torirot in Norwegian

When I started blogging more than four years ago, I had just had two patterns (Hippocampus and Amiga) published in a British online knitting magazine,The Inside Loop (now discontinued). I had many online knitting friends that did not speak Norwegian, so it felt natural to start blogging in English. But obviously, my Engish is not as goot as my Norwegian, so I sometimes feel it would be interesting to write in Norwegian. So now you can find me in Norwegian also. But fear not, I will still be posting here in English. The two blogs will be about the same topics, mainly knitting, but they will not be identical, so feel free to follow me both places.

Ready, go!

The Blomekrans knitalong officially starts today!! This is my swatch. Come join the fun!

Colour & Creation on Pinterest

My most recent pins were so pretty together I just had to save and share:

Feel free to follow me on Pinterest.
The first photo is pinned to my Knitting board, the second to my Colour board, and the third to my Sewing board.

Mittens in May

It's May, and finally trees are getting 

that beautiful green, promising shade. 

In spite of the season, I have cast on a new pair of mittens. 

Colours inspired by spring, though. 

(Some left over Kauni Rainbow yarn.) 

The mittens are for the Projo Mittenalong on Facebook, 

that I recently joined. Ravelry project page here.

It's a Drops pattern: Mittens with pattern in Fabel and Delight

(what yo see is what you get, 

Drops patterns have such boring names...)

I'm omitting the patterned cuff, working a 2x2 ribbing. 

I'm working the ribbing flat, as you can see. 

I often do that, mostly because I'm lazy,

but also because I think my ribbings 

are often prettier when worked flat. 

Here's a lonely, lost mitten I found on my Sunday walk the other day. 

Happy spring knitting, everyone!

If I were not busy with too many projects, 

I would have joined Pinneguri's girl dress KAL.

But there is a secret test knit I have to finish (nearly there), 

then there is another secret project, my own, new sweater design, 

that I don't think you'll be seeing in a few months, 

so just forget I told you. 

Then there is a half finished girl tunic already, 

so casting on another would not be the best idea. 

Then I have to swatch for my Blomekrans sweater, 

and the KAL starting on in less than a week. 

Busy, busy...

Weekend news: Wintery Saturday, Springy Sunday

Last snowman on Saturday

Anemone hepatica on Sunday

(and some secret knitting....)

Blomekrans knitalong

 
As I told you recently, there is now a torirot design group on Ravelry. Feel free to join and to visit!

On May 15th we start a KAL for the Blomekrans vest. It's very informal, no strict rules. Some of us are going to turn it into a sweater, like one of my test knitters did, maybe even a long sleeved version. Some have already started. Here's a link to the pattern page.

I was lucky to get my hand on some Wollmeise from Knitnetty's stash earlier this spring, which I hope to turn into a colourful Blomekrans sweater. We'll see how that goes. I'll use blue for background, green for leaves (obviously) and the two others for flowers. And what's left after the body is done, will be used for stripy sleeves. What do you think? 

Today's favourite books

 Working on a sweater design. But just forget you read that, I have so many other projects going on, so it'll take ages befor I can show anything. But I love these two books! The one on the top bought in Shetland during the wool week, the other found in a second hand book store in Edinburgh on the way home.

Details: 
200 fair isle designs by Mary Jane Mucklestone
The Complete Book of Traditional Fair Isle Knitting by Sheila McGregor