After a trip....

....I am often filled with impressions.

They kind of play on their own for a while,

and often something ends up on the paper

as a sketch, a water color,

or maybe a  pattern of some sort.

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I did snoop around in a couple of yarn stores,

and one thing I noticed,

especially in Albuquerque and Taos,

was that the yarn stores 

had lots of locally spun and dyed yarn.

The color of the red dirt

and the adobe houses,

the turquoises used in the Indian made jewelery

and on the trim around doors and windows,

were so intense.

Since we flew, I had limited space,

but I managed to stuff some yarn

in my carry-on

(and in my husbands too...)

Disse fargene går igjen i landskap,

i byggninger, smykker og klær.

Nydelig miks synes jeg.

Two things....

I got a scare,

my baby pigeons was out of the pot,

and I worried about the squirrels.

But look, they are out

trying their wings.

My babies are growing up...

Get in line!
It is hard to feed both of you
at the same time!

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Two yards from my back door

was this snake crawled up this morning.

I have to admit

he gave me the creeps...

Probably not a big deal,

but he got really interested in what I was doing,

and turned against me.

I think he is a harmless Garter snake,

but he would probably bite if cornered.

Hadde besøk av denne karen nå på morgenkvisten.

Han er nok ikke så farlig som han gir seg ut for,

fingertykk, ca. 1 meter lang

med grønne og svarte striper.

Ha en fin helg!

"Anna jakken"

...men denne er for Tyra!

Veldig greit å ha noe lettvindt å strikke på

når man er på ferie.

Denne var grei å ha mellom fingrene,

kun restegarn fra et tidligere prosjekt.

Motivet er ment å se ut som en katt,

i motsetning til den originale jakken 

som har en and.

Lagde dennne litt større,

og strikket i Heilo.

Ikke en typisk babyfarge,

iallefall ikke i dette landet (USA).

This jacket is knitted in Heilo from Dale,

on 3.5 mm needles.

A great wool yarn!

It is made a little larger than the original,

because it is for an older baby.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

A walk through town...

Beautiful, beautiful Santa Fe.

Even if you don't have a creative bone in your body,

you have to get inspired here.

Old and new architecture, 

culture, 

colors, 

local art,

and artists, - many more than you can count.

Canyon Rd. is a "must see".

Here are galleries and studios in almost every house.

The colors makes me happy,

so bright and cheerful.

A stop at the The Teahouse on the top of the hill,
was a pleasant experience.
Their Lavender tea is absolutely worth trying!

Wonder if I could use this color in future patterns....

   Still some snow in the mountains, 

but spring is on its way.

Etter en uke i disse herlige omgivelsene
har jeg fått fyllt opp hodet og sjelen
med masse ny inspirasjon.

Santa Fe er et Mekka for kunstnere,
det føles på atmosfæren,
en ny opplevelse lurer rundt hvert et hjørne.
Håper du likte turen....

Look who is here....

We have been gone for a week,

and I off course worried about 

the pigeon in my flower pot.

The squirrels can be a pest around here,

as sweet as they are,

and they could easily get to the eggs.

I really didn't know how long 

she would lay on her eggs,

but it must have been close to 3 weeks.

Some younger feathers on her right side

was an indication that something had happened.

This morning she was out "shopping for food",

and to my joy, I eyed two little ones,

not one, as I first expected.

So now we need to guard the squirrels 

even more than before.

Vi er hjemme igjen etter en ukes vinterferie.

Dua i blomsterpotta oppe på terrassen

har klekket ut eggene sine.

Hun har ligget der i ukesvis,

og vi har vært nervøse for at ekornene

skulle få fatt på dem.

Tenk det ble to små!

Jeg hadde kun sett det ene egget,

så det var en overraskelse...

The time is finally here...

Both my Anna patterns are ready to go.

They are both made for,

and named after

my youngest grand baby, 

Anna Helene.

The first outfit fits 0 - 3 months,

and is called 

Baby Anna

It is a long sleeved and long legged suit.

This suit really has a great loose fit,

and a double opening in the front

for easy on and off.

The pattern includes

all the letters in the alphabet.

Anna has used it from 3 weeks old,

as she had to travel to Norway unexpectedly.

We rolled up sleeve and ankle cuffs,

 It worked fine.

We were happy to have 

something warm for her to wear.

It actually still fits her at 4 months.

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The second Anna outfit, a jacket, 

fits 3 - 6 months,

and it is called

The Anna Jacket 

(Anna-jakken)

(Norske lesere har nok allerede oppdaget 

at det norske navnet på jakken er en lek med ord,

og trenger sikkert ingen videre forklaring.)

It took a while from the suit was done

and until I was ready to complete the pattern.

In the mean time, I had misplaced some of my notes.

So mormor had to come up with an idea.

Instead of me working a whole new suit

to be able to complete pattern,

I decided to make a jacket in the same style.

It has a very similar look,

the double opening is actually fake,

it only opens on the left side.

The right side is stitched together 

at the buttonholes.

 

Anna is a much bigger-little-girl now,

and a jacket is perfect for spring time.

This one also a great fit.

And did I mention the yarn?

It is Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino,

55% Wool, 33% Microfiber, 12% Cashmere.

It knits up very nice on 3mm needles.

Patterns in 2 languages
English or Norwegian
on Etsy,
and in English on Ravelry

Begge disse mønstrene

kommer ut samtidig.

De er kalt opp etter 

mitt yngste barnebarn, Anna.

Dressen ble ferdig i november,

jakken nå i februar.

Mønstrene er temmelig like 

fra livet og opp,

og begge har en kjempegod fasong.

Dressen har vært brukt 

helt fra hun var 3 uker,

og passer henne fremdeles (4 mnd.).

Den har dobbel åpning foran 

som gjør det lettere 

med av og påkledning

av et så lite barn.

Jakken føles litt romsligere,

og kan brukes noen måneder til.

Den har åpning på venstre side foran,

høyre siden er sydd fast 

ved knappene.