Aron vest is finished.

After attending the quiltguild meeting on Wednesday (where I knitted on the left armwhole), I finished it when I got home. 

But when I started on the right side it didn`t ad up! After counting several times it showed that the right side was short of 10 loops! Yes! I`m really "miss neet", but sometimes it slips! 

So I re-did it, twice..... yes! hmmmmm

  

Using yarn around to show where to add loops.

 At the knitting-cafe on Thursday I finished, and I thought Yes... good girl. The ladies at my table had a look at it and said I had done nice work with cables on both sides.... Yes! It`s great to get good comments, yes it is.... I`m smiling.... hmmm hmmm
Then we meet Kirsti, a wonderful crafting friend and she wanted to see it too, and after the: ... nice job Hanne, she then asked: You don`t think the neck is to tight? crash boom bang...... I`m ever so greatful for honest friends, seriously. This way I got to try it on my youngest BEFORE I sewed all the loos ends. THANK YOU Kirsti, hug hug

And on Saturday I re-did the neck. I undid two rows + the finish row. I used thick pins and had to find more yarn. Knitted  all rows over again, tried it on and this time it went smoothly over my youngest`s head. I fasten the rest of the loos ends and now it`s finished.

Hanne-Kristine

Morning bliss

I try to get some me-time in the morning..... 

yes! I guess I need the time to wake up... ha ha ha

I do as Hanne does, start with a tread and a cup of the.

I did this 15 min before I woke up the children.....

And this about 30 min after they left for school......

This evening I hope I can get to do a bit on the arm-wholes.

Hanne-Kristine

Small steps

Finally the children has gone to bed and I can get back to my knitting,
I`ve been waiting for this all day...

I`m doing this in small steps, making sure I don`t need to undo anything... 

I always knit shoulders together, it makes a nice row of stitches on the back.

It`s always scary to pick up loops around the neck. I read the pattern well

and make a sketch of how many loops and where they go.

 I use treads in contrast color to help me keep the loops in order.

 

 

I think this is looking good.... yep, I`ll keep this one.

So far, so good.... ha ha ha

Hanne-Kristine

This weekend...

This is what I`ve done over the weekend. It is taking me forever! I have desided not to knit on the toe-up socks before the Aron vest is done! well almost that is...... I hope to finish it this week.....

 

This was Saturday evening.

 

Sunday I spent making the neckopening.

 
 

This evening I hope to get even further.......

Hanne-Kristine

Enjoying the moment.....

Tidlig Tirsdags morgen, ca 15minutter før jeg vekket resten av familien. En kopp te og to runder på strikketøyet...... Jeg nøt øyeblikket, ja jeg gjorde det......

Early Tuesday morning, about 15 minutes before I woke up the rest of the family. A cup the and two rows of knitting....... Enjoying the moment, yes I did.......

Hanne-Kristine

Aron vest til lillebror

At lillebror var interessert i mammas strikking var jeg ikke klar over. Men når jeg strikket julegaver i fjor (allerede!) endte det opp med å bli 4 pannebånd: 1 til niesen, dobbel rosa sisu, med fletting (Drops Design), 1 til nevø, grått ullgarn, 2rette og 2vrang, fikk eldstemann til å prøve dette og da skulle lillebror også. Han ville ha blått og storebror ville ha stripete, så det ble det.

Så nå er lillebror opptatt av at mamma strikker til noen..... er det til meg mamma? ja?
Så da jeg fant mønsteret til denne vesten ble gutten hoppende glad og ropte: til meg...til meg ...hurra! Det er mammas god gutt!

Garnet heter Sandnes mini Duett, 55% bomull, 45% merinoull. Strikkes på pinne 2.5 - 3. Har ikke strikket med dette garnet før, litt tynt, men det går greit. Synes gjerne at bommullsgarn blir litt "flatt" og ikke er like elastisk som ullgarn.
Aran flettingen går lett å huske, selv om jeg surrer litt og strikker feil, det viser fort igjen......
La opp 30 des 09 og nå er jeg kommet så langt.



Hanne-Kristine