Fall Into Reading

Katrina over at Callapider Days is having a reading challenge - Fall Into Reading that starts today and lasts until December 21st.
In the beginng of this year I set a goal to read 100 books. So far I have read 75 books, so I'll try to make my goal by reading the books in this challenge :)

So here is a list of the books I hope to read these months. It's 27 books, I think, so that should be enough to reach 100 books.

Fall-into-reading-2012

Libri di Luca

by Mikkel Birkegaard

Heartless

by Gail Carriger

City of Bones

by Cassandra Clare

Glassbøkene

by Gordon Dahlquist

Room

by Emma Donoghue

The Glassblower of Murano

by Marina Fiorato

The Wolves in the Walls

by Neil Gaiman

On a Highland Shore

by Kathleen Givens

Rivals for the Crown

by Kathleen Givens

The Outcast

by Sadie Jones

The Iron Daughter

by Julie Kagawa

Sammensvergelsen

by Margaret Moore

Ridderens kamp

by Margaret Moore

Omstreiferens brud

by Margaret Moore

The House At Riverton

by Kate Morton

The Forgotten Garden

by Kate Morton

The Winter Ghosts

by Kate Mosse

His Majesty's Dragon

by Naomi Novik

Throne of Jade

by Naomi Novik

Black Powder War

by Naomi Novik

The Search for the Red Dragon

by James A. Owen

Farlig jonsoknatt

by Bente Pedersen

Bedragets pris

by Bente Pedersen

Oppbruddets time

by Bente Pedersen

The Help

by Kathryn Stockett

Angelology

by Danielle Trussoni

Historien Om Edgar Sawtelle

by David Wroblewski

FO :: Multnomah

This was a fun and easy shawl to knit! So easy to memorize the pattern so it was perfect tv-knitting ;)
When I casted off I thought it looked a bit small, but blocking really helped and it's the perfect size for wrapping around my neck :)

The colours bled alot when I soaked it... And after about ten "baths" I gave up. I don't think it will bleed any colour when I use it.

Pattern: Multnomah
Yarn: 1 skein (113 grams / 560 yards) of The Sanguine Gryphon Little Traveller
Colorway: The Weeping Isle

Needles: 3,5 mm
Size: I made 14 pattern repeats

On the needles and between the pages

Reading: You know me, I can't just read one book at the time... So right now I have three. The Name of the Wind is my fantasty book. I like it a lot, but I want it to last so I only read in it now and then.
The Masquerade is my historicla romance book - have to have one of those too ;) I am about halfway through it and I like it so far. And The Story of Edgar Sawtelle did I pick out of the bookshelf earlier today. I have high hopes for this book so I hope I won't be disappointed...

Knitting: I haven't had a pair of socks on the needles the last weeks, so it was time to cast on a pair today :) The pattern is Swirl Socks. These might be a christmas present, but I really like the colours so they might stay with me ;)

Eirin wanted me to knit her a shawl. So we went stash diving to try to find something not itchy as she can't wear anything itchy around her neck... So we ended up with some Tinty Tots from Sirdar. And the pattern is Larch. My Multnomah is off the needles and ready for blocking later today :)

And finally the stripy sweater. It is growing and I have just a little bit left on the sleeves before I can start the raglan decrease :)

Nature in Fall colours ♥

Wordless Wednesday :: Outdoor Wednesday

WIP Wednesday

Endre's sweater hasn't grown much since ast week. I have started the first sleeve, but I have been distracted by...

...Multnomah. I ove this colour and the pattern is super easy and fast to knit :)
I have knitted 7 lace repeats and I hope I have enough yarn to make more than the 10 that's in the pattern.

Fall is definitely here

The hihgest mountains had a dusting of snow this morning. The air is getting crisp and my favourite season is finally here! We have pulled out warmer clothes and I have gone through the children's knitwear from last year. Amazing how much mittens can felt during the winter. And with the crisp air and darker days I look forward to knit new mittens, socks, sweaters, scarves and hats in the months ahead.

The sun came out in the afternoon, so we spent some time in the vegetable garden. Looks like we only will have mini leeks this year ;) I'm letting them stay a while longer. Maybe they will grow a bit more.

Our raspberry bushes is filled with berries, but if we don't get any sun and a bit warmth soon, they will not get ripe :(

But we picked 1.5 liters of sugar peas :) The kids have managed to leave them alone in the past week, so there is quite a lot.

I planted garlic earlier this week, so hopefully the will survive winter and start to grow when spring arrives.

WIP Wednesday

Both Hubby's socks and Hitchhiker from last week are done :) And I haven't started any new projects yet, so the only thing on my needles are the stripy sweater for Endre. I really like the colors and the stripes makes it knit up fast :)
I'm knitting it with Sisu and 3 mm needles.

FO :: Hitchhiker

This was a fast knit :) I was worried about not having enough yarn for the length I wanted, but it came out just the right size.
 
Pattern: Hitchhiker
Yarn: 1 skein (106 g) Spunky Eclectic Super Nova #Tuxedo Rose

Needles: 3,5 mm
Size: 35 teeth

Harvesting potatoes & carrots

We have digged up our potatoes and carrots today.
It's not so much, but we will get some dinners out of this. Hopefully we will have a bigger harvest next year.

And we have made a compost. Hopefully we can grow something here next year.

FO :: Hubby's socks

Hubby's socks are done :) They was a fast knit with selfstriping yarn. I used black for the heels and toes to keep the striping.

Pattern: Cuff down, 64 st, short row heel, 68 st for foot
Yarn:  61 g Fame #602 and 18 g Silja #301 for the heels & toes
Needles: 2,5 mm

And I have sockblockers :)
When I made Hubby put on his new socks earlier today so I could take some photos, none of them became any good. So I sighed and said I should have had a pair of sockblockers. And after explaining what a sockblocker is, he said he could make me one :)
So after searching for a pattern on the net, I figured the easiest way to make them was to just use a sock as a pattern. So now I have one pair for my socks and one for his.

WIP Wednesday

With fall here it's time to start making those warm garments for winter.
I found this pattern in a norwegian knit magazine and knew this was the sweater for Endre this winter. 
I casted on yesterday and all I have done is the ribbing - 240 st on 2,5 mm takes time... And I am knitting it with a finer yarn than the pattern calls for, so I had to find another raglan pattern with the same gauge as the yarn.

Hitchhiker - I'm not sure I like the colours yet and don't know if enough yarn for the length I want. But I'll give it a try ;)

Hubby's socks is knitting up fast. They might be finished this week. Just love mindless knitting!

FO :: Doll clothes

I'm happy to knit up some unknown yarn from my stash. Some of it is cotton and some of it is partly acrylic. At least the yellow yarn has to be acrylic because it was not good to knit with.

Pattern: Lekedrakt i glade farger by Målfrid Gausel 
Yarn: ??
Needles: 3 mm

Pattern: Småtøy til babydukken by Målfrid Gausel 
Yarn: Family Helårsbomuld
Needles: 3 mm

When I was looking for some yarn, I found this in a bag with just the seaming left to do.

Pattern: Not sure, but I think I made this from an old doll pattern book from the library
Yarn: ??
Needles: ??