Liberated

One WIP off the needles, but backwards not forward.

From a tangled mess of back and sleeves of a bolero sweater:



To a nice and tidy(ish) balls of yarn:



Yarn, five 4mm dpns, a circ, stitc markers and row counter LIBERATED!

Ahhhhh.....

Whoops - there's another deadline...

Time just flies sometimes. And now my cousin has started her maternity leave, the baby is due in about 2 weeks. And I have not started to knit anything for the the little fellow soon to arrive.

One of my favourite things I've knit for a little spring baby boy is denim drawstring pants. They are so fast to knit, the result is great and they're awsome looking on a little baby.



I've dug up a few balls of Rowan Denim from the stash. Maybe they'll get done in a week, then I have another week to knit a cutesy little vest to go with it? Ponder, ponder...

The easter projects have gone so so. One legging has grown considerably, the shawl has not been touched, and I've almost finished one sock - knee high :)
It's good to be home again!

Pessimistic - optimistic

Packed for good weather...



Packed for bad weather



-A KnitPicks sock blank, self-dyed and wound. Numerous patterns for toe-up socks...
-100 grams of Opal Rainforrest Zebra yarn, already on track to become leggings for M.
-a just started Flower Basket shawl in brown alpaca, for those rare occations when cabin life (small space, many people, poor lighting) will give me enough calm and consentration for that kind of project


Ah, well. Fingers crossed for more of the former than the latter.

Resting in a drawer for a year

The "Easterwalkers".

Knit for easter 2006, I still love them and look forward to putting them in my easter luggage every year.

Happy easter! I'll be back over the holidays.

Done, wrapped and in the mail!

7,5 balls of Rauma 2-tråds Gammelserie in gray, and some leftovers in red and pinks makes a practical, whimsical and very cozy blanket for a little girl to enjoy for many years to come I hope. It's a christening gift for a little girl, made in a week (there was some pressure to get it done in time and a sore wrist in the end).



I'm so happy with how it all came togheter in the end. The felting turned the slightly twine like yarn into the softest, squishiest thing. It's also now very much washable, I don't think it will felt much more on a normal wool cycle. And it's larger than a baby blanket, so it can be used for many years to come.

Pre- and post-felting images:


Pre: covers an "average sized" man


Post: covers a 6 year old girl

About a month ago I was crocheting red flowers just for the heck of it. I had no intention to use them for anything. Then P "ordered me" to make a blanket for his best friends baby. I started playing around with a hook and left over yarn from my Oleana hat (Ravelry link). I frogged a scarf in progress to get more yarn (it was never going to get finished anyway, bought 5 more balls of gray, rummaged through the stash for some girly coloured oddballs to spice it all up colourwise. And hey presto: blanket!


Ravelry project page