Criss Cross Shawl

My Criss Cross Shawl is finished! It was a bit hard to take a good picture of myself wearing it (my arms are just not long enough), but here it is:


Mijn Criss Cross sjaal is af! Het was een beetje moeilijk om een goede foto van mezelf te maken waarop ik hem om heb (mijn armen zijn gewoon te kort), maar hier is ie dan:


Pattern: Criss Cross Shawl (inspired by Yarnivation)
Materials: Opal Uni - 1415
Amount: 100 grams
Fiber Source: Wolhalla
Needles: 4.5mm

Criss Cross Shawl

Well, the weaving is done. Had to be carefull to do it the right way, but it turned out nicely. AND I've got enough wool left to finish it! So no problems after all. Just another day of knitting and a lot of loose ends to fasten.

Het weven is klaar. Ik moest goed opletten dat ik het goed deed, maar het is gelukt. EN ik heb nog ruim genoeg wol over om de sjaal af te maken! Geen enkel probleem dus. Nog een dagje breien en dan een hele hoop losse eindjes om af te hechten.

I love Widgets!

For those of you who don't know what a Widget is; they're those things in the sidebar on the left that tell you what books I read, what music I listen too, etc. I don't know if anyone ever looks at them (I know I do when I see them at other blogs), but I just love them. I found a new one today showing you my VisualDNA.

Knitting meme

I found this idea at her site. The idea is to mark with bold the things you have done, and in Italics the things you would like to do sometime. I liked the idea so here is my meme:

Afghan
I-cord
Garter stitch
Knitting with metal wire
Shawl
Stockinette stitch
Socks: top-down
Socks: toe-up
Knitting with camel yarn
Mittens: Cuff-up
Mittens: Tip-down
Hat
Knitting with silk
Moebius band knitting
Participating in a KAL
Sweater
Drop stitch patterns
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn
Slip stitch patterns
Knitting with bananafiber yarn
Domino knitting (=modular knitting)
Twisted stitch patterns
Knitting with bamboo yarn
Two end knitting
Charity knitting
Knitting with soy yarn
Cardigan
Toy/doll clothing
Knitting with circular needles
Baby items
Knitting with your own handspun yarn
Slippers
Graffitti knitting (knitting items on, or to be left on the street)
Continental knitting
Designing knitted garments
Cable stitch patterns (incl. Aran)
Lace patterns
Publishing a knitting book
Scarf
Teaching a child to knit
American/English knitting (as opposed to continental)
Knitting to make money
Button holes
Knitting with alpaca
Fair Isle knitting
Norwegian knitting
Dying with plant colours
Knitting items for a wedding
Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cosies...)
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items)on two circulars
Olympic knitting
Knitting with someone elses handspun yarn
Knitting with dpns
Holiday related knitting
Teaching a male how to knit
Bobbles
Knitting for a living
Knitting with cotton
Knitting smocking
Dying yarn
Steeks
Knitting art
Knitting two socks (or other small tubular items) on two circulars simultaneously
Fulling/felting
Knitting with wool
Textured knitting
Kitchener BO
Purses/bags
Knitting with beads
Swatching
Long Tail CO
Entrelac
Knitting and purling backwards
Machine knitting
Knitting with selfpatterning/selfstriping/variegating yarn
Stuffed toys
Baby items
Knitting with cashmere
Darning
Jewelry
Knitting with synthetic yarn
Writing a pattern
Gloves
Intarsia
Knitting with linen
Knitting for preemies
Tubular CO
Freeform knitting
Short rows
Cuffs/fingerless mits/armwarmers
Pillows
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine
Rug
Knitting on a loom
Thrummed knitting
Knitting a gift
Knitting for pets
Shrug/bolero/poncho
Knitting with dog/cat hair
Hair accessories
Knitting in public

The Last Knit

Found this on YouTube, about a woman obsessed with knitting. Women beware!

Concert

Yeah!! I'm going to a Cat Empire concert at the end of the month in Amsterdam! The Cat Empire have been my favourite band ever since I saw them at the Oerol Festival this summer. They are very famous in Australia, but no one has heard about them over here. But they are absolutely great. So I'm very, very happy to go see them again. Can't wait till the 29th!!

Joepie! Ik ga naar een concert van The Cat Empire eind van deze maand in de Melkweg, Amsterdam! The Cat Empire is mijn favoriete band sinds ik ze deze zomer op het Oerol Festival heb gezien. Ze zijn hartstikke beroemd in Australie, maar hier heeft niemand van ze gehoord. Maar ze zijn echt fantastisch (vooral life). Dus ik ben super, super blij dat ik ze weer ga zien. Kan bijna niet wachten tot de 29e!!

So here is a bit of promotion for my favourite band! Great song, great lyrics.
En dan nu een beetje reclame voor mijn favoriete band; swingend lied, prima tekst!



The Cat Empire on MySpace

Problem?

I think I'm going to start the weaving part today. I'm just a little bit worried. This was supposed to be a one-skein-project (at least that was my idea), but I'm afraid my one skein won't be enough. And I only have one skein!

Ik denk dat ik vandaag met het weefgedeelte ga beginnen. Ik maak me alleen een klein beetje zorgen. De bedoeling was om deze sjaal met één bol wol te maken (dat was tenminste mijn idee), maar ik ben bang dat het niet genoeg is. En ik heb maar één bol!