Sunday, January 04, 2009

My favorite sweater - to be that is.

It is a new year not spoiled by any new runner up for UFO knitting projects and yet no yarn brought either.
We have been on vacation. The first part was in Norway, celebrating Christmas with family and I did manage to get my new dress ready the day before Christmas. It is knitted in Rowan Kid Classic. I have not followed the color chart for the “fair-isle” part of the project as I both wanted different color and not to repeat the color identically on each pattern repeat. I’ve also adjusted the needle size and the number of stitches – it has to be something wrong in that pattern for when using the right needle and following the pattern one ends up with something that rather can be used as a tent than a dress. Furthermore I also did make it more fitted than the pattern calls for. I’m quite pleased with the result and it’s going to be my new Christmas dress (and compared to the “old one” – my traditional Norwegian costume (bunad) – no ironing needed).




The last part was a week in southern France visiting friends for a New Year party. Since we are going by car, the trip takes between 12 and 13 hours and I’m the designated co-driver I do need some projects. Thus I brought along a daytime knitting project and one “after dark” project. Part of our driving will be after dark and since the light inside of the car is not that “bright” enough to continue pattern knitting with relatively close color I do need to bring something easy.
My “day-time” project is a sweater I have longed to knit the last year, but haven’t started it until now. It’s from winter 2007 Rowan Magazine, knitted with woolcotton and kidsilk. I’m using the Norwegian round-needle knitting method (and not the fair-isle method). It is turning out great isn’t it?



More fingerless gloves. The last pair I knitted was intentionally left behind in Norway for better use by my sister in law. This pair is based on a Telemark pattern (the stranded work) and knitted in leftover Noro sock yarn. One more to go :-D




And finally - something extra - showing Pinneguri progres :-D

9 comments:

  1. Wow! Så mye fint!! OG KJOLEN den var bare noe av det LEKRESTE jeg har sett!!!
    Ha en fin dag!

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  2. Wow! Så mye pent på gang på en gang! Og minner meg på hvor inderlig jeg ønsker å strikke en jakke med fargemønster, men finner ikke noe mønster jeg har lyst til å strikke (leter febrilsk? OK, jeg gjør ikke det da....skal jammen ta meg en tur på biblioteket i morgen å gå amok i boksamlingen *lol*)

    Ja, den kjolen ja....
    nesten så jeg får lyst til å strikke den tross masse garnfesting for den ble jo bare såååååå nydelig *sukk* og som nevnt, resten også. akk o ve, mine to prosjekter savner selskap;-P

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  3. Den julekjolen var rålekker!!!
    Det er forresten det meste annet du strikker også. Er bl.a. veldig glad i dine fargevalg.

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  4. Takk for den oppdateringa, Mariann :D De er virkelig helt nydelige, og jeg gleder meg til å se dem ferdige.
    Og den kjolen din og de pulsvarmerne dine og den nye genseren din ... du er superdyktig!

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  5. Hei,, godt nytt strikke år... denne kjolen var rå lekker......

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  6. Jeg er veldig imponert. Nydelig kjole i tillegg til alt det andre lekre du strikker.

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  7. Her var det mykje flotte prosjekt. Det ligg nok en god del timar bak den kjolen, for den var kjempe lekker. Uff, må komme meg ut fra bloggen din i full fart, for her var alt for mange fristelsar...

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  8. Kjolen ble kjempe fin. Mye annet fint her inne også. Beundrer mønsterstrikkingen din. Der har jeg mye å lære ser jeg:-)

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