Bien cold

I've been really cold when I got the key to my new garden. Yes I'm the proud tennant of an allotment.
I know I don't have time to do any gardening but that's allright because my garden is meant to read and knit in. I trust that the plants that are in the garden know how to grow by themselves.
I might add some plants like mint so I can enjoy a cup of tea while reading and knitting and hope that the old plants will teach the new plants the ropes.
With the key came a complete set of rules, an allotment is serious business, it was a great relieve that knitting and reading is allowed as long as I paint my chair green or brown!
I have found a really great website to help me http://www.allotmentgirls.co.uk/ they have have a shop with the absolute best tops and t-shirts to wear while pretending to work your soil.
For now it's too cold to do anything in the garden so I'll just dream about it and maybe knit a plant. And maybe order that slug-top.

Done that

I'm now knitting something quite strange but irresistable: a clock cover! Somehow this ugly clock appeared in my house and I could get anyone else to take it so I decided to do a cover up. While I knit this cover I'm thinking this might be a trendsetting thing. I can see this appearing in glossy magazines and one day some celebrity asks me if she can please buy the clock for a huge amount because it would fit her swiss chalet so well.

Why not.

Ok I'll finish it first so you can have look.

It's always time to knit!

Bien there

to take pictures of Ronja skating. It's been almost 15 years since I lput on some skates!

It's probably safer anyway to watch but my Ronja would really like to see me skating.

What's the worst thing that could happen to me if I do try?

I could fall, break my leg... and have lots of time to knit and read. hmm

For now I'll stick to watch and be proud.

Maybe people will think she takes after her mom when they see her skate so gracefully. Let them think.

The winter is also inspiring me to do some winterknitting. I finished my first pair of selbu mittens.

I used a pattern from http://www.garnstudio.com/.

The have some pretty patterns and a very clever website. The best thing, obvously being dutch, is it's free.

I did make some mistakes but maybe that is to bexpected when one is used to knitting while watching tv.

These mittens are to small for me, I made them for Ronja but as soon as I can lay my hands on some new yarn I'll make myself a pair.

Don't you hate summer?