Haruni - Q1 UFO

For 2013 I've joined "UFO blir FO under 2013", but instead for one FO per month I'm targeting to finish one project per quarter. First project in my pile is Haruni, a beautiful lace shawl that I started in 2010 after finding the yarn in my Easter egg (not a big surprise since I bought it myself earlier at Marias Garn).

I started, decided I needed that needles for another project and left it i the bag.

I have now restarted and am ready to start chart B (I made one extra repeat of chart A)

Haruni is also the project that Avigmaskan is knitting this Spring and I thought that it could be good to get some support. 

I'm planning to join with a LUFO also for 2013 and it might be Diva - I just need to verify that I can get more yarn. Otherwise Stone circles is always an option - just maybe not in one year.......

Happy new knitting 2013

For Christmas I took my family and knitting and spent two weeks at Teneriffe.

I left Diva and all other UFOs at home and started a new cardigan (Caramel). I'm using yarn from my stash bought at Knit Lab in Stockholm during their closing sale. The yarn is Alpaca Silk from Blue Sky Alpacas.

I managed to knit beside the pool, on the top of Teide (>3.400 m) and in the company of a mojito.

The kids spent most of the time at the pool side and under the water.

Diva out of yarn - No LUFO 2012

I'm out of yarn and the sleeves are not yet ready.

I reknitted the sleeves in fuschia and managed to reach the armholes.

This means I'm out of the contest or the LUFO price for 2012.

I really tried but "things happened" on the way (totally out of my control)

- first knitting the sleeves in the wrong color and then

- the collar "out-side-in" and finally

- running out of yarn.

Maybe it wasn't meant for me to finish it now.

Next step is to start the hunt for extra Hanne Falkenberg yarn in the Fuschia color and hope that the shades hasn't changed much from 2006!

Time to start something new I think!

Saturday in Granhammar and more of Diva

What a day! It was an early start on the local train at 06:41 to catch the train to Örebro at 8 o'clock.

Here is the Diva project on the local train.

We arrived at Granhammar and spend a wonderful day knitting, eating, talking, laughing and occasionally buying yarn. A perfect day indoors and with perfect winter weather outside.







The yarnstore was from heaven. I'm thankful it exist but for my financial situation not within walking distance.

The room (barn) where we sat was beautiful and with Chrsitmas decorations with a theme.

My knitting project, Diva (my LUFO for 2012) in in reverse. I began to think that I didn't have enough yarn to complete it. So I started to look at the pictures and understood that I cannot have the collar and the sleeves in the same color (as the current plan was). More frogging.

At home after one day of knitting the colar I read the SMALL letters (make k2tog TBL). Why didn't I see that (READ it) before spending a full day knitting? While calculating my options and alternatives ways forward I reknit the sleeves in pink. I try to knit fast because I'm affraid that I'll ran out of the pink yarn as well. 

FO November baby cardigan

I've completed the baby cardigan. I can't decide if I like selfstriping yarns when the color effect is so different depending on row length. This turned out OK.

I also heard news so I think I know who to give it to, in due time.

LUFO - Diva in reverse

After struggling with the pattern, both in Danish and English, I finally dared to start with the front/collar of Diva. Short rows and in parallel reduce stiches on the outer edge. It didn't feel like plain "TV knitting". I thought I got the hang of it and had good progress, until I started to look at what I was knitting.
Oops - I forgot some 9 ridges between the short rows.

(in Swedish) - Gör om, gör rätt!

A deep breath, some word not made for printing and two more nights I'm back on track.

The 12under12under2012 LUFO deadline with Lucia (December 13) is approaching fast, luckely for me I have December 8 planned for a knitting day on train and in Granhammar. 

I just hope I have enough yarn.

First reflective hat in progress

With new alpaca and reflective yarn and a super nice weekend with good friends I managed to almost complete the first hat.

A bit small for me but hopefully right for a 6 year old.

Now I just need to knit a second one and finish up the work.

Why not start on mittens instead....................