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Hi there.<br />
It`s been quiet from me a long time now. A lot of stuff has happened, and we lost our beloved Ebba November 10. 2014. It crushed us to pieces - she was such a special girl.<br />
You will be in our hearts and thoughts forever, Ebba. <br />
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Here is a photo from her last birthday - 10 years old. Look at those eyes. <br />
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<br />29.07.2004-10.11.2014.<br />
R.I.P., Ebba, untill we meet again.<br />
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*************************************************************<br /><br /><br />The only thing I knew for sure, was that a house without a dog is not a home for me.<br />
So we started searching for a Samoyed puppy.<br /><br />
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I want you to meet the newest member of my family. This is Hedda - she is a Samoyed and she sure is keeping us busy. She was born November 8. 2014 and moved in with us January 7.2015. <br />
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Here she is with Fenris (Ebba´s brother) just weeks before he past away in March 2015.<br />
R.I.P. big boy. <br />
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And here Hedda is in March 2016. All grown up and ready for everything fun.<br />
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She has a beautiful boyfriend that she plays with every week - Raja, a Finnish Lapphund.<br />
They love each other deeply. <br />
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The plan is to spin some yarn of the Samoyed fluff, but Hedda is holding on to it hard for now. Hopefully she will let go of the puppy fluff when the heat is coming. *lol*<br />
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Have a nice weekend - where ever you are. <br />
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monohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06101937798916112515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893024529977969343.post-57866256256240751052013-01-08T21:59:00.002+01:002013-01-08T22:01:16.911+01:00New Year - New Possibilities! =)Hopefully 2013 will be a better year for me healthwise, and then I might manage to get this blog up and running again... =)<br />
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I have gotten some stuff done, though - here I will show some of the things I finished.<br />
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This summer I finally got around to spin some more Chiengora = dogs wool. I have spun it with predrafted silk hankies, and I like the result very much. Some of the singles I plied with f.i. Merino or Polwarth like <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/mono/stash/handspun-arkanbrakar---chiengora-samojed--mulberry-silk-hankies" target="_blank">this</a> - Chiengora Samojed + Mulberry silk hankies plied with Merino-silk.<br />
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These supersoft and fuzzy skeins were given to the owner of the Samojeds. She was very happy! =)
This summer I also tried weaving for the first time, and I whipped up some scarfs! Who had thought that weaving would be so much fun?! =)
<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/mono/handspun--woven-silk-scarf---browns">Here</a> is scarf number 3 - using mostly handspun silk yarns.<br />
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I also spun some Chiengora Samojed with dyed silk hankies that I kept as a singles, and I used that singles as weft and handspun silk yarn and some commercial silk yarn as warp. I wondered how the energized singles would behave in weaving, and I think it turned out great! The more the scarf is handled, the softer it gets! =)
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When I first started spinning 2 years ago, I thought I would never spin crazy artyarn. But after I tried I realized it is SO cool and that the possibilities are endless!! =)<br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/mono/stash/handspun-organic-merino---corespun" target="_blank">Corespun organic merino</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/mono/stash/handspun-corespun---rusty-cage---cormo-locks" target="_blank">Corespun Cormo locks</a> with silk add-ins<br />
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...that turned into <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/mono/handspun-cowl-with-button---cormo" target="_blank">this buttoned cowl/scarf</a>. =)<br />
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I have wanted to dye my fiber and yarns for a long time, and I finally got around to try. This is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/mono/stash/handspun-corespun---organic-handpainted-merino---blues" target="_blank">organic Merino</a> I dyed myself before corespinning it.<br />
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My sister wanted a blue hat, so I made <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/mono/handspun-baggy-hat---organic-handpainted-merino" target="_blank">this for her</a> out of the corespun yarn. I made it reversible and with a doubled brim. =)<br />
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Another corespun yarn turned into a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/mono/stash/handspun-corespun-baby-alpaca---white" target="_blank">bouclé type yarn</a> when I plied it a special way.<br />
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This <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/mono/stash/handspun-corespun---two-if-by-hand-mixed-bfl" target="_blank">corespun BFL</a> - at least some of it <br />
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..turned into a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/mono/handspun-cowl---twilight" target="_blank">cool buttoned cowl</a> for myself. =)<br />
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This <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/mono/handspun-scarf" target="_blank">scarf</a> with very long fringes were made of corespun Cormo locks. Supersoft and cool! =)<br />
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I also entered <a href="http://www.bothwellspinin.com.au/index.php/upcoming-events/2013-spin-in/" target="_blank">the Longest Thread Competition 2013</a> (Electric spinner) with my attempt to spin as thin as I managed. I used raw <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/mono/stash/handspun-natural-white---washed-cormo-locks" target="_blank">Cormo locks</a>, and my second attempt got ca. 270 meters 2-ply from ca. 12 grams wool. Even though that is really thin and a lot thinner than I thought I could do, it is not even close to what the winners manage... *lol*<br />
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I have spun a lot more yarns in 2012 and crafted more projects, but this was a little summary of the new things I have tried. =)<br />
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And as most of us are getting a little older, what better to start this new year with a beautiful song?<br />
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Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAdmeP8RxUc&feature=share&list=LLTPzMWoEuGp4qm76GgoksRw" target="_blank">Landslide</a> - Live 1975.<br />
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<br />monohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06101937798916112515noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893024529977969343.post-82802644503620554362012-09-30T18:19:00.001+02:002012-09-30T19:57:20.538+02:00Keeping Me Alive Fingerless Mitts - Pattern available in norwegian now! =)<span style="color: #ff6600; font-weight: bold;">Keeping Me Alive Fingerless Mitts</span> (norwegian only)
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Madelinetosh Tosh Merino in the Iris colorway:<br />
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Name of this pattern is as usual inspired by great music!
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers song <a href="http://youtu.be/-ioIuyLWVf4">Keeping Me Alive</a>. Enjoy! =)<br />
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Edit: Da har jeg endret linken - håper det funker nå! =)<br />
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It is the Midnight Sky Handspun Boyfriend Scarf - knit in supersoft and silky handspun baby alpaca fiber from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/UpstreamAlpacas">Upstream Alpacas</a>. I love that fiber! I can`t get enough of that fiber! *lol*<br />
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I had an idea of a shawl with the petals of a flower around the edge, and this is the first try. I am quite happy with it, but I am not a fan of the yarn... Everyone seems to love it, but I just can`t understand why... *lol*<br />
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Pattern - my design: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/darling-darling-stay-with-me-shawlette">Darling Darling Stay With Me Shawlette</a><br />
Materials: 51 grams lace weight yarn - tULLiBaLL`s I en tynn tråd; 4,5 mm needles.<br />
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As usual, the shawlette is named after a songtitle! I like the Hellacopters cover the best, so here it is - Darling Darling:<br />
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Enjoy! =)monohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06101937798916112515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893024529977969343.post-42826074303063278312011-06-17T18:17:00.000+02:002011-06-17T18:17:39.472+02:00Ebba - Always In My Head Shawlette =)I am SO happy with this little cloud of a shawl! =)<br />
I used about 88 grams of my handspun Ebba&Polwarth - 1 thread dogswool from my sweetheart Ebba and 1 thread Polwarth - on 5,5 mm needles. I wanted a softer and more romantic edging on this shawlette, so I made a new edging with a crochet bind off on the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/out-of-my-head-shawlette">Out Of My Head Shawlette</a>. =)<br />
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The updatet pattern for the Out Of My Head (Lace) Shawlette is suitable for both lace weight yarns or for making a larger shawl in heavier yarn. It is your choice - and it is all in the same pattern-pdf! =)<br />
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The first version with just the little Shawlette looks like this:<br />
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And the new version with both sizes looks like this:<br />
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If you look at the different <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/out-of-my-head-shawlette/people">projects</a> using this pattern posted on Ravelry, there is several different ways to block the shawlette. Be creative! =)<br />
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But they are SO cute! I saw them right after they picked their way out! *aaaaawww*<br />
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I have made a larger version of the Out Of My Head Shawlette this week. I am very happy with the result. The modified pattern will be available in a while. =)<br />
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Pattern: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/out-of-my-head-shawlette">Out Of My Head Lace Shawlette</a>.<br />
Yarn: ca. 51 grams and ca. 450 meters of tULLiBaLL`s I en tynn tråd, 80% merino + 20% silk on 4,5 mm needles.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5710511071/" title="Out Of My Head Lace Shawlette - tULLiBaLL, I en tynn tråd IMG_5511 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/5710511071_ed48be773d_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Out Of My Head Lace Shawlette - tULLiBaLL, I en tynn tråd IMG_5511"></a><br />
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tULLiBaLL var en hyggelig overraskelse! Nydelig, mykt og vakkert! Godt å strikke av, også! =)<br />
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Jeg har dessverre ikke hatt overskudd til å sjekke blogger i det siste, men jeg ønsker med dette alle en deilig mai-helg! =)monohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06101937798916112515noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893024529977969343.post-37889470512723345522011-05-07T23:14:00.000+02:002011-05-07T23:14:42.930+02:00And then some... =)Jeg har kost meg ute i dag - på nye trammen i sola. Og i dag kunne jeg faktisk sitte i bare trøya! *yey*<br />
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Her er noe av resultatet - de fleste er på plass i butikken <a href="http://epla.no/shops/monamono/">her</a>. Velkommen inn! =)<br />
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En nyhet er perler av metall. De er skinnende blanke, små og lette og lyser opp i strikketøyet! Det kommer snart sett i sølvfarget metall, også. =)<br />
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Håper solen har varmet dere i dag, også! Ha en fin søndag! =)monohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06101937798916112515noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893024529977969343.post-2283009646149516942011-04-16T23:33:00.000+02:002011-04-16T23:33:09.448+02:00Purple Haze! =)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5267/5625317366_abff648632_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="364" width="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5267/5625317366_abff648632_z.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Nye sett med perler av lys lilla ametyst er <a href="http://epla.no/shops/monamono/">tilgjengelige</a> nå! Velkommen inn! =)<br />
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You can download the pdf here: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/dls/mona-mono-designs/62779?filename=Made_by_Mona_mono_-_Out_Of_My_Head_Shawlette_-_english_with_chart.pdf">download now</a> =)<br />
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A BIG thanks to <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/gyldenkron">gyldenkron</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/pakkalakka">pakkalakka</a>, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/gvild">gvild </a>and <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/siljadevine">siljadevine </a>for help with test-knitting the pattern and finding my errors. <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/siljadevine">siljadevine</a> also helped with the chart!<br />
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This time I used ca. 52 grams handspun merino on 5 mm needles. The colour is Bruised Grape - handdyed by <a href="http://www.rhonna.net/">Trenchwork</a>. Love it! Supersoft and squishy to spin and knit! =)<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5589001592/" title="Out Of My Head Shawlette - Handspun merino - Bruised grape IMG_4834 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img alt="Out Of My Head Shawlette - Handspun merino - Bruised grape IMG_4834" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5070/5589001592_a5e501599d_z.jpg" width="505" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5588999672/" title="Out Of My Head Shawlette - Handspun merino - Bruised grape IMG_4833 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img alt="Out Of My Head Shawlette - Handspun merino - Bruised grape IMG_4833" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5270/5588999672_d82b1619c6_z.jpg" width="492" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5589020624/" title="Out Of My Head Shawlette - Handspun merino - Bruised grape IMG_4844 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img alt="Out Of My Head Shawlette - Handspun merino - Bruised grape IMG_4844" height="546" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5589020624_48abc8679b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5588420331/" title="Out Of My Head Shawlette - Handspun merino - Bruised grape IMG_4841 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img alt="Out Of My Head Shawlette - Handspun merino - Bruised grape IMG_4841" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5588420331_043f7ee65a_z.jpg" width="541" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5546868259/" title="Håndspunnet merino - Bruised Grape, 650 m en-trådet og 105 gr - fra Rhonna IMG_4715 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img alt="Håndspunnet merino - Bruised Grape, 650 m en-trådet og 105 gr - fra Rhonna IMG_4715" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5140/5546868259_e49222ab1e_z.jpg" width="464" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5390572173/" title="Gevinst fra Spinnerens Hjem - Rhonna - Merino top og Tussah Silk top. IMG_4263 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img alt="Gevinst fra Spinnerens Hjem - Rhonna - Merino top og Tussah Silk top. IMG_4263" height="446" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5095/5390572173_43f2da45d7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Here is another beautiful song from J. Mascis acustic album - Too Deep. Enjoy! =)<br />
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Tusen takk til <a href="http://gnist-by-gitte.blogspot.com/">Gitte</a> for nominering i det skjulte! *ler*<br />
Hun lager de lekreste smykker der hun kombinerer ulike materialer og teknikker - se bare her i <a href="http://gnist-by-gitte.blogspot.com/">bloggen</a> og i <a href="http://epla.no/shops/gnist/">butikken</a> hennes! =)<br />
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Om du vil stemme på mitt eller et av de andre bidragene i kategorien for bilder finner du den <a href="http://handlaga2011.blogspot.com/2011/03/stem-i-kategori-7-bilde.html#comments">her</a> og oversikt over alle kategoriene <a href="http://handlaga2011.blogspot.com/">her</a>. Utrolig mange flotte bidrag! =)<br />
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I have listened to it non stop since - of course with much better sound than this will give you, but I gotta share NOW! ;)<br />
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Enjoy - J Mascis acoustic! )<br />
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PS! Har laga et par vårfriske pakker med bokmerker/mønstermerker som legges ut i <a href="http://epla.no/shops/monamono/">butikken </a>i dag! ;)<br />
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I present to you the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/out-of-my-head-shawlette">Out Of My Head Shawlette</a> - a new design by Mona mono! =)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5567648103/" title="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4757 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img alt="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4757" height="618" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5100/5567648103_96ff094ca6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5567639819/" title="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4750 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img alt="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4750" height="438" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5270/5567639819_46e0d8257d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5568211642/" title="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4732 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img alt="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4732" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5058/5568211642_86527ca6ac_z.jpg" width="446" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5567621147/" title="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4729 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img alt="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4729" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5256/5567621147_f869d9ab93_z.jpg" width="438" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5567668741/" title="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4739 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img alt="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4739" height="425" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5103/5567668741_26a299e742_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5567666857/" title="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4746 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img alt="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4746" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5052/5567666857_33c3463bfd_z.jpg" width="427" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59217431@N00/5568243394/" title="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4763 by mona.mono, on Flickr"><img alt="Out Of My Head Shawlette - handspun Polwarth - Light in August IMG_4763" height="576" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5098/5568243394_0fd0b1df25_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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Usage: ca. 81 gr. and ca. 330 meters handspun light fingering weight yarn on 5 mm needles.<br />
Yarn: Light in August, Polwarth from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/brideflightstudios">Bride Flight Studios</a> on etsy.<br />
Pattern: This is my design and I am writing down the pattern, and hopefully it will be available soon in some form. =)<br />
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The shawlette is named after the beautiful song by <a href="http://www.petemolinari.co.uk/">Pete Molinari</a> - Look What I Made Out (Of My Head Ma), since the first one was made as a gift for my mother. But I felt like shortening it up a bit for some reason… *lol*<br />
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Den har 10 fastsittende markører som du kan bruke til å telle omganger. Dette er kjekt ved f.eks. fletter, forkortede rader etter et visst antall omganger osv. Det kan se litt klumpete ut på bildene, men strikkefiskene er lette og tar liten plass på pinnen. <br />
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Den er enkel i bruk, og du kan velge om du vil feste karabinkroken i strikketøyet på stedet du vil markere eller om du vil stikke den øverste markøren inn på pinnen. Deretter er det bare å hekte på markørene i regnbue-farge etterhvert som du strikker nye omganger, så vet du alltid hvor mange omganger du har strikket! =)<br />
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Strikker du fletter og skal ha fletteomgang f.eks. hver 6. omgang, da bytter du plass på markøren etterhvert som du har strikket omgangene og når du kommer til 6. farge vet du at NÅ er det fletteomgang! Eller om du skal ha forkortede rader f.eks. hver 10. omgang - bytt plass på markøren på hver rettside og når du kommer til siste fargen DA har du strikket 10 riller! =)<br />
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Har du ønsker om en strikkefisk med et annet antall markører er det også mulig å få til (til en viss grad!). ;)<br />
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Velkommen <a href="http://epla.no/shops/monamono/">inn</a>! =)<br />
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Tynn, tynn tråd har blitt til et 3-tråds kjedetvunnet garn - hele 450 meter fikk jeg ut av ca. 113 gram. *yey*<br />
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Og jeg er totalt forelsket i fargene... Gyldenbrun og mørkebrun blandet med lekre toner av lilla! Bare se! =)<br />
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