Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Lots and lots of Elephants

Einar wanted a yellow sweater, and I did not have enough yellow yarn to knit it. So I traded Wollmeise for Bugga. With a little help from "friends" in Australia and USA I did get enough yarn.

The sweater is knitted in Bugga and I've used an adapted chart from Alice Starmore's book Children's knitting for the elephant. The remaining part of the sweater is made as I knitted - no pattern. It did turn out great - don't you think that?





21 comments:

  1. Fantastiske flotte sokker du strikker, og for et tempo! Elefantgenseren ble knallfin :) Ønsker deg ei fortsatt flott uke med masse strikkelyst :)

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  2. Utrolig fin ble den! Og selvfølgelig digger jeg fargen! OG elefantene, må ikke glemme de!=D
    Bra jobba nok en gang!=)

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  3. -Det er slike fantastiske farger på deg. Den genseren var en drøm.

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  4. Genseren var helt fantastisk!!!! Digger elefantene:-)

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  5. Knallfin genser! Du er så flink...

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  6. Kjempefin genser du har strikka!

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  7. Aldeles nydelig genser. Ble flott med elefantbord kun oppe og nede. Herlige farger du har valgt også !

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  8. Åh, kära hjärtanes så underbart fantastisk den är! Den måste väl ha blivit väldigt populär?

    Ha det så jättegott!

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  9. Hello Mariann!

    What a wonderfull sweater. Really great !!!

    Hugs, Conny.

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  10. Mariann, this sweater is beautiful! I love the elephants. I looked through your blog, and your knitting is AMAZING. I am in awe of your creativity and knitting speed. Thanks for sharing your work with us. Denise in Rochester, Minnesota, USA

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  11. Wow the colors on here really work! I love the elephants! How fun :GIGGLES:!

    Beautiful sweater!

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  12. That sweater is just gorgeous! I'm glad you've been posting in English so I can follow your knitting adventures.

    Allison (in Suffield, CT, USA)

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  13. What a fabulous sweater. I have just disovered your blog. Now I'll have to read the whole thing. I can't wait to see what else is here. This will keep me busy for a while. Patti

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  14. Genseren var utrolig fin i de fargene! Har kikket litt bakover i bloggen din, du lager jo de mest fantastikse sokkene. Jeg er imponert!

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  15. Oh, it's wonderful! Now I want a yellow sweater.

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  16. This is such a good work. The elephants, the colourway, excellent!

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  17. Utrolig fin genser, og fargekombinasjonen var spennede og flott!

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  18. Beautiful sweater. Perfect color and the elephants are adorable.

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  19. Utrolig flott genser - herlige farger og mønster :-)

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