From Owls to Dragons

Thank you for all the kind compliments about my husband, mr B!

Tove, I suspect that bigamy isn´t allowed in Sweden. Though I´m sure mr B would be delighted by your proposal – especially when he realizes that you are younger, slimmer and prettier than his first wife.

But how about if mr B took your boyfriend along as a trainee next time he goes away on a business trip?

And Beth, I´ve been meaning to take a photo of the Latvian mittens he brought back for me – but I keep forgetting.

I did however take a photo of the white yarn that I used for the owl socks. It´s a vintage yarn from Norway, called Triplex.

I got two skeins of this elusive yarn from my blog friend Grete in Norway. Takk Grete!

It´s a sport weight, worsted wool (kamgarn) and has a very special braided texture. I think that Annemor Sundbø explained that it has been plied twice. It´s quite soft and wonderful to knit with. What a shame it has been discontinued!

I still have enough left for a pair of socks for myself and perhaps even a hat. But first I have something else that I need to knit.

Last year when I asked my son if he wanted a new dragon sweater when he outgrew his old one he said yes. But added that this time he wanted a flying dragon – because it was time I did something hard...

So since then I´ve been trying to draw a flying dragon and it sure hasn´t been easy. But I finally came up with something that young master L graciously approved.

Not sure if the dragon is flying as much as sort of hopping along and flexing its wings.

 

 

Comments

[KTE]

....sigh...
I love it.
how sad is it that I love them more, at this point, than both my sons do...
I cannot wait to see the finished project, and dare to hope that you might share the pattern with us one day...
I'm embarked on two MORE dragon hats - one for each of my boys. ;)

[torirot]

Flott drage! Og jeg husker godt Triplex-garnet fra min spede strikkebarndom :-)

[Maria]

Läcker drake...blir inte unge L nöjd med detta så är han inte värd någon tröja, inte ens en slipover. Hälsa honom med en kram:-)

[Grete Letting]

Kanskje vi bør sende en kopi av sidene våre til Sandnes og be om å så det gamle garnet tilbake? jeg har tenkt å strikke lue, hals og leggvarmere av garnet mitt.
Nå skal jeg gå videre i bloggen din for å finne det du har strikket.

[LivM]

Er innom for å ønske deg et riktig Godt Nytt År!

[Noreen]

Excellent dragon! The things we do for our young ones!