Visiting COLORADO this time....

Thanks for stopping by! 

I know, I have neglected my blog for a long time, but we 

have been back to the USA for some weeks, visiting Colorado.

This is from Denver Botanic Gardens, a beautiful place 

They had a interesting exhibit by artist Stephen Talasnik

We spent a day at the Aquarium, before we headed

on to the mountains to get to Vail

This was not our rental car, but it was so cool, we

found it at the airport...

We stopped and spent time in some of the small towns

along Interstate 70, in Georgetown I found this store,

had to buy some fabric and wool...

This is from Breckenridge, where we spent a few days,

alot of fun to do both for adults and children

The Norwegian flag in the park and "Sons of Norway"

Here it is the little prince, jumping high...

We spent some time in Silverthorne, Copper Mountain

and Frisco too, before we ended up in Vail

We spent a lazy week here

We have been to Colorado several times before,

but this was first time in the summer, 

and it is beautiful....

We took the scenic drive I-70 back to Denver, 

what a view! 

I will  be back soon, have to show you 

my knitting from the trip! 

Have a nice week!

The never ending wool.....

You  probably know that I am trying to use up the yarn in my stash..

(yes, you have heared that before)

These huge balls of delicious wool, it even smells wool,

is everlasting...

I have had it for years, it came to me without names on 

and already winded into two big wool balls. I think the

name of it is "Evilla".

I have knitted a shawl, a cardigan for myself,

a sweater for my little prince...

and now a sweater for my little princess.

Another fun project starting from the top and 

knitting your way down..

 I found the pattern here
This will be my project when we are leaving tomorrow...

The princess!

"We are leaving on an airplane, we know when we'll be back again....."

Have a nice summer week!

SUMMER KNITTING - "Oslo anorakken"

Are you looking for a fun and easy project?

I found this pattern 

                                                   and it was perfect for the  4 skeins of wool

                                                 (with no name on)  that I bought here a couple 

                                                  of years ago,  and 4 old buttons from my box

It was just enough for the size 4 that 

I knitted for my little prince,  just a few 

yards leftover..

A perfect sweater for a cold evening and for the fall!

Have a nice weekend and thanks for stopping by! 

VACATION HOME IN STAVANGER

We are staying at home for a couple of weeks and the twins 

like to spend time outside.

While at the playground , this family came to visit...

On rainy days they like to visit the library downtown,

but we were realy lucky with the day visiting the farm,

blue skies and nice temperature..

What a great day, the kids had been here before 

and could tell me about all the animals.

and guess where little brother spent his time?

Here! 

Knitted a little summer hat for the princess,

pattern free on Ravelry, some leftover cotton 

yarn from my basket and buttons from my box....

A fun project! 

HOPE ALL HAVE SOME NICE SUMMER DAYS!

WE ARE SOON LEAVING AGAIN...

WE HAVE BEEN TRAVELING......

It has been a long time since my last posting, thanks for being patient with me. Thanks for comments and welcome to my new followers, you are all very much appreciated!

Since last time we have been traveling again, this time we have been to California, Hawaii and Texas. I took hundreds of photos and it is hard to pick a few ones, anyway, here is a few...

This sculpture is in San Diego, it is huge!

Little brother in front of the battleship Midway.

A visit to San Diego Zoo is a must...

A lot to see and do, we spent a whole day...

Then off to Hawaii!

Visiting Pearl Harbor historic sites

Pearl Harbor "Aviation museum"

Waikiki beach

Houston here we come again!

Crawfish boil in the park

we ate alot of sushi

had time to work at the ranch 

when heat is close to 32  degrees C outside,

little ones prefer the  indoor playgrounds

and a dip in the pool is good too!

The twins just turned 3,5 yrs, but they  are already

"experienced" travelers and have been alot of places!

I hope you enjoyed these images from our travel.

I will be back soon, I am busy  with my knitting needles 

and in the sewing room!

Have a nice week!

NEW VESTS FOR THE TWINS

I knitted vests for the twins this Easter, easy projects,

perfect for watching tv...

As I have mentioned before, my goal this year is to use wool from

 my own stash, and this time I had some skeins of 

Rowan's "Tapestry"

but I have to admit that this yarn was not a good 

one for this project, but they are ok...

so slowly my drawer of yarn is emptied.

I used two skeins for each vest, size 4 yrs

and the pattern is sold here

We all had a nice walk in the woods this afternoon,

picked the first flowers this year!

Thanks for stopping by, see you soon!

EASTER WEEK..

Happy Easter! 

We enjoy a quiet week at home.

Decorating with eggs and chickens

Spring knitting on my needles

Chickens around  the house,

This one lives on the upper shelves 

all year around

Hope you all have a good Easter!