For Small Feet

When I found this pattern "Moc-a-sock" by Bekah Knits, I of course had to try it. I used some left-over Rowan Pure Wool Dk and these where finished in no time. A very well constructed pattern - but I knitted them in the round. Why seam if you don´t have to??

Exciting Beginning

On holiday last summer I visited Bohusläns Museum and bought a kit containing "Stora Spetskragen" (Large Lace Collar). Since then the project has been maturing on a shelf - and in my mind! I´m going to knit the yoke as written, of course, and slowly a picture has been forming itself of how I want the rest of the sweater to look.

Some days ago I cast on. The first thing I did was omitting the ribbing round the neck, instead I started with a tubular cast-on and then dived straight into the yoke and the tempting pattern. And knitting this fantastic pattern is pure joy! Beeing used to handel two strands of yarn at the same time, it at first felt a bit akward with three. By making one colour the dominant one, antoher the "middle" one and the last the one always knit from the bottom, it´s quite easy to keep the strands in order.

If Rome Wasn´t Built In One Day...

The idea to this cardigan, in a feather-and-fan pattern, was born over a year ago and I started it somewhere in the end of last summer. Then it fell into the backwaters of my knitting-basket and there it lay. Some weeks ago I decided to finish it and here it is!

The yarn is recycled Rowan Summer Tweed, from two frogged rather freakish projects. The frogging and recycling process is rather tiresome, but I feel very economical now that the yarn is finally turned into something wearable. The buttons I found at "Mattsons Band" on Kungsgatan in Stockholm - THE place for buttons!

Denmark Delight

One week of this summer-holiday was spent in Denmark, on the west-coast, where we rented this charming little house in Bjerghuse, wedged between the sea and Nissum Fjord.

Lovelly sunny days were spent on the beach, bathing, building sand-castles and exploring the concrete "boxes" that the Germans built during the Second WordWar.
"Our" house lies just behind this wall of sand, called "klitter" that protects the houses from the wind and sand. I believe thy are part natural and part man-made.

Of course we visited Legoland - my son (5) had waited impatiently the whole winter for this! And Legoland really lived up to his expectations and he declares that he wants to return every summer. When there is so much to see in the world!!

I made another little sweater during the trip, this time in size 12-18 m. The photo doesn´t really show how good the shade of pink usually called "Old Rose" and the brown matched each other. On the road it´s good to have an uncomplicated knitting and this pattern I can knit in my sleep. I still brought the wrong knitting-needle on a day-trip to Skagen, and had to spend the time in the car doing absolutely nothing, when not driving.

On a visit to Ringköbing I treated myself to a Hanne Falkenberg-kit. I have long wanted to try one of her designs and the wrap-skirt "Swing" seemed very exciting. But before I can try this new toy, I have to finish some of my on-going projects, since all my nr 2 circular needels are engaged. Or I could buy more needles...

Long Time No Write

In many ways May and June are the most stressfull months of the year. The work load gets quite big with everything that needs to be finished before the holiday starts and people tend to become very sociable just before everyone is scattered out in the summer world. Of course this is very nice - and hectic, and when time is scarse, one of the first things to get struck of my list, is blogging. After all: knitting is more important, than blogging about knitting!


In the end of May I finished a very simple triangular scarf with a small lace edging. The yarn is Rowan Colourscape Chunky - actually TOO expensive, but I allowed myself one skein as a reward for good behavour. It turned out I would have liked a bit more yarn, I think this triangular scarf became a bit too small. I liked the yarn very much, nice to knit with.

The lace-border I found in "Traditional Knitted Lace Shawls" by Martha Waterman, it´s the "Smallest Points" at page 77.

My daughter got very fond of the result and if I want to use this scarf myself, i think I will have to hide it.

I got an order for two more baby-sweaters from a friend at work, and this is the first one of them: a multi-coloured version of Gotländsk fiskartröja. Actually, now I have knitted so many of these small baby-sweaters and once a big one for my brother, that I´m considering knitting one for myself. Mabye I need a multi-coloured one?