1.søndag i advent

Så tenner vi et lys i kveld,
vi tenner det for glede,
det står og skinner for seg selv,
og oss som er til stede.

Og ved siden av adventsstaken står denne søte lille nissen med telys

Dagens middag :) Er lenge siden jeg har laga grøt nå...

Og så er jeg FERDIG med noe *fnise* Disse går i vaskemaskinen nå, kommer forhåpentligvis ut i en størrelse 38... Har strikket inn raggegarn i hæl, såle og tå, så håper vi at disse varer litt lenger enn andre par!

I've finnished a pair of slippers ready to be felted, and since it's the first sunday of Advent today I'm showing my very simple Advens-candles.

What Tarot Card Are You?

You are The Tower

Ambition, fighting, war, courage. Destruction, danger, fall, ruin.

The Tower represents war, destruction, but also spiritual renewal. Plans are disrupted. Your views and ideas will change as a result.

The Tower is a card about war, a war between the structures of lies and the lightning flash of truth. The Tower stands for "false concepts and institutions that we take for real." You have been shaken up; blinded by a shocking revelation. It sometimes takes that to see a truth that one refuses to see. Or to bring down beliefs that are so well constructed. What's most important to remember is that the tearing down of this structure, however painful, makes room for something new to be built.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Litt mer bursdagsgaver/More birthdaypresents

Dette fikk jeg i forsinka bursdagsgave fra svigerfamilien :) To nøster beige alpakka, to nøster petrol alpakka, et nøste multifarga mohair, to bøker (varme kilder & når rett skal være rett) og et "sacco-brett".


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Birthdaypresents from my boyfriends-family :) Four skeins alpacca, one skein mohair, two knitting books and a board to use for my laptop or other things when I need a table in my lap.

1måned til jul/1month until christmas eve!

WOW! Snakker om at tiden går fra meg da! Her må det produseres julgaver, skrives semesteroppgaver og leses til eksamen (helst ikke helt i den rekkefølgen, men ok)! Bilder kommer når jeg en gang blir ferdig med noe, har en del parallelle prosjekt på gang :P

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WOW! Time is running away from me! I need to produce christmas presents, write semesterpapers and read for my exams (preferably not in that order...) Pictures when I finnish something, I have several parallell projects at the moment :P

Dagens produksjon...

Hva gjør man når man bare er sliten og trøtt, drittlei oppgaveskriving og føler egentlig for å sove et par timer (men bør ikke sove)? Joda, man setter seg ved symaskinen... Her er tre varianter av "vete-varmer", bare mine er fylt med grøtris... Varmes i mikrobølgeovn og varer mye lengre enn ei varmeflaske. Min bestemor skal få den største til jul (er laget med tre mindre poser i et stort trekk), jeg skal ha en og en reiser kanskje i julegave et annet sted...



Og når jeg var ferdig med å sy, så laget jeg visst kaffesåpe også... *fnise* Regner med jeg klarer et såpestykke til hver av de voksene familiene jeg gir til + at jeg fikk en liten form med rester som jeg skal ha selv...

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What do you do when you're just really tired, don't feel like writing papers and really wants to go to sleep for a few hours (but shouldn't sleep since it would mess up your weekend)? You go and play with the sewingmachine... I've made three different "heating bags", they're filled with porridge-rice (direct translation......) and you heat them in the microwave... And then, then I made soap!

Strikketreff hos karipia06 :)

Her er bilder fra tirsdagens Tromegn-treff hos karipia06
En hund.....

Og mange damer... *fnise*

RL is catching up...

The main reason for me not posting very often nowadays is that real life is catching up with me... I have a martial arts grading soon, 3 semester papers to turn in and 3 exams in december. I'm out the door before 8AM and not home until 10PM... In other words, not much time for crafting!

Snart ferdig / almost finnished

Jeg strikker på denne søte lille omslagsjakka for tida, strikkes i Svale uten oppskrift :) Måtte prøve å ta bilde av noe strikka med mitt nye kamera!



I´m knitting this cute little wrap-around-jacket, it´s knitted in Svale without any pattern :) Had to try to take a picture of something knitted with my new camera!

bursdag vel overstått :)

Da var bursdagshelga over, og jeg er kjempefornøyd :) Fikk digitalkamera av mine foreldre (som sto øverst på ønskelista), et Canon IXUSi, i tillegg til klær, øredobber, kjempestilig tekopp (av "mor" som vet hvor glad jeg er i te) og en nyyyyydelig borddekorasjon + 2 flasker vin *fnise* Her blir det kos frem mot jul! Og så ligger det noe rart i boden på loftet som jeg tror jeg må spør om hva er, tror det må være årets overraskelse (i fjor fant jeg et smykke i et skap :P)

Takk for alle gratulasjoner!

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Birthdayweekend over, and I got a new digital camera (among other), a Canon IXUSi, love it! Maybe I can take pictures without having to charge the camera first now, my old one was getting really bad. I also got a lot of things to make it cosy in my flat for christmas.

Thanks for all the happy b-day wishes!

:)

I thought this cake was cute, just got it in the mail :)
It´s my b-day as of 10 minutes ago...

Garnklubbpakke \ Yarnclubb package

Nesten bursdagsgave et par dager for tidlig dette :) Falt særlig for de fire nøstene med Hot Socks!!!!

Almost a birthdaypresent a few days early :) I'm in love with the 4 skeins of Hot Socks!!!!

KMKS

For my KMKS swapee, here's my answers to the questionnaire :)

What are your favorite colors? I love blue and green, but I don't really mind the color! At the moment I use yellow and green mittens with my blue jacket at purple scarf, who cares if everything match ?

Are you a new mitt knitter? No, but I knit far less mittens than I knit socks!
How long have you been knitting mittens? Think I started knitting mittens as the same time as socks, so about 18years...

Do you prefer solid or multicolored yarn? both, just not in the same project

What fibers do you prefer in mitten yarn? wool! It gets cold in Norway!

Where do you usually knit mittens? Everywhere...

How do you usually carry/store small projects? In a small knitting bag I have in my backpack.

What are your favorite mitten patterns? I love the norwegian Selbu mittens, but then I am Norwegian. I also knit a lot of felted mittens.

What are your favorite mitten knitting techniques? I usually use DPNs but now I've finally managed to figure out magic loop and my last pair was knitted using the magic loop technique.

What new techniques would you like to try? surprise me!

What are your favorite needles for knitting mittens? I finally got a pair of Addi for knitting magic loop, and I love them!

What are some of your favorite yarns? Anything wool with not so much acrylic or other artificial fiber... A little is ok (like for socks).

What yarn do you totally covet? Everything I can't get here in Norway without it costing an arm and a leg.

Any pattern you would love to make if money and time were no object? .........

Favorite kind of needles (brand, materials, straights or circs, etc)? I knit with bamboo when I knit on dpns, but for circs I use metall. I just got hold of my first pair of Addis and I love them

If you were a specific kind of yarn, which brand and kind of yarn would you be? Socks that Rock

Do you have a favorite candy or mail-able snack? Chocolate (dark, load of coco) :)

Whats your favorite animal? Guinea pigs (have two) and cats!
Would you prefer super warm mittens or something more like fingerless mitts? Both, superwarm for winter or fingerless for spring

If you were a color what color would you be? "seagreen"

What is your most inspiring image, flower, or object in nature? Flowers in the summer and pictures of nature covered in snow when it's winter!

Do you have a wishlist? not really... (a problem for my whole family)

Anything else you would like to share with the group today? I can't wait!

Abstinenser!

Fikk litt sjokk da jeg kom hjem i går kveld og så at Hobbyboden var stengt for helga... Ingen forhåndsvarsel, så jeg har litt abstinenser nå når jeg sitter her og spiser frokost!

Det blir nok lite håndarbeid denne helga, er treningshelg :) 4 timer trening i dag!

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I was surprised when I got home last night and saw that Hobbyboden was "closed" this weekend... No advance warning, so I'm having a bit of abstinence when having breakfast this morning.

Still, I don't have time for crafting this weekend, it's a trainingcamp :) 4 hours training today!

Dette er visst meg / This is supposed to be me....

What Disney Ride Are You? Space Mountain You are cold, dark, and max out at 27 mph (on a good day) You are Space Mountain!!

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Look at this cool kit :)

Here's what I got for my hot socks swap, a Red Cross Sock Kit with needles and yarn. And some tea :)

Klar til toving!

Et par votter klar til toving! :) Disse skal toves og blir julegave til en tøff 12åring !

These mittens will be felted, and then given as a christmas present to a 12 year old boy.

Rosa Sløyfe/Pink Ribbon

Tidligere i uka kom smykket og øredobbene jeg kjøpte under Rosa Sløyfe-aksjonen, settet er laget av månefeen og er enda nydligere i virkeligheten enn på bildet. Og så lurer jeg fælt på hvor man får kjøpt slike låser til øredobber, de var utrolig praktiske!

I bought this set from the Pink Ribbon auction on QXL. This is made by månefeen and it's even more lovely in RL than on the picture!

TV-aksjonen og bilsammenbrudd

Ja, i dag har jeg gått rundt med bøsse i Trondheim og samlet inn penger til TV-aksjonen. Det var utrolig mange hyggelige mennesker, og noen rare *flire*, samt noen jeg ikke skjønner meg helt på - du sitter i stua, som har vinduer ut mot utgangsdøra, og ser på tv, likevel kan du ikke en gang gå ut og si du ikke er interessert i å støtte ? *oppgitt*

Ellers kom jeg meg bare såvidt hjem fra bøssebæring før bilen brøt sammen *snufs* Håper det ikke er noe dyrt, min far var først redd for at hele motoren hadde brutt sammen, men nå ser det ut til at han er enig med Viking-mannen om at det "bare" er en pakning som er gåen. Jeg kjørte rundt som om jeg ikke kunne kjøre bil, og hadde jeg blitt stoppet i fartskontroll måtte jeg sagt at jeg bare skulle hjem... Jeg MÅTTE akselerer hele tiden, ellers bare hoppa den fremover eller døde for meg! Utrolig plagsomt!

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I mainly post in norwegian this time, but I'm writing about me going around in Trondheim collecting money for Doctors Without Borders and all the nice and weird persons I met. Then when I was driving home my car broke down, so now I'm just hoping it won't be to expensive to get it reparied!

Utfordring fra fjellrosa \ challenge from fjellrosa

1. Ta närmaste bok och slå upp sidan 18, rad 4 - vad står där?
...dimensions, while our picture is in only two dimensions. The six carbond which....

2. Sträck ut din vänstra arm så långt du kan, vad rör du vid?
veggen :P hvis jeg roterer 30 grader - skrivebordet

3. Vad var det senaste du såg på tv?
CSI

4. Utan att se efter, gissa vad klockan är
23.30

5. Bortsett från datorn, vad hör du just nu?
Tv og tørketrommel :)

6. När var du senast utomhus och vad gjorde du då?
Ute med klubben, spiste sushi og var sosial :)

7. Vad tittade du på innan du började svara på den här undersökningen?
Bloggen til fjellrosa

8. Vad har du på dig?
Bukse og cardigan

9. Drömde du något inatt? I så fall - vad?
At jeg hadde forsovet meg til Rosa Sløyfe auksjonen *flire*

10. När skrattade du senast?
(se over)..., og når jeg var ute i kveld

11. Vad finns på väggarna i rummet där du är nu?
oppslagstavle, kalender, bilder

12. Har du sett något konstigt på sistone?
Er ikke lenge siden sist det var sauer under kjøkkenvinduet...

13. Vad tycker du om den här utmaningen?
:P Si det...

14. Vilken var den senaste filmen du såg?
Seabiscuit

15. Om du blev multimiljonär, vad skulle du köpa?
Hus, bil og spandere bryllupsfest på meg selv

16. Berätta något om dig själv som folk inte känner till.
Jeg prøver faktisk å unngå at garnet overtar leiligheten min....

17. Om du kunde förändra EN sak i världen, utan att ta hänsyn till politik och skuldkänslor, vad skulle det vara?
Alle som vil krige får sin egen planet der de kan krige, så kan vi andre leve i fred.

18. Tycker du om att dansa?
Drev med dans i 10år, så JA! :)

19. George Bush?
Kveldens diskusjon Bush mot Putin, hvem vinner ? (kampsportsammenheng)

20-21. Vad skulle dina barn heta, pojke resp. flicka?
Det får jeg tenke mer på når den tid kommer :P Har en kjæreste som sikkert har lyst til å komme med innspill!

22. Skulle du nånsin överväga att bo utomlands?
Nei, er hjemmekjær!

23. Vad vill du att Gud ska säga när du kommer till pärleporten?
Jeg har passert under perleporten ;) Hørte ingen stemmer da...

24. Vilka fyra personer vill du ska svara på de här frågorna?
Margrethe, Brit-Elin, Grete, Energibombe

Socks FINNISHED!

Ja, da var sokkene ferdige også, oppskrift finnes her, men så modifiserte jeg litt her og der i tillegg... Strikket i raggegarn, brukte magic loop metoden (kjempegreit, ferdig med begge sokkene samtidig) i str 44!



Og et detaljbilde av mønsteret på leggen :)




The socks are finnished, I sort of followed this pattern. Knit in "raggegarn" (terrible hard and stiff sockyarn), and I used the magic loop method with 2 socks, so both were finnished at the same time! European size 44.

Still knitting

Nå er jeg lei disse sokkene, akkurat nå dekker de nesten foten min (str 36/37) og de skal ende som en str 44... Det nærmer seg, men gud så sent det går! Sokkene skal bli bursdagsgave til min far, så må bli ferdige i løpet av uka. Har slått fast at jeg hater raggegarn, og jeg som har flere nøster liggende (alle inkjøpt av min far, som gjerne ville ha sokker i dette fæle garnet)!




This is soooo slow knitting, socks for my fathers birthday, size 44... Still got some knitting to do!

And ANOTHER FO!!!

Nå har jeg overgått meg selv, i dag har jeg heklet kant rundt denne søte lille kjolen. Skal være størrelse 0-3mnd, men jeg syns den ser liten ut likevel... Strikket noen ekstra knapphull på skuldrene for at den skal kunne vokse litt i det minste... Mangler knapper enn så lenge, på bildet ligger den på et håndkle på badet, måtte skylle den opp og prøve litt forsiktig blokking siden kantene krøllet seg inn. Mønster fra et av min mors Gjesdal hefter (har det desverre ikke her), strikket i offwhite og lilla babyull på pinne 2,5.





And another one, I've outdone myself this weekend. Today I've finnished off this cute little dress, size 0-3months. I think it looks a bit small, so I added a few extra buttonholes on the shoulders. At the picture it's on a towel in the bathroom, since I'm trying to carefully block the edges so they won't "roll" too much, the crochet edge didn't help... Pattern is from Gjesdal (haven't got the original here since I borrowed a pattern from my mum this summer), knit in offwhite and lilac babywool on needles 2,5mm.

A FO

Jeg er ferdig med noe!!!! Pixielue og sokker i matchende mønster, 2r, 2vr, hullkant oppe og liten "blonde", sokkene ble strikket tå-opp. Lua var ferdig forrige tirsdag, og sokkene ble påbegynt hos energibombe tirsdag kveld. Tar sin tid før jeg får montert ting... Fargen er forresten mer burgunder enn den ser ut til å være ut fra bildet!





I've finnished something!!!! A pixiehat and socks in a matching pattern (k2, p2), the socks are knit from the toe up. The hat was finnished almost 14 days ago, and I cast on for the socks tuesday almost 14 days ago. It just takes time to finnish things!

I believe there are angels among us....

...sent down to us from somewhere up above... they come to you and me in our darkest hours, to show us how to live, to teach us how to give, to guide us with the light of love.....

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I'm knitting and crying today, listening to old songs by Alabama... Angels among us seems to be the perfect song for my mood today... I hope they can do something from my grandmother, atleast painrelief, but we won't know for a while yet... But it doesn't look good :(

Jeg strikker og tårene renner, hører på gamle sanger med Alabama, Angels among us er den perfekte sangen for meg i dag... Jeg håper de kan gjøre noe for min kjære bestemor, foreløpig ser det ikke bra ut, men vi får ikke vite så mye riktig enda... :(

Proof!!!

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I AM knitting! From right to left and top to bottom:
Shawl (for myself) in handpainted yarn from uruguay...
Socks for my father in "raggegarn"
I'm giving magic loop another try with my KSK-pals yarn and pattern!
Tunesian crochet patch (I'm doing august still....) and a pair of babysocks...


I also have something almost finnished, just need some time to finnish everything!

Bursdagsgave \ birthdaypresent

Jeg har nålefiltet til min kjære mormor ("mor") som fyller 80 år til tirsdag... Gaven reiser i posten i morgen, og kommer forhåpentligvis frem på dagen! Hun er nylig rammet av kreft, og reiser til radiumhospitalet denne uka, ønsker henne alt godt!



I've needle-feltet (?) a broche for my dear grandmother ("mor") who turns 80 on tuesday. The gift is leaving by mail tomorrow morning and it will hopefully reach her on her b-day. She just got diagnosed with cancer and is leaving for treatment this week, I wish her all the best!

Magic Yarnball #2

Here's my lovely yarnball from the second round of the magic yarnball swap... If you want to give it a try, go to swapbot and sign up for the next round...


My ball and some vintage ribbon, before I started knitting :)



I've knitted all the red yarn, now it's only yellow cotton left... Don't quite know what to do with this, so I unwind the ball and figure out later what to knit.



Here's the hat, pre-felting, it's knitted from all the red yarn in the ball togehter with feltable whool yarn.



This is what the ball contained! Loads of lovely buttons, a few beads, a little pair of sisors, some pins and a small box containing sewinggoods... I just love the asian touch, there's a lot of asian inspired buttons and also the box has that sort of pattern... LOVE IT!!!



Here's the hat after felting... Still not dry so I didn't feel like taking my picture with it on, but I have tried it and it fits perfectly!

Sheep

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This is what I found on a field outside my windows a day in september... Looks like they're enjoying beeing there, doesn't it? Just wish they'd payed in whool!

Fantasialaong #3 \ Let your imagination flow #3

Denne gangen var det historien om den lille prisen som var tema, og jeg har laget ei veske :) Valgte å brodere på to sitat fra boka, samt laga ei stjerne og noe som forsåvidt kan oppfattes som sola evt en planet... Dette blir julegave til mamma, glad hun ikke er innom her og sjekker :P

This time we were supposed to make something from the story about the little prince, I made this bag. I've chosen some sentences from the book and made a star and a sun. This will be a christmasgift for my mum!

Remember the KSK-kit I sent?

It took around a month to reach it's recipient, makes you just love the snail-mail-system, doesn't it? It finally arrived a few days ago, the recipient is Lauren of Knitting in the Desert. Have a look at her blog for pictures, I ofcourse forgot to take pictures before I sent it... Typically me!

We have a FO

Jeg er FERDIG med noe! Et par laaaaang håndleddsvarmere til vottealongen på hobbyforum er ferdige, strikket i Rosarios 4 Tricot. Jeg fikk akkurat en pakke fra garnklubben på strikkinnom også, denne inneholdt babygarn, og det passer perfekt siden jeg er rimelig hekta på babytøy til gaver... Bilder kommer så snart jeg får noe ferdig, jeg har for mange prosjekter på gang nå!

I've actually FINNISHED something!!!! This is a pair of loooong wristwarmers knit in Rosarios 4 Tricot, love this colorway, reminds me of the colors of fall! I also just got even more yarn in a yarnclub pacage, a lot of babyyarn, which is just perfect since I'm knitting a lot of babystuff for my friends... I have too many projects on the needles at the moments, pictures will come when I finnish something!

4 Seasons Gift Club

Tidligere i høst så meldt jeg meg på 4 Seasons Gift Club. Konseptet er at vi sender en pakke for hver "sesong" til en tildelt person. Her er min høstgave fra "tine".

I joined the 4 Seasons Gift Club earlier this fall... We get one gift each season, and I just got my fall-gift. My fall-gift came from "tine".

HV-september

Jeg fikk pakke fra min hemmelige venn på hobbyboden her forrige helg, har bare ikke hatt tid til å oppdatere bloggen, skolen har tatt en del tid i det siste, i tillegg til at jeg trener like mye som vanlig... :P

This is the september gift from my secret friend at hobbyboden, it arrived a week ago but I haven't had time to update my blog lately. School and training takes most of my spare time!






I just love it! ;) Especeally the little bag, just need to deside what I'll use it for!

Tusen takk min hemmelige venn, det falt så absolutt i smak... Falt helt for den lille veska, må bare finne ut hva jeg skal bruke den til siden jeg har så mange ideer :)

Magic Yarnball #2

Magic Yarnball #2 is on :) You could have joined here, and this time you can even risk getting a ball of odds and ends of different yarn...

To my swappartner:
If you make a ball from a single skein or one type of yarn I'd be thrilled (love wool and cotton), if not I hope it can either be felted or can be knitted together with a feltable yarn and then felted (I hate weaving in ends and I do not want the ends to hang loose). I'm really looking forward to this swap!

I have already started thinking of what I'll make this time *LOL* especeally the piece in the center will be a challenge...

Lite blogging\not much blogging...

Er lite som blir ferdig for tida, jobber litt på alt og MYE med skole + andre ting jeg sjonglerer... I tillegg så har "kreftspøkelset" rammet familien min igjen, den siste av mine gjenlevende besteforeldre er rammet og vi venter på resultater fra undersøkelser... Kreftsykdommen dukker stadig opp i min familie, så det er vel egentlig ikke rart at det var kreftforskning jeg endte opp med utdannelse innen...

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I've not finnished any knitting (or anything else for that matter) since I last posted, I'm working a lot with school and other stuff... And the "cancerghost" has struck again, my last remaining grandparent is in hospital and we're awaiting testresults... Cancer seems to be a normal sickness in my family, so it's not really that odd that I ended up with a master's thesis in cancer reserach.

Garnet mitt :)

I dag kom garnet mitt fra Uruguay, OG boka med tyrkiske sokkemønster... masse spennende!

Today I got my yarn from Uruguay, AND the book with turkish sock patterns... exciting!



From left to right, upper row:
Chana bc, Lime Blue lc, Rocha lc,Curacao LC

Lower row:
Huertas lc, Purple Gold LC

I have to admit I have to guess which was which of Lime Blue lc, Curacao LC and Huertas lc, but the other ones are correct!

Lano & Sunlight

And here are the little piggys which is now happily chewing away on their goodies from my KSK-bag!

Lano: Is a grey and white guinea pig with REALLY long fur... I have to cut it so it doesn't get too long and really tangelled up... She's very cute, only about 10months old! I got her when my oldest piggy died in november. She's also the smartest of the two, she really knows how to get my attention and let me know EXACTLY what she wants! You could say I've been trained to be a good owner\servant.


Sunligh: Is a "rosett" guinea pig (don't know what it's really called in english), she has fur going in literally all directions. She's white, brown and black, and LOVES her food... She's really lazy, and getting fat (I need ideas to get her moving), the only thing that really gets her going is FOOD and if I want her to move around a bit I give her a foodball (you know, one of those where you stick some goodies inside and the animal have to push it around and sometimes some food comes out of a hole).

WOW! Am I spoiled or what????

Just look what my KSK-pal Ruth sent me!!!


First picture: From left to right, needles with holder (I just love that kind of needles, don't know if I can get them here), goodies for my little guinea pigs (who are VERY happy at the moment), goodies for me (I'm saving them for now, they look jummy but I can't stay up eating candy when I have a 8am lecture tomorrow morning!). The green thing is a tape measure (love it, sooo cute), and on top of it is 15cm needles size 2,25 (I don't have needles in 1/4 sizes so I'm so happy!), there's stitchmarkers in the little bag and in front there's lovely wooden (handmade!!!!) needles with little owls on top... look how cute they are....

Second picture: The lovely bag (which you can read more about over at Ruth), love both the yarn and pattern, and I have Koigu which I've only read about in overseas blogs... love the feel of it, can I really knit socks in this yarn??? just LOOK at the colors!!!!
Oh, and the beaded needles kinda sneaked into the picture again!

and a third picture, tried to take a picture of the little owls on the needles, but my camera wouldn't cooperate...

Thank you SO much Ruth!!!! Now I just hope my KSK-pal gets her kit soon... It was sent a few days BEFORE I was told my kit was on its way!

KSK-sock pattern

I've knitted up a pair of sock with my measurements of the pattern I sent my KSK-swappal... Just tell me if you want more detailed pictures, these are taken with bad light and the yarn is very varigated, so you can't really se the pattern...






I made some changes... I knitted a (p1, k1) ribbing, I knitted the dividing stiches as (p1, k1, p1) and I didn't knit (sl1, k1) on the heelflap (I forgot, was knitting on the go and didn't have the pattern present)...
Changes I'd like to make
I'd really like the two stiches which end as (ssk, k2tog) to be cabeled on the knit-round, so you knit the ssk stitch before the k2tog stitch... ofcourse it's up to you if you want to or not, but I think it'd make it a more distinkt pattern!