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New blog

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:00:00 +0000

I've decided to start blogging in Danish again. If you like you can follow me over here: www.uldfeber.blogspot.com

Hope to see you there :-)

Lace knitting

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:46:00 +0000

After a bunch of baby knits I wanted to cast on for a lace shawl for myself. I've had this shawl in my queue and the yarn in my stash for quite some time. The pattern is the Brooklyn Tweed pattern Rock Island and you can see it right here.

I bought the yarn for this shawl when I was in Berlin a year ago - it is bought in the wonderful shop and café Handmade Berlin in Mitte. I love the bright yellow color of the yarn which is a cobweb weight yarn, Extrageelong Single from Yarn Edition.

I haven't tried knitting a shawl with this construction before. First you knit the edging and then you pick up stitches and knit the rest. The edging is going a bit slow since I have to look at the chart all the time. I doubt I'll memorize this before I'm done, but let's see, the chart is repeated 71 times.

Garter stitch vest

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:56:00 +0000

When our little baby boy arrives in July I'd like him to be well equipped with knitted garments. I'm not done yet but I'm working on it. Newest item is this little garter stitch vest with the cutest buttons - same buttons as I used for these pants.

Pattern: Frederik's Vest by Susie Haumann from the booklet All You Knit Is Love
Yarn: Isager Alpaca 2
Needles: 3 mm
Ravelry page here

Baby pants

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:00:00 +0000

A new item for our coming baby boy is finished.

Yarn: Isager Tvinni Tweed
Needles: 3 mm
Ravelry page here

A little hat for a little person

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:49:00 +0000

This little hat is for my little baby boy who will be born within the next few months.

It only took a couple of hours before it was done. I really like those small projects once in a while.

For this little hat I used 20 g of Pima Cotton DK from Rowan, some left overs I had from this project. I used 3.5 and 4 mm needles and the instructions from the book itty-bitty nursery by Susan B. Anderson. The hat is a part of a layette set but I only made the hat. Also I left out the embroidery. As I used a different yarn with a different gauge I did some small calculations before I started.

If it fits him it will be a part of his "take me home" outfit.

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Another FO

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:46:00 +0000

I can't believe that this took me nearly 3 1/2 years to finish!!! (I wrote another post about it here)

It has been 'almost done' for a very long time. All I needed to do was to sew the seams. So why? Probably because the feeling about this cardigan wasn't quite right. Now when it's finished though, it's not as bad as I feared. The sleeves are a bit too long and the body is a bit too short, but otherwise it's really nice and comfortable.

I really enjoyed knitting the pattern motif but I got a bit disturbed by the mistakes and (at times) unclear instructions in the pattern (I used the Danish version).

Despite that it's a beautiful and quite clever construction. I really like the expression of it.

Pattern: The Fan by Marianne Isager. From the book Japanese inspired knits.
Yarn: Isager Alpaca 1 and Isager Tvinni Tweed.

So basically I like the cardigan more and more and I think that in the end we'll be quite good friends ;)

A stashbusting project

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:15:00 +0000

Recently I started knitting a cardigan for my daughter. I wanted to use only yarn from my stash, and since I have lots of single balls I chose to go for a really colorful piece.

The pattern is from the Danish knit designer Susie Haumann's book Knit for your kid. The Danish title is Trøje med striber. The pattern actually calls for only two colors but I think that multiple colors will work fine as well. I'm not going to add more colors than shown in the picture and I plan to use the same color for all edgings all the way around.

Originally I bought the yarn for a crocheted blanket that never was realized. I think it is Supersoft from Knoll Yarns but I'm not sure. I bought it ages ago in one of the local yarn shops Fandango.

Hello there...

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:38:00 +0000

It's been a long time since my last post, but better late than never!

My last post was about Tinder, a cardigan designed by Jared Flood from his collection BT Fall 2011. Today I finished it. It took a while but I've also been knitting other things and I've had periods without knitting at all.

The yarn is Shelter from Brooklyn Tweed - same as the pattern calls for - and it's such a lovely yarn. Light and loosely spun.

As you can see I'm expecting a baby but the A-line of the cardigan means that I can still button it.

I love the waffle stitch pattern and am very satisfied with the buttons which I found after a search in several shops. Why is it always so hard to find the right buttons for finished knits...

I like the details such as the raglan yoke and the collar. This cardigan will be used a lot - for sure.

Tinder

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:02:00 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I started this new project, Tinder designed by Jared Flood. I'm knitting with Shelter, a Brooklyn Tweed yarn brand. My husband bought the yarn for me in Purl Soho, when he visited New York last year.

Coloring

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:32:00 +0000

Found out how to blog via my phone, so I'm going to give the blog a shot again.

I've started a new knit - using colors. A sweater for my daughter Ella. It's 'Hulkrus' by Helga Isager.

Learn to knit

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:28:00 +0000

Simple but excelent

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Sat, 07 May 2011 21:04:00 +0000

About a month ago I finished this cardigan for Ella.

The construction is oh so simple but never the less it's quite clever.

I love the I-cords on the inside which make sure that the fronts are kept in place.

I dived into my collection of buttons to find two suitable buttons and I think that these turned out really well.

Even though I love this little cardigan there are things that I, in hindsight, would have done differently. For example I should have picked up less stitches at the armholes. But... I was in a hurry and didn't want to unravel... Also, I should have continued to pick up stitches for the edging along the side of the fronts. Experience is a good thing ;-)

Some facts:

Pattern: Garter Stitch Baby Kimobo by Joji Locatelli

Yarn: Malabrigo lace in the color Dusty

Needles: 2 mm

I think I'll knit another one making these changes. And also, I'm not going to knit another one on 2 mm needles... I'm happy about the result but it takes ages and there's a slight possibility that it will be too small by the time I finish it.

Baby Blanket

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:56:00 +0000

Last year when I was expecting I made this blanket:

It is the Tweed Baby Blanket by the famous Jared Flood. I chose Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light because of its softness even though I knew it would pill. The softer the yarn, the more it tends to pill... But you know, for a newborn baby it has to be soft. You can see by the photos that it has been used a lot.

The pattern has now been updated with a version with three colors instead of two, and I'm very much tempted to knit this three colored version. Maybe not as a baby blanket but just as a cozy knitted piece for the sofa.

Brioche Hat Pattern

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:25:00 +0000

Way back when I had my old blog I made a pattern (in English and Danish) for a brioche stitch hat. Some people have been asking for the pattern, so here we go: (I can't garantee that there's no errors in the pattern. Please let me know if you find any)

I’ve made a pattern for a women's size and a men’s size. The Women’s size is in brackets.

Yarn: 2 skeins of Rowan Scottish Tweed DK

Needles: Small circular needle 4 mm and dpns 4 mm

Cast on (64) 72 stitches

Join in the round.

(Remember to mark the first stitch)

Round 1: *purl 1, YO, slip 1 purlwise*, repeat until the end of round.

Round 2: *YO, slip one purlwise, knit 2 together (one knit stitch and one YO)*, repeat until the end of round.

Round 3: *Purl 2 together (one purl stitch and one YO), YO, slip one purlwise*, repeat until the end of round.

Repeat round 2 and 3 until the hat measures (13) 14 cm. End with a round similar to round 3.

Decreases begin: (Change to dpns when suitable)

*YO, slip one purlwise, knit 2 together (one knit stitch and one YO)*, repeat (6) 7 times. YO, slip one purlwise. Knit 2 together (the first stitch has a YO, the second stitch is single), place the stitch on the left needle and pass the next stitch (with its YO) over. Place the stitch on the right needle. There should be 2 stitches less now.

Continue in brioche stitch:

Repeat brioche stitch and decreases 2 more times in this round.

Continue in brioche stitch and make the decreases on every 4^th round with 2 stitches less between every decrease.

When there are 8 stitches left (not including the YOs) break yarn and thread through remaining stitches.

Weave in loose ends.

You might want to sew in some elastic as the hat is not particularly stretchy.

Hue i patentstrik

Jeg har skrevet opskriften for en damestørrelse og en herrestørrelse. Damestørrelsen står i parentes.

Garn: 2 nøgler Rowan Scottish Tweed DK

Pinde: Lille rundpind 4 mm og strømpepinde 4 mm

Slå (64) 72 masker op.

Strik rundt på rundpind på følgende måde:

(Husk at markere første maske)

omg: *1 vrang, slå om, 1 vrang løs af*, gentag omgangen ud.
omg: *Slå om, 1 vrang løs af, strik omslaget og den næste maske ret sammen*, gentag omgangen ud.
omg: * Strik omslaget og den næste maske vrang sammen, slå om, 1 vrang løs af*, gentag omgangen ud.

Gentag 2. og 3. omgang indtil huen måler (13) 14 cm. Slut med en omgang der svarer til 3. omgang.

Herefter begynder indtagningerne: (Skift til strømpepinde, når det passer)

*Slå om, 1 vrang løs af, strik omslaget og den næste maske ret sammen*, gentag (6) 7 gange. Slå om, 1 vrang løs af. Strik de næste to masker ret sammen (første maske har et tilhørende omslag, anden maske er enkelt), sæt masken over på venstre pind og løft næste maske (med tilhørende omslag) over. Sæt masken over på højre pind. Der er nu taget 2 masker ind.

Strik igen patentstrik:

*Slå om, 1 vrang løs af, strik omslaget og den næste maske ret sammen*, gentag (6) 7 gange.

Strik de næste to masker ret sammen (første maske har et tilhørende omslag, anden maske er enkelt), sæt masken over på venstre pind og løft næste maske (med tilhørende omslag) over. Sæt masken over på højre pind. Patentstrik og indtagninger gentages 2 gange mere, så der i alt er taget ind 4 steder på huen. Sammenlagt er der taget 8 masker ind på omgangen.

Fortsæt i patentstrik samtidig med at der tages ind på samme måde på hver 4. omgang med to masker mindre i mellem indtagningerne hver gang.

Når der er 8 masker tilbage (omslagene er ikke talt med) lukkes af ved at trække tråden igennem maskerne.

Hæft enderne.

Sy evt. elastik i kanten, da huen ikke er så elastisk.

The Silver Neckwarmer

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:15:00 +0000

I have been looking for the perfect cowl pattern this winter, and I knew what yarn to use. Some lovely soft Malabrigo Silky Merino yarn in my stash just yearned to become some kind of neckwarmer. I found a pattern on Ravelry.

Twisted Rib Neckwarmer

I don't have much experience with Malabrigo other than the Malabrigo Lace that I use for the Garter Stitch Baby Kimono. But as you know it's soft soft soft, and no one can really claim that it itches. I'm curious about how it keeps shape over time, though...

Goodbye mitts

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:20:00 +0000

Soon there will be no need for these anymore.

They have been warming Ellas hands during the cold winter ever since she was born back in November. It was a quick and fun little project to knit. You can find the free pattern here.

Unfortunately I don't remember what yarn I used.

I'm back!

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:08:00 +0000

After a good long blog break I'm now longing for posting again. Many things have happened since my last post a year and a half ago - wow that's a long time! Among other things I've become a mother to a gorgeous little girl, Ella. Of course this means a lot on the knitting front, as she's an obvious reciever of my knits.

Also, we've moved to a bigger place, and now that we're facing spring, a lot of things will happen in the garden. So maybe once in a while I'll be doing a post about that.

Right now I'm knitting the Garter Stitch Baby Kimono for Ella.

She's growing so fast and I just hope to finish it in time. It would be a great little spring cardigan. I've chosen to knit it in Malabrigo Lace on 2 mm needles - don't know what I was thinking! But I'm beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel...

See you soon :-)

Viften/The Fan

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:28:00 +0000

Not long after Marianne Isager's newest book (another one is on its way right now) was published in Denmark almost two years ago, I decided to buy it and knit some of the fabulous designs of hers. But it wasn't until now that I actually started one of them. I went for The Fan (Viften), which is a cardigan, and I'm referring to the book Japanese Inspired Knits (also published in English by Interweave). I'm going to make it with long sleeves, as it gives a slightly different look, I think, not as sweet and romantic as the one in the picture above.

I'm knitting with two strands together, one Isager Tvinni Tweed and one Isager Alpaca 1, and it looks like the perfect match so far. Isager's yarns are definitely top quality yarns in my opinion. My favorite!

Of course I made a swatch first :)

The idea in the book is to make a swatch from a written instruction and then sew it together and use it as a wrist warmer. I like that.

So I followed the instructions and now I have one wrist warmer. (I do plan to make another one, though.)

I've now started the first front of the cardigan, and I'm really enjoying knitting it.

Time to catch up

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:05:00 +0000

I've been neglecting the blog lately, but maybe now's the time to catch up. Lately, I've been knitting some baby stuff, as there are two new babies in the family, a girl and a boy.

For the girl:

Cardigan in Rowan Felted Tweed. There's no pattern. I wanted the cardigan to be simple but with details. So I decided on a small cable along the sleeves and on the right front. The i-cord edge was made to add a little contrast to the gray. I was lucky to find the perfect buttons for this.

The famous Saartje's Bootees made in left over yarn from the cardigan.

Socks, also in left over yarn. No particular pattern, just 2x2 ribbing, my preferred heel flap, and a grafted toe.

For the boy:

A vest in Drops Alpaca. This one gave a lot of bother. I had to give it several tries before I was satisfied enough to give it away. Unfortunately it also meant that this was the only thing he got. There simply wasn't time to knit another piece. It is knitted in the round, and the ribbings are 1x1 and twisted.

I've started something for myself now. Another post about this is comming up soon.

Boyfriend cardigan

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:01:00 +0000

Apparently blogging hasn't been one of my top priorities the last couple of months. It doesn't mean that I've abandoned knitting, though. I've finished Frankie, a boyfriend cardigan by Kim Hargreaves.

The pattern is from her collection Breeze. This was the second time I tried one of Kim Hargreaves's patterns, and I'm loving this as much as the first one.

The yarn is Rowan Classic Pima Cotton DK, probably the best cotton yarn I've tried so far. It came as a kit, ordered directly from hargreaves's website where I also ordered the book. The kit also included the buttons.

I was having troubles getting the right gauge, so I followed the instructions for size small and it came out as a size medium/large. Just perfect.

Frankie in Progress

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:06:00 +0000

Mini Icarus

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:28:00 +0000

3 skeins (=183 m)of Phildar Phil Soie 100% pure silk are transformed into this little scarf.

I followed the instructions for Icarus Shawl by Miriam L. Felton and modified it by leaving out numerous pattern repeats.

I love the combination of yarn and pattern. The color is warm and the silk makes a fabulous shiny look.

I've thought about knitting the Icarus Shawl for a long time, and now I'm convinced that I want to knit another one full size.

Mindless Summer Knitting

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:50:00 +0000

It's finally time for summer knitting. And once again I fell in love with several Kim Hargreaves designs, one of them being Frankie from the spring/summer collection Breeze. This is my swatch for Frankie

I purchased a yarn kit - indluding buttons - directly from Hargreaves' s website. It went smoothly, a very good reason to do it again sometime.

The yarn is Rowan Pima Cotton DK - deliciously soft cotton yarn. Right now it's all about stockinette stitch, very straightforward and mindless knitting. Frankly speaking!

Marlene

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:07:00 +0000

I finally finished the Marlene socks by Cookie A. from Knit.1 Magazine. They are knitted with Shibui sock yarn, which Karin gave me. She and I had a little Shibui knitalong. (She finished her socks over a month ago.)

I love the golden semi solid color (called Honey) even though you can't predict exactly how the color turns out. On these socks the color expression changed at the foot. I like the color on the cuff best as there is a better blend of light and dark.

It was a real pleasure to knit with this yarn using 2.5mm Knit Picks dpns. Lucky me, I have more Shibui Sock in my stash.

Digging Out My Summer Tweed

noreply@blogger.com (Lise) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:21:00 +0000

I've started knitting a cardigan using the highly popular February Lady Sweater pattern as a guide. I wanted to try knitting from the top but not doing raglan increases. Instead I'm doing a rounded yoke. Also, I'm considering to knit the body in St st rather than using the lace pattern.

The yarn is Rowan Summer Tweed (70 % silk and 30 % cotton), a birthday present from Karin. She gave it to me last year in August and now is the perfect time to use it. I'm thinking about adding some big buttons, maybe these white ones... I'm not sure.