... har kommit! Och vilket paket sen! Ett hÀrligt toffelkit frÄn Navia, tvÄ glada röda nystan Tove (som jag ska just tova med!), Turkisk peppar och tvÄ av Friggs goda teer: BlÄbÀr och IngefÀra Citron. Underbart! TACK!!!!!
Men jag har fortfarande inte listat ut vem du Àr!!? Nyfiken i en strut alltsÄ.
Annars har det varit sÀllsynt lite stickning pÄ sista tiden. Min OS-stickning gick Ät pipan för att jag bytte projekt tvÄ gÄnger. Nu har jag alltsÄ ingen medalj, men vÀl tre nya UFON! :-) Jag Àr glad ÀndÄ, det gick ju bra för sÄ mÄnga andra och jag kommer snart att vara klar med min fina vÀst i Heavens Hand (Cornelia Hamilton har designat vÀsten och jag föll pladask för den nÀr jag sÄg den pÄ Nina pÄ Syfestivalen. Snygg och anvÀndbar!)
Tack för alla kommentarer om mitt nya jobb: Jag trivs hur bra som helst och lÀr mig sÄ mycket nytt varje dag. :-) De som sÀger att livet börjar vid 40 har nog rÀtt.
Inga bilder pÄ stickat, men det Àr ju vackert ute. Jag hoppas att vi kommer ut i skogen hela familjen i helgen.
Oj, tiden rusar!!! Jag har nytt jobb med allt vad det innebÀr av nya rutiner och (lite i alla fall) prestationsÄngest. :-) Jobbet Àr kul och jag gillar verkligen mina nya arbetskamrater men Àr HELT SLUT pÄ kvÀllarna. :-)
Hur som helst Àr jag glad, för jag fick en spÀnnande (tror jag i alla fall) deckare av min hemlis! Tack! Jag ska börja lÀsa sÄ snart jag avslutat boken jag hÄller pÄ med just nu.
Jag har en ny stickning pÄ gÄng och det Àr helt ovÀntat en offwhite Snowbird. Undrar om den kommer att fastna pÄ bild? Just nu Àr fotografering inte min starka sida....
Bilden Àr frÄn vÄr underbara skog och man kan kanske skymta ett och annat stickat plagg....
Först av allt: Tack snÀlla "Hemlis" som skickade mig 6 hÀrliga nystan Paris och ett fint vÀskmönster!
Sedan HjÀrtlig tack till Anette och Eva som kom ihÄg min födelsedag med det UNDERBARA Colinette Art! (www.nysta.se)SÄ underbart och hÀrligt mjukt! Tack!
TACK Nina! Jag Àr mÄllös och lycklig!!!!<3!
Tack ocksÄ till alla vÀnner frÄn Friggs (www.friggs.se) och alla nya vÀmmer pÄ JM (www.jm.se). Ni Àr fantastiska!!
Tack ocksÄ till mina pojkar! Ni har (förutom att ni alltid Àr helt underbara) verkligen visat omtanke och kÀrlek idag! Tack!
Jag mÄste sÀga att det Àr sant som de sÀger att livet börjar vid 40! :-)
I got the inspiration for this pattern from my friend Nina who gave me the beautiful and lovely Noro Cashmere Island as a gift. The shawl is soft, ultra light and has a happy look due to the fringe and I have more or less lived in mine ever since I made it. The pattern is really easy, but make sure your knitting needles work well with the mohair if you are new to knitting with fine yarns. I used Addi Lace which works really well for me because of the sharp needle.
Needles: 4 mm (US 6) straight or circular needles
Yarn: 2 balls HP Kid Opale col. 303, 1 skein Noro Cash Island col. 11
(Rowan Kid Silk Haze is the perfect substitution for the Kid Opale since it is even softer.)
Please note that you might need 2 skeins of the Cash Island depending on your gauge.
Gauge: Not important for this project
With Kid Opale, cast on 3 sts .
Row 1: Slip 1, purl to end.
Row 2: Slip 1, kfb, knit to end.
Repeat these two rows until you have 10 sts, ending with a wrong side row.
Change to the Cash Island, leaving a tail about 12–15cm (5-6 in.). Do NOT cut the mohair yarn!
Knit 2 rows without increasing on the right side row. Cut yarn leaving a tail about 12-15 cm (5-6 in.)
Change back to the mohair and repeat row 1 and 2 until you have 15 sts.
Change to the Cash Island, leaving a tail about 12–15cm (5-6 in.). Do NOT cut the mohair yarn!
Knit 2 rows without increasing on the right side row.
Continue like this until the first ball of mohair is almost used up and knit two rows of Cash Island as set before you start decreasing.
Row 1: Slip 1, k2tog, knit to end.
Row 2: Slip 1, purl to end.
Repeat these two rows until you have decreased 5 sts, knit the two rows of Cash Island as set and repeat the pattern until 3 sts left, ending with a wrong side row. Cast off all sts.
Weave in mohair ends. Trim fringe to desired length. Block if needed.
Since this shawl is knit in stockinette stitch it tends to roll along the upper edge. I think that is fine and it also makes the shawl lie close to my neck, but if you don’t want that you could try knitting 3-5 sts along upper edge in moss or garter stitch. (Upper edge is the edge where you don’t increase on the right side.)
Happy knitting!
Copyright: Karin Liljekvist
Pattern is available in Swedish for members of Sticka! Sveriges stickförening.
I got the inspiration for this pattern from my friend Nina who gave me the beautiful and lovely Noro Cashmere Island as a gift. The shawl is soft, ultra light and has a happy look due to the fringe and I have more or less lived in mine ever since I made it. The pattern is really easy, but make sure your knitting needles work well with the mohair if you are new to knitting with fine yarns. I used Addi Lace which works really well for me because of the sharp needle.
Needles: 4 mm (US 6) straight or circular needles
Yarn: 2 balls HP Kid Opale col. 303, 1 skein Noro Cash Island col. 11
(Rowan Kid Silk Haze is the perfect substitution for the Kid Opale since it is even softer.)
Please note that you might need 2 skeins of the Cash Island depending on your gauge.
Gauge: Not important for this project
With Kid Opale, cast on 3 sts .
Row 1: Slip 1, purl to end.
Row 2: Slip 1, kfb, knit to end.
Repeat these two rows until you have 10 sts, ending with a wrong side row.
Change to the Cash Island, leaving a tail about 12–15cm (5-6 in.). Do NOT cut the mohair yarn!
Knit 2 rows without increasing on the right side row. Cut yarn leaving a tail about 12-15 cm (5-6 in.)
Change back to the mohair and repeat row 1 and 2 until you have 15 sts.
Change to the Cash Island, leaving a tail about 12–15cm (5-6 in.). Do NOT cut the mohair yarn!
Knit 2 rows without increasing on the right side row.
Continue like this until the first ball of mohair is almost used up and knit two rows of Cash Island as set before you start decreasing.
Row 1: Slip 1, k2tog, knit to end.
Row 2: Slip 1, purl to end.
Repeat these two rows until you have decreased 5 sts, knit the two rows of Cash Island as set and repeat the pattern until 3 sts left, ending with a wrong side row. Cast off all sts.
Weave in mohair ends. Trim fringe to desired length. Block if needed.
Since this shawl is knit in stockinette stitch it tends to roll along the upper edge. I think that is fine and it also makes the shawl lie close to my neck, but if you don’t want that you could try knitting 3-5 sts along upper edge in moss or garter stitch. (Upper edge is the edge where you don’t increase on the right side.)
OK, I admit, I´m a yarnaholic! I can´t stop by a yarnstore without ending up broke! Also I am 39 years young, happy mother of 3 lovely boys. Married to the nicest man on this planet (and handsome as well ;-) who never complains about my knitting or yarnshopping. My favorite yarnshop is Nysta www.nysta.se. Most of my yarn is purchased there... Oh, and I am of course "Yarnalized" at Ravelry.
