Pixie hat /Pixielue med hals + Award

I have been wanting to knit this hat for quite some time, and realised if I wanted Filip to get some use out of it before summer, I had to be quick. (Well, turns out I had plenty time, days are still chilly in Norway).

I love the design, so clever how it works out. My husband also loves it, and when he approves, I know it's a great hit. And it looks like Filip feels pretty cool in it.

I used a double strand fingering weight merino yarn and used a Norwegian adaptation of the pattern, which is a hat/neck warmer all in one. Sadly, I knitted the neck far too short, so I'll just have to make one more. And that's ok, because it was so much fun making it!

Pattern: Click here or try this one (I did not use any of these patterns, but they look similar.)

Mønster: Klikk her (norsk mønster)

Garn: Dobbel tråd Nøstebarn (2-trådet)

Pinne: 3, 5 mm

Str: 1 år. (Tror jeg skal strikke neste lue i str 2 år, og med mye lenger hals enn på denne.)

I received an award from Siren with a lovely knitting blog, thank you so much! So I am supposed to share 7 interesting things about myself. Well, I'll give you 7 random facts about myself instead:

1. I hate having short hair. Whenever I get tired of long hair and cut it, I end up regretting it miserably the next day.

2. I love period dramas, type Pride and Prejudice.

3. I dream about getting a black belt in Taekwondo. I have a blue belt, but have not been practicing since I got pregnant with Filip.

4. I love knitting (Go figure!).

5. When I was pregnant I had an insane gathering-berries-and-preserving-them-for- the-winter-instinct. I still have rows of jam left, 1. 5 yrs later.

6. I dream about becoming a great seamstress, and making baby clothes and pretty quilts galore. I'll start trying after my thesis is handed in.

7. I've always wanted to have curly hair. Tried a perm when I was 16. The result was so disastrous I have never worked up the courage to try it again.