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. Jeg har strikket ferdig tunikaen til meg. Brukte den siste arbeidsdag før ferien. Jeg ble veldig fornøyd med den, selv om den er veldig sukkertøyfarget. Kan hende jeg strikker en til i litt andre farger. Den gikk greit å strikke, selv om det ble veldig mange tråder å feste.
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. Nå ble det endelig min tur til å prøve Opal bomull. Flott garn. Veldig mykt og deilig. Jeg strikket et par sokker til mannen. Han er så varm på føttene at det kan godt hende disse sokkene holder til langt utpå vinteren. Jeg har et nøste til med Opal bomull. Det gikk ikke med i oversvømmelsen, fordi jeg ikke kom så langt som til å legge det i kjelleren. Er veldig glad for det nå. Jeg skal strikke et par sokker til meg. Er på utkikk etter et mønster. Tror kanskje det blir kew fra Knitty. http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/PATTkew.html
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. http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall06/PATTkew.htmlEllers må jeg takke for alle støttende ord og gode råd. Det hjelper. Vi har fått beskjed fra takstmannen om at jeg kan føre garnet på egen liste. Så i morgen skal jeg helle alt garnet utover plenen, ta bilder, skrive liste og finne priser. Blir spennende å se hvor mye garn jeg hadde. Jeg har jo fortsatt en kasse med garn igjen som ikke ble ødelagt, men dette blir omtrent en oppveiing og telling av garnet mitt. Bare synd jeg ikke får sjansen til å bruke noe av det etterpå.
I have to thank you all for support and good advice. It helps. We've got a message from the guy who are putting a price on our ruined things that I can make a list over my yarn. So tomorrow I'm going to spread my ruined stash all over the lawn, take pictures, write a list and find prices. It will be exciting to see how much yarn I had. I still have a box of yarn that's not ruined, but this will be a kind of flash your stash-thing. The only thing is that I can't use any of it after.

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.