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I have joined my first knit-along, AND my first mystery knitting project! The mystery knit-along is a Leethal pattern, and is a total mystery, the only thing we’ll know is that it is an accessory, and that it is a one size, fits all-item. You can read more about it in Leethal’s blog post. Tonight I have been trying to choose yarns for the project, and I THINK I have ended on these two

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  except for packing… School’s started - and I’m preparing for an introduction meeting with my teachers tomorrow morning.  

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I have bought an apartment!! I will be moving from our tiny student flat in the beginning of October, and will be living in twice the space..!  Pictures from DanBolig realestate I’m having a lot of ideas for decorating, and trying to keep sketches and notes to not forget anything, and to sort out my mind a little. The first things I have purchased for the new place are a set of three

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Today I went to The Crafts Fair at Copenhagen’s Frue Plads. As I will be moving into a real appartment this fall, I was interested in looking for a few items, for example a teapot, tea cups, bowls, vases and so on. These are a few of my favourites from today. Photos borrowed from the artists’ websites. Hapilu by Pia Lund Hansen, ceramics  I love her bowls and cups, and one day I’ll get one

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  TEN TO START. 1. Are you single? no 2. Are you happy? mostly 3. Are you bored? yes 4. Are you naked? no 5. Are you a blonde? no 6. Are you moody? not really 7. Are you a lover/hater? lover 8. Are you hot/cold? cold 9. Are you Irish? no 10. Are you Asian? no TEN FACTS. 1. Name: Line 2. Nicknames: secret 3. Birth mark: two on the left side of my belly –

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Burrito :: wrap Spike :: vampire Tougher :: fist Mock :: test Slurp :: ice Knock :: wood Conference :: auditorium Madness :: wild hair Minds :: floating Connection :: click from http://subliminal.lunanina.com/

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The most important of my knitting goals for 2010, is to continue my process of knitting up some of my old stash yarn, trying to see new opportunities in the stash, AND be better at “just doing it” – every little project doesn’t require detail planning, and there is always a recipient for a baby sweater or a hat. I don’t like not having anything to knit while watching TV, for instance, so I need

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  Summer in Kragerø (south-eastern Norway) – sailing and “hunting” Stockholm – architecture and yarn Working at the zoo Internship at WITRAZ architects + landscape   And just because my cat has the cutest feet…

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I got "blocking wires" from the school's supply shop (I think it's called piano string, and is supposed to be stainless), and the Gnarled Oakwoods shawl for my Grandma is now finally blocking! Since the shawl is so long, I had to fold it in half, but I think it works out okay. I might have to steam the middle a bit, if there is a fold.     The wrong side is up on these pictures. I

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Inderst inde Finished the knitting on Friday, have about half a skein left over! Will bind off the shoulders and crochet a picot edge. I haven’t decided whether there will be buttons on one shoulder or not. I really don’t have much baby-experience, and I don’t know if it’s really necessary. There aren’t buttons in the pattern, and most people don’t do them. I have knit both armholes the

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Found on the Ravelry forums -Bold for stuff you’ve done, italics for stuff you plan to do one day, and normal for stuff you’re not planning on doing.AfghanI-cordGarter stitchKnitting with metal wireShawlStockinette stitchSocks: top-downSocks: toe-upKnitting with camel yarnMittens: Cuff-upMittens: Tip-downHatKnitting with silkMoebius band knittingParticipating in a KALSweaterDrop stitch

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As I just got my first paycheck in months, I had decided that I was going to spend a share of it on yarn. I have almost not bought any yarn, clothes or anything else fun since summer, because the world economic situation has been hard on the conversion rate from Norwegian to Danish currency, meaning that my living expenses has gone up quite a lot, and I’ve not had any money to spare. Also, I have

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I’m not knitting much on actual projects these days – the red shawl for my grandmother is finished, except for blocking, and the lace cape is being stupid and is on time out to think about what it’s done… I’m in the mood for summery projects, and have been swatching for Daylight by Martin Storey, using Rowan Summer tweed in the colour Oat.   The chart in the book (Rowan Kasbah Collection) is

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I ordered issue 12 of Yarn Forward Magazine, because I really wanted to read (and keep) the huge (6 pages +) interview with Terry Pratchett about the Pratchgan and his opinions on knitting, spinning and sheep.     Unfortunately, I am not too fond of the patterns in the magazine (which only would have been a bonus, anyway…), I find most of them quite boring and uninspiring. A thing I love

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I have wished for a row counter bracelet by Crimson Orchid for around 1.5 years, I think. I have almost bought it for myself a couple of times. Monday was my 24th birthday, and I finally got one! My boyfriend wanted me to pick out one I liked, so it wasn’t a total surprise, but I really like it. One thing I’m not too sure of is the closing mechanism, which I can’t really figure out. I think I

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The red shawl I’m knitting for my Grandma, has grown quite significantly during the last week. It is knit in two equal halves, which then are grafted together in the centre, and I have alternated knitting both halves, so it would be easier to finish. The first half is now finished, and I have started the second of two charts on the other half. I had dreaded the second chart, because there is

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Today, my copy of Ysolda’s Whimsical Little Knits finally arrived! I pre-ordered it in January, and have gotten the individual patterns as pdf-files along the way. It’s the cutest little book, with ten lovely patterns from one of my favourite knitting designers. Ysolda even signed every copy! I’m so happy I chose to get the printed and digital versions, for just £2 extra it was

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As promised, here are the finished skeins from my first yarn dyeing experience. I'm quite happy about the result, and looking forward to see how the yarn looks when I knit with it. I'm thinking baby cardigan or possibly a blanket. Or something entirely different...The first colourway, the one with blue in it -The two other skeins were kind of supposed to be the same colourway, but the red is a

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Today I finally got to try dyeing some yarn with Kool Aid, that I bought here a few months ago.I have had a hard time deciding what yarn to dye and how to dye it -what kind of colourrepeats and so on. But I decided just to jump in today... :)I started out with some light blue Gjestal Superwash Sport that I was bored with the colour of. I used Cherry (red), Grape (purple) and Berry Blue (blue),

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After work yesterday, I got the chance to go see the tiny new giraffe, who was born on February 24. He almost didn't survive at first, but is now happy and healthy, although not fully in control of his legs yet ;)Here he is with his mom, for scale... The baby with the kid from last year.He doesn't really need the tall doors that the other giraffes use, but he's the only one who's short enough to

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My grandma (dad's side) is unfortunately not feeling well atm, so I decided to knit her some comfort socks. And of course they had to be purple, as that's her favourite colour!I bought yarn for two pairs, Viking garn Sportsragg (plied purple and blue) and Viking garn Frøya (really soft beautiful purple).I decided on the Blueberry Waffle Socks for the Sportsragg, as the pattern is not to busy for

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Stolen from TrineWhere is your mobile phone? jacket pocketWhere is your significant other? metro/airportYour hair color? brownYour mother? strongYour father? respectfulYour favorite thing? blanketYour dream last night? noneYour dream goal? travellingThe room you’re in? to smallYour hobby? knittingYour fear? anxietyWhere do you want to be in 6 years? a motherWhere were you last night? at homeWhat

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...leaving my guilty conscience behind, and going here -

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I dragged the boyfriend out of the bed this morning to have a photoshoot of my two finished sweaters. Please click for bigger photos (and they work now, too!). Pattern: Serafias Vinter, by GeilskYarn: Geilsk 100% uldNeedles: 3.5 mmDate started: June 22, 2008Date finished: September, 2008Mods: Knit the rib section a bit longer... Comments: Bought as kit at Sommerfuglen in Copenhagen. I liked the

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Today is the start of Sew Mama Sew's 2nd annual Handmade Holidays - every day in November they post gift ideas and tutorials for sewing gifts.This year each day is dedicated to a gift recipient - starting out with "Teens & Tweens".I loved following the Handmade Holidays last year, tons of great ideas and photos - so you should definately check it out!

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As I finished Serafias Vinter Friday night (sprained my ankle on Thursday and got some extra knitting time!), and blocked it yesterday (pictures are coming!), I have started looking for a new project. I have been going through my ravelry queue, which is far to large, but I try to keep the first page (20-30 patterns) fairly accurate, with patterns I am quite sure that I will make in the

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I had almost forgotten that I'd had a photo shoot for my Summery socks (well they are maybe more like fall socks now that I think about it, aren't they?) a couple of weeks ago. I was back home in Norway for a friend's wedding, wove in the ends of the socks on the flight up, and then literally took my new socks for a walk in our summer house garden.It's my first time photographing socks (the

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I have been knitting a lot on my Serafias Vinter lately, I was stuck for a while not knowing when to finish the rib - the pattern said to knit rib with maximum one skein of yarn - but at 18 cm I still had half a skein left ad didn't really know how to continue. I talked to the designer, who luckily was able to help me out. After I was done with the ever-lasting rib the project has been so much

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I've finally finished my blog banner. The colour scheme has been present for a while now, and I started the banner to go with it in the beginning of my summer holidays. The cat and yarn was drawn in Adobe Illustrator."Fft fft" is how an alley cat (kitten) speaks, according to the Aristocats (in the Norwegian version, at least).I'm not 100% sure about the text colour, but it'll stay like that for

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I stopped by Wilfert's on my way to work on Thursday. I don't usually shop there, but as I had gotten a newsletter saying they were having a sale, I decided to have a look.I ended up with 6 skeins of Rowan Summer Tweed, in the colour oat. I am going to use it for Daylight, by Martin Storey, as I think it looks beautiful in white. I have had that pattern in my queue for a while, and bought the

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Ramblings of a yarn junkie: The Pratchgan 2008 - MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!!:"He said it's outrageous & over-the-top & brilliant & he's gonna put it on his bed."I'm so proud of what we've done, and that it was received so well!!! And the pictures are great! I nearly cried looking at them!

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PratchganOriginally uploaded by cherryred2001The afghan we made for Terry Pratchett is finally done! The Ankh Morpork Knitters Guild on Ravelry decided to make him an afghan after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's last winter. Everyone made one square with a motif from one of his books, and cherryred put it all together. Hopefully, she will be able to hand it over to Terry in person in Edinburgh

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I got my order from Ravelry today, a Hanes Women's Daily Dose Tee - Animalsand a button pack. I had hoped to get it today, as I'll probably go to the Stitch'n'Bitch Oslo meeting tomorrow, and I wanted to wear it then, especially the 'My name is' button, of course.I have been on holiday at our summer cottage in Kragerø (South-Eastern Norway), I will post pictures from my new camera (got it from

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I am devastated! I want to cry!! My lovely, kid mohair bolero felted in the wash! Wool cycle! Cold water!! How is this possible??!I guess it's bound to happen to every knitter sooner or later, but I have always been really careful. I wore that thing A LOT :( Now it will probably fit a four year old, and as I don't know any four year old girls - I have no idea what to do with it...It was so light.

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On my way to work on Tuesday, I decided to stop by Bette Design on Klosterstræde, to see if she had anything left of the Drops yarn Highlander, that is being discontinued.It's a very unique kind of yarn, it looks kind of felted, and I'm hoping it is able to keep some of the Danish wind out. All the mittens and gloves I had from Norway are almost of no use here, the wind goes straight through.

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Inspired by gaffah , my favourites from the new DROPS pattern release.I hope to knit at least the vertical striped cardigan FA051 (bottom left) and the 'fair isle'-cardigan Z338 (bottom right).The patterns can be found here (eventually).

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My yarn and knitting supplies were slowly taking over the space around the sofa in our living room. Yesterday, I decided to remove all yarn that's is not part of a WIP out of the living room knitting basket and into the 'yarn space' in the bedroom. It was kind of a relief, and I got quite motivated to finish some of the WIPS - the Vest from Feminin Strik, that I started last summer, have almost

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