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I finally learned how to knit nice and tight with two strands. I should write more about all this, but the weather is cold and the baby is due soon. So I knit, knit, knit. When I don't work, I knit. /Maia

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As you may have seen I have been working on a blanket in two-color knitting. Even though I know that I am supposed to add a fabric lining, I am not happy with the flimsy result and the back with all its loose threads, now that I am half ways. I really wanted a pretty tight texture, much like the original at Pinnehobby, but I clearly misinterpreted the advice that is all over the net ("it is

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Another pair of socks. Yarn: Novita 7 bröder. I think I know why the yoyo heel always gets so funny. It is because I use too fat pins. These socks will go in the hall for guests with frozen feer. /Maia

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At last I made a pair of socks for myself. Drops Alaska. Merry Christmas Day in the armchair to me! And god fortsättning (merry continuation of Christmas) to all of you! /Maia

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Here it is, the Christmas calendar giveaway. If you share a post in my Christmas calendar on Facebook or Twitter and make a comment on the post you may win this beautiful knitted shawl. Last day to participate is on Sunday, December 18th.  /Maia PS. Here's the Christmas calendar blog: http://maiasjulkalender2011.blogspot.com  

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Here's a sneak peak on the shawl I made for the Christmas calendar lottery/giveaway this year! I will try to take some photos during the day too, but we have so little light right now, and since the rain is pouring down it is even darker than necessary. Yarn: Thin lace-weight 100% wool yarn from Denmark. /Maia PS. För att delta i utlottningen, gå till Julkalendern och följ instruktionerna där

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Missa nu inte Maias Julkalender 2011. /Maia Maias julkalender is my december blog – in Swedish, unfortunately.

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Here's a link to the original blanket. I found it as a free pdf at Pinnehobby (lovely blog!) and it is on Ravelry too, where you can see what lovely things people have done with it. I did not care so much for the hearts, so I made something else there. And the yarn. Well, I really, really wanted this blue color, so the yarn is much thicker than in the original, which is knitted in something

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It is easy to get lost vertically in the section of the blanket that has the blue motif. To manage this, I hide the following rows in the diagram with a sheet of paper, like this: This way, what I see on the paper corresponds to what I'm holding in my hand. The following rows are not knitted yet, and I get confused seeing them them. This isn't exactly a pattern where you see the motif until you

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Getting on with the hard part now. /Maia - posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Closing in on the flowers. /Maia- posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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You will read more about this as the work goes on. Yarn: Drops Karisma, dark grey 53, light grey 21, warm red 48, folklore blue 50./Maia

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I just started knitting a big white fluffy cowl for DDA. Gull wings on the sides and a cable in the middle. Winter white Drops Andes. /Maia - using BlogPress from my iPhone

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When I visited Stoff och stil for the first time I bought a small purse frame along with all the other stuff that just happened to end up on my receipt. I have never made anything like this before so I tried to find some good tutorials, but most of them were about glueing the bag into the frame, and as I did not have any fancy textile glue, I ended up sewing the fabric to the frame. Here is the

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DSs socks are coming along. They are of a spinach/creamy color and when we went to Umeå last weekend I forgot to bring another ball of yarn, so I just had to get another cable from the lovely little yarn store just next to the hotel and begin to knit another pair. (The colouring is not quite right in the photo, sis!) The store, Perssons Garn Eftr, was perfect. Small, yet roomy, with lots of

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At last I figured out what to do to keep my headphones untangled. A tiny crocheted belt does the trick! Lucky me!/Maia - using BlogPress from my iPhone

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DDL is the girl with the red colour. Ever since she was born and even before I thought of her dressed in red. Now she is all grown up, but I have made her a pair of red socks. I used a wonderful yarn that I bought at Strikk in Göteborg. Glen Debbie Bliss. Great name! Bliss. /Maia

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Some of the last times I bought yarn I got brochures tucked down into my plastic bag. Comparing the brochures, it is quite easy to understand which shop I'd rather visit again. The one below. Without hesitation. Even though the upper brochure has some really nice patterns, for instance the Iceland sweater, I get so annoyed with this way of presenting patterns. What is it with knitting pattern

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My DS said that her DH might be happy for a pair of socks for his birthday. That's the black-and-blues up to the right. Under them a pair of 37-38s are finished. With the yarn left over from the brother-in-law's socks I gave a little baby hat a try. Munchkin is the name of these hats and this is not the most beautiful one I've seen. They should be longer and much pointier. Have a look

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I am not sure whether to post all the socks I make, but with them being presented on such nice feet and all... Yarn, Järbo Raggi. I simply love Raggi. /Maia

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As you see I am stuck in sock knitting. Totally. Working with the magic loop knitting a sock goes so fast and working with different kinds of yarn and sometimes lace is so nice. I am still struggling with the heels though (I accidentally wrote hells instead of heels. There's a Freudian slip for you!). The hourglass heel with its slips and wraps did not give the nice flat heel I wanted, and I

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As mother as daughter... My dear daughter S grabbed the knitting pins and set out knitting her first socks. It's easy helping her because I only need to say what seems to me as a sufficient amount of information. Her mind is a bit like mine and she gets my logic. When she was ready for the heels it was her grand-mother, my mother, the Heel Master, who was at hand, and she chose not to make

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Socks number two are knitted in a yarn I found for 10 balls/99 SEK at Rusta. Helen, by Novita. I put  some gull wing lace in the front and here they are on my youngest daughter's pretty feet! I knit them quite low, but it's still summer, ain't it? /Maia - using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Last update on the hourglass heels. I sat knitting for hours today watching season I of Lark Rise to Candleford on YouTube! Here they are. The second sock has two good sides, so as a total the socks have three good sides. Not too shabby for me. The yarn is Järbo Raggi Batik, colour 1522. As the toe of the first sock was blue, the top of the next was also blue and it looks a bit like I have

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So... I thought I'd managed to understand the hourglass heel. And I went on knitting pretty much in the dark and felt very proud of myself. Until I turned on the lights and saw that there was a row of holes in the diagonal. Fail. I went to sleep and woke up about half past three in the night. We have had an Indian summer the last couple of days and the heat was unbearable. So of course I went

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It's been a while. I know. And I will try to be better in updating the blog. I will. Really I will. Today I just want to mention that I am trying to knit a pair of socks. With hourglass heels. I really did not want any other kind of heels. And I really didn't want hourglass heels with a row of ugly holes. So at last, after searching the internet and trying again and again I finally think I've

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I was in New York a week ago. Sunday 20th March we strolled downtown, visited Barnes & Noble at Union Square, had a frappuccino at Starbuck's in the corner and found our way to legendary Purl Soho this sunny day! I have been following the PurlBee blog for quite some time now, so it was really irresistible to pay a visit to this store while in NY. The shop was small, but lovely. I parked DH and

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Fru Albertsson has had her 10.000th visitor and celebrates this with a yarn and scissors giveaway! Here's a link to her blog. Fru Albertsson blogs in Swedish but please try your luck with Google translate to get to know her better. One very nice thing about following her blog is that it gets you inspired to crochet and knit for charity. She has made numerous little cardigans for children in need.

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Agnes has been thinking of a bag for some time now. And last weekend we took some time to finally get around to it. Now the bag is in New York with us and it fits in well with the city, I reckon. The bag is lined with a multi-coloured fabric that I bought in the 90s. /Maia- posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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NY. Here we come. /Maia-posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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With leftovers from the blue wrap I made a knitted dishcloth... ...and an iPhone cozy, in Tunisian crochet. I was inspred by Gudrun's blog post from yesterday, look here if you read Swedish. I put it together with a white crocheted edge. /Maia posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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One dark blue wrap finished. Linen-cotton. Should I send it to the final destination before winter is over? It works fine during spring and summer too, but easter is far away. /Maia - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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From Lsys. /Maia-posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Vante-vante, originally uploaded by Maia Andréasson.Dear Sis lost her mittens (vantar) on the train, so she just had to grab the crochet needle while spending time at my place this weekend. Pattern here. Turning her back at the Swedish second chance of Melodifestivalen (Eurovision song contest) she crocheted along, grumping and complaining about not being able to make it. Which she of course

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I spent the evening crocheting some small flowers for broches (is that even an English word?) or maybe rings. The smallest one my daughter wants for a ring. /Maia- posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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I changed my mind. I'm not going to sell this one. Dear Daughter S in Umeå got all amazed, so this shawl will find its way up the country to help her cope with the rest of the winter. /Maia

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Summer Stripes – waiting, originally uploaded by Maia Andréasson.I can't help myself. Here it is again. Waiting. /Maia

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Summer Stripes shawl – in progress Originally uploaded by Maia Andréasson This weekend I will be blocking again. My Summer Stripes shawl is completed. And the photo is just a teaser. The shawl is lovely, and will be for sale. /Maia

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1000001077 Originally uploaded by Maia AndréassonDear daughter A (to the right) and dear niece E (to the left) spent some time crocheting Valentine's Day's hearts today.

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Summer Stripes shawl – in progress Originally uploaded by Maia AndréassonSome progress made on the Summer Stripes. It looks small, but blocked it will be bigger. I'm also thinking of adding a flimsy flounce at the bottom. But I don't know... Wouldn't that take some of the character away from it? What do you think?/Maia

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1000001072 Originally uploaded by Maia Andréasson While the girls were working on their crocheted hearts, Valentine's Day as it is, I instead made an eyeball. Is this the start of my own anatomy crochet line of design? I don't think so, but it was fun. It was. Really! /Maia

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Summer Stripes shawl Originally uploaded by Maia AndréassonI organized my stash yesterday and found out that there was some nice wool to make a summer shawl, reminding a little of the Fisherman's sweater that Pippi Långstrump (Pippi Longstocking) had. I just had to get started, so now I have three shawls in progress. One is crocheted, so that project I have to keep my eyes on while working,

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Red Gull Originally uploaded by Maia AndréassonAnd there it is. My shawl. My beautiful Andes shawl. I'm quite content./Maia

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Blocking mat – not exercise mat, originally uploaded by Maia Andréasson.When we went to Coop Kållered last week I got this exercise mat. I heard from others that this kind of mat is excellent for blocking knitted projects, and since I spent all last weekend blocking shawls quite badly on towels, I felt lucky to find one of these in my nearest store. Can't wait to try it out. I'm knitting away!

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In spring, the ice-cream producer Glace-Bolaget, G-B, launches their new collection of ice-creams. It's always a little thrill to go to the store one of the first sunny days in spring, buy one of the new flavours and eat it leaning at a warm brick wall, pretending that summer is not that far away. My present knitting project is named after that feeling. I had some very spring-like colours in my

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Jag vill gå på sy- och inspirationsmässa känner jag. Det skulle jag vilja. Just efter jag kommer hem från en jobbresa också. Och om jag länkar till roliga Krokningsbloggen lottar coola Gudrun ut biljetter. Jag vill gå ändå, men det är ju klart att man vill vara med på en utlottning.Vem följer med?/MaiaPS. Sorry, this blog post is about a fair in Sweden. Hence, it is in Swedish. - Posted using

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This has been a finishing and blocking weekend indeed. So, to round up, here is my dark red gullwing shawl, all spread out. It is made from the thick 3946 Andes yarn from Drops (bought at Deisy design, still on sale!) and the main pattern is gullwings and rows with reverse stockinette stitches.  The edging is pointy and lacey, as usual. And this is how it came out. Now, this one I am pretty sure

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I didn't believe this shawl would come out this pretty, but look the Sunday morning blocking is coming out. I name the shawl Blåvinge - blue wing - because of the wing like bows. And the tips of the lace edging do also remind me of the tips of birds' wings. The yarn is Raggi (city beige/brown/blue 1531), so the shawl is easier to wash than most of my more delicate projects. /Maia -

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I had 200 grammes of the fluffy golden yarn, but that was not enough. The castoff is a little too tight. I've tried to work around this with some serious blocking. We'll just have to see what happens. /Maia- posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Two shawls in progress. /Maia- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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I am currently totally stuck with the gull wing lace pattern. When I visited Deisy design the other day there was really good introductory price on Drops Andes, a thick 65% wool/35 % alpacka in 100 g balls. So I am knitting yet another shawl in colour 3946, a dark, warm, red nuance.Interesting conflict between the thick yarn and the lace. /Maia

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The leftovers from the Clovis shawl became a small beanie that my mother quickly adopted when I finished it at her apartment tonight. Gull wings lace. "This is great! I left my other beanie in a taxi the other day!" /Maia

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In my last post I linked to the Knitting Ninja and her beautiful Clothilde shawl. Anyhow, there's no reason for me to buy the pattern. I like patterns but I never ever manage to follow one.  So, I just got some wool mix and started to figure out how to accomplish something similar to her gorgeous project. The lace at the bottom though, came out completely different, and for that reason I name

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In the sidebar to the right I have added a new item: Things to make on a rainy day. There I will collect some of the patterns and techniques I want to try out some day. One of the links that you really need to check out is the Clothilde shawl by the Knitting Ninja (click the link). I usually don't work my knitting projects from written patterns, but this time I really think I need to reconsider.

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Game night yesterday and some progress on the Raggi shawl. /Maia - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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As I said in the last post, I started a new shawl with some leftovers from dear sister's beanie and shawl project. But I just kept making up new kinds of lace and stuff with this super, super thin alpaca and everything got tangled and difficult and the yarn was too dark for me to work with all this new stuff, so I decided to leave it. Got out some more of the nice fat Raggi I had in the stash,

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Yesterday, I finished two a beanie for my dear sister A in a beautiful greenish blue alpacka. Very thin yarn, but I used fairly big needles and knitted on the round, so it was kind of a reader's knitting. You can read and almost even walk around while knitting. I had some yarn left, so I started another project. This time with Twiggy thin needles. And lace knitting. Remind me that dark colours

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Close-up on the handwarmers Dear daughter S has been home for Christmas from her school in Northern Sweden. It has been cold here, but there it's freezing, and that so much longer than here in the south. So when she asked for a Leafie beanie I went out and bought some dark grey Raggi (grafitgrå) and got to it. When the beanie was ready, I followed up with a big collar and some handwarmers and

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I follow many craft bloggers and one of them is Life is a plate of cupcakes (although the blog is not entirely about crafts). Today she posted a link about a simply gorgeous shawl at Berniolles design, and I got hooked. (You get it? Hooked?) I just have to re-post the link to this magnificent thing. Since the photo is not mine, I will not repost it, but do click on the link, please do! Elegant

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Blue wool from Lund in the South of Sweden. Lace knitting. Pale, pale, and lovely in the winter sun. Pointy edge. Wrap it around your neck. Enjoy!/Maia

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As I have told you about before there is a give-away at my Christmas calendar blog. The blog is in Swedish, so it may be difficult to follow, but since the give-away is indeed a tingest, I will present it here at Tingestar. It is a Reykjavik shawl with lace and a flimsy ending. Knitted in thin light grey wool, that I bought in Lund on the 1st of December. It is big enough to wear over your

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For Christmas greetings this year I have crocheted little snowflakes. I mixed carpenter's glue with water for starch – a suggestion I found on the internet – and I really hope they will come out as nice as I hope for. One snowflake is red, an ugly duckling... I will add a small greeting on a brown tag and attach it with a red and white parcel string. /Maia

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There's a give-away contest going on on my Christmas Calendar blog. Here's a sneak peak of the beautiful wool that I will use for the prize. When the hyacinths have flowers the project will be finished. Become a reader of the calendar blog and join the contest! /Maia

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Dark grey crocheted 100% wool mittens, awaiting felting. /Maia

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Förutom den vackra Hélène de Troie-sjalen som ska lottas ut kommer jag att ta med en stor bunt med mobilfodral till Montessoris bazar i morgon på Brattåsskolan i Kållered. 17:30–20.00 blir det försäljning och lotterier. Här får ni en sneak peak på lite handarbetsgodis. Det som blir över kommer att säljas på internet. Håll ögonen öppna! /Maia Apart from the beautiful Helen of Troy shawl to be a

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In Iceland, I started to knit the grey shawl. Hence, the name Reykjavik. Smoke bay. The yarn is thin, grey 100% wool. And the small frill at the bottom. This is a thin and light shawl, but the wool makes it very warm and nice. Suitable for a chilly October's day. Or November's day, for that matter. /Maia

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This French design blogger that my daughter told me about is just delicious! I look at this humonguous half granny square shawl and I just want to copy it. But with shredded fabric. Thin shreds. I think I'll go for it. /Maia Ce blogueuse Française, que ma fille m'a montrée,  est complètement super bon! J'admire ce châle half granny square énorme et je voudrais le copier. Peut-être avec tissu

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One large but very light and soft winter white knitted shawl, with a frill at the bottom. Close-up on the lace pattern and the frill ending. I came up with the pattern myself, and I call it Reykjavik, after the first shawl with this pattern that you will get to see here tomorrow. It is large. But thin enough to wrap around your neck, if you like. /Maia PS. The shawl was not this thin and nice at

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Tomorrow. The sun'll come out tomorrow. Bet your bottom collar that tomorrow there'll be sun! And if not, there will at least be more shawls here tomorrow. Maybe the grey one, Reykjavik, the winter white one, the large pinapple shawl. We will see. /Maia

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In English the word correct may be interpreted both as a verb (to correct something) and an adjective (that's correct). I have been redoing the edge of this shawl over and over again. I want it to be just right. Correct. But it is not until I actually see how a new edge looks like with the body of the shawl that I realise that it is not the optimal one. So I have to redo it. Correct. Again. /Maia

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As I've said before, I will be selling scarves to sponsor the girls F98/99 football team at Kållered's Sports Club (KSK). The Red gooseberry and the Red currants scarves will also be sold. Keep reading the blog. More information about the sale later. /Maia

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DD Julia asked for an apple cozy inspired by this one at Pyssel. So, I made one yesterday. Ad lib. The pencil button makes it a little more like the apple you give to the teacher, doesn't it? And the pencil button is also fixed so that you don't lose the upper part. /Maia

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Helen of Troy. The beautiful. It was actually a really beautiful woman named Helena that inspired me to crochet this sideways pineapple shawl. At a parent's meeting, she saw one of my big crocheted pineapple shawls and talked about not being able to make one for herself. Well, I said, I can make one for the class bazaar in December. And here it is. Hélène de Troie. I made it in some heavy

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I just realised that the yarn I bought in Iceland is un-spun.  It is called plötulopi and breaks very easily. Nevertheless it is this yarn that you use for the traditional Icelandic lopi sweater. You may knit the yarn with one, two or three ply at the time. My plan was to make shawls (Who's surprised?) and use one ply, at least when I thought it was ordinary yarn. But last night I actually dreamt

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This autumn a dear friend sent me to a store that sold Odd Molly to buy a dress for her DD. She lives in another town and the DD had got her eyes on a beautiful dress that was 70% off. I went there, bought it for her, and on my way from the store I just happened to find some really cheap organic cotton.  I think Odd Molly is fun. It is really odd, even though I don't think I'll ever buy something

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The Swedish football (soccer) team did not do well against the Netherlands in the qualification to the European cup – or whatever – this Wednesday, but as the Netherlands did a very good game I'd like to present the Oransje scarf. The scarf is in a soft mohair wool that I bought a long, long time ago, so this is part of my stash project. The lace ending is from another quality of wool, and a bit

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I've been to Iceland. Due to the terrible economic crisis it is today actually quite affordable. Go there and spend your money on beautiful Turquoise. Warm, warm red. Marron. /MaiaPS I have so many new scarves and shawls to show you. I just haven't been able to get the DDs to model yet!- using BlogPress from my iPhone

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When I traveled to and from Denmark 2007–2008 I bought a lot of yarn. Much of it is cotton, since mercerised cotton is really cheap in Denmark, don't ask me why. I also bought discount yarn whenever I found something interesting. Like this one. Rosa means 'pink' both in Swedish and in Danish.This yarn has given me trouble ever since. But when I heard that my niece had mixes a fluffy yarn with

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Another scarf, same yarn, but this time with a slightly different trimming. This time the edging is a bit broader and also flatter and pointier, red currants seemed a fitting name to me. The trimming of the Cup scarf – Red gooseberries – is flimsier and fits well with the Swedish word for gooseberries, krusbär. Krusig means 'frizzly, crinkly'. On the top Red currants, on the bottom Red

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Ever wondered... ...what to do with the leftover Christmas tree? Well now in September yesteryear's tree may be just dry enough for you to turn it into something really useful. Like a didgeridoo?  One of my RSS links goes to the hilarious blog Instructables, where the members upload their step-by-step instructions for making just about anything from building a polar 3-D printer from Legos, an

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Gifted designer Kristin Erséus offers lovely earrings in the shape of small glass balls filled with flowers in her web shop. Do not forget to look at her beautiful trays! Photo from web shop Kerstin. My only question: Where's the blog? /Maia

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Started a knitted/crocheted shawl yesterday during Bonum Football Cup. ( Kållered Sport Klubb girls 1998 team won the bronze, thank you very much!) Sorry about the bad photos. My iPhone does not have the best camera... The yarn is Garnstudios Silke-Tweed, 52% silk and 48% lambs wool. Lovely and very soft. The core is knitted with crocheted lace trimmings (is that the right word?). /Maia -

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Bought (ok, ok, I shouldn't have) some yellow wool in Hässleholm. Plans are that I knit a flimsy whimsy leafy scarf. I will post the chart later, when I see that it really works out as I planned. /Maia PS. Funny. The pictures are taken with my iPhone 3G a the same location and practically at the same time. The colouring is most true in the upmost picture. - using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Crocheting in Hässleholm, Scania. More to see at Hässleholm Kulturhus. /Maia- using BlogPress from my iPhone

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While in Canada some time ago I stumbled upon some large balls of cotton yarn. I know, I know. I wasn't supposed to buy any new yarn but this was 400 g of thick soft cotton for only CAD 6. A bargain. Here's one of the things that has come out of it. It's not finished, but I figured it was better to post a blog about the work in progress, after this long dry patch rather than wait for it to

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In my aim to empty my stash of yarn dear sister and dear niece have taken to crocheting some beautiful shawls for themselves. Helping hands are always appreciated. Dear niece chose a smaller version. Maybe due to lack of material in the right colours. But this size is indeed more handy and may be used as a scarf around the neck. Dear sis has not yet finished her beautiful shawl in the

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Jag virkar vidare. / I crochet away. /Maia- using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Detta, kära vänner, är underlaget för ytterligare en ananassjal. Om jag bara får de trassliga härvorna utredda och nystade. / This, my friends, is going to be yet another pineapple shawl. As soon as I get the tangled skeins untangled. /Maia

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På lediga stunder (det vill säga när jag behöver något som ännu mindre kräver uppmärksamhet av min hjärna än garnslukaren) har jag virkat en liten väska som kan användas för att förvara några äpplen eller lökar. Eller smutsig tvätt (men äpplen ser bättre ut på kort). / On my spare time (that is when I need something more mindless than the yarn eater I have crocheted a small bag to carry some

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Garnslukaren blev till slut ganska bra. Min kära syster donerade ett litet nystan med mörkblå bomull och jag kompromissade och använde två nystan med något tyngre garn i slutet, så jag fick den mörka tonen rätt hela vägen till slutet. Det är verkligen svårt att uppskatta hur mycket garn jag behöver för varje rad, och de sista två raderna var jag tvungen att ändra färg i mitten av raden, men jag

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Jag blev plötsligt sugen på att göra en halv-farmorsrutesjal och nu när jag är en bit på väg inser jag: Det är en garnslukare! Hoppas att den merceriserade bomullen i garnförrådet räcker!I had a sudden urge to crochet a half granny square shawl. Just like the one Ma Ingalls had in the Little house on the prarie. Only multicolored. Now, when I'm well on my way I realise: It's a virtual yarn eater!

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En filmkväll igår och Humanistdag med föredrag idag, så blir det en liten kasse. Uppmuntrad av Krummi stoppade jag först sockar i den, men de försvann helt. Fördelen med nätkassar är att de rymmer oändligheter av saker. Nystan med bomullsgarn till exempel. A movie night yesterday and then the Humanistdag (listening to a lecture) today, that's optimal if you need some time to make a small bag.

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Min virkning och jag är på Humanistdag. /My crochet project and I are visiting the Humanistdag./Maia - using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Blomsterpåsen är klar. Lagom till våren. Bag with African Flowers completed. Just in time for the arrival of spring. Frågan är bara vad man ska ha den till. Några förslag? The question remains: What to do with it? How to use it? Any suggestions? Längst ner kunde jag inte låta bli att sätta en tofs och några pärlor, just som förebilden på Min inspiration. I couldn't help myself. I just had to

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Jag gör framsteg med de afrikanska blommorna. / Making progress with the African flowers. Spring is nigh. /Maia - using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Jag bara måste presentera de afrikanska blommor jag inte kan låta bli att virka lite vid sidan av. För att fira våren.I would like to present these lovely African flowers that I just have to crochet right now. To celebrate spring that's in the air.Det är bloggen Min inspiration som gett inspirationen och det svenska mönstret. Kolla på hennes härliga virkade påsar med hexagonen och den lilla

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Så här på våren är det ju skönt om det smälter undan ordentligt och idag har jag äntligen tagit mig tid att testa det som på engelska kallas fusing, att smälta gamla plastpåsar på tyg. Såhär trevligt kan det bli när man är klar: At last I've taken some time to try fusing, melting plastic bags onto fabric. And look how nice it came out: En glad väska av videobutikens plastpåse. A merry handbag

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En av de första handarbetsbloggar jag började följa är FutureGirl, en fantastisk källa till inspiration. FutureGirls blogg är den som visat mig hur bra det kan bli när man gör om och gör om, för då blir det rätt till sist.FutureGirl gör bland annat underbara väskor och signerar dem med handsydda etiketter. Hennes Starling Handbag, som det går att få gratis mönster till på Ravelry, är helt

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Idag snöade det lite, men jag önskar glad vår med härligt vårgrön layout! Fram med gula, gröna, rosa och blå bomullsgarn nu och virka fram våren! Today some snow flakes surprised me, but I wish you a happy spring with this perky spring green layout! Now, get your yellow, green, pink and blue cotton yarn out and crochet the spring into our gardens! /Maia

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Nu när jag tömmer förrådet i årets utmaning, så är det läge att virka farmorsrutor. Men jag kan förstås ändå inte låta bli att delta i utlottningen av den här underbara minifilten. Det finns så många små nya bäbisar i närheten som skulle vilja ha den. Det finns många olika sorters farmorsrutor och de här är lite extra roliga med sin runda kärna. Gå nu genast till Fru Albertssons blogg och skriv

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