{"id":112,"date":"2010-02-07T23:32:59","date_gmt":"2010-02-07T22:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=112"},"modified":"2010-02-07T23:32:59","modified_gmt":"2010-02-07T22:32:59","slug":"my-new-red-kitchen-curtains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=112","title":{"rendered":"My new red kitchen curtains"},"content":{"rendered":"

After almost two weeks in our new flat in London, it is actually starting to look like a home. We have been really lucky. The flat is big, bright and the rent is quite low, but you would not believe how dirty it was when we moved in. We spent a week cleaning the flat, and seriously, the kitchen curtains here were so dirty that they probably could have walked out of here on their own germy feet, if I had not thrown them out as soon as they were down. It feels a bit empty and strange to have left all our belongings, except from the most necessary things, stored back in Norway. So I decided that we really needed some splash of colour to make the flat homier. I went out and bought the most colourful curtains I could find, and I\u2019m quite pleased with the result. <\/p>\n

The last weeks have been very hectic for all of us. We been flat hunting, job hunting, school hunting, you name it. You wouldn\u2019t think there would be any time left for knitting, but actually I\u2019ve had more time to knit lately than for a very long time. The reason for this is that I\u2019m a dedicated public transport knitter. For years now I\u2019ve brought my knitting with me going on the bus, tube or train. Knitting while commuting through public transport eases the mind, so you don\u2019t get stressed by the crowded space or the delays, you actually feel that the time is well spent being productive as you go. I highly recommend knitting on public transport. So, London is a huge city, and going from a to b can take forever. The result is that my daughter\u2019s new poncho is growing a few inches every day. She picked out the yarn and the colour combo her self. I\u2019m knitting it in this new incredible soft yarn from the Norwegian producer Gjestal, named Tinde. It is made from Peruvian wool and tencel. Tencel is an organic fibre produced by cellulose, and it gives the yarn a sheen that is amazing. The yarn is easy to work with and slides really well between your fingers as you knit. <\/p>\n

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Etter nesten to uker i v\u00e5r nye leilighet i London, begynner den endelig \u00e5 se ut som et hjem. Vi har v\u00e6rt ordentlig heldige. Leiligheten er stor, lys, og ganske rimelig, men du vil ikke tro hvor m\u00f8kkete det var her da vi flyttet inn. Vi brukte ei uke p\u00e5 \u00e5 \u201dvaske oss inn\u201d, og alvorlig talt, kj\u00f8kkengardinene som var her kunne ha g\u00e5tt ut herfra p\u00e5 egne lodne bein, hadde det ikke v\u00e6rt for at jeg kastet de ut s\u00e5 snart vi hadde tatt de ned. Det f\u00f8les litt rart og tomt \u00e5 ha etterlatt alle tingene v\u00e5re, bortsett fra det mest n\u00f8dvendige, p\u00e5 lager i Norge. Derfor tenkte jeg at vi virkelig trengte en \u201dfargespl\u00e6sj\u201d for \u00e5 gj\u00f8re leiligheten her mer som et hjem. S\u00e5 jeg kj\u00f8pte de mest fargerike gardinene som jeg kunne finne, de er virkelig knallr\u00f8de, og jeg er forn\u00f8yd med resultatet.<\/p>\n

De siste ukene har v\u00e6rt vannvittig travle for oss alle. Vi har v\u00e6rt p\u00e5 leilighetsjakt, jobbjakt, og skolejakt. Man skulle ikke tro at det ble noe tid igjen til strikking, men faktisk s\u00e5 har jeg hatt mer tid til strikking enn jeg har hatt p\u00e5 lenge. Hvorfor? Jo fordi jeg strikker hver gang jeg bruker offentlig transport. I mange \u00e5r har jeg strikket utend\u00f8rs, eller offentlig om du vil, enten jeg reiser med tog, buss eller undergrunn. \u00c5 strikke mens man reiser roer ned og man blir mindre stresset av overfylte busser og diverse forsinkelser, og man f\u00f8ler at man f\u00e5r utnyttet tiden som g\u00e5r med til noe konstruktivt. London er en stor by, og det kan ta en liten evighet \u00e5 komme seg fra a til b. Resultatet er at storepia sin nye poncho har vokst med flere centimeter i det siste. Hun har plukket ut garn og fargekombinasjonen selv. Garnet jeg strikker i er et utrolig mykt garn fra Gjestal<\/a> som heter Tinde<\/a>. Det er laget av ull fra Peru og noe som heter tencel. Tencel er et \u00f8kologisk naturmateriale laget av cellulose, og det gir en helt fantastisk glans. Garnet er enkelt \u00e5 jobbe med, og det glir lett p\u00e5 fingrene mens du strikker.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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