Norwegian Knits-Along: Week 5

Presenting the Norwegian KAL gallery. Is your finished knit not there? Please comment in the post to let me know if I can use your FO picture there. When you finish your project, with your approval I'll post a picture of it in the gallery and link directly to your site. The more, the merrier!

Sweaters & Vests
◊ Sydney started on her Ingeborg! She's posted sleeve pictures here and here. She's also working on Danger's second sleeve.
◊ Head on over to Julia's, because she's finished her Insomnia sweater. it looks amazing! Congratulations Julia!
◊ Liz finished her Nykvarn vest too. Looks great, doesn't it? I like the way she used a single motif on the back.
◊ Beth has made her choice of sweaters to knit and it's ">the Carpathian Black Roses jacket from Norsk Strikkedesign. Great pick, Beth!
◊ Catherine of Knittin' Notes has joined the KAL! She'll be knitting her own design: an hourglass weater with a snowflake border on the sleeves and the bottom of the sweater.

Socks & Stockings
◊ Jessica had to order more yarn for her Norwegian stockings. In the meantime, you can read about knitting Fair Isle flat vs. in the round.
◊ Jess is in the homestretch with her stockings! (And no, we're not bored of it yet! Here's one deliciously long entry on it.
◊ Jenny hasn't started her project, but it's her birthday! Go say hi. Go on.
◊ Liz is still having some tension issues with her stocking. Drop by and give her some encouragement!
◊ Kate has a great post on her learning how to do stranded knitting.

Mittens & Gloves
◊ Virtuella has posted her first pictures of her reindeer mittens! Like some of us, she's having tension issues, but she's going ahead with it. Go give her some encouragement!
◊ We're smitten with mittens! Carie posted progress pics of her Latvians and her lovely Norwegians.

For all the hat people, here's an excerpt of an email from Bea Ellis:

Your hat [my Traditional] came out really great. Sounds like you are all having fun. I used to teach knitting for 12 years, and did many workshops on two-color knitting. The hat and headbands were designed for my students, as I had a hard time finding good projects for the class. Little did I know that these would be used for on-line knit alongs.

Hats & Headbands
◊ Jillian is almost done with headband #1! How do you like stranded knitting so far, Jillian?
◊ Adrian has posted the link to her We Call Them Pirates hat! Get it here. Make a great hat in a week!
◊ Jessica of Rose-Kim Knits has joined our KAL; she's knitting Adrian's Pirates hat for her husband. Good choice, Jessica!
◊ Tiffany received her Traditional and Kristen kits and received a cool pattern booklet as well. Lucky Tiffany! She'll get started on her hats in the new year.
◊ Sarah has made two great hats! They're on their way to the lucky recipients in Alaska!
◊ Susan is happily settling in her new house. Her Let It Snow kit finally arrived, but let's give her a moment to settle down!
◊ Michelle has been working on steadily her Reindeer hat in cheery green and white. It'll be done by Christmas, for sure!
◊ Nancy will be knitting her Traditional in Vietnam; she'll be there for the holidays. Have a great time Nancy!
◊ Your host has started Let It Snow! in brown and cream.

My tension is even, I'm happy to say. I'm doing the cotton lining a different way this time around: I used a provisional cast-on and put the live stitches on a length of yarn. When the wool knitting has reached the same length (not necessarily the same number of rows, btw) I'll knit the cotton and wool stitches together. Adrian did this with success on her Pirate hat, so I know it's doable.

Is it me, or is anyone else inspired to do more stranded knitting beyond this KAL?