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It took almost a year.....but only almost ;)

2011-12-13T21:08:00.003+01:00

Dear all !!

I have not blogged for the last year, because sometimes time is a luxury item and is best spent on other things.
However, December is here again and that means that Anita and I have made eachother adventcalendars again :)

So far I have gotten;

2 Balls of Fin. A BabyAlpaca/Silk Blend with a little sparkle for the magpie in me. In a gorgeous advent purple.
2 Teacandle-holders again in purple with a snowflakepattern.
And a box of teacandles to keep the fire burning :)

2 Pair of plain black cotton socks.( Hard to find when you have size 2-3 feet)
A lovely pack of Pukka Chai, spiced just the way I like it!!
And the most extravagant this year (so far) A bottle of truffel-oil :)

A wooden needlekeep, a bundle of stitchmarkers, and a ceramic button from Snella & Petronella that sayes "litt". That means "a little" or "some" in norwegian.
I altso got a packet of Christmas napkins (but they are half gone ;)

Hope to be updating every other day for the rest of the calendar.

A bundle of calendar gifts,part 2.

2010-12-22T11:45:00.002+01:00

Then on the 20th I got a wonderful pattern: Daybreak by Stephen West. And og the 21st 3 balls of Pickles CashTweed (www.pickles.no)to make the scarf with. Once again I feel utterly spoiled.
And today I had theses lovely notepads...one can never have to many of these.

A bundle of calendar gifts,part 1.

2010-12-22T11:34:00.003+01:00

On the 18th I got another one of those jars filled with cranberry & raisin cookies. Yummy!!!

The 19th saw me of to Oslo for the holidays and I got this lovely handpainted ornament.

Friday's gift

2010-12-17T18:16:00.002+01:00

Today's gift was a lovely pouch to keep my notions in. It is made by the same lady the has made my projectbags.

Gift for a foggy day.

2010-12-17T18:02:00.005+01:00

Yester day I got even more yummy-scrummy yarn!! It is Mini Mochi by Crystal Palace Yarns in the colourway Jungle :)

Gift for the 15th.

2010-12-17T17:49:00.002+01:00

Anita has scrapped for me again. It is a "teabag-book" so that i can bring my own tea with me in impeccable style!!

13th and 14th.

2010-12-14T12:56:00.003+01:00

Yesterday I got:A beautyful christmas tin...and in it my favourite christmas-choc's :)

And today:A yummy-scrummy skein of Abulita Merino Worsted in a vibrant purple :)

I am a very happy christmas-camper ;)

11th and 12th.

2010-12-14T12:35:00.005+01:00

Well here we go!

On the 11th I got these
Belive me this is the best picture I got. 2 stitchmarkers from Knit Girl in Idaho. One turquoise that says "Addicted to Yarn(Things could be worse)" and, one purple that says: "Knit Girl-and proud of it!!!"

On the 12th I got another 2 scratch and win tickets (no prices).

9, 10 a big fat hen!!

2010-12-10T20:24:00.003+01:00

Still poorly, so another double post today.

Yesterday I had 2 more scratch and win tickets and won 10NOK (£1)
And today I had two balls of Puno. A yarn from norwegian producer Rauma (www.raumaull.no) it is a Baby Alpakka/Extra fine Merino blend in aran weight. In a nougaty brown colour :)

7, 8. Who's at the gate??

2010-12-08T14:18:00.004+01:00

No post yesterday as I was rather poorly. But here we go.

Yesterday I got a lovely pattern called "Annefødder"
They are wristwarmers and kan be found on Ravelry.

And today......I got what is so far my absolutt favourite pressie....Anita has one of these herself...and i have shamlessly drooled over it lots of times. And now I have my own!!!!!!
It is a slim pencilcase but I will be using it for my crochethooks,dpn's and stitchmarkers:D

Thank you Anita, I love it!!!!

On the 6th of december...

2010-12-06T15:15:00.001+01:00

...Anita gave to me....
....a lovely jar full of cranberry cookies *squee*

5....is the magic number??

2010-12-05T19:33:00.002+01:00

Today's gift is....
Some lovely purple candles.
Can one of my english friends tell me what these candles ase called i english please.

4!!!!

2010-12-04T21:13:00.002+01:00

Today my gift from Anita was a scratch-and-win ticket
As you can see...no price for me today. But i can't be a winner every day either ;)

Christmas-marked in Copenhagen

2010-12-03T19:59:00.002+01:00

Just back from a lovely (and very cold) mini-cruise til Copenhagen.

I just thought I would share this picture of a very cold me in a gorgeously decorated christmas-marked at the Tivoli.

Third time very lucky!!!!

2010-12-03T19:48:00.002+01:00

Today I got lovely scrummy-yummy yarn!!!
It is Merino-Silk from the "newish" norwegian company Pickles www.pickles.com in a lush purple. Now i just have to find a pattern to fit :)

The second gift.

2010-12-03T19:39:00.002+01:00

My second gift is...
...4 lovely homemade christmas cards (Anita is a very good scrapper) I feel sooo unbeliveably spoiled!

A gift that keeps giving???

2010-12-01T11:47:00.003+01:00

Well....we have desember!!!!

And in my calendar today I got a scratch-and-win christmas-calendar
One winning opportunity each day. And one chance of winning big money at the end :)

You will not be getting a post tomorrow( I know,I promised to blog each day) I will be i Copenhagen. Going for a pre-christmas mini-cruise with a good friend, and will be back on friday....for a double-post :)

Hugs S.

I'm baaack!!!! At least for December ;)

2010-11-30T00:05:00.003+01:00

Hi all

Here I am again.....I know that a lot of you have been on my case for not blogging. I just have not had the time. But now I have the time and a really good reason.

That reason being that my good friend Anita (LilleAsk on Ravelry)and I have made eachother craftrelated christmas-calendars this year.
And we are blogging our gifts every day....or that is the idea ;)

So keep an eye on this blogg, and Anita's. To see what we have come up with for eachother.

Anita's blog is mainly in norwegian. But she always has a short summary in english at the bottom of the post.

See you on the 1st.

S.

Rowan Exchange 2009

2009-08-29T12:14:00.002+02:00

Hi all

I have been participating in the yearly Rowan Exchange,and yesterday I recived my parcel from Maggie in Holland (The Nederlands) I feel sooo spoiled!!!

Will this be the best July ever??

2009-07-02T00:45:00.003+02:00

I have just finished Marigold. About 24 hours later than my original goal of getting it done in June.

I do however have a valid reason....I now have a boyfriend! We have been dating for a month. But just got serious a few weeks back :)

This means that I haven't started my exchange knitting just yet either....But I will tomorrow.

My goals for the next forthnight are; To progress with my exchange knitting, start Dilly (a pattern from Just call me Ruby),enjoy the boyfriend,and meet his parents (scary!!!)

Will try to get a pic of my Marigold up tomorrow.

Hugs S.

I will start over!!

2009-06-17T18:59:00.002+02:00

Hi all.

I have made a choice. From now on I will do my blog in english only. This is because I belive I will post on a more regular basis.Because every post will not be so time-consuming.

So, since the last post I have gotten quite a bit of knitting done.

I am ajour with my Mystery Blanket Squares and have sown the two first completed strips together,

I finished Eerie from Rowan 43 in KSH (long sleeves and all)

Have started,knitted and finished Buick altso from Rowan 43. And I will NEVER knit with Rowan Hand Knit Cotton again. It hurt my hands sooo bad.

I have started Marigold from Rowan 45using Rowan Cotton Glace in the Blood Orange colourway...the back is done and I am almost halfway on the fronts. I am doing it plain without the embroidery.

My goals for the rest of the month is to finish Marigold,and to start my Rowan Exchange knitting.

Hoping to be backwith a new post within a forthnight.

Hugs S.

Mars og April oppdatering/ March and April updates.

2009-04-19T16:38:00.006+02:00

Ja.ja....så var det nesten 2 måneder siden jeg oppdaterte da. Men jeg har bare ikke hatt tid. Snodig hvordan "det virkelige livet" tar over innimellom.

Well,well....almost two months since my last posting. I just have not had the time. Strange how "
the real life" takes over sometimes.

Nå til det som spiller noen rolle...strikkingen!
Først ut er Mars og April's Mysterieteppe deler.

Now to what really matters...knitting!
First,March and April's squares for the DA Mystery Blanket

15.Mars dro jeg en tur til London. for å kjøpe garn og for å være med på en stor håndarbeidsmesse. Tirsdag kveld ble tilbragt i butikken IKnit hvor jeg møtte mange gamle og nye venner fra Rowan International og Ravelry.

15.March I was of to London to shop for yarn and attend the Stitch and Craft Show at Olympia.
Tuesday evening was spent at IKnit London where I met up with "old" and new friends from Rowan International and Ravelry. Jill Me/Meg
Biggan Dups, Yvonne

Fredag var vi på messa. Og jeg endte opp med å jobbe på "lær å strikke" standen Koste meg glugg ihjel jeg :)

Friday it as time for the show.And I ended up volenteering on the "Learn to knit" stand. Having an incredibly good time :)

Siden London turen har jeg ikke strikket såå mye....har brodert en del også. Men det har da blitt et skjerf og nesten en genser i Kid Silk Haze.

Since London I have not knitted as much. Done a bit of embroidery as well. However I have managed a "Branching Out"(Knitty.com) and almost a "Eeerie"summer top(Rowan 43) both in KSH.

Det var alt for nå. Jeg kommer plutselig tilbake.

Thats all folks! I'll suddenly be back!

Februar oppdatering/February updates.

2009-02-23T12:13:00.003+01:00

Hei alle sammen!!

Skulle jo ikke ta så lang tid mellom hver gang jeg blogger da...men nå har det altså skjedd.

Kan dessverre ikke si at jeg har vært like produktiv denn måneden som forrige men noe har jeg da fått gjort.

Hi all!

It should not be this far between posts...but what's done is done.

I am sorry to say that I have not been as productive this month as last. But I have managed some things.

Dette er februarrutene til mysterieteppet. Var litt skeptisk til fargene til å begynne med...men det blir jo skikkelig flott satt sammen.Så jeg er hekta ....gleder meg til mars pakka kommer nå :)

Here are the February squares for DA-mystery blanket 2009. I was rather sceptical to the colours at the beginning. But they are so beautifully put together, and now I am hooked. Can't wait for the March parcel to arrive now :)

På tvers Rowan genseren min vokser sakte men sikkert og jeg burde rekke deadlinen min som er 15 mars. Da drar nemlig jeg og min mor til London for en uke :D

My "across" knitted Rowan sweater is coming on nicely,and I should be able to make my deadline that is March 15th. That is when my mum and I go to London for a week :D

Kan ikke blogge uten å nevne helgens eskapader da....Erica på Hobbyboden satte igang en konkurranse mellom de forskjellige regionene i landet på Hobbyboden. Hvor målet var å strikke opp en satt vektkvote så fort som mulig....for å gjøre en lang historie kort(for en gangs skyld;))
Oslo-laget kom på 3. plass bak Rogaland på 1. og Bryggen(Hordaland)på 2. Og nå sitter jeg her med underskudd på søvn og er rimelig sårt håndledd...men gøy var det uansett!!

I feel I can't post without mentioning this weekends escapades at Hobbyboden (a norwegian hobby-forum) Erica started a competition between the different regions of Norway. Where the goal was to knit up a set weight as soon as possible. To make a long story short(for once in my life ;)) The Oslo team came in 3d after Rogaland (south-west coast) at 1st, and Bryggen(central-west coast) at 2d. So now I am seriously behind on sleep and I have a sore wrist...but it was so much FUN!!

Lover å blogge igjen før Londonturen...vi sees da :)

Promise to post again before I go to London...see you then :)

Ting som er startet og avsluttet i år./ Things I have started and finished this year.

2009-01-14T23:20:00.006+01:00

Ja. Da var vi 2 uker inn i det nye året. Og jeg tenkte at dere kanskje ville se hva jeg har startet og gjort ferdig på disse fjorten dagene.
Først ut er lua jeg begynte på rett etter midnatt på nyttårsaften og ble ferdig med noe over et døgn senere.

Well. Thats 2 weeks of the new year gone already. And I thought that you might like to see what i have started and finished during this forthnight.
First is the Vintage Beret I started right after midnight on NYE and finished some 36 hours later.

Den andre tingen jeg har både startet og gjort ferdig er de 5 første lappene på mysterieteppet jeg er abonnerer på

The other thing to have been both started and finished is the first 5 squares of this years Debbie Abrahams Mystery Blanket.
Jeg er ferdig med genseren også :) Fikk masse skryt på S'n'B i går og er virkelig fornøyd.

I altso finished my Wonkey Sweater :) Got a lot of praise for it at S'n'B yesterday,and I am sooo pleased.
Og appropos S'n'B....jeg lærte meg å strikke tå-opp sokker på 2 rundpinner i går...vel å strikke tåa på en tå-opp sokk ihvertfall ;) Håper på å lære hælen på lunsjstrikk i morgen.

Speaking of S'n'B...I learned to knit toe-up socks on 2 circs
yesterday...well to knit the toe of the toe-up sock anyways ;) Hoping that I will learn the heel at lunch-knit tomorrow.

Og i morgen etter jeg har taklet hælen så skal jeg legge opp til en ny genser som strikkes på tvers i Rowan Cocoon :)
Så nå vet dere hva jeg har strikket hittil i 2009.Hva har dere strikket så langt??

And tomorrow after I tackle the heel I will cast on Iceland from Rowan #42 in deep red Cocoon :)
Now you know what I have knitted so far in 2009. What have you knitted so far??

Godt Nytt År!!!/ Happy New Year!!!!

2009-01-02T19:59:00.003+01:00

Riktig Godt Nytt År alle sammen!!

Jeg vet at jeg er et døgn eller så sent ute......men når man strikker og koser seg med fantastiske mennesker/venner hele den første natten i 2009 så blir den første dagen til søvn.

Men.....jeg ble ferdig med ermene på genseren min,og kom halvveis på er beret(lue). Så håper at jeg kan ha på meg genseren på S'n'B på tirsdag.

Happy New Year everybody!!!!

I know I am at least 24 hours late posting this......but when the first night of the year is spent knitting with fabulous people/friends, the first day of 2009 is used for sleeping.

However....I finished of the sleeves for my Wonky Sweater and am halfway on a Vintage Beret. Hoping that I will be able to wear the sweater to S'n'B on tuesday.

Takk for det gamle året!!/ Thank you all, for a lovely year!!

2008-12-31T13:28:00.002+01:00

Tusen Takk for 2008!

Jeg vil takke alle mine venner og strikkevenner for et inspirerende,kreativt og utviklende år.

Også ønsker jeg dere alle et nytt år med god helse,mye kreativitet og Strikking!! :)

Thank you all for 2008!

I would like to thank my friends and knittingfriends for an inspiring,creative,and year full of developments.

And altso I wish you all a 2009 full og good health,creativity, and Knitting!! :)

Et romjuls innlegg./On the 4th day of Christmas.

2008-12-29T00:15:00.004+01:00

Hei alle sammen :)

Da var jula "over" for i år.
Man har blitt riktig så "begavet" og spist mer enn man burde av det meste.
2 fiber-relaterte gaver i år; nøstemaskin og penger øremerket garn o.l. Og som alltid....bøker og dataspill. Man er da nerd også ;)

Fra nå av vil jeg skrive alle innlegg på både norsk og engelsk....har fått noen lett ilske PM'er fra engelsk-lesende venner. Og DET kan vi ikke ha noe av ;)

Hi all :)

Well..thats christmas "done" for this year.
One has been seriously "gifted" and has eaten far to much of everything.
2 fiber-related gifts thes year; a ball-winder and a bit of £££ to help feed my addiction. And of course books and computergames. One is a nerd too...after all ;)

From now on I will post in both Norwegian and English...so that no-one has to learn norwegian to read the blog ;)

Ferdig!!

2008-12-22T20:42:00.002+01:00

Sånn!
Da var alle julepresanger ferdige og pakket inn og jeg er klar for jula.

Vi er i gang!!!

2008-12-21T22:16:00.002+01:00

Hei alle sammen :)

Velkommen til min blogg. Som dere ser så er dette helt nytt for meg, men jeg håper å lære fort og at fler enn meg skal få glede av denne bloggen.

I dag strikker jeg ferdig de to siste julepresangene for i år.
Så nå har jeg intensjoner om å bare kose meg med strikkingen hele jula.
Har en flott genser som jeg gleder meg til å bruke....Bare den blir ferdig. Har halvparten av armene(strikker alltid begge armene samtidig) og hals-vrangborden igjen.

Tror jeg får komme tilbake med fler poster etter hvert som det skjer noe. Blir gøy å se hva dette kan bli til :)

På gjensyn.