Princess status May 2009

The princess border is some slow knitting. A row can take about half an hour. I have finished the first chart of the border, but there are two more to go. No problem, I am not in a hurry with this object. I realized, when knitting the edging, that rushing this item kills the enthusiasm (frogging a row of 700+ stitches is not fun). Maybe I'll skip the upper 20 rows to decrease the height slightly. Maybe I'll change the centre pattern too. I am not very fond of the Princess shawl centre, but I'll probably use the pattern anyway. Maybe I'll change my mind about it?

Doritis pulcherima keiki

Not knitting this time :-). My Doritis pulcherima has got its first keiki. The plant is still in bloom and the keiki seems to have started at the base of a previous flower.
The background is my partner's Ford Cortina... which has gone through engine shift, a lot of remedial work and hopefully it will be registered as a vehicle again in june. Good luck!

Malabrigo lace

The Malabrigo lace yarn is wonderful. Though a surprise is the inelasticity, even tough blocking won't increase the size. I was planning on knitting a bolero to myself, but it seems like the size will fit my daughter :-D. No worries, it's about time she gets a knitted item from me.

Yarn present!

Look what I got in the mail today. What a surprise! The most fantastic lace yarn I have ever seen, and softer than the softest of merino wool. The color is so me :-) Thank you very much Katrine, it really arrived when I needed a friend out there...

Princess progress

Princess shawl status:

Pink Esto-Shetland hybrid shawl

I started knitting this hybrid shawl at the beginning of March and it was finished before April started. It has a mixture of Estonian patterns knitted in garter stitch, the Shetland lace way (Lingonberry pattern from Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush and traditional Fan and Feather). The edging is, as usual, the Clematis edging from Sharon Millers Heirloom Knitting but this time I adjusted the pattern to perfect symmetry. The yarn is the pale pink Grignasco MerinoSilk. It was knitted on KnitPro 3.5mm interchangeables, so it is a bit lacier than the grey Cobweb Crepe shawl I knitted 2008 on size 3(?) Addi Lace circulars. I prefer Addi Lace, but they do not pass the airport security as easily. It was a relaxed lace knitting piece making me longing for re-starting the Princess shawl edging. The Princess status is 43 edging pattern repeats out of 66 are finished, meaning I have decided to make 9 feathers instead of 11, otherwise it'll be too large to wear for a pygmé like me :-).

Anglophile, -Me?

Last week I went to Wales for a couple of days in business. Look what I brought back home.






Substitute to clotted cream? I'll try it next wednesday!
100-150g mascarpone
2.5dl whipping cream (40% fat?)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (use good stuff)
1 or 2 tablespoons of sugar
Lemon or lime zest(optional)
Beat all ingredients in a bowl until it looks like softly whipped cream.



I did som knitting too on the plane. My new KnitPro interchangeables did pass the security check many times.