Sophie Digards wonderful crochet work was displayed through the shop. My mobile snap shots does not in any way do it justice, but still... enjoy the beauty of it and see more at her website.
This years trip to London was great shopping success despite the fact that I was absolutely not up for shopping and Oxford Street crowdfighting as I left for London. And then what happens...? Well... I ended up with loads of goodies for myself and also some x-mas-pressies. Most of it was done at the yarn shop at John Lewis, Oxford Street and at Spitafield Market. I savoured the athmosphere at the antique market in Islington and also had a longed for stop at The Loop in the same street (Camden Passage). I must admit that I was totally knackered from the buzz and the walking - and this exhaustion occured several times a day. The cure was simple: a stop at a friendly pub, watching people and spotting the occational hand knitted hat or scarf. Lifes simple pleasures and all that :o)
The pretty tin box was a pre-x-mas gift from a dear friend, and the lid serves as a cute container for the balls of tweed (as the box itself contains various x-mas treats - yummy!)
VINE TURNING RED
December brings so many moments of joy. I think and hope I will never outgrow the feeling of anticipation fed by sweet secrets, flower bulbs transforming into beautiful and fragrant flowers, making and buing gifts for my loved ones, displaying ornaments and decorations all over the house - and, most importantly: spending the dark advent nights with people I care for. I do not curse the dark - I ligtht a candle or 20 instead :o) 
So how and where do I go from here? The photos are from a wonderful week in Madeira, late October. It´s been five months since my last post and only time will show if todays entry is an end or a beginning. This time of year is normally top season for blogging as preparations for Christmas provide many visually attractive topics - so maybe, baby?
Inger Lise Libakken; Republikker på en snor. Halssmykke med frimerker og granat
Another of last weekends projects: an old - and far too small - wrap skirt from my glorious Bergen days was turned into a flary top for Princess. She has actually claimed she will wear it for her junior highschool photo. A very convincing and effective way of proving the little redesign project successful! :o)
Last weekend I finally got around to visit Purpur, a truly wonderful shop at Grünerløkka in Oslo. The owner is just as nice and likeable as I imagined. I have been "visiting" the shop online many times by following the blog. As it turned out I almost missed the real life experience as Krista is now closing down the shop. I know she has got a lot of regular clients and customers regretting this fact - but on the plus side, there is a closing down sale going on... I was lucky enough to get this BIG quilted Rie Elise Larsen blanket and pillowcase at a very good price. A bargain, I would say! Thank you for all the nice glimpses into the Purpur ("Purple") world, Krista, and good luck with all your future creative projects. I hope you will enjoy this new freedom and I am sure your enterprice combined with your delightful personality will bring you success and happiness :o)
Digging into my stash again... This time (as always) the yarn is a mix of most fibres. The ply and chunkyness varies too. I adjust the size of the squares by alternate the crochet stitces; single crochet and double crochet. This makes quite an uneven grip to the finished fabric, but as usual I trust the beauty and livelyness of the colours and yarn qualities to provide charm enough to make me (and you) bear with the lumpyness that comes along ;o) I still have quite a few scrap balls of yarn left, so this might end up as a cozy not-so-little blanket. Un-edited photos by my mobile camera again, by the way.
