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my boyfriend went to tokyo this morning, so i really need to think happy thoughts this week. this video sets the standard.

tea for two

after living in chinatown for a week, we somehow feel that we´ve been to China, as well as N.Y. you can say many things about the chinese (strange food-habits for example), but they sure know their cup of tea. we bought a whole lot of kitchen-supplies there, but most of them are presents, so i can´t show them yet. we bought the cutest tea-set for the two of us, so we can have a romantic breakfast with tea every day.

we also bought a lot of rose-tea. mm. and it smells wonderful as well.



i´ve been wanting a transparent teapot for a while, and since we bought a bag of tea-flowers, we had to get one, so we can see the flower as it blooms in the hot water. it´s such a magical sight, and i´m really looking forward to trying them out.

home sweet home

we came home today, after a week in New York. we left norway with one suitcase weighing about 17 kilo, and returned with 51. this picture shows everything we bought, exept food and candy. I´ll put out some more pictures later, but i am very tired from both the trip and the time difference right now. have a great weekend!

new york!

ses snart / see you soon

<3

british sheep breeds

jeg er stolt av å presentere min første jakke strikket etter mønster; jakken "Grasmere" fra Rowans nyeste purelife-hefte, strikket i Purelife British sheep breeds. den har vært ferdig en ukes tid, men jeg har vært litt surrete den siste uka. jeg er kjempeforøyd, og den passer godt til den britiske skolejente-aktige stilen som jeg liker så godt. bildene er tatt med mobil og kvaliteten er deretter, men da rakk jeg hvertfall å poste den før jeg reiser bort. (som man kan se på bildet under er jeg litt sjenert, så det er greit at det ble litt uklart, hehe)

i am proud to present my first jacket knitted after pattern; "Grasmere" from Rowan´s newest Purelife-book, knitted in Purelife British sheep breeds.  i´m really happy with it, and it fits perfectly to the "british school girl"-look, that i like so much. the picture is taken with my phone-camera, and the quality is a bit bad, but i´m okay with it. i just really wanted to post it before i go on my holiday. (as you see, i´m a bit shy, so it suits me that it´s blurry, hehe)

my newest friend

i går kom en liten kjøttmeis og satte seg på armen min, og der blir den for alltid. jeg elsker fugler, og dette var min farmors favoritt-fugl, så da er det ekstra fint å ha henne med meg overalt. 

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my newest friend is this little bird "kjøttmeis". he came and sat on my arm yesterday, and now he will never leave. i love birds, and this was my grandma´s favourite. this is sort of a tribute to her, so she´s allways with me.

<3

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apropos nintendo.. i dag var Cathrine, en tidligere "sømkurs-elev" av meg, innom for å sy litt. hun har brukt lappeteknikk og sydd "1up"-soppen fra supermario og laget et putetrekk av det. jeg ble helt forelsket, og måtte bare legge det ut. snart vil det nok bo en rød nintendo-sopp i vår stue også! dette er et kjempegodt tips om man har lyst til å begynne å quilte, men ikke vet hvor man skal begynne. hvorfor ikke finne et pixlete bilde og bruke som motiv? mye morsommere enn å lage vanlig "tilfeldig" lappeteppe, pluss at man kan bruke opp de bittesmå restene sine også.

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speaking of nintendo.. today at the sewing and knitting café, a former "sewing-class student" of mine dropped by to get some help with a pillow she was working on. the pillow was quilted using a basic square pattern, where the colours shape the 1up-mushroom from supermario brothers. i fell in love instantly, and just had to share it with you. i think you might find a red mushroom in my couch some day, too. i think this is a great idea if you want to start quilting, but you´re not quite sure where to start. just find a simple picture in pixels, and use it as a pattern. it´s simple, fun and you can use all of those tiny left over pieces, that is too small for anything else.

nam

jeg har funnet bryllupskaka mi/vår!

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i found my/our weddingcake!

novemberstrikk / knitting in november

i morgen, onsdag 4.11, vil bli eneste syklubb og strikkekafé på sømsenteret november. grunnen til dette er at jeg skal til New York (jippi!) og etter at jeg er kommet hjem har jeg veldig mye å gjøre i forhold til jobben og bachelor-oppgaven min.

derfor må jo gjøre litt ekstra stas på den ene dagen vi har denne måneden. derfor blir det 40% på stoffer og garn i morgen (kun på strikkekafé, og ikke i butikken på dagen). vi kommer til å holde på fra kl 17-20, og om man ikke kommer akkurat til kl 5, er det bare å banke på vinduet der vi sitter, så låser jeg dere inn. ta med strikketøy og gjerne niste om du vil. vi stiller med kaffe og te, som alltid. om du er ny eller gammel traver, er du hjertelig velkommen!

jeg gleder meg!

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tomorrow (wednesday 4th nov.) will be the only sewing and knitting café at sømsenteret in november. the reason is that i´m going to New York (hurray!) and i´ll be working a lot after that to catch up on my bachelor-project at school.

i thought that we should do something extra nice for tomorrow, so i´m throwing myself a goodbye-party and celebrate with 40% off on fabrics and yarns tomorrow only (this means only on the knitting/sewing café, and not in the normal opening hours of the store) we will be knitting and sewing from 5 pm - 8 pm, and if you´re late, just knock on the window where we sit, so i can let you in. bring your project and feel free to bring food if you want to. i´ll make tea and coffee for everyone. new faces and regulars; you are all welcome!

i´m looking forward to (kn)it!

english, please

i´ve been considering to start writing my blog in english for a while now, and i think i´ve reached a decision; i will try to write as much as possible in both norwegian and english, but i might have some posts that are in either norwegian or english. that´s a start, at least, and we´ll see how it goes.