söndag, februari 17, 2013

Knitting Fair and Stickas annual meeting

Yesterday I went to the Knitting Fair and Stickas annual meeting. Here is what I came home with:




















First of all I bought Tant Koftas two booklets and Stickas new one: 100g of yarn.





















These two pearl designs is for DD1. She's the one that is in to jewelry. But the buttons is for me.

















I purchased this kit at Britts butik. It will become mittens for DD1. 















This two skeins of Schoppelwolle Jeans ball I purchased at Nysta. They were on sale.




















This kit we we got from Sticka as a gift. It's Sandnes alpakka sock yarn  and pattern for either mittens or socks.




















When I waited for the train home I purchased the newest number of Piecework. Love it. So much intresting articles and some fun patterns to.




















Actually I did some knitting to:-). So this baby sweater is now finished at last. Just blocking and buttons left.
Pattern: My own.
Yarn: Schachenmayr nomotta Baby wool.
Needles: 3,5mm
5 buttons



söndag, februari 10, 2013

As I Said...Sock swamp:-)

I've really dived down in the sock swamp. Here are my newest addition to my sock stash:-). It's good that everyone in my family want's to wear handknitted socks.


Nr 1:
Socks for DH i Sandnes new sock yarn in alpakka
Needles: 3.25mm
Pattern: none
He loves them already. And I love the yarn. It's so soft and nice to knit with. To bad it comes only in a few colours.




Pair nr 2:
Pattern: Mojo socks
Needles: 2,5mm
Yarn: Viking  of Norway Nordlys.
Love the yarn even though it's loose spun, because it's so soft.



















Nr3:
Pattern: Lontelina (from Stickas hemsida) made by Eva Kilander.
Needles: 2.5mm
Yarn: Viking of Norway Nordlys.