My needlework

New blog

2006-05-19T15:15:00.000+02:00

I started a new blog. You will find my blog now here: http://dierosendorne.blogspirit.com/

I will not cancel this blog and also not copy any postings. I hope you like my new blog.

Today arrived...

2006-05-18T20:44:00.000+02:00

... a wonderful letter from my Secret Pal. She wanted to check if my address is correct.

Dear Secret Pal,

thank you very much. The chocolate is now in my stomach ;-) and the recipes are very good.

Socks in the German flagcolor

2006-05-14T08:15:00.000+02:00

I think nearly everyone in Germany is crazy about the soccer world championship. My son wanted socks in the colors of the German flag. Here they are:

Yarn from Online
75 gr.

More sox :-)

2006-05-09T10:07:00.000+02:00

This pair is another one knitted with self-dyed yarn. I used easter-egg-colors. The pattern is quite easy and made a lot of fun. It is from "Omas Strickgeheimnisse". I love that book! I needed 68 gr. for thes socks.

Questionnaire - Secret Pal 8

2006-05-03T07:58:00.000+02:00

1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?

My favourite yarns are with mostly natural fiber like wool or cotton. I do not like 100% acryl or something like that.

2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?

I have nothing special to store it in.

3. How long have you been knitting? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?

I have been kitting for over 35 years now. I have stopped knitting for nearly 20 years. I think I am an intermediate knitter.

4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?

Of course I have one.

5. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)

My favourite scent are fruity like orange, apple or citron. I do not like bloomy scents.

6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy?

Oh yes I have! I like chocolate, mostly almond paste or nougat.

7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin?

I do not spin and I have no time for other do-it-yourself-things.

8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)

My computer can play MP3s and I also have a mp3-stick. I like nearly all kind of music except techno, hard rock and metal.

9. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can't stand?

I like friendly colors like yellow, red, orange etc. I also like red :-) I don not like dark colors.

10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?

I am married and our son is 14 yo. We have pets, but they live outside the house - a dog and 2 little rabbits.

11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?

I wear scarves and mittens.

12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?

I knit socks, scarves and shawls, not so often sweaters and other “big” things.

13. What are you knitting right now?

Socks for me.

14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?

Yes of course I do.

15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?

I prefer circular needles in bamboo.

16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?

No, I don’t have

17. How did you learn to knit?

I learned to knit at primary school, when I was 8 or 9 yo. I knitted a lot at the age of 16/17. Then it was out of fashion for me ;-) I started knitting again last year in April, when I was looking for new leisure activities and I do not regret it!

18. How old is your oldest UFO?

I have no UFO

19. What is your favorite holiday?

I like all days off I can spend with my family.

20. Is there anything that you collect?

Hmm, I collect wool and books ;-)

21. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?

I have a subscription of “Interweave Knits” I would die for Lorna Laces Sockwool. The books you can see at Amazon.

22. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn?

I would like to learn to spin, but I do not have the space for a wheel and I think I will do it, when I retire.

23. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?

I am nuts about knitting socks! I start the toe shaping at 17,5 cm. My foot is about 22,5 cm.

24. When is your birthday? (mm/dd)

My birthday is 4. January.

Socks No. 19 and 20

2006-04-29T13:07:00.000+02:00

Here are pics of my socks no. 19 and 20

Yarn: Opal description March 06
51 gr.
duration: 5 days

Meilenweit Cotton Maja
40 gr.
duration 4 days

The storks are back :-)

2006-04-29T12:46:00.000+02:00

Every year we are wating for "our" storks. Since decades we have had a pair of storks in our village. Now the storks are back. I will take a pic when the weather is better. It is raining all day :-(

In our village emblem we have a stork.

Sixth Sense Sox finished

2006-04-17T10:47:00.000+02:00

Yesterday evening I finishe my Sixth Sense Sox. I always knit the short row heel, but I never did it this way before. I am sure, I will try it another time in stockinette stitch.

Opal yarn development
Duration 4 days
Usage 52 gr

Selfdyed wool with Kool Aid

2006-04-16T14:33:00.000+02:00

Yesterday was such a beautiful weather, so I decided to dye wool. I got a lot of Kool Aid and I wanted to try this for dyeing.

Here are the results:

I used Grape and Black Cherry

Here I tried Strawberry and Pink Lemonade

Sixth Sense Sox in Progress

2006-04-15T09:57:00.000+02:00

2 days ago I started the Sixth Sense Sox and I love the pattern. I only have to count stitches ;-)

Secret Pal 8

2006-04-15T08:35:00.000+02:00

I had so much fun with the German "Wollfee", that I decided to join the SecretPal 8. I can't awaite who my secret pal will be! I wil know this at the end of April.

I love to swap socks or to knit for an absolute unknown.

More Socks

2006-04-15T08:13:00.000+02:00

I had a very busy week, but I want to show you what I knitted the last two weeks

Socks for our son
Yarn from Melanie
Duration 4 days
Ribbed pattern
Usage 99 gr

Socks for me - I really love them :-)
Regia cotton
Duration 5 days
Stockinette stich
Usage 47 gr

Socks for me
selfdyed yarn with easteregg-color
Duration 5 days
Java Rib - you can find the pattern here
Usage 68 gr

The pattern is really easy to knit

What I knitted for my "Wollprinzessin"

2006-04-04T10:05:00.000+02:00

In Germany we have something near to the "Secret Pal". We call it "Wollfee". I knitted socks and a shawl for my "princess".

The Pattern is from the group TownsendSocksKnitALong and I really love it!

This shawl I knitted in a feather-and-fan pattern. You can have a look at the wool here. I used Kauni EG. The wool is wonderful to knit. Unfortunately you cannot see the lovley colors on the photo as beautiful as they are in reality.

Socks knitted in March

2006-04-01T19:12:00.000+02:00

I did not knit so much socks, because I knitted a lot of caps for preemies and a scarf for my mother-in-law.

Here are my socks:

For our son
Opal Lagune in stockinett stich
Duration 9 days
Usage 69 gr.

Socks for Andrea, who is 40 years old now :-)
Opal yarn
Duration 5 days
Usage 54 gr

Socks for Lara, the daughter of my co-worker. Lara loves my socks.
Opal yarn
Duration 10 days
Usage 28 gr

Still having winter in March

2006-03-11T08:52:00.000+01:00

I cannot remember to have so much snow in March. Yesterday it snowed the whole day long.

our dog is having fun

deers behind our house

My Opal Subscription March

2006-03-10T10:37:00.000+01:00

When I saw the first pictures, I was disappointed, but then I saw the first knitted socks and I knew, I will love these skeins :-)

Knit one, kill two

2006-03-04T19:39:00.000+01:00

I've got this book from my secret pal (in Germany we call it "Wollfee") and I loved reading it. It was not too difficult and I only looked up a few words. I orderd the next knitting mystery :-)

Socks, socks, socks

2006-03-04T19:20:00.000+01:00

More socks I knitted the last weeks:

For my husband:

For a sock swap:

Wool: Schoeller+Stahl Fortissma Colori Mexico Evolution 1 col. 08
Pattern: 2K, 2P
Time: 3 days

For me

Wool: „colourful dog” from Opal
Pattern: honeycomb wave

For Andrea, who take care of our feet ;-)

Wool: Opal subscription September
Pattern: honeycomb wave
Time: 3 days

Socks for me

Wool: Opal uni
Pattern: February pattern six sox knitalong without beads
Time: 6 days

My Olympic Knitting results

2006-03-04T11:37:00.000+01:00

My goal was to knit socks for babies and preemies. I did it before, but I did not like it very much. Here you can see, what I finished:

These socks are for the daughter of a co-worker:

Four preemies-sets:

Socks for Anne, a 6 months old girl

Such a long time no news

2006-03-04T11:30:00.000+01:00

My PC was broken down. Three weeks long I had no chance to go online at home, but now it is working fine again and I will show you, what I knitted the last weeks.

The olympic motto

2006-01-19T17:23:00.000+01:00

Today I visited the blog from yarnharlot and I found this post and I decided to be a member of the olympic motto. My challenge is to knit 2 preemie sets. I really don't like to knit these little socks, but I want to win a gold medal :-)

New Wool :-)

2006-01-11T20:14:00.000+01:00

Today I got my wool, I bought from the money given to me on my birthday. The wool is called "Kaun" and I saw it two months ago and felt in love ;-) You can see more of it here. These wool is not for socks. I want to needle scarves.

My birthday present

2006-01-04T13:20:00.000+01:00

I have got this wonderful coloured wool as a birthday present from my husband and my son.

I want to colour this wool. I have not ever done that before, but I love to try new things.

First socks in 2006

2006-01-03T18:53:00.000+01:00

My first socks in 2006:

Wool: Opal Doctorfish 56 gr.
Pattern: knit stitch
Time: 7 days

Wool: Opal from the December subscription 56 gr
Pattern: Fluted Banister from Six Socks Knitalong from Oct. 04
Time: 10 days

My sockswool

2006-01-02T20:34:00.000+01:00

I started a sockswool-diet three months ago. I was not allowed to buy sockswool (with exception of my opal-subscription) and that was very effective.
Here two pictures of my sockswool. I have now 28 balls, two pairs on my needles and about 300 gr. left-overs = 3.300 gr. My goal is under 2000 gr at the end of 2006. I will do my very best :-)

My wool christmas presents

2005-12-27T17:52:00.000+01:00

This sockwool I got from my husband and my son. Two times Opal "Marienkaefer" and "Traumfaenger" and one from Sockina Colori with conker extract.

My goddaughter Maria presented me this wool.

I also got bambus needles. I want to replace my aluminium needles.

Fluted Banister

2005-12-26T13:00:00.000+01:00

I always wanted to knit the Fluted Banister and yesterday I started it. The wool is from Opal from the December subscription. The wool doesn't really fit to the pattern, but I like it nevertheless and these socks will be mine ;-)

Snow :-)

2005-12-26T12:55:00.000+01:00

When I rose this morning, I looked outside the window and there was snow :-) This view we have from our balkony:

Knitted Christmas presents

2005-12-24T12:31:00.000+01:00

This scarf is for my mother:

This socks are for my son's godmother:

I wish you all a Merry Christmas :-)

Welcome to my blog in English :-)

2005-12-23T19:03:00.000+01:00

For all English readers I want to start a blog in English with my socks, scarfes etc. This will also help me to improve and update my English ;-)