Mousie

My little niece had birthday earlier this month. I decided she should have a cute little mousie of her own and that this would be the perfect opportunity to finally knit Ysolda Teague´s Mousie from the book Whimsical Little Knits (you can also buy the pattern online here).  

This was the first time I knit a toy and it was surprisingly fun. The pattern starts with the tail/Icord and is knitted in the round, ending with the tip of his nose. I used léttlopi for this one and the pink yarn used for the tail, ears and nose is dyed with madder root.  This irresistible little mousie is not only really really cute, but also an extremely quick knit...

  

  

And just because I was having so much fun with my new lens... 

inspiration

Right?

You just have to keep your eyes and your mind open!

About this picture: it´s taken with my iphone on a plane 

app used: "Rhonna designs" and  "Filterstorm". 

macro

I´m fascinated by my new macro-lens and all it´s possibilities. Looking at those pictures, one can discover things that normally aren't visible. I guess it takes a lot of practice to learn how to manage a macro-lens but it´s really worth it and practicing is so much fun! Here are my first shots:

one thing I didn´t realize was how interesting portraits can turn out, using a macro-lens.

this one is one of my favorites...

Diversity

I have a mission. I really want my boys to be proud of what and who they are. I also want them to be tolerant of other people and to understand that diversity is a wonderful thing. Wouldn´t the world be a boring place if we where all the same? 

 

Winterwonderland... again

So beautiful outside at the moment....

Viktoría

The first little thing I finished this year was the collar Viktoría from the book María Heklbók. This quick little project only took me an evening to make (while watching a movie) and it´s perfect if you want to use up some of your leftover yarn. Viktoría has been on my to-do-list since I got this book and since it was so quick & easy I´m sure I´m going to make more of those. I always feel like I´m wearing my Sunday-dress when I put on a nice collar - just love them & want them in thousand different colors! 

 

Details:

I used 2 kind of cotton in my favorite colors,

Schachenmayr nomotta Catania Fine in mustard-yellow and dark brown (from "Storkurinn") 

Strikkebogen pimabomull blue/green (from "Litla Prjónabúðin")  

Crochet hook nr. 3 

I added one, last row

Apps used for this picture: Rhonda Designs (letters) and Instapicframes

New year!

Happy new year!