Spring green

As the snow has been pouring down here in Norway, I have knitted this little jacket for my little cave-man. He will be born in the beginning og May, and the lovely lambs wool yarn from New Zealand is perfect for those chilly spring days. I have posted these buttons earlier, I'm happy that I've found the perfect use for them. The jacket is the same I have posted earlier in pink!

Happy new year!

So I have decided to put my yarn stash on a serious diet in 2010. This means making use of all those single skeins lying around, which can actually be turned into quite lovely projects! Like these two little vests from Nøstebarn. I used 50 g Dale babyull on both, and they knit up so quickly! They are perfect for knitting while watching TV as they hardly demand any concentration. The blue one is for the little gentleman in my tummy, and the yellow one has already been delivered to my friend's little Sigrid who was born in November. They are so snug and lovely, I will definately make more presents like these. I am quite happy that I manged to finish two projects within Week 1 of 2010. Let's keep it up:)

The Classic..

I decided my son needed at least one of the Norwegian classics. I really love the Marius-sweater, so the choice was easy. I have seen this in many colour combinations, but for children, I like the blue, white and red. I may even consider making one for myself somtime! Merry Christmas!

Orange Bliss...

A couple of days ago we decided to make chocolate candy out of oranges for Christmas. The process was not that difficult, but the chocolate-dipping took forever. They came out delicious! (We'd all like to write our own reviews..)

"Latte" for leftovers

I had quite a lot of yarn left over from the jacket-project, and decided it would be perfect for the Latte baby sweater. The sweater is a size 3 months, and although I have no little boy that age around, I`m pretty sure he'll come along. And it always feels nice to use some leftovers, making space for more oh-so-lovely yarn.

...... and chutney!

After last year's succsess, Maisey and I had to make the mango chutney this year as well. We also ended up making an apricot and fig chutney with a little less spice for those not so though ones. We have saved empty jam-jars since the summer, and got some at Ikea as well. Quite lovely! My dad made a label (a task he took quite seriously) and I had bought some no less than fabulous fabrics at E-quilter. I don't have a pic of the fininshed project yet, but will post one as soon as we finish the designs!

C is for Christmas, cookies and cozy november nights...

So I have finally put all my academic projects behind me and can now focus on what really matters; spending time with my family. It is still a month to Christmas, but I really don't want to stress so I decided to start early this year. I decided to make two types of macaroons; oatmeal with rasins, and cocout with fresh ginger. They turned out really nice! I was a bit of a sceptic towards the ginger, but it is such a nice contrast to the coconut! Lovely with your daily "cuppa". The bowl with the oatmeal cookies is made of beautiful chrystal, and used to belong to my great-grandmother. It is one of my most cherished belongings.

Turning Two!

I really cannot believe that my son has turned two. It is absolutely amazing. We had a big party with family and friends, and he sure enjoyed being the centre of attention. I made my cup cakes once again, but this time I had ordered a Wilton stand to put them in. Fab or what? I just love ebay.

For celebrations...

This may be my prettiest work so far. It was supposed to be for my son for the 17th of May, but I never managed to finish it. Luckily I chose the biggest size, so this will still fit him quite a while. It better. I have to give credits to my grandmother who helped me quite a lot, she did the arms and helped with the button edge.

The original pattern is from Dalegarn, and the original colours are absolutely horrendous, but I saw this jacket in colours close to this on a blog, and fell in love. I chose silver hooks to give it the kind of national costume-feel, but I will definately use this as much as I can in all kinds of situations considering the amount of work.

Pink for my princess

At last I have managed to knit something for my little niece! I am usually not a fan of multi coloured yarn, but in this case I made an exception. I absolutely loved the fresh summer look it gave this little coat when I first saw it at Garnstudio. I also really like simple wooden buttons. I tend to think that baby buttons shaped like cars or bears take the attention away from the garment itself, so I like to keep it simple. Can´t wait to see my little, beautiful princess in this!