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This is Marianne's trilingual knitting blog. I also write about spinning, cats and dogs, knitting lace and other things. The blog languages are English, Swedish and Finnish.

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  • rasvavero?

    Posted on Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 at 11:28 in knitting

    The Finnish Secretary of finance is planning a tax on hard fats á la Denmark. I sent him an email where I asked him to reconsider what to tax, if public health is to be promoted. Finlands finansminister planerar en fettskatt typ Danmark. Jag skickad...

  • FO: Socks for a change! Sockor, sukat

    Posted on Friday September 11th, 2009 at 05:03 in knitting

    I, who thought I hate knitting socks, because they’re all the same, find myself liking the feel of hand knitted socks, and the variation of patterns out there. So this summer I’ve enjoyed knitting the Polly Jean socks among others. Yarn: ...

  • Aeolian – FO – as a prayer shawl to the cancer patient

    Posted on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 at 14:59 in health, knitting, knitted lace

    Pattern source: http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring09/KSPATTaeolian.php Yarn: 2/30s superfine merino yarn from my stash Beads: size 10 and size 9 glass beads, also from my stash Total weight of full size shawl: around 75 grams, of which 50 % beads. Knitted...

  • Uppslagsverket Finland gratis

    Posted on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 at 07:25 in knitting

    Hej, folk tycks ha gått över från stora uppslagsverk i bokform till att leta efter information på nätet. Därför har Schildts förlag lagt ut hela den nya upplagan om Finland, skrivet av proffs och därför pålitlig information, gratis på nä...

  • Iris!

    Posted on Tuesday July 7th, 2009 at 15:21 in knitting

    I am an Iris What Flower Are You? “You are a very sensual person. You like to experience all the sights, smells, tastes and textures the world has to offer. Ordinary be damned, because you want to do it all.”...

  • Alli

    Posted on Friday June 26th, 2009 at 05:26 in knitting

    The weight reduction medicine Alli (Xenical) is now available without prescription in Finnish drugstores (apteekki). If you consider using it, please read this article before use. Bantningsmedlet Alli (Xenical) kan nu köpas receptfritt på finska ap...

  • Travelling, resa, matka

    Posted on Monday May 4th, 2009 at 08:06 in health, knitting, spinning

    I’ve been away from home for five days. One of my best friends, my cousin’s widow, got lung cancer and had an operation just before Easter. I was able to drive the 300 km (200 miles) to her last Tuesday, after my dog had been vaccinated a...

  • Sigh, suck, huokaus

    Posted on Tuesday March 24th, 2009 at 05:56 in knitting

    Sigh. It’s snowing, AGAIN! I’ve been waiting for spring to arrive, we only had 4-5 inches of hard snow left, and I’ve started to knit summery items. Yesterday and today we’ve had 8 to 10 inches of new snow, and the door was al...

  • Knits, stickat, neuleita

    Posted on Thursday March 19th, 2009 at 04:35 in knitting, knitted lace

    My handspun German merino  has turned into this: Mitt handspunna tyska merino blev detta: Käsin kehräämäni saksalainen merino päätyi tänne: As I started the skirt before my shrinking, I thought I would sew a seam, but now my waist is 6.5 inch...

  • I’m back, tillbaks, takaisin

    Posted on Saturday March 7th, 2009 at 05:07 in knitting

    A happy occasion took place last weekend. I travelled 1 500 km to see my daughter getting married and to meet my other daughters and their kids, and my friend. Förra veckoslutet var jag på en mycket glad fest. Jag reste 1 500 km för att vara med o...

  • Sale, rea, ale

    Posted on Friday January 16th, 2009 at 09:28 in knitting

    The shop will cease selling after the 23rd of January, since I’m on sick leave and will have to put my business on hold. Look at the Finnish post from Jan 12th to see pics of the items you can’t buy after that. Prices on finished items ar...

  • 10 kg!

    Posted on Friday January 16th, 2009 at 07:07 in knitting

    Ta daa:...

  • Osta suomalaista

    Posted on Monday January 12th, 2009 at 07:01 in knitting, knitted lace

    This post is very local, hence only in Finnish. Denna post är lokal och finns därför bara på finska. Taloussanomat kirjoittaa tänään siitä, miten vaikea on löytää kaupasta 100 % suomalainen tuote. Artikkeleista ja kommenteista käy ilmi, e...

  • 2009

    Posted on Tuesday January 6th, 2009 at 07:37 in knitting

    Happy ongoing year! God fortsättning på det nya året! Hyvää vuoden jatkoa! My Weight Chart: This is the only thing I’m going to summarize from the past year. I’ve lost nearly 10 kg since May 1st, most of it from the low carb lifesty...

  • New directions, nya vindar, uusia tuulia

    Posted on Wednesday December 31st, 2008 at 05:18 in knitting

    It’s time to take your health in your own hands. Below are listed three articles from the Swedish magazine for physicians, Läkartidningen. A lively discussion has been taking place in Sweden (in all media) about our nutrition recommendations (...

  • D-day, julafton, jouluaatto

    Posted on Wednesday December 24th, 2008 at 09:26 in knitting

    This is nice to view when taking a walk in the dusk. The photo was taken with my cell phone after sunset while walking the dog. The film below was also taken with the cell phone. The black dog is mine, the Lapland dog is my downstairs neighbor’...

  • International Year of Natural Fibers 2009

    Posted on Monday December 22nd, 2008 at 18:17 in knitting

    Wow!  But we already know......

  • Card, kort, kortti

    Posted on Friday December 19th, 2008 at 06:10 in knitting

    Merry Xmas, Season’s greetings Please click on the following link to see your card. If your e-mail program has not displayed this as a link, then please copy the following into the Address or Location bar of your Internet browser. http://www.j...

  • What’s up?

    Posted on Tuesday December 16th, 2008 at 09:55 in knitting

    I’ve been working very much lately, in spite of my sick leave. Who’s heard of an entrepreneur who can afford to not work when there is work? Who can afford to lose the best customers? I haven’t even had the time to knit, spin, clean...

  • Sale, rea, alennusmyynti

    Posted on Tuesday November 11th, 2008 at 05:29 in knitting, crochet, machine knitting

    These products are - 30 % off right now in my web shop (the products will vary with time, and can be seen at the bottom of the index page, under Specials): Dessa produkter är nu reade med 30 % i min nätbutik (produkterna varierar med tiden och kan ...

  • FO’s, färdiga saker, valmiita töitä

    Posted on Tuesday September 30th, 2008 at 08:29 in knitting, spinning

    There’s going to be a new baby downstairs in November. I knitted this February hat from the picture in the Knitter’s Almanac. I used less than a ball of yarn and was left with 1 yard. Yarn unknown, received from someone else’s stash...

  • Mushrooms, svamp, sieniä

    Posted on Friday September 12th, 2008 at 05:53 in knitting, life outside knitting

    There’s been less knitting and more mushroom picking, cooking and salting lately. My DD #3 had her birthday and got a pair of black beaded wristlets (sorry, no photo because of the rush) with gold colored glass beads. She loved them! I’ve...

  • The Korsnäs hat course and yarns are now available

    Posted on Saturday August 23rd, 2008 at 14:31 in knitting, crochet, korsnäs

    The hat course material and help are available here and the yarn pack here. See picture below....

  • Olympia II

    Posted on Friday August 22nd, 2008 at 08:51 in knitting, crochet, korsnäs

    I’ve finished the hat and am about to correct the instruction. Please wait some more days. When I’m finished, you’ll find the course in my shop. I’ve gone back to knitting the Korsnäs sweater. See picture of progress below. T...

  • Olympia

    Posted on Saturday August 16th, 2008 at 03:14 in knitting, crochet, korsnäs

    I didn’t join any official Olympic knitting, but have done my own: a preemie set for a tiny twin girl and the Korsnäs hat, that’s going to be featured in my course. By the way, if you have a stash of small amounts of soft machine washabl...

  • Change, förändring, muutos

    Posted on Monday August 4th, 2008 at 06:55 in knitting, crochet, korsnäs

    I’ve been ordered on sick leave. Because of that, and because the holiday season is still going on, I’m extending the time for you to express your interest in the Korsnäs project until August 17th. I’ve had comments that ask if a s...

  • Comment or feed

    Posted on Thursday July 31st, 2008 at 16:42 in knitting

    They won’t work at the same time. Technorati gets feeds when commenting works, but no Bloglines and Blogilista (the Finnish service). So, at times, I have to set commenting off to be able to update Bloglines and Blogilista. Sorry!...

  • Korsnäs et al.

    Posted on Sunday July 27th, 2008 at 03:07 in knitting

    This is the start of a Korsnäs sweater I started three years ago, but was interrupted by birthday and holiday knitting and was set aside. Now as I dug the project bag out from my stash, I discovered that it had shrunk but I haven’t. So I’...

  • Korsnäs sweater, Korsnäströjan, Korsnäsin paita

    Posted on Thursday July 24th, 2008 at 06:19 in knitting, crochet

    There’s a discussion going on about the beautiful knitted and crocheted Korsnäs sweater on the Swedish knitting list. A link came up that I’d love to share with you. En diskussion om Korsnäströjan är i gång på Sticklistan. Jag vill...

  • Summertime, sommartid, kesäaikaa

    Posted on Monday June 30th, 2008 at 14:12 in knitting, life outside knitting, tech stuff

    This summer hasn’t been what summers used to be. I imagined I would have time to card my Finnwool, dye fiber and spend some time gardening. None of those have come true. Denna sommar har inte varit som somrar brukar. Jag trodde att jag skulle h...