Erleperle

I can feel it

If you think it is too early talking about Christmas stop reading this post! Yesterday was a dark, rainy - and very cosy - autumn day in Denmark. I had a couple of hours alone in the afternoon and decided to find my Christmas books. What a joy! I love Christmas. My absolute favorite time of the year.

Making these gift tags was therapy and I forgot all about making dinner... We did get something to eat so don't worry!

In the weekend I handed over the first to Christmas gifts - handmade! Great feeling.

By the way - I've started af Flickr group with Christmas Ideas and Inspiration. Do you want to join it.....?!

Pay it forward

Some years ago I saw the movie Pay it forward together with my husband. We both liked this movie, because it had a great story to tell (....and I like Kevin Spacey!). Today when I read Melissas blog, I decided to pay it forward too. Many bloggers have decided that and the rules are very simple:

  I will send a handmade gift to the first three people who leave a comment to this post and request to join the PIF exchange. You will receive a handmade gift from me within 365 days. I don't know what the gift will be, it will be a surprise! Right now it's a surprise for me too.

The only thing you have to do in return is pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. Easy, isn't it.....?!

For nogle år siden så jeg filmen Pay if forward sammen med min mand. En god film, en god historie - og derudover står jeg ikke tilbage for at nyde en film med Kevin Spacey! Da jeg i dag - som ofte - besøgte Melissa's blog, besluttede jeg mig for at jeg også ville være med i Pay it forward udvekslingen. Reglerne er ganske simple, hvis du vil være med, skal du være en af de tre første der tilmelder sig ved at efterlade en kommentar til denne post. Inden for de næste 365 dage vil du modtage en hjemmelavet gave fra mig. Et er sikkert, det bliver ikke på denne side af jul! Det eneste du skal gøre til gengæld er at afgive det samme løfte på din blog. Nemt, ikke....?!

Size extra, extra small....

Saartje's Bootees from Saartje Knits - they are so cute! I have knitted them in Bambi, merino extrafine, from Grignasco. The yarn is very soft and it is available in so many beautiful colours! Just take a look here and see Marie-Louise's hexagon project.

The Knit Hawk has made the bootees and so have Knitting a lot (...and many other knitters too!). How about you - are you going to make the bootees too...?!

The buttons ARE pink!!

Cherry, size small

 

The scarf is for my daughter, Frederikke (10 years). She has picked the colours to match her red winther jacket. She hates scarves, hats and mittens, so I'm just happy because she wanted me to knit something for her. I hope she will wear it!

The Cherry pattern is designed by Helga Isager, Amimono and last month the pattern was published in Boligliv. Many danish knitters have made this scarf - here and here you can see some of them. I have knitted the scarf in Drops alpaca, 2 skeins red and only 15 g of the blue (I've made the scarf smaller to fit my daughter).

Two friends went for a walk

Two hedgehogs went for a walk. They found some very delicious mushrooms. Luckily the mushrooms were not eatable!

If they were, I had eaten them already!They are so cute!I just had to show them to you.

Autumn Scarf

Gåsehud! Nej, det har intet med halloween at gøre - ikke det mindste. I dag bragte posten mig en uventet og meget overraskende gave. Da jeg læste kortet, fik jeg tårer i øjnene og gåsehud.

Teksten af kortet gav mig en forestilling om, hvad pakken kunne indeholde, men, det kunne umuligt være sandt. I går viste jeg jer min sweater, som Tina har brugt sin sparsomme fritid på at strikke til mig. I dag bliver jeg så begavet med endnu et bevis på, hvilke skønne venskaber jeg har skabt via Erleperle og mine skriverier. At jeg har gjort mig fortjent til det er ganske overvældende. Se bare her Helle har hæklet dette smukke tørklæde til mig. Det sidder om min hals nu, og tror mig, det luner i mere end én forstand. Tænk at jeg har gjort mig fortjent til at den forkælelse. Kan man være lykkens pamjulefis, dobbelt op....? Så er det nemlig, hvad jeg er, incl. tårer i øjnene og gåsehud! Et Sophie Digard tørklæde er smukt, men det er ingenting i forhold til et Helle Holst tørklæde.

Today I got a surprise gift from this talented crafter. She has made this beautiful crocheted scarf for me. I got tears in my eyes, when I read the card, she had written. I have said it before, I have som great and fantastic friends and I find it hard to believe that I have derserved all this attention. I feel so lucky and spoiled. Have a great weekend - I will!

Patchwork Notebook

 

One notebook more - this time it's a patchwork notebook, including the cutest embroidery made my Anne Marie. I got it in a swap package. She even made a tiny washing instruction! The stamped ribbon is the back of the notebook. Inside I've used Amy Butlers Wall flower - cherry - from the Lotus collection.

About knitting! Although I'm not a hat person, I must show you these hats from Knitkid. I love them! I think he is able to knit a hat for everyone!

Autumn Leaves

I have planned to make book covers for such a long time! I think it's a great gift ikea for a creative friend or perhaps someone who loves cooking. Today I finally made this book cover. The fabric shows that Autumn is my favorite time of the year - next to Christmas of course. You can find a tutorial for making a book cover here. I have not used this tutorial for my book cover.

You can see more pictures in  my flickr album.

My perfect Star Sweater

I can't take the credit for knitting this gorgeous sweater. Ever since I saw this one for the first time, I have wanted to have my own star sweater. The only problem was that I'm not patient enough for that kind of knitting. A very dear friend of mine offered to knit it for me. I had to think about this generous offer for some time. Was it reasonable that a mother of 5 kids should knit my sweater...?! I know her well enough to know that she really would do that for me. Today I got my sweater, it fits me perfect and I love it! Thank you so much, Tina. You're the best! The design of the sweater is from Bette Design.

Er jeg ikke bare lykkens pamjulefis!? Tænk at have en veninde som Tina - der trods en stor og livlig børneflok - gider bruge sin sparsomme fritid på mig! Jeg troede aldrig, at jeg skulle blive den lykkelige ejer af min helt egen stjernetrøje. For det første har jeg ikke tålmodighed til den slags strik, denne her model var mere end nok. For det andet ville jeg nok slet ikke kunne iføre mig den færdige sweater, hvis jeg strikkede den. Den ville være alt for stram. Tak, Tina, du er den bedste!

Opskrift og garn kan købes hos Bette Design. Min sweater er ikke strikket i samme garn som i opskriften, hvilket er sket efter accept og ifølge aftale med indehaveren af Bette Design. Jeg er altså ikke kommet til opskriften ad lyssky omveje! Sweateren er strikket i dette lækre pladegarn, og der blev ikke brugt meget garn. Der er stadig godt 500 gram tilbage.

Red doll and a summer swap

Meet my new babuska doll with happy and colourful flowers. We are waiting for her sisters to arrive to the family. My first vacation project and hopefully not the last one!

I also have some knitting to do - this jacket needs my attention. The princess is also waiting for somewhere to sleep - poor darling.... She has been waiting for the bed for such a long time. It is not because the project is boring - no way!

During the vacation my husband turns 40 and I have some planning to do for his birthday, but not today. Now I have to enjoy another swap package. This time I got a package from a Norwegian friend. Great, isn't it...?! A japanese book which I don't know - yet! Fabric with dots and so much more. Thank you so much!