I morges vågnede Uglemor og vidste hvad der var galt. Hjerne arbejder altså medens man sover. Stjernen var jo massivt gul og baggrunden sådan grumset-farvet. Så giver det ikke mening at strikke konturen på en klar baggrund. Piraten fik engang et par sokker i sådan et sort-gråt-hvidt selvmønstrende garn. Han kan ikke passe dem længere. De kan trevles op til strikkeprøver.
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Stubborn MotherOwl continues knitting stars. Yesterday's swatch with yellow and red did not grow very much. The contrast was fine but the overall impression was not satisfactory.
This morning MotherOwl woke up knowing what was wrong. (The brain sure works while we are asleep). The original star is a solid star on a drab, multicoloured background. Trying to knit a silhouette star on a strongly coloured backdrop was doomed to failure.
Long ago MotherOwl knit sock for Pirate from a grey-black-while self-patterning yarn. This yarn would be perfect for background. And as he outgrew them long ago as well, there'll be no harm in frogging them.
Det var alligevel ikke nødvendigt at trævle Piratens gamle sokker op, for i tøndens dyb lå resterne fra dengang sammen med noget guld uldbroderegarn. Perfekt til stjernen. Uglemor ændrede på mønsteret, slog op og strikkede.
Se lige hvor fint garnet opførte sig; mørkt til vindueskarmen, hvidt til at ligne sne eller isslag på vinduet, og så en fin mørkegrå der bliver lysere opefter. Den er perfekt som kontrast inden i stjernen, og ligner hækken udenfor.
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It was not necessary to frog Pirate's old socks. Hidden at the bottom of the stash barrel were some leftovers from the socks and some yellow woollen embroidery yarn, just made for the star. MotherOwl changed the patters as needed and cast on for stars once again.
Look how nicely the yarn fits the pattern; Dark tones for the window sill, white for snow or sleet on the window, and the a grey shifting ever so slowly towards white. Perfect contrast for the star centres, and emulating the hedge outside.
2. mønster er nogle blå kugler, der også hænger i vinduet. 2nd pattern is some blue balls also hanging in our advent vindow. |
Today is the last day of Christmas, so today after dinner the tree, the advent window and the nativity are all taken down.
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