In memory of Bogdan

Husband of the yarn lady, who passed away Thursday morning in his sleep

Yarn Organizers

I know quite a few ways of organizing the yarn stach, but very few that works. Last week I got a brilliant idea. I did some cleaning in my stash of work paper (don't ask me why I have them at home). And seriously, how many versions of submitted manuscripts and funding application do I need? Probably only the creative and the last version that hopefully actually is the good one. That left me with empty paper pile organizers. Want to know something? I found they are great for mercenized cotton skeins and other compact yarns. I loaded all the empty boxes, closed the lid and put them in the bookshelf. I will mark the backs with its content eventuelly (then they wont say "SRH, cytokines and age"), when I get tired enough of opening box after box to find the yarn I am looking for. That is the more hands-on part of organizing the yarn.

To keep track of the volume and content of the entire yarn stash, I have listed myself for an invitation from Ravelry. Started a word-document with gauge and needle size before, but it wasn't quite as much fun...

All birds can't fly, but who cares

I found the pattern for Birdie Birdie in Lucinda Guy's Handknit for Kids. Quite boring to knit at first, since you have to make quite a few pieces. I felt the joy coming back to me when I sew the eyes on the body, and the small anonymeous pieces came to life. The book is divided into seasons with both girly and boyish sweaters and hats, a blanket and a friend from the animal kingdom for summer, fall, winter and spring. Highly recommended if your kids are not toddlers anymore and you like fun stuff.


Birdie Birdie

stays at our editor's office as her target audience.

Do some recycling and make a cat!

I love cats, and the patchwork cat on crochetme.com is a really nice one. I like the idea that it's made of yarn left-overs. As you know, I have plenty...

More Breast Cancer Support

Try to knit the pink ribbon hat at Carissa Knits!

She has other great and free patterns for hats, for example the R2D2 beanie and the Chromosome Cap. Start now and have them ready for fall! (or for anyday with a weather like the one in Stockholm today, brr!)

Links for a better world

www.gapminder.org
Click on TED 2007 and enjoy the impossible possible!

http://wecansolveit.org/onemillion
Al Gore, you know.

And why not make som free donations for food, mammograms, books and so on - follow the link on top on your right and do some clicking!! If you are looking for a craft bag, check this one out: https://shop.thebreastcancersite.com/store/item.do?siteId=224&itemId=29994&origin=162439

A knitted wedding gown...

...is one of the 108 free patterns at KnittingDaily (Interweave). Checking the available knitting magazines in the States, Interweave Knits became my new favorite.