Category: Crafts
First finished object of the year
January 2, 2011
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I made the first half of one sock 2 years ago. Why I didn’t finish it I have no idea, but atleast they’re both done! They’re knitted in Fame Trend from Marks & Kattens.
Luna Moth
September 19, 2010
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This shawl has been one of my most far-travelled projects. I was with me on our 25 days trip to the US in 2008, but I didn’t knit a single stitch! I’ve had to make a lot of corrections and it has just taken so much time! But now – it’s finished and ready to
From Denmark
May 9, 2008
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The weather is summer-like – warm and sunny – perfect for lazy days (and looong weekends since we have a public holiday this coming Monday). When we were in Denmark in April I bought some yarn (only two skeins since it was quite expensive) – and I wasn’t sure what to do with is. It’s
A knitted shawl
April 17, 2007
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This has been finished for quite some time now and I’m on my 2nd one. It will be a gift for my mother-in-law (let’s hope she doesn’t read my blog) This shawl is knitted in Kid Mohair – double yarn. I knitted it from the neck and outwards and ended at 600 stitches. Leaving me
Baby booties – now with English translation
March 26, 2007
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Denne er til Trine som spurte etter oppskriften på de babysokkene jeg strikker. Jeg måtte lete litt før jeg fant den igjen, men her er den. Du kan i stedet for å lage hullrad strikke 1 r og 1 vrang hele veien opp og så brette sokken. Her er det mange muligheter. BABYSOKKER Gammel oppskrift,
Knitting in America
May 23, 2004
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If there is one book you should have – it’s this one! Amazing pictures, stories and patterns!
10 years ago
May 22, 2004
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10 years ago I finished this sweather. I remember being finished with all the parts, but neither my mum nor my grand mother wanted to help me put it together – they were both afraid of doing something wrong! So – a friend of my mother had to help me. When I got it back
Another future FO
May 21, 2004
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This amazing picture is from a Norwegian book about “hand wear” to use with national costumes. The book is “Håndplagg til bunader og folkedrakter“. Wouldn’t this be the perfect thing to add to my “wedding dress” *I can hear wedding bells*
Future FO?
May 18, 2004
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I came across the pattern while surfing the net (that’s nothing new is it 😉 I was thinking about making it into a wedding dress. Well – I’d better set a date first so I know when I have to finish the project! The picture is from a book of Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton.
Taking a Tiffany glass class
March 17, 2004
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Spent the weekend doing a crafts course in Tiffany. (after Louis Tiffany). I had actually forgotten about the whole course since I enrolled last year (yes.. last year), but it turned out to be quite fun! We started Friday evening. Even though I would much rather have spent the weekend in bed I left for
