Thursday, September 23, 2010
Beyond knitting
Att 'blocka' en stickad sjal gör verkligen skillnad. Den här Aestlight sjalen blev klar i mars, och har sedan dess väntat på att blötas, spännas ut och självtorka. Så här såg den ut innan.
A good blocking really makes difference to a knitted shawl. This Aestlight shawl was finished in March, and since then been waiting to get soaked, pinned out and self dry. This is how it looked before.
Höstlyxar gärna med Kusmis högklassiga téer, av vilka Anastasia och Prince Vladimir är favoriter. Kashmir Tchai, som är en ny bekantskap, är också riktigt god. Fina handgjorda chokladpraliner är en annan vardagslyx. Pralinbutikerna i innerstan har jag koll på, men tipsa gärna pralinkartan.se om butiker (inte bara i Stockholm) ni prövat.
Vilket valdrama i år då. Inte nog med att vi fått in ett parti i riksdagen som vill begränsa invandringen till Sverige, så följer vi ännu rösträkningen sedan i söndags för att se om den borgerliga alliansen kanske får majoritetsregering. Vi snackar några rösters skillnad. Huh. Det har bloggats, twittras och facebookas så mycket kring valet. Hur gjorde vi innan den sociala mediaeran?
Kusmi's high quality teas is a autumn luxuary, of which Anastasia and Prince Vladimir are favourites. Kashmir Tchai, a new acquaintance, is also really nice. Fine handmade chocolates is another treat. The nearby chocolate shops I know well, but please share about shops (not only in Stockholm) at pralinkartan.se.
What an election drama this year. Not only do we now have a party in the parliament who doesn't like immigration, but we're also following the counting of votes since Sunday, to see if the right-center alliance will get a majority government. We are talking a few votes difference. Huh. There's been so much blogged, tweeted, facebooked around this election. How did we manage before the social media era?
Om jag fick välja verksamhet skulle det bli mer stickning. Nästa stickprojekt blir troligen en Paper Crane. Får se hur det funkar med garnet jag valt, som har annan stickfasthet än det rekommenderade garnet. Med lite provlappar och omräkningar ska jag nog lura ut något.
If I could choose business there would be more knitting. Next knitting project is probably a Paper Crane. Remains to be seen how it will work out with the yarn I've chosen, which has another gauge than the recommended yarn. With some swatching and recalculations I should be able to figure out something.
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Thanks Elena for letting me know that I can transfer my bloglines to google reader. I have already saved a copy of my feeds. I'll definitely check out google reader.
Your shawl is lovely!
And I like tea and chocs too :)
Thanks, and hope you will have an enjoyful autumn with lots of great tea, chocs and blog readings.
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