Moving in

My stash is open. I have moved from IKEA Expedit and boxes to this!
Having kept it hidden earlier, members of my family stated "Mom, you have a lot of yarn". This is so very true.
I hope that I will feel inspired and not pressured every time I see this.
I also hope that the rest of the family will not notice if I happen to add some skeins to the stash in the future.

Birthday party for my 8 year old and home made bags for marbles (and candy)

Friday we had a birthday party for my 8-year old and 10 of her friends. Pizza, cake and at the end movie & pop corn.

We started after school and they got to select fabric and then I sew each one a bag that they decorated with textile pens.

Fun, unique, healthy, and kind to the environment.

They made their own candy bag! But I only gave them little candy and gave them marbles to play with at school.

Syfestival Spring 2015

I spend a day at Syfestivalen and finally decided the color combination for my "sweater to be" in Kalinka. I have been looking at this for several years, always having difficulty deciding between all the nice colors. I'm also tempted to by the Kalinka 21, but I'll wait for another color to come and (and also to complete) this sweater. The plan is to have this as a vacation knitting.

Apart from needles, buttons, a book, case handles I also brought home yarn to a shawl and gift from Sticka.

Lovikka mittens, January FO

They were a quick knit, at least until the thumbs (as always). They were my IFO projects for January. I have now completed the thumbs, I even managed to do some embroidery with sparkling thread (Candy from Svarta fåret).
The lovikka yarn is from Järbo with some left overs from my stash. I have learnt that there is a difference also between lovikka yarns. This was more scratchy compared to the earlier I have.

 I just hope that he kids are happy and will use them.

Win win win

1) Musikhjälpen got 110 kronor
2) I do not have a hat that will fill my drawer and never be used
and I hope that
3) Klara in the south of Sweden will enjoy my FO for November - the OS inspired hat.

Support to Musikhjälpen, #mh14

On sale to support "Musikhjälpen 2014".

I knew half way that it was going to be too big. Why stop and redo???? I know I have a small head.

This was my UFO for November (started in 2010). It is the "OS mössa", the hat that the Swedish skiing team had that Olympic, but in different colors.

Anyway it's out for sale to support Musikhjälpen in their work raising money to stop HIV.
The auction is currently on 1 SEK so I hope for more :-)

First Christmas ball

I bought the book at a sales in a books store this summer and additional yarn at Syfestivalen in October.
I started with No 1 and it is now completed and also wrapped and given away. We gathered parts of the family for "Little Christmas" Saturday.
One gift each in a bag and then you walk home with another present.


I promised to knit me daughter another one (she actually gave me a list of 4 different models)