Jeg har prøvd og prøvd å få gjøre denne toppen større i størrelsen, men har ikke lykkes helt enda. Har nok noe med at jeg har brukt forskjellig garn til toppene og ikke strikket prøvelapp. Prøvelapper er for pyser! Burde nok kanskje ha gjort det. Oppskriften er til 4-5 år, mens jeg prøvde å øke for å få den til en syvåring. Har ikke lykkes enda, men jeg gir meg ikke. Resultatet har blitt at tulla har fått tre topper. Hun var veldig fornøyd, og jeg var lettet for at jeg brukte av garnlageret mitt slik at hun ikke fikk tre topper i samme garn og samme farge. Den rosa og lilla er strikket i Mandarin soft og den røde er strikket i Brilla jeg fikk i hemmelig venn gave.


Knitting is so much more fun than studying for my exam, so I do knit a little bit even though I should study. I read too, but I need breaks and I use them to knit. Ok, so sometimes my breaks are long, but I promise that when I study I'm very focused.
I have tried and tried to make this top in a bigger size without success. Probably something to do with my use of different yarn and that I didn't measure the gauge first. Maybe I should have? The pattern is for a 4-5 year-old, but I wanted to knit it to a 7 year old. Well, no success so far, but I refuse to give up. The resault is that my daughter has three tops. She's a very happy girl, and I'm a bit relieved that I used my stash, cause that meant she didn't get three tops in the same yarn in the same color. The pink and purple is knitted in Mandarin soft, cotton yarn and the red one is knitted in Brilla.
Jeg har gått på en aldri så liten sprekk angående garnlageret mitt. Skulle bruke av garnlageret mitt og vente med å kjøpe garn til Tananger-turen. Vel, jeg har brukt av garnlageret mitt til tre topper til tulla, jeg leser til eksamen i finværet og noe må man jo trøste seg med. Dessuten har jeg planer for alt garnet og har tenkt å strikke noe av det i veldig nær framtid. Da er jeg vel unnskyldt?



I have bought yarn, and I promised myself I wouldn't until September. Well, to my defense I have used yarn from my stash for three tops, I am studying for my exam in this sunny, warm weather and a girl has to seek comfort in something. And I have a plan for every skein I bought and I promise to knit something very soon. I am excused, am I not? 

It's been a long time since I had exams during spring, but I remember the feeling. The sun is shining, everbody is outdoor enjoying the sun, they're having all the time in the world, but I'm stuck indoors studying for my exams. It's depressing! Really is! I promised myself to avoid having exams during spring, but here I go again. Anyway, the reason for a little break on my blogg is me trying to be a good girl studying.

I have to knit something during my studying. I'm trying to finish the folk suits for the kids, but have weaved in the threads, and that's no fun to take picture off yet. But they will be done by our national day 17.th of May. I have knitted this 
I have finished the 
I have finished two more bags.
Finally done with the dress I started in the beginning of Easter. I just had the decrease around the neck left. Now it's done. I love the
I have started on the

I have finally managed to finish the last sock for my son's folksuit. It was only the cuff on the second sock I had to finish, but again TTT. Now I have to finish the rest of the jacket, a belt and weave in threads. Have to put it on my to do-list a couple of evenings.
I have used Easter to knit another dress, Klukka. This one is green and not to me.
I have started to crochet a bag from Drops. I use Anchor cotton yarn. It's the first bag I make. I have made plans to make bags to everyone working in my children's kindergarden. I just hope I have enough time to get them all finished before the summer. 


My kids made theese two bunnies.

I haven't joined the hat-along going on in Hobbyboden, but sometimes I get really tempted by the patterns.

I visited a little, cosy hobbyshop in Oslo today. Closing sale, and that's sad. The other sad thing is that I didn't know it before today, and the sale had been going on since February. They were almost out of yarn, but I bought the last four skeins. I also bought some buttons and a roll of red silk tie? 




I signed up for Klukkalongen at Hobbyboden. What a fast knit! I started on Monday and was done by Thursdagy. The pattern can be bought 

I have started the jacket. Before the two sets are done, I have to knit the belt for the dress and the thing in front of the dress, socks and the jacket. Not much left. I'm getting there.
I have knitted something else beside folkdresses. I have knitted a couple of leggwarmers. It's my own design, and I am a bit proud of it. It's not much to design, I know that, but it's the very first thing I have designed. If I don't have time to make another design, then this is my contribution to the Design-along at Hobbyboden. I just have to write down the pattern, and maybe knit another pair.
I have knitted a hat as well. It's a gift for a girl who gave my daughter a lot of nice clothes before Christmas, so I'm a bit late. Better late than never ;) It's knitted in Alaska from Drops design in a pattern from Drops. 




I have knitted a new hat. It's a
I have finished my sweater. Haven't blocked it yet. So far I think something weird is going on where the arms meet the yoke. I just hope the blocking will fix it. 
I have done something since last update, but have had limited access to the computer. Now that's been taken care off, and I can show off all the things I've been knitting since the last update. I think I have been very productive lately. I have finished a pair of socks. Very pleased with them and they fit perfectly.
Two tiny, gorgeous girls came into this world a few weeks before they were expected. They just had to get a little something to welcome them. I knitted hats and socks in Fabel. Very tiny and cute. It's the smallest socks I have ever knitted. I hope they fit.
I started knitting on a sweater during Autumn, but it has been lying in my basket ever since. Didn't have the time to knit on it in the middle of knitting Christmas presents. I took it out of my basket recently and I'm done knitting and have to sew it together. I hope to be done tomorrow. It's knitted in Inca, alpaca yarn and is very soft. I'm looking forward to finish it and wear it. 