Knitting with Fru Christensen

Fastelavn i København

2006-02-25T23:51:00.000-08:00

Her ser I Dolph og Løven på vej til Fastelavn på Kultorvet. På Kultorvet spottede vi endnu en Dolph...og det viste sig at vi kendte Dolph's far fra Studenterrådets vuggestue. Vi tog et billede af de to Dolph'er, men jeg ved ikke helt om man kan tillade sig at blogge billeder af andre folks børn (selv om de er udklædt) uden deres tilladelse. Jeg ville ikke bryde mig om det...

Prisen for bedste hjemmelavede udklædning

2006-02-24T07:11:00.000-08:00

Johan blev kåret som den bedste hjemmelavede udklædning på Sølvgade Skole i dag. Da jeg cyklede med ham i Christania-cyklen var det som at køre rundt med en berømthed. Alle ville vide hvor vi havde købt Dolph kostumet og folk tog billeder af ham med deres mobiltelefoner.

Dolph kostume

2006-02-23T05:20:00.000-08:00

Så er Johans fastelavnskostume færdigt! Jeg er egentlig ret imponeret over mig selv. Faktisk var det ikke så umuligt da jeg først gik i gang. Hovedet er bygget op over en kasket så Johan kigger ud af munden på dolph og han har min ammepuden rundt om maven. Hvad der ikke kom med på billedet er hans vanter med tre fingre og blå negle :-) For at færdiggøre illusionen har vi lært ham lidt dolph-citater så som død ved kølle og 100% asshole. Nu glæder jeg mig helt til i morgen på hans vegne.

Clothes for Marie

2006-02-16T00:13:00.000-08:00

My grandmothers old Bernina 730 is still going strong and is being used by my sister and me. This time it was used for making new clothes for Marie. Trousers and a little dress. I'm still working on the matching sweater. So far I've made the back and one sleeve.

New projects, new colours

2006-02-15T00:53:00.000-08:00

Nice right ? But what can be made of this ? All I can say is, that this time it's for Marie.

Devils hat (Djævlehue)

2006-02-07T03:58:00.000-08:00

A small project that I made a month ago or so is this baby hat, which makes a perfect last minute gift. I knitted in in Alpaca on size 3 needles and it requires less than a 50 g-skein (the hat size is 18 months).

Purple sweater for Wilma

2006-02-07T02:39:00.000-08:00

Yes, it's done! I'm finally free to start new projects :-)
The pattern is from Erika Knight's book with knitting patterns size 2 to 5 years. I knitted the sweater in Løve Cotton 8/4 and it required less than five skeins. In the end I decided to pick up the stitches for the collar and knit it directly on the neckline instead of sewing the two pieces together (turned out that sewing them together was difficult and resulting in a neck too tight for Wilma to get her head through).

Finished projects

2006-01-23T02:22:00.000-08:00

Since this blog is ment to be a logbook of my finished projects, I've taken a few photographs of some sweaters that were finished a while ago. First there is Johans green sweater. This sweater was a lot of fun to knit. The pattern is from SandnesGarn (Barn 0001, SISU 1/2-8 years. Nr.4) and the yarn (SISU) is 80% wool and 20% nylon.
The cable was new to me and I had fun knitting it.

From the same patternbook, I knitted this elephant-sweater for Wilma. Fortunately, in a year or two, it will fitt Marie and will be used and loved again.

Finished cardigan

2005-11-14T13:51:00.000-08:00

cardi is done and in use...it's a bit tighter around the waist than anticipated, but I leave it open most of the time anyway.
Started the Harry Potter scarf for Johan that I promised him for more than a year now, and I still have to finish Wilmas sweater.
Today I bought more alpacca for a little babyhat for Marie. Oh, I get so tempted to buy yarn when I visit the local LYS.
Big news! we bought a camera, so as soon as I figure out how to connect it to the computer, I'll be posting pictures of the ongoing and finished projects.

A cardigan in pure alpaca

2005-09-27T04:29:00.000-07:00

At the moment, this is the knitting project that I devote most of my time. It's a pattern from DROPS "strikkedesign" Nr. 88 (Modell 4-88). I decided to knit it in pure alpaca and not to use the Glitter with the Alpaca. The colour that I'm knitting in is best described as a dark turquise. The picture I took last night didn't come out too well, but it allows you to see the colour.

My favorite shawl

2005-09-27T00:18:00.000-07:00

I think the shawl that my mother knitted for me last christmas deserves a post and a picture on the blog. It is knitted in Kid Seta and I love the colour which is called Robins Egg.

The colour is more true on the next picture. This shawl is so soft and nice to wear close to the skin. After she finished mine, she knitted one in babypink for Sarah and one in babyblue for Sisse. The most amazing thing is, that I just know there are no mistakes or errors in any of them.

Crocheted bib

2005-09-26T12:59:00.000-07:00

Isn't it cute ? It's for Marie. This is the first one I crocheted. I also made one in brown with a little flower for Julies baby, Annika, and a striped one in brown and white for Lines baby, Villads. They are very easy and fast to make. The pattern is in Danish and can be found in the pattern book "Baby og småbørns-strik 2" by Løve Garn.

One year old sweater

2005-09-26T12:29:00.000-07:00

The HP-sweater that is. I'm actually amazed it survived for so long. Johan has worn it allmost every day since I finished it a year ago. Here is the picture finally... (thanks to Alison and Jenn for hosting the knit-along)
I did promise Johan a HP-scarf next, but I decided to try and finish some of the other projects before buying more yarn. First of all there is my cardigan and then there is Wilmas purple sweater. I can't decide which one of them is the most important. My cardigan is knit in a colour that is highly fashionable this fall and winter (and probably not next year) and Wilma might outgrow her sweater before it is done. And of course there are many other projects that I'm keen to get started on. Can you recognize my dilemma ?

Knitting with Fru Christensen

2005-09-04T06:26:00.000-07:00

So many projects so little time. Having three children aged 4 months, 4 years and 7 years, it tends to get difficult to get quality time with myself and my knitting projects. I have for a while wanted to share pictures of my ongoing and finished projects with other knit-bloggers and now I've created my own blog...just one problem left...no camera to take pictures of the knitting projects. Come to think of it, we might be the only family left with no digital camera, so it should be possible to borrow one. I can't wait to post my first picture. It will be a picture of the Harry Potter sweater I knitted for Johan last winter. I feel I owe that to Jen and Alison who hosted the knitalong last october. Well, I'll be of to borrow that camera...