Wednesday, December 28, 2011

CHRISTMAS KNITTING 2011

My knitting this Christmas is a jacket 
for my little daughter

The snow disappeared, and it has been time for knitting
You can find the pattern here 

TUSEN TAKK TIL DERE SOM HAR LAGT 
INN KOMMENTARER HOS MEG 
ILØPET AV ÅRET SOM SNART ER FORBI. 
KOMENTARER BLIR JEG GLAD FOR, OG JEG 
 HÅPER AT MANGE KOMMER TILBAKE TIL 
BLOGGEN MIN I DET NYE ÅRET!





Wednesday, December 21, 2011

IT IS SNOWING!

Yesterday evening, it started to snow!

Two excited little hurried out to make a snowman

It kept on snowing...

and soon a big snowman was up in our backyard

Two cold little ones came in the door

and I had made some Christmas bread,
after reading this blog, it was yummy

I am still knitting on my new project,
next time you stop by, I will tell you what it is!

I got some very sad news this morning,
a dear friend in Houston past away 
yesterday, she had been fighting 
breast cancer.... .
She will be missed dearly by her 
husband and two sons and her friends
all over the world...








Sunday, December 18, 2011

CHRISTMAS HOUSE

WELCOME
 to a little sneak peak inside our Christmas house!

In the kitchen is the Christmas book out

and the  hyacinths are blooming in the windows, 
I need to get some more, these will not last long...

The chandelier is decorated with red ribbons

Birds, ribbons and santa's 

are now filling up the house

We always find time for our Sunday walk, 
in beautiful, cool weather

And a new project is on my needles. 

I will be back soon!










Wednesday, December 14, 2011

3 YEARS AGO....

Happy Birthday!
3 years ago, our twins were born at Woman's hospital of Texas .
they are growing up ..

and here they are today !

Christmas concert at school last week
It is a busy time of the year for birthdays.


and party at "Build a bear" today..

I am slowly back to normal after my recovery, and
today I got all our Christmas cards out
to around the globe.

tomorrow is another
party for two excited little ones...


 

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

This weekend we made some decorations from vintage sheet music.

Cut out hearts, put three on top of each other and sew a
machine seam, and you have some nice 3D hearts

I made seven in a row, but they will look nice one by one
in a red ribbon too...

I have orders on the champagne santas,

and alot of santa hats was knitted.

Another easy decoration, get out your glue gun,
a nice basket, ribbons and some nuts,

and in one, two, three you have another decoration!

Have a nice week!





Saturday, December 3, 2011

GETTING BETTER....

It has taken a while to recover from my surgery.
But now I am getting better day by day and some
knitting energy is back...

I have finished this sweater ....

with yarn from "Wool in the Woods", it contains 2% poly,
that looks like snowflakes on the yarn,
not easy to get in the picture.

Also knitted this easy cowl, it was a kit that I bought
at "the Wool shed" when I visited Aberdeen earlier this year.
Wonderful soft cashmere wool.

Now it is time to get out Christmas decorations, back soon!

Have a wonderful week end!

Monday, November 28, 2011

QUILTFESTIVAL in HOUSTON

I have been away for a few weeks,

visiting Houston and the quilt festival

and as always, it is crowded, but fun!

It was nice to see my daugher, and to visit friends.

I have been shopping,

and eating!

Christmas decorations was out

and the weather was nice

this is a Victorian house in the little town where
my daugher's university is

the university campus is lovely with tall trees.

On the way up to the small town where the university
is, we drive by this, a 18 wheeler on a pole!

Home again and this is where I have spent the last weeks.
I had a surgery and now I am just waiting for my energy
to get back.

Back soon, I hope!







Thursday, October 20, 2011

Just another pillow.....

Some years ago I bought the book "Great American Aran Afghan" also
called GAAA, and with big enthusiasm

I started to knit the first blocks of the 24 different ones in this
beautiful afghan..

After 5 blocks I gave it up, it was too much
work, and the blocks were getting more and more difficult,
so I sold the book and put the project away.....

 The blocks just showed up again while
I was unpacking another box in the attic
I saw four of the blocks together, and with big brother's
old jeans as backing,

It is now our new pillow!

I am enjoying the dark autumn evenings in my corner,
 enjoying my favorite cup of tea and knitting socks for the
 toodlers while the rain is tromming on the windows...

Have a nice evening and thanks for stopping by!