Too late or very early?

Since I didn't start until after Christmas I vote for very early, at least with the first one. The pattern is from IK Christmas number 2010 but I changing the year in the pattern to the names of my girls. The yarn is Drops' Lima. It was a fun knit and I liked the I-cord cast-on.

I just hope I will be in time with the next one.

Granny stripe blanket - Acrylic, here we go!

When N was a baby I made a wool blanket for the stroller. Becoming a big sister made her rediscover this blanket(approx 50 x 70 cm) and decided she had to have it in her bed as a blanket (under the cover!). I found the granny stripe blanket at Ravelry and decided I wanted to do for N as a replacement.

First I made a swatch(!) that become a doll blanket, this time in wool.

Then I crossed the line - I went for the prepacked "Lucy stile" acrylic yarn. I got it from Mason's in the UK for about 40£/400 SEK.

Second step was to decide the order, here N helped out on the kitchen floor.

I have approx 170 "stiches"/57 clusters and hook 4mm and plan to make 6 repetitions of the 17 colors. Here is the first one ready.

GLAD PÅSK!

Spring is here and I and the kids had a great day at Skansen yesterday and followed the Swedish tradition of dressing up as påskkärringar (Easter witches).VERY little knitting/chrochet is done now. T has a bad back and is in constant pain so I'm busy with everything.

But I'm dreaming and of cause of new projects, how about the granny stripe blanket . I'm also considering the acrylic yarn but that is to cross a line.......

Knit cafe at Parkvillan Bogesund Sunday

I took my whole family and Therese took hers and we headed out to Parkvillan at Bogesund, Vaxholm. It was a really beautiful Spring day and the kids could run around without jackets.

Parkvillan was a nice and very pretty place and the cafe offered a full range of cookies and other goodies. I like the idea that everything cost 20 and you pay when you leave.

After lunch the men and children were let out and Therese and I joined the happy group in the knitting cafe. With the camera outside there are no photos of us knitting but I started on a new(!) project, a skirt to N in Muskat. The pattern is from Nystas childrens book. The phrase "Trassel was out of the pink yarn but I got you purple" was used to alter the color in N's wardrobe.

I was very temted to buy of of each color of Erika Laurells cotton yarn from Muchis but behaved myself. But in my head I'm planning for childrens summer cardigans in "ice cream colors".

A very good day Spring day!

I never got to Avigmaskan Tuesday

This Tuesday Avigmaskan had an evening for finishing up project. I packed a (huge) bag with six project that are almost almost finished (just the boring parts left - or?)

One of the project is Cobblestone - T's Christmas present.

How close to finished can an UFO be?

I have 16 stiches left and then I'm done (since 2 weeks maybe)

Then T had to work late and I couldn't make it in time so I decided to stay home. Did I do any of the projects?

No, I started a new one! This will probably be mittens for N for Spring (or Fall 2011).

Japanese Garden Shawl completed

It was a fun and fairly fast project. I like the yarn I got for it, Ella Rae, it's a hand painted merino and I found it at Trassel. Should I do another one I would make it larger.

Japanese Garden Shawl

Wendy has a pattern on Ravely I bought the pattern Wendy sells on Ravelry.

Wendy wrote:
I will donate all my proceeds (after Paypal takes its cut) from this pattern’s sale to the American Red Cross for their disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific, for all sales of this pattern through the end of April 2011.

She got 1200 USD the first day.