at home: oslo / january 2012

i bought myself an iphone and i wanted just the right cover for it. and you know that is not possible to buy :) so i made this cover based on an idea from the magazine Mollie Makes:

i'm sorry that the colours of the photos are not the same.

namsos / february 2012

hey, somebody has started doing yarnbombing in namsos too! i don't know who, but it is colorful and playful and looks really nice. just take a look at this article from Namdalsavisa :)

at home: oslo / november 2011

i forgot to take photos of all the christmas presents i made...

but here are one of them - my boyfriends new socks:

at home: oslo / november 2011- february 2012

i told you i wasn't an expert on knitting... in november i got this book by arne & carlos on how to make knitted christmas balls (julekuler) knitted in traditional norwegian patterns. and the book said it was quite easy and excellent for beginners, and it seemed like one could knit a ball in just an evening. i thought it might take a little longer for me, but after two weeks i gave up cause i thought it was more important to make christmas gifts instead of this stupid ball. but after a couple of months i took it up again and finished my first ball. so now, in february, i have my first christmas ball ready for next christmas!
here it is:

not exactly a christmas tree...

i'm quite satisfied, and i think i will knit faster as soon as i learn how to knit with two threads at the same time

january 2012

i haven't been blogging much lately. nothing at all really....
i should maybe have been better at taking pictures of the gifts i made for christmas, or other things iv'e done. but i didn't. i'll try to behave better...
meanwhile you can take a look at these beautiful birds who were at the cabin in october:

 

 

nydalen: oslo / desember 2011

for elvelangs last year i joined some girls making a knitted tree, and this year they made two.
i didn't know they were doing it again this year so i was surprized when i saw these :)

the tree from last year, not looking so fresh anymore

kampen: oslo / november 2011

i discovered this yesterday close to where i live. it is made by children from kampen art nursery (kampen kunstbarnehage). currently they have an exibition of street art, and this is a part of it. they also have a lace tree on the other side of the wall. i'll try to make a picture of it some other day. both trees are made by old stuff like sweaters, scarfs and tablecloths. keep up the good work, kids :D