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!

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...

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!

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...

 

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!

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!

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!

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!