Busy packing mitten kits

This is some of what's been done lately.

It seems like I have so many things going on,

and I am creating UFO's.

I get side tracked,

and start something new.

Not good...

A friend of mine popped by the other day,

and we dug out some old, pieced, blocks,

that I had tucked away several years ago.
She offered to take them home

and put them together for me,

so now they are ready for quilting.

Thank you so very much!

I actually used to quilt a lot,

but as I started to get far sighted,

and needed glasses to see the small stitches,

I lost interest.

To bad...

I still have unfinished quilting projects

sitting in my sewing room.

Maybe its time to dig them out and finish them..

Very happy notification!

The "Helene pattern" (right column)

has sold pretty good, on and off.

So far I have been able to donate $ 839

to cancer research.

That is, with today's currency, 

 about kr. 5000 (Norwegian kroner).

I think this is great!!

Thanks to everybody who have helped donating

by buying this pattern.
The pattern has also sold in Norway,
thanks to "Irenesol".
I am not sure about how much money
she has been able to donate,
but here is an article she wrote about it.

I can let you know

that my sister, Helene,

is a breast cancer survivor

and at the moment she is

waiting for reconstructing surgery.

Dette mønsteret har til nå 

innkassert nesten 5000 kroner.

Hele beløpet har porsjonsvis

blitt donert

til M D Anderson kreft sykehus,

øremerket kreft forskning.

Alle monner drar!

Da var det gjort..

20 par er ferdig.
Ble litt lei underveis,
men det var kjekt å se resultatet.


Flere ting har blitt satt på "vent"
mens miniatyr strikkingen foregikk.
Så jeg der er ingen fare for
at jeg skulle bli arbeidsløs med det første.


Idag har været vært herlig.
Forsatt svært varmt,
men ikke så trykkende som tidligere i sommer.

Disse keramikk soppene
er en nyanskaffelse.
Hadde lyst til å vise dem frem.


De frisker opp litt mellom buskene,
nå når meste parten av sommer blomstene
har gitt opp for i år.
Snart kan vi plante for vinteren.
Fiolene pleier å ankomme i oktober/november.

Ha en fin uke!

Not much to say.
It has been a slow going weekend.
However, I did finish my goal
20 pair of miniature mittens.

Have a great week every body!

Blue is beautiful

Blue is one of my favorite colors,
so many beautiful shades...


This is the second shawl
using this KnitPick yarn and this
free Drops pattern.
My first shawl is here.
The yarn is a thin wool yarn,
and the shawl feels very light.


Its a great project to travel with.
You knit one little square at the time,
picking up stitches from the sides
of the previous squares.


I always get cold on airplanes,
so the knit project had a double purpose,
keep my hands busy,
and to cover myself when I felt cold!

But with new project awaiting,
this one finally got finished!

Jeg elsker disse fargene,
svært sommerlig synes jeg.
For kjølige sommerkvelder i Norge kanskje...
Mønster er fra Drops,
jeg har strikket begge mine
(det første er her)
med garn fra KnitPicks.

Still a long time until Christmas

..and I believe these will look better on the tree,
than on my toes....


The goal is 20 pair!
So far I have about nine..


Good weather today,
hot, but OK.


The cup-holders sure work great for yarn,


and to keep the different strands untangled.

Skal strikke opp noen par med miniatyr votter,
målet er 20 par..
Kjenner at jeg begynner å bli lei allerede,
så jeg må ha det litt "løye" underveis..

Jakke fra farmor

Denne har farmoren til odelsklumpen strikket.
Han fikk den til 2 årsdagen sin.
Er den ikke flott?!!


Helt nydelig strikket,
og sjekk de fine båndene.


Tror det er en slags Bergens genser...
(korrekt meg gjerne her!)