Here, finally, are some pictures of the shawls I mentioned in an earlier post:

Yarn: New Zealand Lammeuld by Filcolana 600mt/100gr
Needles: 3.75 mm
To like or not: this is actually quite a nice yarn - when it comes in whole skeins rather than bits and pieces - and I enjoy knitting with it. The intended recipient of the brown shawl didn’t want it.

Yarn: Retro by Gepard Garn (discontinued), merino,150mt/50gr
Needles: 4.50
To like or not: yarn was wonderfully smooth, soft and squishy. Nice drape.

I am in the process of reknittting some of my earlier designs - I think I knit the first of these in 2003.

Yarn: Shetlandsuld by BC Garn, 450/100gr
Needles: 4.00
Blocked Size: appr. 214 cm across the top, 100 cm down the middle
To like or not: yarn is sold unwashed, but softens up beautifully when washed.

The prototype for this was knit in 2002 in the same yarn, but in another colour. That shawl was a gift to Erna, the woman behind kunststrik.dk. Erna died in 2004.

Yarn: New Zealand Crossbred Wool 12/2, 600mt/100gr
Needles: 3.50 mm
To like or not: if you like it, you can find the pattern here

And to end the parade, another Anglaise. I wanted to see how it looked in a less floaty yarn than the Kid Seta. This one will be moving in with my mother.

Yarn: Loðband Einband by Ístex, 225mt/50gr
Needles: 4.00 mm
To like or not: like the Shetlandsuld this yarn is sold unwashed. While it softens somewhat with washing, I suspect many people will still find it scratchy. I like it a lot though, and will be looking for more next time I’m in DK. The pattern for Anglaise will up on Yarn Over by the end of the week.

Click on the images for more pictures.

Tags: Anglaise, Annelise, Anni, Erna, Marie, shawl

Congratulations to Her Serene Highness, the wonderous fury, on her special day!

Tags: lykke

Of all the things my parents gave me, these are the best:

My 2 sisters. I love them endlessly.

A love of reading - reading is the key to knowledge. A cliché perhaps, but living in a country with a weak reading culture has really brought that point home to me.

What are you doing this weekend? Much of mine will be spent here watching this. And this year I will not, repeat NOT, forget to wear sunblock!

People from Denmark do not generally speak Dutch , though they may of course have learned it as a foreign language. Danes speak DANISH!

Addendum:

Tags: pet peeves

… and I just can’t hide it! Something unexpected happened that allowed me to order this. Now to decide on the yarn!

I’ve been tagged for a meme by Shay of Little Grey Bungalow. These are the rules:

1. Link to the person that tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.
4. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs.
5. Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

And here are 6 non-important things about me:

1. I can wiggle my ears
2. I dislike even numbers; when asked to pick a random number I will always choose an odd number.
3. I have a scar across the root of my nose, which I got at the age of 5 when I fell and hit my face on the edge of a cement trough in a pigsty.
4. I never went to year 4 of primary school, but jumped straight from year 3 to year 5. My oldest son did the same thing.
5. I was born on my parents’ 2nd wedding anniversary.
6. I love cold potato salad.

I would like to tag the following: Arlene, Beate, Kat, Mei, Melly, Opal