SkulLace

This shawl isn't completely my own design, I was inspired by the blog kungenomajkis the site of a very talented and extremely funny crocheter. I made my own version of it for my 9 year old daughter who thinks skulls are cool and certainly in a lace shawl crocheted by mummy. I used vintage crochet cotton yarn from my stash.

Embla's Disco Tunic

This is my daughter’s new disco tunic. The girls at my daughter’s school seem to prefer to dress in just a tank top and tights when they go to a party. I think It’s difficult to find a cute but not too grown up design of tank tops for kids. So here it is, well dressed but still cute. For years I have been inspired by the embroidered bed linen in the movie Mamma Mia. I have been thinking of how transfer this into a knitted item. I got this final idea af a tunic two weeks ago driving to Norway, I started last saturday and finished it today 24/3-2013. The embroidery yarn I used, used to be my (by long gone) grand mothers’. I need a model for this item to take better photos, but for now the too large doll has to be my mannequin. She loved it!

Queen Susan, one side of edging repeats done

One side of edging reapeats is finally done. The edging is again the Alpine/Princess shawl edging with an insert. The knitting hurts my hands so I think I must take it more slowly. Knitting with thread is a bit more difficult than lace weight yarn I think.

Sweet Dreams Twice

Sweet Dreams Shawl knitted twice in Lotus Shakun.

Susan, progress

Finally, some Susan progress! Have you been looking out for it :-)? 6th repeat soon done, and only two more to go before edging can start to be attached. Looking forward to it.

Hippeastrum, potatoes and an introduction to Kochin

When the first frosty night arriwed I had to get out in my garden to take out the last potatoes. So, I started digging and there they were, the last hidden ones. Nice! And there! more of them! and more and more and more. I kept on digging for hours. Lord, gardening is good exercise for a consultant, desk bound all days of the week! I think we can live on these for the rest of the month and even longer. What a nice summer memory

But enough of summer talkning, i have started Christmas decoration. I know, it's way too early but I need Christmas. I need flowers, I need light and I need candy.

-Hi, I'm Kochin. I'm a Cochloides laminata, a snail. I try to get out of this jar where I have been held prisoner for weeks. I'm hostage to a 8-year old girl who seems desperate for a pet. She has named me after a species of chickens! What the...! My shell is long and not well designed for high jar climbing, but somehow I need to get out of here. Can't you see me? that's because I was finally released this weekend. Chickens... Hah! See ya' around sometime!

Mittens, lots of mittens

It's getting colder and colder for every day and the family members asked for new mittens. Strange pairs of mittens... The man of my life wanted a pair of male half-mittens for use in his extremely cold office(shame on that boss! but well... I can fix that). He also needed a beanie because a few years ago moth punched the old one (!). And a few pairs of lace half-mittens to give away sometime.

The little daughter asked for new girlie-girlie Norwegian mittens with sloppy cuffs(sloppy cuffs, I refuse to to that! Well I got an explanation: to be able to quickly take them off when playing... aha...well, I can fix that).

A halv Swedish, half Norwegian two years little old man has grown out of the previous mittens I knitted when he was born, so I made him a new pair in soft baby merino.

And finally, test knits for my new project, felted mittens for any wooly yarn.