Diva - LUFO 2013 completed

I managed to finalize the LUFO for 2013.
It was my Diva cardigan from Hanne Falkenberg (Diva 9).
Thanks to Karin and Hanne to provide me with yarn to finish the cardigan.
I made size L and used 3,25 mm needles. Should I have started it now I would have chosen a smaller size but I loove the color and the yarn.
I had this as my LUFO for 2012 also but then didn't manage to complete it.

Happy Happy!!!!

Liten kofta

In the car and ready to be given away as a Christianing. Lade in BC garn Alino.

Color Affection completed

First time to uselt my Color affection.
I used less than 2 skeins of Drops Alpaca of each color.
It's veeery looooong. :-)

Green memories hat completed

I had to start over with my Green memories (the purple and orange were too ugly together). I found some other colors in my stash(!) and went ahead. I knitted the whole hat on 2,5 mm and the hat is only 30 grams in total.

One more summer cardigan completed

Of cause the oldest sister also needed/wanted (or actually got, as I wanted to knit one for her) a cardigan. This is a bolero from the book Knit for Kids by Paula Hammerskog and Eva Wincent. 
It is originally in alpaca and Kid silk but I made it in Allino (linen and cotton mix 50/50) and kidmohair.
I've found that warm sweaters are not used that much so thinner cardigans are far more popular by both daughters.

...and my youngest liked her cardigan.
Today I'm a happy mother and a proud knitter.

Child cardigan completed - all threads done

It has been fun. I took cotton from my stash (Rowan 4-ply, Erica Laurell, Huskroken, Drops Safran, Drops Cotton viscose and some others) and based this on my standard children pattern (I made it here, here, here, here, here and at least 2 more nor documented) . The pattern is Strawberry Bud from a Rowan magazine. This is however the first time I make size 4-5 years. I made the front and back in one piece
The fair isle pattern is based on this Debbie Bliss pattern. I decided to take random colors and then also noted that I didn't follow the pattern (but I thought it was OK and I had vacation).

Now I just have to wait and see if she likes it!

This means I can now start Vodka Lemonade, so with superb logic I started on a Color affection!!!

Raka rör shawl

Blocking by the sea!

 I thought of this as a good project to have at hand as a good project to do one row here and then another without thinking too much. Suddenly it was just finished. Lovely yarn, very nice pattern and a beautiful color.

Pippitröja completed and delivered

I have completed the sweater with inverse Pippi stripes and it's delivered. Now the sisters have matching sweaters and the first one has been used a lot. It is always good to hear that things you make are liked and used.

The sweater was first tried on my 3-year old, but she will have to wait until she can have this size.

Layering shrug

I also managed to complete a Layering shrug. I followed the pattern and made it in BC Allino.
Great pattern and an interesting model.

Caramel cardigan

It took me 3! months to bind all the threads but now it's completed.
My Caramel cardigan was started over new year on Teneriffe and I know that I completed all the knitting during Q1 (I thought it was a too easy project for UFO in Q2 - no knitting and not yet at "real" UFO).
The yarn is Alpaca Silk from Blue Sky Alpacas.

Sweater for Pia completed (Q2 FO)

Here are some more pictures of the sweater that I after many years completed.
I hope it'll fit and be liked.
I made an Eleanor cowl to match or to wear separetely. The sweater is based on Bond from Rowan mr 28 and knitted in Superwash Safir from Marks Kattens.

Gift wrapped and in the mail!

Pop Spots completed and makes me happy

I'm happy with the result. The colors are great and the size is big as I like it.
The yarn is a bit harsh but at least softer after washing so I hope it will improve with wearing.

 

Pop spots off the needles

I'm done and I actually learned the border pattern. I made the larger size on 4 mm and I started the second Einband ball for all the colors. I'm looking forward to wear it tomorrow :-)

Haruni shawl completed - Q1 FO done!

I've blooked my Haruni shawl and it's ready to wear.
I had some good finishing up speed during the weekend with both the La La's simple shawl and Haruni. I even managed to block some sample knits (very unlike me!). It is propable repated to the urge to start new things!!! Maybe the best thing is just to start all the things that is calling out to be knittied. That would be a different challange - start at least 10 new project the coming month (I better not even think more about it).

The Haruni is knitted on 3.75mm in BC(?) Mulberry silk in an olive shade (I have no numberfor the color since the investment is 3 years old). I made the chart A one repeat larger than the original pattern.

I like the lace and hope Spring comes soon so time to wear it.

With the camera at hand, here are some more slides of the La La's simple shawl:

Fininshing up the La La's simple shawl

I bought some yarn ago (so unlike me?!) and decided to make a Spring shawl of it.
I've been wanting to do a La La's simple shawl and went ahead. I bought the yarn on e-bay/Tradera from Madeja, Uruguay, it's merino with some silk.

Now, blocking is in progress and since the snow keeps coming in Stockholm it is really no rush.

Sunny Sunday and "Pippi striped hat completed"

We had a gorgeous Sunday, a perfect winter day, the first in a long time.

The family took a walk on the ice and N took the Pippi striped hat I just completed (the finish up parts, the knitting was done in November). Well, I didn't have time to block it so it's a bit too pointy for my taste.

The hat is made based on a pattern from one of Nina's books (Nysta) and the yarn is Drops Alpaca and with a reflective yarn in the stripes. (Now I have to complete the second one for A.)