Eyecandy - more pretty patterned paper

These sheets of paper make me so happy! The cool, fun, pretty, elegant, colourful pattered paper at Papirgalleriet needs no further comments.

Pretty patterned paper

I have no idea why, but it has been impossible to upload photos around here. I´ve been trying for more than a week, and it still did not work. VERY annoying. My not-so-frequent posting is bad enough - rare posting with no photos is useless. So this is such a happy day - Blogger is back in photo-business! Here we go with some pretty paper goodies from Papirgalleriet in Oslo. If the photo uploading still works, there will be more patterns soon :o)

The Magic Dress on March 8th

Finally; the story about The Magic Dress, as advertised in this post! And what better day to celebrate a great woman like Grete Smedal, and my own aspirations to be one. The Magic Dress will be the perfect outfit for greatness! Above, The Magic Dress itself, hanging prettily in my studio/guestroom window. A few weeks ago it hung (almost) equally pretty in the window of Klesskapet (a second hand shop) in Skostredet, Bergen - shouting my name load and clear, begging me to come in and try it on, as it was obviously made for me (and who knows for how long it had been there, longing and waiting for us to meet?). I had no doubt at all, as she - The Magic Dress - appeared less than 24 hours after my very inspiring and colour/pattern/form-oriented meeting with Grete Smedal. Read on, read on!

A classic Arabic pattern - as seen on The Magic Dress 2011

...my 1993 version in an art book project at KHiB (former SHKD)

...from my colour study binder... Grete Smedals excellent classes really boosted my interest in colour as a visual phenomenon and the exhilarating mysteries of perception. I collected all the exercises in a binder that has been dear and useful to me ever after, as a mini reference book. I am soooo grateful for being her student (yes, I still consider myself a student of hers) and for her being my informal mentor through my degree studies in Textile Art at SHKD/KHiB. Her teaching methods have even been a great inspiration to me as a college teacher, and my binder has been very useful in so many ways. The methods still applies and has even been updated through her latest developement; the Chromascope! I can´t wait to dig into this amazing program! To me there is an obvious yet intricate pattern (choice of word totally coincidental...?) in this story - and The Magic Dress waiting for me in the second hand shop perfectly illustrates that divine connections are all around us, ready to savour :o)

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter, all! I hope for nice weather and plenty of knitting- and crocheting time... maybe - just MAYBE - I will finally finish my ripple??? The colours match the season for sure :o) The eggs were painted by Princess & me.

Shetland Shadows

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)

Shop ´till you drop

Hva skjer når det er salg på Accessorize? Man handler som besatt med (nesten) god samvittighet ;o) What happens when you come across a sale a Accessorize? You discover your shopaholic gene, go with the flow and keep your concious clear ;o)

Pre Digital Fish Jacket and More

Her er fiskejakka jeg har nevnt tidligere - den ble ferdig i januar 2005. Jakka fikk en begeistret mottagelse og har vært i hyppig bruk siden den gang. Design og mønster: mitt eget. Garn: Falk fra Dale, for det meste. Det brune garnet mener jeg var et annet merke - for å fnne den perfekte nyansen. This is the before mentioned Fish Jacket. It was finished in January 2005. It was eagerly and warmly welcomed and has been a favourite garments since. Design and pattern: My own. Yarn: Falk from Dale, mostly. I think I chose the brown yarn from another brand to make sure I got the exact right deep brown hue.

I desember la jeg ut bilder av lua og vottene som etter hvert har kommet til - og her er de igjen, sammen med jakka. Småplaggene er mer eller mindre i daglig bruk, og særlig vottene begynner å bære preg av det. Koselig når ulla begynner å tove seg litt inni nevene I posted pictures of the hat and mittens some time during December, and here they are again, with the jacket. These little garments are worn more or less every day, and it is starting to show. It´s so nice when the wool is felting a bit in the palms of the mittens

...a time for receiving

Jula har mistet sjarmen for denne gang - på høy tid at butikkene fjerner de siste nisserestene fra vinduene sine nå... Julegavene jeg fikk har derimot ikke gått ut på dato - bare se her! Fra Wendy fikk vi, blant mye annet, denne fantastiske boksen, som inneholdt kaffe med Irish Cream-smak. Blandingen 1/4 av denne kaffen sammen med 3/4 vanlig kaffe gir nydelig smak - og når boksen er helt tom, kan den fortsatt nytes for sitt skjønne ytre! Den vil bli brukt til oppbevaring av små, håndarbeidsrelaterte saker og ting.

Wendy sent us a heap of presents, and this is one of them: delicious Irish Cream flavoured coffee. I mix 1/4 of it with 3/4 ordinary ground coffee which giveses a yummy hint of Irish Cream. When the box is all empty I will still enjoy and admire it´s good looks, and it will serve as a container for different sorts of small craft related items.

Disse to håndlagede bøkene av håndlaget papir fikk jeg av Irene - Fantastiske!

Irene gave me these beautiful handmade notebooks, made from handmade paper

...og fra Kari fikk jeg et solid påfyll i avdelingen for glitter og stas! Paljetter og perler kan man vel faktisk ikke få for mye av This is what Kari gave me: Supplies for the Department of Glitter and Glam! A girl can never get too much of beads and sequins, or what?

Hat & Mittens

Litt stille på bloggen for tida - men det er liv i meg, altså. Til tross for sykmelding. Ny strikking er det lite av, til det har feberen (ikke fiberfeber, desverre...) vært for høy og formkurven for lav. Her er iallfall et par bilder av noe jeg har strikket! Lua er i dobbelt Falk fra Dale, og skulle matche ei jakke og votter (i enkel Falk) som ble strikket forrige vinter. Mønster og design: mitt eget. Kanskje jeg slenger ut et bilde av jakka også, etter hvert?

It´s a bit quiet on this blog nowadays - I am still alive, though! But I am on the sick list, and a high temperature (not fiberfeber, I am afraid) has kept me from knitting and blogging for several days. Anyway; these are photos of things I made! The hat Double falk from Dale) is new, made to match the zip-up cardigan and mittens (single Falk)I made last winter. Pattern and design: my own. Maybe I´ll post a photo of the cardigan too?

Feedback

Jeanette i Danmark, takk for kommentar! Jeg håper du følger med på bloggen, for her kommer nemlig svar på det du spurte om. Ikke særlig gode svar, men likevel... For å være ærlig var jeg så oppslukt av det jeg så i papirbutikken, og å få tatt bilder av det, at jeg ikke la merke til prisene... Ganske sløvt! Ikke vet jeg om de selger pr. postordre heller, men her er i allefall lenke til selve butikken i Oslo; Norway Designs, og til papiravdelingen: Papirgalleriet. Der finner du kontaktinfo - håper det er til hjelp :o)

Thank you for your comment, Jeanette in Denmark! I do hope you´re in here to check on updates because here are my answers for your questions. Not very good answers, but still... To be honest I didn´t quite notice the prices of these sheets of paper - I was and too busy admiring them and taking pictures of them. I don´t know if you can mail order stuff from this shop, but here is a link to the Norway Designs-shop in Oslo, and also the link to the paper department called Papirgalleriet. You can find contact details and such on these pages :o)

Goodies!

Jeg var i Oslo her om dagen - i strålende høstvær! Det var flott å vandre gatelangs med (relativt) god tid til å kikke innom diverse butikker. Et fast innslag når jeg bedriver inspirasjonssanking er Norway Designs. Særlig papiravdelinga er meget tiltrekkende! Her er noen godsaker på rekke og rad; nydelige notatbøker, adressebøker etc.

A few days ago I went to Oslo for my job. The weather was beautiful - a perfect day for walking from shop to shop to collect inspiration! The pictures are from Norway Designs, one of my favourite shops in Oslo. The paper/bookbinding department is a real treat to the senses, and it as almost impossible not to spend money there... These are pretty notebooks, agendas etc.

Mer papir - more paper

Utrolig nydelig håndlaget og håndtrykket papir! Kan nesten forveksles med silkebrokade... sukk! Så vakkert!

Look at this incredibly beautiful handmade and handprinted paper! It could almost be mistaken for silk brocade...

Cirkeline is done - and gone!

Front

Her er hun, den yndige Cirkeline! Garnet er som nevnt tidligere alpakka fra Du store alpakka. Design og oppskrift etter eget hode - så størrelsen er litt uviss. Kanskje 2-4 mnd? "Størrelsen" på den nydelige mottakeren er faktisk bare 3 uker! Jeg fikk hilse på henne for første gang i går - jeg sier bare: åååååhhhhh!

Here she is, the pretty Cirkeline! The yarn is already mentioned; alpaca from Du store alpakka. Design and pattern is my own, so I´m not sure what size this garment ended up as - maybe 2-4 months? The "size" of the cute recipient is only 3 weeks and I saw her for the first time yesterday. She is soooooooooooooooooooooooo beautiful!

Back

Detail of trimmings

Buttons with girls... Please interpret the yellow yarn as tiny scarves - not as rope!!!

Tja, hva blir det neste nå, tro? I teorien lover det godt for alle UFO´er at jeg - til og med med en viss suksess - er ferdig med Cirkeline. Men dette er altså bare en teori; ikke en gang en særlig god en. Absolutt ikke en sannsynlig teori! Det er mye mer sannsynlig at jeg kommer til å starte på en katteseng til Gimli, flere julegaver og kanskje et skjerf eller sjal til meg selv av denne Hemmelig venn- gaven:

Then, what´s next? Well... in theory all my UFO´s will benefit from me finishing - with some degree of success, even - Cirkeline. But this is just a theory, and not even a good one. Absolutely not a probable one! It´s much more likely I will start a cat bed for Gimli, keep making christmas gifts and even start a shawl or scarf for my self, using this great Secret pal gift: