March winds blown away

Spring is finally here. The snow is melting fast. And we are officially on summertime.

I must just alter the clocks that don't change automatically, or I will be in trouble.

 This is a bread bag son #2 ordered. He likes to keep his breadrolls warm for his weekend breakfasts. It is lined and has insulation batting. he is very happy :)

 A friend is expecting a baby girl in a couple of weeks, so I knitted a shawl. Perfect work when the TV is on. And will keep the little one nice and snug.

 My sister is allergic to sewing :) but she loves choosing fabrics. I am glad I got this runner for her hall finished, she has waited quite a while. I used Moda's Cake Mix Recipe. 

There was meant to be a photo of a mauve knitted hat in Entrelac here. I have to keep making them so I don't forget how :) But Blogger has lost the photo so will have to post another later - maybe you found it? :))

I hope you have a good time being creative wherever you are.
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Spring is in the air

I am really enjoying Entrelac knitting. Here is nr 2, made for a friend. Even if days are lighter and brighter, the air can still be quite cold.

I attended a great workshop hosted by my local quilting guild. We made a cute tablerunner designed and taught by Patricia Iden. It was fun learning how to embroider by machine.

It is our winter holiday, we are at our holiday home on the west coast. Spring is everywhere.

 View of the village.

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 View from kitchen window.

Enjoy each day!

Keeping busy ....

Our sewing group had a January meeting. We usually do handsewing as that is easy to carry, but this time we decided to drag our machines along. My new make-up bag! And I see a thread I forgot to snip off ....

 I joined an on-line knit-along to learn entrelac knitting. Never done it before, but real fun.

And addictive, so no 2 is in progress.

 

I joined The Raspberry Rabbits Within an inch  project. An inch sized hexie a day. So far so good.

 It has been bitterly cold for a few days, glad we have a wood fireplace.Nice and warm indoors. Stella has needed her booties on when going out, though. Not her favourite thing.

The last of Opam 2018

December not as productive as I planned, but I did get a few Christmas presents done. 3 wooly hats for small friends. One was already under the tree when I remembered I hadn’t taken a photo 🙄

The hat on the right is mine - so soft and warm.

I also made some more stars, have used them as decorations on the dining table.

So that was 2018. New opportunities await.

Happy New Year!! 

It’s Christmas time

Merry Christmas everyone!

Here’s to joy, love and peace ...

and Stella is hoping for something tasty, too.

December

   Christmas is coming! Funny how it is always a big surprise.

lovely star pattern by Geta Grama. Free pattern on her website. so pretty and yet so easy.

Winter is cold here, so here is my new winter jumper. Soft, fluffy alpaca.

Always handy to have plenty, big potholders. This one and its twin are for our new holiday home. picture below :)

Having a blue and white/cream colour scheme in the kitchen. New table runner.

This is the house. It is situated on an island on the west coast of Norway.

Hubbies family originate from there and he used to spend quite some time there in his childhood. 

The plan is to move there permanently when he retires. In the meantime we will use it as a holiday home. It is some distance from where I live now, 8-9 hours drive, so will be used mostly for the longer vacations.

Stella hopes everyone has a warm advent :)

Autumn

Temperatures creeping down. Darker evenings and mornings. Leaves changing their colours and floating gently on the wind. Birds gathering, getting ready for their long haul to warmer places.

 

My fingers hate the cold. Supersoft alpaca to keep my hands warm until I have to get my thick mittens out. My ears don't like the cold either, so this hat will help when I go out with Stella. It is really pale green alpaca silk. Hope it doesn't make my ears itch.

A warm jumper for a little friend from Eritrea - just the thing for the kindergarten.

And I have finally got round to sewing again. I have made 4 of these place mats. (Pattern by Gudrun Erla). Good way to use up some of the pretty scraps I can't bring myself to throw out.

Stella's favourite place on chilly mornings. The darker it gets, the longer she wants to stay under the covers.

Enjoy October wherever you are; cooling down or warming up :)