An Estonian girl who has found a home in Sweden.

Monday, January 24

January 24, 2005 Posted by Vaire

It is snowing here. Yippee! The weather has been dreadful so far — dark and dry or dark and rainy. I'm used to having much more snow in winters. One result of having apalling weather is that I have a flu. It's getting better, though.

Ursus got his first vaccination today. We are fortunate that the vet is 5 minutes walk away. Poor thing was scared of all the cars going by and making horrible noise. He yowled all the way there and back.

There has not been any knitting because now I am trying out different race/class/profession combinations. I know for sure that I will not play a human, a warlock and a warrior. Druid and shaman classes suit me much better and warlocks are pure evil. Leathercrafting and tailoring have been more fun than blacksmithing, so I'll go with those. I have had much fun exploring, discovering and interacting in the game. If you need a little bit of an escape from the real world, escape to World of Warcraft.

Thursday, January 13

January 13, 2005 Posted by Vaire

Where have I been? In Azeroth. The World of Warcraft European final beta opened on Sunday and we've done little else, but play since then. The game is very well executed and extremely well thought out. Love it.

Another good news: I have received my residence permit extension for another year! Yay!

As you have gathered, there has been no knitting. Or any other crafts as well. Things will return to normal soon, I expect.

Ursus

Ursus has discovered new places to explore.

Monday, January 3

January 03, 2005 Posted by Vaire

Happy and prosperous new year! May there be peace and joy in your lives.

The gloves are finished. They look quite alike, but they are not identical.

Fortissima Gloves finished

Terje wondered how I'd made the thumb increases on these gloves. I used a variant of traditional Estonian glove thumb gusset. I just increased every other row with YO's, but twisted the YO on the next round so there are no holes. I also alternated which side of the previous YO I made the next one to make them line up. Hmmm... This is tough to explain by words, here's a chart.

Thumb increases chart

I – knit stitch;
O – yarn over;
◊ – twisted knit stitch.

Ursus

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