While in Amsterdam, I stopped by de Afstap and had a lovely conversation with the owner who - strangely enough -
had a number of Norwegian books she bought while visiting her brother in my husband's home town. I picked up Norsk Strikkedesign
and six skeins of Cashcotton 4ply in Seafoam...
...and - naturally - having finished something, had to start something new!
I seriously considered Chicknit's adorable (new!) lacy cardigan CeCe but, alas, this yarn didn't want to be lacy. Instead it wants to be a stripeless
Essential Stripe from Knit and Tonic!
Is a stripeless Essential Stripe... Essential? Why, yes! Yes it is!
First up, I finished the Pinwheel blanket... with 500 stitches at bind off. (Whew.)
Made of Juvel, from idena on 4.5 mm needles. (Colors can be seen here.) I had to buy a 120 cm circular to finish it and did about 6 rows of solid-colour garter stitch at the edge, which took up most of a 50 gram skein. I think I used 5 skeins of the variegated.
Stewart is of the opinion that it was worth it.
Speaking of happy things, spring has come to Norway. Within one week we went from temperatures around 4-5C to upwards of 20C for days and days... the sun shone in a clear blue sky and everything turned green almost overnight. It's a bit cooler today, but still... Green!!
Here's the (also green.. in fact, meadow) Birch with 150 stitches left... it's nearer 140 now and I'm really aware of how much shorter rows of 140 sts are than rows of 299.
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Pinwheel blanket Yarn: Juvel from idena - color 350
Needles: 4.5 mm (US 7)
Must Have Cardigan Design from Paton's Street Smart
Yarn: Dale Falk, color 2931
Needles : 4mm
Mrs. Beeton
Design: via Knitty Yarn: Rowan Cashsoft DK (521)
and Kidsilk Spray (576)
Provided by: The best SP ever.
Needles: 4 mm (US 6)
Setesdal baby cardigan
Design: Dalegarn Baby Collection nr. 124
Yarn: Dale Babyull, colors 10 & 5711
Needles: 2.5 mm
Never-ending Regia socks Pattern: Folk Socks Yarn: Regia 4-ply, color 1937
Needles: 2.5 mm
These only get worked on during lunch at work
and during report - 5 rounds per day max and not every day.
Nothin' but a T-shirt Design: Alison Hansel
Yarn: Rowan All Seasons Cotton colors 183 & 201
Needles: 3.5 mm
Leisel (pdf file)
Design: Mary Joy Gumayagay
Yarn: Dalegarn Falk, color #5545
Needles: 3.5 mm
I'm not sure this was the right yarn
for this type of scarf.
Bridal Crown Sweater Design: Kristi Bræin
from Norsk Strikkedesign
Yarn: Rauma Finull
Cropped Lace Cardigan Design: Kari Hestnes from Moderne Strikk
Yarn: Tynn Alpakka from Du Store Alpakka
