tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37071792024-03-07T06:04:00.662+01:00Malin KnitsKnitting, spinning, and lifeMalinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-21664885031337123742011-11-14T12:48:00.001+01:002011-11-14T12:56:34.099+01:00New blogI have started a new blog: Hillevi Handmade. Please check it out! For a new start maybe, and for publishing my patterns. I have designed patterns for the classes I teach and I'm putting them up for sale on Ravelry. One pattern is already up, Klara, the classic sock (in Swedish only at this time) more are on their way.Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-43055259372265152212011-09-21T11:44:00.001+02:002011-09-21T11:44:55.557+02:00Blogging againI am missing the blog, so here goes!
On the needles
I have no intentions of reeling off everything I have knit since my last post in February... As usual I have about a million WIPs on Ravelry (see sidebar!) but I'm just working on a few at the time.
First out is my Casual Cardigan in Zauberball Stärke 6, the colour is called Pause in Blau. It is a light sportweight and I'm using a 3.5 mm Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-42143539321778251762011-02-07T10:28:00.000+01:002011-02-07T10:28:13.843+01:00Finished?Yesterday I finished my Hermione socks. Happy as a clam I bound off and fastened the ends on both socks and held them up to admire them. Hang on, isn't the second one awfully short...? Yes... for some unfathomable reason I had started the ribbing on the second sock a full inch before I did on the first one. Ack! I know that I checked my notes to see how long I made the first one (6") but for someMalinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-27756674635662130232011-02-04T12:01:00.000+01:002011-02-04T12:01:20.624+01:00Is this still on...?Hello? Anyone there? Oh well...
I'm happy to report that I am finishing things! I had a period before my winter vacation when I felt like I never finished anything and started project after project after project. I only knit on two projects during my five vacation weeks and got used to that (who knew, dedicated knitting on a single project will see it finished rather quickly) Now I feel really Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-81289210271655904262010-10-13T11:48:00.000+02:002010-10-13T11:48:40.795+02:00Sewing machine competitionSymaskineriet is giving away a brand new sewing machine!
Exactly what I need for mending the kids' trouser knees. My fancy quilting machine (also a Janome) doesn't have the free arm needed for that. This little one would be Perfect!Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-19983441390246922502010-10-12T13:00:00.000+02:002010-10-12T13:00:37.691+02:00JellyfishIsn't this the cutest thing?!
A jellyfish for your gear shift thingy. Don't know how practical it is but it is sooo cute :-) I found it here. The text is in Swedish but it just says to start at the top and crochet so the jellyfish fits the top of the stick. Increase a lot on the last few rounds to get the curly edge.Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-33071186406873558012010-10-11T10:44:00.000+02:002010-10-11T10:44:36.820+02:00This and thatI received my project bag swap bag, yay! It has an interesting construction with a long handle to carry crosswise (which I definitely prefer, it keeps the hands free) a hidden pocket on the back and a very retro moose embroidery on the front :-) Thank you so much Petra!
Soooo, what am I working on? Let's see... I finished the body on Dad's sweater and started on a sleeve.
Nevermind that his Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-25457939821683684932010-08-25T21:25:00.000+02:002010-08-25T21:25:25.152+02:00StickaMera CompetitionStickamera and Garntjänst has a competition, go and check it out!
Garntjänst är välkänt i de flesta hem där man finner kreativa och handarbetsintresserade människor. Här hittar du massor av garn och mönster till allt från klassiskt snygga kläder till trendiga och moderna plagg. Med en historia som sträcker sig 140 år tillbaka i tiden samlar vi nu allt handarbete under ett tak på Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-19312473793694174642010-08-20T12:27:00.000+02:002010-08-20T12:27:13.107+02:00Camera cosyI got a new camera for my birthday in May but it came without a cover. So I made one. My little camera (Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10, Swedish link) is rather fat and I didn't find a pattern that fitted it well, so I made up my own. I really recommend the camera by the way. It has a fast 25-300 mm zoom lens, image stabilizer, the pictures have correct colours mostly, 12 megapixels, great autofocus, Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-74794993078455638902010-08-16T21:05:00.000+02:002010-08-16T21:05:26.735+02:00Project bag swapI have signed up for the StickaMera project bag swap.
I like to sew and I always need more project bags (I'm not sure but it may have something to do with my 15 WIPs and 13 Hibernating bears), but usually I don't take the time to sew. This will be an excellent way of actually sewing and getting a new bag. I plan to be sneaky and make some extra bags for myself while I'm at it :-) I asked for Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-21956826426186060722010-08-15T22:09:00.000+02:002010-08-15T22:09:24.810+02:00ProgressI have been following my plan rather well this week :-) I finished my bus socks (and dug out a sock from hibernation to replace them)
Crazy Zauberball in Flussbett, toe up with short row heel over 60% of the stitches worked with the other end of the ball to keep the instep looking nice. I may give them to Dad, haven't decided yet. I have almost half the ball left so I think I'll make socks forMalinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-87723962768896781002010-08-09T21:29:00.000+02:002010-08-09T21:29:10.903+02:00The best laid plans...I have 16 WIPs on Ravelry (all but 6 are shawls...) And 14 Hibernating. I have also promised my three (thankfully small) children a sweater each, I already bought yarn for them. I think it's time for a Plan.
- Assess my pile of hibernating objects and rip out the projects I will never finish.
- Finish projects that are almost done.
- Don't start any new shawls until a few of the old ones are Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-87018084231085762992010-08-06T10:26:00.000+02:002010-08-06T10:26:52.599+02:00Easing back into the real worldVacation is over. me and DH started work this week (ugh!) and the kids start daycare next week and school two weeks after that (daughter starts first grade, and eldest son third). My awesome dad is taking care of them this week. Really, I don't know what we would do without him. I thank him every day, and I'm knitting him a sweater :-) I actually bought the yarn for it last year but I had a hard Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-23080849870799220082010-03-28T11:38:00.000+02:002010-03-28T11:38:02.213+02:00Stora SymässanI went to Malmö yesterday all by myself, to the Stora Symässan craft fair. Fabrics and yarns and beads and some crap too. I mean, cleaning equipment and terry cloth turbans at a craft fair? It's not a very large fair but it's the only one nearby. I had a great day strolling around looking at stuff without kids even though there weren't that many yarn vendors there, and some of them just had Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-79598139807470062042010-02-26T11:07:00.000+01:002010-02-26T11:08:02.053+01:00StartitisI've been itching to write a blogpost for ages but, as always, something else gets the attention. Kntting, family, knitting, work, and knitting mostly. I have loads of ongoing projects and I seem to cast on more every week without finishing as many. Heard that before...? However, this is my hobby and I refuse to have a bad conscience for knitting whatever I want!The LYS situation here in Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-44444232036089491492009-10-26T09:41:00.008+01:002009-10-26T13:13:29.412+01:00Update of sortsThe last eight months or so has been stressful. First my mother's cancer got worse very very fast. She died late March, 61 years (not) old. My sister got home from Australia just hours before Mum slid into unconsiousness and she passed away two days later. Then there were grief and funeral planning and funeral and all the administration needed. Plus all the usual work and kids and activities.ThenMalinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-12890155174409886672009-05-09T22:08:00.006+02:002009-05-10T08:41:43.121+02:00Domino Sunset ShawlI've finally managed to write up the pattern for my domino knit shawl. Enjoy! I'm very fond of my shawl, it's big and cosy to wrap up in on a chilly evening. (ED: I forgot to credit Sabine for the idea. I saw her shawl on Ravelry and was inspired to make my own version. She also gave some hints on how to get started. Thanks Sabine!)Please contact me if you find any errors or oddities! Or if you Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-2439199032564487362009-03-09T12:48:00.005+01:002009-03-09T13:33:15.131+01:00Marching onI keep writing blog posts in my head but, somehow, they don't get posted... The family is back in the real world now, with two working parents and three kids in daycare/school. Add evening activities for two of the kids and a very sick grandparent and you have busy, busy weeks. I tend to spend my spare time knitting (and Raveling!) instead of blogging.I've been knitting a lot but not finishing Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-85655477469443040522009-01-05T13:32:00.003+01:002009-01-05T14:31:51.905+01:00Happy 2009Aaaaahhhh. Yaaaawn.I have been off work since the weekend before Christmas and it feels So Good. I'm reasonably rested (because I have a one-year-old that wakes a bit earlier than I would like) and have done mostly nothing for two weeks. Heaven.Reality is creeping closer though, I'm starting work on Wednesday, and M starts working in two weeks time. Then it's back to dropping children off at Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-30597022642291563012008-11-10T10:30:00.002+01:002008-11-10T10:45:05.775+01:00LotteryFor any fellow Swedes: Tummelisa has a lottery on the blog. You can win one of two 250 SEK gift cards. Not bad! Go there and enter (or not, so I get a bigger chance at the prizes ;-)I went to my first ever spinning class this past weekend. Two and a half wool filled days. We learned about different kinds of Swedish sheep and tried their wool. We learned about the whole process from dirty fleece Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-13254611973512525972008-10-13T10:17:00.003+02:002008-10-13T10:21:04.985+02:00Short commercial break...There's a new store opening soon and they have an opening giveaway. Go here and register which handbag you'd like to win... (And yes, you get more tickets if you blog about it. How did you guess?)I'll soon be back with some actual knitting content. I have Finished Objects!Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-75414016081955150562008-09-14T17:07:00.005+02:002008-09-14T17:39:51.638+02:00Knitting dreamsI go to work and I dream of knitting. The things I want to make, yarn I want to try. Then I come home and get to knit maybe one hour total after having dinner and putting kids to bed and before yawning too much. Yesterday was Saturday so I knit a lot. Started and finished a project in the same day even. OK, so it was a hat, but still...Pattern: Turn A Square by Jared FloodYarn: Dream In Color Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-47130558898232671792008-09-07T08:17:00.006+02:002008-09-07T13:20:55.003+02:00Package and ProjectsThe final Hemlis 4 package arrived on Friday. Look at the stuff!A big skein of Grignasco merino-silk lace yarn, 1400 meters/1500 yards, enough for a sizeable shawl, in a beautiful deep blue. A ball of pure silk yarn from Louisa Harding, DK weight. Luxurious wrist warmers maybe? Six pretty stitch markers that my pal made herself, and a big bag of licorice. Yum! Thank you so much Ulrika!Knitting Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-1220663297771117882008-08-29T14:49:00.003+02:002008-08-29T15:05:32.434+02:00Finishing thingsI have finished the Sea Socks (Ravelry). So called because the colourway is called Deep Blue Sea... Anyway, just a simple k3, p1 ribbed sock with contrasting toe, heel and cuff. And stripe. Toe-up of course!The yarn is Duet Sock Yarn from A Swell Yarn Shop (via The Loopy Ewe)They where made for M but they fit me just fine. I think I have to block them a bit. He has longer feet than me but not Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707179.post-74614771372504758022008-08-18T11:37:00.003+02:002008-08-18T11:54:11.256+02:00I forgot to mention...... that Garnhärvan has 20% off lot of things in August. I fell down hard when I saw that they have Harmony needles. Soooo soon I will have my own set :-) They have a starter set and a luxury set but I put together my own for about the same cost but with exactly the stuff I wanted. I have no use for 8 mm needles or 120 cm cords or plastic carrying cases. And when I asked they even had 3.75 mm Malinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736288458471413277noreply@blogger.com0