A whirlwind of activities…

Januar har (indtil videre) været smækfyldt med aktiviteter – rejser, møder, strik, opgaver, familiebesøg, arbejde, fest. Alt det gode, alt det hårde – nogle gange i den samme pakning.

January have (so far) been tightly packed with activities – travelling, meetings, knitting, tasks, family visits, work, partying. All the good stuff, all the hard stuff – some times all at once.

Forrige weekend drog jeg på Jyllandsturne i min lille røde bil. Efter den smukkeste solopgang ved Sjællands Odde og den roligste færgetur, jeg kan mindes at have været på, havde jeg et kort og godt stop i Århus, hvor jeg nåede omkring to af byens garnbutikker. Det var hhv. Tøndering Strik (herover) og Garnkisten (herunder). Jeg elsker at besøge garnbutikker og se, hvad der er for udvalg og hvordan de indretter sig. Lækre butikker begge to (og selvfølgelig købte jeg noget begge steder). Skal helt sikkert på garn-crawl i Århus med lidt bedre tid på et tidspunkt.

A week ago, my weekend was spent travelling around Jutland in my little red car. I started by taking the ferry to Århus from Sjællands Odde, where the sun rose in magnificent purple and pink splendor. Well arrived in Århus, I managed a brief visit to two of the yarn shops (there are many more – and someday soon, I need to take time for a proper yarn crawl in Århus), Tøndering Strik (above) and Garnkisten (below). I love visiting yarn shops and seeing what yarns they carry and how they present their wares. Both shops were really great (and yes, I bought something both places).

Efter en tur til Aalborg og en overnatning i Randers – hvor morgenen gryede smuk og frostklar var jeg ved at være klar til at tage på TEX-Stil messen.

After a brief trip to Aalborg and a overnight stay in Randers – where I was treated to the most magnificent dawn break – I was ready to visit the TEX-Stil trade show in Vejle.

Det er en indkøbsmesse for garnbutikker, men som regel har jeg et design eller to derovre, som det er sjovt at se, hvordan bliver taget imod. Det er nu ikke den primære årsag til, at jeg vender tilbage. Jeg elsker at have muligheden for at snakke med mine designerkollegaer og andre folk i branchen. Det er nemlig ikke så tit, at jeg ellers har mulighed for at møde dem. Som sædvanlig var jeg en hel del mere koncentreret om at snakke (og jeg var så også ved at være lidt træt ovenpå weekendens aktiviteter), så jeg fik ikke taget mere end et enkelt billede. På Filcolanas stand stod Aniwaniwa lige ved siden af Spectra, hvilket jeg synes var sjovt, da cardiganen nemlig kun er blevet til, fordi jeg havde så mange fine rester tilovers fra tæppet.

The TEX-Stil trade show is for yarn shops, but I am usually represented by a design or two, and it is always fun seeing if people like it. There is another reason for me to visit each year (actually twice a year). I love having the opportunity to meet and talk with my designer colleagues and other people in the yarn industry. It’s not often, I have that opportunity in my everyday life. As usual I forgot to take more than a single picture (I was too busy talking and admittedly I was also a bit tired). Filconana’s booth had placed Aniwaniwa just beside Spectra, which I found funny and appropriate, since the cardigan wouldn’t be here without all the pretty leftovers I had from the blanket.

Det var en god weekend, men jeg er ved at være klar på en uge, hvor aftenerne bliver brugt i sofaen med strik og tv og weekenden bliver brugt til at sove længe og hygge hele familien sammen. Det er den absolutte målsætning for denne uge!

It was a good weekend, but I am about ready for a week, where the evenings are spent in the sofa with knitting and tv, and the weekend affords sleeping late and lazy living with the family. It is my absolute goal for this week!