Pot Holders

This is my first product in a tecnique new to me; tunisian crochet /railway knitting
I also crocheted scallops along the edges, also a first time for me. Not perfect, but it was fun, I will make more!

I used cotton yarn Schachenmayr Cotton Time; which was a good choice. The cotton yarn did not split, and it is washable. I used a chrochet hook 5mm from Knit Pro with a cord.
The pattern is from a norwegian book called "Hekling og hakking til kjøkkenet" by Tove Fevang. The book is now available in a cheaper version in the grocery store magazine shelf!



This is when my 16 year old son started to give me a hard time....

Spider Cat Toy

This toy was a gift from a colleague of mine to my cat Harry. It is crochet and felted, very cute!
Harry loves it!

Drops Easter Calendar 2011

Drops has an easter calendar with beautiful free patterns in lots of languages:
Norwegian: http://bit.ly/agdjHA
Swedish: http://bit.ly/gFK6xV
Danish: http://bit.ly/ignHHu
Finnish: http://bit.ly/gMVhcl
German: http://bit.ly/eZnaqQ
Dutch: http://bit.ly/gwqDXs
French: http://bit.ly/gt8slm
British English: http://bit.ly/fJthJy
American English: http://bit.ly/tt8ih
Spanish: http://bit.ly/eVhJ7i
Portuguese: http://bit.ly/gSO0zr
Estonian: http://bit.ly/g2USWs

Vacation 2009, Part 3 Gaustatoppen

Gaustatoppen is the highest mountain in the sourthern part of Norway. Mom and I made it to the top this year! The trip down was bad with fog and pouring rain. Quite challenging. The picture shows a cross placed on the way to the top, in memory of a painter wh0 died on the trip. At this time the fog came in and some ravens started to circle above us. That certainly got my imagination going!









While at the rented cabin for a week I did not have access to a sewing machine, so I had a lot of progress on my crochet project. I use Attic24's description for Summer Garden Granny Squares. Ater trying several types of yarn, I decided to use cotton; Mandarin Petit from Sandnes Garn.

Preparing summer vacation projects

I have started to learn myself to crochet. My goal is the blanket
Summer Garden Granny Squares at my favourite Crochet blog; Attic24.

Here is the best result so far. I will keep practicing, and maybe buy some brighter cotton yarn for a whole blanket this summer. Anybody have any idea how much yarn I should get?

I have also started to wash and iron fabrics for my next quilt called "Summer in the Garden". It is a kit purchased from The Country Schoolhouse last summer. It is based on fabric by Holly Taylor called Natural Garden.

I have made a kit for my mother-in-law in the US, to show her how to make money pouches this summer.