Back- with photos!

We figured out how to upload pictures to DD2's computer-LOL! The camera was pretty full, so here's a random selection of the summer...

As I said, there were three weddings this summer. But we were also invited to a baptismcelebration! Our eminent organplayer got married a couple of years ago, and earlier this spring they got a beautiful babydaughter. The gift from us was a babyblanket, lined with fleece. It is machineembroidery, and simple squares, ,and quilted along each square. Fun to make.

 We haven't had too many nice days, but this is the view about a month ago...

Here's Gann,the ship myDD1 is onboard. She likes it:-)

 Yesterday and Saturday was really beautiful here. We went to look for sheep on Saturday, and saw a few, but they ran off. Yesterday some of the hunters had seen them, and chased them up on the top from the valley they were in, so I hope they stay on the top_LOL! It's still early.

 We got the sheep back home from Selja last weekend, and I had forgotten my camera... This is how it looks close up...

Take care, and have a nice week:-)

..."my heart for Haiti"...

Haiti has been on the news over here too. We watch the photos and the films, while looking out on our white ,cold, proper winter. The kids have talked about it a lot, and on Monday DD2, the 12-yearold, came back from school and told me that they had a project in class to raise money to Haiti. Each were going to sew a heart -or two or more- in felt, and they would sell the hearts, together with coffee and waffles in the store on Saturday. She was very exited about it, and so were couple of her friends, so they have had two afternoons here, making hearts for Haiti.

And this has been teamwork! AE was cutting out hearts from old jeans, A cut out the fleece batting,

...and Å used the sewingmachine to stitch it all together!

Concentration...

...and some fun in between....computergames and music (How DO they manage to listen to that music!!!???LOL!)

...and here's a little bit of what they came up with:

dishtowels, with applique hearts, a hat,

felt hearts, now adorned with buttons and ribbons, and potholders in old jeans, cut out in a heartshape, and with an applique heart.

They also made a couple of pillowcases , like the one on top. They have been really organized and dedicated, and eager to do something. So now we hope for a lot of people to come and buy the hearts!

They will be at COOP Selje, Saturday 30.january from 11am.

I'll bring you a report on how it went!

Haiti har vært på nyhetene her også, og det har vært samtaleemne på skolen. Yngstedatteren kom hjem fra skolen på mandag og fortalte at de hadde bestemt seg for å ha et prosjekt for å samle inn penger til hjelpearbeidet. Alle elevene skulle sy hvert sitt hjerte i filt- eller flere- og så skal de stå på butikken og selge kaffe, vafler og hjerter. Frøkna tok litt av, så hun og etpar venninner har brukt etpar dager på å lage flere ting: kjøkkenhåndklær med applikerte hjerter, putevar med hjerter, og grytekluter. Det har vært teamarbeid! AE klippet ut hjertene i dongeristoff, A klippet ut fleecen de brukte til mellomlegg, og Å fikk bruke symaskinen. Kjempeflinke har de vært!!!

Og innimellom var det litt dataspill- og MUSIKK!! Hvordan klarer de å høre på den bråkemusikken??? (Jeg er visst blitt for gammel...;-))

Idag skulle de gjøre alt klart, og imorgen, lørdag 30., står de på COOP Selje fra ca. kl. 11 og selger sakene sine sammen med vafler og kaffe!

Dere skal få rapport over hvordan det gikk...

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Then over to something completely different: Julegavealongen!

And I just realized...I haven't taken a picture of the mittens yet! But I'm done with
Jólagledi, the green and charcoal mittens from last post!

Over til noe helt annet...Julegavealongen! Også viser det seg at jeg har glemt å ta bilde av vottene (og jeg finner ikke ut hvordan jeg skal flytte bilder etter at de er lagt inn, jeg må plassere dem først, og så skrive...), men mønsteret er ihvertfall islandske JULEGLEDE. (Morsomt mønster, men hvis jeg strikker et par til, kommer jeg til å flytte tommelen litt nærmere siden av votten)

I also got an award, from Ati, a very creative neighbour, she lives a little closer to the ocean than I do, (I have the fjord first). Thank you Ati, I appreciate it:-)

Og så har jeg fått en award fra Ati, nabo litt lenger ute i fjorden. Hun lager så mye flott!

I am supposed to tell 7 things about myself, and pass it on to a few other people...

1. I've always played with yarns and fabrics. My grandmother lived very close by when I grew up, and she teached me how to crochet before I started school. My mother always sewed our clothes, and she let me make dolls clothes, and later helped me sew clothes for myself, my other grandmother came from the US for a 6week vacation every other year, and she would show me tatting(but I've never got the hang of that...) or broomstick crochet, then i started knitting when I was about 17- and never really stopped...
   
2. I went to agricultural school for two years.
3. I've been working as a farmhand for 5 years, before I met hubby and got a bunch of kids.
4. I was living in the San Francisco Bay Area for a year, in 1983-84. Rather different from the previous places I'd lived...but I enjoyed it.
5. I also lived in Reykjavik, Iceland from Jan-85 to June-86, and loved it. I was working as a nanny, and still keep in touch with "my" family.
6. I'm not really fond of travelling though...
7. I love reading! Mostly crime, but I'll read almost everything...

Then I should tag some...There are lots of creative people out there, but I think I'll pass on the tagging....but please grab it!

Her skal jeg altså fortelle 7 fakta om meg selv, og sende den videre...

1. Jeg har alltid holdt på med garn og stoff. Farmor lærte meg å hekle før jeg begynte på skolen, mamma sydde klær til oss, og jeg fikk alltid rester til å sy dukeklær av, etterhvert hjalp hun meg å sy mine egne klær. Mormor kom fra USA annenhver sommer og var i 6 uker, hun holdt alltid på med hekling eller andre ting som jeg plukket opp, og så begynte jeg å strikke for alvor som 17-åring, og har vel aldri stoppet....
2. Jeg gikk to år på landbruksskole (grunnkurs og agronom. Det var nok det på begynnelsen av 80-tallet...)
3. Jeg har jobbet som fjøsnisse(landbruksavløser) i 5 år, men så traff jeg gubben og begynte å få unger...
4. Jeg bodde i San Francisco-området i et år, 1983-84, og det var ganske annerledes enn det jeg var vant med...! Men det var artig!
5. Jeg bodde på Island fra januar 85 til juni 86, og stortrivdes! Har frmedeles kontakt med familien min der oppe.
6. Men jeg er egentlig ikke så glad i å reise....
7. Jeg er veldig glad i å lese! Alt mulig, men stort sett krim...

Egentlig skal jeg tagge noen nye, men akkurat den tror jeg at jeg står over...det er så utrolig mange flinke og inspirerende bloggere, ta den gjerne!

The view yesterday afternoon...

Gårsdagens utsikt...

Have a great weekend!
Ha en flott helg!

...sooo, I'm back....

...and joining Julegave-alongen that Sylvia has started! We'll try to keep ahead of the December giftknittingfrenzy...and start now:-)...
...jeg er tilbake...og meldte meg på julegavealongen til Sylvia! Vi skal prøve å unngå galskapen i desember, og begynne på julegavene allerede nå. Detaljer på bloggen hennes:-)

Christmas is over and packed away- and one of the new ornaments this year was this cute mitten from Britt-Arnhild! Just in time too, for the cold weather we've had, and still have!

Jula er over og pakket vekk, og den nyeste julepynten er en søt vott fra Britt-Arnhild! Kom i tide også til kulda vi har hatt og fortsatt har!

Littomalt had a giveaway in early December- I was the lucky winner- and a glass angel landed in my mailbox! Love it! Here is her shop...lots of goodies!

Littomalt hadde en giveaway tidlig i desember- jegvar den heldige vinneren- og en nydelig engel landet i postkassa mi! Tusen takk! Link til "butikken" hennes rett over her. There has been knitting too- and I forgot to upload the photos of the red and white slippersocks that I made for our vet...okay, next time...

Jeg har strikket også- og ser at jeghelt glemte å laste opp bildet av sokkene som dyrlegen fikk! Jaja, det får bli neste gang...

But here is my version of Baktus. I almost went insane while knitting it..increasing every fourth row? And only on one side? Grrr!!! So it looks rather wonky- I'm sure I've missed and increase, or done too many- but I hope it will improve with a good soak.

Yarn: Gjestal babywool, a red variegated. I used 100 grams

Needles: 4mm

Men her er min versjon av Baktus. Jeg trodde jeg skulle blitt gal av den! Klarte aldri å følge med på hvor jeg skulle øke- det burde ikke være SÅ vanskelig å øke hver 4.omgang??? Så hele greia ser litt rar ut, men jeg håper det retter seg med en vask...

Brukte 2 nøster Gjestal Babyull og pinne nr. 4mm

Sockamania's Snowy Winter's Eve, knit in Sterk from DuStoreAlpakka. 40%alpakka, 40%merinowool, 20%nylon. 5ogr=137m. So soft!!! And not big enough on me...the fairisle pattern on the leg is just too tight. But they go into the giftpile, so at least something will be done for next Christmas! I have plans to knit a set of mittens and a hat to go with it, think that will be cute.

Jeg er fortsatt med i Sockamania, og her er januarsokkene. Prøvde Sterk fra DuStoreAlpakka, et nydelig mykt garn! Men selvfølgelig ikke store nok til meg...møsteret på leggen gjør at de trekker segfor mye sammen til at jeg kan bruke dem. Jaja, de går i gavehaugen, så da har jeg første prosjektet klart til neste jul! Jeg har planer om å strikke votter og lue med samme mønster, tror det kunne bli fint.
These are a pair of socks for hubby- Saviano from the latest Knitty. Quick knit. The yarn is a bit heavier than I normally use, I think it was Perfect from Sandnes.

Gubben fikk seg også etpar nye sokker, Saviano fra det nyeste Knitty. Ganske raske. Jeg tror garnet er Perfect fra Sandnes. Pinne nr 3?
We've had a great winter so far. There has been several weeks now with cold weather, a little bit of snow, and NO RAIN!!! And that is NOT the normal weather here!!! It is actually so cold the water froze...somewhere between the barn and the house. It was frozen Saturday morning, so DS1 and I sat the whole day trying to warm up the pipes again for the barn- it took us several hours, but we thawed it in the barn. Then we started carrying buckets down to fill the bathtub (flushing the toilets..) and filling a big bucket on the kitchencorner for washing and food. We were invited to a Christmas party that evening, which was very nice. Hubby stayed home to try to figure out what to do with the water. On Sunday we drove to Ålesund, first we went to see my MIL-Farmor- and did three loads of laundry, and then dropped off DS1. The ship, Gann, has been in Surnadal as a hotelship, you can read more here, and the pupils came onboard on several places along the coast.

Monday was another day dealing with the water issue, and I ended up driving a 4 hour roundtrip to borrow Elvestadrør, they have a heater around the waterhose. On Tuesday we tried to get it in place...and then hubby had to leave...so he's back in Houston. A plumber came later that evening and helped me connect it properly, so now we have water again. The kids were thrilled to get the water back! But we would have been in more trouble if the power went...

Så langt har vi hatt en fantastisk vinter! Først en lang,tørr høst, og nå en lang kuldeperiode med litt snø. Ikke regn på lange tider! Det er ikke det vanlige her! Det er faktisk så kaldt at vannet frøs...et sted mellom fjøset og huset. Det var frosset lørdag morgen, så eldsten og jeg satt med hårføner og tinte rør i fjøset, det tok noen timer, men vi fikk det til. Så begynte vi å bære vann...fylte opp en stor stamp på kjøkkenbenken til drikkevann og vask, og fylte badekar så en kunne få spylt ned på wc. Vi var invitert bortpå juleselskap den kvelden, men gubben holdt seg hjemme for å ta en ringerunde og passe på vannet... Søndag kjørte vi til Ålesund, først inn til svigermor og fikk vasket tre maskiner, og så levert eldsten ombord på Gann igjen.Reiste hjemmefra kl.9 på morgenen, og kom tilbake halv11 på kvelden...Sjekk forresten ut linkene til Gann- flotte bilder på den ene der!

Mandag kavet vi enda mer med vannet, og det endte opp med at vi fikk låne Elvestadrør- vannrør med varmekabler- så jeg kjørte til Breim og henta... Vi fikk kobla opp det meste på tirsdag, men så måtte gubbenreise- nå er han tilbake i Houston. Fikk hjelp av en rørleger litt senere på kvelden, så nå har vi vann igjen i kranene. Ungene jublet! Men vi ville faktisk vært i større trøbbel hvis strømmen forsvant...

Back to the wool! The sheep at Selja also needs extra feeding.

Tilbake til ulla! Sauene på Selja trenger ekstra fóring nå. DS1 is hauling a bag of hay. The snow was not strong enough to carry us, so we went through and down to our knees- really heavy!

Eldsten drar en sekk med høy. Skaren bar akkurat IKKE, så vi trakka gjennom i puddersnøen under, og gikk i til knes- tungt!

The sheep are standing on the ridge. Not easy to see. They eat a lot of heather now.

Sauene står helt oppe på ryggen. De er ikke lette å se. Det er endel lyng og sånt innover der som de eter på.

And they like hay...

men de er glade i høy også...

They also need a slope/path, because the snow is rather deep, and they have difficulties walking through it.

De trenger et trakk for å komme seg fram,for snøen er ganske dyp, og det blir for tungt å trakke gjennom.

We didn't get any sun on the monastery while we were there, but it was really beautiful and peaceful.

Vi fikk ikke sol på klosteret da vi var der, men det er flott og fredelig likevel.

Soooo- I hope everyone has had a good start to the new year! Have a nice day!

Da håper jeg alle har hatt en god start på det nye året! Ha en flott dag!

..Christmaseve...

...inside Ervik kyrkje...

...fra Ervik kyrkje.. ...and from the churchyard...

...og kirkegården..

..and here is Selje ...

...og her er Selje...

Christmasgreetings to you all. Thank you so much for all your nice comments and e-mails during the year. May you all have a peaceful Christmas.

God jul til alle sammen. Tusen takk for alle gode komentarer og e-poster jeg har fått i løpet av året. Ønsker dere alle en fredelig jul.

...lysmesse...

...I'm still opening adventgifts from my sister...no cheating! One each day, and I'm smiling, this is fun! A couple of days ago I got some pearls with a loop, so yesterday, when I needed a pair of earrings, I made some. And now I need the thread for some sewing, so I figured I'd better take a photo;-)
Jeg åpner fremdeles adventsgaver fra søsteren min...ikke noe lureri her! En hver dag, og jeg smiler hver gang, dette er moro! For etpar dager siden fikk jeg noen svarte perler med øye, og igår, da jeg trengte etpar nye øredingser, laget jeg et par. Og nå skal jeg sy noe, og trenger tråden, så jeg tenkte det var best å ta et bilde;-) (og joda, jeg fikk hyssingen også!)

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Our DD1 is a confirmee in May-10, and they have several things that they are learning and going through in church prior to the confirmation. Yesterway we went to mass, candlemass or lightmass, I don't know what it's called in English, but all the youth come in dressed in white gowns and with candles. It was beautiful (my camera is lousy in bad lightconditions...so please apologize the crappy photos...)

They came in at the back of the church, and lit their candles in the globe (which is actually made by hubby's father...),and then walked up to the altar.

Datter#1 skal konfirmeres i mai, og de har ganske mye de skal gjennom og lære før den tid. I gårvar det lysmesse...en fin opplevelse...(kameraet mitt tar ikke gode bilder under dårlige lysforhold- eller så er det bare meg...)

de kom inn fra våpenhuset bakerst i kirka, tente lysene sine i globen (som faktisk ble laget av svigerfar...) og gikk opp til alteret.

Enjoy these days...

Ønsker alle noen fine dager...

Only three weeks left...

The sheep are shorn, and enjoying their hay. It's still cold (40F)outside, so I felt really sorry for them when the shearing was done, and they stood there shivering! They are doing fine though;-)

Sauene er klipt, og koser seg med tørrhøyet. Det er fremdeles ganske kaldt, ca 5C, så jeg syns litt synd på dem der de stod med ny frisyre og skalv! Men det går bra med dem;-)

DD2 has been making Christmascards. It's fun. We used a few stamps and some colouringpencils. The cards are premade and was bought in a kit from Nille. They often have kits that might be fun for the kids. We hope to make some more before it's too late to send them!

Datter #2 har laget kort. Det er ganske moro. We hadde noen få stempler og fargeblyanter. Kortene er ferdige(kartongen), de kom i ei julekortpakke fra nille. Jeg har kjøpt forskjellige aktivitetspakker der som er litt morsomme. Vi får prøve å lage litt flere før det er for sent å sende dem! I thought I'd share a few links...Have you seen Drops Garnstudio Julekalender ? Or 9nas julekalender? Britt-Arnhild is also blogging every day...

Tenkte jeg skulle dele noen linker..til Drops sin julekalender, og 9nas musikalske. Britt-Arnhild blogger også hver dag...

You'll get my view once again...Yesterday we saw the sun- not on our place though, we are in the shade now- but the sun shone on Selja...

Dere må slite med utsikten min idag også...igår så vi sola- ikke her riktignok, vi ligger på skyggesida- men sola skein på Selja...
Have a good day;-)

Ha en god dag;-)

...a challenge...

Sylvia gave me a challenge...a purple one...and that was a tough one! Purple is not a colour I use, except for during advent,( so there might be some purple candles somewhere!) so I've had a couple of days trying to find purple things around me!
The first one is this picture- by my daughter, DD2, 12 years. I think she painted it last year, and I've wanted to convert it into an applique ever since! It hangs in our hall, and I really like it!

Sylvia gav meg en utfordring...en lilla en...og den var vrien!Lilla er ikke en farge jeg bruker, unntatt i adventstida (så det ligger sikkert noen lilla adventslys et sted!), så jeg trengte etpar dager på å finne noe lilla rundt meg!
Den første tingen blir dette bildet-laget av yngstedatteren på 12. Jeg tror hun malte det i fjor, og jeg får lyst til å applikere det hver gang jeg ser det! Det henger i inngangen vår, og jeg liker det! Second: My bike! Old-fashioned, 17 years old, finally got new tyres on this summer, still going strong. And purple;-)

Nr.2: Sykkelen min! Gammeldags, 17 år gammel, fikk endelig på nye dekk i sommer, fremdeles en god sykkel. Og så er den lilla;-)

I have a purple dish brush too...

Lilla oppvaskkost også...

Then over to something really delicious! Purple (named Mystic) lace yarn from Anni, 1200 m just waiting for the perfect pattern! Currently decorating my bookshelf.

Så kommer noe virkelig lekkert. Lilla (kalt Mystic) garn fra Anni, 1200 /100g som bare venter på det perfekte mønster! Foreløpig dekorativt innslag i bokhylla.

Tracy had a give-away some time ago, and lucky me won two balls of purple yarn! Just enough for a pair of mittens! Warm and cosy with a simple horseshoe lace pattern from

Crofter's Cowl by The Shetland Trader. I've used these, but it is about the only thing I own in purple!

Tracy hadde en give-away for en stund siden, og heldige meg vant to nøster lilla garn! Akkurat nok til et par votter! Varme og gode med etenkelt hestesko-mønster fra Crofters Cowl av Gudrun (følg bare linkene over, så kommer dere til begge:-))
This one is a gift, a little leftover from the tunic I made for my niece. Finally blocked;-)

Dette er en gave, hadde litt igjen etter tunikaen til niesen min. Fikk endelig strekt den også!

But I'm still not up to 7 things... I've never worn purple, but I like the colour on other people! I don't have a lot of purple inside the house either...but then I went looking at my windowsills...
Finally something! African Violets! Several of them, actually. I occasionally kill a couple, but they never give up completely;-)

Fremdeles ikke 7 ting...jeg har aldri brukt lilla selv, men syns det er fint på andre! Har ikke så my lilla i huset heller...men så tok jeg en kikk i vinduskarmene mine! Endelig var det noe! St. Paulia! Faktisk flere ...Det hender at jeg har livet av en og annen, men det er alltid noen som ikke gir opp;-)

So, there you have it, 7 purple things around me. Anyone want to play along? Maybe you, Silja? And Rani? And perhaps Kris? Can you find 7 things in orange? But only if you feel like it, it's not an obligation!

Sånn, der var det, 7 lilla ting rundt meg. Noen som har lyst til å ta utfordringen? Kanskje du, Silja? Og Rani? og kanskje Kris? Kan dere finne 7 ting i oransje? Men bare hvis dere har lyst- det er ingen tvang!

Da, Sylvia, tror jeg at jeg er ferdig her! Det var moro, men vanskeligere enn jeg trodde! Takk for ytfordringen, og ha en fortsatt fin dag!

Have a great day!

...gardening...

Look what I got in the mail! Lise had a give-away on her blog recently, and I won these cute heartpins- and blue stitchmarkers! They are great, and already in use! Perfect for when I'm knitting on 7mm needles, because of the wire. Thank you, Lise!
(btw: if you're planning on going to Prague this summer, Lise's sister has an apartment up for rent- more details on her blog here. )


Sjå kva eg fekk i posten! Lise hadde ein gje-vekk på bloggen sin nyleg, og eg vann stilige hjertenåler, og flotte maskemarkørar! Dei er allereie i bruk, eg strikkar noko på pinne nr. 7, og då passa dei fint med viren i enden. Tusen takk, Lise!
(forresten- hvis du har tenkt deg til Praha i sommar, har søstra til Lise ei leilighet der som ho leiger ut for sommaren. Sjå fleire detaljar på bloggen hennar her!) We've got almost summer here. The flowers are blooming, many of the farmers are already busy with the haymaking- especially those that have sileage or roundbales. We haven't started yet, hubby is in Houston working (any ideas of what he can bring home from there? Yarns, books, magazines???), and we will try to dry most of it as hay. I prefer that to the sheep, but it all depends on the weather. We've had some sunny days lately, but very windy and rather cold.

Det er nesten sommar her. Det blomstrar overalt, og fleire bønder er allereie godt i gang med siloslått og rundballeslått. Vi har ikkje begynt enda, gubben er i Houston på jobb, og kjem ikkje heim før etter jonsok. Vi prøver å tørke det meste til høy, eg fortrekkjer det til sauene, men det kjem jo heilt an på korleis véret vert. Vi har hatt nokre flotte, solrike dagar i det siste, men det har blåst ein kald nordavind her.

We have a proper kitchengarden this year! The potatoes are sprouting- barely...- we've had spinachsoup twice from our own spinach, we eat salad and radishes. I just wish I liked to garden...I've always wanted to like it, but sadly I don't. I'd like to have a nice garden, but I would have preferred if it came with a gardener...

We have tomatoes too. I just planted some outside, against the stonewall,, hoping they will thrive there. It's an experiment. I have a few plants inside too, but so far they are not blooming.

Vi har ein skikkeleg kjøkkenhage i år. Potetene kjem- såvidt- men det vart ikkje sett før 23. mai, og det er litt seint. Vi har ete spinatsuppe to gonger med spinat frå eigen hage, vi et salat og reddik.Eg skulle berre ønskje eg likte å jobbe i hagen...eg har alltid ønska å like det, men eg gjer det ikkje. Eg vil gjerne ha ei fin hage, men hadde foretrekt om den kom med gartnar...

Vi har tomatar også. Eg har akkurat planta nokre ute, under duk, langsmed steinane langs vegen, og håper at dei vil trivast der. Det er eit eksperiment. Eg har nokre plantar inne også, men førebels er det ikkje mykje som blomstrar.

But the cucumbers grow!!! We have 6 plants, and one especially is big. DD2 is talking to it and watering it, and looks at the fruits several times a day. They are as long as my hand, and there are many more to come! I call it my "new curtains". My mother-in-law wanted me to put up some curtains in that window, she felt that everyone could look right in (they can, but only when they stand on the road staring!). Now I have a live, green curtain! And people are probably staring more now, wondering what this is...

Men agurkane kjem! (Agurknytt;-)) Vi har 6 planter, og spesielt den eine er stor. Yngstejenta mi snakkar til den og vatnar den, og kikar på agurkane fleire gonger for dag. Dei er like lange som handa mi nå, og mange fleire kjem! Eg kallar det "dei nye gardinene" mine! Svigermor ville at vi skulle ha gardiner i dette vinduet, ho følte at folk stod på veien og kikka inn (noko dei kan, men då må dei stå og stirre!) Men no har eg eit levande grønt gardin;-) Og folk kikar sikkert meir no... og lurer på kva dette er for noko...

It never gets really dark at this time of year. Sun sets at 10:15pm, and the kids play outside till way past bedtime....not easy to get them back inside! The photo below was taken an hour ago...

Only two more weeks till school's out, and the sailing son will soon be home too. They have been sailing this week, and on Monday he will come to my "hometown". My sister will pick him up, and take a tour on the ship with him first.

Det vert ikkje skikkelig mørkt her på denne tida av året. Sola gjekk ned her kvart over ti ikveld, og ungane er ute og speler fotball til seint på kveld, det er ikkje råd å få dei i seng! Bildet nedanfor var tatt for ein time sidan...

Berre to veker att til skulen sluttar, og eldstesonen kjem heimatt. Dei er på tokt denne veka og neste, og mandag kjem dei til Kristiansand. Det var alltid "Byen" for oss før. (Ja, eg er vaskeekte sørlending- bortsatt på vestlandet;-D) Søstra mi hentar han, og får seg ein rundtur ombord først.

Take care, and have a great Sunday,- and summer ahead!

Ha det bra sålenge, og ha ein flott søndag,- og sommar!

...more fo's...

I have a working computer again!!! Hubby had a friend/former colleague visiting over the weekend, and he knows his way around computers, so all of a sudden it works, and I can upload pictures again! Let's hope it lasts...;-D

We've had a busy few weeks. Two long weekends, both with guests, one where we planted and weeded the garden, and set the potatoes, then one where the kids participated in Dragseidspelet, and the week between was devoted to rehearsals...the weather was very nice last weekend, lousy in between, and gorgeous this weekend when the play was performed! Check out that link, there are some great photos! They had two professional actors participating this year, Roger Hilleren and Mikkel Gaup, both well known in Norway. My youngest came back from rehearsal one night and whispered with stars in her eyes: Mikkel is teaching us how to "joike"!!! At the round-up party for all the participants, she and 6 other girls did a joik that he had taught them, and they had so much fun.


A few months ago, "my" Icelandic knittinggroup Garnaflækja started a KAL, "Prinsateppid". It's quite similar to the Shetland hap shawls, I guess. Anyway, I joined, and knitted....and then other projects sort of got in the way...But now I'm going to finish it, there is only the edging left. 140 repeats, I'm done with 20... Yarn: Tove from Sandnes, white light grey, charcoal and some dark red.
Needles: Knitpicks, 4mm

It was meant to be used as a babyblanket, but I think I'll use it as a shawl. We'll see when it's done. IF it gets done...

May Sockamania... the yarn is too busy to really show off the pattern, but I didn't have any solid blue or red in my stash, so I changed the colours...Another Hey,Teach! off the needles, for my niece K, but she had forgotten that she'd picked white;-)

Yarn:

Føn from Gjestal, I used 10 or 11 balls. The yarn is very soft, a blend of 30% cotton and 70% bamboo, but also very splitty!

I knit on 4mm needles, instead of the suggested 5mm.
The back. I started this with a provisional caston at the ribbing, knit the pattern up, and finished the sleeves, then picked up the live stitches, and did the body downwards. It is considerably longer than the original, more like a tunic.

I also added a little broken rib pattern, and made the neckline a bit higher.

Mother-of-pearl buttons.

I think I promised the links for my blue recycled jacket (and I've got a ton of compliments for it! )(scroll down for photos of it in my last post..those photos are not uploaded to this computer...)

Luckenbooth medallion, used on the back

doubleknot, used on both fronts, but I forgot to give them a mirror image...

Knotty Gloves, used on both back and front, and sleeves.

Elegant Celtic Cabled Rug, used for the peplum.

Then I added some beehivecables, and plain cables. Around the whole thing I made a border with a simple four stitch cable and some seed stitch.

I've used it a lot already, and really like it, despite it's flaws...like the neckline is a bit wide, and the zipper too short, and the sleeves are too long...still- it's pretty colour, it was a fun knit, and it's one of the few things that I've designed myself.

Hubby's left for Houston again, it's cold and miserable outside, the kitchengarden needs weeding, and the sheephouse should be cleaned out. But I'll get another cup of tea, read the papers and knit some more on that shawl...

Take care, and have a great summer:-)