Friendship

Thank you, Lori, for being a friend!

 

Blogging is weird – in a good way! Suddenly I find myself having a friend in France.
I want to pass this on to Amimonogatari and Marjut. Both ladies have ways of inspiring me and I also have the pleasure of eating cake with them once a month :)

Here’s something I am making for our little home. I messed up with the crocheting terms as I didin’t realize they are different in the UK from the ones used in the US. But no worries, it still is sort of a square-ish and will be perfect little blanket for our sofa anyway.

On Saturday we went for a little hike in the forest and also walked to the shore for some more bird pics. These are by my boyfriend.

I may not be a bird per se but he took a few pictures of me too :)

Seagulls and acid socks

I had a great time yesterday as I walked down to the shore to photograph seagulls.

The sky was incredibly blue, sun was shining and the birds were already waiting for me.

Ok, I admit, I gave them food. Many people hate seagulls, but to me they are a deear sign of home and summer.

And then to the socks.

 

Acid Oil Spills (Link guides to the Ravelry project page)
Pattern: Hidden Path 
Size: Around 40
Yarn: Wollmeise 100 % Superwash, yarn club colour Okzident
Needles: Knit Pro 2 mm

 

They were a superfast project, even though the needles were tiny. I love the river at the back of the leg. The pattern is very well written. I will make many more of these.

I got an blog award from Lori, thank you! I will post about it soon.

Clown barf socks

Pattern: Own plain vanilla sock
Size: ~44, European
Needles: 3,0 mm Knit Pro
Yarns: Nalle Colori and Lanett (held double)

Ugh. I am taking part in a Finnish charity campaign. We knit socks for people in the margins of society, mainly for the homeless. The socks are distributed through a very well-known organization, which for ages was a one-man struggle against poverty and prejudices. Now the founder’s son has taken over the work after his father died. They serve food and shelter and socks will be very welcome.

I’ve knit two pairs now and will try to make a couple of more pairs. I know the clown barf socks are ugly as hell but I hope the colors will be appreciated by someone whose world lacks colors as it is.

Million pictures of a spicy river

Ganges
Pattern: Popped!
Yarn: Handmaiden Casbah
Needles: Knit Pro 2,5 mm

To me these socks are turmeric and curry, flowing rivers of Indian spices. I love the color!.

 

I also love the pattern. I used the first (free) version of the pattern and just now noticed the new (nearly free) version being available. I managed fine with the free one, but if you feel intimitated by turning heels and so on, maybe you want to spend four dollars on more detailed version of the pattern.

I love the subtle changes in teh yellow. Notice how different the sole looks from the twisted upper side of the foot.

I only knit two repetitions of the chart for the leg as I was worried I’d run out of yarn.

I still have plenty of yarn, of course.

I wonder who on my gift list would be worth a pair of golden socks…

No, really, I need to think about foot circumpherence as these really won’t stretch at all. Maybe my sister will be the one to get these.

Easter greetings

Never mind chocolates, I have been spoiled with five new skeins of Wollmeise.

Single Malt and Honigtöpfchen – the honey pot.

Sonne.

Rhabarber.

Frosch – Frog.

Here they are, posing together.

I love how the Rhabarber goes with Okzident, which is from the sock club March shipment.