what have I been doing lately

oh yeah!
a little bit of this and that... visiting old friends, painting the garden fence- one third is soon finish- and I'll show you the pic's. Working, and knitting- I have to show you my funny ongoing project- a top made from old and different yarn "ends", found in the secondhand store- and the pattern started as a test of the dominoknit- and now ends up as a summer top... now I only need to fashion it.... it has been funny to try some different tecnigues that I've read about in all the new knitbooks I borrowed at the library- wish I'll have some of them for my up-coming birthday :-)

and I took a picture of my stashes of fabric among other things I collected from the secondhandstore..

and the red knit has already ended up as my new knithandbag.... I'll show you later :-)


oh sorry I can't make the photolinks work right now- will be back later.. bye..

oh and our holiday (3 weeks) start tomorrow afternoon.... jubii..

working at home

No telephones to answer at the office yesterday, and I have the possibility to get on the "intranet" from home- and my car had to get fixed too, so now I'm prepairing to get started working- made a cup of coffee, and picked up the bouquet of the garden today... That's the best part of living in a house instead of a big city appartement...

flowers

here is some pic's of the crocheted flowers and some from my garden- I love them..

a lovely weekend

My friend Jeannett visited so friday afternoon we visited downtown Esbjerg for shopping- we didn't buy that much, all though the summersale was started.. i saw some shoes I surely have to come back to get soon.. but not for sale..

Saturday we went with the ferry and the bikes to Fanø where there was a craftmarket and where the nature of the danish westcoast is the finest.
We visited a craftshop were Jeannett rediscover her old knittingskills.



I bought at book about vintageknitting:

And sunday we mostly spend on the terrace crocheting flowers and took a walk along the beach with the dog..

waiting for the mailman.... and planning the holliday

A week ago I ordered these items at Isabellas so now I just wait for the mailman to show up.. then the mosquitoes will be keept away, the laundry be carried out to dry, and the dirt from the dog be sweeped away in the new dustpan... I'm usually very satisfied with the products from this netstore... and it will be the birthday present for my self this year....

I found maps and started to plan our holliday in the northern
part of Italy. Last year we ended up at the Garda lake because
of heavy rain in the Alps. It was surprisingly nice, and not so
turisted and "Kitch" as we thought it would. And there was a lot
of possible walks in the mountains around the beatyfull sited
lake...

Check this out to see some of the walkingroutes...

I'm so much look forward to get out off the everyday routine and see some other horizonts for a while...

raining ...

tuesday, its raining, and work is boring...
In the evenings I am knitting a bit, want to take some photoes to show of my work- have to find out how to work on my links to ongoing projects.
And have to publish some of the weekendpictures too- of the living on the terasse :-)

The second top is moving forward- but not fast- I'm worried that my sewing machine will stop - it was not looking the best- last time I used it... hm.. let's see how it it works..

I looked at some of the other blogs from "sewiknit", and wonder where you get the time to do that much knitting- and blogging too- or is it only me who is too tired in the evenings and work for too long (my man would explain it that way)....
have a nice day anyway!

dead crab parade

Our evening walk with the dog ended up with theese photos of some of the dead crabs,


and the last and only one who didn't reach the parade :-))


The sunset was so nice that even "Rynke(wrinkle)" our dog enjoyed it:

testmail from work

Hi!
I'm testing how I can mail to the blog!!

here is the link to my firm..

http://www.boligkontoret.dk

have a nice day!
Ellen

news from the most wonderful summerweather

i should be working, but have to tell about the nice danish summer- we are sitting on the terrace in the warm evenings- the temperature at 18 o'clock was yesterday 35 degrees celsius- and we were not the only ones visiting the ice-cream booth after supper. And our dog is not so active as normal- nice now we are able to keep up with her...
And old friend (very pregnant- only 2 weeks left) and her almost 2 year old girl visited us. Nice to see her after 7 months gone with only a few telefonecalls.
After I moved out of Copenhagen more than 2 years ago my social life went down a bit- or perhaps we are all to busy working and nursing the familylife. 7 years ago we were all single girls, making stuff together.
But life right now is nice although- and I have more time for creative activities- and love my man :-))and our house, perhaps I'm growing up...

now working is waiting- the phone allready rang once- i will be back with more about my projects-
right now I'm taking care of the garden- watering is the easy part....

Here I am- time for a short story

So it's time for a little writing- at last...
I've been busy with the fence painting in our garden, and the danish summerweather has been wonderful the last couple of weekends- so it's time to enjoy that outside...
last saturday I visited a former co-worker for her birthday- here is a picture of the gift;
I thought I would give the bought scarf a personal touch with the homemade flower... it was actually a very nice day- 19 girls/woman at the age of 25 (i think) to 56 (I am secure know)- I MUST write her a thank you letter- for the nice day...

To day my boyfriend and I made a long trip- especially him- he is training for a marathon- so he ran for 2 hours to day- I followed on the bike- about 22 km and the sun was so much shining- it gives me a good tan :-))

Last weekend I also finished the blouse for the "sew i knit" project.
Take a look there and see some of the fantastic sewing projects that has been produced...
here is my part:

mosaic work

and here is an old picture of some of my spring works with mosaic: We are 4-5 friends who meets for creative weekends- and the last theme was mosaics- none of us never worked with that before- but it was fun...

sunday

yeah- it worked out well posting on the sewing I knit blog.. so now I can enjoy my sunday and relax ... the projects of today will be to paint the rest of the boards for the smal shelter we build in the garden for easter... when it dries up I have to start to paint the fence together with our neighbour, and perhaps there will be time in between to start sewing my test top for the project- do I sound to optimistic ?? perhaps- you will see by the end of the day..

taking up the sewing after years...

I joined the "sewiknit" sew along- and find it a nice way to start writing on the blog... so in 8 hours it will be weekend and with an ekstra holliday monday I think I wil be working on the project for the next days..

the first post

on my way home yesterday I was thinking about what to write and what issues my blog should have...searching around in the menues- trying to find my way to learn how to handle this new media... now work is calling

stitch n' bitch

Stitch 'N Bitch
by Debbie Stroller
Knitting is hot, with 4 million newcomers in the last few years joining a core group of 38,000,000 knitters nationwide. And these are primarily young, creative, connected chicks with sticks who are coming together in living rooms, knitting cafes, and chic yarn stores, and making everything from funky hats to bikinis. In Stitch 'n Bitch, Debbie Stoller-founder of the first Stitch 'n Bitch knitting group in New York City-covers every aspect of knitting and the knitting-together lifestyle: the how-to, the when-to, the what-to, the why-to. Writing with wit and attitude (The Knitty-Gritty, Blocking for Blockheads), she explains the different types of needles and yarns (and sheep, too) and all the techniques from basic to fancy, knit to purl to cast-off. She also shares her special brand of corrective surgery for when things go wrong, and offers fun and informative sidebars on such topics as how to find the best yarn for less, how to make a buttonhole, knitting etiquette, and what tools to keep in your knitting bag. At the heart of the book are forty stylish patterns: Alien Scarf, Big Bad Baby Blanky, Mohair Hoodie, Kitty and Devil Hat, Cell Phone Cozy, and Wonder Woman Bikini. And for anyone interested: how to start a Stitch 'n Bitch group.