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Meret Oppenheim (1936) Object (Le Dejeuner en fourrure)

Fur-covered cup, saucer and spoon

I’ve been to several seminars the last week, and there has been almost no time for knitting. But I have read, and I have studied art, and I’ve found that Merete Oppenheim probably had a problem with colds – at least in the winter, so; I’m making her a scarf.

As you all know she died more than twenty years ago, but my guess is that far too few people knitted for her when she was around. I’m using Joelle Hoverson’s “Chevron Scarf” pattern from Last Minute Knitted Gifts. A really nice example of this scarf can be seen at knottybits.

Hundertwasser – Wartende Häuser I have to admit, …

Hundertwasser – Wartende Häuser

I have to admit, I’m still going on about Hundertwasser. His art, which isn’t really among my favorites, is first and foremost about colors. And I guess that’s why he has become an inspiration for the color-designers at Opal.

These are not knitted in the yarn received yesterday, but were actually made a month ago, and have been used almost daily, indoors as outdoors, since. Hopefully this indicates good yarn quality… Anyway the colores are great (a bit richer than what these flash photos gives impression of), inspired by “Wartende Häuser”, thanks to Mr. Hundertwasser!

liebe wellen

I have just had this blog for a couple of days, still a few things are about to fail right from the beginning, first
– I intended writing this blog in Norwegian…
– Second; I planned to not buy any yarn this month – .

The language bit just happened, and maybe my original dialect will show up again later. In defense of the ongoing yarn shopping I have to declare that the yarn in this post was ordered in January, before the shopping ban – .

So here are two balls of Variations on the work of Hundertwasser – 4 ply sock yarn from Opal. One is called Die Strasse zum Sozialismus, the other is Regentag auf Liebe Wellen. I can’t imagine socks having nicer name than this. And as you can see, the weather really call for warm socks right now!

Yarn inspired by art is a good thing! I’m now looking forward to making The Scream, Guernica, Mona Lisa and Water Lilies socks. Most of all I’d like to make a pair of Brillo-Boxe-Socks!

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ps: garnet som er brukt i Jaywalkers no 1 så jeg første gang på Janes blog Yarnstorm. Et fantastisk sted for intellektuelle håndarbeidsbloggere…

jaywalkers no 1

Det handler ofte om farger når jeg lager noe, ja faktisk mer om farge enn om form. Bruk er som regel en sekundær ting, det er det å arbeide – lage noe – som er målet.

Her er et par Jaywalker-sokker strikket i Lana Grossa Fantasy 4833, strikket på pinne nr. 2 (jeg strikker litt løst og har derfor gått ned i pinnenr.). Super oppskrift! Sokkene er nokså “faste” og sitter godt på foten. Har ennå ikke testet garnet i vask.

Jaywalker socks knitted in Lana Grossa Fantasy 4833, 2mm needles. Perfect pattern!

fra new york til gausel

I mange måneder hadde jeg ingen tid til håndarbeid, jeg la alt bort, helt til jeg bare måtte begynne igjen. Ikke fordi jeg har fått mer tid, men fordi jeg ikke har tid til å la det være – det er så utrolig deilig å bruke hendene, å arbeide med farger og å kjenne på det stofflige.

Så tidlig i desember var det på an igjen

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