Ready, Set…….Knit
My ruhbarb létt lopi all ready:
I started a knew project with this beautiful yarn and I am so excited to see it knit up and to try this particular piece on!!
I have a couple of finished items that I can´t show just yet but am very excited about, a little sneak peak:
This is Kambgarn
The Magic of Colors
One of my favorite things to do with my kids is to go on walks and take the camera along. What usually catches my eye are beautiful/interesting colors and color combinations.
Be it spring, fall, middle of winter or the hottest of summers, there are always beautiful colors to be found. Often it’s the smallest things that I notice, one little leaf or a beautiful colored flower.
I love all the beautiful greens in this photo, the bright and popping green against the greenish/greyish background, so pretty!
What an interesting orange that is, and I love it against that pale color in the back.
I can totally see myself knitting something with all the colors in this picture combined, it would be an interesting mixture.
And this photo I just love. To me it looks like the entrance to an enchanted magical kingdom. I want to step right into the picture to see what adventures await me.
Knit Tag
Shades of Yellow
Just look at that glorious yarn that found its way to my basket. Beautiful shades of yellow. I could just eat it, add a little whipped cream and mmm mmm mmmmm……delicious!
Kristín hand dyed this beautiful létt-lopi/lopi light using rhubarb. I love how it turned out in different shades of rich yellow colors, I cannot wait to dig in and eat knit it up. The ideas are swarming around…..
And talking about ideas. I have a thing for note books (and paper in general):
I fell head over heals for these two and gave into temptation…..say no more……
Diamonds are a
girl´s best friend
The pattern for these fingerless mittens, and the cowl, is finally ready…….as you can see on the sidear to the right.
I used blue sky alpacas alpaca and silk but other DK weight yarns should work just fine.
Yarn:
approx 5.28 oz / 438 yards of DK / 8ply. I used 3 skeins of alpaca silk from blue sky alpacas. ( Approx 1 skein for mittens).
Needles:
3.5 mm / US 4 circular and five double pointed for the fingerless mittens ( or you could use 2 circulars for the mittens
instead of the dpns).
Notions:
12 buttons and a stitch holder.
Gauge:
18sts and 8 rows in pattern = 2.5 x 8 cm ( 1 x 3 1/8 inch) after blocking.
Finished measurements:
Cowl:
length is approx 26 cm / 10 ¼ inches and circumference is approx 61 cm/ 24 inches.
Fingerless mittens:
length from top to bottom is approx 35,5cm/14 inches and circumference at widest part is approx 22cm/ 8 ¾ inches.
He’s three!!
My littlest man turned 3 last week! And here he is in all his awesomeness:)
His favorite movie is Toy Story (1 to 3) so the theme this year was Buzz, who happens to be his favorite character in those movies. I found a Buzz cake pan and figured it wouldn’t be too hard to whip up a cake for him.
Well, it happened to be rather humid that day so the icing really wasn’t that great to work with, plus my piping skills aren’t the best……….but I’m working on it;)
This was chocolate cake with chocolate butter cream filling. It tasted very good, and that was the most important thing (or so I tell myself). My 9-year-old told me it looked JUST like Buzz and that it was awesome……and he is the one I can always count on for honest opinions …………that’s how I know the black icing didn’t taste so good 
The ”baby” got a space ranger suit to wear, it came with a ”helmet” that he put on all by himself, and it looked…………well, let’s just say it looked like he was taking a break from shooting Little House on the Prairie:
The last 3-year-old I’ll have. I love seeing him grow and learn, and at the same time I miss every moment before it even happens. He is the most resourceful little man I have ever met. My heart flutters every time I think of him. I love kissing his cheeks and hugging him tight. I feel so lucky and grateful that I get to hang out with this spirited creature every day.
Ég elska þig.
Inspired by Color
Now, I might not wear this color combination myself, but I think it’s absolutely adorable and would be perfect for a cute little knit for a cute little someone!
My littlest man and I went for a walk around the neighbourhood this past week, we have plenty of these trees around and those flowers always catch my eye. I love passing them and walking under them, it’s so…….spring-y!
I LOVE the blue tone of the sky, it’s gorgeous! And the more subtle colors of this flower are very sweet, with the blue as a back drop, an interesting combination!
I love the pink and blue (and green) against the grey. The shadow on the tulips create such interesting depth, my eyes are always drawn to it.
Yesterday we took a walk in a nearby park and oh all the pretty colors!!
All the different shades of green have me thinking: Oh the possibilities!!
This tree is covered with clusters of these white flowers. From afar they looked like giant, fluffy cotton balls. So pretty! It makes me want to knit something in white, chunky yarn…….the ideas come springing to life!
The white against the bright and dark green is so gorgeous to me. It’s so, sophisticated, prim and proper some how, classic even……..love it…..
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