Cotton stripes

Taking yarn from my stash to make "Morfarströja med fickor" from Lene Holm Samsoe's book "Barnstickning på stickor 3,5 - 4".
The DK cotton stash is decreasing, I hope to have enough.

March UFO

I started First Aid many years ago. The model was nice in the picture but I don't think that it is "me".
Needs to be something different - at least completed.

I found the project in the "lower levels" of the UFO box. The digging also brought some other old UFOs back the the light. (scary)

Freyja - ready to wear. February UFO is now a FO

Freyja is now dry and ready to wear.

I managed to complete my February UFO in time.

Like watching paint dry....

........but a bit more fun (since I'll be able to wear it later).
I don't know what I did but after 2 days it's still not completly dry.

Freyja, UFO in progress

This month I want to finish with my UFO (January & February 2014). Not only to complete but also that I want to feel the lett-lopi while wearing it and I want to wear the cardigan prior to the real Spring comes.
I managed to bring out the sewing machine and made two seams.

I tried to pull in some threads to see that the yarn was secured and then I took out the scissors.....

The pattern calles for only one purl stitch but I was a bit concerned and added a few stitches. However, when cutting, I think I managed well in the centre of the purled stitch (or stitches since I had to cut twice).

It's now time to bring out the crochet hook and the VERY NICE  tin buttons that I bought in Granhammar in December.

Stjärnhop II completed

At Ullcentrum this summer I bought yarn for another Stjärnhop, this time for a gift and now that is completed. Approx 200 gr of black and blue with a little help from leftover blue for the back side of the edge and some Rauma finull in white.
I made 13 stars, the same size as I made for myself earlier.
Next is to giftwrap and hope it will warm the reciever.

Varmt & Stickat - mittens

I bought the book "Varmt & Stickat" for myself around Christmas. I had it on my bedside table and flipped the pages, again and again and again. - I want to knit this.....and this.....and this.......

After a while I got my post-it notes and started to mark the pages. It feels that I ended up marking them all. I have now finally started with a project. I'm making the mittens from the front page and using Smart from Sandnes in two purple shades that I bought this fall to make mittens for the girls.

This is also the first time I knit with the Knit Pro carbon needles (Syfestival investment!). I'm using 3 mm and I really like the feeling and the sound that they make.

 

Eva and Erika, what a beautiful book you made. Thanks!