Endelig i mål

Siste sting med hvitt på hvitt idag,

og ikke et minutt for tidlig!

Dette sendes til Husfliden for ferdigstilling

så snart jeg kommer til Norge til uken.

Har jobbet jevnt og trutt

med bunadskjorte brodering de siste månedene.

Selve stakken fikk jeg ferdig før sommeren,

så den er nå montert og klar.

Det har blitt lite strikking innimellom,

gav meg ikke helt lov til det...

Så nå skal det bli godt

å bruke pinnene igjen.

Startet  på en lue i går kveld,

kanskje jeg får dette mønsteret skrevet

i løpet av julen.

Ha en fin advent tid!

December trip in the desert

Yesterday we had a great trip,

three families in three cars.
(Make sure to click on the pictures for better view)

A safety concern driving in the desert

is if the car brake down.

So never go alone!

 Hi, another car!

One can feel far from civilization, some times,

travelling on road tracks

marked with rocks.

There are always room, even if all the seats are taken.

We covered several sites.

First stop was at lake Qarun.

Great to get out of the dust and traffic in Cairo,

and rest our eyes on this peaceful lake.

The fishermen were in their boats,

gathering their nets.

A little morning fog was still hanging over the lake,

giving it a soft frame.

Next stop was the Waterfalls at Wadi Fayoum Oases.

Waterfall in the desert?

Read about it here...

However the beautiful colored boats 

and the fishermen

caught my interest.

Also the horses,

well decorated with colorful saddles,

and this colorful woman,

selling her shell-bead necklaces

hanging from her head.

(She charged me for the picture...)

On the shore,

a shelter for the sun,

or maybe a bed for the night.

Sahara shawl at Ravelry

Easy Sweater

FREE PATTERN

Its done,

it was a quick and easy project.

So no I can think about something

more inspiring to make...
If you like it,
you can find the pattern,
written in both English
and Norwegian,
here.

Desert trip tomorrow!

Yippi...

Great yarn...

...and great price too!

Shopping at Tuesday Morning

always result in

coming out of the store 

with more than I planned for

going in..

I happens that I find

some skeins of yarn,

but I never found a treasure 

like this before.

Araucania  Milodon

to a low price of $ 8.99 a skein,

four of them!

100% wool, hand dyed in Chile,
at the moment
being transformed into a sweater

for my favorite 5 year old.
The question is,
can I get it done in time
for my trip to Norway.

Back in my third home again..

...in Cairo that is...

yes, it starts to feel like home now.

Even our four legged baby

is content. 

Most things have found its place,

TV, internet and phones are working,

food in the fridge,

and not to mention yarn,

lots of it,

in close reach.

I have my small garden spot,

temperatures are great for being outside.

Now I just need to slow down a bit 

and enjoy it,

find some time to work

with new designs.

Just back from the states

after 2 weeks there,

I will soon head to Norway 

to see my Norwegian grandchildren,

then to the states again,

before heading back to Egypt...

In between, 

we try to visit different sights here,

in and around Cairo.

Above, the woman sitting room

in the Gayer Anderson Museum.

I could totally spend some time

by this window 

with a cup of coffee

and a knitting project in hand.

This weekend,

we had a great sightseeing trip.

and one of the sights we visited

was the "tent maker" area.

I got pleasantly surprised

over all the quilters 

who had their shops here.

Beautiful work,

and the needles were going 

as we watched.

It seamed like needlework

is an inherited art form

for several of these artists,

some of them young men.

Also this glass factory

is run by both father and son,

the son very proud of his father,

showing us a newspaper article

where he was spoken about.

I got out of there with a few wine glasses,

knowing I can get back if I need more.

 Have a nice week!

Sahara Sjal

Endelig kan jeg få lagt ut dette sjalet.

Har jobbet med det gjennom sommeren,

samtidig som jeg har reist frem og tilbake 

over antlanteren noen ganger.

Jeg har vært på flyttefot

mer eller mindre siden i Juni,

men nå er vi heldigvis i hus!

Strikkingen er kun en liten del av et mønster.

Det skal også skrives,

fotograferes, teststrikkes,

og korrekturleses.

Takk for all hjelp til Liv og Monica!

Når vi alle befinner oss spredt utover på kartet,

ikke bare på norgeskartet,

tar det bittelitt lengre tid til å få samkjørt alt.

Foreløpigt er mønsteret

 kun tilgjengelig på Norsk.

På Etsy, her, og på Ravelry, her,

men det kommer på Engelsk etterhvert.

Bildene av sjalet er faktisk tatt i selveste Sahara,

på en varm dag.

Dagene i Egypt er fortsatt varme,

men om kveldene synker temperaturen litt.

Ha en fortsatt fin dag!

Mohamed "Alabaster"

Everybody need to visit 

the Alabaster Factory!

It is located on the edge of

 the "Garbage City" in Cairo,

close to the Citadel.

This is a family business,

at least two generations

works here.

We were here first time in March 2012,

and today we were

welcomed back.

Mohamed is a happy guy,

and a good sales man.

He will welcome you to the shop!

The factory has also two outlets in Maadi,

one at road 9 and one at road 231.

The factory has a large show room.

Table lamps, chandlers, sconces,

vases, jars, soap dishes and more.

The Alabaster shows its real beauty

as soon as it is held up

against the light.

The floor lamp above went home with us,

among a few other things.

The alabaster rocks gets transferred 

in to pieces of art.

The workers are doing a fantastic job!

Every rock is beautiful polished

to perfection.

Happy faces all the way around..

Outside on the street

I met these cute girls and their younger brother.

They were practicing their English

and asked to be photographed.

Hope you enjoyed the trip.

Have a great day!