shawls

After a disastrous attempt to knit the fichu I came up with a solution.
I decided to just knit a triangle shawl and then count the stitches I needed to apply the fichu border.
There after it took my I day or two to figure out how to begin so that the border would come at the right side and in the end I mastered the puzzle! I do not no exactly what kind of wool I used, because it was in a stash that I got from my grandmother.
The last border with the leafs took like forever. So in between I knitted another multnomah exactly after the one I allready knitted and sold. It is the perfect color to match a pair of jeans.
The project before the fake fichu I knitted a shawl by the name of Cladonia.
I have not blocked them yet and I hope to do that this week.

The project I took on today is a Gail Nightsong and now in a beautiful green alpacka.
Pictures will follow.

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To be continued

The first attempt to me Gail shawl was not very successful so I took it out again and started again. I must say that it is now looking and I have the hang of it!! It is fun to knit once you get the picture. At first I just knitting following the instructions but you have to think for your self as well!
I have come a long way don't you think?










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My shawl

I have been struggling lately with my Fichu shawl and two days ago I decided to take it out.
Did not work for me !
I still love the shawl and started with another project.
The same yarn and another pattern.
It became the Gail (Aka Nightsongs) and on 5mm needles.
So får it looks very good!

The gail shawl is all about leaves.
The yarn does not show it now because this is only the beginning.
To be continued .........

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Colour Queens

Last thursday it was finally time to go to Gothenburg.
My first visit was to go to my dear friend Elin.
I arrived at 05.00 pm or so and had a wonderfull time at the balcony in the sun with a drink.
We made a dutch diner which I succeeded with I guess.
Then we went trough our fibers of course !! Up to the loft to find more fiber.
Girl, how much can you store !! :)
I got some very nice yarn from Elin and three bags of coloured finnull wool.

The next day Elin had to got to work so I followed with her.
I had a great time! To see Gothenburg from a boat is something different!

After that I had some errands to do and went off to a very small, nice, knittingshop.
Thanks to my GPS I managed to find everything.
And then off to Lena. The Colour Queens weekend can begin!!!

I arrived att Lena´s around 13.00 o´clock. Marie was allready there and made a wonderfull lunch.
The rest of the afternoon we spend with spinning at the veranda because it was beautifull weather.
We also went to Ikea to buy some jars and you always come home with more!!
After diner I visited Mia because she has some beautifull cottonyarn she dyes herself and I am going to make a african flowerbag.

Mia´s yarn

The beginning of my bag!

Saturdaymorning Dineke and Else arrived just in time for breakfast!

We unpacked the car and then it was time for lunch again and again Marie fixed it again.

Els with a hat to protect her against the sun.

Lost something Lena?

And then it was just waiting for the girls to show up.

It was beautiful weather and only sunday was a bit chilly.

Other pictures will follow when I have collected them all together.

And this is what I have done:

All of it !!

Blue Faced Leicester dyed with all the leftover from the course with Landscape Dyes

Humbug 

Close up of the Humbug

Eva´s alpacka dyed with Landscape Dyes Sarsparilla and Sugar Cane

Really love those colours

Silk

The same silk as above

On saturday night I got some spinninglessons from Mia about Thick and Thin spinning.
Not a bad result for the first time I suppose. I am going to twine it with silk dyed with Sarsparilla.

I had a lot of Alpacka lying around and I was able to make rovings on Lena´s fantastic electric Cardmachine

A close up of the Alpacka 

I am very pleased with the result and I am sure the rest was pleased as well. 

I am looking forward to our next meeting!!! 

And in the meantime: Go Colour Queens !!

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my treasures

Today I had to drive Noortje into town because she had a basketbalgame.
So I took the chance to drive by my adress who had some wool lying for me!
A lot fits in my very small car.
This is wool from the Swedish Värmlandssheep.
We will see what I will be able to do this week!!
Have to work on Thursday and Friday!!
So hopefully before that I have done something.

In the meantime I began spinning again from my Alpacka wool.

I think I have 6 baskets in the basement and after spending a whole they on the computer it is definitely time for something else. 

And then my hens!!!

I do not have to colour any egg this year!!! 

Just look at that.

Smal, thin, big, fet, gorgeous eggs.

We always had one hen to lay blueish/greenish eggs and I think one of her daughters does it too.

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Update!

What have I done the last couple of days?
I offered a friend to take care of her shop this month on thursdays and fridays and I really did a lot.
Thursdaymorning I had a busy morning!
No knitting just selling and serving and then I had my chance after 13.00 o´clock.
I had two shawls waiting for me to be finished so I did. It was kind of a project and I managed.
A purple I had knitted an I-cord on the knittingmachine and was not a great succes.
It was tight and not at all comfy so started again by hand and it turned out beautifully.
The otherone is also nice but not as soft as the purple one.
Pictures of the shawls will follow.

I also finished twining my baby Alpacka from Lena on my Ashford Joy.
Yesterday evening and this evening I span coloured rami to twine it with the alpacka and turned out lovely.

My Alpacka with coloured Rami.
Maybe I will take a better picture tomorrow in daylight !

I was thrilled by the mail yesterday!!!
Ordered to books at bookdepository and have been waiting for them all week long.
Finally I have them and now I can take on my next project.
I have been invited to a springfair in May and the themes is....: FOOD!!!
So I am going to knit and crochet food.
I love them and hope it all turn out well.

And I have to finish some other projects as well.
Only one foot left of my dragon so I better be moving on!
Hope I have time tomorrow.

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webshop

Today I had big plans!!!

The main goal was finishing my webshop for all my swedish friends.

When I looked at my calendar this morning at 10.00 am I discovered that we had a planned outage!

So between 11.00 am and 14.00 we had no electricity and I usely do not plan my days and today I had plans!!!

So no computer for me and then a friend called if she could drop by. Sure, always welcome !!

She left round 16.00 and then dinerpreparations and all that. 

So that leaves me to sit behind my computer at about 19.00 hrs.

I cannot keep my eyes open so now I am really going to bed. 

At least I finished spinning my baby alpacka while my friend was here and the website................

not yet I amfraid. It takes longer than i suspected.

Good night everyone!!

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What did I do today?

My days are just to short !!
I began with a round of running with the dogs.
They have to go out and I definitely needs the exercise !
I cleaned out the chickencoop and they would not leave me alone.
Ofcourse they wanted to lay eggs exactly the moment I began.
They were really anoying me!
After the big cleaning and showered ofcourse and then............... some spinning.
I began with the baby alpacka from Lena.
And here are the results:

Baby Alpacka is so fluffty

I am very proud of my thread till now.
Tomorrow evening I will do the rest.
It was only 50 gram so we will see what to do with it.
I have some dyed tencil in my stock, maybe I will twined it with it.

It was getting late so a short round for the dogs and then of to Eva with her First Aid Knitting Mondays!
I always try to go there and today I was a bit late and I managed.
But before I went I picked up the telephon (as a formal telephonist I cannot let go!) and a lady called to order a Rose from Majacraft!!! I am over the moon! She was a participant in the spinningcourse.
Very nice and I hope I can deliver The Rose very soon!
After all an exciting day for me.
The icing on the cake!
And tomorrow I am going to sit and finish my websiteshop in swedish. I am not a nightperson and maybe tomorrow I will be!!

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