Jeg er her endnu – I am still here…

Det er længe siden jeg har haft energi til at blogge, og så er det nemt at glemme….

Men selvom ting nu tager længere for mig end før, så laver jeg da stadig lidt – og indimellem er der også ting i overskud, som andre spindere/strikkere kan få glæde af, i form af farvet garn eller fibre.

Bestillinger har jeg svært ved at håndtere, så tingene bliver sat på her når der er noget, så hold øje med denne kanal fremover!

Og skulle der være specielle ønsker/udfordringer, så kontakt mig endelig – man skal aldrig sige aldrig!

It’s been a long time since my last blog, easy to get out of habit…

But even though things take a bit longer for me than usual, I still produce a bit  – and every now and then more than I can use, but which other spinners/knitters might enjoy, like dyed yarns and fibers.

It is hard for me to handle preorders, so I’ll just announce things here, whenever, so keep an eye on this channel!

If you have any special wishes/challenges, don’t hesitate to ask – you never know!

Green tank top

I found the picture of the green tank top, of which I showed details of the cut-and-sew process in an earlier post.

Now it is well worn – I love it! made of silk/wool yarn it is warm enough and cool enough for most temperatures. I am certainly going to make more of those for the summer…

My Nicole II kimono

One thing I finished this winter, and am quite satisfied with, is my Nicole II kimono, handknit in a wool/cotton mix yarn that I dyed, on 3 mm needles.

First time i saw this pattern was a small presentation picture in an old German magazine, Nicole, from sometime in the ’80’s. I search high and low for a long time for the issue with the pattern, and FINALLYa kind soul found it and send it to me.

The original pattern is a combination of knit/purl stitches for the horisontal rows, and fishermans rib for the vertical.

That I didn’t have the patience for, so I changed the pattern completely to a knit/purl pattern:

You are welcome to use this pattern, for personal use only, though.

It was fun to knit, and quite quickly to learn.

Time to say goodbye…..tid at sige farvel

Tomorrow the kittens are leaving for their new homes – they are about 11 weeks old now, and as well as cute, they ar viscious little bastards! In other words, we are looking forward to a bit of piece and quiet after this kitten adventure. But they have been fun, and given us many laughs, and cheer up many grey days. They will be missed, but they are going to live with friends of us, so we can follow their development.

I have collected a cavalcade of pictures from the last weeks:

I morgen forlader killingerne os, og flytter ind hos deres nye ejere – de er omkring 11 uger nu, og ligeså søde de er, ligeså krigeriske er de også! Med andre ord, vi glæder os til lidt fred og ro efter dette killinge eventyr. Men det har været sjovt, de har givet os mangen en sund latter og lysnet op på mangen en grå dag. De vil blive savnet, men de skal bo hos venner af os, so vi kan følge deres opvækst.

Jeg har samlet en kavalkade af billeder fra de sidste uger:

Good luck  little ones!

Held og lykke, i små nus!

Woolcombs – Uldkamme

A long time ago I promised to put out the instructions for my own woolcombs. Here is a drawing with measurements and some detail photos. Please contact me if anything is unclear…

For længe siden lovede jeg at fremlægge instruktionerne for mine egne uldkamme. Her er en tegning med mål og nogle detalje billeder. Kontakt mig hvis noget er uklart…

the materials I used are stainless steel, ordered through the lokal smithy, and oak – other types of hardwood will do fine.

I used 100 tines, each 15 cm long, made of 4 mm stainless steel

Materialerne jeg har brugt er rustfrit stål, bestilt hjem gennem den lokale smed, og egetræ – andre hårde træsorter er lige så gode.

Jeg brugte 100 tænder, hver 15 cm lang, af 4 mm rustfri stål.

 

One thing I am going to change, and that is the tip of the tines, they should be tapered over a longer bit, like 2 – 3 cm. This should make the combs easier to use with finer fibers.Also, I am not sure the rounding of the tines are nescessary – so now I am going to take my combs apart, straighten the tines and redo the tips. It will be a while, but i will get back to you when done!

Én ting vil jeg ændre, og det er spidsen på tænderne – de skulle have haft en længere spids, 2 – 3 cm. Dette skulle gøre det nemmere at bruge kammene til fine fibre. Jeg er heller ikke sikker på at rundingen af tænderne er nødvendig, så jeg vil skille kammene ad, rette tænderne ud og slibe nye spidser. Det bliver engang – men jeg skal nok lade høre når det er gjort.

 

update from the nursery – opdatering fra barnekammeret

Now they are 3 weeks old and ready to explore the world – one step at the time and under mum’s supervision…

Nu er de 3 uger gamle og klar til at udforske verden – et skridt ad gangen og under overvågning af mor…

Håndfarvet garn til salg – handdyed yarns for sale

Hermed en opdatering af hvad jeg har. Priserne er ex porto:

Here is an update of what I have. Prices are ex posting:

blåviolet tynd uld boucle, 230 g 200 kr

blåviolet supersoft 575m-100g, 400 g 360 kr

grønbrun supersoft 575m-100g, 400g 360 kr

grøn mohair, ca 800 m pr 100g. 2 x 100 g á 90kr

grønbrun alpaka-viscose lace, 700 m pr 100g, 250 g til 280 kr

gyldne efterårsfarver, shetlandsuld 450m pr 100g, 500 g til 450 kr

lysblå uldboucle, ca 350 m pr 100 g, 10 x100 g á 90 kr

rød-orange færøsk lammeuld, 350m/100g, 9 x 100 g á 90 kr

rustfarvet alpaka-viscose lace, 700 m pr 100 g, 190 g for 215 kr

Finished handspun jacket – en færdig håndspundet jakke

This jacket started as another dyer and I was so fascinated by each others work, that we dyed a portion of fibers for each other. This is dyed on grey merino, handspun and navaho-plied.

I found the pattern in Spin Off, spring 2004, although I changed it a bit so it is easier to make flat and even.

Denne jakke blev til ved at jeg og en anden farver blev så fascinerede af hinandens farvesammensætninger, at vi lavede en byttehandel og farvede en portion fibre til hinanden. Dette er farvet på grå merino, håndspunket og navajo tvundet.

Mønstret så jeg i Spin Off, forår 2004. Jeg har dog ændret det en smule, så det er nemmere at få pænt og fladt.

Here is the adapted stitch pattern:

Her er det tilrettede mønster:

US needles size 4, 6 and 9.

 

1: Knit       (back side)

2: knit

3: knit

4: knit

5: purl

6: k1, yo, k2 tog

7: purl

8: knit

9: knit

10: knit

11: knit

12: knit  (Needle 6)

13: purl  (Needle 9)

14: knit sts 3-4 in front of 1-2, knit 1-2. Repeat (Needle 6)

15: purl  (Needle 9)

16: K2, knit sts 5-6 in front of 3-4, knit 3-4.Continue, end k2.  (Needle 6)

17: purl (Needle 9)

18: as row 14.

 

Repeat from first row.

Symaskine bord til salg

Jeg har et smart symaskine bord jeg godt vil af med – det er et klap-sammen bord af mærket Tip Matik, med hejsefunktion til symaskinen (som i øvrigt ikke følger med). Bordet er på hjul, og nemt at bruge.

Højde: 81 cm, bredde: 115 (uden håndtag), dybde: 61 cm

Brugt men i god stand, pris: 800 kr.

Hit by an inspiration particel

When I am half asleep, either morning or night – Ideas sometimes come streaming faster than I can grab hold of them.
I try to always keep a notebook and pen with me, to make notes and sketches.
Last night I was a bit sick and ended up on the sofa downstairs, gazing at the bright stars while dozing off – when suddenly I was hit by this, my first poem EVER:

All or Nothing

We come from Nothing
- or All
From the twinkling stars and cosmic clouds
- we were born
We are like a bubble in the midst of infinity
And when it burst, we become Nothing
- or All

Og på dansk:

Alt eller Intet

Vi kommer fra Intet
- eller Alt
I lysende stjerner og kosmiske tåger
- blev vi født
Vi er som en boble midt i uendeligheden
Og når den brister bliver vi til Intet
- eller Alt