Just a friedly reminder to say that all the action is at minemma.com nowadays. Please redirect your feed readers and come on over!

Look!

Welcome to my new (and improved?) blog. Please stop by and say hi. I am nervous and giddy at the same time. It never seems to get "finished", so you are welcome to follow me down that road. Did I say please?

I am secretly working on transfering all my old posts to a new home. It will be up and running within a month, but I will keep the wherabouts secret until it looks fine.

Did you know that my very first post was written the 27th of October 2004? That is almost three years ago! How do you suggest I celebrate it - a competition, a cake, gifts?

My knitting WIP list is embarrasing. I tend to find clever hiding places for my WIPs whenever I run into some difficulties with the pattern. It is so silly. I should really just take a photo and ask for help. And when I cannot find my most recent WIP I tend to cast on for something new. Bah. This is what I am working on at the moment:



A little sweater for Ivar in Opal Hundertwasser yarn on 3 mm (US 2 1/2) needles.

My secret Swedish Swap Pal was the lovely Lena, who has spoiled me with wonderful and thoughtful gifts. I especially love knitting with the ebony needles she gave me. And I would never have imagined that stich holders could be so useful.

In turn, I have tried to spoil Johanna with secret parcels of yarny goodness. I suck at deadlines, but she has been really patient with me. Actually, I guess I will not participate in any more "official" swaps - but I am totally up for personal swaps. :) Btw - Saskia, I hope you are doing fine. I am busy wrapping in some cute stuff for you.

If you happen to be a Ravelry user, my identity over there is "minemma". Please do not hesitate to stop by and say hi!

Summer Solstice - Midsommar - is almost as big a holiday here in Sweden as Christmas. This year was rainy but you could still hear traditional music, dance around the maypole and put flowers in your hair.




It has been a bit of a rollercoaster lately in our family, with the death of a great-grandmother who was such a sweet person in life. Hugging her felt like holding a bird in your arms. She never had a chance to see little Ivar. Tyra called her 'Gammelmormor Skakhals', which is totally impossible to translate but would be 'Great Grandma Shaky-Chin' or something similar.

I am home alone with Ivar while our other two family member attend the funeral. It just for a few nights, but I miss them so.

Meanwhile I browse, listen to the radio, snuggle with Ivar. He giggles every time someone whispers in his ear!

Beautiful childrens clothes at Buisjes En Beugels
THE new knitting community is Ravelry. I am so exited about the invitation!

Me and the kids spent a few days at my dads house and had a lovely time exploring all the flowers, patting cats and eating outdoors. I even had some time to start a new knitting project. This will eventually (soon) turn into a little zippered baby vest for Ivar. At least I hope it will. I really hope it will. My last self-made project is currently on hold because of pattern issues (or the lack of a pattern).

The yarn is Blue Sky Alpacas Organic Cotton. I love how soft it is and how fast it knits up, but I worry about some future pilling.



Sorry for not blogging in a while. I have some updates and what better way to do is there but to show you some photos?


A lovely, yummy parcel from my Swedish Secret Pal (Hemlis) with luxorius chocolate and coffe. There is nothing left of this today...


The most recent parcel from my SP with 1-ply wool yarn from Ulspinneriet Öland (with a great scarf pattern) and a pair of beautiful Susanna's Ebony needles. I cannot wait to try all of this!


Tyra turned five this month and had at least two cakes and parties. She expressed some concern before her birthday. She said that she did not want to be five, since she do not care for becoming an adult. Tyra woke up relieved and happy to find that those thing does not happen overnight.

A lovely package arrived today from my Secret Pal, Hemlis-vännen, with two (!) pattern books, some yummy chocolate and a note. Thanks -Tack kära du! Du träffade alldeles rätt.:) I had a really hard time keeping my hands off the chocolate before I could take a photo. The books are 'Design Stickat' by Jytte Slente and 'Lust att sticka' by Katarina Brieditis. Both books gave me a lot of inspiration for new projects.



Another cute parcel arrived with an order from tinyhappy with pants for Ivar. Melissas sweet note and an extra treat made my heart skip a beat. This was also my first order on Etsy, which was a very pleasant experience.