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!

CABLE KNIT PILLOW

Knitted pillows are very popular and 

I found pattern for this on in a blog...

I used some yarn from my stash again, this was the last skeins

of this wonderful wool, love the color dusty pink...

the same as used here

Nice and easy project, good for  Easter knitting..

Another small project just finished,

the "Burberry inspired cowl" and I found the pattern

here

I used "Cotanani" from Mirasol,  60% cotton and 40% wool

the same as I used in my little prince's sweater

here 

I realy love this wool and luckily, this came 

in my mailbox the other day, 

THANKS to a knitter from Bergen!

HAVE A NICE DAY!

FIGGJO "Lotte" Turi - design, my latest update!

As you can see, I have added on to my  collection 

this pretty teapot is among my new pieces.

It is interesting to see how popular this collection is

all over the world.

When I look at my blog's posts 

overview 

my postings about my FIGGJO "Lotte" Turi-design

has the highest amount of pageviews, also the highest

rating of viewers from all over the world!

Most of my collection I have brought home from the US

but some are found here in Norway.

I did not plan on collecting the plates, 

but then  I found these...

and just last week, this pretty plate showed up in my 

mailbox....

Enjoy my collection and welcome back!