkefasthed.....
I also met yarn shops! First, "Garn og Gaver", in which I bought yarn for the 2 Master Yoda hats I promised to knit. I guess tripple yarn MUST help me get that hopeless gauge in the pattern......
Lige bag domkirken lå "Garnache". Uha da, for et dejligt sted! Selvfølgelig købte jeg også (næsten) kun fornuftige ting derinde. Vigtigst var et bundt garn til min "Gadebillede", da der vist ikke er helt nok til ærmet.
Jeg købte også garn til en kommende give-away. Nærmer mig nemlig indlæg nummer 3000! (vildt!) Det må I se senere.
Så faldt jeg i og købte Karen Noe garn på tilbud til en sommerbluse. Lækker, blød silke!
Right behind the cathedral was "Garnache". Oh my, for a wonderful place! Of course I also bought (almost) only sensible things in there. Most importantly, a skein of yarn for my "Gadebillede", since I really doubt I have enough for the sleeve.
I also bought yarn for an upcoming give-away. I'm getting close to post number 3000! (crazy!)
You'll get to see that later.
Then I stumbled and bought Karen Noe yarn on sale for a summer top. Soft silk!
Garneriet fandt jeg også. Det så desværre sådan her ud. Trist! Uldtotten fandt jeg aldrig.
Så hvis du kommer til Haderslev, så husk at støtte de butikker der stadig er der!
Endelig - vinderen af min give-away! Det blev Ellafanta, som får lidt inspiration når jeg har adressen og iøvrigt er hjemme i posthusets åbningstid. Tillykke!
I also found "Garneriet". Unfortunately, it looked like this. So sad! I never found "Uldtotten".
So if you happen to visit Haderslev, please support the shops that are still there!
Finally - the winner of my give-away! It's Ellafanta. Congratulations!
lørdag den 9. juli 2016
Aarø
Campingpladsen ligger ret tæt på Aarø, så den ene dag var vi derovre.
Det er så hyggeligt med alle de små, danske øer og de små færger man skal sejle med derover. Det bliver næsten ikke mere hyggeligt og dansk!
Our camping ground is very close to Aarø, so one of the days we spent there.
I really love all the small, Danish islands, and the small ferries you need to sail to get there. It's hard to think of anything more cozy and Danish!
Vi så "julekirken", der blev indviet i julen 1906, så øboerne ikke længere skulle sejle til fastlandet for at holde begravelse. Der er gudstjeneste ca. hveranden søndag, og det er en lillebitte kirke, men det har betydet rigtig meget for folk på øen.
Der var mindetavler, dels over 10 unge mænd fra øen som faldt i 1. Verdenskrig. Kolde, fjerne steder som Rusland, Rumænien og Frankrig om efteråret og vinteren. Det må have betydet meget for øen, som er temmelig lille, men som alligevel havde haft 50 mænd med i krigen!
We visited the "Christmas church", which was opened by Christmas 1906, meaning that the island-people didn't have to go across the water for funerals anymore. They hold services every other Sunday and it's a very tiny church, but it has meant a lot for people living on the island.
They had memorial plates. One was for 10 young men who died during the World War 1. Cold, far-away places like Russia, Romania and France during fall and winter. Must have meant a lot to the island, which is quite small, but still send 50 men to war!
Vi gik en dejlig tur over øen, fandt kirsebær og hindbær og nød udsigterne. Der var store, dramatiske skyer, men heldigvis ikke meget regn.
Vi fandt en garnbutik (som var lukket! Jeg er virkelig ikke heldig i denne uge!), en dejlig is og endte på vingården, hvor vi fik et glas økologisk rosévin. Meget lækkert.
We had a nice walk across the island, found wild cherries and raspberries and enjoyed the views. There were bit, dramatic clouds, but fortunately not a lot of rain.
We found a yarnshop (that was closed! I really don't have luck this week!), a wonderful icecream and ended up at the wine-farm where we had a glass of organic rose-wine. Very delicious.
Tilbage på havnen fandt jeg denne her til krabbevæddeløb. Ret smart, og helt sikkert sjovt! Godt for krabberne, at banen ender i vandet, kan man tænke.
Back on the harbor I found this for crab-racing. Very clever and definitely fun! Great for the crabs that the lane ends in the water, I guess.
Og så sejlede vi tilbage igen.
Det er virkelig hyggeligt med de små øer, men ikke tale om, at jeg gad bo der! Jeg er meget tilfreds med København......
And then we sailed back again.
It is really nice with the small islands, but I would never, ever want to live there! I'm very happy living in Copenhagen......
Det er så hyggeligt med alle de små, danske øer og de små færger man skal sejle med derover. Det bliver næsten ikke mere hyggeligt og dansk!
Our camping ground is very close to Aarø, so one of the days we spent there.
I really love all the small, Danish islands, and the small ferries you need to sail to get there. It's hard to think of anything more cozy and Danish!
Vi så "julekirken", der blev indviet i julen 1906, så øboerne ikke længere skulle sejle til fastlandet for at holde begravelse. Der er gudstjeneste ca. hveranden søndag, og det er en lillebitte kirke, men det har betydet rigtig meget for folk på øen.
Der var mindetavler, dels over 10 unge mænd fra øen som faldt i 1. Verdenskrig. Kolde, fjerne steder som Rusland, Rumænien og Frankrig om efteråret og vinteren. Det må have betydet meget for øen, som er temmelig lille, men som alligevel havde haft 50 mænd med i krigen!
We visited the "Christmas church", which was opened by Christmas 1906, meaning that the island-people didn't have to go across the water for funerals anymore. They hold services every other Sunday and it's a very tiny church, but it has meant a lot for people living on the island.
They had memorial plates. One was for 10 young men who died during the World War 1. Cold, far-away places like Russia, Romania and France during fall and winter. Must have meant a lot to the island, which is quite small, but still send 50 men to war!
Vi gik en dejlig tur over øen, fandt kirsebær og hindbær og nød udsigterne. Der var store, dramatiske skyer, men heldigvis ikke meget regn.
Vi fandt en garnbutik (som var lukket! Jeg er virkelig ikke heldig i denne uge!), en dejlig is og endte på vingården, hvor vi fik et glas økologisk rosévin. Meget lækkert.
We had a nice walk across the island, found wild cherries and raspberries and enjoyed the views. There were bit, dramatic clouds, but fortunately not a lot of rain.
We found a yarnshop (that was closed! I really don't have luck this week!), a wonderful icecream and ended up at the wine-farm where we had a glass of organic rose-wine. Very delicious.
Tilbage på havnen fandt jeg denne her til krabbevæddeløb. Ret smart, og helt sikkert sjovt! Godt for krabberne, at banen ender i vandet, kan man tænke.
Back on the harbor I found this for crab-racing. Very clever and definitely fun! Great for the crabs that the lane ends in the water, I guess.
Og så sejlede vi tilbage igen.
Det er virkelig hyggeligt med de små øer, men ikke tale om, at jeg gad bo der! Jeg er meget tilfreds med København......
And then we sailed back again.
It is really nice with the small islands, but I would never, ever want to live there! I'm very happy living in Copenhagen......
fredag den 8. juli 2016
Strikketøj på ferie / Knitting on vacation
Ferien med kirken her i Sønderjylland består af foredrag 2 gange om dagen og fællesgrill om aftenen. Resten af dagen fri. Det er utroligt hyggeligt! Der er også god tid til at strikke, og jeg har taget min "Gadebillede" med. Bare for at komme videre.
Så nu er forstykket færdigt! De der flere kilometer retstrik er ikke lige min favorit, men i godt selskab, og især en dag med regnvejr hvor vi hørte "Døden på Nilen" som lydbog (vi mangler 1 time. Der er nu 3 lig men endnu ingen morder. Det er spændende!) gik det faktisk meget godt. Så nu kan jeg komme i gang med ærmerne!
Church-vacation here in Southern Jutland means the days only calls for talks twice a day and barbecue for everyone at dinner-time. It is just great! I have plenty of time for knitting, and I brought my "Gadebillede". Just to get on.
So by now the front is done! These miles of garterstitch is definitely not my favorite thing, but with good company and especially a rainy day we spent listening to "Death on the Nile" as audiobook (we still have 1 hour left. There are 3 bodies but no killer yet. It's exciting!) it went quite well. So now I can start the sleeves!
Fødselsdagsstrømperne til min niece er også kommet i gang. Hun får bi-strømper denne gang, fordi jeg fandt det bi-stribede garn sidst jeg var i Ann Arbor.
De kræver VIRKELIG koncentration, men jeg tror de bliver flotte!
The birthday-socks for my niece have started too. She will get bee-socks this time, since I found the bee-colored yarn when I last visited Ann Arbor.
These REALLY calls for concentration, but I do think they will be very pretty!
Så nu er forstykket færdigt! De der flere kilometer retstrik er ikke lige min favorit, men i godt selskab, og især en dag med regnvejr hvor vi hørte "Døden på Nilen" som lydbog (vi mangler 1 time. Der er nu 3 lig men endnu ingen morder. Det er spændende!) gik det faktisk meget godt. Så nu kan jeg komme i gang med ærmerne!
Church-vacation here in Southern Jutland means the days only calls for talks twice a day and barbecue for everyone at dinner-time. It is just great! I have plenty of time for knitting, and I brought my "Gadebillede". Just to get on.
So by now the front is done! These miles of garterstitch is definitely not my favorite thing, but with good company and especially a rainy day we spent listening to "Death on the Nile" as audiobook (we still have 1 hour left. There are 3 bodies but no killer yet. It's exciting!) it went quite well. So now I can start the sleeves!
Fødselsdagsstrømperne til min niece er også kommet i gang. Hun får bi-strømper denne gang, fordi jeg fandt det bi-stribede garn sidst jeg var i Ann Arbor.
De kræver VIRKELIG koncentration, men jeg tror de bliver flotte!
The birthday-socks for my niece have started too. She will get bee-socks this time, since I found the bee-colored yarn when I last visited Ann Arbor.
These REALLY calls for concentration, but I do think they will be very pretty!
torsdag den 7. juli 2016
Christiansfeld
I denne uge er jeg i Sønderjylland, på campingferie med min kirke. Jeg bor i hytte, hvilket bestemt er en fordel med alt det regn vi har haft!
Det er første gang jeg er her, og det er virkelig hyggeligt. I går var der mulighed for en tur til Christiansfeld, som jo er kommet på UNESCOs verdensarvsliste. Jeg har aldrig været der før.
Der er utroligt fint med de gule murstenshuse, men jeg var meget overrasket over, at det faktisk kun er 2 gader og en kirke i midten som er hele "byen". Ihvertfald den del, som nu er på listen, og som tilhørte Brødremenigheden.
This week, I',m in southern Jutland, camping with my church. I stay in a cabin, which really is the best, considering all the rain we had!
It's my first time here, and it's really nice. Yesterday we had the opportunity to go see Christiansfeld, which has been put on the UNESCO world heritage list. I've never been there before.
It is amazingly pretty with the yellow brick houses, but I was so surprised that it is actually just 2 streets and a church in the middle as the entire "city". The part being on the list, anyway, which belonged to the Moravian Church.
Det andet, som overraskede mig, var, hvor kønsopdelt byen var. Mænd og kvinder boede i hver sin gade, gik ind af hver sin dør i kirken og havde hverken tid eller fysisk mulighed for at kommunikere. Ville nogen mand giftes, gik han til sin "ældste" som kontaktede kvindehuset, hvorefter der blev trukket lod mellem passende emner derfra. Fik han ikke ja eller nej, men trak "blank", måtte han vente til en anden gang........
De fik så heller ikke enormt mange børn, sammenlignet med det øvrige samfund.
The second, very surprising thing, was how strict the genders were separated in this town. Men and women lived in separate streets, entered the church through separate doors and had neither time nor physical possibility of communicating.
If a man wanted to get married, he went to his "elder" who contacted the women's house, and then they drew lots between fitting subjects. If he didn't get yes or no, but got "blank", he had to wait until some other time.......
This society didn't get quite as many children as the surrounding societies, which makes sense.
Selv kirkegården er kønsopdelt! Den hedder "Gudsager" og alle gravsten er ens og ligger der fortsat, helt tilbage fra 1700-tallet.
Det var virkelig et spændende sted, og honningkager fik jeg selvfølgelig også købt! (Faktisk ligger der også TO garnbutikker, og jeg nåede ind i den ene, men så skulle vi videre.... Det er jo svært at bestemme, når man får lov at køre med i andres bil!)
Even the graveyard is gender divided! It's called "field of God", and all tombstones are identical and still in place, back from the 18th century.
It was a very interesting place, and I did buy some honey cakes too! (Actually, this city holds no less than TWO yarn shops, and I found my way into one of them, but then we needed to get back..... It is kind of difficult to decide when to go back, when you get to ride someone else's car!)
Her er - - - - køligt. Typisk dansk sommervejr! Ihvertfald er jeg meget glad for at have temperaturtæppet med på ferie og kunne bruge det som sengetæppe! Det fungerer udmærket, selv om det overhovedet ikke er færdigt endnu.
This place is - - - - cool. Typical Danish summer! I'm really happy I brought my temperature blanket on this vacation, being able to use it as a bed blanket! It works quite well, although it's by no means done yet.
Det er første gang jeg er her, og det er virkelig hyggeligt. I går var der mulighed for en tur til Christiansfeld, som jo er kommet på UNESCOs verdensarvsliste. Jeg har aldrig været der før.
Der er utroligt fint med de gule murstenshuse, men jeg var meget overrasket over, at det faktisk kun er 2 gader og en kirke i midten som er hele "byen". Ihvertfald den del, som nu er på listen, og som tilhørte Brødremenigheden.
This week, I',m in southern Jutland, camping with my church. I stay in a cabin, which really is the best, considering all the rain we had!
It's my first time here, and it's really nice. Yesterday we had the opportunity to go see Christiansfeld, which has been put on the UNESCO world heritage list. I've never been there before.
It is amazingly pretty with the yellow brick houses, but I was so surprised that it is actually just 2 streets and a church in the middle as the entire "city". The part being on the list, anyway, which belonged to the Moravian Church.
Det andet, som overraskede mig, var, hvor kønsopdelt byen var. Mænd og kvinder boede i hver sin gade, gik ind af hver sin dør i kirken og havde hverken tid eller fysisk mulighed for at kommunikere. Ville nogen mand giftes, gik han til sin "ældste" som kontaktede kvindehuset, hvorefter der blev trukket lod mellem passende emner derfra. Fik han ikke ja eller nej, men trak "blank", måtte han vente til en anden gang........
De fik så heller ikke enormt mange børn, sammenlignet med det øvrige samfund.
The second, very surprising thing, was how strict the genders were separated in this town. Men and women lived in separate streets, entered the church through separate doors and had neither time nor physical possibility of communicating.
If a man wanted to get married, he went to his "elder" who contacted the women's house, and then they drew lots between fitting subjects. If he didn't get yes or no, but got "blank", he had to wait until some other time.......
This society didn't get quite as many children as the surrounding societies, which makes sense.
Selv kirkegården er kønsopdelt! Den hedder "Gudsager" og alle gravsten er ens og ligger der fortsat, helt tilbage fra 1700-tallet.
Det var virkelig et spændende sted, og honningkager fik jeg selvfølgelig også købt! (Faktisk ligger der også TO garnbutikker, og jeg nåede ind i den ene, men så skulle vi videre.... Det er jo svært at bestemme, når man får lov at køre med i andres bil!)
Even the graveyard is gender divided! It's called "field of God", and all tombstones are identical and still in place, back from the 18th century.
It was a very interesting place, and I did buy some honey cakes too! (Actually, this city holds no less than TWO yarn shops, and I found my way into one of them, but then we needed to get back..... It is kind of difficult to decide when to go back, when you get to ride someone else's car!)
Her er - - - - køligt. Typisk dansk sommervejr! Ihvertfald er jeg meget glad for at have temperaturtæppet med på ferie og kunne bruge det som sengetæppe! Det fungerer udmærket, selv om det overhovedet ikke er færdigt endnu.
This place is - - - - cool. Typical Danish summer! I'm really happy I brought my temperature blanket on this vacation, being able to use it as a bed blanket! It works quite well, although it's by no means done yet.
onsdag den 6. juli 2016
tirsdag den 5. juli 2016
Sjældent / Rare
Jeg elsker strikkeblade! Abonnerer på 4-5 forskellige og køber hvad jeg sådan lige ser og føler for. Det er så hyggeligt at kunne sidde og "tørstrikke" når man trænger, og det er sjovt at have blade fra forskellige lande. Selv om sproget kan være en udfordring (estisk, italiensk eller japansk?) så tror jeg altså nok, jeg ville kunne gætte og improvisere og ende med noget, der ser nogenlunde ud som forventet.
Problemet er, at de der blade ligger sådan lidt hist og pist. Så jeg tog den store tur og forsøgte at få orden!
I love knitting magazines! I have subscription for 4 or 5 different ones and also buy what I find and feel like. It is so nice being able to "dry-knit" when you need it, and it's fun having magazines from different countries. Even though the language can be a challenge (Estonian, Italian or Japanese?), I do believe my ability to guess and improvise would let me end up with something that looks kind of like it should.
The big problem is that these magazines are lying around in different places. So I sat down and took the time to try and get some order.
Så opdagede jeg, at lige de her 6 blade var så gode, at jeg faktisk har dobbelt af dem!
Derfor tager vi lige en hurtig lille give-away. Vil du blive den glade ejer af den her lille stak, så læg en kommentar senest lørdag d. 9/7, så trækker jeg en vinder og får dem sendt. (Dvs. en dag, hvor jeg kommer hjem fra arbejde inden posthuset lukker)
The I discovered that these 6 magazines are so great that I actually have 2 copies of each!
So we'll have a quick little give-away. If you want to become the owner of this little stack, then write a comment by Saturday, July 9th. Then I'll find a winner and mail them. (Which means on a day when I get home from work before the post office closes)
Problemet er, at de der blade ligger sådan lidt hist og pist. Så jeg tog den store tur og forsøgte at få orden!
I love knitting magazines! I have subscription for 4 or 5 different ones and also buy what I find and feel like. It is so nice being able to "dry-knit" when you need it, and it's fun having magazines from different countries. Even though the language can be a challenge (Estonian, Italian or Japanese?), I do believe my ability to guess and improvise would let me end up with something that looks kind of like it should.
The big problem is that these magazines are lying around in different places. So I sat down and took the time to try and get some order.
Så opdagede jeg, at lige de her 6 blade var så gode, at jeg faktisk har dobbelt af dem!
Derfor tager vi lige en hurtig lille give-away. Vil du blive den glade ejer af den her lille stak, så læg en kommentar senest lørdag d. 9/7, så trækker jeg en vinder og får dem sendt. (Dvs. en dag, hvor jeg kommer hjem fra arbejde inden posthuset lukker)
The I discovered that these 6 magazines are so great that I actually have 2 copies of each!
So we'll have a quick little give-away. If you want to become the owner of this little stack, then write a comment by Saturday, July 9th. Then I'll find a winner and mail them. (Which means on a day when I get home from work before the post office closes)
mandag den 4. juli 2016
4. juli! / Fourth of July!
Det er lidt sent, for det er jo i dag, det er 4. juli! Men ikke du kan nå at strikke sådan en lille pung eller taske her?
Det kan umuligt tage lang tid, og så er du ihvertfald klar!
Mønsteret er dette.
It is a bit late, since today is the fourth of July!
But I guess you will have time to make this tiny purse?
It can't take long, and it will help you get totally ready!
The pattern is this one.
Det kan umuligt tage lang tid, og så er du ihvertfald klar!
Mønsteret er dette.
It is a bit late, since today is the fourth of July!
But I guess you will have time to make this tiny purse?
It can't take long, and it will help you get totally ready!
The pattern is this one.
søndag den 3. juli 2016
Ferie / Vacation
Der er jo gået ferie i den. Selv om jeg har arbejdet indtil nu, så føles alting lidt langsommere og roligere om sommeren. (Okay. Ihvertfald den ene dag i den uge der lige er gået!)
Jeg har spist aftensmad hjemme alene HVER aften 6 dage i træk, hvilket også har været rigtig afslappende, omend det nok bliver lige kedeligt nok hvis det fortsætter!
Men det gjorde det så ikke. Jeg har en uges ferie nu (og mere senere!) som jeg så indviede med at tilbringe den første dag i Sverige. Der var aftensmad i godt selskab!
På vej hjem var der den flotteste solnedgang efter en meget lang dag med regn.
The vacation season has started. Although I worked up till now, everything feels a bit slower and calmer in the summer. (Well. At least one day in the past week!)
I had dinner at home alone EVERY night for 6 days in a row, which has been very relaxing, although it will get really boring if it continues like that!
But it didn't. I have a weeks vacation now (more to follow later!) that I started by spending the first day in Sweden. I had dinner with great company!
Going home, there was the most beautiful sunset after a very long day of rain.
I dag er der tid til at nyde morgenmaden og så tage det langsomt. Herligt!
Today, I have time to enjoy breakfast and then take it slowly. Lovely!
Jeg har spist aftensmad hjemme alene HVER aften 6 dage i træk, hvilket også har været rigtig afslappende, omend det nok bliver lige kedeligt nok hvis det fortsætter!
Men det gjorde det så ikke. Jeg har en uges ferie nu (og mere senere!) som jeg så indviede med at tilbringe den første dag i Sverige. Der var aftensmad i godt selskab!
På vej hjem var der den flotteste solnedgang efter en meget lang dag med regn.
The vacation season has started. Although I worked up till now, everything feels a bit slower and calmer in the summer. (Well. At least one day in the past week!)
I had dinner at home alone EVERY night for 6 days in a row, which has been very relaxing, although it will get really boring if it continues like that!
But it didn't. I have a weeks vacation now (more to follow later!) that I started by spending the first day in Sweden. I had dinner with great company!
Going home, there was the most beautiful sunset after a very long day of rain.
I dag er der tid til at nyde morgenmaden og så tage det langsomt. Herligt!
Today, I have time to enjoy breakfast and then take it slowly. Lovely!
lørdag den 2. juli 2016
Fiona!
Fiona-tingen er færdig! Den er mere blevet en top end en kjole, men uanset hvad er den SÅ sød.
Den gik ret nemt og hurtigt - faktisk under en uge! - og jeg tror bestemt, jeg kommer til at lave nogle flere. Også nogle der er længere.
Den er strikket i Pimabomuld fra Strikkebogen, og jeg havde 2 nøgler af den mørke farve, så det har jeg brugt.
The Fiona-thing is finished! It ended up more a top than a dress, but most of all it is so CUTE.
It was really easy and quick - actually less than a week! - and I do think I'll make more of these. Also some that are longer.
It's made with Pimabomuld from Strikkebogen, and since I only had 2 skeins of the darker color, that is what I used.
Den vejer 105 gram og jeg har brugt pind 3 og 3,5 mm. Mønsteret er dette, men jeg har strikket rundt under ærmegabene istedet for at skulle sy stykkerne sammen. Det kan man sagtens!
Knapperne fandt jeg i knap-æsken. Er de ikke fine?
Nu må jeg bare vente på at Frk. T1 kommer hjem fra ferie i Norge så hun kan se og få den. Det hjælper nok ikke på hendes opfattelse af, at alt hvad jeg strikker er til hende......
It weighs 105 grams, and I used needles size 3 and 3.5 mm. The pattern is this one, but I knit in the round under the arm-holes instead of sewing the pieces together. This works well!
The buttons are from the button-box. So pretty!
Now I just have to wait for Miss T1 to get back from her vacation in Norway so she can see and get it. It won't help much for her thinking that everything I knit is for her......
Den gik ret nemt og hurtigt - faktisk under en uge! - og jeg tror bestemt, jeg kommer til at lave nogle flere. Også nogle der er længere.
Den er strikket i Pimabomuld fra Strikkebogen, og jeg havde 2 nøgler af den mørke farve, så det har jeg brugt.
The Fiona-thing is finished! It ended up more a top than a dress, but most of all it is so CUTE.
It was really easy and quick - actually less than a week! - and I do think I'll make more of these. Also some that are longer.
It's made with Pimabomuld from Strikkebogen, and since I only had 2 skeins of the darker color, that is what I used.
Den vejer 105 gram og jeg har brugt pind 3 og 3,5 mm. Mønsteret er dette, men jeg har strikket rundt under ærmegabene istedet for at skulle sy stykkerne sammen. Det kan man sagtens!
Knapperne fandt jeg i knap-æsken. Er de ikke fine?
Nu må jeg bare vente på at Frk. T1 kommer hjem fra ferie i Norge så hun kan se og få den. Det hjælper nok ikke på hendes opfattelse af, at alt hvad jeg strikker er til hende......
It weighs 105 grams, and I used needles size 3 and 3.5 mm. The pattern is this one, but I knit in the round under the arm-holes instead of sewing the pieces together. This works well!
The buttons are from the button-box. So pretty!
Now I just have to wait for Miss T1 to get back from her vacation in Norway so she can see and get it. It won't help much for her thinking that everything I knit is for her......
fredag den 1. juli 2016
Juni / June
Juni er jo slut nu, fra og med i nat. Tæppet er opdateret, og jeg må sige, jeg er ret tilfreds med den måned. Nogle rigtig varme dage (pink), men flest dage på 16-20 grader (orange) og en hel del 21-25 grader (gammelrosa). Jeg kan godt lide de rosa dage.......
Der mangler ikke mere end godt 2 måneder før tæppet er færdigt, og det er også meget rart. Bortset fra, at jeg så skal hækle verdens bredeste, mest langsomme kant!
June has ended during the night. The blanket is up-to-date, and I have to admit I'm quite happy with this month. A few really warm days (pink), but most days of 16-20 degrees celsius (orange) and quite a few 21-25 degrees celsius (rose). I do love the rose days.......
I only have about 2 months left before the blanket is done, which is really nice. Apart from the fact that I then will have to crochet the worlds broadest, most slow border ever!
Der mangler ikke mere end godt 2 måneder før tæppet er færdigt, og det er også meget rart. Bortset fra, at jeg så skal hækle verdens bredeste, mest langsomme kant!
June has ended during the night. The blanket is up-to-date, and I have to admit I'm quite happy with this month. A few really warm days (pink), but most days of 16-20 degrees celsius (orange) and quite a few 21-25 degrees celsius (rose). I do love the rose days.......
I only have about 2 months left before the blanket is done, which is really nice. Apart from the fact that I then will have to crochet the worlds broadest, most slow border ever!
torsdag den 30. juni 2016
Spændende / Exciting
Fiona vokser meget fint. Jeg har kun 2 nøgler af det blågrønne garn, så det er lidt spændende om den bliver til en tunika eller en kjole.
Det går ihvertfald ret hurtigt, og den bliver fin og blød. Den har også plads til bevægelse, må man sige!
Mønsteret er rigtig fint og nemt. Jeg strikker den rundt, hvilket ikke står i opskriften, men det går faktisk meget godt.
Fiona is growing nicely. I only have 2 skeins of the green-blue yarn, so it is kind of exciting whether it will become a tunic or a dress.
It is a fast project, anyway, and it's pretty and soft. It has plenty of space for movements too, if you know what I mean!
The pattern is really pretty and easy. I'm knitting in the round, which is not part of the pattern, but it works well.
Det går ihvertfald ret hurtigt, og den bliver fin og blød. Den har også plads til bevægelse, må man sige!
Mønsteret er rigtig fint og nemt. Jeg strikker den rundt, hvilket ikke står i opskriften, men det går faktisk meget godt.
Fiona is growing nicely. I only have 2 skeins of the green-blue yarn, so it is kind of exciting whether it will become a tunic or a dress.
It is a fast project, anyway, and it's pretty and soft. It has plenty of space for movements too, if you know what I mean!
The pattern is really pretty and easy. I'm knitting in the round, which is not part of the pattern, but it works well.
onsdag den 29. juni 2016
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