Karin & her bears

Every wednesday, Karin joins us at the knitting club.  She has become a good friend, and we share a passion for knitting and... teddy bears.  She designs her bears herself, gives them all different names and gets them dressed in colourful scarfs.  That is where the knitting comes in...
I admire the humor she puts in the little creatures.  They have an audacious look, like a little rascal you can't be mad at because he looks so cute.
see for yourselves :

 

this one looks like her dog, Bor

and these little friends are wearing the knitted scarfs with pride.

thanks Karin for sharing - I am inspired by your bears.  And need to find the time to finish my new bear... ain't gonna happen this weekend, to busy with other stuff - or just maybe if I can get up very early....

gloves for Lisa

As promised, here are the pictures of the gloves I knitted for Lisa. 

Last year, I knitted her a hat in the same colours and pattern.  so, I thought it would be nice if she had gloves to match the hat.

She rides her bike to school, and she likes to keep her fingers free so the gloves needed to have a removable top.  The top is secured with a button if it's no used on your fingers.

I'm quite proud of myself, as I used no pattern for these gloves.  I just calculated the stiches, and started to knit.  I started with the EZ system of knitting an I-cord first, and then CO stiches from there.  the thumb needed extra stiches and all went well.  and for the top, I CO stiches straight in the knitted part, using a thread on the inside to pick up stiches. 
It sounds as complicated as it was, but in the end, the gloves are finished and she likes them !

and now for some UFO's... (unfinished objects)  Let that be  my new year's resolution : I'm going to finish all those UFO's that are waiting for me.   No new wool -- no --  I will be strong  --  I will not buy any new wool ...    Sounds a bit like an addict trying to give up on her dope....

mittens for Gaëlle

a xmas gift for the girlfriend of my youngest son Jonas.

 I knitted them from a gorgeous book I bought in the UK, called 'Homemade' by Ros Badger and Elspeth Thompson.

here are great ideas of things you can make. 
Here's a picture of how they look in the book :

They were quite easy to make, I chose 3 colours red, green and gray.  Gaëlle loves to wear reds and black, so it should go well with her garderobe.

I have another son-with-a-girlfriend, and I am knitting something for her too.  It's nearly finished, so next blog will show you what I made.

happy new year !

I hope 2012 will bring you all a lot of  happiness !

handmade europe

I found these on the handmade-europe website. 

A wise advise...

More knitted xmas decorations...

little green mittens

just hanging around the house

creating some xmas atmosphere...

Just a quick knit, but so very cute to hang all around the house....   I had fun knitting these little ones !

one scarf finished !

Winnie is a regular visitor of my knitting club.  She has been working on this scarf for a while, and has finished it yesterday.  It's in 2 colours red and gray, but the wool also changes from silky to fluffy.  It is a wonderful rich effect. 
Some time ago she went to a colour analist, and learned that she's a 'cold wintertype'.  So the strong reds and cool grays are perfect colours for her, that will match with a lot of her clothes.
She's proud of that scarf and wants to share it with you all.  

posing like a true model !

There is a crochet border all around the scarf.

A warm winter scarf to be used a lot