Höchste Ansteckungsgefahr!
Jóhanna hatte am Freitag schulfrei, und da sie mich schon seit Wochen löchert, dass ich sie in die höheren Künste der Stricktechnik einweihen soll, habe ich die Gelegenheit ergriffen, und ihr Zu- und Abnahmen beigebracht. Jetzt wird fleissig für einen Wellenschal geübt. Der soll dann natürlich auch in Blautönen gehalten sein, also haben wir schon mal nach einem passenden Muster gesucht.
Heute hat sie bestimmt eine geschlagene Stunde an meinem Laptop vor dem "Random Stripe Generator" verbracht; ein wunderbares Spielzeug für farbenliebende Stricker/innen:
http://www.kissyourshadow.com/stripe_maker.php
Gleich wollen wir noch mein Wolllager durchwühlen, um die passenden Farben zu finden - dann wirds ernst. Endlich kann ich ihr beweisen, dass man Mathe doch für etwas braucht, und wenn es nur darum geht, Maschenzahlen zu berechnen!
Verónika ist auch vom Strickfieber gepackt und übt schon seit einer Weile mit roter Wolle auf Schalbreite. Von ihrer Patentante hat sie ein quitschbuntes Garn mit silbernem Glimmerfaden bekommen; auch das soll -in Kombination mit einem flauschigen Wollfaden- zu einem Schal verarbeitet werden.
Ich habe mittlerweile auch schon ein paar schöne Projekte im Auge; werde aber vorher noch Experimente mit Filzen machen. Eine Anleitung für gefilzte Pullover hab ich mir schon besorgt. Leider gibt es die nur für Kindergrössen; aber das Vergrössern dürfte ja nicht wirklich ein Problem sein.
Jetzt werde ich erst einmal ein paar Proben mit verschiedenen Garnen und Nadelstärken stricken und in die Waschmaschine stopfen. Spannend!
Zu meinem grossen Pech habe ich vor ein paar Tagen die Webseite Ravelry.com entdeckt... Auch ein schönes Spielzeug - endlose Projekte, Anleitungen und alles, was das Stricker-Herz begehrt. *seufz* Soviel Zeit müsste man haben!
Samstag, 9. Oktober 2010
Mittwoch, 6. Oktober 2010
Zwei Socken gleichzeitig auf Rundstricknadeln stricken
Ich bin gerade völlig begeistert von der Möglichkeit, zwei Socken (oder jedes andere Stück, das man doppelt braucht) mit zwei Rundstricknadeln zu stricken. Ich habe eine tolle Anleitung hier gefunden:
http://anleitungen.bestrickendes.de/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=39&category_id=25&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=175
Es sieht am Anfang etwas verwirrend aus, aber der Kommentar und ein Versuch haben mir geholfen, mich nicht mehr zu verheddern. Der Trick liegt darin, zu verstehen, dass man, wenn man mit Nadel 1 stricken soll, in _beiden Händen_ Nadel 1 hält.
Das ist echt der Hit - jetzt kann ich wieder loslegen, weil ich mein "zweite Socken Syndrom" nicht mehr fürchten muss!
http://anleitungen.bestrickendes.de/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=39&category_id=25&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=175
Es sieht am Anfang etwas verwirrend aus, aber der Kommentar und ein Versuch haben mir geholfen, mich nicht mehr zu verheddern. Der Trick liegt darin, zu verstehen, dass man, wenn man mit Nadel 1 stricken soll, in _beiden Händen_ Nadel 1 hält.
Das ist echt der Hit - jetzt kann ich wieder loslegen, weil ich mein "zweite Socken Syndrom" nicht mehr fürchten muss!
Neues Design
So, ich habe beschlossen, mich hier ab und zu wieder zu betätigen und meinen Blog wieder aufleben zu lassen, da ja nicht alle Facebook haben oder dort schreiben wollen.
Heute habe ich ein bisschen am Layout gebastelt und den Titel verändert, denn wir sind ja jetzt nicht mehr das Dreimädelhaus... Ich werde sehen, dass ich so gut es geht, immer mal was schreibe, wahrscheinlich aber nur auf deutsch, weil es einfach schneller geht... ;)
Heute habe ich ein bisschen am Layout gebastelt und den Titel verändert, denn wir sind ja jetzt nicht mehr das Dreimädelhaus... Ich werde sehen, dass ich so gut es geht, immer mal was schreibe, wahrscheinlich aber nur auf deutsch, weil es einfach schneller geht... ;)
Dienstag, 16. September 2008
Back to normal
Dear friends,
just a short note that I'm back from Germany, girls go to school again, I'm attending a few lessons as well as I still work part time at the rehab-ward and one day a week at a local babystore.
Much to do!
I still had no time to spent for sorting out some nice pictures and I don't know when I will be able to do it; but if you want to see Júlíana, you have the chance to admire her as the breastfeeding week's cover girl. Surf on over to
www.brjostagjafavika.org
Read you soon!
just a short note that I'm back from Germany, girls go to school again, I'm attending a few lessons as well as I still work part time at the rehab-ward and one day a week at a local babystore.
Much to do!
I still had no time to spent for sorting out some nice pictures and I don't know when I will be able to do it; but if you want to see Júlíana, you have the chance to admire her as the breastfeeding week's cover girl. Surf on over to
www.brjostagjafavika.org
Read you soon!
Mittwoch, 20. August 2008
Very First Harvest
As I told you in spring, I've never done gardening before.
In german there is a saying, wich could be translated like this: "The dumbest farmer harvests the biggest potatoes". Seems as if there's some truth in it, because I digged up some really big ones the other day!
And Júlíana loves her new girly-pink colored "toys". She examined the potatoes throughly before petting them. The real stuff is as usual much more interesting than any plastic toy one can buy in a shop!
This is today's work after one hour plocking berries with the girls: 4 jars black currant jam (left w blue locks), 6 jars red currant jam (right). Sooo yummie!!
Montag, 11. August 2008
Verónika is Driving Me Crazy!
Verónika seems as if she doesn´t know what to do with her time. She is walking through our flat and preferably does one, or the other or both options:
- shee pees everywhere she sits and plays
- she cuts apart (with scissors) or carves into (with knifes) everything she finds interesting.
Our wax tablecloth already has several holes, the sofa as well, even her favorite clothes have holes because she cut out the flowers printed on them. The children´s room smells pee (and we don't know where it comes from...), she carved into her wooden bunkbed bedframe, and today she carved a hole in the linoleum floor of our living room.
For the first time, today I felt the strong urge to land her some good slaps in the face.
I have no idea what to do or how to react to this kind of cutting and carving drive of hers. Suggestions anyone? (Only those who have kids reply please.)
*GAAARGGG*
- shee pees everywhere she sits and plays
- she cuts apart (with scissors) or carves into (with knifes) everything she finds interesting.
Our wax tablecloth already has several holes, the sofa as well, even her favorite clothes have holes because she cut out the flowers printed on them. The children´s room smells pee (and we don't know where it comes from...), she carved into her wooden bunkbed bedframe, and today she carved a hole in the linoleum floor of our living room.
For the first time, today I felt the strong urge to land her some good slaps in the face.
I have no idea what to do or how to react to this kind of cutting and carving drive of hers. Suggestions anyone? (Only those who have kids reply please.)
*GAAARGGG*
Dienstag, 5. August 2008
Finally back to blog
Ok this is just a formal posting, letting you know we're back home and I wanted to break the ice concerning my blogwritings. Strange enough, it's quite difficult to get one going again after a long pause.
In short, Siggi's school ended may 20th, Jóhanna's last day in school was june 10th and Verónika left kindergarden for good june 30th. After enjoying hanging around at home endlessly in their pyjamas, we went north to visit my german friend Elsche on her farm and Siggi's family, wich means his sister Jóhanna in Akureyri and his mom in Svarfaðardalur (a valley southern of Dalvík). I have to admit I really liked the idea of going back home from holidays - or at least something that would be labelled as "holiday", but which in my opinion is something really different. The relaxing factor was missing completely and I felt really crappy most of the time.
As we moved several times and changed our location, Júlíana never got completely secure and familiar with a new surrounding. She was so busy during the days, that she was more or less nursing all night and I felt quite drained in the mornings. So being back home meens back to familiar environment, usual routine and own bed. That's quite something!
We took lots of summer pictures and I still have to prepare an album for you to take a look at.
But now I'm back to work as well, taking housekeeping tasks more seriously than ever, trying to organize school and leisure time activities in advance as well as working for my little knitting business - that's a lot I admit, but I like it.
Read you soon!
In short, Siggi's school ended may 20th, Jóhanna's last day in school was june 10th and Verónika left kindergarden for good june 30th. After enjoying hanging around at home endlessly in their pyjamas, we went north to visit my german friend Elsche on her farm and Siggi's family, wich means his sister Jóhanna in Akureyri and his mom in Svarfaðardalur (a valley southern of Dalvík). I have to admit I really liked the idea of going back home from holidays - or at least something that would be labelled as "holiday", but which in my opinion is something really different. The relaxing factor was missing completely and I felt really crappy most of the time.
As we moved several times and changed our location, Júlíana never got completely secure and familiar with a new surrounding. She was so busy during the days, that she was more or less nursing all night and I felt quite drained in the mornings. So being back home meens back to familiar environment, usual routine and own bed. That's quite something!
We took lots of summer pictures and I still have to prepare an album for you to take a look at.
But now I'm back to work as well, taking housekeeping tasks more seriously than ever, trying to organize school and leisure time activities in advance as well as working for my little knitting business - that's a lot I admit, but I like it.
Read you soon!
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