Archive for January, 2008

Two sided

The front

… and the back.

A while back Terri mentioned on her blog that a friend of hers is going to China to work in an orphanage for a month. Terri had the idea of knitting some socks for the kids, and I put my hand up. However it turned out that what the orphanage needed [...]

Transformation

Before…

During…

After.

The magic of lace blocking still amazes me everytime!
Pattern: "Qiviuk Webs Tam and Scarf" from Interweave Knits Holiday Gifts 2007. I made the narrow scarf.
Yarn: Exactly 1 ball of Grignasco Bambi in, um, red? (sorry, lost the ball band)
Needles: 3.25mm
I blocked this using my new lace blocking kit that I bought from Natty Yarns [...]

New look

I've gotten rather sick of my blog theme and banner, so it's time for a new look I think. The old one had been there since when I first set up the blog, more than two years ago. I've been wanting to change it for months, but procrastination got the better of me. Hmm, doesn't [...]

Hello again!

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and new year! Our family had a quiet one this time. We've had a Christmas get-together with my parents the week before Christmas, just before they left, with hubby's parents, and some family friends as well. We spent Christmas day by ourselves, and even on new year's eve [...]