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Jeg har ganske mange projekter i gang på samme tid… nogle af dem helt sprit-nye, men de fleste rangerende i kategorien mellemlagret til gamle ole. Nogle gange fatter jeg ikke, at jeg ikke bare kan tage mig sammen og få dem færdige, men sådan fungerer jeg åbenbart ikke.
I have a lot of projects on the needles at any point in time… some of them are brand new, but most range from the mature to the really old. Some times I really don’t get, why I can’t just get a grip and finish them. But seemingly that’s not the way I work.
Et nyt projekt kan komme mange steder fra. Nogle gange bliver jeg tacklet af et bestemt, lækkert garn, der lokker tvinger mig til at strikke noget i det. Andre gange kommer fristelsen helt uventede steder fra. Som for eksempel da jeg var oppe og købe knapper til en trøje i min gode venindes butik. Da jeg egentlig var på vej ud af døren (uden garn til mig selv), kommer hun så lige med tacklingen “har du ikke lyst til at hjælpe mig og strikket noget til mit vindue?”… Tjo, tja, bum bum… en, to, tre… “Selvfølgelig”.
A new project can come from many places. Sometimes I get tacked by a certain, gorgeous yarn, which will entice force me to knit something with it. But sometimes the temptation comes from unexpected places. Like for example when I had been up at a friend’s shop to buy buttons for a pullover. As I was going (without yarn for myself), she delivers the tackle “please, would you knit something for my window?”… well, ehmm, see… one, two, three… “Off course”.
- Mønster/Pattern: Alfred’s Raglan (Ravelry link) by Britta Wilfert, 4/5 year
- Garn/Yarn: 275 g Wilfert’s tweed
- Pinde/Needles: 4,5 mm
- Noter/Notes: Den var overraskende hurtig at strikke og garnet ganske dejligt. Jeg er ret betaget af mønsteret og kunne sagtens finde på at bruge det i for eksempel et halstørklæde. / It was a surprisingly quick knit and the yarn is lovely. I am pretty smitten by the stitch pattern and might well use it in a scarf for example (speaking of new projects)
Der er gang i opskriftsafprøvningen. Nogle afprøvninger er dog længere undervejs end andre. Som for eksempel denne flertakkede hue, som jeg strikkede den første version af for mere end et år siden. Nu er den anden version endelig færdig, opskriften er også færdig, men skal lige godkendes før den kommer ud i det fri.
Det er nu sjovt med sådan nogle filtede ting… man ved aldrig rigtig, hvad størrelse man ender med… nogle gange for små, andre gange for store. Men heldigvis er der oftest en, som godt kan passe det endelige resultat. Jeg kunne godt med den her.
Opdatering: Mønsteret er godkendt, og Starz kan nu findes gratis både på dansk og engelsk her (det er et Ravelry link)
More than one pattern is being tested at the moment. But some pattern testings take longer than others. A good example is the multi spiked hat I’ve just finished. The first version was finished more than a year ago. Now the second is finally done, and the pattern is also written, but needs the final proofing before I released it.
It is a fun thing, those felted knits… you never really know what you’ll end up with… sometimes too small, sometimes too big. Luckily, there’s often somebody out there who the thing will fit. I was rightly sized for this one.
Update: The pattern is approved, and Starz can now be found free in both English and Danish from this link (it’s a Ravelry link)
Endnu et par sokker er blevet færdige… jeg strikker vist ikke andet for tiden. Denne gang er det en prøve på en opskrift, jeg har solgt til Filcolana. Så når jeg har skrevet opskriften færdig kommer den som gratisopskrift fra deres hjemmeside. Jeg har leget lidt og lavet en 2-i-1’er, hvor der bliver opskrift for sokker med eller uden ugler.
Another pair of socks are finished… I don’t seem to knit anything else these days. This time it is a test of a pattern, I’ve sold to Filcolana. When I’ve finished writing the pattern, it will appear as a free download from their home page. I’ve been playing and have made a 2-in-1, so that the pattern will describe how to knit the socks with or without the owls.
- Sockwise test (# 12 for 52 pair plunge III)
- Opskrift/Pattern: Sockwise by Lykkefanten
- Garn/Yarn: Arwetta sock fra Filcolana, farve 236, 64 g = 3.2% for Sock-O-Meter
- Pinde/Needles: 3mm
- Noter/Notes: Det var som sædvanlig en stor fornøjesle at strikke med Arwetta, men også lidt ærgeligt fordi jeg ikke får lov til at beholde de færdige sokker… / It was a pleasure, as usual, to knit with Arwetta, but also a bit sad, since I can’t keep the finished socks…
I once had a pullover dream
it was to be creme-del-la-cream
an artwork of skill
of hours and will
with perfection in every seam
The pattern was searched and selected
it was to be a Henley perfected
the yarn was then found
the yarn cakes were sound
And the hour of cast on elected
In fevor the cast on was started
My first try though soon was twarted
The sleeves far to wide
Were put to the side
To the body my attention then darted
The knitting went happy and free
I thought “gauges are just not for me”
Alas what a fool
to neglect such a tool
And be forced to attempt number three
I sit now with hours of knitting
that never in life will be fitting
the body to wide
can fit two at a side
the thruth of the moment is hitting
… I must frogg
Jeg strikker sjældent strikkeprøver, og i dette tilfælde må jeg altså betale prisen. Mine 25 cm Henley må pilles op og startes forfra, for strikkefastheden er helt gal, og sweateren ville passe to af min størrelse hvis jeg fortsatte sådan her… ikke godt. Det er irriterende, men hvad kan man ellers vente når man udfordrer strikkeskæbnen? … Lidt senere i dag, tror jeg, jeg vil forsøge med en lille strikkeprøve…
I seldom take time to knit a gauge swatch, and in this case I have to pay the price. My 25 cm of Henly will have to be ripped and restarted as the gauge is way of, and the sweater is sized to fit two of me if I continued… not good. It’s annoying to say the least, but what else can be expected when you choose to taunt the knitting gods? … I might knit a wee swatch later today…
Livet kører godt nok stærkt for tiden… der er mange jern i ilden og meget der skal nås, så blogning og til dels også strikning kører på sidespor lige nu. Men lidt bliver der alligevel strikket, det er jo min måde at holde hjernekassen fri af for meget stress, så en pind på der til i ny og næ, og så bliver der jo af og til også noget færdigt.
Life is running at a break neck pace at the moment… I’ve got many irons in the fire and have much to try to fit into the limited time of the day. This means that blogging and for some part knitting runs in second (fifth?) place. But I do knit a little bit, as it is my way to keep sane. Though it’s only one row at a time, something gets done from time to time.
- Father and son socks (10 & 11 for 52 pair plunge III)
- Mønster/Pattern: min private standard sok str. far 45 og søn 23 / my vanilla standard sock size bigfoot (mens) 45 and child 23
- Garn/Yarn: Bärengame 76 g til fars sok og 23 til søns, samt 4 g Arwetta til tæerne på sønnens, i alt 103 g = 5.15% til Sock-O-Meter / Bärengame 76 g for fathers and 23 for sons, plus 4 g Arwetta for the toes on the son socks, a total of 103 g = 5.15% for the Sock-O-Meter
- Pinde/Needles: 3mm til faderen og 2½mm til sønnen / 3mm for the father and 2½mm for the son
- Noter/Notes: Normalt plejer jeg at være ganske tilfreds med det meste sokkegarn, alt har sine styrker og svagheder, men dette garn gav alligevel en hel del flere problemer end sædvanligt. Dels smittede det grusomt af under strikningen, og så var der knuder i. Nu håber jeg, at det ter sig bedre efter vask, men jeg er ikke sikker på, at jeg vil købe det igen. / Normally I’m pretty well satisfied with most sock yarns, everything has its forces and weaknesses, but this yarn gave me more troubles than usually. Firstly the dye came off in the knitting and coloured my hands, which annoyed me, and secondly there were several knots in the yarn. I just hope it’ll behave better after the washing, but I’m not sure I’ll ever buy this yarn again.
Slow food er jo et begreb i sig selv, så hvorfor ikke slow socks? Sokker strikket ikke for at nå en bestemt kvote, eller for at få dem hurtigt af pindene, men simpelthen fordi de er smukke og dejlige… og meget langsomme at strikke. Nu kan man vel med en hvis ret kalde alle håndstrikkede sokker for slow socks, i hvert fald i sammenligning med butikskøbte, men det seneste par af mine pinde slår nu alle rekorder. Jeg vidste godt, da jeg begyndte på dem, at jeg ikke skulle forvente, at det gik hurtigt. Men denne viden gjorde også, at jeg bare gav mig selv lov til at nyde strikningen i fulde drag.
Slow food is a commonly know concept, so why not slow socks? Socks knitted not to reach a certain quota, or to get them quickly of the needles, but simply because they are beautiful and gorgeous… and very very slow to knit. It is possible, I suppose, to call all hand knitted socks slow socks, at least compared to shop bought ones, but the latest pair of my needles is the record holder in my home. I knew, when I started them, that I shouldn’t expect the knitting to go fast… or even just normal. But this knowledge also freed me up to just fully enjoy the sensation of knitting… they became my yoga-knitting.
- Red Herringbone (Ravelry project link) (# 9 for 52 pair plunge III)
- Mønster/Pattern: Herringbone Rib Socks (Ravelry link) by Kristie Schueler
- Garn/Yarn: Malabrigo sock, Boticelli Red, 69 g = 3,45 % for Sock-Yarn-O-Meter II
- Pinde/Needles: 2½ mm
- Noter/Notes: Selvom jeg var indstillet på meditativt (= langsomt) strik, kunne jeg alligevel ikke lade være med at forsøge at sætte tempoet op. Det lykkedes at finde en nemmere måde at lave den ene af pindene, men stadigvæk ikke verdens hurtigste. Alligevel var den en sand fornøjelse, for mønsteret er velskrevet og giver et smukt resultat og garnet er dejligt at strikke med. En endelig bonus kom, da designeren bad om lov til at bruge mit billede på hendes Ravelry side for opskriften. / Even though I was prepared for meditative (i.e. slow) knitting, I couldn’t help but try to find a quicker way to knit the pattern. I succeeded in figuring out an alternative way to do the second row of the pattern, but still it wasn’t one of the fast knits. Even with all this, it was a true pleasure as the pattern is well written, the resulting sock gorgeous, and the yarn a pleasure to knit with. A final bonus arrived when the designer requested to use my picture on her Ravelry pattern page.
Der er fløjet endnu et sæt ugler fra reden, eller nærmere fra pindene… Denne sweater har været ganske længe undervejs, selvom selve strikningen egentlig ikke har taget meget tid. Men hvis man får lagt ting lidt for grundigt til side, bliver de nogle gange gemt og glemt under bunken af nystartede projekter. Nu er den heldigvis færdig, klar til at beskytte en kær veninden mod efterårets kulde.
Another set of owls have flown from the nest, or rather from the needles… This sweater has been knitted over quite the period, though the actual knitting time doesn’t amount to much. But if you lay things a bit too much to the side, they sometimes get forgotten and burried below the pile of new projects. Somehow I managed to fish it out again, and now it is done and finished and ready to protect a dear friend from the autumn weather.
- Grey Owls sweater (Ravelry project link)
- Mønster/Pattern: O-w-l-s by Kate Davies (Ravelry link)
- Garn/Yarn: Navia Duo, 3 tråde holdt sammen, 2 lysegrå og 1 mørkegrå. I alt er der brugt 575 g garn / Navia Duo, 3 strands held together, 2 light grey and 1 dark grey. The total usage was 575 g.
- Pinde/Needles: 5.5 mm + 6.0 mm
- Noter/Notes: Det er blevet en overtøjssweater, ganske som ønsket, men den anelse brynjeagtige kvalitet af strikketøjet gjorde det til en blandet fornøjelse at strikke. Jeg har strikket på mindre pinde end opskriften, men har så kompenseret ved at vælge en større størrelse. Favoritdetaljen er helt klart skule-uglen på højre skulder… / The finished sweater is clearly an outer garment, just as wished for, but the rather amour like quality of the fabric made it a mixed pleasure to knit. I’ve knitted on smaller needles than specified, but have then compensated by choosing a larger size. The favorite detail is the scowl owl on the right shoulder…
Hexagloves er et mønster på halvhandsker. Opskriften er navngivet efter de sekskanter (hexagoner), som selve hånden er opbygget af. De blev til under ren legen med garn og pinde, og hvis man er til modulstrik, eller har lyst til at prøve, så er de meget sjove at lave. Noro strømpegarnet gør, at hver af modulerne fremstår tydeligt, og gør strikningen spændende, da man aldrig ved hvilken farve man får til næste modul.
Hexagloves is a pattern for fingerless mitts. The pattern is named after the hexagons that the hand of the mitt is made of. The pattern was created out of pure playing with yarn and needles, and if you like modular knitting, or want to try it, this is a fun little project. The Noro sock yarn makes each of the modules stand out clearly and makes the knitting more exciting as you never know what colour you might get next.
Mønster/Pattern: Hexagloves (Ravelry link)
Størrelser/Sizes: Der er opskrift på 2 størrelser en S og en M/L, men yderligere størrelser kan opnås ved at ændre strikkefastheden. / There is given directions for 2 sizes a S and a M/L, but further sizes can be obtained by changing the gauge.
Garn/Yarn: Noro sokkegarn (kureyon eller silk garden) ca. 40 g / Noro sock yarn (kureyon or silk garden) approx. 40 g
Pinde/Needles: 3mm strømpepinde/3mm DPNs
Sprog/Languages: Dansk og Engelsk / Danish and English
Pris/Price: 35 Dkkr
Jeg er kommet lidt bagud med min sokkeudfordring, men der er heldigvis stadig nok sokkeprojekter at gribe fat i når lysten rammer. Det er dog blevet til et færdigt par i løbet af de seneste par dage. Et par, der har været rigtig længe undervejs. Den første sok blev færdig en gang i februar, den skulle bruges til et mønster, og så lå den ellers der i kurven, makkerløs og ensom, ganske længe. Men nu er der to, og endnu en julegave er sikret.
I am getting a bit behind with my sock challenge, but luckily I still have quite a few socks in progress to grab when the need hits me. I have however actually finished a pair lately. A pair that has been a long time in the making. The first sock was finished at sometime in February, it was needed for a pattern, and then it lay in the basked, lonely and forsaken, for quite some time. But now there are tow and I have yet another Christmas present in the box.
- Terrier Socks (pair #8)
- Mønster/Pattern: Terrier Home Sock (Ravelry link) by Lykkefanten … den danske version er på vej
- Garn/Yarn: Biscotte & Cie Bella, colour Ronald Weasly, 77 g = 3,85% for Sock-Yarn-O-Meter II
- Pinde/Needles: 3mm
- God eller grel/Hot or not: Jeg er meget glad for dette par, de er varme og hyggelige og jeg er vild med garnet. Jeg håber bare, at den tiltænkte modtager også vil synes om dem. / I’m very happy with this pair, they are warm and cozy and I love the yarn. I hope the intended recipient will like them as well.
Min præmie fra det første Sock-Yarn-O-Meter er vel ankommet og fryder mig hver gang jeg kigger på det. Jeg belønnede migselv med sokkegarn, selvfølgelig, men ikke til at strikke sokker af. De tre nøgler Dream in Color Smooshy i farven Shiny Moss bliver forhåbentlig til en Henley Perfected (Ravelry link)… engang… måske snart. Håbet, også strikkehåbet, er jo som bekendt grønt, mosgrønt!
My prize from the first Sock-Yarn-O-Meter has arrived safely and gives me delight every time I look at it. I rewarded myself with sock yarn, of course, but not to knit socks with. The three skeins of Dream in Color Smooshy in the colour Shiny Moss will hopefully become a Henley Perfected (Ravelry link)… at one point… maybe soon. The hope, also the knitting hope, is as everyone knows green, moss green!
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