
I have been to Glasgow. It's a town with many tempting shops and a couple of yarnshops. I didn't shop as much as I thought I would, but I bought some skeins. Don't know what to knit of the yarn I bought, but the blue yarn is going to be a sweater for my son. The black yarn is Tapestry from Rowan. It's so soft and deliciuos. Kjøpte håndfarget garn også. Vet ikke helt hva jeg skal bruke dette til, men det kan godt hende det blir votter og et kort pynteskjerf til meg. Utrolig herlige farger.

I bought some handdyed yarn. I'm not sure what to knit, but I might knit a short scarf and some mittens for me. Love the colors of this yarn.
Herlige farger på dette garnet også. Freedom Spirit heter det. Jeg har ikke hørt om det før, men det er utrolig mykt og deilig. Dessuten så er det ganske tykt, så det går nok fort å strikke med dette. Har egentlig ingen anelse om hva det skal bli, men noe blir det sikkert.
Lovely colors on this yarn as well. Freedom Spirit, but I never heard of it. I don't know what to use it for, but it's so soft and lovely to touch. It's quite thick as well, so I guess it will be easy to knit something of it. Dette garnet er lilla, men ser ut som blått på dette bildet. Det er et tynt sokkegarn. Tror nok jeg skal strikke et par sokker til tulla og kanskje en lue.

This yarn looks blue, but it's purple. I might knit some socks for my daughter with it. It's a sock yarn, but I might as well knit her a hat, or maybe both?
Det var mange oppskriftsbøker også, og jeg angrer allerede på at jeg ikke kjøpte flere. Jeg endte opp med denne. Har noe Noro garn som jeg ikke har noen oppskrift på. Det eneste jeg vet er at jeg vil ha en jakke eller genser av det. Mye fint i denne boka.
It was a great selection of knitting books, and I already regret I didn't buy more than one. I have some Noro yarn but no pattern. I know I want to knit a sweater or a jacket for me, and in this book there were several I wanted. Fikk ikke tid til å strikke mens jeg var i Glasgow, men fikk god til på flyet fram og tilbake. Kom et godt stykke på en genser i Inca til meg.
Didn't have time to knit while I was in Glasgow, but had a lot of time on the plane back and forth. I knitted a bit on my sweater in Inca for me.
Didn't have time to knit while I was in Glasgow, but had a lot of time on the plane back and forth. I knitted a bit on my sweater in Inca for me. Har nå blitt ferdig med den første Brann-sokken til mannen. Kjenner at det er ikke like motiverende å starte på sokk to, men det er best å strikke på den med en gang, ellers blir dette en UFO. Når jeg tenker meg om, hva er farlig om dette blir en UFO? Nei, jeg skal nok strikke sokkene ferdig til mannen jeg. Men kanskje jeg skal strikke sokker til meg selv i de riktige fargene.
I have now knitted the first Brann-sock for my husband. I really feel it's not that motivating to start knitting the second sock. I better knit it at once, because I can feel this could easily be a UFO. But when I think a bit about it, why is it so important this is not going to be a UFO? No, I'll finish the socks for my husband. But I think I'm going to knit myself a pair in the right colors.
I have knitted more Bainbridge scarves. I have used Jaeger Matchmaker and Wool Rich four ply, both bought in London. The yarn is quite thin about the gauge for Opal, it's soft and it doesn't itch. I'll probably buy more of both types when I go to Glasgow. These scarves are also Christmas presents.
The Christmas calendar is still growing. Now I have startet on the tree and on Tigger. I still have faith in finishing before 1st of December.
Yeah, yeah, I can't say that the gold medal in the Norwegian soccer league is where it's supposed to be, but it's in Bergen this year. My husband is a Brann supporter so he's happy for the moment. Me? Not that much! I'm knitting my husband socks in his soccer team's colors, red and white. Should they have been knitted in gold yarn? No, better not overdo it. I'm really nice knitting them, since I'm a RBK supporter and their colors are black and white. But I better be nice to my husband since I'm leaving kids and the household to his command for five days. And besides, who knows how many skeins of yarn that want to bome home with me from Glasgow?
I have done a deal with Babsy. She needed some yarn and I needed two needlepincases. Look how great they are! I't so fantastic to finally have some sort of system. Thanks a lot, Babsy. A great deal. 



My husband and I hade five lovely days in London without the kids. So great to be a couple, enjoying life and forget about time and kids for a while. It's always busy in London, things are happening, always a lot of shops with a lot to shop, always a lot of people and always a lot of things I want to see and I promise myself it won't be long before I go to London again. I went to John Lewis. A lot of nice yarn there, and I am very happy they have a John Lewis in Glasgow. I'm going to Glasgow in a couple of weeks without husband and kids. I might buy more yarn then. This time I picked out four skeins of soft wool yarn. Have plans to knit scarves to the people working in the kindergarden with my kids to Christmas. I have already started on a Bainbridge scarf of one of the skeins.
Knitting magazines are fun to read. I always get a lot of inspiration, lovely pattern, but they are expensive in Norway. I bought four in London, but couldn't find Vogue knitting. 






I'm so lucky. My SP 11 have sent me the most incredible gift. Of course I've already eaten the snacks she sent me. If you look closely at the picture, you can see that the bag of corn nuts was opened before the picture was taken. Something is just so good it has to be eaten right away. I've never tried any of the sorts of yarn I got, but I'm really looking forward to knit with it. I brought it with me to S'nB. They touched it, sighed longingly and touched it some more. Just like I do when I'm at home. It's just so soft. Whoever you are SP11, thanks a lot.
I have started another Nøstebarndress. This is for my nephew. It was a birthdaygift that was supposed to be done in April this year, but it's here now.
December is soon here. I have to be done with another Christmas calendar. My son have to have his own this year. I have embroidered a bit this week. I think I've come a bit. I haven't been working on it for too long.
I have knitted mittens again. No, I haven't managed to knit two right mittens with the Norwegian pattern yet. Instead I knitted a pair in a really chunky yarn. It's tempting to knit more, because it's really fast to knit with this yarn. I also knitted a headband for my son. Think I have enough yarn to knit him a hat as well. Soft and thick yarn, TopptTå. Never tried this yarn before, but I might try it again.
The yarn I used for the mittens and the headband, is a gift from 

Another pair of pants for my little son. This one is knitted in mor Aase, wool.
I have knitted another mitten. Really it doesn't take that long to knit mittens to children and actually it's a lot of fun. Yes, there is the thumb, which I haven't knitted yet, but even the thumb should be easy. The thumb is not that big and it's not that much work. I'm very pleased with myself when I pick up stitches for the thumb, when suddenly I notice something strange.
It's two lefties I have knitted. That's how it turns out when you're knitting without thinking and forget to knit the thumb on the opposite side on mitten number two. How is it possible? Now I suddenly remember why I don't care too much about knitting mittens. It has happened a couple of times before. I can knit two mittens, but three??? That's pushing it too far.
Got tired of knitting mittens and started embroidering the Winnie the Pooh calendar instead.
I have to show you this neckwarmer I knitted, since I said I would knit one this week. Another Christmas present and knitted in Juvel wool yarn.
I have finished the pants for my son. It turned out pretty nice. I had some leftovers, so I figured out that my little son needed mittens in the same yarn. This mitten still lacks a thumb and a partner, but it's kind of cute though. So small mittens are so cute. And I don't have to use a lot of time knitting them. I'll knit the other one during tonight or tomorrow night.
The Harry Potter-scarf is finished. I have to weave in threads. It's a Christmas present. I am so pleased with the scarf, that I think I'm going to knit one for myself as well. Long, thick and soft, and I think a big scarf is a great thing for me. I'm always cold. The scarf is knitted in Viking sportsgarn. It's new yarn and I haven't used it before. It's soft and 100% superwash wool.
I have bought myself a new wool winder. Actually it's almost a week since I got it, but I haven't had an opportunity to try it until today. Amazing thing, the wool winder. So easy to wind up yarn. Can't believe I haven't bought one earlier. Now I have the urge to wind up every skein I have, but maybe I should just start embroidering my Winnie the Pooh-calendar instead? 




Finally I got the Charmed Knits in the mail. There are som many people talking about this book and knitting stuff from it, so I had to buy it. It's thicker than I thought and so many nice patterns. I also got a sockbook in the mail. So many really beautiful socks, and if I didn't have a thing for socks, I certainly got it now.

I have finally managed to get time to block my shawl. I have to say I'm very happy with it. I think this will be lovely to wrap around me on chilly days where my mood might not be the best. With these lovely colors you can't help but to feel in better mood. I'm really looking forward to use it. Right now I'm enjoying the summer that finally decided to show up. I have to say that Kauni rainbowcolor is a yarn I definitely will use againg. It's such a lovely yarn. So outstanding colors, so soft. I bet there will be knitted more in this yarn during the winter. I have used about 290 g of Kauni rainbowcolor and the shawl is knit after a pattern from