Pilespids for my daughter is also done. My daughter thought it was so great she wanted another one. Well, we have to think about that. I'm starting a dress for my daughter from the same book, and then my son have to get something soon as well. Jeg har fått enda en gave fra min fantastiske Secret Pal 12, som ikke er så hemmelig lengre, da. Hun er utrolig flink til å finne gaver. Jeg har nå fått en liten veske hun har sydd som jeg kan ha bøkene i når jeg skal ha med en bok i veska. Det passer meg ypperlig siden jeg er så innmari sær og ikke vil ha bretter eller søl på bøkene mine. Jeg fikk også en bok, The Tortilla Curtain av T. Coraghessan Boyle, som jeg gleder meg til å lese. Også fikk jeg bokmerke som er magnetisk og funker veldig bra, for jeg har jo måtte prøve. Hun sendte også med en haug med karameller, som selvfølgelig ikke er med på bilde siden tulla åpnet pakken. Gode var de, da.
I have received another great gift from my Secret Pal 12, who's not that secret anymore though. She's really good finding the perfect gift. She has sown a pretty book bag for me, and that's perfect for me, because I am really kind of weird when it comes to books. I can't stand folds or anything in the books, so this bag is so perfect when I take book with me somewhere. She bought me a book, The Tortilla Curtain of T. Coraghessan Boyle, and I really look forward to read it. I got a bookmark as well, a magnetic one and it is so great. And in the new book bag she sent candy, sorry the candy is not in the picture, but my daughter opened my present and it's gone. But I can tell you that it was good.
I finished my son's sweater. Well, almost. I need to weave in threads and sew/iron on Lightning McQueen. My son has already seen it and wonder when it gets so cold he can wear it. I really hope it's going to be a long time before summer leaves. I want the summer weather to last a couple of weeks longer. 
The other along I joined is

I joined a Teacher swap on Ravelry just before summer and today I picked up my gift at the post office. It was the greatest gift ever! I know I've said this before, but I mean it every time. Seriously! I got two skeins of Happy Feet yarn from Plymouth yarn, two skeins of Malabrigo yarn and a skein from Provence. I'm looking forward to search for the perfect patterns to the lovely yarn. And so much yarn! I also got some candy, some great stickers I can use at work and the kids got their cloth with Tinkerbell and Lightning McQueen. They loved it so much that it's dripping wet right now. They used it in the bathtub this evening. It's such a great package. Love it! A lot of thanks to trustcraztyideas!
I have also knitted on a sweater for my son. I have only the arms left. I knit raglan and use Jaeger Matchmaker.
Well, I don't know, but I have knitted a lot during vacation. I have been away on vacation for a week and I have knitted some. I finished my Dayflower camisole on Tuesday, but didn't steam it before today. It fits perfect, and I just can't wait to use it. 
I also knit on an order in Kid silk, which is a really time consuming work. And I got some knitting books in the mail. I ordered them through Interweave knits, when they had a big books sale. 
I was on a good roll with my Tour de France-contribution, but then I was starting the accent cord. I realized the camisole was too big. Now I have frogged the top again. This is really getting annoying. I've cast on fewer stitches this time and hope it will fit. I don't give up that easy. 
Here so far I have knitted after I started again.
I have had the time to knit a pair of tiny babysocks as well. This pair is for my nephew. I'll knit a pair of mittens and a scarf as well, I think. I have used Sisu, which I got as a secret pal gift from JSV. 

It's been a week with really great summerweather, sunny and hot. Great to get some sun for us living north. I have done some knitting in the sun. I'm starting increasing on this 


When I came home today, there was a packet waiting for me in my mailbox. What a great package! I couldn't wait before I ripped the paper off, so I didn't get any pictures of the package in the nice red wrapping-paper. My Secret Pal has bought med Knit picks-needles! She bought med hand-dyed, pink yarn! I love pink! And I got pattern, mags, something for the kids and candy! It's the greates ever! Thank you very much! You managed to put together the perfect package for me! Love it!
I have finally weaved in all threads on my Reasonably Hip by mightygoodyarn. You can download the pattern for free at Ravelry, but I can't figure out a way to link to that page. It was an easy and fast knit. The only hard thing about it, was to get a hold of something hard plastic thingy for the brim. I ended up bying a cheap cap and cut it open to get the brim. It worked well. I knitted in Lerke.
I'm still knitting hats for Irenesol's project. I browsed what feels like all hat-patterns at Ravelry and found a pattern I wanted to knit, but wasn't sure if it was my style. Well, somebody's style is it, so then I knit it for somebody. I knit in alpacca and the pattern is
So far the weather this summer has been everything but warm and sunny, but I'm an optimist and think the great summer weather is right around the corner. I want hot, long summerevenings like this. 
Dette er hjørnet i stua før rydding. This is my corner in the living room before cleaning.

I am on a yarn diet, so I have picked out some skeins from my stash without label on. I'm knitting squares for a project called City:yarn, after a concert project called City:larm. City:yarn is a project which some in Oslo are going to decorate statues, lamp posts and other things in public with knitted things. A great project to diet my stash.
Well, diet or no diet, when you accidentally walk by Du store alpakka, you just have to pop inside. And when you're first inside, you just have to buy something, like the skeins of yarn lying there, screaming your name. I think I did very well.
I have also received a secret pal gift from JSV at Hobbyforum. Four, great skeins of Sisu Fantasy. Thank you very much, JSV.
I have bought two new books, Kim Hargreaves' pattern books. Now I just have to find time to knit something from the two books. So many lovely pattern I want to try. 
This is the sixth attempt to make this top fit a seven year old, and that's not easy. I have frogged today and started again. But I won't give up, at least not yet.
Today is a very special day. Norway passed a new law about marriage today. Everyone in Norway now has the right to get married, adopt children and to IVF. And that means that gay and lesbians have the same right as heteroe sexual people. I think it's about time that everyone has the same rights. Another thing is that my six year old daughter learned to knit. Maybe not that historical, but big enough in our life. I'm so proud. 
I have knitted a couple of hats for Irenesol. She's going to give them to the cancerprogramme at the hospital in town. It's a good cause and I like to support good causes, so I knitted two hats for someone who loves bright colors. It was an easy and fun pattern to 
I have finished my 
I have to show you a couple of pictures from the mountains. I was in the mountains five days last week, and had the biggest luck with the weather. 

This day six years ago was it just as sunny and hot as today. I remember because my little daughter was born. Happy birthday, sweetheart! We celebrated the day at sea at my parents in law's boat. It has been a wonderful day. 
