This errata concerns the freebies only.  The pattern has been tested and the corrections below are based upon the result of the test-knit:

Errata Bloom:

Modifications, sleeves: cast on a multiple of 12 sts (the pattern-repeat), plus 1 st.

Lower body, page 5:                                                                                                                                               Row 2 (WS).  Sl1, sm, ….the sm should be neglected                                                                                    Rows 5 and 6 should read: Row 5 – (RS): work as row 1 Row 6 – (WS): work as row 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Row 7 – (RS) – continue in stockinette sts for main body, mark out the sides with markers:   sl1, p1, k2tog, yo, p1, sm, k50/53/56/59/62/65, pm (placed in the right side of the cardigan), k114/120/126/132/138/144 (for back), pm (placed in the left side of the cardigan), k50/53/56/59/62/65, sm, p1, k2tog, yo, p1, k1                Row 9 – (RS): sl1, p1, yo, ssk, p1, sm,……… work to last 5 sts, p1, yo, ssk, p1, sl1

At the bottom of page 5, ending the decreases. You should have (212/224/236/248/260/272 sts left)

Page 6: Pockets: when work measures 7.5cm/2” sts are left on hold for pocket-edgings.  New sts are cast on (please note that you do not need to break the wool, you could also cast on the sts directly after the live sts):  From RS work as established for 5 sts, sm, k10/12/14/16/18/20, break wool and (place the following 29 sts on a separate holder.  Using a new strand of wool cast on 29 sts on your right hand needle, continue work as established) until the left side-marker, sm, work until 44/46/48/50/52/54 sts left, repeat (-), work to end of row.  

Page 6, concerning sizes 5 and 6 only: you have 130/136 sts left for back.

Page 7, concerning sizes 5 and 6 only: First you have 110/116 sts left for back (instead of 108/114).  Next you have 86/92 sts left for back.

Page 7: continue work row 2 and 3 for 10 decreases: you have 45/48/51/54/56/59 sts left over each front Page 7, last sentence: You have 33/36/39/42/44/47 over each front

Bottom of page 7: after 6 rows you have 16 sts decreased.

Page 8: sizes 3 and 4: you have 37/40 sts over fronts.                                                                                           Page 8: sizes 5 and 6: You have 40/43 sts over fronts

Page 8.  Neck decreases.  Continue work raglan-decreases over back, fronts and sleeves as previously.

 Lace collar:

Charts and written instructions for the lace are found in page 10.                                                                     With RS facing and using the right tip of your circular needle pick up 37/34/39/36/40/44 sts along the neckline-shaping of the right front, k the 58/64/66/72/76/82 sts on the needle, pick up 38/35/40/37/41/43 sts along the neckline-shaping of the left front.  You have 133/133/145/145/157/169 sts on the needle.                                 The following row is the right side of the collar: (WS rows are worked: sl1, p to last st)                                you work the lace-pattern following chart and/or written instructions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Work one repeat of sts 1 – 6 followed by 10/10/11/11/12/13 pattern-repeats (sts 7 – 18), followed by one repeat of sts 19-25.  Work the full report of 4 rows, work 5 reports in all.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The last WS row you work in k sts instead of p sts.  Bind off in k sts from RS.  Break wool.

 

This is the first time ever that I have worked with a pure linen.

I was a Little sceptical to start with, thinking that this would be so painful for my hands and fingers.

After half a skein I found myself planning new garments and a shawl working this beautiful material!

The linen, "Kalinka" comes from the Swedish brand, Karin Öberg.  Take a look at the color-card!  Divine:))

Every year nature is waking up after a long winter.  This winter has been mild - still the nature has been sleeping, every little bud of the branches have been brown, grey, hard as a shell.  Since a week all those little buds have opened up to show off a greenish miracle.  Some buds are flower buds; early flowers of the fruit three.  White flowers, pink flowers.  It takes my breath away.  Every year.  Again and again..

 

 

 

Happy Valentine to all of you!

Presenting Tilias Kofta as a free pattern on Valentines Day is my way to say THANK YOU to all of you who make each day at Ravelry lots of fun!  I have met so many great people thrrough Ravelry; people who send sweet messages, show appreciation, give hearts and nice comments.  I just LOVE it!  And had to send a little love back!

I visited Copenhagen with one of my sisters at Christmas-time.  Our steps automatically leads to a wonderful yarn store named "Sommerfuglen" (the butterfly).  It's a tiny store with an amazing range of wool - and I promise you, it is VERY difficult to visit Copenhagen without going there!

At this particular visit I bought some beautiful Ice blue Silk Mohair from Isager Strik.  With no particular idea of what it would turn into.  After some pullover sketching I switched completely over to an idea of a lace-shawl.  And off I went, playing around with 3 different patterns built up around the same amount of stitches.  And half-way through I realized that the patterns would be even more visible if working it using contrasting colors.

 

One Beautiful shawl made me the work of making a second one; I just HAD to see how it turned out:

The past autumn has not allowed me to come up with so much knitting as I would have wanted to.

A bit unwillingly I have turned into a workaholic - and even if I HAVE been knitting some every day - my work has consumed so much time - and it has been hard to find enough room to make new patterns.

Even an occasional visit to my Lys has proofed difficult.

One day I dug into my stash; up came the soft and gorgeous KidSilk Haze from Rowan.  I had an idea in mind - and suddenly the needles were going fast again!

If you have been following my designs from time to time you might have noticed that I rarely knit using bigger needles!  And then, suddenly, I have 2 designs in the row using larger needles:

Some of my friends at Ravelry finally convinced me to put up a test-knit!

I see all the conveniences - of course!  It's great to have a patterned scrutinized and tested in several sizes before "going live".

Somehow I still have needed LOTS of time before entering this new adventure.  Most of all due to my impatience - I suppose.  I have felt: when a pattern is ready - pictures taken -  (and me being on to new projects) - I haven't had the time to WAIT!  My daughter is laughing at me:)

 

One of the greatest pleasures about summer is knitting outdoors!

I love having a breeze in my hair, smelling the flowers, hearing the birds while the needles work at more or less high speed. This summer in particular it has been a joy knitting outdoors - in the SHADOW!  In half a lifetime (or a little bit more to be precise:)) I have seen few summers like this in Scandinavia.  For weeks on end we have had the sunniest, warmest weather possible - and it has been a necessity to find shade.  Happily I found the perfect place under a large pine-tree - and I was not the only one to find the place to be perfect.  During my knitting-hours I had the pleasure of sharing some time with a squirrel in the top of the pine.  He was so busy - chewing out kernels and seeds from the pine-cones - making a stock for the coming winter.  From time to time he sent me a glance - I wonder what he was thinking!

As I was knitting my new summertop "Lovestory" I kept thinking about how much I love to be walk by the ocean; how I never get tired of all those walks, from dawn to dark...  how the ocean nourishes my soul and keep me calm.

Wind everywhere!  A shawl to keep still!!  Wanted photos at the beach, but had to give in and ended up a tree instead:)  Here's my Guernsey in Pink:

I find this design a tiny bit french.  In the meaning of elegancy.  When I pull the Bisoux-sweater over my head I feel a little more sophisticated and elegant than in real life.  You can detect from my pictures my TRUE Lifestyle: boots for rain and sandy beaches, long walks...  Lucky for you I do not put up any photos of my outworn jacket that I have been wearing all winter for beach-walks!

My daughter was having a good laugh at me today - showing off my white skin for the first time in months.  Somehow they look even whiter in that strong and "cruel" first sunrays of spring.  Never mind; the weather has gone from cold, grey and damp to promising sun and even a bit of warmth in just a few days.  And my Escala top has been finished for some while already.  I didn't want to wait any longer to present it!

I must have been truly in love with my new cardigan to take photos under todays conditions!

Maybe you think I look warm and wrapped up in the lovely pictures taken by my sweet daughter?  I promise you, it would have taken at least 5 cardigans to feel the least warm!  The ice had started to break a few Days ago - and with the wind from east sweeping over the cold, frosty surface - the chill went straight to the bones.

We had big problems keeping the collar down - the wind blew it straigt into my face.  My hairdo wasn't that important - as it never is:)  I have never been so happy to end the shooting as today!