bling bling mittens completed

I've decorated my mittens. I changed my mind about the yarn decoration and used some heart shaped glass beads that I bought last year at the Christmas market at Street. I like them and I do hope that I don't smash the mittens into something and break the beads.

First use of sock yarn sweater

Today was the first day that N had on the sweater I completed this summer. I was inspired by Druttknits to buy the the Opal sock yarn in colors that makes you happy and I cannot help thinking about ice cream. I was given the pattern in the store, it's in Swedish and is called Gunillas barntröja. I think the sleeves are too long and the body may be too tight later. It was fun and fast to knit but I had to do some calculations to have the stripes on the sleeves match the body.

Kaffe Fassett Sock yarn cardi completed

Kaffe Fassett has designed a sock yarn for Regia and Maria took it into the store. Of cause I had to buy some, the Landscape Earth colorway for future socks for me and the Caribbean colors for a cardican for N. I bought one of the Landscape (striped) and one of the Mirage (multi colors). I used the Strawberry Bud pattern, one of my favorites.

To have the stripes on the front and the back in the same width I used two threads on the back. I first thought that the strips should be at random but when I did the left front it matched the back perfectly, so then I made an effort on the right front.

I knitted it in September but then it matured in the knitting basket until this weekend. Now with a neckband, buttons and label.

Front of the Cardigan:

and the back of it:

Candle Flame completed

I started Candle Flame last Fall and I think I finished knitting it sometime during the Spring. I used two full skeins of green "Pälsull" (wool) and I also added in thread of golden silk. I followed the pattern with the change that I had 3 stiches between the flames instead of two as the pattern states. I was advised to do this to widen it faster. I have not blocked and I don't intend to but I have at least put my label on it so now it is officially completed.

Tant Anna Cardigan

I bought the cotton yarn at the spring sale at Marias and knitted the cardigan this summer. It is an old pattern and is named Tant Annas kofta (Aunt Anna's cardigan). It was really fun knitting, fast and made in one piece. The size is for 6 months so it fitted when I finished knitting it. Then it ended up in my basket without buttons and label. It is of cause too small now so it will be a gift for a newborn baby girl in the family.

Trellis completed

I have now put in the label also in the Trellis cardigan that I made for N earlier this month. I made it in size 1 year. I used double thread of a Rowan yarn Donegal Lambswool that I bought at Wincent earlier this year. I found them in the sales basket and I needed 7 skeins.

The cardigan was really fun to make and I can imagine doing one in cotton in the next size for the spring.

Färgkraft Amber shawl completed

...and it's ready! Now I just need to gift wrap it and give it away. I've even sawn on my label. Blocking however is not done - this time either.

The colors are not as sharp in daylight as in the picture, taken with a flash.