Zombie socks finished!

My sons zombie-socks  (pattern available for free on Ravelry) have been finished for a while now; I love how the yarn stripes quite randomly. Son loves them too; wonderfully soft (Shepherd sock from Lornas laces, it will be interesting to see how durable this soft yarn is). Grandpa was quite puzzled; why knit socks with lotsa holes? The pattern is lovely, easy to memorize and adds a lovely elasticity and good fit to the sock. Will make in a solid or semisolid colour too!

Zombie sock beeing born

First aid nurse at a Summerfestival, hopefully everyone stays healthy, working on the Zombie sock!:) 

Stashed!

Got a wonderful addition to my yarn collection the other day; Zombie BBQ from Lornas laces. And now that I have finished the summer socks I can start on the hideous Zombie socks to oldest son.:)

Finished project!

Finished my summer socks today, made from Schoeller+Stahl Cotton Stretch. Love the colours and the feel of the yarn; cosy but not too warm. Its also very stretchy so I expect them to keep their shape for quite some time. The pattern is from Drops summer collection.

Happiness

Happiness is a rather elusive thing, and sometimes I feel I can be both happy and unhappy.
Lately things have been rather stressful, and in the end even beeing around people one loves tends to feel stressful.
I just yearn to cocoon myself up in my own little chamber of books and art and beautiful things. Unwind, kind of reset the system to factory settings. Start from zero. Just paint my palm and press it onto a paper just to see I leave a visible, tangible print.

So, books. Thank you mankind, for producing this multitude of literary miracles to enjoy!
Two books I've enjoyed, one for the story; The Help. What a book! This story about maids in the american south was really touching and so exiting. Filled with the bitterness of the injustice and still told with the most humane touch.
The other book is quite another story, and if it would be for just the story it would be a lousy book. But the amazing illustrations of Agatha Kawa makes the book come alive, for a brief moment. The book tells the childhood story of William Morris, one of the leaders of the Arts and Crafts movement in England. I love his designs, so this book is a nice addition to my collection of books, but i wish they would have put more effort into developing the story. But the pictures! Oh!
The swedish edition (that I have)

Yeah. These things reload my batteries. Something to be grateful for! :)

Violets are red and roses are blue...

...and sparkly! All is grey and dull outside; what better then than kitschy blue glittering roses of paper! I found this wonderful template and tutorial for paper roses and you can do millions of different projects with them. Here is my blue ....

Christmas!

Christmas is a great reason to make pretty things, like paper roses from old discarded library books and cake decorations.