...knitting this time;-)...

...although crazy kids comes first...the water is still COLD!

...men først gale barn...det er fortsatt KALDT i vannet!

...or at least a lot of ends...;-)

...strikking denne gangen...eller ihvertfall masse trådender... ..but this is what they are supposed to look like! I just forget which way blogger uploads the pictures!

Anyway, these are macchia de colore, mrs.stashbasket and mrs.moogsmum's sock club knitting project for May. And sensible as I am, I decided to knit it in a rainbow of colours;-) (conveniently forgetting that fastening ends is BORING, and that there would be A LOT of ends to weave in!) They are made for me, and I've used odds and ends of sockyarn that was left over from previous projects. Not the prettiest, but certainly fun:-)

...men slik skal de altså se ut! Jeg glemmer fra gang til gang hvilken rekkefølge bildene blir lastet opp, og da blir det av og til snudd på hodet!

Dette er Fargeklatter, som Stashbasket og Moogsmum valgte som maiprosjekt i sokkestrikkeklubben sin. Morsomt mønster å strikke. Jeg valgte å strikke dem med de restene jeg hadde...det gikk litt over et nøste med den blå hovedfargen, og bare litt av alle de andre fargene. Jeg valgte å overse det faktum at det ville bli en uendelighet av trådender å feste...Laget til meg selv. Ikke verdens peneste, men ganske morsomme;-) And then I had a date with my sewing machine...

Some time ago, I got a letter adressed to "tante marit..." (aunt marit), from my youngest niece, who turned 8 while they were visiting for the confirmation last week. I got the cutest owldrawing, and told her I would make something special out of it...and here it is, a jeansbag, with lots of pockets inside...,

Og så har jeg vært ute med symaskin igjen...

For en stund siden fikk jeg brev adressert til "tante marit...", fra min yngste niese. Hun fylte forresten 8 da de var her i konfirmasjonen. Jeg fikk en kjempesøt ugletegning, og fortalte henne at jeg kom til å lage noe spesielt av den...og her kommer en ny dongeriveske, med mange lommer på innsiden... ...and her drawing on the front! I used a special stitch, triple straight stitch on my machine, and used a little bit of heavy interfacing in back of it to make it stand out a bit more .

...og tegningen hennes på framsiden! Jeg brukte trestingsrettsøm med volumvlieseline på baksiden og "tegnet" med symaskinen
The back.

I usually cut off the seams of the jeans, and cut them apart, but on this I kept the waistband, and then sewed the backseam as straight as possible! On the front I make the motif first, and then add strips of the jeans to the sides, top and bottom. I make corners, and put in a lining. Have never used a pattern for any of the bags, I just start!

Baksiden.

Vanligvis klipper jeg av sømmene på dongeribuksene, og klipper dem fra hverandre, men på denne beholdt jeg linningen med både beltestropper og merkelapp, og så prøvde jeg å sy baksømmen så trådrett som mulig. På forsiden lager jeg først motivet, og så syr jeg en ramme rundt av dongeri. jeg syr sammen i sidene, og lager hjørner (så bunnen blir mer firkantet) og setter inn et fór der lommene er sydd fast. Har aldri brukt/ laget mønster, jeg bare begynner!
A friend of mine in Karlstad, Sweden, asked me last year if I would make her a jeansbag. She saw the one I made for myself, and wanted one too. It's been planned ever since...and I finally started it. I had the butterflypanel, and then just pieced it together. Maybe it's bigger than she wants it, but then I'll just have to make her another;-)

En venninne i Karlstad så veska jeg hadde sydd til meg selv, og lurte på om jeg ville sy en til henne. Den har lagt i bakhodet snart et år, men nå ble det endelig. Jeg hadde laget sommerfuglen tidligere, så det var bare å finne ei bukse med litt fine baklommer og begynne å klippe. Den er kanskje litt større enn hun har sett for seg, men er den for stor, får jeg sy en ny;-)
Lots of pockets inside- but I've completely forgotten how to sew a zipper! It used to be something I could do almost blindfolded! So I struggled a bit, but I think it's okay now. There's a zippered pocket in back, and a few more inside the bag, there is also a small purse with a zipper and a snap, intended for loose change/parking money, and a keychain.

Det er mange lommer på innsiden- men jeg hadde altså totalt glemt hvordan jeg skulle sy i en glidelås! Det pleide å være noe jeg kunne få til omtrent i blinde, men nå rota jeg altså skikkelig før jeg fikk det til! Jeg kunne selvfølgelig slått opp i et eller annet syblad...men det er jo ikke noe mor! Men jeg tror det ble greit tilslutt. Det er ei glidelåslomme i bakkant, og noen flere åpne, i tillegg til en liten pung med glidelås og trykknapp (tenkt til småpenger/ parkometerpenger) og en nøkkelring med trykknapp.

I rounded the corners. My needle broke three times while trying to sew through a triple layer of jeansfabric plus the lining...

I've used the pockets that were already on the jeans as part of the design. No pattern here either. I used one pair of adultsized jeans to make one bag, plus some cotton fabric for lining. The strap is quite long.

Har avrundet hjørnene. Nåla knakk tre ganger mens jeg prøvde å sy gjennom tjukk dongeri og fór...

Jeg brukte/utnyttet lommene som var på buksa som en del av designen. Ikke noe mønster her heller. Det gikk med et par i voksenstørrelse, pluss litt bomullstoff til fór. Reima er ganske lang.

And here it is done.

Og her er den ferdig.

The view today is on top...crazy kids!

Have a great day:-)

Dagens utsikt er øverst...gale barn!

Ha en flott dag!

Edited to add: I just looked out...the rain we've got down here, came down as snow on the nearest mountaintops...

Bare en liten tilføyelse: kikka nettopp ut, og det regnet vi har fått idag, kom ned som snø på toppene...

...det snør, det snør, tiddelibom...

December already...I've had my morning cup of tea, made a fire in the fireplace, got the kids off to school...next is to feed the sheep...

Desember allerede...jeg har drukket tekoppen min, fyrt opp i ovnen, og fått ungene på skolen...nå står sauene for tur...

Speaking of sheep...I've made a couple of recycled jeansbags again, and since my DD2 had thrown away the elephantdrawing that I had wanted to use, I had to find something online...so here is (supposed to be...!) Shaun the sheep!

Og mens vi snakker om sauer...jeg har sydd etpar vesker til, og siden Datter#2 hadde kastet elefanttegningen som jeg hadde tenkt å bruke, måtte jeg finne noe annet...så her kommer (noe som egentlig skal være) Shaun The Sheep! Two pockets in the back...

To lommer bak...

The bags are simple. I make some kind of applique on a piece of fabric, "glueing" it down with interfacing that sticks on both sides (and sticks rather good on the ironingboard too...), then I use zigzag to sew it down, or some decorative seam. The backpockets are sewn on with zigzag. Both legs are used for the bag itself. I cut off the seams and use the front of the legs for the "patchwork" around the motif, and the back of the legs for the back. It's lined with some cottonfabric I had in my stash. I've done one of these before, but used a child's drawing for the applique.

Veskene er enkle. Jeg lager et eller annet lappverk/applikering på et stykke laken, og fester det med applikasjonsvlieseline (som også kleber ganske godt på strykebrettet...) og syr det ned med sikksakk eller en annen maskinsøm. Baklommene er sydd på med sikksakk. Bruker begge buksebeina til selve veska. Klipper vekk sømmene, og bruker forstykkene til å lage ei ramme rundt motivet, og bakstykkene til bakstykket. Fóret med et eller annet bomullsgardinstoff som lå i hylla. Jeg har laget en før også, men da brukte jeg en barnetegning til motiv.

...DD2's purple mask...

...datter#2 sin lilla maske...

Today it's the 1st of December, and this is the view at 8:50am...blueishgrey skies, and snow...it won't last long, I guess...

Det er allerede blitt 1.desember, ogdett var dagens utsikt, like før klokka 9, blågrå skyer og snødekte marker...det varer nok ikke lenge.. Have a nice and relaxed week:-)
Ha en rolig og hyggelig uke!

Guardian angel...

We got a bit of a scare yesterday. The schoolbus is normally here around 2:20pm, but it was running late. None of my kids were at school- they are all in bed with fever, coughs, and vomiting. Great fun, believe me...
Anyway, DD2 got a call from one of her friends. She told her about an accident- a 7-yearold who got off the bus, and got hit by a car when crossing the road. My heart sank, knowing that this little girl was my goddaughter, the daughter of some of our best friends. I found my binoculars and went to the window. I can see across the fjord to where the accident happened. My goddaughter-TM- is in first grade. She'll turn 7 in a month. She is very cute, and very bright (I'm not biased here...). Her mother-M- is one of my best friends. She is also working at the ambulance, and she was on duty... I watched the ambulance with the lights on, then came the helicopter. I sent M an SMS, just to tell her that I was thinking of them and praying that everything would work out fine. A little later, I spoke to TM's father, and he told me that they were transferred to the hospital. Not the nearest hospital- oh no- the hospital that has a children's ward, and is 3 hours from us...She didn't seem to be seriously hurt though.

Later that night I got an SMS from M- "She's doing fine- it is apparently only a concussion, but we are waiting for more scans. She must have had a guardian angel!"

This morning the message was: "We're coming home today, only a concussion, no broken bones or other injuries that they could see now. She slept like a log, and was happy at breakfast because she got Nugatti(Chocolatestuff) on her bread;-)"

She is home, and she is doing fine. She must have had a guardian angel!

Soooo- I made her a bag, of a pair of old jeans, a piece of cottonfabric, a piece of linen, and some odds and ends of fabrics... A little angel, her glory being slightly off, half broken perhaps, but she has a happy face nevertheless. A bag in her hand, and flowery wings. And of course a pink dress. Pink is important at the age of 7 (almost 7...)

I hope to see her tomorrow...just to give her mom a hug, and sigh with relief.

Take care:-)