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 :-)

FO October

In the monthly challenge to finish a UFO I pulled out a bought sweater that I had started to fix after a hole appeared on an elbow.

Restart and a few hours with orange/pink yarn, a crochet book and a hook and I made something to cover the stiches.

I like the red color and now the sweater will last at least this season.

May knitting

I started Praline around Easter in April and I think I've send most of May knitting on it. I've completed the body and only have the border left to complete. I still need to buy buttons.

Lovely yarn, very nice pattern, gorgeous color. Just hope it will fit as I imagine.

The only other knitting was my UFO for May, a pair of legwarmers for my oldest daughter. I made in some old sock yarn from my stash in a cotton blend.

UFO May - Leg warmers

I promised my 7-year old a pair of leg warmers (some time ago). Other projects turned out to be far more interesting and this was put in a bag.With my new needles I hope to finish them during May.

FO April - mittens to my 7 year old

I managed to complete the mittens. The warm weather came and made the project halt but this morning we had snow in the garden. There might be time and occations to use them before the summer.
Tha pattern was easy ut the yarn is not really my favorite. It splits if I make a mistake and need to go back.

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.

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.

Equinox Yoke Pullover & UFO

In January knitting new projects was so much more fun than working on the UFO.
I started my Equinox Yoke sweater in December in Granhammar.
I bought the yarn years ago at Litet Nystan and I'm finally on the way.
It is a fun knit. Many threads to sew.......

My UFO January 2014 and it is now my February 2014 UFO. This month I will (hope) to get Freyja finsihed.

No FO Q4 2013, and a new UFO January 2014

New year and new initiatives to decrease the UFO pile. I've joined the UFO blir FO under 2014. My UFO's keep popping up all the time.
Since I didn't manage with my 2013 UFO in Q3, and Q4 I'll will let it down back again in the UFO pile for some additional time and instead try to complete the knitting from last fall with Freyja.
It's time to cut and finish up the borders. The time/place where I normally get stuck with a project.