Not for me - please...

What I hate about June:



*scratching my cheek*

See You Later!

I'm knitting again - finally.

This is the last pattern in SockMadness3. I'm, not competing, just having fun with this beautiful pattern:




It's love!



See You Later!

Brown hat for me

I forgot to blog this:

(Pic by son)


It's used a couple of times and fits me nicely.

Free Pattern: Slouched Tuva hat
Yarn: Gjestal Silja Sock Yarn (Sport weight), 40 gram = 131 yards/120 m
Needles: US 4 / 3.5 mm
Mods: 100 sts

Look what I got!

A new zoom lens:



Juhu!

I can take pictures like this:



And this:



tiny flowers:



And best of all, this:



A bag I'm crocheting right now.



To much fun!! :)

How to - Magic Cast-On

You want to cast-on toe-up socks, but don't know how to?

Cat Bordhi was the one who showed me - I use this method every time:



A great tutorial!

Free Pattern: Slouched Tuva Hat

Slouched Tuva Hat



Need a gift for a friend, to keep your head warm or to hide a bad hair day?

This is your solution:

A baggy hat that’s a really fast knit.

Skill Level: Easy/Intermediate

Size: Fits most

Yarn: Tuva or any yarn that fits the gauge, DK weight, ~120-130 yards (110 meter, 50 gram)

Needles: US 4 (3.5 mm), circular and dpns

Gauge: 18sts = 4 inches (10 cm) in stockinette stitch


Sts = stitches
K = knit
YO = yarn over
K2tog = knit two stitches together


Pattern

Cast on 90 sts.

Place marker and join to knit in round.

Make the ribbing:

Knit 1, purl 1 until the ribbing measures 1 inch (2.5 cm)


Stitch pattern:

Round 1-3: Knit all sts

Round 4: (K2tog, YO) repeat to end (to stitch marker)


Repeat round 1-4 until your work measures 7 inches (18 cm), ending with round 4.


Decreases:

Round 1: K1, (K2tog, K8) repeat between ( ) until 9 sts remain, K2tog, K7 (81 sts)

Round 2: Knit all sts

Round 3: (K2tog, K7) repeat to end (72 sts)

Round 4: (K2tog, YO) repeat to end

Round 5: K1, (K2tog, K6) repeat between ( ) until 7 sts remain, K2tog, K5 (63 sts)

Round 6: Knit all sts

Round 7: (K2tog, K5) repeat to end (54 sts)

Round 8: (K2tog, YO) repeat to end

Round 9: K1, (K2tog, K4) repeat between ( ) until 5 sts remain, K2tog, K3 (45 sts)

Round 10: Knit all sts

Round 11: (K2tog, K3) repeat to end (36 sts)

Round 12: (K2tog, YO) repeat to end

Round 13: K1, (K2tog, K2) repeat between ( ) until 3 sts remain, K2tog, K1 (27 sts)

Round 14: Knit all sts

Round 15: (K2tog, K1) repeat to end (18 sts)

Round 16: (K2tog, YO) repeat to end

Round 17: K1, (K2tog) repeat between ( ) until 1 sts remain, K1 (10 sts)

Round 18: Knit all sts


Cut the yarn and pull it through the remaining stitches.

Weave in ends and it’s ready to wear.





If you make the hat please let me know! I would love to see what you have created.



**Free pattern for personal use only**

by turvid 2007

Hipp Hipp Hurra

We won!

(The Eurovision Song Contest)




And today we are selebrating the May 17th (Norways "Birthday").






Hipp Hipp!

Congratulations to all Norwegians! :)


Have a nice day!

Beautiful sweater

Look at this:



I think it's beautiful.

Best of all: The pattern is free!

Mine didn't go so well, the yarn has to much twist and I didn't get gauge - I gave up and frogged it.

I forgot to blog.

The knitting mojo is low. Not that I don't want to knit, but there is nothing I want to knit...

I'm out of the SockMadness - round (5?) was it for me, round 3 last time ( :)).

This is why:



too big again, and not for my hubby, again

But there is lots more,

tomorrow maybe :)

Lucky Diamond, part II

My second pair of Lucky Diamond Socks are done!



Diamonds on my feets. Flowers in my garden...


And they fit! Yay!


Pattern: Lucky Diamond by Melissa Goodale
Yarn: Schoppel-Wolle Admiral 4 fach, (152 yards / 140 m), green.
Zwerger Garn Opal Cotton, 0.27 skeins = (121 yards / 111 m), yellow/multicolored.
Needles: US 0 / 2.0 mm and US 1½ / 2.5 mm
Mods: 50 sts. Short row heel. Longer cuff.

Lucky Diamond, part I

The SockMadness socks (round 4) was Lucky Diamond - I made it to the next round!



As usual - the socks are to big for me, and this time also to sparkly for hubby.



And here they are the day after:



Yes - I frogged them.

The good news is: I've started again, this time in my own size.

I really like this pattern, and the combination of my two yarns.

And - I'm almost done with my new Lucky Diamond Socks, maybe tonight.

:)

Tusen takk!

Renate fra bloggen "the Renate" har gitt meg denne hyggelige hilsenen og månedens anbefaling:



Tusen takk! Man blir litt sånn hoppeglad av slikt! :)

SockMadness socks - round 4

What I'm working on:



Back to knitting!