Knitting for others.

Knitting for others means that you often have to make something you would never have done in a gezillion years.

Well, that is what I have been doing. Low and behold................. The "Start" sweater. (A norwgian soccerclub)

It is , at least in my eyes one of the ugliest sweaters imaginable. But mayby others think not.

My opinion is really peppered with my dislike for the pattern.  Many charts, not numbered , so you always have to stare at the photo to guess, long stretches where you have to twine the threads ( because it is a childs sweater) and I didn´t like the yarn that is for this pattern. It is  Smart from sandnes, and my son tried it on to help me fit it it the neckline, and he said it iched, and he loves wool!!

Well enough of my bashing about a pour pattern.

I havn´t made much in the last week because I work 5-6 days a week and take Zumba! class 3 nights a week. If you havn´t tried Zumba! before I absolutely recomend it!!!

It is all they say in the commercial!!!!

Still stash busting

As I mentioned in a previous post I´m stashbusting. Im going to have a stall in a local market on friday the 19th. And therefore I´ve been knitting things I wouldn´t othewise have knitted.

I have 2 boys, no girls do I havn´t knitted so much girlystuff:)

But now i have knittet after a free pattern:

Hine is a girl. By. Kelly Brooker.

I made those pink buttons . They are lampworked out of  italian glass.

Hine  is a wonderful pattern and really easy.

Since I liked the pattern so much I made two of them :P

And who knowes, mayby there will be more of them with  some small modifications.

Two years!!

Today I'm celebrating a special day for my self.

It has now been 2 years since I stopped smoking. I was quite the smoker, and didn't even wan't to know how many cigarettes I was smoking a day. But  I promise you , the number is high.

Now I think that it is strange that I smoked, and I think it's strange that I think it strange. (Are you dizzy now?) c",)

When I stopped smoking I knew I had to keep my hands busy. I've always been activ, never keeping still.

And then I started knitting, a much better and wholesome hobby. I will not bore you with all my knitting escapades , because they have been many.

The UFO's have not been many, lot of FO's and now I've startet crocheing a ripple blancet:P

As others yarn-obsessive-compulcive-stashers I've accumulated  a little bit. But nothing stash -worthy, except my Arwetta sock yarn.

So I have been un-stashing:

My son and his friend are posing here for me:)

The pattern is: Fish Hat (Dead or Alive) Ravelry link

Yarn: Trysil sportsgarn 100% wool

Needle: 4mm round.

Well isn't this a good way to turn ones live in a better direction. I am at least happy about it. I'm not going back to old ways.

Plain and simple and a little bit of Paulie

I am a member of an online forum namend Ravelry. It is a forum for knitters and crocheers(sp?).

In that forums you can buy and get free patterns and get in contact with other knittomaniacs:)

I knittet this short sleeved pullover last week and finally got it sewed together and washed.
The pattern is Plain and simple by Veera Välimäki

It is a simple pattern with a little bit of sewing at the end.

I knitted mine in Silja yarn from Gjestal. The color is ochre yellow,  a color I like a lot.

The buttons are my own. They are lampworked out of moretti glass. I have now washed the garment with the buttons and tumbled them and they survived it all :)

But a girl has got to have something to do. So now I have cast on Paulie by Isabell Kreamer.

It is a beautiful pattern and thanks to both Veera and Isabell for making these patterns and shearing them for free.

Why?

A terrible thing happened in Norway yesterday. A person bomed downtown Oslo and killed 7 people. After that he went out to an island where 600 young people were in sommercamp and he shot and killed at least 84 kids.

What kind of person does a thing like this? Has he lost his humanity? It is un-human thing to do. How can a person kill another and calmly go on to next person and kill more?

My heart bleeds for all involved. This is so unbeliveable, has this really happened?
We all watch the tv  for the newest updates, hoping that they have catched all involved, hoping to get some answers. But no answers will justify killing of som many.

Light a candle for all who have lost a loved one and all who were involved, and let your loveones feel your love.

Flower Power

Often it has been said about me and my partner that we were born in the wrong decade. That we are true flower children.

I've always loved the clothing, jewellry, and many of the thoughts about being selfsufficient.

I think that many of the ideas they had is being used today.

Such as recycling. This flower is made of a coppes sheet that was under a woodburner. I cut it to shape and polished it to a shiny finish.

Old looking metals as cooper and bronze have always appealed to me. And the combination of turquoise, coral, copper and beautiful lampworkbeads is really singing to me.

Choose any kind of music from the flower power age , lean back and relax.

"And the wind crys Mary"

New earrings.

These leaves I made long time ago. It was about time I used them for something.

The glass is Double Helix silverglass sample I got last time I was in Denmark.

I bought the glass from Anla glas in Silkeborg. I am not sure witch color this is, but its lovely.

This is also silverglass from DH.

This is Kuegler glass bought at Anla glas, made in Germany.

All the earrings are made with 0,8 mm halvhard hammered 925 sterling silver, and tumbled after forming.