“This is our knitting club… for a while now, there has been a disagrement about some of the patterns, but I am sure that will all be resolved before you move in Miss Petersen…”
A fun cartoon, by the danish cartoonists Wulfmorgenthaler 
Enjoy!
Scottie Cardi for Laura
Pattern: “Scottie Cardie” By Erika Knight from Simple Knits for Little Cherubs
Yarn: BC Garn Lucca Fino (Nr. ub43-100gr.)
Needles: US 4 / 3.5 mm
Size: 2,5 years old – I hope she can still fit into it
Notes: The knitting part was very straight forward, even though it would have been nice with a more accurate pattern, like telling me how many rows to knit instead of how many cm. The sewing part was the hardest part for me, it would have been great if the full fashioning had been written into the pattern.
Ooh yeah, and choosing yarn that needs to be hand washed, for a garment for a 2 year-old – not my wisest decision
This is a picture of my beautiful cousin and her daughter Laura. The Cardigan ended up a bit to short for my liking, but the sleeves were nice and long. I doubt that Laura will be wearing it a lot. But perhaps her kid brother/sister will (My cousin is expecting a baby in 5 moth or so). And if not, that is okay to. I learned a lot from the process and is very happy that I finished it.
Here is a close-up of the cardie so you can really see the lovely yarn – super soft and a nice thick brown color!
Halfway through the process. I very much enjoyed knitting from a cone, but I have no idea how much yarn I used.
Cute buttons. Uni-sex, if Laura should get a kid brother then he would be able to also use the cardie. The band was for sewing inside the Cardie to strengthen it were it is sewn together. In the end I only used it on the shoulder and neck seams.
Last but not least, a closeup of my weapon of choise for this project.
These have been done for quite some time. But due to a lot problems with my computer, I haven’t been able to post them 
Pattern: Vespergyle mittens by Elinor Brown
Opinion: Great pattern, very easy to memorise and very nice result! I might do it again sometime 
Modifications : I went up a couple of needle sizes and chose thicker yarn than the pattern asked. I also added length about 5 rounds more.
They now belong to my Rasmus. And even though they very extremely fun and easy to knit! The best thing about them, is hearing him brag to everybody he knows, about them! 
He still wears them.. and it’s 20 degrees celcius outside!
Here are a couple of pictures from the process. Please note that the colours are more accurate on the top ones.
For more info, comment on this post or tjek out my Ravelry.
Honey Comb Socks – my way!
Pattern: HoneyComb Socks by Nina Duke-Howard
Yarn: grey sock yarn, 70% wool, 30% ?
Needles: 4,5 mm
Modifications: Everything. I did them top down with a diamond heel.
These guys have actually been on their way for more than a year, embarrassingly! I promised Esben a pair of socks the fall of 2007, and this is the final result. The good news is that he really likes them.
Not very photogenic socks unfortunately.
Esben was kind enough to model them for me, whering his cowboy hat
These were actually finished in due time. Yet here they are a little over a month late They are just odinairy socks made from Opal Sock Yarn with a Parrot collor theme And the have been keeping me feet warn all through this last feezing month.
Oh yeah, bye the way, sorry for disapearing for a month.. I have finaly got a little more control over my life and finances again. I am taking a class at the IT-university, working in a daycare center and a theater.
Filed under: Feminist | Tags: barack obama, feminism, Feminist, hope, inauguration
My day has been planned around this wonderful and historic event – Barack Obama’s inauguration on January 20, 2009! When I saw this picture (cover of ms. magazine) I just had to post it! In Denmark feminism is almost a curse word, for some. While in Sweden most politicians (male as well as female) call them selves feminists! I know that this picture is photoshoped, but Obama is a self-proclaimed feminist. My point is, that if one of the world’s most important men is openly a feminist – that help change the minds of people the world over. In Denmark hopefully!
Inaugurations days do not have to be less crafty days than usual – check out Crafsters collections of political themed stuf. And when you are there, please note Crafsters new and less cluttered design. I chose to knit on my Honeycomb Socks that have been long over due. I must admit that I couldn’t help tearing up.
I am dealing with a lot these days, and my blogging energy isn’t what I want it to be. I am trying to get into a different university to take my masters, and it is completely uphill! So right now I desperately need a job and I am not taking any classes (because I get my bachelor degree in Art history this January) . All this uncertainty is stressing the hell out of me 
Happy inauguration day to all.
Filed under: Yarn
When you can’t find anything better to do – you can always rest your eyes on some lovely yarn!
Here we have some lovely kid mohair – “Multi Kido” from Løve Garn
And this is a rainbow of wonderfull bamboo yarn from Opal
Lastly two skeins of Lucca Fino from garn.dk wound up by hand. This will someday be a hat for my friend Daniel – I hope!
Was it as good for you as it was for me?
Filed under: Books, Yarn, gift | Tags: Dali yarn, knit book, mohair, scarf style, Yarn
My sweet Rasmus has returned from New York I couln’t be happier And even though I had told him, that the only sourvenir I wanted from New York was him, he still went out of his way to find me something.
Scarf style from Interweave Press and Dali yarn from Knit-A-way
He knows I love to knit, that I mostly knit accesories and that I love red. I don’t think I had chosen these things myself, but I enjoy a challenge. There is a pattern in the book that I think will go great with the yarn. And hopefully there will also be enough yarn for a couple of fingerless glowes to match the scarf
This one is a keeper I tell you!
I don’t know if I believe in “New Years Resolutions” but I do have some plans for the new year blog-wise.
- I have signed up for the 12 projects in 2009 on Ravelry, so my first plan is to post at least one finished project a month.
- I plan to work on the “pages” part of my blog, I’d like to make “about Knitmares” page, “My finished objects” photo-page and a “links” page.
- I would like to rework my the sidebar, it looks a bit messy at the moment I think.
- I hope to post a least once a week, but preferably twice a week
Do you guys have any resolution or plans for 2009 blog-wise or other?
Filed under: Stuff, Uncategorized | Tags: cake, darth wader, marzipan, new years, party
With my camera being in New York, with that sweet man of mine, my pictures from New Years have are little late By now people have posted pictures and I can show them to you all. There is especially one thing I am very proud of and have to show you.
The cake I made! It is an ordinary danish “Kransekage” made from marzipan and sugar with a pretty frosting! The pictures are a bit blurry
This is me, the cake and lots of champagne! There were over 130 people invited to my dorm for New Years
Even though my boyfriend was away for new years (and still am ) I still managed to “score” a little – Me and Darth Wader made such a pretty couple.
And last but not least. Rasmus had (despite the fact that he wasn’t in Denmark) invited 7 English guys to come celebrate I had the pleasure of entertaining the lot
I hope you all had as wonderful a new years eve as I did!
