ferdig - pajama bottoms

I've now finished the third pair of pajama bottoms that I bought material for when I was visiting my parents a little while ago. This pair is for me. Hoorah for lounging around in pajamas.

Now that the easy part of making the pajama bottoms is over, I think I'm gearing up to add another, related, project onto my ikke ferdig list. I've had this book for a little while, but haven't actually used it:

I'm thinking that it would be good to use it to make some pajama tops for me from the leftover fabric from making the bottoms. They've got a section on making a custom camisole pattern (the picture on the front of the book is the one that they make in the book) by drafting a simple pattern from actual body measurements, preferred style etc

So, I'll add it to my list and see what happens.

ferdig

All sorts of things have suddenly been finished (well maybe not suddenly):

I had time on Friday to make David another set of PJ bottoms.

And this morning I finished off my jumper:

(and wore it into town) I'm pleased with both, although I'm amazed at how much easier I find sewing fabric than I do sewing together knitting.

And most importantly the surgeon general had time to go into theatre with the Tiger Ears. They're now recuperating after their operation:

So, a very productive few days. We also bought cross country skis in the Easter sales - I'm scared of down hill skiing after being persuaded to go a couple of times with David (who loves it) and having icy, no snow conditions, so this is quite a big step - but at the sale prices it seemed silly not to at least give it a go - now we just need to wait for the snow (there is a reason why they're on sale!).

And if that isn't enough for the week - we found a place to move to - it's a house further into town - 2 bedrooms and a garden, and with lots of other bits of rooms and space for us to live in. It's currently furnished with 60s era furniture, but once that's out and we've moved in we'll just have to live with the wallpaper.

First pajamas

One pair of pajamas down, two to go. I started these for David on Sunday from the material I bought while I was in the UK. It was a really simple pattern so I managed to finish them without them going on the ikke ferdig list. Hoorah. I think they look pretty funky, and David seems to like them.

I made them while David was bottling the plum wine we made at the end of last year - of course we had a try it too, and found it to be surprisingly palatable. We have no idea how much alcohol is in it though as I didn't realise you're meant to take a specific gravity at either end of the fermentation process and then do a calculation - I know for next time.

Back home to Trondheim

We both had a good week away last week - David skiing and me with my Parents in the UK. As hoped for I've come back inspired to continue adding to my ikke ferdig list, although I have made some progress too....

Here's the jumper I've been working on -

The back;s finished, I don't think it's coming on too badly considering the last jumper I managed to knit and finish was more than ten years ago. I've started the front and am just establishing the rib pattern on the body of the jumper.

I also came back with some more wool and a pattern as I decided I wanted to try to knit some socks, luckily I've got suitable needles in my inherited needle collection:

What else? Oh yes - I bought some material and a pattern as David has said he would like some pajama bottoms - they were more for when it was really cold during the winter, but we couldn't find any suitable fabric in Trondheim. Hopefully he can lounge about in them during the summer. I love lounging around in my pajamas (one of the fabrics I bought is for me), so hopefully he will start to understand why.

David also came back from France with a project for me - the Tiger ears are broken again, and what's a Tiger Tour with broken ears? Previously I have been known as nurse Deborah as I repaired another pair of Tiger ears, but apparently I have been promoted to Surgeon General. They look pretty terminal to me!

It was good to be back in the UK for a bit - nice being able to understand what's being said without having to concentrate really hard and feeling really stupid. It was also good to see my family, the cats and a few other people. I also got to see the plants that my Mum is looking after for us while we're out of the country. This is a black beech.... Mr. Nothofagus solanderi as he's known.

So we're back into being very busy here again - norskkurs has started again, I seem to have loads of work at the moment and David's already away on a work trip on the booze cruise to Denmark of all things. And we need to try to find somewhere to live. Makes me tired just to think about it all.