August 24, 2006 at 6:22 pm · Filed under knitting
Finally! I am ready to show off my finished pair of the Hedera socks. The pattern can be found at Knitty. I used an alpacka yarn for these from Drops which made them soft and fuzzy, but not as durable as a pair of wool socks. It does not matter much to me. I am so proud to have finished a lace project. 
Even though it took me months to finish… If only I had known about the power of a full-scale Second Sock Syndrome before.
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I am not completely happy with the how the gusset fit. They are a little too big for my feet and I will probably not use the method in the pattern for any future socks. It is not a big deal, not enough to have me re-knit them. I simply dream of home-made socks with a perfect fit.
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August 23, 2006 at 6:16 pm · Filed under knitting
Here is the Sthlm Knitters paticipating at a “Culture and craft festival” in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm. It was a rainy and cloudy day with a bit of chill in the air, but still a very nice gathering of knitters in a tent. We all had some questions from interested passers-by. You cannot see me knitting in this picture (sorry!) since I was temporarily busy stuffing my face with a home-made vanilla bun. Yum!
August 6, 2006 at 12:34 pm · Filed under family, knitting
We are finally back from our vacation in Gränna and I feel extremly rested and relaxed. Almost too much so, since I could already feel the familar and annual pang of autumn creativity stirring. It could also be the new little baby somersaulting in my tummy. In just a few days we will do the ultrasound scan and know a bit more about the little one. I feel anxoius, curious and happy. 
I cannot say that I have knitted much, but I did finish Mollys Headband from Interweave Knits “Sweet Somethings”. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of it before I gave it to a good friend. I guess I will have knit another headband just to take a proper picture. Since it was a fun and quick knit I am actually looking forward to it.
I also started what I thought would become a Little Arrowhead Scarf (also from IKs Sweet Somethings) in Debbie Bliss silk yarn. Sadly, it just had to be frogged. The pattern is beautiful, but it did not do the silk all the justice it asked for. Too much of that lovely silky luster was lost in the pattern and I decided to go for a simple straightforward pattern. I plan to add a lace border in another yarn, maybe linen or mohair. What do you think, could it work to add a completely different yarn as a kind of decoration?
