Denne uken har jeg strikket og sendte av gårde en blå lapp etter å ha lest dette på whip up:
This week I’ve knitted and sent a blue square after reading this on whip up:
”Knit a River is a project started by a group in the UK that hopes to raise awareness of the millions of people around the world who live without toilets and clean water. The Knit people are asking that supporters knit a 15 cmx15cm square in blue yarn and mail it to them. They will attach all of the squares to create a knitted river which will serve as a petition.”
I Project Spectrum i juni er det fargen blå som er i fokus. Jeg bruker sjelden blått når jeg lager noe. Men når jeg tenker på blått kommer jeg på alle slags nydelige ting og fenomener. Jeg elsker lyset som skinner gjennom blått glass, jeg syns den blå skumringstimen er den vakreste tiden på døgnet, jeg liker blå blomster, blått hav og blå himmel. Egentlig syns jeg blått er som balsam for sjelen:-)
The colour for Project Spectrum in June is blue. I rarely use blue when I make something. But when I think of the colour blue, I remember all sorts of beautiful things. I love the light shining through blue glass, and the blue hour at dawn is my favourite time. I like blue flowers, the blue ocean and the blue sky. I feel that the colour blue is a soothing colour for the soul :-)
26 June, 2006
19 June, 2006
Strikking for babyer / Knitting for babies
Denne uken har gått med til å strikke for babyer. Egentlig så liker jeg godt å strikke babyplagg. For det første er plaggene raske og strikke. For det andre så liker jeg tanken på å strikke til splitter nye verdensborgere. Jeg merker at jeg gjør meg ekstra flid nettopp på grunn av det. Jeg har brukt Dale baby ull og Dalegarn oppskrifter som et utgangspunkt, blant annet for å få til riktig størrelse og form. Men plaggene ligner egentlig ikke Dales oppskrifter lenger. Dette fordi jeg har forandret alle plaggene underveis så de blir slik jeg vil ha dem. Så er det bare å håpe at babyene blir fornøyde med sine nye plagg :-)
This week I’ve been knitting for babies. I like knitting garments for babies. First of all, they are quick to knit. Second, I guess I like the thought of knitting something for new world citizens. I notice I end up trying to be extra meticulous when I make these small garments. I’ve used Dale baby ull, and patterns from Dalegarn as a basis to get the right size and shape. But I've made some changes, so that the garments end up looking like I want them to. Now I’m just hoping the babies will like their new garments :-)
This week I’ve been knitting for babies. I like knitting garments for babies. First of all, they are quick to knit. Second, I guess I like the thought of knitting something for new world citizens. I notice I end up trying to be extra meticulous when I make these small garments. I’ve used Dale baby ull, and patterns from Dalegarn as a basis to get the right size and shape. But I've made some changes, so that the garments end up looking like I want them to. Now I’m just hoping the babies will like their new garments :-)
14 June, 2006
Thank you for visiting :-)
I was quite shocked yesterday when I read my site-meter and realized a lot of visitors suddenly appeared on my blog-doorstep, all of them coming from whip up. If I had known in advance, I would have put on some lipstick, made coffee and cookies, and maybe done some dusting in here. Anyway, it was a very, very pleasant surprise. I hope you enjoy your visit, and if you leave your virtual name and address, I will put on my best shoes and come visiting you. Have a nice day :-)
10 June, 2006
Sommeren er her / Summer is here
Sommeren er her. De siste dagene har det vært deilig og varmt. Denne gule rosedamen som nok har stått her i hagen i over 50 år er like livsfrisk som hun pleier.
Summer is here. The last few days have been lovely and warm. This yellow rose lady has been standing in this garden for more than 50 years, and she's still full of life.
Jeg har sittet på verandaen og sett på båtene som seiler forbi. Jeg ville nok ikke hatt noe imot et glass kald champagne ombord på et av dem...
I've been sitting on my veranda looking at the boats sailing on the Oslofjord. I don't think I would have minded a glass of cold champagne onboard one of them :-)
Noen Allium-ett-eller-annet står og svaier i brisen med sine kulerunde hoder. En liten ugressbror står i bakgrunnen og nikker med.
Some Allium-something are moving their round heads in the breeze. And a little brother of the weed family is nodding along.
OK, jeg har heklet litt også. Det ble et pynteskjerf i Cotton Viscose fra Garnstudio. Det er enkelt og greit, heklet med halvstaver. Jeg tenkte jeg skulle lage noen morsomme frynser, men inspirasjonen kom liksom ikke helt, så det ble vanlige frynser. Det har vært mye hekling i det siste, så nå har jeg funnet fram strikkepinnene igjen. Mer om det neste gang. Nyt sommeren!
OK, I've done some crocheting as well, and the result is a scarf made with Cotton viscose fra Garnstudio. It's simply made with half treble stiches. I wanted to do something funny with the fringes, but I lacked inspiration. So I made the usual fringes. I've mostly been crocheting lately, but now I've found my knitting needles again - more about that the next time. Enjoy summer!
07 June, 2006
Å strikke musikk / Knitting music
I dag har jeg strikket musikk. På Hobbyboden har Glad Strikkefreak fortalt om hvordan hun kom i kontakt med en kunstner som skulle lage en installasjon ved hjelp av strikkede kassettbånd. Problemet var hvordan hun skulle få tak i strikkere til å strikke det. Her tro Glad strikkefreak til og organiserte strikkedugnad. Jeg likte tanken på å strikke litt musikk, det gjør man jo ellers ikke sånn til hverdags. Jeg støtte på et lite problem, nemlig at jeg blir veldig nostalgisk når jeg ser mine gamle kassetter. Heldigvis har jeg noen både på kassett og CD, så da gikk det greit likevel. Først tenkte jeg på å strikke Tracy Chapman, men så valgte jeg en kasset med Melissa Etheridge, fordi den inneholder min favoritt tekstlinje i sangen "Don't you need": "And I realized my heart has abducted my mind. And they were last seen headed south". Så enkelt kan det sies :-)
I’ve been knitting music. At Hobbyboden (a Norwegian discussion forum), Glad Strikkefreak has told about how she came in contact with an artist who was going to make a piece of art made of knitted music tapes. Her problem was how to get hold of knitters to do the knitting. Glad strikkefreak said she could try to organize knitters through a discussion forum, and so she did. Knitting music is not something I do everyday, so I liked the idea. I came across a problem though. I always become very nostalgic every time I see my old tapes. Fortunately, I discovered that I’ve got some editions both on tape and CD, which meant I could use one. First I was thinking of knitting Tracy Chapman, but then I chose a tape with Melissa Etheridge instead. The reason being that it contains my all time favourite text line in the song “Don't you need”, and it goes like this: “And I realized my heart has abducted my mind. And they were last seen headed south”. Sometimes it can be said a simple as that :-)
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