tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89004602024-03-08T01:50:23.615+01:00Visa Lisathe eternal sunshine of my not so spotless mindVisa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.comBlogger273125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-53686008163646523182013-08-22T22:12:00.000+02:002013-08-22T22:12:30.018+02:00water and stone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So I've knitted something again. And finished it. This time it's not my own design, but the genious <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/water-and-stone">Water & Stone by Veera Välimäki</a>. So we went somewhere with both water and stones to photograph it. Too bad the evening was a bit far along and it was difficult to catch the light just right...<br />
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As per usual, you may click the photos to see a bigger version.<br />
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This is the most luxurious thing I ever knitted. The yarn is the fabulous <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/fyberspates-scrumptious-high-twist-dk">Scrumptious High Twist DK</a> from <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/fyberspates-scrumptious-high-twist-dk">Fyberspates</a>. A silk merino blend with a heavy drape. It actually feels like water on your skin wearing it.<br />
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The design is phenomenal. Knitted from the top down in one piece, with the same cable repeated in three different ways along one front edge, in one side and slightly to the left down the back. Simple but pretty and well thought out.<br />
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I might have to take some daylight photos of it some other day.<br />
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Please notice my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/oronkol">new necklace. A find from etsy</a> that arrived just today. Cute huh?<br />
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Well... that's it really. I'm quite proud of it, so please only say nice things in the comments! ;)<br />
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Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-31438750120809960102013-05-29T18:03:00.002+02:002013-05-29T21:32:18.144+02:00I knitted a rainbowI present: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/visalisa/ripples">The Rainbow</a>.<br />
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When you need something colorful (I have FOUR grey projects going on), you can always turn to <a href="http://easyknits.co.uk/">Easyknits</a>.<br />
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Loosley based on the pattern <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ripples-13">Ripples</a>, but I ran out of pattern in the purple section so I improvised enlarging it. Approximately when the pattern called for a red stripe... I switched colors. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSsGZRAJOTbX__9IliJj7WwnDi7bg9T_JsH2aswVoS8Ec9Q-HroumA_CfPE9PuUN2m8P9QWTuqrc9J06_up8sPk2d9KvnH_XzvDy2yVmDLwQi-kZEt5_wjIU3_nwsJufColHdf/s1600/DSC_1032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSsGZRAJOTbX__9IliJj7WwnDi7bg9T_JsH2aswVoS8Ec9Q-HroumA_CfPE9PuUN2m8P9QWTuqrc9J06_up8sPk2d9KvnH_XzvDy2yVmDLwQi-kZEt5_wjIU3_nwsJufColHdf/s400/DSC_1032.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
The yarn is <a href="http://www.easyknits.co.uk/ourshop/prod_1885685-LITTLE-GUYS-SPECTRUM.html">Easyknits, Deeply Wicked Little Guys Spectrum</a>. Ten mini skeins that together form a spectrum.<br />
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I got some leftovers from the first three mini-skeins, but I think I've used about 170 grams of the 200 I had. So. Very. Colorful.<br />
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Like always when trying to take photos... all the pets come running to join in the fun!<br />
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Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-78995628105229195982013-03-06T15:17:00.001+01:002013-03-06T15:17:27.852+01:00lolcats<br />
Internet is a place where we gather funny photos of our pets.<br />
Right?<br />
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Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-92131314053319274412013-02-28T16:57:00.001+01:002013-02-28T17:25:47.342+01:00another Offe<br />
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I used 1 (ONE!) Zauberball Stärke and 125 grams of black Visjögarn.<br />
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Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-74551907940250210212013-02-25T13:25:00.001+01:002013-02-25T13:44:00.290+01:00UnravelAgain... I go abroad and I realise how much I love my international network of old and new friends! That means I should try and keep this English blog updated too, but it has fallen behind.<br />
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<a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/101587241553724275484/albums/5848840183519561697?banner=pwa">In a slideshow at google, I have tried to sum up SOME impressions from the weekend past at Unravel, in Farnham Surrey. </a>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-85928785601899493892012-09-10T08:58:00.002+02:002012-09-10T09:17:08.940+02:00ROTOR It is done. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rotor">ROTOR</a> is released. <br />
This is a cog in my design machinery.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">It started with machines. Cogs, metal, hard, mechanic. </span></div>
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This hard inspiration met my love of yarn and the construction, the mechanics, the maths of knitting.<br />
As per usual, I landed in the knit stitch. Our cog in the machinery.<br />
Knit and purl being the same thing, but yet so different. It’s all about what side you turn outwards.</div>
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The shawl is reversible and beautiful however you wrap it around you. From the inside out. All the way out to the lace. The cogs.</div>
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ROTOR is knit from the middle and outwards. It features details like “reversible middle stitches”, I-cord tab cast on and I-cord edges. The panels of stockinette stitch alter, adding purlsides and knitsides to both sides.<br />
If you choose to use another yarn, I would recommend solids to semisolids and variegated, but I would stay away from the self striping for this one…</div>
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I am immensly proud of this shawl. Not only of its very architectural design process and the details I've worked so hard on, but of the collaborations it has generated. <a href="http://www.easyknits.co.uk/">Easyknits</a> has dyed the spectacular Deeply Wicked yarn in metallic inspired colors just for ROTOR. The prototype is knit in "Copper Petina". </div>
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The pictures were taken at Bäreberg junk yard. One of my favorite places on earth - filled with metallic scraps. </div>
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Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-2467119785503896102012-06-09T09:18:00.002+02:002012-06-09T09:40:13.655+02:00Bjomal<br />
This blog is embarrassing... I keep updating in Swedish, while this blog is left hopelessly behind.<br />
However - big knitting news! A new pattern is out! I designed a cable to teach basic cabling techniques and it turned out well, so I put it on a toque.<br />
The cable in itself would look good added to almost whatever, and I can't wait to see some modded projects with it! <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bjomal">But here's a link to the toque pattern on Ravelry!</a> Say hello to Bjomal!<br />
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Cable away!Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-57940197359731395402012-04-22T21:22:00.000+02:002012-04-22T21:22:06.569+02:00Opsa<br />
A love story about a yarn...<br />
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So I knit, yet another stockinette, triangular shawl... <br />
Because I wanted to feel this yarn. I wanted to see it shine. But how to finish it? <br />
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I have frequently browsed through edging patterns and shawl patterns for inspiration to finish a stockinette triangle. This time -nothing- fitted because I knew exactly what I wanted. So I ended up drawing it up myself - A leaf. Just the right size for the gauge. Then doing the math, fitting the leaves </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>And by the way: What a difference a purl makes! </div>
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/opsa">Opsa - I made a shawl</a>. And as a bonus, the same chart can be used to make a kick-ass stole! </div>
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The wonderful yarn is called Splendor and can be found at <a href="http://www.easyknits.co.uk/">Easyknits.co.uk </a><br />
Pattern availible in english or Swedish.<br />
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<br /></div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-26895411561544930262011-12-12T09:36:00.002+01:002011-12-12T09:38:02.772+01:00The Lion, the Yarn and the Franklin<div><a href="http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/">Franklin Habit</a> writes about <a href="http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2011/12/am-i-walrus.html">his visit at Lion Brand Studio</a> and now I want to go back to NYC again. How can I have missed this place?? My fav part of the blog post though is the knitted US map quilt with the legend: </div><div>"A wall map, about five feet across reminds one that there aren't Red States or Blue States, only states that like to play with yarn."</div><div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6495700647_dc4022fd6d_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6495700647_dc4022fd6d_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 263px; " /></a></div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-42037209127248581102011-11-06T12:03:00.002+01:002011-11-06T12:03:53.867+01:00more mugs<script type='text/javascript' src='http://www.etsy.com/assets/js/etsy_mini_shop.js'></script><script type='text/javascript'>new Etsy.Mini(5324994,'thumbnail',4,1,1,'http://www.etsy.com');</script><br />I wrote some knitting quotes on some mugs again. Finally updated the shop. More to come!Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-65469229173254380852011-10-30T21:22:00.004+01:002011-10-30T22:29:26.883+01:00OFFE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PguoLknhfZ2ZVpzUnaGr3fV5fZxbXeX4Q1kPlYfVZtE_qFqbj9hYNykkY130jYFS6k2xHUxBlLSLFa8UTJY_DhrZZ4PV41yzOcAtjMg1ljYyTaRm9pPyOSIRc01uJOu3eoBN/s1600/DSC_0214.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PguoLknhfZ2ZVpzUnaGr3fV5fZxbXeX4Q1kPlYfVZtE_qFqbj9hYNykkY130jYFS6k2xHUxBlLSLFa8UTJY_DhrZZ4PV41yzOcAtjMg1ljYyTaRm9pPyOSIRc01uJOu3eoBN/s320/DSC_0214.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669376398281555170" style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /><div>I made it. The pattern is Finally here. The cardigan Offe is up for sale on Ravelry!</div><div><br /></div><div>I could have continued working on this forever. You can write it however detailed and varied you want, since it's designed to be played with. You can choose long or short, broad stripes or narrow, long or short front panels... Once you've figured out the construction it's very easy to mod and adjust to your taste. Make <i>your</i> version!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8CNPsSSEO7BSNzz-BT6bfaZ8q0pj61oSxBA6wotHV_KV_SrLPzpx3L9V32UOH_nuIFAHk-28aqtF4Jl5S58y69Vm5I6kn2xozytIwZLwn1Mjegsz8A86Vb6ajYgnwN3uqnZw/s1600/DSC_0208.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8CNPsSSEO7BSNzz-BT6bfaZ8q0pj61oSxBA6wotHV_KV_SrLPzpx3L9V32UOH_nuIFAHk-28aqtF4Jl5S58y69Vm5I6kn2xozytIwZLwn1Mjegsz8A86Vb6ajYgnwN3uqnZw/s320/DSC_0208.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669376402566636946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/lisa-ahlstrom-designs/81233"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" border="0" /></a><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGluxcPJ61dL2jiPhWKBOEZ12XVzMaELDdgdKmdBZDNUzS8FCX4SuwSmoLUpZqrq8glkZB4SqvS8GJ2eKideGGiRh89I3WjAQvUhmk22PI75NpqMp3pm_WvEBzzAHZ400ytNK/s1600/DSC_0197.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGluxcPJ61dL2jiPhWKBOEZ12XVzMaELDdgdKmdBZDNUzS8FCX4SuwSmoLUpZqrq8glkZB4SqvS8GJ2eKideGGiRh89I3WjAQvUhmk22PI75NpqMp3pm_WvEBzzAHZ400ytNK/s320/DSC_0197.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669376429108733170" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 281px; " /></a></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHg59x-LERZHeg_4ln2khnN4ksFJlVaTpT8VYTD69ZrT9qkWSFeNMqkAnNseGQVe_oyUo4Tj4NaWLFO3-XM1BeagtdfCDGx3x-KuPusMBkNPPk4Wpg1rgsG2F30djiBjPyYQp/s1600/DSC_0210.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHg59x-LERZHeg_4ln2khnN4ksFJlVaTpT8VYTD69ZrT9qkWSFeNMqkAnNseGQVe_oyUo4Tj4NaWLFO3-XM1BeagtdfCDGx3x-KuPusMBkNPPk4Wpg1rgsG2F30djiBjPyYQp/s320/DSC_0210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669376833591165298" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 162px; " /></a></div><div>Click on the images to see them in bigger versions.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvsC2QqmFVzt2-acDj_lVczWnaT9iHPl6EHrW3GXpdjUvEC7LA65qS6XM6vr9CSFalF3cbEyDFJNZE3mW29HCrLP8hhvzjbrKU7AotSW0uAgAR5j135Hg3yl4v93VX4Q734V1/s1600/rygg.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvsC2QqmFVzt2-acDj_lVczWnaT9iHPl6EHrW3GXpdjUvEC7LA65qS6XM6vr9CSFalF3cbEyDFJNZE3mW29HCrLP8hhvzjbrKU7AotSW0uAgAR5j135Hg3yl4v93VX4Q734V1/s400/rygg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669398934395887394" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px; " /></a></div><div>A few tech details used in the cardigan are well explained in many youtube clips. </div><div>I've chosen a few here: </div><div>Provisional cast on on waste yarn <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXp8rUNxJtY">here</a>.</div><div>Mattress stitch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvAS-HCWk9I">here</a>.</div><div>I-cord bind off <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEbaZ6COOYk">here</a>.</div></div></div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-66774269575121054842011-10-24T19:41:00.002+02:002011-10-24T20:33:14.143+02:00smarge<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKAampcL5Cy9IBoANEp-jf3JtxwRk0Yt8hcqjjJ3r_JcYD4Bz-cpQcrRLmbVEGxBMnTTXA9-AbA7AlOmGvKDzcshjtOM9STfhsDngFBMGL-9fceY_cDk-gzo-Eiiv6_zAQG8D/s1600/DSC_0620.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKAampcL5Cy9IBoANEp-jf3JtxwRk0Yt8hcqjjJ3r_JcYD4Bz-cpQcrRLmbVEGxBMnTTXA9-AbA7AlOmGvKDzcshjtOM9STfhsDngFBMGL-9fceY_cDk-gzo-Eiiv6_zAQG8D/s320/DSC_0620.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667051915712220242" style="cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>I knitted a cowl, a hood, a shoulder snug, a shawl and a piece of knitted jewelry all in one! A simple but effective woolen hoop. I call it Smarge (Small, Medium and Large!)</div><div><br /></div><div>I needed this garment, so I designed it. It's dead simple, but so wearable. The simple stitch pattern gives the fabric a little life, plus it lays flat and is reversible. It's a chevron pattern that is built in the contrast between knits and purls. </div><div><br /></div><div>I can imagine this cowl might look very different in other yarns and colors, where this contrast is more pronounced. But I love my version in Manos Wool Clasicas bright red. I sell this pattern both through Ravelry (button below) and through <a href="http://www.garnasinne.se/">Garnasinne</a>, a new Swedish web shop for ecologically friendly and/ or fairtrade yarns (shop page in Swedish). </div><div><br /></div><div>The pattern is availible in both English and Swedish.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/lisa-ahlstrom-designs/80568"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" border="0" /></a></div><div><div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwh0Dzabad0iV7p5_9oM0TEwu0lOcFs0NvNvAOLjIjtTucRc36ElTneZBv2d9BH67KjZPRzsQJqAYH3l8ypZR9aDO2gDPCxUDP5VYURFSg94szDL-B1TuiKkdVkwzfwOoqtnv/s1600/DSC_0619.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUwh0Dzabad0iV7p5_9oM0TEwu0lOcFs0NvNvAOLjIjtTucRc36ElTneZBv2d9BH67KjZPRzsQJqAYH3l8ypZR9aDO2gDPCxUDP5VYURFSg94szDL-B1TuiKkdVkwzfwOoqtnv/s320/DSC_0619.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667051914384985314" style="cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 320px; " /></a></div></div></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DAmc_HgMglKgTfHIkXeToeeeMycqCuk9gkCGuY9gu3t6-Z_7JlO907AvzeP-XdvIwAvirxlxWnOwE64Kxs-_2HmnsZyCYXGBT47XZN6ZfZrqFa6Ax4r8mk4Tx9g7kPrmjD6-/s1600/DSC_0649.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DAmc_HgMglKgTfHIkXeToeeeMycqCuk9gkCGuY9gu3t6-Z_7JlO907AvzeP-XdvIwAvirxlxWnOwE64Kxs-_2HmnsZyCYXGBT47XZN6ZfZrqFa6Ax4r8mk4Tx9g7kPrmjD6-/s320/DSC_0649.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667051933753371106" style="cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOE3OYSn97NJryDevhoaShs57q78zvkfFNsNdR4xp31G-whruXzEErmtUk6j_BjKFqvwtKY2nF_RZdu9SCofvCQ1WutIqgJab3BdOjDXeVKjUykwbN1qknERoBMImFrfi4Dy1Y/s1600/DSC_0643.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOE3OYSn97NJryDevhoaShs57q78zvkfFNsNdR4xp31G-whruXzEErmtUk6j_BjKFqvwtKY2nF_RZdu9SCofvCQ1WutIqgJab3BdOjDXeVKjUykwbN1qknERoBMImFrfi4Dy1Y/s320/DSC_0643.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667051927298468066" style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px; " /></a></div></div></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4wjm72Ant9aBAoUr_pRRQdAN-ehYO10V7U65TA9dsALhSg5-OQpCX_w4WVxvpzUcgf0qoaR6q3o-vCPhF6MouTT84MXu62JHd65nn1VZ6SlLhbPVtbOssg67IjH2qlSanoen/s1600/DSC_0634.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4wjm72Ant9aBAoUr_pRRQdAN-ehYO10V7U65TA9dsALhSg5-OQpCX_w4WVxvpzUcgf0qoaR6q3o-vCPhF6MouTT84MXu62JHd65nn1VZ6SlLhbPVtbOssg67IjH2qlSanoen/s320/DSC_0634.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667054845250069330" style="cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 320px; " /></a></div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-78456323309836969962011-09-02T19:40:00.002+02:002011-09-02T19:45:48.411+02:00urverk<span class="Apple-style-span" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQK7QJ60-LK3BXfEeJVT3FsRS7GT0v6Iw1Zbg3_W_N9dYmPDOrN9yiCs2hYGGJulxDMz5cQHIWFoGJee6cwADgMbsqSTDv-zXKH0uzQFWGyDafAiTJJi7A5sh286veOOGikZGc/s1600/DSC_0613.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQK7QJ60-LK3BXfEeJVT3FsRS7GT0v6Iw1Zbg3_W_N9dYmPDOrN9yiCs2hYGGJulxDMz5cQHIWFoGJee6cwADgMbsqSTDv-zXKH0uzQFWGyDafAiTJJi7A5sh286veOOGikZGc/s400/DSC_0613.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647814593840814514" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a>
<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><fieldset style="margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 4px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 4px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><div class="notes markdown"><p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em !important; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Finally! A pattern, a combo of yarn and a finished product that is just so HIM. I love having been able to give him something I knitted he’ll actually use. It's the genius <a href="http://westknits.com/">Stephen West's</a> <a href="http://westknits.com/index.php/pattern/scarves-cowls/clockwork/">Clockwork</a> in a lively, shaded, green Colinette Jitterbug and grey Semilla from BC Garn. Very long, very many garter stitch rows, with just enough action happening in each to keep you interested. And as usual, Stephen has written up a genius pattern, just skipping the difficult bits by simply including them in easy directions for the whole thing. Genius. And fun! I finished the whole thing in less than a week. </p><p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em !important; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgcXFkwnp53VxTtBtmlK1s4YFNeiDz6B0O0WdQhTjYQnAYGG9-IUqyFCaEnntjbEgJiJDUrNtAx2WSVRUu4fuz93rp0JNsBOh5YBeoTwcWTVdHJYDgisRX0zoK7TGv5izluks/s1600/DSC_0636.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgcXFkwnp53VxTtBtmlK1s4YFNeiDz6B0O0WdQhTjYQnAYGG9-IUqyFCaEnntjbEgJiJDUrNtAx2WSVRUu4fuz93rp0JNsBOh5YBeoTwcWTVdHJYDgisRX0zoK7TGv5izluks/s400/DSC_0636.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647814589646250082" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></a></p></div></fieldset></span></span><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Don't they look good together? All three of them? </span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqaJo-oL4p73ih_e727ZLk5Ch_-ej_hgs8zCpxJTITLxSzf-kZSJCO6vBoTskdWugNwUYyA9tM96c_An70fMrcDuMgavZ_844xClGXHoixNhPqBPqVSPM99qDvQAk-bgn6pTr/s1600/DSC_0626.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqaJo-oL4p73ih_e727ZLk5Ch_-ej_hgs8zCpxJTITLxSzf-kZSJCO6vBoTskdWugNwUYyA9tM96c_An70fMrcDuMgavZ_844xClGXHoixNhPqBPqVSPM99qDvQAk-bgn6pTr/s400/DSC_0626.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647814601465397954" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Am I happy with this shawl?
<br />I am happy with this shawl. </span></div></div></div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-59881695309676483352011-08-24T20:05:00.004+02:002011-08-25T00:23:56.717+02:00Done!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgODqLcs3s-iAqkJxhMOUM4JO9Sm5FZcPXxLSSQpoIM0_qTNeM6rEUKctDc7RN9ZFuBgFjvxu1C1r5M-ACDFAlIlfQMotKscRxc3XbvY8_fStsdrFYdd9P5jMD_q_FnQmbbH4/s1600/DSC_0574.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgODqLcs3s-iAqkJxhMOUM4JO9Sm5FZcPXxLSSQpoIM0_qTNeM6rEUKctDc7RN9ZFuBgFjvxu1C1r5M-ACDFAlIlfQMotKscRxc3XbvY8_fStsdrFYdd9P5jMD_q_FnQmbbH4/s320/DSC_0574.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644486473231388658" /></a>
<br />And I LOVE it. It's just the splash of color I'll need in the collar of my autumn jacket. A jacket that will soon drop into my mailbox. I'll show you the ensemble when I have it. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZIr9fJt4e_AAYOI8hQL70g5zhpkdzmK2epCTrKzZAD8r6BzUagfKYInfAgh4j8veToNxI627CjVWPKOWTRxy0X-uM4RKpeQAmcoykUPw7KBRrAvIt9EHRmlZJgYj3opXtDX4/s1600/DSC_0552.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZIr9fJt4e_AAYOI8hQL70g5zhpkdzmK2epCTrKzZAD8r6BzUagfKYInfAgh4j8veToNxI627CjVWPKOWTRxy0X-uM4RKpeQAmcoykUPw7KBRrAvIt9EHRmlZJgYj3opXtDX4/s320/DSC_0552.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644486464724733730" style="cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>Again: Stephen Wests' ability to simplify technique into concise directives in a pattern is like reading an art piece to me. So well done. If you've never knitted intarsia before, just knit this and go "Oh, so that's how you do it huh? I just did it, didn't I?", when you're done. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh1d-wts1JMhRy_C9__tilv5tHhksbVO4sLqeH_jGAGPwV9B0jnP14fPtne3h0knwhE2LyDat2LmQUw22zzjh3rwskG_H3pnvPPo2q3s4H2pJs1vnJNTMtuuSAFqwU2q2d7Nl/s1600/IMG_1514.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh1d-wts1JMhRy_C9__tilv5tHhksbVO4sLqeH_jGAGPwV9B0jnP14fPtne3h0knwhE2LyDat2LmQUw22zzjh3rwskG_H3pnvPPo2q3s4H2pJs1vnJNTMtuuSAFqwU2q2d7Nl/s400/IMG_1514.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644551603376736578" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 178px; " /></a></div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-51637093345387564672011-08-20T08:28:00.002+02:002011-08-20T08:33:52.023+02:00kollage square circularsWhen at KnitNation I was told Kollage doesn't make their square needles as circulars... but I knew they at least had. So I came home and looked around and found a place that sold them, so I bought one. I love the square dpns, and was hoping for the same needle bliss... I was wrong. <div>
<br /><div>Now I've figured it out. Kollage <i>made </i>circulars, but stopped, because the cable sucks. No I'm not exaggerating. It was actually impossible to knit with. The cable is flimsy and long and the joint to the needle folds so easily, I had to stop every five stitches and move stitches one by one from cable to needle. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>I was told Kollage is going to release circulars (again) within the year. If they do, I'll look for reviews before I buy one. I'm hoping the pause in production is about finding a different solution for the cable. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>My Kollage Square Circulars will now be part of my curiosity cabinet rather than the usable needle collection... </div></div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-90286935590591200172011-08-13T18:43:00.003+02:002011-08-14T10:07:56.403+02:00clue 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuFHHCHHtHBC2byQsWcV-pGK7jfUUXG4BlQUd4VCCWCLx0DN-sbMHwhqEtX0b89h1UjDJYFO_oLP6hxf1bGxedshYhWOkSKF3Pnw0a4wxp4SYbiRLIGlidWM4WHyVEqpGwvjP/s1600/clue22.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEuFHHCHHtHBC2byQsWcV-pGK7jfUUXG4BlQUd4VCCWCLx0DN-sbMHwhqEtX0b89h1UjDJYFO_oLP6hxf1bGxedshYhWOkSKF3Pnw0a4wxp4SYbiRLIGlidWM4WHyVEqpGwvjP/s320/clue22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640383651770162802" /></a>
<br />So... I may be daft. I didn't realise until I saw these pictures next to the photo of the yarn in my previous post, that my Westknits shawl screams Gryffindor! Oh well, I still love it. The "yellow" is clearly more green or brown in some lights, and it's still gorgeous. I might add a teal stitch or two to counter the Potterverse connection if it's too blatant... <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOPserTPVPxTzKcU_lUGKULDdLwGNZDmR50Rmz1xrerS-FHBN0VD12qLQfQnvu0VBlmCKhDyH-Do2ZG_9bEHofS0VkURB4QRmNSQ9htXgtIY-bH_QZ9_4gaBgGz3xV_0RAXUE/s1600/clue21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOPserTPVPxTzKcU_lUGKULDdLwGNZDmR50Rmz1xrerS-FHBN0VD12qLQfQnvu0VBlmCKhDyH-Do2ZG_9bEHofS0VkURB4QRmNSQ9htXgtIY-bH_QZ9_4gaBgGz3xV_0RAXUE/s320/clue21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640383655940839650" style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px; " /></a>
<br /><div>Other than that - I LOVE this design, this shawl and this mystery KAL! Even though I had to remake clue 2 after a clumsy mistake yesterday - it's worth every single stitch. I'm already looking at other westknits designs to start after this, and I still have a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/clockwork">Clockwork</a> of his to finish... </div></div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-5514944648252793502011-08-13T18:35:00.003+02:002011-08-13T18:39:30.718+02:00go go Gryffindor!Yesterday I scored a Deeply Wicked Skein in Easyknits Friday update. YAY! <div><a href="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6210/6034586357_28f01a11e4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6210/6034586357_28f01a11e4.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 280px; " /></a>
<br /><div>My skein is Goodbye Harry 2 - Very appropriate for a Potter fan like myself, but also just the colors that have been drawing my eye lately. I'm thinking this will be the star of my next Westknits shawl (after the Mystery KAL)... I am So in love with Stephen West's ingenious way of explaining intricate detailing as something so straightforward and obvious as the logic of each of his designs seem to be! </div></div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-28731609592115818062011-08-11T21:43:00.001+02:002011-08-11T21:44:30.610+02:00<a href="http://dodergok.blogspot.com/2011/08/gratitude.html">A favorite knitting friend just finished her Gratitude</a> and it looks Awesome! The post is in Swedish - but look at the photos! I'm literally trembling with excitement! Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-12085781950958381342011-08-08T16:57:00.005+02:002011-08-08T17:25:17.967+02:00Gratitude<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gratitude-leaf-shawl"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4FA3iEdvp1AJmgqFklNzfufeTmsopC49zBa6SOqDy3EP8ppGOeGgdu9jpb7IBLn-NHraz0qWaYs3vFyH0J9B6aBmEtPtdvBwfcx2Z9jhBapaMa0A-H9LKhNRkCOJTQQorZ7a/s400/gratitude1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638500451005367618" /></a>
<br />FINALLY! <div>I can now reveal my shawl (or rather scarf collar) <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gratitude-leaf-shawl">pattern GRATITUDE</a>.
<br />It's done, and you can buy it! You want it? Yeah you do. Just click right here:
<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/purchase/lisa-ahlstrom-designs/73049"><img src="http://www.ravelry.com/images/shopping/buy-now.gif" border="0" /></a>
<br />The name of the pattern is a dedication. I am grateful for all the opportunities I have had this year thanks to Sandy.
<br /><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gratitude-leaf-shawl">This one's for you dearest! </a></div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-59031803704712520762011-08-08T11:04:00.002+02:002011-08-08T22:50:28.945+02:00Knit campI've been to knit camp and some people has asked me what it is and how it's done.
<br />Short answer is: It's a knitting oasis.
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<br />Long answer is: A Swedish knitting site (whose owner is one of my closest friends) <a href="http://www.stickamera.se/">stickamera.se</a> organises whole weekends as knit retreats. We went to <a href="http://www.fattigskogen.se/">the same place</a> at about the same time last year and it was the best four days ever - until these past four days. <div>
<br /></div><div>The place is booked for Just Us. There are cabins (no electricity - but a fireplace in each) where we stay in groups of three or four. It's located in the middle of absolutely nowhere in the vast forests of Dalarna, up on a ridge, and the views, the landscapes around it, the sunsets are spectacular!</div><div>
<br />Next to the little row of cabins there's a main house where iphone addicted knitters can charge their darlings and keep in touch with the outside world if they want. I didn't particularly want to. Here is also where we gather if it rains and here is where we eat. Three times a day the wonderful peple who run this place come out and tell you that "Food is served!" or "Now there's coffee for everyone!". It's part of the deal.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95qP9_SuKRWMtiEl39h4VsX0jodHduCAflDnVnllFJbPxAyYcBIFnwNLofppEsJXhLYeBwiMv8zxLJyR0jl8XMDJOB3AFAyiFmduyAdLRCW5CEedLp7GL1xfeJAL6WfGz_JYa/s800/DSC_0422.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg95qP9_SuKRWMtiEl39h4VsX0jodHduCAflDnVnllFJbPxAyYcBIFnwNLofppEsJXhLYeBwiMv8zxLJyR0jl8XMDJOB3AFAyiFmduyAdLRCW5CEedLp7GL1xfeJAL6WfGz_JYa/s800/DSC_0422.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a>
<br />So what do <i>we</i> do? We eat, sleep, knit and laugh. That's it.
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<br />No cooking, no alarm clocks, no must do or should do, no laundry, no checking email, no stress. Basically it's a meditation retreat - with yarn. Yes - <span style="font-style:italic;">that</span> good.
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<br />Also <a href="http://www.jeabakallfarg.e-butik.se/">Ateljé Norrgården</a> (Save that link - they will be THE yarn you want forever and ever if you try it. The site is as of yet only available in Swedish, but google translate can work wonders...) brought some yarn to sell and dye.<div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Mi1ejoTtf6kCIOZS7VYM3e-a4-nejqFjJzR1NLVElxQHeMMGxZqhGTCJmVh4lJFogyF7vhVq0GlmrCHCJXegrfeTZd3u0qVCmtGmBfEAL5CDEv90q_Cap9X5kgjkp7qJxb4f/s800/DSC_0385.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Mi1ejoTtf6kCIOZS7VYM3e-a4-nejqFjJzR1NLVElxQHeMMGxZqhGTCJmVh4lJFogyF7vhVq0GlmrCHCJXegrfeTZd3u0qVCmtGmBfEAL5CDEv90q_Cap9X5kgjkp7qJxb4f/s800/DSC_0385.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div>There was a raffle (In which I won a skein of Handmaiden Lace Silk! Yay!) and then there was me teaching a top down garment design workshop.
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<br />It will be an annual event, so guess what I'm saving up for? Yup - I'll go again next year. Fo' sho'! </div></div></div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-21300452730365496102011-08-03T17:58:00.001+02:002011-08-03T17:58:05.606+02:00First clue <p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>I am at knitcamp. Best holiday ever. We sit and knit in the middle of nowhere with beautiful views and lovely people around us. I started by making my Clue 1 in the Westknits Mystery KAL. I hope my color choice pays off. </p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='left' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxdo7ak06vV-nBseTrFGwb8nGFV5eo7TMh8oV88j-Lt7Vm2jcClp4FwjiiN-fe4HdeM4hTFr_Rvj30LNcCWALxrDGXsaleUzs5PIi9XppwfUAADqE5nKf7U0TYEUPG4PoPJDh/' ></img></div></p>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-67787450740687408172011-07-26T10:06:00.002+02:002011-07-26T10:11:22.736+02:00more inspirationOh my knitting Goddess... I saw <a href="http://brooklyntweed.net/">Brooklyntweeds</a> new collection <a href="http://brooklyntweed.ravelrycache.com/WPLookBook1.pdf">Wool People</a> yesterday and have you <i>seen </i>the stuff in there!? I bought two patterns without even realising I was clicking a paypal symbol. I Had To Have Them. So now I'll bring yet another started project to Knitcamp. I <i>need</i> a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/seraphine">Seraphine</a>.<div><a href="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/brooklyntweed/69473082/JJF-9436_medium2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/brooklyntweed/69473082/JJF-9436_medium2.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a></div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-45752780692780130502011-07-25T18:46:00.002+02:002011-07-25T18:52:32.100+02:00sneak peek<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdumVszxHdZvwPWcLCVMjGVZEixBKiDSi01K7wH4WGhaoif2aKSNklQcqsn70tM_AT5AMsyVdfe3yWlrwrRkKUPV51Tm8Uw4vbl-V2LK4rd1-sDQwQ1TA4YzDNX-GQToyBN3Y/s1600/Gratitude-thumb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdumVszxHdZvwPWcLCVMjGVZEixBKiDSi01K7wH4WGhaoif2aKSNklQcqsn70tM_AT5AMsyVdfe3yWlrwrRkKUPV51Tm8Uw4vbl-V2LK4rd1-sDQwQ1TA4YzDNX-GQToyBN3Y/s200/Gratitude-thumb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633333437267868018" /></a>It's done! I finished my first own lace shawl design, and two nice test knitters are busy making their versions of it. This "prototype" ended up being on the tiny side, which means the pattern will be available both as scarf and shawl. I'm offering it in Swedish to the few people I meet at Knitcamp in a couple of weeks... <i>Then </i>I need to decide when and where to make it available to all knitters. I'm all excited! Yay!Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-22413589618041867682011-07-22T09:58:00.005+02:002011-07-22T10:19:41.966+02:00signed yarnWednesday was my bestest I's birthday and I went bearing gifts I bought at <a href="http://www.knitnation.co.uk/">Knitnation</a>. Being a knitter like me, I (and several of the guests) understands the beauty of yarn, patterns and needles. She had mulberry silk and a skein of Handmaiden silk and other wonderful knit related parcels. But I thought I'd tell you what <i>I </i>gave her:<div><br /><div>First - a copy of <i><a href="http://ysolda.com/patterns/collections/littlered/">Little Red in the City</a></i> - signed with a birthday greeting by the ever awesome and lovely <a href="http://www.ysolda.com/">Ysolda</a>. Thanks Ysolda!</div><div>Second - a skein of Socktopus yarn which I (kind of awkwardly) asked both sockdesigning geniuses <a href="http://www.socktopus.co.uk/">Socktopus</a> herself (the ever so wonderful Alice) and the ever smiling under blue bangs cute <a href="http://www.cookiea.com/">Cookie</a> to <i>sign</i>! They wrote suggestions to what design of theirs <i>they</i> would knit in that particular color. Thank you both for that!</div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKtdkpj17ytkQgFznNswPWU2CBg01k9MXyMpo3AD1ivMWKC8rTdMyG602h9jikfu81gNWxiul9F8k7ALqH1DWSfd_QArJzzeQJIXbRlA3aDkortOozR90f48rD5WjqIeP59-f/s1600/signedyarn.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKtdkpj17ytkQgFznNswPWU2CBg01k9MXyMpo3AD1ivMWKC8rTdMyG602h9jikfu81gNWxiul9F8k7ALqH1DWSfd_QArJzzeQJIXbRlA3aDkortOozR90f48rD5WjqIeP59-f/s320/signedyarn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632087981314424274" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(Photo borrowed from I's rav-stash)</span></div><div>The gift was very much appreciated, and I think "signed yarn" is quite as good an idea as "signed book". </div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>(There's more signed yarn in my bag, but I haven't given it away yet, so shhhh!)</i></div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8900460.post-58266647949708174242011-07-21T23:30:00.003+02:002011-07-21T23:43:03.969+02:00whole lotta knittin'......goin' on. <div><br /></div><div>So I teach a class in top down sweater design in a couple of weeks. I need to get crackin' on those "begun" cardis I was going to use as illustrations. Instead - I knit a shawl. But not just any shawl. It's my first real shawl design! And it's not just any ol' triangle... I actually feel this could be a Real Thing of Beauty where I'll actually feel proud to distribute or publish the pattern somewhere. It's damn exciting if you ask me. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ergo: I knit like a maniac, and I need to knit more. Life is good. </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh... and my slideshow below was mentioned in <a href="michaelaknits.com">Michaela's blog</a> today. I'm becoming part of new online circles of knitters. I am most thankful!</div>Visa Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05393504957532050312noreply@blogger.com1