A Hike in January
After all the storms in December and January we finally had a day where the sun was shining.
So we went for a hike to the cairns called Kongavarðar.
Lots of crunchy ice on the way.
I don’t usually flash photos of myself, but this one has such a beautiful background.
December Photos
An old waggon with firewood in Bringsnagøta, the Christmas Street in Tórshavn.
Inside the old shop Katrina Christiansen in Bringsnagøta. This is from the kitchen with two old stoves.
An old cash register.
More snow in the Christmas Street
Two girls sledding on their stomachs in garbage bags. You just cut some holes in a big bag, and you are ready to go sledding.
The old rectory in Sandágerði. The hospital priest lives here with his family.
And the last picture of today: Two women going for a dip in the cold water. The best tip against winter depression in this very dark time of year. The photo was taken at 10.30 am.
Bringsnagøta is getting ready for Christmas
Bringsnagøta in the old part of Tórshavn has been decorated for Christmas in old style, and the old shops in the street are open every day.
As if planned, it started snowing on the 1st day of December.
This house is Pæsastova, one of the oldest houses in Tórshavn.
Reyngøta, taken from Bringsnagøta.
Sheep in Bringsnagøta. They are part of the Christmas street experience, so they are only here in December.
Bartskerstova with the old shop Katrina Christiansen in Bringsnagøta. The house where the author William Heinesen was born in 1900.
This is how it looks in the dark – very romantic. And someone actually live in this very small wooden house.
Before the Rain
The weather forecast promises rain and storm, and this is what it looked like yesterday just before the rain set in. Some pretty impressive clouds.
The photo is of Argir. The big dark building at the top is the brand new school: Skúlin á Argjahamri.
The old school is the long building to the right of the church.
Back In Stock – And New
Maybe you missed out on these on your last visit. They are back now.
Sirri White 3-ply.
Snældan Light Gray 5-ply.
Snældan Charcoal 5-ply.
And new in the shop are Snældan White 2-ply and Snældan Dark Brown 2-ply, which are also suitable for knitting machines.
Tension for Snældan 5-ply
The yarn is Snældan 5-ply, and the colour is Silver Gray 2.
Knitted on 6 mm needles.
10×10 cm is 13.5 stiches and 18 rows.
Knitted on 8 mm needles.
10×10 cm is 12.5 stiches and 16 rows.
All the Colours of yarn
It’s somewhat embarrassing. For unknown reasons, the photos of yarn are giving me a hard time here on the homepage. Although they are here, most of them refuse to show.
Sorry about this. I have a lot of photos of yarn on my Flickr page, so please, take a look there.
Follow this link to a set on Flickr with Sirri Yarn
Follow this link to a set on Flickr with Snældan Yarn
What is on our needles?
What is on our needles right now, someone might ask and to answer that question I have gathered the projects we are working on right now.
My daughter saw a Fair Isle scarf from Tommy Hilfiger, and went right ahead and tried knitting her own version. This is what it looks like so far.
All the colours are from Sirri except the yellow one, which is from Snældan.
She’s not using the light brown yarn. It was just lying there in the basket.
Here is one of my own projects. A top in 1-ply Snældan. I thought it would be extremely warm, but it actually doesn’t feel that different from a cotton top.
I have tried it on, but I still think it needs a border around the armholes and neck, so I am currently awaiting a brilliant idea for a border to hit me.
The ribbing is twisting slightly. It often does that when you knit in 1-ply.
The last project will probably take some time to finish. It’s a bedspread in Granny Squares. I love Granny squares. You can start them, put them away, forget about them, and then find them again and continue where you left off.
My Granny Squares are crocheted using Sirri 2-ply colour and white. My plan right now is to make half of the squares white in the centre with two coloured rounds, and the other half coloured in the centre and with two white rounds. I might change my mind later, though.
Sirri White 3-ply is back in stock
Yes, the Sirri White 3-ply is back in stock :)
Tórshavn in Fog
The sun was shining beatifully this morning, but then suddenly everything was covered in fog.
Luckily, todays work included a trip by car over the mountain, and as soon as we got outside Tórshavn the sun was back, and we could look down on the capital which looked like it was wrapped in cotton.
This is a very common weather phenomena in Tórshavn during the summer time. In Faroese it’s called “pollamjørki”.
And this is where todays trip was taking us: Mjørkadalur with a view over Kaldbaksfjørður.
