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Wednesday 10 November 2010

Yarn along in a snowy Sweden

Winter, snow, wind - it's a good company to knitting. If staying inside, that is. All Tuesday it was blowing, a lot, and snowing. Nora and Zam both love snow so poor mamma had to stay outside in that cold wind and make snow balls for both of them ;-) This is what it looked like at 3 pm. It was not as cozy as you might think.

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I did cast on a new knitting, though. This one is just for me (which means I will probably finish it in 2012 or so). It's Noro, Kureyon, and it will become a leg-warmer. Two years ago I got a ball of yarn and knitted a leg-warmer. When I went to the yarn store to get more of that yarn, they were out of that color. Forever, I realised after coming back every now and then for a couple of months (and asking, of course). Spring came, and I gave up.

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But having one leg-warmer is so pointless. Besides, it was getting cold outside and I started to long for two. I went back to the yarn store and asked them to pick out a ball of yarn that'd go with my one leg-warmer. Now I'm knitting the other one. To be used in 2013, maybe. And I'll probably look like a Noro version of Pippi Longstocking.

The book? I bought it last winter but haven't read it yet (and no, I'm not pregnant). It's three years ago I was pregnant and I think it's only now the book is somewhat easy for me to read. I picked it up again this morning and started reading.

Yarn along - read more over at Ginny's.

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15 comments:

  1. SNOW! We are just never going to get any here in Texas =( I love that colorful yarn!

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  2. Noro is such a lovely yarn, your leggings will surely be cute (and most important, warm).You could unravel the first legging and using half a ball of each to have a matching pair. But I love the idea of 'Pippi' style, charming!

    Wow! snow!

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  3. I love Noro! Your legwarmers will be beautiful!

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  4. I like the legwarmers and I can't help but love the snow photos! We will miss it now that we live so much further South!

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  5. I want to knit some leg warmers. REally..I want to knit one of everything I see on thise sweet yarn along.
    Lisa

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  6. Oh snow! My children are anxiously waiting for snow. So far we have only had flurries and that is just fine with me. I love Noro! And leg warmers would be wonderful out of it. I think after I finish my holiday knitting that a pair of leg warmers for myself may be in order. Hopefully you will get to wear yours before 2013.

    Blessings, Elizabeth

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  7. I was just thinking how glad I am that we are just getting rain right now and not snow....but it will come....and we will have it for many months!
    I was surprised how dark it was for being 3 p.m.
    Enjoy your evening of knitting....I think I may do the same thing. :)

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  8. Thank you for your sweet comments :)

    Lori ann, great idea! I thought of it for a while, but decided to go on with the "Pippi style" or else I wont finish it until 2014 ;)

    Sheila> yes it is. That's worst part of this time of the year, especially when there is not snow because snow brightens it ut a bit.

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  9. The snow is so lovely and the leg warmers are wonderful!

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  10. i love noro! i want to make some leg warmers one day too..

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  11. Oh, the weather looks so cold, but those colors are wonderfully warm!

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  12. oh, this made me laugh! I'm sure your legwarmers will be fabulous :-)

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