Naked cats

I want a cat like that! I am a cat person, a horribly allergic cat person, and I was resigned to never  know the joy of owning my own, until I heard about this breed, the Sphynx. It is a strange mutation that just happened by itself, some cats were just born without hair, and people started breeding from them. That is actually how all cats look, they just disguised it in cute fluffiness. Not all allergic people can tolerate sphynxes but some definitely do, so that has sparked a long buried hope of mine. I do think they are very magnificent and adorable cats, they remind me of elephants, seriously.

Monster knitting

It is not that I don't want to write about my knitting, it is that I am doing this monster project of a sweater, and it is never getting finished! I am on the edging now at least and it should be done in a matter of days. I hope so anyway because I cant wait to start another project, yet another sweater but easier, more of a shrug this time. I ordered some yarn for the edging, Garnkorgen, my internet lys, is now stocking some cascade yarn and I had to try this out, so when I ordered some 220 wool for the edging I found this incredible pink yarn called "shrimp", and I had to buy some for the shrug.

Mother's Day postponed...

Since the post office has lost my package to my mother, containing her Mother's Day gift, even though I sent it on wednesday, the Mother's Day blog has been moved until tomorrow or to when the package has turned up. In Sweden, Mother's Day is the last Sunday of May. Anyway...

Grattis på Mors Dag Mamma!!

So the replacement topic is "I Care A Lot". I was chosen a while back to participate in the jewellery exhibition about the middle east, and it is not just being exhibited in lots of places all over the world, there is also an internet exhibition! There you can, from the comfort of your own home, have a good look at all the pieces and read as much of the statements as you can take. Take special notice of Hannah Joris, Beatrice Brovia and Adam Grinovich, they are school-mates of mine. And don't forget My pice ether!

Extinct pet

I got a dog, but I really wanted a dinosaur...

Crazy Zauberball Citron

My Citron is done! Well, it has been done a while, but today the wether was very suitable for pictures on the deck, I just love the blue-greens against the dry grey. It was a very fast and fun knit to do, the ruffles in the scarf and at the end makes it interesting, as does the colour changes. Though in the end ruffle, there is 540 stitches per row, and it is a bit trying, but it comes out great. The yarn is a Crazy Zauberball that is usually for socks, but this was a way better use. I used one whole ball, 100 g but it ran out the last 20 cm of the bind off and I had to use a different yarn. It is soft and nice with a bit of a halo. 

Gravity

Li Wei

Walks

This is the kind of thing I see on my walks during the day, I love it out here. They were not there last week. 

And on our evening walk, just now, I found a Lilac in the hedge! We own our very own lilac! True, I really wanted a blue-purple one but there is plenty of space to plant some of those later.
We had a deep discussion about "hedge versus fence", and "will the neighbour be offended". Our property has a hedge towards the road and a white picket fence towards one of the neighbours, but is open on two sides towards the second neighbour, our property used to be his lawn. We are starting to feel the need for knowing what is his and what is ours, since his property surrounds us. He has lots of old cars and caravans on his lawn, and I was thinking more in the line of a vegetable patch, a green house and some more flowery bushes.

Gifts from far away.

Celestial Seasonings and actual Belgian Chocolate! The orange tipped one contains speculoos, which I have developed a real taste for, not as much as for chocolate though.
Don't you just love the name speculoos, it tastes as it sounds because it sticks to the roof of your mouth.
I had such a great evening!

Konstfacks Spring Exhibition

Today, everyone, I want you to do somehting.
Are you living in Sweden?
Are you anywhere close to Stockholm?
Do you have an interest in art, design, new tendencies or even just like to be amazed or entertained?
If you have answered yes to these questions, I want you to go and visit Konstfacks Spring Exhibition. Even if I am not in it this year, a lot of my dear friends are, and I know where good work comes from. Go and have a look!! You have until this sunday!

Bags...

DIY Bag Lover is a fun page, if you'd like to make your own customised bag. Click on the link to get lots and lots more bag ideas. But... maybe I should not ad another crafty hobby to my list. ;)