Kransekage:-)

Nu er det jo nytaarsaften i aften, og selvom man bor i Canada, saa boer man da have kransekage. Jeg kom dog foerst lige i tanke om det i gaar, hvor man selvfoelgelig ikke bare lige kan koere ud at koebe en (Canadierne spiser nemlig ikke kransekage, saa den skal bestilles i god tid), ja saa var der ikke andet for end selv at lave en - og det kan man da vist godt se. ha ha ha. Jeg har dog smagt paa den (lavede en ekstra ring) og den smagte nu rigtig godt, saa pyt med hvordan den ser ud, ik? Rigtig godt nytaar:-)
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It is New Years Eve tonight, and even though we live in Canada, we ought to have "kransekage'. I did not think of this until yesterday, which of course was way too late to order one (the canadians dont eat "kransekage", so you cant just go out and buy one), so I had to make one myself, which I must say you can tell. ha ha ha. But it tastes all right (I had made an extra ring, that i sampled), so who cares what it looks like, right? 
Happy New Year:-) 

Min julekjole/My Christmas Dress:-)

Som tidligere naevnt, saa har jeg allerede haft min nye symaskine i brug.
Jeg fik blandt andet syet en kjole om, som jeg koebte til et vinter bryllup, men som jeg har haft haengende i skabet siden. Kjolen var simpelthen for farverig til at vaere en lang kjole - og saa kunne jeg ikke lide at den ikke havde stropper da jeg ligesom ikke har den stoerste barm til at holde en kjole oppe:-)

(jeg undskylder paa forhaand den ringe billedkvalitet, men det er lidt svaert at selv at tage hel figursbilleder).
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As mentioned earlier, I have already been using my new sewing machine. 
Among other things, I altered a dress that I bought for a winter wedding, but since then it has just been hanging in the closet - as I found it a bit too colorful for a long dress and I did not like that it was strapless as I do not have breasts large enough to keep a dress in place:-)

(I apologize in advance for the poor picture quality, but it is pretty hard to take full figure photos on your own). 



Saadan saa kjolen ud foer (med min sorte Bh under. ups!)/The dress before (with my black bra straps showing. woops!):
 

Og efter/and after:-): 

Min foerste julegave/My first christmas present

Denne dejlige symaskine kom med posten den anden dag, og den kom straks i brug. Bordet den staar paa er ogsaa en julegave, da jeg var saa traet af altid at skulle sy ved stuebordet. Nu kan jeg sy i ro og fred i kaelderen - og hvis jeg ikke bliver faerdig saa goer det ikke noget - det maa gerne ligge indtil jeg tager det op igen. Okay nu skrev jeg lige i ro og fred, men katten Odin var helt ustyrlig den foerste aften jeg proevede paa at sy. Den skulle absolut sidde paa stoffet, eller i skoedet eller snuse til naalen - saa til sidst gav jeg op og satte Odins kurv op paa bordet - og det virkede - han spinder veltilpas i kurven, mens jeg syr - hvilket jeg syntes er noget saa hyggeligt:-)

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This beautiful sewing machine came with the mail the other day, and I started using it right away. The table that it sits on is another present, as I was getting really tired of always sewing at the dinner table. Now I can sew in peace and quiet in the basement - and if I do not finish - it`s okay, I can just leave it till next time. Okay I said peace and quiet, but Odin, our cat, was acting crazy the first night I tried to sew. If he was not sitting on the fabric, he was in my lap or trying to sniff the needle, so finally I gave up and placed his ``nest` on the table - and it worked - he sleeps in the nest while i sew, which I think is super cozy.      

Ulv + Abe/Wolf + Monkey

Jeg er efterhaanden ved at faa lavet lidt julegaver til mine niecer. Foerst proevede jeg med at lave denne ulv
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I've started to make christmas presents for my nieces. First I tried to make this wolf:

Men den er ikke blevet helt saa god som jeg gerne ville have den til at vaere - Har lavet nogle smaafejl, og saa skal jeg nok ned paa en haeklenaal nr. 3 isf 3.5, da man kan se fyldet igennem.Men jeg tror den bliver rigtig god naeste gang. Heldigvis saa kan Emma rigtig godt lide denne "proeve" ulv, saa den har hun faaet at lege med:-)
Opskriften paa ulven har jeg fundet her.
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But it is not as good as I want it to be. I have made some mistakes, and then I think I need to use a crochet hook no 3 instead of 3.5 as you can see the stuffing though the crocheting. But I think it will turn out really nice next time. Thankfully Emma likes this "test" wolf, so she now has it to play with:-)

I found the pattern for the wolf here. 

 
Jeg har ogsaa lavet denne soede abe:
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I've also made this cute monkey:

Jeg har laant opskriften paa hovedet fra denne abe. Garnet er det nye laekre oekologiske bomuldsgarn fra markno. Det hjalp selvfoelgelig ogsaa at jeg denne gang haeklede paa pind 3 og ikke lavede store synlige fejl, saa den kan jeg vidst godt vaere bekendt at give videre?
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I've borrowed the pattern for the head from this monkey.  The yarn is the new organic cotton yarn from Markno. It helped that I this time used the right size crochet hook and I did not make any big visible mistakes, so I think I can give this away?

Spidsnæsehuen er færdig:-)/the hat is done:-)

Nu er jeg endelig blevet færdig med huen til Emma:-). Det tog lidt længere tid end beregnet især fordi Odin lige syntes han skulle lege med garnet, saa det blev helt filtret og svært at strikke med. HUSK! næste gang at gemme garnet væk og IKKE lade det ligge paa bordet:-)
Jeg syntes selv  den er blevet ret saa flot.
Opskriften er lavet af Malle. Garnet er Semilla garn fra Markno.

Man kan koebe strikkekits med garn og opskrift her!

Der er ogsaa et billede af fisken. Den er strikket i det samme garn. 

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I finally finished the hat for Emma:-) It took a bit longer than expected especially because Odin decided to play with the yarn, which made it a giant rat's nest and hard to knit with. REMEMBER! next time to hide the yarn and NOT leave it on the table:-) 

I think the hat turned out rather nice. The pattern is made by Malle. The yarn is Semilla yarn from Markno.

There is also a picture of the "fish" that I finished the other day. It is made of the same yarn as the hat.

Bukserne er faerdige/the pants are done:-)

Da jeg vaagnede i morges var jeg i et super kreativt humoer, saa jeg sprang ud af sengen og fik toej paa inden Emma vaagnede og Aarons vaekkeur ringede. Det resulterede i at jeg i dag fik syet 2 par bukser til Emma, saa med det par jeg syede den anden uge, saa er det hele 3 par!!!! - Paa listen over ting jeg skal lave staar der kun at jeg skal sy 2 par, men jeg var lige saa godt i gang saa jeg syntes lige at jeg kunne sy et par mere.

Derudover fik jeg ogsaa syet et halsroer til Aaron, da han mangler noget til at varme om halsen naar han arbejder ude i minus 20+ grader. Jeg tog bare maal efter en Aaron havde laant af hans kollega, hvilket maalte 32 x 28 cm (Naar den laa dobbelt + soem rum).   
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When I woke up this morning I felt super creative, so I jumped out of bed before Emma woke up and Aaron's alarm went off. The result was that I today made 2 pairs of pants for Emma, so with the pair I made the other week, that is 3 pairs!!! - on my To Do list it only states 2 pairs, but I was on a roll so I thought I might as well make another pair while I was at it. 

I also made a tube scarf thingy for Aaron, as he needs something warm around his neck when he is working outside in minus 20+ weather. I just measured one that Aaron borrowed from his coworker, which was 32 x 28 cm (double + seam). 

Saa er der pyntet op til Jul/Now the Christmas decorations are up:-)

Se mere om dette her/read more here

Akrobatbukser/Acrobat pants:-)

Min kaere svigerfar kom med laane symaskinen i gaar aftes, saa i dag gik jeg fluks i gang med at sy det foerste par akrobat bukser. Ville egentlig godt have syet flere par, men ville lige tjekke om faconen passede og saa fandt jeg ogsaa ud af at jeg ikke har matchende rib til de andre stoffer. Bukserne er str. 12 mdr, saa er stadig lidt lange til Emma, men ellers passer faconen bare rigtig godt. Her faar i lige lidt billeder af bukserne (Emma ville ikke sidde stille, saa det var lidt svaert).

My dear father-in-law brought the sewing machine last night, so today i started off by making a pair of acrobat pants. I would have liked to make several pairs, but I decided to check if the pattern fits first and then I also realized that I do not have enough ribbing for the other fabrics. The pants are size 12 mths, so they are still a little long on Emma, but other than that the pattern fits great. Here are some pictures of the pants (Emma would not sit still, so it was pretty hard)  

Indkoeb til julekjole/shopping for Christmas dress:-)

I loerdags var jeg i Fabric Land og koebe lynlaas m.m. til Emma`s julekjole, saa naar svigermor kommer med symaskinen, saa er jeg bare klar til at tage fat (Jeg har faaet lov til at laane svigermors Kenmore symaskine paa ubestemt tid, hvilket bare er super dejligt). Hvad jeg ikke vidste da jeg traadte ind i Fabric Land var, at de havde udsalg - alt i butikken minus 50%, saa selvom jeg kun kom for at koebe smaating til julekjolen, saa kom jeg ogsaa lige til at koebe to flotte stykker stof til sommerkjoler til Emma-pigen m.m. Da jeg flyttede herover fik jeg heller ikke mine syting med, saa der kom ogsaa lidt basis naale ned i kurven.

I went to Fabric Land on Saturday to buy a zipper etc for the Christmas dress I'm making for Emma, so that when my mother-in-law brings the sewing machine I'm ready to go (My mother-in-law is lending me her Kenmore machine, which is awesome). What I did not know when I stepped into Fabric Land was that they were having a sale - everything in the store minus 50%, so needless to say I did not just buy a zipper for the Christmas dress, but I also ended up buying a few fabrics for summer dresses for Emma etc. When I moved here I also left all my sewing stuff behind, so had to buy some needless etc. as well.  

Fisken er faerdig/the "Fish" is finished:-)

Jeg blev faerdig med fisken fredag aften, og den blev rigtig fin. Venter dog lige med at tage billeder af den indtil jeg ogsaa har faaet strikket huen:-)

I finished the "Fish" (a small scarf that looks like a fish) Friday night, and it turned out really well. I will take pictures of it when I have finished the toque as well:-)

Jeg har faaet en ide/I had an idea

Jeg har faaet den her vildt skoere ide at jeg er kreativ og at jeg da godt lige kan sy, strikke og haekle til Emma pigen, selvom jeg i forvejen ikke syntes at jeg har tid nok paa en dag. Foreloebig ser listen over ting jeg skal lave til Emma saadan her ud:

• Haekle en cardigan til Emma-pigen
• Sy 2 par bukser med  plads til stof bleen
• Sy en julekjole til Emma, af en kjole jeg har faaet fra en kollega, men aldrig brugt
• Strikke en fisk
• Strikke en hue 
• haekle en abe noeglering
• haekle en ulv
• haekle mindst 2 elge noegleringe, da min mor ogsaa gerne vil have en (og jeg kan sagtens komme i tanke om andre som ogsaa gerne ville have en i gave)

Hmmm, jeg har kun naaet 1 ting paa listen ind til videre - er godt nok i gang med fisken, og HAR kigget paa moenstret til kjolen, men stadigvaek. Maa hellere stoppe med at blogge, saa jeg kan faa lavet noget i stedet for:-)

I had this crazy idea that I am creative, and can easily sew, knit, and crochet stuff for Emma-girl, despite the fact that I don;t think I have enough time in a day as it is. So far my to do list to make for Emma looks like this:  

• crochet a cardigan for Emma girl
• Sew 2 pairs of pants with room enough for the cloth diaper
• Sew a Christmas dress for Emma out of a dress I got from a colleague, but have never usedy
• Knit a "fish"
• Knit a toque
• crochet a monkey
• crochet a monkey rattle
• crochet at least 2 moose key chains 

Hmm I have only completed 1 thing so far - did start the "fish" and looked at the pattern for the Christmas dress, but still. Have to stop blogging now, so that I can get stuff done instead:-)