More Odd
My sister test knit the Icelandic pattern for Odd. Here she is wearing hers:
I love the colors she picked! (The red totally matches her hair;) )
Thanks for the help, it looks great on you!:) Lovsja
Love-Link in Icelandic
I finally added the Icelandic version of my Love-Link pattern:
This is a quick, easy and fun knit! Also included are instructions to make this mitten for two a hand-warmer:
Now, when you buy this pattern you will get 2 pdfs, one in English and the other in Icelandic.
Yarn: approx 100 grams (3.53 ounces) aran weight yarn.
Notions: 2 stitch holders (or thread to hold sts) and 2 stitch markers.
Gauge: 21 sts and 31 rounds per 4 inches (10 cm) in stocking stitch on larger needles.
Needle size: 3mm (US 2.5) dpn and two 3.5mm (US 4) circulars.
Info in Icelandic:
Nú hef ég bætt við íslenskri uppskrift fyrir Love-Link ástlinginn. Þegar uppskriftin er keypt berast 2 pdf, eitt á islensku og annað á ensku.
Garn: u.þ.b. 100 grömm af aran garni (eins og t.d. Létt lopa).
Prjónfesta: 21L og 31 umf prjónaðar í slétt prjón í hring á stærri prjónana eru 10cm.
Prjónar: fimm 3 mm sokkaprjónar og tveir 3.5 mm hringprjónar.
Odd pattern is finally here
I just finished uploading it to Ravelry!
Yarn: lopi light (aran weight)
needles: US 10 / 6 mm circulars
Pattern instructions are both written and charted.
You will receive 2 pdfs, one in English and one in Icelandic.
Information in Icelandic:
Garn: létt lopi.
Prjónar: tveir 6mm hringprjónar.
Uppskriftinni fylgja bæði munstur mynd og skrifaðar leiðbeiningar.
Þú munt fá 2 pdf, eitt á íslensku og annað á ensku.
Fall colors
I went for a walk with my kids Sunday morning. As always at this time of year there were piles of leaves everywhere. On our way back home my eight year old son told me he was going to pick a few to bring home. He chose the prettiest ones he could find, and then he gave them to me. What a sweet heart! : )
The leaves look so pretty covering the ground, like a quilt in beautiful colors. I love the colors of fall and I love this time of year!
I did cast on something new yesterday, no reds in there but still, it makes me think of those leaves, those beautiful fall colors.
Sweet things
And then there is sparkly, wooly wonder:
It´s a new day, it´s a new yarn
something I have never tried before:
50% alpaca and 50% silk from blue sky alpacas. I saw it, picked it up and that was it for me, I could not put it back down. It feels so soft and luxorious……I just had to try it. It is delicious to knit with, the stitches look beautiful and it´s easy to work, feels like it sorta knits itself. I can´t wait to see how my little ball of yarn turns out……..
Harvesting
This spring I planted some carrot seeds and I just pulled all the carrots out this morning. I really don’t know much about growing veggies but I figured I’d give it a try. I wasn’t even sure if now is the right time to harvest them, but it’s been getting pretty cold at night and it even snowed the other day! So, I figured better safe than sorry…
They are small but taste delicious! And, I love how excited my kids are to eat them:)
As I was pulling these babies out it made me think of this beautiful yarn that my mom brought me:
It’s Eingirni (Icelandic lace weight) and it looks good enough to eat……
Then there’s my little strawberry plant that almost died. One little flower is growing now, I hope it manages to turn into a strawberry.
BOO!!!
My zombie nerd:
My little Cat in the Hat:
And my ”little” wrestler (who usually doesn’t stop long enough for me to snap a picture of him) with the rest of my trick or treat gang:
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
A brand new Odd
I just finished this one and LOVE the colors! It looks so different from the first one and it was so much fun to knit again……I wouldn´t mind having one on my needles at all time as a side project.
I used lett lopi (lopi-light), I can´t get enough of that yarn. It knits up beautifully whether it´s lace or just plain stocking stitch. definitely one of my favorite yarns!
The pattern writing is progressing and will be ready very soon……
Same Stripes different Colors
Remember this one:
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Oh how I love this one, it´s been my go to sweater since it started cooling down. It is so comfortable and easy to wear! I have been working on the pattern, have a test knitter waiting and I am trying to hurry along.
I am also knitting it again, for a client this time, in completely different colors:
She chose beautiful earthy tones, it turned out gorgeous! I am going to have a hard time letting this one go!……..but then again, it is a relatively quick knit and I could always make me another……..or I could make something completely different (I know, I am terribly indecisive at times!)
This morning I was running around, folding laundry, stuffing some more in the washing machine, getting me dressed, getting my little guy dressed, filling my bag with knitting needles and yarn………..and we made it to the bookstore for story time at 10:30…….Perfect!
I was lucky enough to find an empty corner were I was able to spread my knitting things all around me without being in anybody´s way, and close enough to my little man to keep an eye (only one……the other one was on my needles) on him. 30 minutes of knitting……….Perfect!
Then we looked around the store for a while, he played with the kids and I got some more knitting done………Perfect!
We ended up at the coffee shop for some lunch, bagel and chocolate milk for him, chai tea fo me………….Perfect!
I got so much knitting done I knew I would definitely be able to finish the main part today and get it blocked……so happy about that. We get home, hadn´t been in the house more than 5 minutes when I realized I had been wearing my pants in-side-out all morning………..just Perfect!
