Now with a shop.......

Apparently 2012 also brings new self chosen challenges - I have introduced myself the world of Etsy - and I have shopped som really gorgeous yarn, that I am unpatiently waiting to be delivered at my door step. I will tell you more once it arrives :-)

While I was browsing for gorgeous yarns, I thought to my self "I can also show off my creative side here" and I instantly set up a shop. Find it here.

Well I admit there's not a lot there yet. Mainly stitch markers...... But the session this Sunday was to make the markers, take pictures and add them to the shop..... it kind of took a while - longer than anticipated. But I got the hang of it so hopefully the items in the shop will keep growing in the future.

Have a sneak peak here of what I did today:

And I just love Monsieur Le Frog

Ying Yang of Roses

And brilliant greens

Drop by the shop anytime.http://www.etsy.com/shop/msandvig

New goals for 2012

Christmas and New Years has past and it is time to set new goals for 2012. I actually already completed one of my goals for 2012, but I am bringing it here anyway :-)

Goals:
1 - Finish the PI sock I cast on for the Sokker 2009 KAL in January 2009 - here
     I suffered a serious case of Second Sock Syndrome on this one.
2 - Learn to knit two socks at a time on circular needles - to avoid ever suffering from SSS again.
3 - Destash - I started the Stash Buster Challenge where I have to double the yardage I buy new.
4 - Knit more for myself of larger project - I tend to make a lot of smaller project, but I would really like to do at least two tops, a sweater and a cardigan for myself in 2012.

As I mentioned one of the goals have already been accomplished #1 - Finishing Pi socks.

The socks are knit using the number PI for stripes : 3,14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510


When I came to the first zero - I started knitting the heel - since heel knitting never completes a round ;-) And when I came to the second zero - the sock was finished - and Halleluja, the sock fit my foot smooth as a glove, even though I didn’t measure anything, but only used the Pi decimals :-)
Only thing is, that the 2 yarns match too perfectly in coloration, which results in the pattern looking as if the yarn was made that way :-( bit I know the beautiful truth - and I love them….

I used Alpaca from Drops and 4-ply Opal self striping sock yarn. The project totals 581 yards :-)

I had the flu in the beginning of January and once the fever was out of my joints it was time to knit. So I also finished these projects:

Basque Hat from DROPS in 2 thread Alpaca also from Drops. 404 yards.

Then i test knitted some Bonita yarn from Ingelise yarn I have had in my stash for the longest time. I am not too happy about the color, but I wanted to know how it knits up, because it is a fairly cheap yarn.

Pictures are pre-blocking... But the yarn knits up really great and is very soft against the skin. The pattern is a yoke baby sweater from the magazine Hendes Verden 18/2007.

I think that's it for 2012 from a needle point of you, but let me just give you an update from a garden view. I'll finish this post with mood pictures from the garden in a Danish winter without snow....