Det her bliver altså den skønneste startitis måned nogensinde!!! Og så er jeg endda kun nået 3 dage ind i den.

Dagens nye projekt: Et par babyluffer til MM, så han ikke behøver at skamme sig over at få sokker på hænderne, når han skal sove i barnevognen.

This is clearly going to be the most perfect startitis month ever!!! And we’re only 3 days into it.

New project of the day: A pair of baby mittens for MM, so he won’t have to be embarrashed by having socks on his hands when being put out in the trolley to sleep.

(COM=Cast On Mania)

Dagens nye projekt: En hue med masser af snoninger

The new project of the day: A hat with lots of cables

(COM=Cast On Mania)

Godt at februar er den korteste måned i året, for ellers ville jeg nok drukne i nye projekter, når vi når slutninge. Årsagen? Såmæn den, at jeg er med på Cast-On Mania legen i Village Hopelessly Overcommitted (Ravelry), hvor vi har givet os selv lov til at starte et nyt projekt per dag i hele februar. Ren startitis lykke og ingen dårlig samvittighed… kan man mærke at jeg gnægger af fryd?
Dagens nye projekt: Et par sokker.

It’s a good thing that February is the shortest month of the year. Otherwise I’d probably end up drowning in new projects by the end of it. The reason? That I’ve joined the Cast-On Mania game in Village Hopelessly Overcomitted (Ravelry), where we have given our selves permission to start a new project each day during all of February. Pure startitis joy and no bad consience… can you feel that I’m giggling with joy?
The new project of the day: A pair of socks.

Diminiutiv er et ord, jeg kommer til at tænke på, når jeg kigger på den nyeste hæklenål i samlingen… ok, den er ikke min, men en jeg har lånt fra min mor. Den er så lille-bitte, at man uden problemer kan få et par 2mm glasperler på den. Den var vist oprindeligt til at samle masker op i nylonstrømper, når man reparerede sådan nogle. Den har været min oldemors.

Jeg har ledt efter sådan en hæklenål i ganske lang tid, og så viser det sig, at min mor har haft den hele tiden, det er vist skæbnen, der siger, at jeg snart må i gang med et stort sjal påsat perler. For der er det bedst ikke at trække alle perlerne på det fine, tynde garn fra starten, men i stedet bruge hæklenålen til at få dem på, når nødvendigt.

Tiny is a word that comes to mind when I look at the newest crochet needle in my collection… ok, it’s not mine, but one that I’ve borrowed from my mother. It is so itsy bitsy tiny that you can put 2mm glas beads on it without any problems. Originaly it served to ladder up stitches that had run in nylon stockings. It has been my great-grandmother’s.

I have searched for such a crochet hook for some time now, and then it turns out that my mother has had it all along. It seems to be fate that tells me that I need to start that large beaded lace weight shawl soon. It’s probably better not to pull all the beads on the fine, thin yarn from the beginning, but instead use the hook to loop them on.

Under dagens besøg hos mor var MM sød og sov “længe” på altanen = strikketid til mig! Dette resulterede i endnu en færdiggørelse af et lille, men langvarigt projekt (det er utroligt så lang tid et par sokker kan tage, når man ikke strikker på dem).

During today’s visit with my mum, MM played the perfect child and slept for “long” = more knitting time for me! This resulted in another finished object, and one long in the coming too (amazing how long a pair of socks can take, when you forget to knit them).

Mønster/Pattern: Bed Knots (ravel it), MacKintosh Yarns Sock Club
Garn/Yarn: Yetti Yarn from MacKintosh Yarns, 42 gr.
Pinde/Needles: 3mm
Hot/Not: De er overraskende varme for så lette sokker, men der er jo også yak i garnet. Det er super lækkert at strikke med, og jeg er rigtig tilfreds med sokkerne. The socks are surprisingly warm for such light socks, but then there is yak in the yarn. It is a wonderful yarn to knit with and I’m very happy with the socks.

Nogle ting skal bare klares i bitte små bidder, en af gangen. Sådan har jeg det med mit Six’es tæppe, der består af så uendelig mange (210) sekskanter, der hver skal strikkes, vaskes, blokkes og sys sammen. Men så tror jeg også på, at det bliver flot.

Heldigvis gør jeg fremskridt. Jeg har klaret alle de farvede, der skal danne et bølgende bånd ned gennem tæppet. Så mangler jeg bare resten af de grå, der skal fylde resten (nå ja, og kanten osv.)… mon jeg når det til min deadline? … jeg tror lige jeg snupper en bid mere!

Some things just have to be tackled in wee pieces, one at a time (like eating an elephant, which only can be completed in small bits). I have that feeling with the Six’es afghan, which consists of sooo many (210) hexagons that each need to be knit, washed, blocked and sewn together. But then I also believe that I’ll have the afghan I want.

Luckily I feel like I’m making progress. I’ve dealt with all the coloured ones, which are going to form a wavy band down the afghan. Now I just lack the rest of the grey ones, which will fill the rest (well, also the edge and finishing, but never mind)… I wonder if I’ll make my deadline? … I think, I’ll just tackle one more piece!