Last week, at the library, I borrowed book by Karin Neuschütz *Sy mjuka djur* (Sew soft animals) inspired of Waldorf pedagogic. There are many beautiful patterns from the animal world. As we have at home al least eight teddy bears but none cat, I decided to make one.
Joakims old trousers were used as material. Pattern was easy, it took just one afternoon to sew the cat, to stuff it and to make nose with eyes.
I should say, that I am not at all the sewing person. I like much better to knit or to crochet. But as this kitten was easy and fun to do, I like pretty much how it turned out!
There is a rocking chair kept from the childhood of my boyfriend. As our child can use it now, I decided to make some soft mat to put on the chair. I used yarn Wendy Party which I bought through internet auction shop tradera.com. As I bought 5 different colours and one was not enough, I used two colours 554 and 556.
Those socks I made for the grandmother of my boyfriend. Mor means mother in Swedish and mormor then is the mothers’ mother. She loved the violet colors. Yarn from Marks&Kattens Superwash Safir, 100% wool. Colors 1506 and 1505. I wanted to make special socks with a pattern, so I knitted some simple design.
I thought about felting from wool for a long time, but just yesterday I bought wool felting needles and description and made this Ladybird.
I bought a pile of different yarns. 
At one festival booth they had such scarves already knitted. Of course they draw my attention. Best part in that story is that one seller just made the scarf and I saw that processing is very easy. So, of course I bought that yarn, a lot of yarn- to be able to make scarves for me and some friends. That was yarn from OnLine Linie 194 Solo, 50% merino wool, 50% acrylic. 
Colour 0011 for red-orange-yellow and 0013 for blue-bluer-bluest. 
Quite soon I finished that yarn, kept one scarf for myself and give away others.I also published photos in other internet based communities. Then I got a lot of interest from friends and questions from some if I could make such a scarf for them. Of 
course, why not? Just wasn’t able to buy more yarn from that company, cause that shop is quite far away. But in other yarn shop I saw
similar yarn from Schoeller + Stahl Aloha Stripes, 100% acrylic. I bought yarn in light red- dark red- black (0007) for my former teacher and colour called cayenne (0003) for the good friend of mine.
I made this scarf in December, 2007 before my friend Tine 
came to 
From the beginning I wasn’t so sure about colours, but then when Tine came in to our apartment, she wore the sweater in the same palette and I was delighted.
Some days ago Berroco gave out free pattern, called Bluebird. It was so sweet that I didn’t hesitate and made one. I used 
from Schachenmayr nomotta, 100% cotton, colours 0201, 0050 and 0208. Needle size 
I saw the pattern many times for sure, and then thought: oh, how nice! But never saw it made by me, cause I don’t know any person so interested in computers or in Matrix. But then…… one day, there was a window popping up from Skype. Word by word the person writing to me seemed very nice. Then he and his friend came to city were we live, we met first at restaurant then some days later at our home.
After talking and chatting I wanted to make for him something with my own hands, as I sometimes do for my friends. Then I saw the scarf’s pattern again and as Davide is the software engineer and besides likes Matrix, I decided: let the scarf be made!
Black yarn I found at home from my boyfriend mothers stash. Green one I bought.
By the way, did you read the message, Davide?
Our good friends had a wedding at August, 2007. Shortly before, I bought a kit with flower to cross-stitch my present for them. Soon I realised, that it will take a loooooong time, but ok, I thought, it will take as long time as it is needed. I went to wedding with card which said, that present will came later. So I worked hard on that pattern, but after discussing with one my friend, also stitcher, she said: oh, those flowers, 
I made one; it took my 4 years to finish. I got afraid and started to look after another pattern. Found one in the internet. As the pattern originally is from Russian dealer, they didn’t use thread which I am acquainted with (like DMC or Anchor). So, colour palette we needed to find out ourselves (there I got help from my boyfriend). Time went, I sew this piece of art and it gets ready. Then we started to look after some frame. Easier said than done. Frame studios here in 
Then by compassion my boyfriend finished this picture. Frame we bought in curiosity shop and gave to frame studious person to make everything ready.
So finally in the weekend we gave it over to friends who get married already for 5 month ago.
Better late than never, says old Latvian proverb.
Have you heard that children are growing as mushrooms? The time has came when my child didn´t fit any more in most of the sweaters or cardigans. So, I took the needles, found the pattern in old magazine and started to knit something colorful. Orange (2209) and green yarn Familia from Pingouin. As well as Big Verona from Järbo garn colour 021. I knit it quite quickly, but as usual the longest time took to make it together.
This pattern I saw on magazines *Simple Knitting* attachment *2008 calendar*. Sweater was made from other yarn, but I wanted to try this. It is incredible how many mistakes had the pattern while I was knitting and trying to understand how and what to do next. If I would be a beginner, I just would have given up. There were mistakes in description, in charts and in diagrams. But anyhow, I tried to think what should I do and somehow finished the project.
Yarn Susanna by G-B, 88% Acrylic and 12% Polyester, color 5. There are 350 g per skein, but I used up just 200 g. So there are 150 left for some other project. Needles 5 (both circular and usual).
Sweater could be a little longer and that I can change later with making some more ribs downwards. Good that it is warm.
Sometimes, if I am too slow to get up in the morning and it is cold in the apartment, then I have no chance to get poncho of my boyfriend who also loves it, cause it is so warm.
Since I’ve been in to the community Ravelry I hardly have a time for other things, not to mention knitting or crocheting or even updating my blogg. Ravelry is very good help with organising yarns, projects and patterns. One can join relevant groups of interests, look on other people works and get a huge amount of new ideas. But that takes time...
Still, I don’t regret!!!!
I started to knit mittens for my boyfriend short before New Years Eve. Then when just little was left, I run out from the light green colour yarn. It didn’t bother me so much, I though, ok after holydays I am going to yarn shop and buy a new stain. But... when in yarn shop I get know that this yarn is not in production any more ;o( So, I had just two possibilities: 1) not to believe the seller and try to find yarn somewhere else or 2) try to do something different about mittens. 
