The anglaise shawl is finally done; it took longer than expected because my wrists are still acting up, but better safe than sorry as the saying goes.
This was another simple knit. Because the intended recipient is tall and large I wanted to get as much shawl as posssible out of the 4 skeins my mother bought. And because my mother is particularly fond of sideways knitted borders, that was a must too. The most difficult thing about this shawl was deciding when to stop working the body and start the border, as I wanted to use as much of the yarn as possible. In the end my guesstimates worked out very well as I only have 2 gr yarn left.

Anglaise sjalet er færdigt. Det tog lidt længere end først beregnet, da jeg stadig har vrøvl med mine håndled.
Mit udgangspunkt til dette projekt var få så meget sjal som muligt ud af de 4 nøgler garn min mor havde givet mig at arbejde med. Den dame der skal have sjalet er nemlig stor, og jeg ville heller ikke kunnet have bruge en rest til noget. Min mor kan rigtigt godt lide kanter der er strikket sidevejs til, så det skulle der også være. Det sværeste var at beregne hvornår det var tid at begynde at strikke kanten, men da jeg kun har ca 2 gr garn igen, gik det egentlig helt godt med det.

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Design: my own
Yarn: 98 gr Kid Seta by Madil; 70% super kid mohair, 30% silk; 210 mt/25 gr
Needles: 4.5 mm bamboo circular
Blocked Size: appr. 210 cm across the top, 105 cm down the middle
To like or not: scrumptious yarn that I didn’t pay for, and an end result which is pretty much what I was aiming for, so this one’s to like.

Tags: Anglaise, FO, kid seta, shawl, sjal

Irene extended an invitation to join a crafty exchange and I decided to accept. Here are the guidelines in English:
“I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF exchange. I don’t know what that gift will be yet and you may not receive it tomorrow or next week, but you will receive it within 365 days, that is my promise! The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog.”
First 3 to leave a comment and post an invitation on their own blog, will receive a handmade gift from yours truly.

Jeg vandrer efter Irene - og retningslinjerne er:
“Jeg lover at sende en fin hjemmelavet gave til de første 3 personer, som skriver en kommentar her, og som vil være med til at sende gaver på vandring. Jeg ved endnu ikke hvad gaven vil være og jeg kan ikke love at du får den i morgen eller i næste uge, men du får den inden der er gået 365 dage - det lover jeg! Det eneste jeg beder dig om at gøre til gengæld, er at du selv sender 3 gaver på vandring ved at give det samme løfte på din egen blog.”
Læg en kommentar hvis du har lyst at være med!

Tags: gaver på vandring, pay it forward, PIF

I found my first grey hairs today.

I dag fandt jeg mine første grå hår.

I’m an excellent speller, but a lousy computer keyboardist!

Jeg er rigtigt god til at stave, men elendig til at skrive på tastatur!

Snowy is boarding with the vet, and tomorrow we take off on our 450 km drive to Kota Bharu, where we will be celebrating the end of Ramadan with DH’s family.
If you celebrate, please accept my sincerest wishes of a happy and joyous Eid ul Fitr.

Snowy logerer hos dyrlægen, og i morgen kører vi de 450 km til Kota Bharu, hvor vi skal fejre afslutningen på Ramadanen med DHs familie. Hvis du også fejrer, ønskes du hermed en rigtig glædelig Eid ul Fitr.

Tags: familie, family, islam, snowy

Last time my mother was here she commissioned 2 shawls: the one in the Ombelle yarn for herself, and another one in Kid Seta for a friend of hers. Once again I’ve decided to go with a simple all-over lace pattern as I feel this suits the yarn better. I’ve never knit with Kid Seta before , but it’s lovely stuff if you like laceweight mohair - very light and airy. I’m calling this shawl Anglaise as the eyelet flowers remind me of Broderie Anglaise.

Udover Ombelle garnet til sit eget sjal, havde min mor noget Kid Seta med, som også skal være sjal. Jeg har aldrig strikket med det før, men hvis man kan lide tyndt mohair er det et lækkert garn, let og luftigt. Jeg holder mig stadig til et enkelt hulmønster - det passer bedst til mohair synes jeg.

And if you haven’t done so already, do go see Lacefreak’s spectacular Lyra.

Tags: Anglaise, kid seta, shawl, sjal

Happiness is that DS1 passed his driving test today!

Lykke er at DS1 bestod sin køreprøve i dag!

Tags: familie, family, happiness, lykke