Pattern under the pen....

I have a tendency to write my notes 

on whatever piece of paper I have handy.

A Starbucks bag is fine,

I just have to make sure not to through it out

until my notes are secured...

At the moment I am working on

the pattern for another jacket for Kaja.

I will name it Kaja's Jacket

(makes it easy for me to remember the pattern).

A few little corrections,

another test-knitting,

and it should be ready.

I used Navia Duo

(the pattern to the left is a pattern from Navia),

bought at the Faroe Islands this summer.

The yarn is pretty similar to Rauma Finullgarn,

so my second jacket

is on the needles using Rauma Finull.

Check Ravelry or Etsy for pattern soon

Saturday morning....

..as my youngest daughter is riding
at Pinebrook Farms again....

These early mornings 

sure is medicine for body and soul..

The horses in the pastures are still sifting through the dust 

for something green to eat.

The drought this year has burned off most of their grass,

we still need lots of rain..

Mr. cuttingly cat is always greeting us,

loving the attention.

I have a love for gates,

especially those that are open and welcoming....

I often bring a project to work on,

this morning a new jacket for Kaja.

As I am working on the pattern,

here is only a sneak peek...

However, Anna's next jacket is done,

the pattern bought at the Faroe Islands this summer.

Both worked in Navia yarn from the same place..

Have a great weekend everybody!

For Roy

...my dear, dear son,

forever in my heart.... 

On this day, one year ago, 

you and I spoke on the phone,

both looking forward to you coming here,

and stay 8 weeks for The Holidays. 

Little did we know 

that it was the last time 

we got to talk to each other.

‎

"We are connected,
My child and I, by
An invisible cord
Not seen by the eye.

It's not like the cord
That connects us 'til birth
This cord can't been seen
By any on Earth.

This cord does it's work
Right from the start.
It binds us together
Attached to my heart.

I know that it's there
Though no one can see
The invisible cord

From my child to me.

The strength of this cord
Is hard to describe.
It can't be destroyed
It can't be denied.

It's stronger than any cord

Man could create
It withstands the test

Can hold any weight.

And though you are gone,
Though you're not here with me,
The cord is still there
But no one can see.

It pulls at my heart
I am bruised...I am sore,
But this cord is my lifeline
As never before.

I am thankful that God
Connects us this way
A mother and child
Death can't take it away!"
Author Unknown

For all mothers, 

fathers and children out there, -
don't let one day go by 

without expressing your love 

for one another....

Getting closer!

Working the text in 2 languages takes time.

I wish I could just push a button and it would be done.

But going slowly through the proof reading process

make us catch the smallest mistakes,

so slow is good...

I think this will be a great shawl.

The yarns I have used for my samples

are very light weight. 

At the moment I am deciding on 

what yarn to use for the Kits.

Saturday we spent a couple of hours 

at the horse farm again.

It is getting greener due to the last down pour,

but Texas still need some more rain!

The pastures are still a dessert of sand

 

Check out

Knitters Review

I feel very, very honored 

to have been mentioned...

The Vogue Knitting Live Event

Back home,

- all the work behind us,

all in all,

this was a great experience!

Click on picture for larger view

Our booth came together quite all right,

and we sold pretty well.

It would have been a hard and hopeless job

without my good friend Michaela.

I could not have made it without her!

Besides drooling over yarn,

I also made some great new connections.

Sincere Sheep 

And how great is it

that Meg Swansen complimented my designs

as she visited my booth.

Also Clara Parkes (Knitters Review)

visited and took some pictures.

This knit creation has thin wire inserted
to every rose, to keep the shape.

My greatest moment was at the Gala Dinner/Fashion Show,
where Kaffe Fassett was the guest speaker.
What an inspiration,
what a great designer he is.
His color work give me goose bumps....
Beautiful!

Denne turen til Los Angeles 
har vært svært inspirerende for meg.
Det var på mange måter en travel helg,
med mye å se både av garn og design.

For besøkende var der forskjellige kurs,
demonstrasjoner og foredrag dagen lang.
Innimellom kunne de besøke markedet som jeg var en del av.
Jeg opplevde at mange er "redde" 
for å strikke mønster med to farger.
Selv erfarne strikkere tror at det er overmåte vanskelig.
Det å måtte klippe opp for f.eks. ermeåpninger
er så skremmende at mange tar at steg bakover.
Men jeg tror jeg overtalte noen
om at votter er en god størrelse til å trene på,
selv om svært få fra LA noen gang får bruk for votter
med sommertemperaturer så og si hele året.
I allefall etter norsk målestokk...

(Klikk på bildene så blir de større)


Ha en fin dag!

LA, here we come!

It almost didn't happen.

After shipping all my boxes to the show,

I found myself on crutches.

A painful infection in my hip

made it impossible to walk.

But a steroid injection and 

anti inflammatory tablets helped.

Now I am almost perfect...

I look forward to meet fellow knitters,

and my good friend is coming with me 

to help me out in my booth (#84).

But this is most for the experience.

We have tickets for 

a Gala dinner 

with Kaffe Fassett as a speaker.

I promise pictures

when I am back!

Wish me luck!

I have been busy

preparing for the Vogue Knitting Live show,

and blogging has not been on my mind.

I have had to remake some of my samples

because somehow some of them 

had ended up in the "gift pile".

Maybe my "Helene II" pattern (above)

is one of my favorites,

it also one of the oldest.

The booth has to be dressed up,

and arriving by airplane,

my options for decorating are limited.

Some of these pictures will be posters,

and they will all hopefully fit in my suitcase.

Between planning and preparing

I have been working on another shawl pattern.

It is not ready yet,

but I hope to have it all put together 

within a month or two.

The one above was a present to a friend,

and the yarn was a lace weight yarn, 

bought in Santa Fe a while ago.

Maybe I could have the store ship me some more....

 I just loved this smoky blue color.

The pattern will be named Virginia.

 Follow-up will come in not too long..

One week at the Faroe Islands...

When I learned that Sommerakademiet 

arranged a trip 

 to the Faroe Islands this summer, 

I wanted to tag along.

It is one of a few places I have been wanting to visit.
 

This summer it worked out, 

as I combined it to a trip to Norway,

and because we flew out of Bergen.

It was a great experience!

The tour was very well organised,

we got to visit several of the largest islands

and some of the smaller ones too.

One of these was Nolsøy.

It was a 20 minute ferry ride

out of Thorshavn.

People live out here with the Atlantic Ocean 

right outside their back door.

I have this love for churches....

And every little village had one. 

Its like if they have been there always,

they fit so well into their surroundings.

Here is a lot of history ...

in town and at the country side...

...and - lots and lots of sheep...
75000 on these islands I was told...

I have to mention the boat trip out of Westmanna.
We got to these rock formations 

and grottoes, by boat.

The ocean has carved its way 

into these volcanic rocks over time.

 Jeg var heldig å få reise med Sommerakademiet 
til Færøyene i sommer.
En fantastisk fin tur, absolutt å anbefale!
Vel organisert og med et tett og smidig program.

Visiting my roots

One of my favorite places is Egelandsdal, 

where my mother grew up. 

Allthough I am in Norway every year, 

I dont always take the time to visit 

this beautiful place.

To many places to go,

many friends to see.

I have so many memoried from here.

We used to go skiing every winter, 

and we also spent summers up here,

dipping our feet in the stream.

The sheep enjoyed the warm summer day,

and so did we..