Twisted stitches, cell phone cosy nr. 3

yarn: undefined yarn (seems to be acrylic)
pattern: 40 st. in the round in twisted rib, and then Chart D from Eunny Yangs Bayerische sock as a panel

Somewhere on the way it went a little wrong... I have to practice some more....

where do the balls come from?

A hat with balls, where did I get that idea? The balls idea partly may come from the binglebangle stuff, and actually I planned (and still am) to knit them like I knitted those. But felted balls are a theme you can see in many places on the internet (do a google) for example here on Marianne S. blog. It's not like anybody can claim felted balls as their idea.

Crocheted flowers on a hat, well come on, those were going on already in the 1920ies when nobody of us were born (or even our parents).

The idea of balls on a hat however, and then not just on the hat, but on a string on a hat, are, as I realize now, totally inspired by Tijms raindrop hat. I can't believe I forgot about that hat!
I am a little ashamed about it, as I truly think it is necessary to acknowledge other peoples' ideas.

rainbow and 'where are the votes from the ... jury'?

Look what I did with the handdyed fleece from the knitting cow
took one colour and did a bit of yarn, blended that colour with a bit of the next and spun some more. Then added even more of that second colour, until it was solid. Then started adding the third colour. The whole thing mixed with blue/green specks for interest and unity (not very visible on the photograph, which also shows the colours a bit too bright).
What you get is a rainbow.


I will turn it into a hat.


Now for the next thing, I need your votes, please. It is a rather basic skullcap, made of the malabrigo I bought in Santa Cruz (soft!!!!!) and I am thinking of embellishment. One possiblility is a crocheted flower in the same or some other yarn. One other possibility is small felted balls hanging ca. 5 cm from the top in a crocheted string. Also of the same yarn.
I am giving control out of my hands and to you, my blog readers. Which of these two should it be. The one that gets the most votes, I will make.

second and third yarns - tweede en derde garen - andet og tredje garn

my second yarn turned into a hat
mijn tweede garen werd een muts
mit andet garn blev til en hat





the third yarn is made of blue, turquoise and white fleece, combed together
het derde garen is van blauwe, turquoise and witte wol, door elkaar gekamd
det tredje garn er lavet af blå, turkis og hvid uld, kammet sammen




I'm so amazed at how much fun it is to spin
Ik verbaas me er nog steeds over hoe leuk het is om te spinnen
Jeg er stadig forbavset over hvor sjovt det faktisk er at spinde

Good, better, best

A girl can be lucky in several ways. One good way is having purchased some wonderful yarn as in:




rowan tapestry (wool with soy); malabrigo (wool) & silky sock yarn (wool, silk, nylon)

But better even is having purchased something you have needed and wanted for a long time, from a second hand shop, for less than a fifth of what a new one would cost, as in:



found at 'svalerne' this saturday for dkr 80,- (that's about 15 dollars)

The very very best way in which a girl can be lucky, however, is getting home from a trip to the states, and upon your arrival finding a package send from Finland with an assortment of fleeces in it, as in:



the white and brown is Finnwool, the grey and black Kainuu sheep. At the far right, some tussah silk and on top of it all, handdyed wool in 5 colours. All send to me, by the wonderfully nice internetcompanion Pirkko. Thank you so much Pirkko, it warms my heart.

Back in DK

California fits with me. Or at least some parts of it. LA is too big, but places like Santa Cruz, where my sister lives, or Santa Barbara, where I lived for half a year more than a decade ago, are just right.

The people, the landscape (so much beauty) the weather, the atmosphere, it just fits. Even Arnold seems to be doing okay. Just a shame with this guy in Washington who rules over it all.

Needless to say, I had a great time in CA. Specifically the last week which I spend at my sisters' and was filled with shopping, beachlife, hiking, bellydance (she, not I), a trip to San Francisco and a visit to happy hippieland Harbin Hotsprings.






I knitted maybe half a row in these two weeks, mostly because I couldn't knit on planes (no needles allowed) and I wouldn't knit during car trips (too much to see outside, and besides, I tended to get a little nauseous from all the bends in the road). But of course, I had to visit a local yarn shop and here's a picture of it: The golden fleece. I didn't find other yarn shops in Santa Cruz, but having this one, who needs another? There were loads and loads of wonderfull yarns and some really nice people inside. So I bought some yarn which I will show you later, as my suitcase has not arrived at my home yet. Heathrow has a new software system for dealing with passengers' luggage, I'm just warning ya.