Birkin

I really do prefer the Birkin sweater to the Birkin bag. 

I started this project in October. 

I bought Finull yarn for this sweater when I visited the Rauma factory in late September.

But knitting rounds with 3 colours is not a a favourite of mine, so when these rows showed up in the pattern, the knitting came to a pause. 

And then it was Christmas...

But in February I decided I just had perservere and I picked up the project again. 

Row after row was finished.

And just in time for spring I had a new sweater :)

I fits really well, I just wish the neck opening was a little wider. Maybe I can fix that somehow later.

Details: 

Peattern: Birkin by Caitlin Hunter

Yarn: Rauma Finull

Needles: 3 mm, 3,25 mm, 3,5 mm

Vintervarmt sjal

Vintervarmt sjal har vore på pinnane ei stund. Trengte eit prosjekt som var lett å ta med seg på tur i januar - så då kom dette i gong. 

Og etter turen vart det liggande ei stund... som ofte skjer i dette huset...

(fann nettopp ein pose med x antal prosjekt, uææhh...)

Men så kom eg i gong igjen, og då gjekk det ikkje så veldig lang tid før alt var ferdig. Rakk å bruke sjalet før vinteren var heilt ferdig.

Veldig greitt mønster, men eg synest det var litt vanskeleg å strikke laust nok på i-cord-kantane. Det blei fort litt stramt uansett kor laust eg prøvde å få det. Men det er kanskje berre slik med i-cord-kantar...

Detaljar:

Mønster: Vintervarmt sjal av Strikkelisa

Garn: Esther av Permin

Pinnar: 4 mm

Just before spring started for real, i finished this shawl.

The pattern is Winterwarming Shawl by Strikkelisa. 

Beetles, bugs and butterflies

The crochet designer Lalylala has made a beautiful book with patterns for beetles, bugs and butterflies. I just had to order the book when it came out in October.

I have made several of Lalylala's dolls before. Let me just remind you a little bit:

Fibi the Fox

Mici the Mermaid

Lupo the Lamb

Kira the Kangaroo

This time I started with butterflies. First an Ulysses Butterfly for my nephew (sorry for the bad photos).

And now in January a Peacock Butterfly for my niece.

 Lovely patterns, and very clear. Now you can buy kits for the different patterns in her shop too.

Gretekofte

Happy New Year!
Again, I'm still here... My hope for 2018 is to remember to blog more than a handfull of times...

This autumn has been busy, with both job and studies, but I still do crochet and knitting, so I have things to blog about.

My sister got a cardigan of her choice as a gift for her birthday in April. She chose the Grete cardigan by Knitting Inna - Ingunn Myklebust

In December, only a few months later :) , it was finished.

Systra mi fekk velge seg ei strikkajakke i bursdagsgåve i fjor. Ho ville ha ei blå Gretekofte. I desember vart jakka endeleg ferdig.

Eigentleg var jakka rask å strikke, etter starten i juli, men ein travel haust og eit anfall av monteringsvegring gjorde at sluttføringa drog litt ut.

Men no er heldigvis jakka i bruk :)