mÄndag, januari 08, 2018

New year and new beginnings

As we start a new year I will try to restart  my blogg. I really want to blogg again but also know FB is an easy short way  to update what is happening around here. Therefore I will try to post here once a month to get a routine.

I will start with a sort of looking forward of the 2018.
Want to knit something from my stash yarn. Not all just my laceweight yarn. I got much and I don't knit so much in that kind if yarn. So I want to knit something every other month with lace weight.
Want t knit a pair of socks every month.
Will start christmas gift knitting now so they are finished in time.
Knit more sweaters. Love to knit sweaters.
And last as I soon will have a knew sewing mahine, sew project bags for my knitting projects.
This will be all for this time.  See you soon

torsdag, juli 30, 2015

Garnspan i Vilnius/Yarn shopping in Vilnius

This will be mostly in swedish this time but I will try for a summary in the end.

Vi har varit i Vilnius ett par dagar. Förutom turistande blev det lite garnspan ocksĂ„.  Jag hittade denna blogg: Sheep to shawl och sĂ„ googlade jag lite. Jag var inte till alla affĂ€rer som finns nĂ€mnda pĂ„ bloggen för det fanns inte tid till det och de lĂ„g lite lĂ€ngre ut. Vi bodde precis i utkanten av Gamla stan och de jag tog finns dĂ€r.

De tvĂ„ jag gick till efter att ha kollat pĂ„ bloggen var Mezgimo Zona pĂ„ Pylimo g 38 (mitt emot den judiska synagogan). Det Ă€r en mycket bra garnaffĂ€r som jag verkligen rekommenderar.  Mycket stort och varierat utbud. I utbudet finns bland annat Rowan, Shoppelwolle, Schachenmayr-Nomotta och Drops. Det finns Ă€ven en hel vĂ€gg full med böcker och tidningar pĂ„ olika sprĂ„k.  DĂ€r hade jag behövt lite mer tid Ă€n vad jag hade. Jag köpte inte mycket garn dĂ€r eftersom de flesta av mĂ€rkena gĂ„r att fĂ„ tag pĂ„ hemma. Det enda jag köpte var tvĂ„ hĂ€rvor (200g) med fĂ€röiskt garn som jag vill prova. 
Lite bilder:






Den andra affĂ€ren frĂ„n bloggen som jag besökte var Mezgimo Siulai (enligt bloggen skulle namnet vara Mezgimo Salonas men pĂ„ adressen sĂ„ var det denna jag hittade) pĂ„ VokiečiĆł g 4. Denna gata gĂ„r fram till Town Hall. Du ser byggnaden frĂ„n affĂ€ren. De har ganska bra variation pĂ„ garner. Tex Filatura crosa.  Det stora problemet var sprĂ„ket. Av de personer som jobbade dĂ€r var det bara en som kunde lite engelska.  Det behöver man ocksĂ„ komma ihĂ„g : Det Ă€r mĂ„nga som inte kan engelska om man jĂ€mför med Riga och Tallinn.  Det Ă€r oftast de unga som kan engelska.  HĂ€r köpte jag inget men lite bilder utifrĂ„n blev det:


Och sĂ„ kommer min favoritaffĂ€r (trots att det inte finns sĂ„ mycket garn) som jag googlade upp: Vilnos Namai (The Woolhouse) pĂ„ universitet g 10. Precis i början av gatan frĂ„n Katedraltorget. Man ser den stora katedralen. Detta Ă€r en affĂ€r som sĂ€ljer mycket tovat (mest klĂ€der).  Ă„garinnan  berĂ€ttade för mig att det var hennes farfar som startade den med att köpa in den stora kardmaskinen som stĂ„r i affĂ€ren.  DĂ€refter började det tova och sy upp bland annat klĂ€der. Detta fortsĂ€tter Ă€nnu idag. DĂ€rför finns det mer kardad ull till försĂ€ljning Ă€n fĂ€rdigspunnet garn. BĂ„de ren ull och blandningar. Men det garn som finns till försĂ€ljning Ă€r ren ull, antingen ofĂ€rgat eller fĂ€rgat. Enligt etiketten sĂ„ Ă€r det 240m pĂ„ 150 gram men det Ă€r ganska tunnt.  KĂ€nns som nĂ„got mittemellan tvĂ„ och tretrĂ„digt i tjocklek. Stickor 2-4mm.  Det fanns Ă€ven lite garn pĂ„ kon ocksĂ„ som verkar vara lite tunnare. Jag bad inte att fĂ„ titta pĂ„ dem dĂ„ de stor lĂ€ngst upp. Allt garn som finns Ă€r i hyllor pĂ„ en vĂ€gg medan det kardad upptog ungefĂ€r tvĂ„ vĂ€ggar i det inre rummet. Det Ă€r bra priser som ni ser pĂ„ hemsidan och köper man minst ett kilo sĂ„ blir det billigare. Jag var dit pĂ„ mĂ„ndagen först och köpte 900 gram  men gick Ă€ven förbi pĂ„ tisdagen och köpte mer. Totalt köpte jag 2.6 kilo och det gick pĂ„ ungefĂ€r 440kr. Nu har jag garn till tröjor☺😊😀
HĂ€r Ă€r bilder: 



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Det finns fler affĂ€rer i gamla stan enligt bloggen men dessa hann jag inte med att kolla upp. Det fĂ„r bli en annan gĂ„ng. Har man tid sĂ„ ska man Ă€ven botanisera i andra affĂ€rer ocksĂ„ dĂ„ man kan köpa garn lite överallt enligt ett annat inlĂ€gg. 

SĂ„g Ă€ven en affĂ€r pĂ„ Kauno g 3a  (runt hörnet)  som var stĂ€ngd. Den var antingen semesterstĂ€ngd eller nerlagd men det fanns stickat  i fönstret sĂ„ det kan vara vĂ€rt att kolla upp om man Ă€r i nĂ€rheten: Siulu Salis

English summary: check this blogg for tips on yarn shops in Vilnius: http://sheeptoshawl.com/fall-colors-knitting-shops-in-vilnius-ii/ 
Plus I highly recommended this shop: Vilnos namai 

söndag, mars 29, 2015

Quiet but not dead

It's quiet on here but the blog is  not dead. I've just had other things to fokus on. Ad when it's like that FB is much easier to update in. But I will make it up and try to wright here much more often from now on.

I have done much knitting but as the last finishing isn't done on most of it I don't have so much photos. I've also got some secret knitting that I can't show just yet.
But I got some to show you:


Pattern: Samuels Argyle mittens
Design: My own, you can find it in Stickas member paper nr 4 2014
Yarn: Drops Nepal

Pattern : Samuels Argyle Cowl
Design: My own, you can find it in Stickas member paper nr 4 2014
Yarn: Drops Nepal

A work associate wanted a cowl for here husband in Argyle pattern and in these colours. And as I didn't find any pattern I had to design my own. And as I had bought to much yarn I decided to make a pair of  mittens in the same style.
I've also knitted som mittens for my grandchildren and son-in-law when they visited Sweden. Some caps and som washcloths has also come of the needles but no photos on these.
But here is the gloves I've knitten for my daughter:


Pattern: Lady Sunshine by Julia Mueller
Yarn: Frost
Size: Small
This was a bit of a challenge to knit as it didn't say all in the pattern how to knit some parts. But I really love Julia Muellers patterns and now they are free at Ravelry.

For now I've started on a sweater for Hubby. I'm knitting it topdown. No pattern, I've just talked to him and asked what he wanted and this is it.  First there will be dark grey and just that all along down as until I put the sleeve stiches om hold, maybe some rows more. After that I will stripe it with light grey and dark grey about 5-7 rows each. In the end there will be dark grey cuffs and ribbing. Last I will  pick up stiches and knit a ribbing around the neckline in dark grey. Here's a photo, even it's not much to see yet:




onsdag, november 19, 2014

Stickameras koftkal

Now it's going, Stickameras cardigan KAL. It's about knitting a cardigan top down from your own measurements. I've knitted several top down cardigans but there are many tips and tricks I don't know.

I haven't decided what yarn yet. Need to take a deep dive in my stash. I also thought maybe I would knit a sweater for hubby instead. Haven't decided yet.

Otherwise I been asked if I could knit two pairs of mittens for a friend and promised I will. So I'm waiting for the yarn to come to start for that.

 
My latest finished projects otherwise is a cowl and a pair of mittens for a colleagues hubby. Can't show photos yet but there will be as soon as possible

 
 





söndag, augusti 31, 2014

Summer is over

Now Summer is over and we are working again. We've had anice and long summer and done very much even though much sailing. There also have been much knitting time so I've finsihed more things now.

Here is some of it:
Sweater for DD2:

Pattern:

Sweater for my grandson:

Pattern: SĂ„nga FĂ„gelkrans

Beanie for my granddaughter:

Pattern: My own but I asked and was allowed to use Anne Myrhes Bumble Bee chart
Yarn: Leftovers from this project and some Opal.
Sorry but this is the best photo I got right now.

Beanie for son-in-law:

Pattern: My own
I've finished more things but doesn't have any photos yet but it will come.

tisdag, juli 08, 2014

Finished stuff

Now I can show you the finished stuff I've knitted as presents for my grandchildren as my daughter have recieved the package:


Sweater
Yarn: Mondial Lucente
Pattern: Ateljé NorrgÄrden
Needles:3,5mm


Yarn: Different sockyarns
Needles: 2mm, 2.5mm and 3mm
After I took the photo I saw that one button is a bit off so I moved it but forgot to take another photo


Pattern: Nova
Yarn: Drops Fabel
Needles: 2mm and 2,5mm

Pattern: Drops nr b14-27
Yarn: Drops Baby Merino
Needles: 2,5mm



Pattern: Improvised
Yarn: Drops Muskat Soft
Needles: 3mm and ,5mm


söndag, juli 06, 2014

Summer 2014

It's been a while since I wrote. And thats because I can't show what I've been knitting on. They are presents but soon there will be a long update on my knitting.

But this I can show you:




Marius cardigan for DD1.
Pattern: Sandnes yarn, Tema Norske ikoner nr 3
Yarn: Sandnes Sisu
Needles: 2,5mm and 3mm

Ohterwise this summer has been very nice so far, even though the weather hasn't been so sonny until now. We have taken small tours like a tour to the swedish west coast:





Then we took a trip to Tallinn:




Now we re planning a  to take Ms Almanda out on MĂ€laren if the weather stays nice. Please hold your thumbs it will.