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Nørden i mig fryder sig over en ny lille dille, nemlig NaKnitMo (Ravelry link), eller “National Knit Month” som november er blevet udnævt til nogle steder. Jeg er hoppet med på legen og tæller masker… eller rettere, regner det strikkede antal masker ud hver dag. Man har så et mål, som man prøver at nå i løbet af måneden. Mit mål er 75000 masker, eller 2500 om dagen. Det går indtil videre strygende, og det er sjovt, som man kommer videre med en masse projekter, når man faktisk sætter sig ned og strikker!
The geek in me is having fun with a new little thing, the NaKnitMo (Ravelry link), or “National Knit Month” which is this November. I’ve joined the fun and am counting stitches… or rather calculating how many stitches I’ve knit each day. You set a target for yourself to try to reach during the month. My target is 75000 stitches or 2500 per day. So far it is going marvelous, and really, it is rather funny to see how much your projects progress when you actually spend time knitting on them!
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…
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.
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.
Efter successen med det første Sock-O-Meter (præmien er på vej med posten), må jeg have gang i et mere… de er vældig vanedannende sådan nogle o-metre. Igen går det ud over sokkegarnslageret. Det er nu også rigeligt polstret til at modstå et solidt angreb, for tiden er der omkring 5 kg sokkegarn på inventarlisten. Derfor må målet også øges lidt, det skal jo ikke blive for nemt, vel?
- 2000 gram brugt = 100%
- Alle typer af sokkegarn tæller med
- Køber jeg sokkegarn inden målet er nået, tæller det minus, men jeg må godt få gaver! 10 gram købt = – 2% (hård straf)
- Jeg må strikke lige hvad jeg vil af garnet, sokker, handsker, trøjer osv. Alt tæller.
- Når målet er nået udløser det en præmie af eget valg, dog mindre end 500 gram garn!
After the sweet success of the first Sock-O-Meter (the prize is winging its way in the post as I write), I had to start another one… those o-meters are very addictive once you try them out. Once more the sock yarn stash is the target. But it’s more than ample enough to hold up to a couple of attacks, at them moment the stash list has more than 5 kg of the stuff. Thus the goal has to be upped this time too, it can’t get too easy, ehh?
- 2000 g = 100%
- All types of sock yarn count
- If I buy sock yarn before the 100% has been reached it will be subtracked, but I’m allowed to be given it as gifts! 10 g bought = – 2%
- I am allowed to knit what-ever I fancy; socks, gloves, sweaters etc. Everything counts.
- When the goal is reached, I get a prize I want. Only limitation is that is has to be less than a 500 g yarn
Hvorfor skal sokker i et par altid være ens? Det skal de heldigvis heller ikke, og jeg kan rigtig godt lide at strikke sokker, som er et par, men som ikke er identiske. Nogle gange vender jeg snoningerne forskelligt på de to sokker, andre gange kommer det af striberne.
Why do socks always have to be the same? Luckily they don’t, and I really really like to knit socks that are a pair, but not identical. Some times I flip the cables from one socks to the other, other times, it all comes down to the stripes.
- Stripey Fraternals, # 7 (Ravelry project link)
- Mønster/Pattern: Min egen grundopskrift, dog denne gang med indtagninger på skaftet så de sidder bedre til / My own basic recipe, this time with decreases on the leg for a better fit
- Garn/Yarn: Filcolana Arwetta, col. 954, 236, 192, 70 g = 7% for Sock-O-Meter
- Pinde/Needles: 2½mm
- God eller grel/Hot or not: Tja, jeg har haft dem på stort set hele tiden siden de blev færdige og de er meget, meget behagelige, så helt sikkert et hit. / Well, I’ve been wearing them more or less the whole time since they were finished and they are very very comfortable, so definetely a hit.
Med dette par røg Sock-O-Meteret sørme også over de 100 %, sådan lige akkurart, så nu skal der købes lidt luksus-præmie til fruen… meeeen, nu har jeg set lyset Britt, og det bliver slet slet ikke sidste gang et o-meter er på programmet her på kanalen.
This pair boosted, ok rather edged, the Sock-O-Meter above the 100%, so I’m off to figure out what the prize should be… but now I’ve seen the light, dear Britt, so it won’t be the last time an o-meter has been spotted here on the blog.
Selvom fokus er på sokker sådan ca. de næste 40+ uger, så strikkes der alligevel andre ting. Det er gang i lagernedbrydningen og oprydningen i igangværende projekter. Samtidig vokser bunken i gavekassen, så det er en ren win-win situation.
Though the knitting focus is set on socks for approximately the next 40+ weeks, I somehow manage to knit other things as well. Stashbusting goes forth and I slowly clear out the wips. At the same time the pile in the gift box grows, so it’s a pure win-win situation.
- Green Stash-buster shawl (Ravelry project link)
- Mønster/Pattern: Transition Stash-buster Shawl (Ravelry link) by Lykkefanten
- Garn/Yarn: Diverse forskellige grønne rester (heriblandt 84 g sokkegarn = 8,4% til Sock-O-Meter, tjuhej hvor det går) og noget skønt hvidt uldgarn fra New Zealand til kanten. I alt 402 g. / Several different green left over bits of yarn (amongst these 84 g of sock yarn = 8,4% on the Sock-O-Meter, I am on a roll here) and some gorgeous white pure wool yarn from New Zealand for the edging. A total of 402 g.
- Pind/Needle: 5mm
- God eller grel/Hot or not: Der skete et uheld under vasken, så den hvide kant har fået en misfarvning… ikke så heldigt, men ikke værre, end jeg stadig kan være bekendt at forære det væk. Jeg synes, det er blevet meget godt, og det er altid godt for selvtilliden at få brændt lidt lager af. / An accident happended during the washing, so now the white edging has gotten a miscolouring … not that brilliant, but not worse than I still feel I can give it away. I think it turned out very well and it is always good to burn though some stash.
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