tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91076057081792445672024-03-05T10:06:56.160+00:00FLAT 3/6hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.comBlogger262125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-69567967652876465662019-01-18T10:10:00.003+00:002019-01-18T10:10:56.269+00:00RECAP: 12 PROJECTS OF 2018<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqj04TLo0E8arV8G070jvcoHe102ZRepD79ozuq8tfGyzYrxVXA7sZOR-UuB46JRZnx8bRKcLnpPoz4sL4vZbze-4qSSNBqeJN0ro8ryUw0gKgbxlxg3qXIxC5fbULcMi56UsoPA24LY/s1600/DSC_0261+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqj04TLo0E8arV8G070jvcoHe102ZRepD79ozuq8tfGyzYrxVXA7sZOR-UuB46JRZnx8bRKcLnpPoz4sL4vZbze-4qSSNBqeJN0ro8ryUw0gKgbxlxg3qXIxC5fbULcMi56UsoPA24LY/s640/DSC_0261+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a>So here we are in 2019! I set a goal for myself last year to do 12 DIY projects, and so thought I'd do a little recap of how that went. I'm quite happy to say that I ended up completing eight projects. Well, I technically completed a few more than that, but I never did a blog post on them so I'm not counting them. Either way, I didn't make it to twelve, but I'm still pretty happy about how this goal went, as I feel it did wonders to reboot my creativity. So here's a rundown of the projects I made:<br />
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My first project was this <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.no/2018/01/wool-roving-wall-hanging.html" target="_blank">wool roving wall hanging</a> (above) that I made in January. I'd never made anything like it before, but I had such a good time making it and loved the result! It's currently hanging in our living room and love it so much. Might make a similar one in a bigger size in the future?<br />
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The second project was a <a href="https://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/02/fox-costume.html" target="_blank">fox costume</a> for Oscar. I made a simple tail and ear set out of yarn that I brushed with a comb to get a faux fur effect. Such an easy technique, and so fun to make. Oscar wore this as part of his outfit for a dress-up event in his daycare when he went as Mikkel Rev, a beloved Norwegian children's character.<br />
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For my third project, I made these matching <a href="https://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/03/bibs-teethers-babyshower-gift-sets.html" target="_blank">bib and teether baby shower gift sets</a> for some friends who were expecting babies. They were so easy to make and I loved how they turned out. Such a perfect way to use up scrap bits of fabric, too. Would love to make more of these in different fabrics.<br />
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For my fourth and fifth projects, I went on a bit of a macrame spree, and made two <a href="https://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/05/macrame-plant-hanger.html" target="_blank">macrame plant hangers</a> as well as some <a href="https://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/06/macrame-teethers.html">macrame teethers</a>. Both were made out of materials I already owned, which was also pretty satisfying, and I discovered a new (to me!) craft that I ended up absolutely loving.<br />
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For my sixth project, I decided to step away from the textiles for a little bit and made some <a href="https://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/08/gilded-tealight-holders.html">gilded tea light holders</a> for autumn out of some old glasses and a bit of gold leaf.<br />
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For my seventh project, I got my sewing machine out and made these <a href="https://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/09/diy-triangle-square-plushies.html">plushies</a> based on Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen's kid's books Triangle and Square. Oscar was a huge fan!<br />
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For my eight project, I made a couple of <a href="https://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/11/clay-ghost-tealights.html">ghost tea light holders</a> out of clay for Halloween. We don't have a whole lot of Halloween decorations, so these were a pretty fun addition.<br />
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Honorable mentions: I also knitted quite a few things this year (not sure why I decided not to include knitting projects in this?), and completed the following knitting projects in 2018: <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/03/graeme-oscars-matching-hats.html">matching hats for Oscar and Graeme</a>, the <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/07/homestead-shawl.html">Homestead shawl</a>, 2 x <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/05/tjukklua-cozy-hats.html">Tjukklua hats</a>, and <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/03/sweater-with-long-stitches.html">this sweater</a> (though I technically started that one in 2017), the <a href="https://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-no-frills-sweater.html">No Frills sweater</a>, <a href="https://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-skappel-sweater.html">the Skappel sweater</a>, <a href="https://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/10/anker-ii.html">another Anker sweater</a>, the <a href="https://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-tiril-sweater.html">Tiril sweater</a>, the Tjukklendar sweater, another No frills sweater, two Christmas stockings and even more <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/10/baby-cable-hat.html">hats</a>, <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/10/cable-hat-x2.html">hats</a>, and five more hats. 2018 was probably the biggest knitting year for me to date, so much so that I decided in 2019 to start a new instagram account for my knitting, so if you'd like to follow along you can find me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hildeandherknitting/">@hildeandherknitting</a>. Looking forward to another creative year!hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-57120941279319862552018-12-08T12:39:00.000+00:002018-12-08T12:57:22.038+00:00OUR FAMILY CHRISTMAS BOOK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We're getting nearer and nearer Christmas! I've spent the past week knocked out by the flu, so feel like I already have a lot of Christmas activities to catch up on. Good thing I finished buying all my Christmas presents in November! While I'm getting my Christmas crafts organized, I thought I'd share this little memory book I started a couple years ago.<br />
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In <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.no/2015/02/dec-2014-photo-album.html" target="_blank">2014</a> and <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.no/2016/01/dec-2015-photo-album.html" target="_blank">2015</a> I made whole albums dedicated to the month of December, inspired by the December Daily concept. In 2016 however, I started making albums for the whole year (here's <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.no/search/label/2016%20album" target="_blank">2016 </a>and here's 2017--2018 is almost done!), so making a 2016 December album felt a bit redundant. I love the idea of documenting Christmas traditions though, so I decided to make a separate Christmas album inspired by <a href="http://eliseblaha.typepad.com/golden/2010/12/a-blaha-now-cripe-family-christmas-tradition.html" target="_blank">this</a> post that I came across years ago.<br />
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Finding an album I actually liked proved to be more difficult than I'd thought. There didn't seem to be a whole lot of options out there, and the ones I could find were a bit dated and just not quite what I had in mind. So I thought about DIYing it. I thought about just having a project life-style album and adding to that each year. I even thought about getting a book printed with pages ready to fill in. Eventually I settled on getting an album with blank pages and pockets. The blank pages are obviously for journaling, and in the pockets I'll keep Christmas cards. I love that this gives me a lot of freedom for doing whatever I want. I'm sure my tastes will change over the years, and I'll have years where I'm feeling super creative and years where I just want to make a couple of notes, and either way it'll be so special to look back on. If I want to write a ginormous essay detailing everything one year, I can do that. If I just want to fill the pages with photos one year, I can do that too. The book I ended up with is one of these personalized books from <a href="https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/andsotheymade/product/bespoke-wording-foiled-memory-book" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I decided to backtrack and start in in 2015. This was the year we got married, so it seemed like a bit of a natural starting point. I insist on taking a Christmas family protrait every year, and I love seeing how our family is growing! This is already such a special album to bring out each year, and I'm already so excited to be adding on the 2018 pages. To be continued!hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-5498257328191166262018-11-29T09:53:00.000+00:002018-12-08T12:48:59.706+00:00CURRENTLY IN NOVEMBER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>lying </i>on the couch, sick. Go figure, Oscar and Graeme were sick last week so obviously it was gonna hit me sooner or later.<br />
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<i>travelling</i> to Stockholm tomorrow! I must admit I was a little bit more excited about this before I got sick, but I know we'll have fun still. We've never been before, so travel tips are welcome!<br />
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<i>watching </i>Bodyguard and so hooked. Sitting at the edge of the couch with each episode, and really hoping they make another season.<br />
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<i>appreciating </i>these cozy evenings in front of the fireplace<br />
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<i>prepping </i>for Christmas. I kinda feel like I didn't put enough effort into Christmas last year, so I'm planning on making up for that this year. Christmas cards have been ordered and I'm almost done with Christmas shopping!<br />
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<i>drinking</i> hot lemon with honey. Heal me.hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-49653966738663123522018-11-08T12:02:00.000+00:002018-11-08T12:02:01.119+00:00THE TIRIL SWEATER<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-l5vtjzFvyCELRdt_25iHn-w_nWmzXnPJfr6W_cgCtDlSQkx0lfjUfg5ZRNDQ6nnaN-ykBlm0f611ZIBBPfoZbQ8uYO6cD_CEIO8x-OVq3xFOa1T9zns9VhlN7eRzD_7NLTOIiQS6Ee8/s1600/ACS_0314.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1597" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-l5vtjzFvyCELRdt_25iHn-w_nWmzXnPJfr6W_cgCtDlSQkx0lfjUfg5ZRNDQ6nnaN-ykBlm0f611ZIBBPfoZbQ8uYO6cD_CEIO8x-OVq3xFOa1T9zns9VhlN7eRzD_7NLTOIiQS6Ee8/s640/ACS_0314.JPG" width="638" /></a>I have a pretty long to-do list of knitting projects I plan on making, but every now and then something comes along and I get so excited about it that it ends up getting pushed ahead of everything else. This sweater was one of those. I usually take a while in deciding wether or not to knit something and which yarn to use, but the same day I came across this pattern I went straight to my favorite yarn shop, bought the yarn and started knitting. The whole sweater came together in less than two weeks, and that's even though I was knitting other stuff at the same time too!<br />
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The pattern is from <a href="https://www.sandnesgarn.no/tirilgenser">Sandnes Garn, designed by Tiril Eckhoff</a>, and I knitted it in Sandnes Garn's børstet alpakka yarn in white on 6 mm needles.<br />
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Hope everyone had a fun Halloween last week! We <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BpmjtzWhj7l/?taken-by=hildeandhercamera">decorated pumpkins</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BpmojRoh8b9/?taken-by=hildeandhercamera">got dressed up</a> and went trick or treating with a neighbor. I think Oscar thought it was a bit scary at times (it was his first time trick or treating!), but he definitely appreciated all the lollipops that were being handed out!<br />
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I've been incredibly slow at decorating for fall this year. Usually I at least have a few pinecones and conquers kicking around the house by now, but this year all I've got out are some candles that I basically have out all year anyway. So to make our home a tiny bit more ready for Halloween, I decided to make these little cuties.<br />
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<br />I got the idea from <a href="https://thedecoratedcookie.com/air-dry-clay-ghost-tea-lights/">here</a>, and just used some white air-dry clay that I rolled out and shaped into ghosts. I used a straw to punch out the eyes. After that I just let them dry for a couple of days and then added some led tealights. They were pretty cute sitting next to our giant pot of candy on Halloween!hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-26544392908693980142018-10-18T11:39:00.000+01:002018-10-18T11:39:00.179+01:00BABY CABLE HAT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I promised cable knitted projects earlier, and here we are with another one! I've got friend who is due at the end of the month, so thought I'd knit her a little something. Baby and kid stuff is so fun and quick to knit. I've been pretty into <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/10/cable-hat-x2.html">knitting cables</a> recently, and since this will be an autumn baby, I thought a little cozy cable hat would be appropriate.<br />
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I used <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gullklumplue">this pattern for Veslestrikk's Gullklumplue</a> that I found on ravelry, and knitted it in Drops Baby Merino in off white on 3.5mm needles and finished it off with a faux fur bobble. I don't usually knit with such small needles, but it wasn't as fiddly as I thought and the cables turned out so lovely and defined. I used just over half a ball of wool, so this is an excellent way to use up some leftover yarn for sure.<br />
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I'll be gifting it together with either one of the <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/06/macrame-teethers.html">macrame teethers</a> or the <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/03/bibs-teethers-babyshower-gift-sets.html">fabric teethers</a> I made earlier this year. Hopefully little baby Amanda will approve!<br />
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<i>watching </i>Hilda! I've been a fan of the comics<a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2012/10/hilde-and-bird-parade.html"> forever</a>, and I let out the most excited squeal ever when I saw that Netflix had turned it into a show! It's turned into a family thing for us as well, and we've all been bunching up on the couch together (Oscar and Bo included!) to watch the episodes.<br />
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<i>listening </i>to the <a href="http://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/">Harry Potter and the Sacret Tex</a>t.<br />
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<i>knitting </i><a href="https://www.sandnesgarn.no/tirilgenser">the tiril sweater</a>. So excited about this one.<br />
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<i>cooking</i> all the pumpkin recipes! My local grocery store just had a sale on hokkaido pumpkins, and so far I've made roast pumpkin slices, pumpkin & coconut soup, pumpkin & sweet potato curry and pumpkin bread. Next up: pumpkin pie, obviously.<br />
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<i>brainstorming </i>Christmas presents.<br />
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<i>appreciating </i>these rainy and stormy nights and cozying up inside with tons of candles, blankets and the fireplace. Fall is here, guys! ♥<br />
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photo by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/graemeview/">the hubs</a>hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-21858114305984337842018-10-08T11:40:00.000+01:002018-10-08T11:40:05.917+01:00ANKER II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Earlier this year, I shared <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/02/ankers-sweater.html">this sweater</a> that I knitted for Oscar last year. I love this sweater so much, but it turns out toddlers grow incredibly fast and before not long came the day he had grown out of it. So what's a knitting mamma to do? Knit him another one, obviously.<br />
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This time around, I chose a more green-y tone, and knitted it in Sandnes Garn Merinoull (the colorway is 7572 petrol). It's actually a bit of a funny color that kind of changes depending on the light, ranging from a dark sagey green to a dark grey. I actually messed up and only knitted <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BnL-hvQgIoh/?taken-by=hildeandhercamera">three rows of the pattern at the yoke</a> and had to unravel quite a bit to go back and fix it (though no one on instagram noticed or pointed it out haha).<br />
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Also, funny story: I thought it'd might be a good idea to get a couple of photos of Oscar in this sweater, but he was not up for it in the slightest haha. He downright refused and a had a giant tantrum instead. As we were on our way outside and he needed a warmer sweater anyway, I gave up and reached for a basic H&M hoodie instead, to which he cried out "JAAA!!" in excitement! Haha. <i>That's it, that's the last time I'm knitting you anything!</i> I thought to myself. But then the next day Graeme sent me this little video:<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/292661612">Oscar's new sweater</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user49209612">Hilde McMillan</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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In other words, it's definitely not the last time I'm knitting Oscar something. :)hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-43956624178191884052018-10-04T11:40:00.000+01:002018-10-04T11:40:01.545+01:00LIVING ROOM CURTAINS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ok, this project has taken me an embarrassing amount of time to finish, and I don't even really know why. The curtains and the rods were bought way back in autumn 2016. Can we just stop and let that sink in? Why in the world would it take anyone almost two years to hang up some curtains? I wish I had a good answer haha.<br />
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There was a lot of back-and-forthing involved, of course. First, I pinned the curtains and hung up one to test it and decided I didn't like the length. Then that one curtain panel (in the wrong length) hung on the right by the door for far too long, until one day I (I think it was me? I don't even think I can blame the dog or the toddler here?) managed to step on it while I was letting the dog out which resulted in the rod getting pulled off the wall. That one panel in the wrong length migrated to the middle of the rod to semi-shield us from the sun as it sets, and then it just sat like that for even longer. I guess they were never really a priorty as we had a lot of trees and bushes at the back of our garden, but then this summer a lot of them were removed which made it feel a little bit more needed. So that's when I finally decided enough was enough, got Graeme to fix the curtain rod and then sat down to sew.<br />
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It wasn't smooth sailing from there either though, of course. The first panel went ok. I decided that I didn't like the look of the long loops at the top, so I folded them over and sewed them in place and then re-pinned the bottom accordingly. But when I tried to repeat the process for curtain panel number two, I learnt that it was a good 5 cms shorter than the first panel! Luckily I pinned and did a test hang before I actually sewed anything! The third curtain turned out to be even shorter, so I had to repeat the process there too. So if you look closely (please, don't haha), you can see that the hemming on the bottom looks completely different on all three panels haha. Luckily, it isn't actually noticable at all though, so it doesn't bother me. I'm just really glad to finally have these curtain panels up haha.<br />
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For now I really like it like this, as I love these big windows and I don't like a whole lot of fabric obstructing the view. I don't have any curtains on the opposing windows for that exact reason. Maybe I'll change my mind on it in the future? Just give me like 10 years or something?<br />
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hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-43184575302649425332018-10-01T10:57:00.000+01:002018-10-01T11:02:12.589+01:00CABLE HAT X2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been on a bit of a cable knitting kick recently. These two are just the first of several knitting projects involving cables that I've recently finished (stay tuned! September turned into a pretty big knitting month for me haha). These are both going to be Christmas presents and, that's right--I just used the C-word. But we're in October now, so that's ok, isn't it?<br />
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So that's me officially started on my Christmas presents of 2018! Maybe this year I'll actually be organized enough to not have to stress about it in December? Just kidding, I say that every year. It never actually happens haha.</div>
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Oscar has been requesting we read Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen's <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31247841-triangle">Triangle</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35793026-square?from_search=true">Square</a> (he calls them "Tralung" and "Quare") every night at bedtime for I don't know how many weeks now, so for my seventh project of 2018 I decided to get my sewing machine out and sew a couple of Triangle and Square plushies. Jon Klassen's illustrations are so cute, so I pretty much had a giant smile on my face the whole time I was making these. :)<br />
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They were super simple to make, too. To make them, I googled the images and edited them in photshop so that they were the right size. I had no problems finding a front and back picture of Square, but for some reason I could only find the front of Triangle, so I made my own back in photoshop based on the image of his front. It turned out pretty good. I printed everything on unbleached cotton using <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2013/08/printing-on-fabric-with-injet-printer.html">this technique</a> (ooold post! It's the same I used to make <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2015/05/diy-printed-banner.html">this printed banner</a>), and then sewed them together and stuffed them. One thing that might be an issue with this later, is that the ink bleeds pretty much straight away if it's in contact with water (as you can see on square's back below, where a couple of drops of water dripped from my iron). So if I were to make them again, I might get the files printed via <a href="https://www.spoonflower.com/">Spoonflower</a> rather than use my home printer, just so it'd be a bit more durable/toddler proof.<br />
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Oscar was so excited when he saw them, and in retrospect we probably shouldn't have given them to him half an hour before his bedtime haha. But it was so fun seeing his reaction. There's nothing like seeing the things you make actually get used and appreciated!<br />
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<i>recovering</i> from a case of hand foot and mouth disease that Oscar aquired. We also had <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm5D-hVAsIu/?taken-by=hildeandhercamera">visitors last weekend</a>, which meant it's spread to both England and Scotland...<br />
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<i>enjoying</i> being back at my spinning class! It's been closed for the summer, but it opened a couple of weeks ago and I'm loving have an exercise routine again.<br />
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<i>working</i> on my 2018 album. My <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/02/2017-photo-album.html">2017 album</a> was pretty much my favorite project of 2017, and I'm just as excited about the 2018 version!<br />
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<i>finishing </i>up my <a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being">Science of Well-Being course</a>. I've mentioned this course previously, and I've really enjoyed it. It's also inspired me to look into other courses as well, just for my own enjoyment.<br />
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<i>knitting </i>stuff for Christmas. Might sound a bit premature, but when it comes to making stuff for Christmas you've gotta be early! I've already finished off two presents, so that's two less things to think about.<br />
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<i>watching</i> the new season of bake off and getting really excited about autumnal baking!<br />
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<i>planning</i> a trip to South Africa in February. Guys, life tip: when a friend texts you out of the blue asking if you want to go on a girls trip to South Africa, say yes.hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-62578612623594783852018-08-26T11:05:00.000+01:002018-08-26T11:05:00.685+01:00THE SKAPPEL SWEATER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So this was mainly what I was working on while we were driving from Norway to France in August for my friend's wedding. If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen me mention it in my stories? Well ladies and gentlemen, I DID finish it on the trip, and I've been wearing it a ton ever since.<br />
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The pattern is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mammas-hjemmestrikkede-genser-skappelgenseren">the Skappel sweater</a>, which became really popular in Norway a few years ago. I totally see why, it's such an easy and quick pattern to knit, and the giant oversized design is so easy to wear. Instant favorite sweater for sure!<br />
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I used Drops Alpaca wool in colorway 506 and Drops Kid-Silk in 22 Dark Grey. The color is a bit darker than what it looks like in these photos (the bottom photo is more accurate, color wise). The pattern technically calls for 7 mm needles, but I couldn't find my 7 mm needles when I started it, so I just used some 6 mm needles and adjusted the pattern instead. It's a big, slouchy design, and it's already sagged a bit with use, but I understand that is to be expected and happens when you use the original yarn as well. I've already got a few grey sweaters in my wardrobe, but they're so versatile I always have use for another one!<br />
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Sidenote: maybe I should start photographing these sweaters with me actually wearing them?hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-25413331385439647062018-08-20T17:15:00.000+01:002018-08-20T17:15:13.177+01:00GILDED TEALIGHT HOLDERS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Guys, I am so ready for fall and for cozy nights in with warm cups of tea, blankets and candle light! I don't usually get excited about autumn, but I think the fact that our summer has been so fantastic this year has really helped. I struggle to get excited about autumn when it sometimes feels like it starts in June haha.<br />
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I have a tendancy to turn into a bit of a candle addict though, and easily go through one of those 100-packs of tealights from IKEA during the autumn and winter months, so I decided to make a couple of tealight holders. I also had some gold leaf lying around in my craft supplies closet that I'd bought by mistake earlier (I thought it was just shiny paper, it just said "metal sheet" on it haha), so wanted to play around with that. They ended up being a little more rustic looking than I had in mind, but I love the golden glow they add, and how they reflect and kinda bounce around the light. Cozy autumn vibes<span lang="NO-BOK" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: NO-BOK; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">—</span>check!<br />
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To make them, I used some old candle holders from IKEA, some gold leaf from Søstrene Grene, and some glue I found in my stash (I don't really think I used the right glue, which probably contributed to the results haha). Gold leaf isn't the easiest to work with, but i'm still encouraged to try other projects with it. I've also been thinking about making something out of clay, and I reckon some gold leafing might look nice with that?<br />
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hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-76275659414887589112018-08-14T11:34:00.000+01:002018-08-15T07:27:25.305+01:00SIX CHILDREN'S BOOK FAVORITES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oscar absolutely loves books and has from a very <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BTwLZ8eFh42/?taken-by=hildeandhercamera">young age</a>. We read several books every day, a couple at bedtime, a couple while he sits on the toilet (he often declares he needs to use the toilet by coming up and asking for a "book and poop" hahah), and whenever else he feels like it. Snuggling up in an armchair with Oscar on my lap and reading him a book is one of my favorite things (though seeing him <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BixQ35ogVhl/?taken-by=graemeview">read books for his toy fox</a> or for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlJVi-eA9IJ/?taken-by=graemeview">the dog</a> come pretty close too!). His interests and preferences are always changing, but here's a couple of books we've been enjoying lately:<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12065943-extra-yarn">Extra Yarn</a> by Mac Barnett<br />
Other than the beautiful illustrations, this book has such a beautiful story too. It's about a girl who knits (yeees!), and even though people keep telling her she can't do things she still does them.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27110864-spot-a-lot-vehicle-adventure?ac=1&from_search=true">Spot A Lot Vehicle Adventure</a> by Steve Smallman<br />
Oscar loves cars and animals, so this book was a hit from the get go. The first (100) times we read it, Oscar would exclaim "WOW!" every time we flipped the page.<br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34002075-the-wolf-the-duck-and-the-mouse?ac=1&from_search=true"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />The Wolf, The Duck, The Mouse</a> by Mac Barnett<br />
Great story, and Oscar loves dancing when the duck and the mouse have a dance party. And at the end of the book, we all like to howl along with the wolf.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1013383.The_Gruffalo?from_search=true">The Grufallo</a> by Julia Donaldson<br />
A classic, but clearly for a reason! Oscar loves the Gruffalo, or as he says it, "Gullaloo", and it's been on repeat around our house for a while now. He's also got a Gruffalo hand puppet, which he loves giving big hugs to.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11233988-i-want-my-hat-back?from_search=true">I Want My Hat Back</a> by Jon Klassen<br />
I actually bought this book years ago, way before we even started thinking about having a kid, and it cracks me up. Oscar loves it too, and gets really into it when the bear realizes where his hat has gone.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17164725-the-storm-whale?from_search=true">The Storm Whale</a> by Benji Davies<br />
This book was gifted to us, and it's been a favorite from the start! Oscar loves counting the cats, and on every page he asks where the whale is. We've read this book to him a lot, and one of his early words was actually "whale" one night after we'd finished the book and he pointed to <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2016/02/diy-whale-stuffed-toy.html">the stuffed whale</a> I'd made him. Yeah, my crafting mamma heart just about burst!<br />
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You guys, it's finally done! And I know what you're thinking, it's about damn time. Haha! To be fair, I started it a while ago, I just lost momentum somewhere in March, and then we basically traveled all of April. I finally picked it up again in May, but wouldn't you know? I ran out of yarn. Classic. I only had a sleeve and a half left, so undoing it and knitting something else didn't really seem like an option. Naturally, the specific colorway I used has been out of production for a while, but I finally managed to track some down from an online store in Denmark. I'm a little embarrassed at how much I had to pay for postage though (especially since it's from Denmark which is essentially just a hop and a skip away!). So yes, I've finally finished my cozy, woolly sweater, and it's the middle of summer. Good thing I live in Norway where you never really know when you'll need a cozy, woolly sweater.<br />
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Anyway, troubles aside, it's done! It's normally knit with two threads, but as I decided to use leftover yarn I decided to just knit with one thread and adjust the needle size accordingly. The yarn I used was Du Store Alpakka's Baby Silk in 318 Teal, which I bought years and years ago. If you're a long time reader, you might remember <a href="https://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2014/02/morganite-progress-ii.html" target="_blank">this</a>? I originally bought the yarn for a cardigan pattern, which I ended up abandoning all together. When I finally picked it up this year to finish it off, I decided it wasn't really something I'd want to wear now, so I unraveled the whole thing and started this sweater instead. And here we are!<br />
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This is seriously such a lovely sweater though, and I'd love to knit another one in a light tweedy yarn. It's a fairly basic pattern, where the only slightly complicated part is the neckline, but once you get the hang of it it's fine. And it's a top-down pattern, which means it's really easy to try it on as you go so you get an idea of what it's gonna be like. I already know I'm going to get plenty of use out of this one!hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-41831843103707068292018-08-03T09:47:00.000+01:002018-08-03T09:47:25.926+01:00CURRENTLY IN AUGUST<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>driving</i> to France! Some friends of ours are getting married in a castle in the north of France, so Graeme and I saw this as a good excuse for another road trip. We're taking the ferry over to Denmark and then driving through Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium before arriving at our destination. It's gonna be a long drive but I'm excited!<br />
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<i>making </i>s'mores in the firepit in the garden!<br />
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<i>celebrating</i> <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-got-married.html">3 years of marriage</a> this month. :)<br />
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<i>sleeping</i> with no covers and all our windows open in these warm summer nights.<br />
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<i>watching </i>Who is America?<br />
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<i>planning</i> on doing a little refresh in our upstairs bathroom, and eyeing up <a href="http://www2.hm.com/no_no/productpage.0482569001.html">this bathmat</a>.<br />
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<i>appreciating</i> this crazy summer weather we've had, but also starting to look forward to fall. I recently did a big online shop and stocked up on cardigans--I'm ready!<br />
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photo from our last <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2015/08/bos-mini-photo-album.html">road trip through Europe</a>hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-37440528831455376242018-07-30T08:33:00.000+01:002018-07-30T08:33:08.473+01:00WOODEN TRUCK MAKEOVER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, whats really cool about this wooden truck is that it was my brothers when he was a little kid (almost 40 years ago!). I actually remember playing with it myself too, so I got pretty nostalgic when I came across this little treasure in our attic. Oscar is in a massive car phase and has been for quite some time now (when he was about 8 months old we used to be able to just go to our living room window and point at my boring old Yaris when he was upset and he'd stop crying haha), so I thought I'd give the truck a lick of paint and a bit of new life.<br />
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My mom last painted this truck in 1992 with a floral motif, and I actually remember her doing it. I even remember the name of that blue shade, <i>bondeblå</i> or farmer's blue, and I guess she quite liked it as she went on a bit of a spree and painted all sorts of stuff in our house in this same shade, everything from baskets to the broom to the shutters on the outside of our house haha. I actually really like the color too, but I kind wanted to get rid of the flowers and just give it a bit of a refresh. The shade I ended up with is pretty close to the original color, just a little dustier and less saturated, which I like. And by the looks of it, Oscar seems to be loving his new truck too! "Wow, big truck!" says Oscar.<br />
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(Sidenote: When I was done with this truck, I obviously had quite a bit of paint left. So far I've only painted the stool we keep in the bathroom, but I can see how this could easily escalate to brooms and baskets and shutters in no time haha)hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-43076596916887399642018-07-26T19:47:00.000+01:002018-07-26T19:47:27.035+01:00OSCAR'S TRAVEL ALBUM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWChByptyGQ6KRPBU993ZLafcdyrl64EA1ODguQ7c92BMNERdwpFmGnIkEYnawAIJlwZrLsP0W7Q3w4fhP2WXT4phbUhuXZxBaxnlk-GeNb2ZpvzvwxoKdFMmcScqGIYADsl0QOPssBHA/s1600/IMG_8095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWChByptyGQ6KRPBU993ZLafcdyrl64EA1ODguQ7c92BMNERdwpFmGnIkEYnawAIJlwZrLsP0W7Q3w4fhP2WXT4phbUhuXZxBaxnlk-GeNb2ZpvzvwxoKdFMmcScqGIYADsl0QOPssBHA/s640/IMG_8095.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Seeing as I kinda feel like I have enough journals and photo album projects and whatnot, I decided to keep this one as simple as possible, with mainly just photos and text. I usually use about a page or two per trip, or a page or two per stop if it's part of a longer road trip. Everything from small weekend trips to the cabin to our big coast-to-coast American road trip earlier this year gets journalled. This is also where I stick down any postcards he gets in the post.<br />
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I drew a map on the first page, which I plan on marking every time he visits a new country. I might add more to it later, but for now I'm keeping it pretty minimal. So far, counting the country he lives in, he's already been to six countries! Not a bad start for our young explorer.<br />
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The further I get on, I seem to be focusing more on the photos and less on the text, which I'm pretty happy with as I often struggle to figure out what to write and feel it ends up a bit awkward. It's not until the latest trip, our coast-to-coast American roadtrip, where I've started using alpha stickers and the like. Not sure I'll keep doing it, as I want to keep it as simple and minimal as possible with the main emphasis on the photos, but somehow I feel it works for that trip. I also try to use as many random phone photos as I can, as these photos are likely to not end up in any other photo books. It's a work in progress obviously, but I'm happy to report that I'm well over halfway through the pages! And at this rate, the book might end up being so thick I might need to take out some pages.<br />
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I really do hope Oscar grows into one of those people who appreciate these sort of things as an adult haha. But, if nothing else, at least I have a really good time making them. :)<br />
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I remember once as a child, I was in town with my mother, when she ran into someone she knew and stopped to talk to them. I guess I was pretty ready to go home, as at one point she turned to me and said, "you're so impatient!" I didn't know what impatient meant, but I thought it sounded absolutely fantastic.<br />
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Anyway, while I was trying my best to wait for my yarn order so that I could finish my No Frills sweater, my fantastic impatience got the better of me and I ended up starting a new knitting project: the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/homestead-6">Homestead Shawl</a>. Ironically enough, I received my yarn the next day, but by then I was already knee deep in making eyelets and braid stitches and basically unable to put my new knitting project down. I was really close to finishing this before I finished the No Frills sweater (I <i>have</i> finished it, I just felt like posting this one first, for no apparent reason at all).<br />
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Anyway, here we are: my first shawl! I really enjoyed knitting this and absolutely love the finished product. It's made up by mostly knit stitch and a few rows of structured knit to break it up, which made it both quick to knit and also kind of addicting. The braid stitch was a new one for me, and now I kinda want to knit horizontal braids on everything. I used Pickles' Angora yarn for this (which I think might be discontinued) in 7283 Dyp Skog, a lovely shade of green. It's so soft and fuzzy, and it's getting me all excited about cozying up in this on a chilly autumn day!<br />
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<i>spending</i> a lot of time in our garden. We removed some flowerbeds, extended our lawn and added a sandbox this year, which has made it a lot more suitable for playing. I love seeing <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlGPFbRAu7d/?taken-by=hildeandhercamera">Oscar and Bo</a> run around in it!<br />
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<i>reading </i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29751398-the-power">The Power</a> by Naomi Alderman, and absolutely loving it.<br />
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<i>updating</i> Oscar's travel journal. Our little two-year-old has already been to six different countries! (Eight if you're counting England, Wales and Scotland as separate countries!) Who says you can't travel once you have kids?<br />
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<i>listening </i>to the Wild Wild Country soundtrack on repeat.<br />
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<i>taking </i>an online class from Yale: <a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being">the Science of Well-Being</a>. I studied psychology so this stuff is right up my alley. I'm only on week three, but really enjoying it so far!<br />
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<i>sneaking</i> away on a little date this week! Graeme's parents are visiting for the week, so we're taking advantage of the built in babysitters and planning on hitting up either <a href="https://www.gladmat.no/events/gladmat-i-fargegaten/">Gladmat i Fargegaten</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/236511093594163/">Spiselig Byfest</a>, sans kiddo. Excited!<br />
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photo by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/graemeview/">my lovely husband</a> :)hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-16612101025039447732018-06-24T08:56:00.000+01:002018-06-24T19:05:01.971+01:00MACRAME TEETHERS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yay, another macrame project! Told you this stuff was addicting. As I mentioned in my <a href="https://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/03/bibs-teethers-babyshower-gift-sets.html" target="_blank">bibs and teethers post</a>, I have a lot of wooden rings left over (still do!), and as I have a lot of friends having babies right now, it seemed like a good idea to make some more teethers. I love giving away homemade gifts, and I think these turned out pretty cute, too!<br />
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I used the same t-shirt yarn I used for the <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/05/macrame-plant-hanger.html" target="_blank">macrame plant hangers</a>, so I didn't end up buying any new materials for this project either. I did some simple techniques I found on pinterest, tied them off and then trimmed the ends. Pretty happy with the result!<br />
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The <a href="https://www.petiteknit.com/collections/adult/products/vertical-stripes-sweater?variant=533302870024" target="_blank">Vertical Stripes Sweater by Petite Knit</a>, probably in a color similar to the photo. I love Petite Knit's patterns, and this looks like such a versatile and wearable sweater.<br />
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A <a href="https://www.sandnesgarn.no/setesdal-8" target="_blank">Setesdal Sweater from Sandnes Garn</a> for Oscar (though I'd love to knit a matching one for Graeme too!), perhaps with charcoal as the base color. This is a Norwegian classic, and I haven't really knitted a multi-colored pattern like this before, so might be fun to try?<br />
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The <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/homestead-6" target="_blank">Homestead Shawl by Melody Hoffman</a> in a dark green. I already have some angora yarn from Pickles I'd probably use for this. I've also never knitted a shawl before, so maybe it's time?<br />
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The <a href="https://www.petiteknit.com/collections/adult/products/no-frills-cardigan?variant=45769414280" target="_blank">No Frills Cardigan by Petite Knit</a> in a maroon-y color, because I loved the No Frills Sweater so much and I'd love a cardigan version. Can't have enough cardigans!<br />
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Help!hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-19649157051150999302018-06-05T10:26:00.000+01:002018-07-17T08:36:39.480+01:00CURRENTLY IN JUNE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>enjoying</i> the insanely warm weather we've had recently! It's been out-of-character warm and sunny, to the point where the fire department has gone out and banned everyone from having bbqs because it's so dry and the risk of forest fires are so high. Still no rain clouds in sight!<br />
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<i>reading</i> a book on physics, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35187175-storm-in-a-teacup" target="_blank">Storm in a Teacup</a>. I attended three high schools and basically chose biology each time I started a new school, so I've never actually had any physics in school. Maybe about time i learn something about how this world works, right?<br />
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<i>watching </i><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7768848/" target="_blank">Wild Wild Country</a>.<br />
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<i>knitting </i>a sweater. Still working on my <a href="https://www.petiteknit.com/collections/adult/products/copy-of-ingen-dikkedarer-sweater?variant=27831340296" target="_blank">No Frills Sweater</a> from Petite Knit. I had a bit of a knitting hiatus for about two months, but I am back at it again and have now run out of yarn! I've been having a bit of a search online and have found it in a yarn shop in Denmark (the colorway is out of production and can't seem to find it anywhere else!), but the shipping costs are a little higher than I was hoping. If anyone has any spare Baby Silk from Du Store Alpakka in colorway 318, hit me uppp!<br />
<i><br />eating</i> a lot of rhubarb from the garden. Over the weekend I made a crumble, rhubarb juice as well as <a href="https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/fruit-recipes/rhubarb-sorbet-with-pistachio-brittle/" target="_blank">rhubarb sorbet</a>. The sorbet recipe is a winner for sure! (And the simplest one too!)<br />
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<i>flying </i>off to London tomorrow for my friend's hen party! I am SO excited.hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107605708179244567.post-53409777604330157202018-05-30T08:39:00.000+01:002018-05-30T08:49:22.884+01:00MACRAME PLANT HANGERS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love knitting and crochet, and I really enjoyed my weaving project, so is anyone surprised that I tried macrame and loved that too?<br />
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Honestly, I don't know why i haven't tried macrame before haha. It's such a satisfying craft. So much so that in pretty much the same sitting, I ended up making another project too (which I'll probably share later), and I have so many ideas for other macrame projects I want to try. I mean, I literally went to bed that night and ended up dreaming about macrame. I'm also a little bit sad that I already own a hammock--what an amazing macrame project that could have been! I want to macrame everything.<br />
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To make these, I used wooden rings leftover from my <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2018/03/bibs-teethers-babyshower-gift-sets.html" target="_blank">fabric teethers</a>, some old t-shirt yarn and tutorials and techniques I found on pinterest. The t-shirt yarn is actually leftovers from an abandoned project years ago. Anyone remember <a href="http://flat3-6.blogspot.com/2015/05/work-in-progress-pickles-puff-mama.html" target="_blank">this knitted poof project</a>? Yeah, it ended up as a bit of a ufo, just lying around waiting for me to get the motivation to finish it, before I eventually admitted to myself that it just wasn't happening and that it was time to unravel it. And by then, Graeme had actually bought a very similar poof for Oscar's nursery anyway. But yay for reusing old materials in new projects, and not just going out to get more craft supplies every time a creative whim strikes! That might be my goal for next year actually, to only do projects using stuff I already have. Should be doable with all the craft materials I'm hoarding!<br />
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Here they are hanging in their natural habitat. Have you tried any new crafts that you've ended up absolutely loving recently?hildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00501594995214090445noreply@blogger.com0