Tulip Time!
This is the time to decorate your home with lovely bouquet of springtulips!
Tulip Time!
Tulip Time!
The winner is..
After coming home from work and haveing 9 peaces of really great sushi I knew it was time to find out who would be the winner of my birthday give-away.
And so got to it:
Putting the names of 9 lovely ladies on some scrap-paper..
Foldning them into small parslettes..
Putting them all in the Marshmallowhat
and then - shake it a bout and pull out a winner.
AND THE WINNER IS
MAJSTESS
The winner is notified and I hope she'll enjoy her yarn as soon as it finds it way to her!
Thanks to all who participated!
And so got to it:
Putting the names of 9 lovely ladies on some scrap-paper..
Foldning them into small parslettes..
Putting them all in the Marshmallowhat
and then - shake it a bout and pull out a winner.
AND THE WINNER IS
MAJSTESS
The winner is notified and I hope she'll enjoy her yarn as soon as it finds it way to her!
Thanks to all who participated!
Ice Princess - the cardigan
This is Ice Princess - the cardigan.
The first cardigan I've knitted with only my own measurements and creativity to follow.
It weighs it's good 280 grams together with 9 mother of pearl buttons.
It's knitted with Semilla DK.
I think the cardigan speaks for it self so I'll just treat you to a picturecavalcade!
At winters first came the Ice Princess
Woollen comfort
Stripes, cables and buttons
And lots of love to complete it
Thanks to my darling Philip for taking the pictures
The first cardigan I've knitted with only my own measurements and creativity to follow.
It weighs it's good 280 grams together with 9 mother of pearl buttons.
It's knitted with Semilla DK.
I think the cardigan speaks for it self so I'll just treat you to a picturecavalcade!
At winters first came the Ice Princess
Woollen comfort
Stripes, cables and buttons
And lots of love to complete it
Thanks to my darling Philip for taking the pictures
Take that fear and wear it like a crown
Yesterday may have been the best friday in a long time!
The greatness begun at 17.00 pm at Fröken Olsson where I and Eddy spend about an hour knitting with other knittingenthusiasts of the Sip and Knit group.
When then walked on to Stora Teatern at Avenyn to see the fabuluos Cirkus Cirkör show
Wear it like a crown.
After being seated on not so comfortable charis the show begun, AND WHAT A SHOW!
It was amazing, dazzling, spectacular, funny, beautiful and absolutly magnificent!
We sat in the middle of the second row and could enjoy every faceexpression, it made show feel really special, like they were on stage only for our personal enjoyment.
The greatness begun at 17.00 pm at Fröken Olsson where I and Eddy spend about an hour knitting with other knittingenthusiasts of the Sip and Knit group.
When then walked on to Stora Teatern at Avenyn to see the fabuluos Cirkus Cirkör show
Wear it like a crown.
After being seated on not so comfortable charis the show begun, AND WHAT A SHOW!
It was amazing, dazzling, spectacular, funny, beautiful and absolutly magnificent!
We sat in the middle of the second row and could enjoy every faceexpression, it made show feel really special, like they were on stage only for our personal enjoyment.
The fabolous Wear it like a crown trailer
While waiting to get to the wardrobe after the show the artists came out on stage to more or less hangout and talk to the audience, and ofcourse we couldn't resist to ask for a picture..
Eddy and the oh so funny and charming pingpong juggler.
Cirkus Cirkör was really something extra, something I've never experienced before. But it sure won't be the last time!
After being bobsmacked by Wear it like a crown we went to have a glas of wine and knit for a couple of hours.
All in all, a really great evening!
While waiting to get to the wardrobe after the show the artists came out on stage to more or less hangout and talk to the audience, and ofcourse we couldn't resist to ask for a picture..
Eddy and the oh so funny and charming pingpong juggler.
Cirkus Cirkör was really something extra, something I've never experienced before. But it sure won't be the last time!
After being bobsmacked by Wear it like a crown we went to have a glas of wine and knit for a couple of hours.
All in all, a really great evening!
About birthdays..
I'm sort of really good at remembering friend and familys brithdays. I think it's important to make people feel special and important to me and showing that by remembering their special day.
This doesn't seem to apply on my blog..
It's was lillavackraannas blogs brithday on the 17th of January 2012, that was two days ago...
So here's to my blog
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
AND
this brithday is going to be celebrated with a little giveaway!
All you have to do to have a chance of winning is write a comment in the commentfield. If you don't have a blog of your own, don't forget to write you email (it's won't be published on the blog).
And now for the prize:
459 meters lace of handdyed, handspun Massam lace!
The Massamwool has very long fibres and is a bit rougher than for example BFL, and there for a bit itching.
Read more about Massamwool
It's a beautiful yarn with greate lustre and alot of bounce!
So what are you waiting for?
Write a comment, compete for a skein of handfull yarn and at the same time celebrate this blogs birthday!
(Due to cargo-cost I only readers living in Sweden can attend the giveaway)
YOU HAVE UNTIL FIRDAY THE 27th to participate!
This doesn't seem to apply on my blog..
It's was lillavackraannas blogs brithday on the 17th of January 2012, that was two days ago...
So here's to my blog
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
AND
this brithday is going to be celebrated with a little giveaway!
All you have to do to have a chance of winning is write a comment in the commentfield. If you don't have a blog of your own, don't forget to write you email (it's won't be published on the blog).
And now for the prize:
459 meters lace of handdyed, handspun Massam lace!
The Massamwool has very long fibres and is a bit rougher than for example BFL, and there for a bit itching.
Read more about Massamwool
It's a beautiful yarn with greate lustre and alot of bounce!
So what are you waiting for?
Write a comment, compete for a skein of handfull yarn and at the same time celebrate this blogs birthday!
(Due to cargo-cost I only readers living in Sweden can attend the giveaway)
YOU HAVE UNTIL FIRDAY THE 27th to participate!
Once upon a time
The creaters of Lost has now given us Once upon a time.
A greate series if you ask me - it's exciting, adventures, mystic and intriguing.
AND it's family entertainment!
The storyline reads
"Emma Swan gets the surprise of her life when Henry, the son she gave up 10 years ago, arrives on her doorstep. Returning the boy to his adoptive mother becomes complicated when Henry reveals a stunning theory to Emma. Everyone in Storybrooke, Maine is a fairytale character under a curse, and Emma - as the long lost daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming - is the one who can save them all. The story unfolds; interweaving scenes of the drama in the sleepy New England town and the the inhabitants' past lives in the world of fairy tales. The timeless battle of good vs evil is ready to begin again."
Watch it, now.
A greate series if you ask me - it's exciting, adventures, mystic and intriguing.
AND it's family entertainment!
The storyline reads
"Emma Swan gets the surprise of her life when Henry, the son she gave up 10 years ago, arrives on her doorstep. Returning the boy to his adoptive mother becomes complicated when Henry reveals a stunning theory to Emma. Everyone in Storybrooke, Maine is a fairytale character under a curse, and Emma - as the long lost daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming - is the one who can save them all. The story unfolds; interweaving scenes of the drama in the sleepy New England town and the the inhabitants' past lives in the world of fairy tales. The timeless battle of good vs evil is ready to begin again."
Watch it, now.
My second sockyarn
I knitted my first pair of socks from handdyed, handspun yarn last year and this weekend I finished spinning my second roving of sockwool.
It's 70-40 merinowool - nylon and i'ts quite pleasant to spin.
I split the roving straight down the middle so that my socks will get the same striping - well atleast almost the same..
I spun two singles that I navajoplyed. I think the second single was spun with more twist, so I think that one will be better.
With a total of 230 meters this is the sockyarn Looking greate!
It turned out quite well balanced, but not perfect
In reality the colors are very vibrant and not as blend as the picture suggests
Now I just have to find the time to knit a pair of socks..
It's 70-40 merinowool - nylon and i'ts quite pleasant to spin.
I split the roving straight down the middle so that my socks will get the same striping - well atleast almost the same..
I spun two singles that I navajoplyed. I think the second single was spun with more twist, so I think that one will be better.
With a total of 230 meters this is the sockyarn Looking greate!
It turned out quite well balanced, but not perfect
In reality the colors are very vibrant and not as blend as the picture suggests
Now I just have to find the time to knit a pair of socks..
Deflated Christmas Ornaments
If you want to fill your christmastree with knitted ornament you better start intime..
So I've knitted three and started on the forth, but so far they are quite flat. I'm planning on knitting about 10 before putting in the filling, so you can do all at the same time.
I've knitted three ornaments that are quite different from eachother. That makes the knitting more fun.
I knit them with Rauma Fine Wool, as recommended by the authors. I knit them in grey and red, instead of white and red. Why - well Strikk were out of white Rauma Fine Wool and I thought it looked really nice with grey instead.
Not yet steamed or filled they look like this!
Nr. 11 "Krokros", nr 28 "Polkagris", nr 32 "Hjärterum"
Nr 11. "Krokros"
Nr 28. "Polkagris"
So I've knitted three and started on the forth, but so far they are quite flat. I'm planning on knitting about 10 before putting in the filling, so you can do all at the same time.
I've knitted three ornaments that are quite different from eachother. That makes the knitting more fun.
I knit them with Rauma Fine Wool, as recommended by the authors. I knit them in grey and red, instead of white and red. Why - well Strikk were out of white Rauma Fine Wool and I thought it looked really nice with grey instead.
Not yet steamed or filled they look like this!
Nr. 11 "Krokros", nr 28 "Polkagris", nr 32 "Hjärterum"
Nr 11. "Krokros"
Nr 28. "Polkagris"
Ones yarn anothers socks
I spent the weekend with my dear friend Anna-Carin.
We have the same intrerest in more than one way - we first met at a militarymusic-camp. We started talking and after ten minutes people thought we had been friends for ever. We share the love for knitting, for music and playing music, for english and swedish detective stories, for wholesome food, for gardening and so on..
When she came for a quick visit in Gothenburg in november I gave her a skein of handdyed sockyarn.
She turned it into a pair of broken seed socks with greate result!
Colorfull broken seed socks
Really happy that Anna-Carin could make such good use of the yarn!
As always we spend alot of time knitting while spending time together this weekend. Resulting in that my first cardigan after my own measurements and patterns is now blocking..
We have the same intrerest in more than one way - we first met at a militarymusic-camp. We started talking and after ten minutes people thought we had been friends for ever. We share the love for knitting, for music and playing music, for english and swedish detective stories, for wholesome food, for gardening and so on..
When she came for a quick visit in Gothenburg in november I gave her a skein of handdyed sockyarn.
She turned it into a pair of broken seed socks with greate result!
Colorfull broken seed socks
Really happy that Anna-Carin could make such good use of the yarn!
As always we spend alot of time knitting while spending time together this weekend. Resulting in that my first cardigan after my own measurements and patterns is now blocking..
Amaryllis
The ultimate (christmas) flower is the amaryllis.
Amaryllis, of the family Amaryllidaceae, is acctually a springflower. But since it's not hardy in Swedish climate we push them into flowering in wintertime, as a pottedplant inside.
My mother is some kind of "Amaryllis-collecter", not in the way that she has supernerdy knowledge of the Amaryllidaceae family, or the amaryllis she's got at home - most of them missing lables. But when ever she finds a specimen that she likes she will buy it, resultning in her buying about 5-6 new ones every christmas. And after some seasons the amaryllis will go back to it's "natural" flowering time, hence there are amaryllis flowering all year round in my familys home. My mother will buy any amaryllis that's a little different, while my fathers mission is to find an amaryllis that's so dark red it's almst black.
Anyway - when I had my parents over in Gothenburg the weekend before christmas, we visited Haga christmasfair and stumbled over a salesman that sold his amaryllis for almost nothing. So ofcourse we bought 4 each..
Mine just started flowering - all at ones ofcourse!
Amaryllis "Exotica"
Amaryllis "Fresh Lemon"
Amaryllis "Charisma"
Amaryllis "Exotica"
Now I'm off to my dear friend Anna-Carin. When we meet we spend most time taking walks, knitting and watching detectiv storys..
Amaryllis, of the family Amaryllidaceae, is acctually a springflower. But since it's not hardy in Swedish climate we push them into flowering in wintertime, as a pottedplant inside.
My mother is some kind of "Amaryllis-collecter", not in the way that she has supernerdy knowledge of the Amaryllidaceae family, or the amaryllis she's got at home - most of them missing lables. But when ever she finds a specimen that she likes she will buy it, resultning in her buying about 5-6 new ones every christmas. And after some seasons the amaryllis will go back to it's "natural" flowering time, hence there are amaryllis flowering all year round in my familys home. My mother will buy any amaryllis that's a little different, while my fathers mission is to find an amaryllis that's so dark red it's almst black.
Anyway - when I had my parents over in Gothenburg the weekend before christmas, we visited Haga christmasfair and stumbled over a salesman that sold his amaryllis for almost nothing. So ofcourse we bought 4 each..
Mine just started flowering - all at ones ofcourse!
Amaryllis "Exotica"
Amaryllis "Fresh Lemon"
Amaryllis "Charisma"
Amaryllis "Exotica"
Now I'm off to my dear friend Anna-Carin. When we meet we spend most time taking walks, knitting and watching detectiv storys..
Fluffy cream buns
One of the desserts for New Years Eve were homemade "cream buns" made from Mat-Tinas recipe.
Made from whipped eggwhites, sugar, crackers, vegetarian gelatine and freezedried berries, melted chocolate and coconut they where a success!
Want to make them your self - find recipe HERE
Made from whipped eggwhites, sugar, crackers, vegetarian gelatine and freezedried berries, melted chocolate and coconut they where a success!
Want to make them your self - find recipe HERE
2011
2011 has been an eventfull year - Philip was accepted to med.school, we got an apartment of our own in Gothenburg, I graduated from University, moved to Gothenburg and cut off my long hair!
And on top of all that I have found some greate new friends and really developed my knitting. I now don't find it scary to start a big project like knitting a cardigan, because I know I have the knowledge to do it and friends to help me if I got stuck.
And on top of all that I have found some greate new friends and really developed my knitting. I now don't find it scary to start a big project like knitting a cardigan, because I know I have the knowledge to do it and friends to help me if I got stuck.
I knitted a pippisweater
And a Myrtle cardigan, it's now my absolute favourite
I got to know Elin
And Eddy
(and Maria, but I don't have a picture of her)
I knitted my first pair of socks from my handspun yarn
I learned a thing and two about dyeing
I developed my spinningtechnique with the help of friends and my spinningwheel Kerstin
I met with the alpackas in Tummelilla
And for 2012 I will
- Finish my cardigan knitted from my own measurements and pattern
- Knit a pippesweater for Philip
- Knit at least 20 christmas ornaments from Arne&Carlos book
- Spin yarn from the alpackawool to use in a big project
Another pair..
The last christmasgift was finished the evening before christmas, and it was, as all other knitted christmasgifts, a big scuccess.
It's another pair of broken seed socks...not so fun to knit to pairs in a row I might add..
Yesterday evening was spent with three greate friends and knitters Eddy, Elin and Maria. Eddy served us the last of her christmascandy, Maria let us taste her cupcakes made in her cupcakemaker that shw got for christmas and Elin delivered a greate christmasgift in shape of a beautiful roving of yarn she bought in Michigan!
I just brought a good mood and smiley face.
My mum agreed to modell for me
This pair was knitted the "traditional way" with toe, heel and ribknitting on the cuff with the plain yarn
I'm convincced that they will keep their reciver warm!
It's another pair of broken seed socks...not so fun to knit to pairs in a row I might add..
Yesterday evening was spent with three greate friends and knitters Eddy, Elin and Maria. Eddy served us the last of her christmascandy, Maria let us taste her cupcakes made in her cupcakemaker that shw got for christmas and Elin delivered a greate christmasgift in shape of a beautiful roving of yarn she bought in Michigan!
I just brought a good mood and smiley face.
My mum agreed to modell for me
This pair was knitted the "traditional way" with toe, heel and ribknitting on the cuff with the plain yarn
I'm convincced that they will keep their reciver warm!
Merry Christmas
Yesterday we celebrated "Little Christmas", which is the evening before christmaseve. We've always celebrated little christmas in my family, and it was first when I moved to another part of Sweden that I learned that this is a tradition from my par of Sweden - Skåne.
I celebrated together with mum, dad, my brothers and my eldest brothers fiance. Since I will celebrate christmaseve with Philips family we exchanged gifts yesterday. My homespun yarn and knitted handwarmers were a success and the rest of the evening my mum and sister in law discusses what to knit from it. They decied on having a special club for those knitting with homespun yarn, since that is a little bit better than with commercial yarn..
AND SO
With this erhmm..typichal christmas mushroom growing on my mum and dads christmas tree I wish you all a Merry Christmas!
Christmas mushroom, bought at Liseberg last weekend.
Lacecoasters
This weekend when we visited Liseberg I stumbled over some really nice coasters from KG Design.
Our old costers were made from cork, not so aesthetic, not washable and so on..
So when I found these silicon, dishwasherproof lace coasters. I lover the combination of a new material meets old design.
The silicon creates resistance between coaster and table and coaster and glass so it doesn't slide. They are easy to wash and come in all sorts of colors.
We chose the white ones, it looks classic and gives a nice contrast to our black livingroom table!
Glühwien cups on our new coasters
Looks as good with red as with black
Read more about KGDesign and find their reseller HERE
Melonball
This yarn is the perfect example of something I had very low expectations about.
I wasn't at all pleased with the woolroving after dyeing it. I had decided to dye in different colors that I normally choose, like blue, turqouise and pink. While fluffing it after steaming it I immediately regret my trial to be different.
But it so fun how a roving transforms into somethings that you experience in a totally different way when it's spun.
As single i still wasn't very happy about it, but when plyed - fractal - I thought it looked really greate.
What was a boring roving turned in to a yarn that was sofisticated but happy in color. With it's fresh meloncolor I named it "Melonball" I think that it will turn into something beautiful when knitted!
100 grams BFl wool, handdyed, handspun into a 2 ply yarn of 350 meters.
Melonball the yarn
350 meters of handspun happiness!
It's now waiting for someone under the christmastree..
All set!
All gifts are rapped, this year all in red and white, and ready to be delivered!
Some are soft, some are hard, one for every taste, i hope everyone will get their wishes fullfilled.
Traditionally rapped christmasgifts
Some are soft, some are hard, one for every taste, i hope everyone will get their wishes fullfilled.
Traditionally rapped christmasgifts
Christmas at Liseberg
This weekend I got a longed for visit from my parents and my babybrother (who by the way is 19 years old now).
It was greate getting to show them our apartment in it's "new look". Last time they were here it was filled of boxes and furniture standing arround. It was really enjoyable to have them here!
We had dinner at Hard Rock café and went to spend the evening at Liseberg, the big amusementpark in Gothenburg. IN december the park is lit up by christmas lights, filled with christmastrees, santas and little shops selling everything from christmas ornaments, fluffy sheepsskins, homemade mustard and moosekebab.
The sunday was then spent at the christmasfair in Haga, one of the oldest parts of Gothenburg. We listened to Göta Lejon, bought a pair of sheepskin mittens, a christmasgift from Philip and had some greate coffee.
It was greate getting to show them our apartment in it's "new look". Last time they were here it was filled of boxes and furniture standing arround. It was really enjoyable to have them here!
We had dinner at Hard Rock café and went to spend the evening at Liseberg, the big amusementpark in Gothenburg. IN december the park is lit up by christmas lights, filled with christmastrees, santas and little shops selling everything from christmas ornaments, fluffy sheepsskins, homemade mustard and moosekebab.
The sunday was then spent at the christmasfair in Haga, one of the oldest parts of Gothenburg. We listened to Göta Lejon, bought a pair of sheepskin mittens, a christmasgift from Philip and had some greate coffee.
Surreal world at Liseberg
Lit up tree
Me and my honey in the snowy forrest..made from a bunch of trees put together and papersnow..
Say my name!
With inspiration from Maria, the brain behind the blog pysselochknap I ordered tags with my name - or acctually my blogs name - to put on things I knit or in other ways create.
It's easy to do it here!
I bought 50 tags with my name and a symbol and it only cost me about 250 swedish corwns, that's about 5 crowns per tag. If you buy more tags, it's cheaper price per tag. But I felt that 50 would be enough for some time!
I chosed a quit sober colour to make it go with anyanother colour on the knitted item.
It's handmade baby!
It's easy to do it here!
I bought 50 tags with my name and a symbol and it only cost me about 250 swedish corwns, that's about 5 crowns per tag. If you buy more tags, it's cheaper price per tag. But I felt that 50 would be enough for some time!
I chosed a quit sober colour to make it go with anyanother colour on the knitted item.
It's handmade baby!
From Alpaca with love!
Remember that I visited an alpcka farm earlier this year? Anyway - because of busy times juggling work, school, move, and a new job there hasn't been alot of time left over for the alpaca wool.
BUT - I have managed to sort, card, and spin enough yarn for a pair of alpaca handwarmers.
They are knitted on needles 2, the yarn was VERY thin even though it was navajoplyed! It's my own pattern and I'm thinking about writing it down. I made a drastic increase to make it embrace the wrist and "beginning" of the hand to give more warmth.
While taking the pictures I got a little "help" from Muffin the cat..
Striped alpaca handwarmers
Muffin the cat giving a hand, or should I way paw. during the photoshoot..
Muffin getting a taste of the handwarmers..
Muffin taking a taste of me..
Well, I hope you get the picture anyway!
BUT - I have managed to sort, card, and spin enough yarn for a pair of alpaca handwarmers.
They are knitted on needles 2, the yarn was VERY thin even though it was navajoplyed! It's my own pattern and I'm thinking about writing it down. I made a drastic increase to make it embrace the wrist and "beginning" of the hand to give more warmth.
While taking the pictures I got a little "help" from Muffin the cat..
Striped alpaca handwarmers
Muffin the cat giving a hand, or should I way paw. during the photoshoot..
Muffin getting a taste of the handwarmers..
Muffin taking a taste of me..
Well, I hope you get the picture anyway!
Obotlig stickerska, notorisk spinnerska, pysselmaja, Göteborgsbo och växtnörd!
