In 2010 I finished 19 projects - 2 of them being old UFO's - I'd really like to beat those statistics this year.
In 2010 I also completed my first Marathon i 4 hours and 17 minutes in Berlin - It was the greatest experience ever - eventhough it was raining cats and dogs the entire time and it was cold as winter - It was just amazing! And I fear I have become a repeat marathoner ;-) In 2011 I have already signed up for 2 more marathons - Copenhagen and Berlin and one of those must be completed under 4 hours.....
So all the goals for 2011 are set - but before I start attacking those goals, lets have a look at december 2010 - I did finish several projects before Christmas.
For my Niece and Nephew a knitted a little something something for Christmas.
Nieces Boheme:
A cute little woll vest from Ravelry for Liv - I purchased the yarn from LittleKnits - the yarn is Aslan Trends Bariloche - great colours and fabulous quality. I added small yellow heart-shaped buttons.
Dead Fish hat for Nephew:
Also from Ravelry, made from different scrap yarns - here modelled by my daughter - I chose yarns that were a little smaller in gauge than recommended sincee my Nephew is only 3 years old. It was a really fun project to knit and he loves it. Hope more little children will come to the family so I get to do more of these :-)
Eskimo Mittens for Mommy:
Even though this pattern is from Drops - I found it on Ravelry..... I have made several of these earlier, but was alwaysbothered by the thick seam - since I realy suck at sewing seams together - so this time I chose to knit the project in the round on 4 needles - It knits up really fast and made these for my mom while she was here for Christmas - Finished them in 2 evenings while watching the news.... They turned out perfect and with the perfect fit without seams! Now I have to make a new pair for myself! The yarn is Easy from Sandnes
Fingerless Mittens for myself:
Knitted in Jasper from Berocco - that I bought in Las Vegas last fall - fantastic yarn - bummer that I only bought 4 skeins of 50 g - used 2 for this project - 2 left. I love these - have used them every day since I finished them - only thing wrong with this picture is that the nail polish from Chanel is NOT Khaki Vert - which I never got hold of - grrrrrrrr! I have great yarn pushers - how does one get hold of a great nail polish pusher????????????????
And last but not least - My Poppy!
I rarely finish any sweaters for my self that I actually end up using - but this is one of those that make it through the loop - I wear it all the time - Thank God for Scandinavian winters :-)
The pattern is from the book "Yarnplay" by Lisa Shobhana Mason. I had this project in mind ever since I bought the book almost 2 years ago, but I knew that I had to find just the right yarn. In Las Vegas I purchased a bag of Tonalita from Trendsetter yarns in these great earth tones, and then I went looking for yarn for the bottom panel and ended up with Noro. Knitting the bottom panel made me doubt that I was ever going to wear it - it came out very barrell-like and I wasn't sure that I was a big fan of the stripes I made with scrap yarn - but once the project was finished and I put it on - all my doubts were washed away - this is definitely one of my favourite projects from 2010. Will try and get a picture where I'm actually wearing it.
