Nurhanne

Shawl It To Me Baby

Hanne — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:57:57 +0000

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.

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What A Wonderful World

Hanne — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:31:51 +0000

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

De Enkle Glæder

Hanne — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:09:14 +0000

I dag for 6 år siden sad jeg ved en hospitalsseng og holdt min mand i hånden mens han gled ud og ind af en morfindøs. Han var 41 år gammel, og havde lige fået fjernet den halve tyktarm “og en hel masse lymfeknuder”, som lægen udtrykte det. “Og så sætter vi lige en kemoport ind med det samme.”

I dag er han 47, og lige om lidt kommer han hjem fra arbejde.

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Tillykke!

Hanne — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:14:30 +0000

Tillykke med de 18 år Andreas! Jeg tvivler på han læser med her, men man ved jo aldrig

Something About Me IV

Hanne — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:39:26 +0000

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.

“Det bedste man har, det har man hjemmefra”, sang de. Den gode appetit fik jeg også, men det bedste jeg har fået af mine forældre er:

Mine 2 søstre. Jeg elsker dem uendeligt.

Glæden ved at læse - læsning er nøglen til viden. Det lyder kliché-agtigt, men at bo i et land med en svag læsekultur har overbevist mig om hvor rigtigt det er.

Forfatterkonkurrence

Hanne — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:34:20 +0000

I få der regelmæssigt læser med her på siden, ved at jeg ikke er særligt god til at skrive. Alle de literære talenter havnede andetsteds i familien, nemlig hos denne skønne kvinde, som i øjeblikket deltager i SAXOs og BoDs forfatterkonkurrence.

Min søsters bog “Kærlighed Er Vens Vinter” kan læses online her. Giv den en stemme hvis du synes om den.

Don’t Forget The Earplugs

Hanne — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:18:51 +0000

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!

Hvad skal du lave i weekenden? Meget af min skal bruges på at se på hurtige biler her. De larmer rigtigt meget, så ørepropperne er fundet frem. Og kasketten og solcremen. Sidstnævnte glemte jeg sidste år. Dumt - efter over 20 år i troperne burde jeg jo være klogere! Solrød er ikke nogen sund farve.

Hrmpf!

Hanne — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:11:29 +0000

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

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I’m So Excited

Hanne — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:15:00 +0000

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

Der skete noget uventet, som gjorde at jeg har kunnet bestille dette. Jeg føler mig en lille smule utilpas ved at bruge så mange penge på en strikkeopskrift, men der er jo til mange timers underholdning. Nu til at finde ud af hvad garn jeg skal bruge!

I’ve Been Tagged

Hanne — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:28:42 +0000

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

Jeg er blevet tagget af Shay fra Little Grey Bungalow. Her er reglerne:

1. Link til den der har tagget dig.
2. Oplys om reglerne på din blog.
3. Fortæl 6 ligegyldige ting om dig selv.
4.Tag 6 personer sidst i indlægget
5. Læg en besked på deres blog, om at de er tagget.

Her er 6 ligegyldige ting om mig:

1. Jeg kan vrikke med ørerne.
2. Jeg kan ikke lide lige tal; hvis jeg bliver bedt om at vælge et tilfældigt tal, vælger jeg altid et der er ulige.
3. Jeg har et ar henover næseroden, som jeg fik da jeg var 5 år gammel ved at at falde og slå ansigtet mod kanten af et cementtrug i en svinestald.
4. Da jeg gik i skole sprang jeg direkte fra 3. til 5. klasse. Det samme gjorde min ældste søn.
5. Jeg blev født på mine forældres 2-års bryllupsdag.
6. Jeg elsker kold kartoffelsalat.

Jeg tagger hermed: Angelika, Ella, Fisker, Jette, Julia, Margrethe