Friday 27 January 2012

Ongoing knitting: Trish

I have blocked Trish. I thought my puzzle mat was sufficient for any knitting challenge, but I actually had to be creative to handle this. Need two more packages.. 200cmx70cm. 

If I wasn't so allergic to wool I would want one of these myself - as it was I got rashes from handling it. Nothing bad, but a reminder that I cannot fall for temptation and wear wool. 

Pattern will come up in the end of February. 


Wednesday 25 January 2012

Linus

What do you want?! - I had been trying to get his attention to get a picture of him for a while. 

He has one of the o-rings from when I fixed the washing machine as a new favourite toy, and I cannot resist messing with him. However, messing with him doesn't work, he just smiles happily. 

Sausage cat has wrapped himself well. 


Hello. I am here. I love you. And the computer. You are a nicer pillow however. Mmh, pillow. Hey, stop that blinky thing, I told you I hate the flash! 

Monday 23 January 2012

More knitted bracelets!

I have been ill and mostly not knitting. As I have been getting better I have slowly picked up the needles again.

The first days I was well enough to knit I made bracelets (the turquoise one is from an earlier batch). Yarn:  Drops Alpaca. Needles: 2mm. Garter stitch. Pre-threaded 4mm rocaille beads.


Sunday 22 January 2012

Helsinki trip 16-18th of December

I took very few pictures. I blame the rain and that I didn't want my camera to get wet.

Kiasma is the Museum of Modern Art in Helsinki. We huddled in their cafe in the rain. It has excellent service, if somewhat dull food and bad tea (though better than the hotel!)

The Ounce is a lovely tea shop where I spend way too much money (somewhere between 30 and 40e worth of tea in that bag - can't remember the exact sum). Pina Colada was a new acquaintance that I wish I had bought more of. The other new ones weren't so exciting. My favourite is Jasmin Baghdad, a blend of green and black with fruity (redcurrants at least - you can see the berries in the tea) overtones.


They stopped calling the biggest crisp bags "Megapussi" and switched to "Megabag" - probably tired of the jokes. My friend Kasha found this in a bar though. Minipussi!