A pretty disturbing pendant

WHIPLASH - OCT/NOV - FIBRE & MIXED MEDIA INSPIRED JEWELLERY
I decided to enter Whiplash Oct/Nov. Here’s a quote from the Whiplash page to explain the theme: “This month’s whiplash them is fibre inspired jewellery. […] Fibre and mixed media jewellery is a wide theme and open for plenty of interpretation. Fibre can be felted, crocheted, knitted, spun or woven and mixed with other media too, mixed media - is pretty much anything all mixed together - usually mixed media might relate to paper and stone and fabric with found objects to create something a little 3D, collage and sculptural all in one piece.”

I thought a lot about what to do, and if there was any specific thought behind what I was going to make. Many months ago I saw felted beads on Whipup for the first time, and I have wanted to try and make some myself. I figured this was an opportunity to do so, and with the help of a tutorial on Knitty.com I got started. Since I’m also a little obsessed with these little train model figures, I wanted to find a way to mix felted beads with the miniature people.
I have also been thinking a lot more about environmental issues this autumn. There’s been much more focus on environmental issues in the media, and the issue seems to turn up more frequently in the world of craft blogs too. I think the future perspectives regarding our environment are scary, and it also makes me feel quite helpless.



So, the thought behind the pendant is: “What to do if this planet ends up not being habitable any more?”



There is an irony to this project that suddenly became obvious to me while making the pendant. The irony’s name is plastic and superglue. The pendant in itself is not environmental friendly. It tells me that I have a lot of habits to change before I can say that I’m environmentally friendly. I wonder if I will ever be able to change my way of living to a degree that it actually amounts to something.





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3 x Drops

Jeg har hatt et lite dykk i Drops oppskrifter, og det har fått strikkepinnene til å gå varme. Her er resultatet av det.

I dived into the world of Drops patterns, and here’s the result of that.


Jeg har skrevet tidligere at jeg fikk garn fra Mary i Texas. Et av garnene jeg fikk var Ellan Peruvian Uros Aran. Et tykt og mykt garn i flotte farger som jeg har gledet meg til å bruke. Jeg bruker sjelden blått, men blåfargen på dette garnet har jeg likt fra første stund. Periwinkle heter fargen (nr. 1700), og man må jo bare like en farge med det navnet. Jeg droppet glidelåsen på genseren, ene og alene fordi jeg var redd for å ende opp med å ødelegge genseren. Jeg trenger visst glidelåstrening, men det får bli på et mindre prosjekt først.

I wrote earlier that I got yarn from Mary in Texas. One of the yarns was Ellan Peruvian Uros Aran. It’s a soft yarn i lovely colours, and I’ve looked forward to start using it. I don’t often use blue, but this shade of blue appealed to me at once. The colour is called Periwinkle, # 1700. I didn’t sew a zipper onto this sweater like the pattern says. The reason is that I have no training in sewing zippers onto anything, and I didn’t want to start training on a knitted sweater.













Så en perulue. Den er strikket i Alaska fra Garnstudio, med fargede striper i dobbel Sisu.

Then I made a Peru hat, and I used Alaska from Garnstudio. The coloured stripes are Sisu from Sandnesgarn, and I used a double thread.













Her er en babyjakke fra Drops. Jeg hadde en garnbytte via Ravelry, og likte garnet umiddelbart. Den er strikket i dobbel Inca fra Rauma, farge nr. 011. Jeg strikker løst, så jeg heklet fastmasker rundt kantene på hele jakken for at den skulle bli litt fastere i formen.

Here’s a baby jacket from Drops. I made a yarn swap via Ravelry, and liked the yarn very much. It’s Inca form Rauma, colour # 011. My knitting is quite loose, so I crocheted around all the edges to make the shape of the jacket a bit firmer.

Høstgaver / Autumn gifts

Jeg har vært så heldig å få denne prisen fra Bea. Tusen takk! Jeg sender prisen videre til alle bloggere som er med på å spre glede via nettet :-)

I was so lucky and got this award from Bea. Thank you very much! I'm sending this award to all the bloggers out there who spread joy through Blogland.



I septemberomgangen av Hemmlig Venn på Hobbyboden fikk jeg denne flotte pakken fra Angelique. Det er Topp Mohair fra Gjestal. Dette garnet har flotte farger, og var akkurat hva jeg hadde ønsket meg. I tillegg fikk jeg et oppskriftshefte med mye inspirasjon. Tusen takk for flott pakke!

In the September edition of Secret Pal on the forum Hobbyboden, I got this great gift from Angelique. It’s a yarn called Topp Mohair from Gjestal. It’s got lovely colours, and was exactly what I wished for. In addition, I got patterns for the yarn, with lots of inspiration.















I oktoberomgangen av Hemmlig Venn på Hobbyboden fikk jeg flott pakke fra SiriL. Det er er nøste i Sandes Alpakka, og et nøste Kitten mohair. Dette også akkurat i farger jeg hadde ønsket meg. I tillegg fikk jeg te og noe flotte tova kuler, som jeg har lagt en plan for. Tusen takk for flott pakke!

I the October edition of Secret Pal on the forum Hobbyboden, I got a great gift from SiriL. The yarns are Kitten Mohair and Sandnes Alpaca. This time I also got colours I wished for. In addition, I got tea and some lovely felted beads. I’ve already got a plan for them.

Pulsvarmere og perler / Wrist warmers and beads

Jeg har hatt pulsvarmerdilla i det siste, og da Pinneguri laget en veiledning på hvordan strikke med perler ble ikke interessen mindre. I tillegg har jeg tidligere prøvd å få perlene inn på tråden ved å prøve å skvise garnet gjennom et lite nåløye. Ikke lurt. Derfor kom det som den reneste åpenbaring da jeg leste at dette kunne man gjøre enkelt ved hjelp av en sytråd.
Pulsvarmerne er strikket i Sisu fra Sandnesgarn i rettstrikk på pinne nr. 3.





I’ve had wrist warmers on my mind lately. When Pinneguri made a tutorial on how to knit with beads, it just fuelled my interest even more. In addition, I’ve always tried to get the beads onto the thread by trying to squeeze the yarn through the little eye of the needle. Not a clever thing to do. So it was a real revelation to me when I read that you could manage this with the help of a sewing thread.
These wrist warmers are knitted with a yarn called Sisu from Sandnesgarn, on needles 3 mm. It’s all garter stitch.

A film about dreams and creativity

En fin film om drømmer og kreativitet (jeg fant linken i denne bloggen her):

I beautiful film about dreams and creativity:



Jeg vil også benytte anledningen til å si tusen takk for alle kommentarene dere legger igjen når dere er innom her. Jeg setter stor pris på dem alle sammen :-)

I would also like to say thank you for all the comments you write. I really do appreciate all of them :-)