Dejlige Danmark // Wonderful Denmark

We went last week on a trip "home" to Denmark, where we lived for 5 years. We took our girls with us, it was they´re first trip to denmark, and they both enjoyed it. 

During our trip I knitted this neck-warmer

The embelishment is supposed to be a mouse, per request by the owner of this neck-warmer, who wanted her letter and a mouse. I was inspired by Merete to try to embellish with this chain stitch. 

My 3 year old tasted "flødebolle" for the first time, and enjoyed it 

                                           She loved Odense zoo, and she and her "best friend in the whole world"  her own phrase , got to enjoy it together.

 I only got the chance to visit one yarn store, I visited tante grøn in Odense, and bought Isaager yarn and the booklet  knit for your kid. I was with a screaming 8 month old with me, so really didn't get a chance to look around.  I´m a bit regretting the color choice, think the colors are to different, but there wasn´t much of a choice in colors, and I really wanted the pale pink in the alpakka. 

My 8 month old, hated any store she entered, but loved being out and about and watching people. And I certainly can't resist those eyes so I made a quick decision and got out of the store as fast as I could. 

Pattern : is from the book strikk til nøstebarn

Yarn: Dale baby wool, held double

notes: cast on fewer stitches (68), embellished with chainstitch 

needles: 3.5mm

made for: my 3 year old

Winter jumpsuit

I made a buttoned jumpsuit for my 3 year old, I'm not sure how wise that is, with bathroom trips that require a bit of urgency. But I had planned to make one for her when she was younger and never got around to do it yet.

Pattern:  did not use any pattern, but based the yoke on Kambur which can be found in the book "knitting with icelandic wool", which I have recommended countless times here on the blog.
Yarn: Istex Léttlopi
needles: 3.5 and 4.5mm

Real men knit

We went to an open air museum today ("árbæjarsafn") and there was one of the staff members knitting it reminded me of greatgrandmothers brother who was always knitting, and other men in my family that were knitters. The staff is supposed to represent they way of life in the past in Reykjavik.

I also loved all the knitted traditional Icelandic triangle shawls that the staff wore

My dad and my 3 year old, however seemed to love the "kassabílar" the most. 

Confessions of a yarnholic

I bought more Lerke on sale this spring, and I knitted this sommer a Cardigan in 6-12 months size aprox.
It fits my 7 month old now with room to grow, but it is not for her, it is a gift. I don´t think the recipient reads my blog so I think I´m safe to post it.

The pattern is from the booklet - Babystrik på pinde 3. 

Cotton eye joe

First time knitting in cotton , I however cheated a bit, and knitted with wool/cotton blend.

Pattern: none, I had an idea that I needed to knit

Yarn: Dale Lerke

Needles: 2.5 and 3 mm

Wool in use

My older daughter just turned three and she is still wearing a cardigan I made for her when she was 18 months old.

These pictures were taken at her 3 year old birthday party (I´m a big fan of comfortable children´s clothes).

I´ve finished one cardigan and one sweater  and just need to make the finishing touches before I can show you them, otherwise it has been a slow summer, not much knitting done.  If you wan´t to know more about the cardigan you can read about it here

New pattern book from Istex

Istex just launhced a new pattern book, most of the patterns are not my cup of tea, but I still found some inspiration.