Looking for a new hairstyle for 2012?

Look no more, here are some that you can knit!

Make this in black and go Pulp Fiction style! Link to pattern.

Who can say no to Prncess Leia?

Or maybe you prefer Rapunzel tresses?

And don't forget your man.

Yoga for knitters

Like I said the other day, it's hard to for me to knit like I use to at the moment. When I do find time to sit down for a moment, it doesn't take long until my shoulders ache. The ache itself is not that bad really but if I ignore it I will wake up all tense the day after and without exception have an exploding headache by noon. My right shoulder has been bad for years, it's a result from too many years working in front of the computer and bad posture. A doctor once explained to me that the tissue around my shoulderblades is thin like a nylon stocking and when it gets torn, it's actually not repairable. The only thing I can do is to build up strength in the muscles around them.

I have found yoga to be the best practise to fix my shoulder problems, and especially Iyengar yoga. But since Isola was born I haven't had the time to go to any classes. I looked for some DVDs that focus on problem areas when you sit a lot and I even found one for knitters! Isn't that great!? Not that the covers look too exciting though....

Slow down, please!

The last weeks have been so hectic it feels like I need a vacation from just about everything. I would need to go to one of those convents in France when you're not a aloud to speak and everything is still and quiet. It's not just the usual stress around Christmas but there has been a lot of other stuff to deal with, the moving, birthday parties, stomache flus, colds, busy days at work. And as if that wasn't enough it seems like Isola has hit the terrible twos, making simple everyday tasks a real challenge. And when she doesn't make it her life mission to disagree about absolutely everything she is extremely clingy and wants to be carried all the time. At the end of the day I wonder where on earth I can find enough energy to wake up the next day and do it all over again. I'm even to tired to knit. Yes, you heard me. That doesn't mean that I haven't knit anything at all, I have been working on my cable dress and just have the finishing left now. But after just a few minutes I feel my shoulders beginning to ache and I have to stop. I'm just too stressed out.

I just want the new year to start and have everything go back to normal. Start again with an empty page. And feel everything slow down. Please.

Vogue knitting fashion preview

I LOVE when I receive a mail from Vogue Knitting in my inbox that says something about "Fashion Preview". It's just so exciting to see what patterns that will be published in the next issue. I usually find something that I just have to knit right this instant. But the truth is, the last few issues have been a bit dissapointing. In this latest issue for example, the winter 11/12 issue, I found NOTHING that I love. OK, I like some of them but not enough to actually buy the magazine. These are the ones I like. And one that I really don't.

This cardigan has a nice vintage style cut to it. Like.

 

Nice cables on this one. This cardi would go with everything.

Simple yet fun cut. Can imagine it in a super super soft cosy yarn.

This one is awful! What's up with the sleeves?? It looks like her arm has come off.