Saturday, February 11, 2012

Today is a Great Day!!!!

Today, exactly right now, as I am writing this post my DEAREST friend Laura is getting married in Asturias, Spain!!

Today I woke up with this nervous feeling as if it was me who was going to get married! My stomach is full of butterflies for them both! I would have loved to be able to come to their wedding but they decided to have this just with their families and throw a party later this year... which of course I am not going to miss!!

So, because of this GREAT occasionI I HAD TO knit something for the bride! I must say that the decision of what to make wasn't difficult at all. It had to be something delicate and beautiful. Anything better than lace?

The pattern choice was also very easy... it had to be a Hyrna Herborgar for several reasons: it is my favorite pattern, it is the most beautiful shawl that I know (yes, I know, I am a bit obsessed with it!) and last but not least it is an icelandic design.

So, here it is:

A new Hyrna Herborgar
Blocking
Details:

* Pattern: Hyrna Herborgar (from the book Þríhyrnur og langsjöl).

* Yarn: Cascade Heritage Silk (a mix of silk and merino).

* Needles: 4.0mm and a 4.5mm hook to cast off.


Hyrna Herborgar


Notes:

* As you many of you know this is not the first Hyrna Herborgar that I knit (if you want to see the other: one and two and three) This is actually the fourth one! So, knitting it was pretty smooth since I already know all the tricks of this pattern... and that helped me a lot because I was knitting against time!

* This was the fist time I was using Cascade Heritage Silk. The yarn is amazing. It is a real pleasure to knit. The only boring thing was that I had to buy a WHOLE new skein just to make the crochet bind off row! And this yarn is not exactly one of the cheapest. Now I have a whole skein that I guess will become something for the baby of a friend that will be born in a few months.

Hyrna Herborgar

* Blocking this shawl is becoming easier and easier everytime! I was a little worried after blocking it because I found that the yarn had a little bit of "memory" ad it was shrinking a little bit on the borders. I had to use some steam to correct that.

* Finally, I wanted to thank my friend Sif, who gently went out with me in  a very cold (but amazingly beautiful) day to have some cool pics of the shawl.

Hyrna Herborgar


Fortunately the package arrived on time so Laura received her present!  This morning, she sent me an SMS telling me that she was on the way to the church and that she was wearing the most beautiful shawl in the world!!

I am so happy she liked it and most importantly that she is wearing it on this so very special day! Even though I am not physically there my thoughts are with them!

All the best wished of happiness and prosperity for the newly married couple! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!

46 comments:

  1. Precioso,precioso y precioso !!!!!!!!!!!
    Al ver la primera fotografía, he pensado con este no me atrevo,al ver la segunda me he quedado :o
    y la tercera ya ha sido un coup de coeur, no me extraña nada que ya pases por el cuarto.
    Pienso que es el más apropiado para una novia,
    (aunque tu amiga Sif le da un encanto especial)
    les deseo los mismo días de felicidad que puntos lleva el chal.

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    1. Imma! Muchas gracias!
      Venga, después de todos los chales preciosos que has hecho... este lo harías con los ojos cerrados! Es de verdad muy sencillo, aunque se vea más complicado :)
      Si te animas, me avisas que yo te ayudo!

      Mi amiga Sif es un amor!! Y sabes? Ella es mitad espanola y mitad islandensa. Su padre es espanol. Ella es una de las pocas (si no la única desde que mi amiga Svanhvít se fue a vivir a Suecia) persona con quien puedo hablar castellano!

      Seguro que pronto tendré una foto de la novia con el chal... y muchas gracias por los buenos deseos para mis amigos!
      Besos!

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  2. Qué bonito, queda genial, seguro que será una novia preciosa.

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    1. Muchas gracias Marga!
      Me encantaría tejer unos de estos con tus sedas! Estoy seguro de que quedaría PRECIOSO!
      Ya quiero ver fotos de mi amiga también! Si me da su permiso les ensenaré algunas pronto :)

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  3. You make me smile :-) You are such a loving and giving friend, and I am privileged to be counted as one. The shawl is gorgeous(but #3 is still my favorite)and perfect for a bride! What a wonderful gift and equally wonderful that the bride is wearing it on her wedding day. And then there's your beautiful friend Sif. Where do you find these beauties?! The pictures of her with the white shawl and the pristine white snow in the background are gorgeous!! You are such a talented guy! Love it all. :-)
    (will write soon - time has been a bit scarce lately, but I haven't forgotten about you :-)

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    1. Judi! I am so happy I make you smile, my friend :)
      I totally understand that Hyrna #3 is your favorite, hehe. Why would that be?? :p

      I am sure that my friend was the most beautiful bride of the world today! She is not only beautiful but a wonderful friend!

      Sif is also a great friend of mine... as I mentioned above (in spanish) she is half spanish and half icelandic so we can speak spanish together (something that I don't get to do really often around here!). She was so sweet to go out with me... it was very cold but absolutely beautiful outside!

      (I am looking forward to hearing from you my dear Judi... but no rush :) My thoughts are also always with you!!).

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  4. Wow! What a gorgeous shawl! I love the pattern and you are very talented. It's fun to see them in all the different colors you've made them. And, what beautiful scenery to photograph your newest one! What a special gift for a special friend. I started to get butterflies and tears reading your story of your special friend and her special day! All the best to the new couple! :-)

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    1. Aww, thank you so much for your generous words :)
      This is a pattern that I really recommend. It is absolutely beautiful and it is a rather quick knit.
      Thank you also for the good wishes for my friends... I am so happy that the shawl arrived on time. This was a special present for an even more special person :)

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  5. Babas, babas, y más babas...

    He perdido el tiempo limpiando mi piso hoy, porque ahora está lleno de babaaaaaaaaaaaas.

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    1. Jejejeje... gracias Albis! Se agradece toda la baba derramada, jeje.
      Fuera de bromas... muchas gracias por tu comentario... me alegra mucho que te guste :)
      Un besín!

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  6. Es precioso :) Precisamente este fin de semana he comenzado a tejer ese chal y el culpable eres tú :P Había visto los que tejiste y me enamoré

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    1. Rosa Rosa, muchas gracias por tu comentario :)
      Jeje, qué bueno ser el culpable de haberte inspirado para empezar a tejer tan lindo chal! Espero ver cómo va quedando! Qué lana estás usando? Qué color?

      Saludos!
      R

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  7. Rodrigo, que preciosidad de chal... no conocía el patrón y me he quedado anonadada.

    Por cierto, los calcetines los empecé por los dedos!

    Petons

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    1. Gracias por visitarme Belén!
      Este chal es mi favorito... y por lejos!

      A ver si me animo algún día a aprender a tejer dos calcetines al mismo tiempo. Creo que sería la única manera de empezar a querer tejer calcetines, hehe.

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  8. aaawwww!!! qué bello está Rodri!!! (lo confieso....ya te lo había cotilleado en ravelry!! :P )
    además de con tu maravilloso trabajo, me he quedado alucinada con el paisaje!, y tu amiga es guapísima! ^.^ qué bueno que tengas a alguien para poder hablar español...creo que debe de ser una de las cosas que más se eche de menos, no?
    un besote Ro! feliz domingo!

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    1. Ro! Muchas gracias por pasar!
      El día que fuimos a sacar las fotos estaba espectacular... había tanta nieve! Y nada de viento! Parecía un cuento. En Islandia no hay muchos árboles pero Sif vive al lado de un bosquecillo (MUY ENANO) así que aprovechamos el momento y nos fuimos a sacar las fotos!
      Hablas castellano... sí, lo echo de menos a veces. Además hablar con ella es bien entretenido porque habla un espanol muy bonito!
      Besotes!

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  9. il est magnifique ce châle beau travail
    jolie photos

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  10. ohh mais il est superbe ce châle .. nanananannnn je t'écris en français parce que j'ai su que tu parlais super bien :)
    vraiment superbe
    et oui il faut pratiquer l'espagnol , tu ne regardes pas la tv ? ou écoutes de la musique?
    bisous parisiens

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    1. Hehe, merci beaucoup ma chere Alex :)
      Mais non, je ne parle pas bien francais... je peux très bien lire :)
      Nous n'avont pas de tv en espagnol :(
      oooy! Me cuesta tanto pensar! El islandés se mete entremedio a cada rato! Se me cruzan los cables un poco, jaja. Hace MUCHOS anos estudie francés (desde los 12 a los 14)... lo que me queda es poder leerlo muy bien pero no mucho más :(
      Besitos y gracias por pasar!

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  11. Sjalið er náttúrulega bara guðdómlegt... heppin hún vinkona þín sem fékk það! Og til hamingju með vinkonuna!! :-) knús knús

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    1. Takk kærlega fyrir elsku Kristín mín :)
      Vinkona mín hringdi í mig þegar hún fékk pakkinn... hún var að gráta af gleði! Manni liður svo vel að gefa einhverjum sem manni þykir vænt um smá hamingju :)
      Nú bið ég spenntur eftir myndunum sem hún ætlar að senda mér eftir bruðkaupsferðina! :)

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  12. Hello, again! :-) I received a wonderful comment from you on my blog and wanted to respond to thank you and answer your questions but it has "no-reply" on it and won't let me. Also, on your profile, where it says "contact"...it won't click. So, I thought I'd answer you here. I hope you don't mind. Anyway....Thank you for visiting and for such a nice comment. The shawl took me a couple of months but only because I was so busy with other things too. It would take longer than the other shawls I've done because it is more detailed and has a lot of single crochet rows and a LOT more stitches than the other shawls I've done. But, it could be made in a much shorter time. It was a lot of fun and I bet you could do it. Crochet is rather simple because the different stitches mainly consist of something like a yarn over and more or less of them or crocheting stitches together like a knit together stitch. I normally block projects right away too. This one just kept being set aside because my life was crazy busy for a while. Things are settling down now and I can finally play with yarn again. Yay! :-) Happy knitting!

    Cheryl :-)

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    1. Hi Cheryl!
      Thank you for taking the time to give me such a nice answer to my comment :) I totally understand this lack of time... it can be really boring but at the same time it makes the moment when you finally have the time to grab your needles again even more special! It just happened to me that I was very busy during December and part of January that I barely knitted anything but now I am back on track! hehe :)
      Thank you again!
      R

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  13. Wow - that's a fantastic shawl! Beautiful!
    I did not get married in Asturias, but went there for honey moon - it's a wonderful part of Spain. All the best to the marrying couple!!

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    1. Takk Tori :)
      My friend was really, really happy with it... and that means my happiness as well :)

      Oh, so you've been to Asturias! It is such a wonderful place! I really want to go back there sometime soon!

      Thank you for your good wishes for the happy couple :)

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  15. Guau!! Maravilloso trabajo, cuanto me queda aún por tejer antes de lograr tan estupendas labores...
    Felicidades, espero poderlo ver usado por la novia.

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    1. Muchas gracias Mavivi!
      Para tejer un chal como este... sólo debes proponértelo y montar los puntos en las agujas! Venga, anímate que hay mucha gente que estaría más que dispuesa a ayudarte (dentro de las cuales me cuento yo, por supuesto :)

      Las fotos de la novia... espero que pronto!

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    2. Gracias Rodrigo, tomo nota, pero de momento tengo uno entre manos que cada vez que cambia de gráfico me quedo un poco atascada, ja,ja.

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  16. Uauu, te quedó precioso! Como todos los que haces! Aunque es el primer comentario que te dejo te aseguro que hace muuucho que sigo tus proyectos. :)

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  17. Hola Laia!
    Muchas gracias por tus generosas palabras :)
    Ánimo con la máquina de coser! Una vez que lo tengas hecho te vas a reír de de fácil que fue!

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  18. El chal precioso, es una maravilla para un novia, y el paisaje espectacular,pero vaya frío que debe hacer !!
    Bsos Mayte

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    1. Hola Mayte!
      Muchas gracias por pasar a visitarme :)
      Por suerte el chal llegó a tiempo, y justamente a tus tierras, aunque la boda no fue en Oviedo sino que en Peredo. Lo mejorde todo es que a la novia le encantó! Ya quiero ver las fotos de ella con el chal!
      Besos para ti también! :)

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  19. El chal es precioso, cada vez que lo tejes te queda más bonito. En ese paisaje se veía espectacular, seguro que a la novia tambien le sentaba estupendamente. Un saludo

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    1. Hola!
      Muchísimas gracias por tu comentario :)
      Este chal es adictivo!! Y no es tan difícil como parece.
      Fotos de la novia... espero que pronto!
      Saludos!

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  20. Rod-
    I just found your blog - doing a little blog surfing and walla! - here I am. It must have been fate - a handsome guy - who knits - be still my heart!! Your handwork in this shawl is magnificent - I am totally blown away - it is absolutely exquisite - (and your friend is a beautiful model!)

    We are looking at a cruise that comes to Iceland next year for 2 days - do you live near Reyjkavik? Your photos are gorgeous - but it sure looks cold up there!!I desperately want to visit - but I think I will come when it is a little warmer- LOL!!

    I absolutely LOVE your blog - I am now your newest and happiest follower!

    xoxo,
    Vicki

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    1. Hi Vicki!
      Thank you so much for such a nice comment!
      It makes me really, really happy that you liked my blog. It was so difficult to make the decision of making this blog (thinking that it wouldn't be interesting enough or that I wouldn't be able to keep it nice and updated...) but now after a few months I have absolutely no regrets about it! On the contrary... it has been a wonderful experience.

      A cruise stopping in Reykjavík for two days! That sounds great! I don't live in Reykjavík. I live in a small town called hafnarfjörður which is just 15 minutes away from Reykjavík. It is part of what is called the Capital Area (or, Höfuðborgarsvæði, if you want to know the icelandic word for it, hehe). Are you planning to come during summer? I would say that the best time for coming here is in June and July... there is day light all day so you have the chance to do A LOT (which is especially important knowing that you will spend only two days here).

      Let me know more details! Maybe we could have a cup of tea together and I could show you the city (which is really more like a little town... it is TINY! you will see!)

      Thank you so much again! Now I am going to take a look at your blog!
      R

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  21. Hola Rodrigo ,te sigo desde hace tiempo gracias a Laura ,y cuando he visto tu entrada me he emocionado. Que bonito todo el chal ,la nieve ,tu amiga ,todo ...pero lo más bonito es esa amistad tan guapa .Yo también quiero ver las fotos YYYYYAAAAA.... besinos desde Oviedo.P.D.:me encantan tus trabajos...

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    1. Hola Carmen :)
      El que se ha emocionado ahora soy yo... muchas gracias por tu comentario. Mi amistad con Laura es uno de los tesoros más preciados que tengo... y bueno, como me encuentro un poquín lejos (aunque ahora mucho menos lejos que antes, cuando vivía en Chile) lo mínimo que podía hacer para ella era tejer algo para ese día tan especial.
      Muero de ganas de ver fotos!!!
      Un beso grande para ti :)

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  22. Hola Rodrigo, cuanto más veia tu hat mesi más me gustaba, así que casi estoy terminandolo,pero lo que empezó siendo un gorro para mi marido, pasó a ser mio, después del niño y ahora creo que la más pequeña de la casa es la afortunada jajaja. es que con los 120 puntos y la patente de punto retorcido es un poco estrecho así que tedre que hacer otro jajaja.Mi duda es cómo agrandar el patrón para poder usar lana igual (que tengo mucha).¿cómo lo harias tu?

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    1. Hola Noe :)
      La verdad es que este gorro, Mesi, es bien adicitivo... queda tan bonito y con tan poco esfuerzo!
      Qué agujas estás usando para tejerlo?
      El patrón tiene una repetición de 30 puntos... entonces para hacerlo más grande o más pequeno debe sumar o restar múltiplos de 30. O sea, podrías montar 150 o 180 puntos para hacerlo más grande. MIde el gorrito pequeno que acabas de hacer para tener una idea de qué tamano quedará con los puntos que agregues.
      Me cuentas cómo te va, sí? :)

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  23. Hi everybody! Here's is the bride. :-)

    I received the shawl three days before the wedding day, opened the envelope and... well... tears running over my cheeks and a big big smile. I can't say anything else about the shawl itself: you just have to take a look at the pictures. Just one thing: Rodrigo is the sweetest person I've ever known and the dearest friend I've ever had. The beautiful things he knits are just the translation of what it is inside his soul. We will always be there for one another. Thank you so much for the present, Rod (for all the presents, specially for the immaterial ones). Love.

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  24. Hola a todos! Aquí la novia :-)

    Recibí el chal tres días antes de la boda, abrí el sobre y... me empezaron a caer las lágrimas a la vez que me salía una gran sonrisa. No puedo decir nada más del chal: solo hay que mirar las fotos. Solo una cosa: Rodrigo es la persona más dulce que yo haya conocido nunca y el mejor amigo que he tenido. Las cosas tan bonitas que teje solo son la traducción de lo que tiene en su interior. Siempre estaremos ahí para el otro. Muchísimas gracias por el regalo Rod (por todos los regalos, especialmente por los inmateriales). Con mucho amor. Laura.

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  25. No sé qué me gusta más, si el chal..., o si esas maravillosas fotos de Islandia..., (qué paisaje tan diferente al mío, hoy 22ºC)... La verdad es que lo que más me ha gustado es el cariño que desprendes en todas tus palabras... Sin duda eres un gran amigo de tus amigos!!!
    Un besito
    Marisa
    P.S. Estoy deseando ver a la novia con el chal!!!!

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  26. Grandioso, bello, magnifico chal para tu amiga °.°

    Eres un estupendo tejedor ;P

    Besitos -.- -.-

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