Here it is, my beloved Big Grey! It was finished during the first week of December and I practically moved into it as soon as the last end was woven in. So no it has more or less adapted to my body shape, as you can see in the pictures :o) The window backlight also describes the very light and airy quality of the garment - ah, it is wonderful! Pattern: my own, with simple and more complicated plaits/cables Yarn: 450 g Mohair Lux Needles: 5 mm circulars 
I´ve been busy doing nothing for weeks ;0) We had a superb holiday down under! Thank you so much, M-family, for having us and for making our stay truly wonderful and unforgettable :0) The little vest is the first FO of 2009, and it was made for MM just before we left. The pattern was kind of created along the way, inspired by the traditional Norwegian patterns. I hope it will still fit when fall reaches you, M! The yarn is vintage Peer Gynt (100 % wool); leftovers from Mr. EMs knitting escapade during the 80s. 
Finally blocked & finally enough daylight to get a half decent photo of this scarf... I spent the remaining Manos del Uruguay 100 % merino from hat # 7 (picture below) so now I have a matching hat and scarf. Pretty pretty in pink! Just like the hat (#7) the scarf was knit on 6 mm needles, and the pattern is a 2 x 2 rib with a narrow plait over the k2 stitches. The length is around 140 cm; just enough to keep my neck cozy and warm! 
I had no idea I would produce this many hats during 2008! # 10 is on the needles... And if I count the baby hats in...! Well, it´s a few. These two are knit up from Debbie Bliss soft cotton. The photos make the colours look even duller than they do in RL, but trust me; the hats look quite cool when worn ;o)
I am most certainly alive and kicking - my level of activity in real life is incredibly high but not very blogable. There has been some knitting going on too and I will post some of it as soon as I have the photos ready. Being so busy AND waiting for daylight to photograph is not the best combination, but stay tuned! The Big Gray is about 2/3 done - maybe I can sew the buttons on during this weekend?
This is the first and last swatch for a new raglan I am working on. The idea was to design an intriguing but simple construction for a long cardigan for me. I was looking for the right yarn for several weeks and ended up with the frog-unfriendly Mohair Lux and realised I will have to save my cool construction for another project and another yarn quality (read: a smooth, fuzz free one) in case I have to rip some of it in the process of turning my clever design idea into an equally clever garment... Even though I had pictured a solid coloured simple wool I love the subtle colour changes in this deep, bluish grey. On 5 mm needles it knits up as a light, soft fabric. I have been browsing the web, my knitting books, fashion stores and knitting magazines for pretty plaits and so far I am happy with my choices. This swatch is just that. The interesting celtic-like plaits will be revealed in later entries so stay tuned! 
These pretty purls and pearls and drops and stripes were made by the morning dew on my window, late October 
...and the sweet rose hip hearts were easy and qiuck to make. They greet us and our guests as we come and go. 
The Triangle in all its glory in back light 
Simple but beautiful pattern
The colours are quite accurate in these photos, but the yellow is a bit richer and a tad more green in RL. The yarn is the Italian Filatura di Crosa WAVE which contains of 75% wool and 25% silk
Some of you might remember my Schwarmer (SCarf + shoulderWARMER) from a few weeks back. At the time I just had the frontal photo to show you, so here are a few more, showing the Schwarmer both as a shrug and as a scarf. 
The bumps and repeating pattern of the Shetland Triangle makes a beutiful, tactile surface just as they are - and the different light in the pictures tell totally different stories about the colour of the yarn. The TRUE colour is something in between. I am still determined to block this baby though. Just have to wait until Sunday as I don´t want to risk that our guest bed isn´t dry when our guests arrive on Saturday ;o) 
Yet another hat - this one is also for me, but modelled by Princess with a funny face! 
A couple of Calomietries were perfect projects at the Gardermoen gathering (I think most of us broke our own chatter records that weekend... I knew better then getting distracted by too complicated knits!) The green/blue with the Noro edging was made to match this jacket.
100 g OPAL BAMBOO (50% virgin wool superwash, 35% bamboo, 15% polyester + a glass heart pendant, gifts from Mauds garn
100 g FIORELLO (100% polyamid), Filatura di Crosa
600 g BABY SILK (80% alpakka, 20% silk), Du store alpakka
150 g HACHO (100% merino wool), Du store Alpakka
200 g MANOS DEL URUGUAY silk blend (70% merino, 30% silk)
500 g ROBUST (80% wool superwash, 20% polyamid), Idéna
250 g WAVE (75% wool, 25% silk), Filatura di Crosa
450 g MOHAIR LUX (60% mohair, 40% acrylic), Idéna & some mother of pearl buttons
Blurry but more or less colour accurate photo of buttons
100 g OPAL COTTON (48% cotton, 39% virgin wool superwash, 13% polyamid)
