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Mundane Knitting in the Rain

The brown cardigan is ready, but unblocked and missing the snaps (they are not sold in the village and I want to choose them myself). So buying them will wait a bit, until I go to Reykjavík (the capital) in two weeks. I will probably post a photo sooner though, when I remember to block it, that is.

I’m knitting the most mundane of items, a neckwarmer. In grey. So it’s really not worth a photo, at least not until it’s finished. Perhaps I’m just tired and lazy today…

It raining really hard so here are some rain photos for you:

Rain

Regn

Grátt á gráu

Today's rock picture

Fair Weather Photos

 

Petrol Prices

Me and my husband braved the outrageous petrol prices and went for a (very short) drive today. We try to use the car as little as possible, both for economical as well as environmental reasons. Having a teenager with a new driving licence messes that plan up a bit, he really wants to drive everywhere when he is home, but he is at boarding school during the week so the petrol “damage” isn’t very bad.

The average petrol price per liter in Iceland today is 245.50 króna, which is just about 2 dollars or 1.5 euros. That means that the gallon costs just about 982 or just under 8 dollars or 6 euros.

But I still feel the most important reason for reducing the use of the car as much as possible, is the environmental effects. Besides, walking is good for you.

Winter Light

Here are some photos from my (short) drive today:

Mist

The Snowy Road

Kerlingadalur

Hjörleifshöfði

 

 

 

Grey Skies and Some Knitting Progress

 

Today´s rock picture

This is an old photo. I have a nasty cold so I’m not going out, although I would like to. The sky today is exactly the same color as this though, gray and not very inspiring. There is much more snow though.

I’m all done with the body of the brown sweater and I’ve started knitting the front bands. I have also started embroidering a the green and white hat. There will be photo when I’m a little better.

Until then check out my updated free pattern page, and my resource page. I’m updating them both these day’s and new free patterns will be added soon.

Winter photograph Iceland

Grátt á ská - Grey lines

This is an old photo (my camera in being cleaned) but the winter is still going strong. The snow melts a bit, comes again and sometimes the roads is closed by fierce storms. I like the snow, it’s beautiful and it keeps the air crisp and fresh. I could do without the storms though, but they pass quickly and I just stay inside while they shake the house.