White orkid and socks

A new week,the last of my vacarions,starts with flowers,a cup of tea and knitting socks.
The black ones are made by yarn from
www.chiligredelin.se
and the other pair in blue/green is made of yarn from
www.sannaticks.se

The black ones are made in no special pattern but the yarn is so smooth,it's in 80 % merino wool and 20 %nylon.I started with a lace pattern but it's too varigated so I choosed to do some rows in a different colour on the cuff.
The blue/green ones are made in 75% wool and 25 % polyamid.The pattern is from a KAL of Summer Lovin on www.ravelry.com.The pattern is so wonderful to do so the knitting make me so happy.Both the yarns are hand dyed.

The orkid is a gift I'v got from the girlfriend of my son.Thank you so much M.You really made me so happy and you really knew my favourite orkid and the white colour.
We have had the great happiness to have our both boys and the girlfiend of the eldest with us for 2 weeks.

A visit in my garden and in the forest near our house

It's July 6 and it's not so warm ,+12C, in the afternoon.I hope the roses keep om showing it's best side more days.We long for the strawberries but we can go on doing that for some weeks.In the meantime we have to enjoy the summer we have and all the flowers just so wonderful now.

With these pictures I wish you all a nice day

A biscornu for a friend who has birthday today

A biscornu for a friend who has birthday today.I wanted to give something reminding of June in the north of Sweden.

I wish you a Happy Midsummer

Flowers in the garden,mostly wild ones brighten up the day and night.We have so much daylight but today it's not so warm.Tomorrow they say it comes.The gramdmother has her birthday tomorrow and she is really worth all sunshine .We are going to celebrate the Midsummer Eve with BBQ and a sauna.You can see the sauna to the left on the last picture.Perhaps the sun doesn't go down tonight.Maybe we get a magical evening and night.No I'm not going to pick 7 types of flowers to put under the cushion.When I was young I did it but I don't know who I dreamt about.Maybe it was my husband.

I wish you all a lovely Midsummer

Socks in Noro Silk garden sock

The second pair of socks in Noro silk garden sock is ready.The cuff is made in green scraps from s252 and s87 and I made it in a lace pattern.The rest of the socks are made in s252.I love the result but it was more joyful knitting in s87.I think these socks are more useful because the leg and foot is not dominating because of the colours.The yarn is nice to work with.The socks need to be handwashed so .....

A biscornu from Radha- a birthday gift I want to show

The wonderful biscornu has a red and a white side and the embroidery in red on white with red beads and white on a dark red miniaida with white stitches and beads.So beautiful.The threads are so thin.And done on miniaida.What a great work.

May 31 last day for my "Give-Aways"

Dear friends

Sign in if you want to participate in my "give aways".The last day is May 31

Updated with one more give away

Hello all my visitors

I have made one more give away on the post May 24

I will send a a package of yarn/fabrics to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this give away. 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!
You can be a part of this, just leave a comment here.


So dear friends please sign up,I will give away totally 6 packages with yarn or fabrics.

Wellcome -I have 2 pay it forwards/ 2 give aways-update

I'm going to have 3 pay it forwars/give aways
You choose


1. I will send a package wirh yarn/fabrics- 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.”
You can be a part of this, just leave a comment here

2.I will send a a package of yarn/fabrics to the first 6 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this give away. 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!
You can be a part of this, just leave a comment here.


Please tell me in the comment what you choose.I'm looking forward your sign in.
a)alternative 1 yarn or fabrics
b)Alternative 2 yarn or fabrics

I have send my interest to 3 pay-it-forward on
http://asalmanakk.blogspot.com
http://hkangora.wordpress.com
http://www.foreverfriday.blogspot.com/

Art and traditions

http://www.yayoi-kusama.jp/e/information/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yayoi_Kusama
Yayoi Kusama ,a japaneese artist I really love because she does something odd and also provocative.
I saw in a magazin bags designed by her in white and red with dots in different sizes.She still seems to be very active.She designs things for everyday life but also art for public use.

The japaneese flag has a great red "dot".The shrines and other religious buildings often has a type of red colour.The geishas we saw were dressed in bright colours.Most of the people were dressed in soft calm colours with few patterns on but on special occasions.Really a paradox or only a great contrast.

(Picture taken by M Sakakibara)

I hope I can go on with round forms in my knitting,crochet,emboidery and patchwork.Just now I have thousands of ideas but not so much time until the middle of June.

Socks in Noro Silk garden sock S87

Socks in wonderful colours and in a great yarn.Noro Silk garden sock S87
The colours make the pattern.Except for the yellow part I have knitted them as the colours are comninated.To sock 2 I had to wind a little forward before I started so I could get nearly the same stripe colours.I have had some great houres of knitting and I hope I cand do more as it's something you can knit even if you are a little bit tired after a day at work or if you want to knit some minutes/houres early in the morning.

I bought the yarn from www.garnkorgen.se an online store in Sweden

http://www.garnkorgen.se/product_info.php?cPath=339_437&products_id=3235

Happy birthday dear M -today 25

We send you many congratulations from a sunny K where you were born.Today it's 25 years ago when you were born and we will say:
hurra,hurra,hurra,hurra
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you dear M
Happy birthday to you

Your mother ,father and brother in K

Japan May 1 to May 10

I wish you all a nice time

April mini quilt made for a swap friend

The little quilt is made in fabrics in her and favourite colours and fabrics.A simple pattern I'm very fond of.It's only a decoration but a nice combination of fabrics with a special glow.

A lovely blog with patterns I love and a Give Away on her blog

http://elefantz.blogspot.com/

Here you find a lovely Give Away and she has free patterns for 2 booms and a lovely bag with sweet embroideries.Go to her blog and enjoy what you find.

Quilting days

A spring quilt made in snowy March.




We have had a theme Japan and I tried to find things which can symbolize the country.
The kimono and the sun.











A book page in crazy free quilting.I'm new in y yahoo group fiber fever and there they are doing book pages.I had to do one at once.It's only made by scraps I found in my scrap bowl.The embroideries are made with DMC pearl cotton.

Polka Dots Mitts

The wristwarmers are knitted in black Drops Alpacka and a handdyed in blue/green on a varigated yarn in white and grey.I used needles 2 mm and it's a perfect size so you get a nice quality.This is a perfect weekend knitting.
http://iinuland.blogspot.com/

Socks made in January ,February and March 2009 .

February socks on the sock club on www.stickamera.se made in Trekking hand art from Zitro.This sock yarn is so lovely to knit with.

December socks from the Sock club on www.stickamera.se made in Lorna lace sock yarn.Colour Lorna lace.A fantastic yarn to knit with.


February socks on www.stickamera.se -the sock club.Made in Rellana ,a good yarn to knit in .

Links
http://www.knotions.com/issues/winter_2008/patterns/vortical/directions.aspx
December

http://www.knitzi.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=80&products_id=245
March

http://www.theinsideloop.com/Issue4/Patterns/heartsforyou.html
February

A mini quilt from a swap friend in Thailand meets our winter landscape

The quilt I sent to my friend in Thailand in black and bright colours.We made two different styles.I choosed a style I couldn't find she makes and now I really hope she likes it.She made a quilt in white,red and blue,colours I love but I seldom use in quilts but in knitting and crochet..So happy she made me.A surprise for me and a surprice for her.A perfect swap.



Today a lovely little mini quilt came to me and she also sent 2 blocks and a summer fabric.Thank you so so much.
The little quilt has hearts appliqued on white fabric and has a frame with squares and stripes.She also has put selvedges around the inner square.A very nice design.
She has done a very bright quilt with a feeling of the summer.Sweden and Thailand have really different climates just now.

Happy Valentine

Friday February 13 -a beautiful day.


Tulips for the Valentine day

A Gees-Bend" inspired mini quilt from Kim

Kim has sent me a lovely mini quilt inspired by "Gees-Bend" quilts.
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/other/geesbend/explore/catalog/slideshow/index.htm

It's just a wonderful quilt and she also sent me this lovely summer FQ.I took the photo outside and small snowflings were falling down on them.Winter meets summer in a way.She also sent some other small gifts I really like.Thank you.

February teacup and a new coaster

A new month full oc chances and surprices.

My teacup is a gift from N and I really love it.I made a little coaster,in an unregular form and the fabric is in dark blue and white.

Have a nice February day.

The handdying course

A day full of colours,yarn,fabrics and a day full of friendship and many interesting reflections over the colour surprices.
The second picture shows my skeins of handdyed wool yarn.
The first little square show my first little play with colours.This little fabric will be used to do a free embroidery on



Here you see some other colour combinations and some dyes fabrics.So much creativity with only 6 colours.





I know that some are going to do shawls,mittens,bags and so on with our yarn skeins.
The colours can be bought on Färgkraft ,a swedish online shop.
www.fargkraft.com