The summer is still absent. The only positiv thing about that is that I'm getting more work done during rainy days than during hot sunny days. I've finished a pair of socks knitted in Opal, a Christmas present. Jeg har fått en flott pakke i posten fra Strikk innom. Deilig Kauni-garn og et nytt sokkegarn, for meg i alle fall. Gleder meg til å strikke noe av dette garnet. Jeg har planene klare. Skal strikke meg et Flower Basket shawl av Kauni-garnet i regnbuefargene, og det er til meg. Det brune Kauni-garnet skal jeg strikke et sjal til en venninne i julegave. Sokkegarnet blir også en julegave. Må bare få masse tid til å strikke.

I have received a great packet in the mail from Strikk innom. Lovely yarn from Kauni and a new sockyarn, at least it is for me. I'm really looking forward to knit with this yarn. I have my plans ready. I'm going to knit a Flower basket shawl from the rainbow colored Kauni-yarn, and that's for me. The brown Kauni-yarn I'm going to knit another shawl to a friend for Christmas. The sockyarn is going to be a Christmas present as well. All I need now is a lot of time to knit. I dag kom det en annen flott gave, denne gangen fra 123sticth. Jeg bestilte to julestrømper til ungene. Har ikke som mål å gjøre dem ferdig før jul, men tenkte jeg skulle gjøre dem ferdig i løpet av jula.
Today another great packet came in the mail, this time from 123stitch. I ordered two Christmas stockings for my kids. I have no intention of getting them ready before Christmas, but thought I might finish them during Christmas. 


I got a super nice surprise in the mail just the other day. A packet from Barbro.
I crochet on my Ripple. It takes time but it is moving slowly forward. I've had a break because the warm weather is making it to hot to crochet, even though the sun is nowhere to be seen. It's still hot to crochet on a big woollen ripple. My ripple is now 110 cm long.
I have started on a pair of socks for myself in Opal cotton. I had a bit of a problem deciding which pattern to use, but landed on this
I have received my secret pal-gift for June. It was lovely and a lot of thanks to tussilago. Great to get new yarn since my stash was unwillingly on a diet.
I have finished my tunic. I wore it my last workday before my summer holiday. So pleased with it, even though it is very sugarcandycolored. I might knit another one, but in different colors. It was easy to knit, but I don't like all the loose threads.
Finally my turn to try Opal cotton. Great yarn, so soft and delicate. I knitted a couple of socks for my husband. He is so warm that it just might be that theese socks are good enough to the middle of winter. I have another skein of Opal cotton. It wasn't ruined by the flood in the basement, because I never got so far to put it down there. Something I'm happy for today. I'm knitting a pair of socks for me. I'm looking for a pattern. Maybe I knit kew from Knitty. 
I have finally managed to finish my first Jan. It took longer time than I thought, because my girl didn't want a tunic, but a dress. I had to go out and buy more yarn. She was happy with the dress at least. Now I only have to iron it and put a belt on it. The other Jan I hope to finish today. Had to buy more yarn and got it yesterday. It's going to be a dress as well.Jeg er med på fargealongen, og juni er rosa. Jeg er veldig glad i rosa, så i tillegg til Jan i rosa, strikker jeg en tunika til meg selv. Ble inspirert på strikkecafé av kattepus. 
I am a part of the Colorkal, and June is pink. I love pink, so additional to the Jan in pink, I am knitting a tunic for me. I was inspired by kattepus at the local S'nB.
I bought yarn yesterday. Ended up with a couple of more skeins than I was supposed too, but it usually ends up with some skeins extra. I was a good girl yesterday and bought only two skeins extra. Mauds garn had a special offer on Opal cotton I couldn't refuse, one skein for 39, NOK, or about 5 euro.
I have also startet on a pair of pants for my little boy. Knitting in Mor Aase wool yarn with the pattern of knit 3 and purl 2 to get a better shape.




I have had the pattern of Jan a long time, actually almost a year, but I haven't knitted one yet. Nowadays a lot of people at Hobbyboden have started to knit one, so I was inspired to knit one as well. I'm going to knit mine in brown cotton and in a multicolored cotton yarn I bought in France. 
I have started to knit the Monkey-socks from Knitty. They were not hard to knit and it didn't take long before I hade memorized the pattern. I'm starting on sock number two tonight. I'm using Opal.
I have finished knitting part 3 of the Yarnmystery. Very exciting. I have absolutely no clue of what I'm knitting. Part 4 is coming June the 1st. at 19.00 o'clock. I'm looking forward to it.
I have knitted a couple of limegreen socks to my son from the yarn I got from my secret pal in May at Hobbyboden. They are my contribution to Colour-along too. May is green.
I have signed up to resolve the Yarn mystery through Hobbyboden. Liv-Toril is the organizer. First part was to find yarn and needles. Yesterday we got part two. We were supposed to knit a square. I have done that. Have no idea what so ever of what I'm knitting, but I'm waiting with excitement for part three to be expected at May 27th at 19.00 o'clock.
I have crocheted a bit further on my ripply. It does not move fast forward, but I'm half way almost. Now I've run out of yarn, so I need to do a bit of yarn shopping today. The Ripply is now 87 cm long. It's supposed to be 2 m, so it's a bit to go. 


I have to do something else while crocheting the Ripply. So I have started knitting a sweater in Mor Aase, pure wool. It's a birthday present for someone who has birthday very soon, so I don't have much time, but I think I'm going to make it.
I really had no intention what so ever to start crocheting a ripple, but here I go. I haven't bought yarn for the whole thing, but just enough for the weekend;) My husband actually liked the ripple and drove me around today to find a store which sold the yarn. I'm using Mor Aase wool. Soft and delicate. This is one of my longterm projects. I have been very eager to start, but I know myself and soon the progress is going to be slower. My plan is to finish it before the winterseason comes again.
I have knitted a dress for my daughter's Babyborn doll. She was a bit disappointed that it wasn't a real 17th of May-dress, that means a Norwegian folk dress. Stopped by a yarn store and bought pattern for doll clothes. Found a dress which didn't have that much pattern on it. 

The Exhibitionist-kal gave me a push to finish projects that were in danger to be UFO's. I have knitted a bit on this hat from Nøstebarn and now it's only 16 rows to go. It's ready for next season. 
I have knitted a Calorimetry in the Noro yarn I had left from my Klaralund. This is 30th birthday present. Very pleased with it, and hope the receiver is going to as happy as I am. 




