Hooked on Crochet

So, I got me some new ink. And I looove it. I got it done on monday, so in the pic it's still a bit red and buffy, and the colours will calm down in the near future.

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Don't you just love it?? I DO! And now my knitting tattoo on the other shoulder is no longer lonely. This too was drawn and inked on by Juha at Heaven&Hell Tattoo, Lappeenranta. He had to do a picture search online, 'cos he didn't remember what crochet hooks look like. Awww, how adorable!

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And he's going to do my next tattoo too. That's going to happen next spring, and it's going to be a bit bigger than my other ones (possibly bigger than the other ones put together..)

4 Pairs of Socks in 5 Days

I've been in a bit of a knitting frenzy. It all started from 2 innocent skeins of Novita santorini yarn

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Yeah.. First I knitted the pink-ish socks for myself, but then I felt the need to buy the two other colours that yarn comes in too, and knit my mom socks as well. For some reason her socks never last long (might it be because her feet are like sand paper..you didn't hear it from me!). Novita Santorini yarn is 100% acrylic and I knitted the socks with 3,5mm needles.

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I think I might be a little bit on the fast side when it comes to knitting. I casted on for the blue socks in a buss on the way to my mom's. And on the pic above is the progress in 2½hours of time. Not bad!

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My mom isn't the only one I knitted socks for. My niece wanted a pair of black and white socks, and I just happened to find two skeins of un-labelled acrylic yarn in a flea market. Talk about a lucky coinsidence. These are knitted with 3mm needles.

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I took my new camera out for a spin last thursday. I was listening some awsome music and snapping photos. By a stroke of luck a a few of them turned out ok.

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I also have a new crafty tattoo! But more on that once it heals a bit and I can get a desent picture.

My New Toy

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I got a new toy! And I loooove her! So obviously here's the obligatory self portrait holding the camera in the bathroom.. I've never had a fancy camera like this before. I've just got to learn how to use it. Everything just looks better black and white, doesn't it?

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I think I got a little carried away at a yarn sale. I bought two skeins of Novita Santorini, and 7 skeins of Red Heart Dallas, 5 of them black. One can never have too much black yarn, right?

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I also got some embroidery done. My niece and my mom moved, and my niece wanted a room sign to put on her door. What's an aunt to do? It says "Oona's room" and on the bubble "knock". And she also wanted skulls with bows on their heads. I how I love that girl. The lettering and the bows are done in satin stitch, the bubble in shain stitch and the skulls in back stitch

Chocolate And Bitter Goodbyes

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Yarn: Idena Twins (a little less than 2skeins)

Needles: 6mm

Pattern: I winged it

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The colour of the hat is a little darker than in the pic. This took a little less than 2 skeins. I looove bulky yarn, but for some reason it’s not really easy to find bulky non-animalfiber yarn..especially in a solid color. I also love cables, but have a very weird relationship with pom-poms. I love them, but at the same time I think they’re ridiculous. If anyone wants a patter I could maybe wright something up.

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Check my niece out! She's knitting!! I'm so proud of her. And I didn't even make her do it! This is not the first time she's knitting either. My mom (yeah my niece lives with my mom) called me one night and said that Oona wanted to knit something again. So my mom had to try to remember how to cast on stitches, 'cos Oona didn't remember how.

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Now the bitter goodbyes.. I had to say goodbye to my mom&niece's cat Nemo. And I love that cat. That is like the best cat there is. He's friendly, likes to be pet and purrrrrrrrrrrrs a lot. Not to mention that he is a beautiful cat, just look at him:

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The reason I had to say good bye to Nemo is that my mom and niece moved, and Nemo who is a out door cat wouldn't have been happy in the new home where he'd have to stay inside. It would've just killed him. But luckily the people who bought my mom's house wanted to keep Nemo as well. So Nemo didn't have to move! He can stay at his own home! Yay! I'm gonna miss him so much though. I started crying when I was saying goodbye...