Recent Posts
ekebodesign blog
Return To Blog Listing
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.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'knitting'
KIP: change/förändring/muutos
The Hansa shopping center surprised me today. I had gotten permission from the manager to use the ground floor space as a rain shelter on KIP day. He never mentioned any cost. Today a guy called me to ask where he can send the invoice. It would cost...
Silk, socks and dog hair, siden, sockor och hundhår, silkkiä, sukkia ja koirankarvaa
Here are my new socks, Bayerische, designed by Eunny Jang and knitted at the Finnish KAL. I used Forsell's 4-ply Superwash on 2 mm dp needles. This yarn is not available in Finland any more. Detta är mina nya sockor, Bayerische socks, av Eunny Jang,...
5 months, 5 månader, 5 kuukautta
The Southern Hemisphere has autumn: There's been around 14800 visitors since december, and the top visiting countries (of 55 countries) are, according to the public counter Finland 42 % USA 35 % Sweden 17 % Canada 3 % UK 1 % The non-public tracker...
Test result and warning
Are you a knitter? You are a masterful knitter! I don't know how you got this result, but what the hell… Enjoy your title, and try selling some of your “unvented” patterns- you may make enough for that bundle of qi...
Strange, konstigt, outoa
First the not-so-strange thing: I'm hooked on Bayerische socks by Eunny Jang. Outi, a local knitter, knitted a beautiful pair of the socks and started a KAL. I think we're already nearly 40 there. This is my first sock. Forsell's 4-ply Superwash Wool...
Meeting, möte, tapaaminen
Today our meeting had been moved to the book café, because they have a series of crafters' presentations, and it was my turn to tell about my craft there. Our group filled the small café and I don't believe there were any other people present excep...
Triangle shawl start, början av triangelsjal, kolmiohuivin alku
Many a triangle shawl starts at the neck, with just a few stitches knitted in garter stitch after a provisional cast on. Many knitters have difficulty in understanding the instructions. The garter stitch strip you are instructed to knit after cast on...
Tired, trött, väsynyt
Actually I'm exhausted! I've today delivered the work I've been doing last week and during the weekend. Vera is near finishing. I have a little more than one ball left, and that should be enough, after all. I tried it on today. For you who have curve...
Vera and spring, Vera och våren, Vera ja kevät
Today I heard the lark sing the first time this spring. It's really early! I went to get my post with the camera in my hand. I'll show you what I found. Please look further down in the post. But first: Vera. I've knitted both sleeves now and knit the...
