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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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Travelling, resa, matka
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...
FO’s, färdiga saker, valmiita töitä
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...
Craft expo, hantverksmässa, kädentaitomessut
This is about a local craft fair next week. Hantverksmässan i Åbo går av stapeln nästa veckoslut. I fjol hade vi en stor grupp där. Nu inträffar mässan samtidigt med vårt möte lördagen den 15 mars. Därför har flera personer begärt mej at...
New year, nyår, uusi vuosi
First of all, I noticed my counter approaches 30 000 visitors. If you are the one that sees exactly 30 000, notify me and I’ll send you a little gift. info (at) ekebo dot fi is the address. Först märkte jag att räknaren här i bloggen närma...
Birthdays, födelsedagar, synttäreitä
My dear son had his birthday first this month. I gave the Earl Grey socks to him, pattern by the Yarn Harlot, knitted up in Atelier Zitron ProNatura Trekking, a wool and bamboo sock yarn, color Midnight Blue, on 2.5 mm double pointed needles. Min end...
Baaa, bääää
Today I went to the local annual sheep and goat market. I haven’t been shopping around for some time, so today I allowed myself some spending. I met with Rica and together we explored what was on offer. Idag var jag pÃ¥ vÃ¥r Ã¥rliga get- och fÃ...
Present and lace yarn, gåva och spetsgarn, lahja ja pitsilanka
This fall’s first present revelation: a pair of girlie mittens to go with last fall’s circular jacket for an 8 year old DGD. As for the future, my lips are sealed. There’s also a hat that I knitted for last xmas, but due to circums...
Spinner’s xmas, spinnarens jul, kehrääjän joulu
Even if the northernmost part of Finland had 2 inches of snow yesterday morning, it’s plain fall here. But in my heart it’s Xmas! Now they forecast more snow in Lapland… Päivi, my neighbor, found this antique yarn swift/skein make...
Night of the Ancient Fires, Forneldarnas natt, Muinaistulien yö
Today is the last Saturday in August. That means the end of the cottage season on the Finnish coast. It’s celebrated with bonfires, if the weather has been rainy enough. During old times, people lit fires to tell about enemies approaching fro...
Don’t buy yarn, köp inget garn, älä osta lankaa :-)
I have a ton of yarn, or at least a third of a ton. Most of it is my personal yarn stash. I’m trying not to buy more yarn. Spinning is allowed and OK, because yarn that’s finished usually gets knitted up very soon. Here’s an exampl...
Spin-span-spun, kehrää
Good news: the younger cat is eating again and the older (red collar) took a long walk, partly run, yesterday. What a relief! Goda nyheter: den yngre katten äter igen och den äldre (röd sele) tog en lång promenad, delvis springande, igår. Vilke...
News, nyheter, uutisia
This summer has been challenging. After getting myself a new laptop and doing the work that had piled up, I felt completely exhausted and made a 4-day trip to meet my relatives and finally have a mini holiday. I came home all full of energy. The wea...
Update2, uppdatering 2, tilannekatsaus 2
Now my computer seems to work again. I’ve been able to sort out what exact type of hard disk I have and what I can replace it with. I just ordered a new one, 3+ times bigger than the current one. And quicker, too! Let’s hope the delivery...
Shopping, ostoksia
It's hot again today. Not as hot as a week ago, but still hot. The hay is coming along nicely and the first harvest is being cut right now. I've been shopping on the Internet. I've bought Addi Lace circular needles from Die Wollbox in Germany, Addi...
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...
Merino!
Finally my Kromski Symphony and I managed to spin fine merino together!!! The merino top is 64-70 (19 to 22 micron) in gold, bought from Texere Yarns in the UK. My yarn is getting thinner all the time, and this is already thin enough for lace knittin...
Easter spinning, påskspinning, pääsiäiskehruuta
 I've learned to spin on my new wheel! First I made a small skein of raspberry Colonial top, and then more of the same. Now I'm working on some moorit Shetland roving, still spinning worsted style. I bought three books, surprisingly from Finland. Th...
