haha, 2 outta 3...

So, yesterday I spent the evening at Stockholms Länshemslöjd on Idungatan 6 who had a Knitcafe with the two ladies arranging: Kerstin (in black) and Pia (in striped). Very nice. We had a nice cosy meet the 5 of us. I missed Birgitta in the middle.. she lives a long bit off!) and as usual looking in a lot of interesting books and enjoying each others company. Of course this picture is NOT taken now, it is almost 1.3 years old, from the stickstämma in Grebbestad. Anyway, the second knitmeeting I succesed with this week was today! I just HAD to go to Nystas open evening in her new place, and it looks great. Congratulations. Unfortunately my turqoise mohair edging was still out of stock, but (last outer of the cicular cardigan from vouges fall front picture) so one whole ball of mohair is about 1 cm! (I confess, it is double the last two rows") So, the rows around are long. But, now I have started on the arms, with the goal to be finished in time for the trip to Stickstämman in Halland!!!..Hehe...(bag made by Pia!) VERY nice for knitted items.

I just have to go to the SYFESTIVAL 4-6 nov, - I would rename it GARNGAMENS GARNFROSSA. (Pigput of a vulture - in yarn= garn in Swedish!) . That is one place where I shop until I drop.... but this year will be very modest... I hope. Still trying to not by more yarn. I actually have a secret competition with Nysta ;-) When she has more yarn than me in her shop, I'm allowed to by more......;-) so acording to Yarnoholics confession, I'm not allowed to buy more until I done half of my stash. My stash are 15 fullsize boxes + several bags of started items.... But the best of today is my Unicorn friend Vicki, who GAVE (note!) me all her picked and dried mushrooms for dying yarn, and also lent me a book with great pictures. So - now, together with Anne-Maj's fantastic package - I will really get some wool coloured. I will keep you up to date. Well, Going to Karlskrona tomorrow. Work. And I have no flying knitting prepared. Hugs, the yarn vulture...

Its Raining again - Percentage bars!

I'm missing my knitting friends. Today, Dominomaskan had a special Estonian lace shawl knitting with the professional knitting lady Triinu. When I paid for the course, I was sick the first time, and manage to write totally wrong dates in my calender for the others, so I missed the whole thing. What a disaster. Now I hope I could fix it anywy, but I guess I'm a bit "coursed out" for a while. No more new inspiration. I'm still knitting my Faroese shawls... Anyway, today was dressed to fix, the unfixed sailboat (last night I was standing in -5C trying to change oil, and fix motor for winter... with little success).. but after getting the new tool "take away oilfilters" my hubby and me gave up and said at least it is raining now. So now it is warmer - and the motor will not freeze today. Being late, still hoping to make a catch up at our local Älvsjö knitting-gang special with Triinu, and after a terrible runaround in 8! places after my unfinished lace shawl swatch, (where I never figured out how this particular "mouche" was to be knitted), I just couldn't find it. I gave up in front of Scrubs, saying - It is raining again. So, instead I had a great letter from - The FemiKnitMafia that gave me her percentage bars. Sat down, and blogged. It is going in the wrong direction, blogging in stead of knitting...but it is just so bad outside, the sofa is warm and cosy, and there is a secret hacker in me. Programming and knitting have all things alike. Anyway I'm definitely on the look for the hip percentage bar's that is shown like a sweater, sock, shawl etc, but I just cannot find them. (If you have a hint, tell me!) Maybe I should make my own gifs ... or not. It is at least a start of the list with at least 50 WIP'S ;-) BTW: Picture is a "blurred" Kihnu (Estonian) weave-bag in my favourite colours...