Galder (Ravelry) - a free pattern by me. At the moment, the pattern is only available in English, but I intend to publish it in Finnish later on.
Galder - oma mallini, Ravelrystä löytyy ilmainen ohje englanniksi, tulevaisuudessa olisi tarkoitus lisätä myös suomenkielinen ohje.
Ilmoittauduin mukaan tähän! Taidan olla hullu. Mutta toivottavasti saan myös uutta intoa päivittää blogia... Pari huivia odottaa pingotusta. Paraphernaliat (Ravelry-linkki) valmistuivat mistelisestä Wollmeisesta, tykkäsin sekä ohjeesta että langasta!
Count me in! (The idea is to start a new project every day from June 1 to June 26 and finish them all by the end of July. I might be crazy...) I finished my Wollmeise Paraphernalias (Rav link) though - love both the yarn and the pattern!
Here are some Cookie A socks I've finished lately.
Tässä kaksi paria vastavalmistuneita Cookie A -sukkia. Ekat villaa, toiset puuvillaa.
Rick from Sock Innovation (ravel it)
Araucania Ranco Solid (colour 101, PT 483)
2,5mm Clover Bamboo dpns
Hedera, free from Knitty (ravel it)
Anttila Veera (100% cotton)
2,5mm Clover Bamboo dpns
Had to come and share this link with you. I bumped into this when reading the Ravelry forum of the Cookie A KAL... Basically, it's a list/review of patterns you can use with variegated sock yarn. A big thank you for the person responsible for this list!
Pikainen postaus sekä omaksi ilokseni että täällä pyörähtäville. Selailin Ravelryssä Cookie A -yhteisneulonnan foorumia, ja löysin tällaisen linkin. Kyseessä on lista ohjeista, joihin pätkävärjätty (ja varmaan myös semisolidi) sukkalanka sopii. Kiitosta vaan sille ystävälliselle sielulle, joka on nähnyt vaivaa ja kasannut listan!
As this post is mostly about a Finnish swap, it's in Finnish only.Salaisen Neuleystävän syyskauden ilmoittautumiset on avattu, ja kävin liittymässä mukaan. Laukku- ja sukkavaihtoihin olen joskus taannoin osallistunut, mutta SNY-ilmoittautumiset ovat jotenkin aina päässeet vilahtamaan hups vaan ohi. Tällä kertaa olinkin sitten ajoissa! Jännityksellä odotan syksyä: SNY ja TitiTyyn sukkalankaklubi! Molemmat mulle ihan uusia aktiviteetteja. Kyllä nyt kelpaa postimiestä odotella.Mutta mukavaa tulee kyllä olemaan myös pakettien räätälöinti SNY:lle. Olen jo useamman vuoden seurannut sivusta näitä vaihtoja, ja meininki on näyttänyt niin kivalta että pakko oli lähteä messiin. Pidän dekkareista, ja tällaiset Salaiset Vaihdot ovat ainakin ajatuksena mulle ihan omiaan. En malttaisi odottaa, että saan SNY:ni tiedot, haluaisin heti mennä vakoilemaan blogiin ja Ravelryyn ja ja... ja lankakauppaan ostoksille tietysti!Ensikertalaisena yritän parhaani mukaan toimia sääntöjen mukaan, ja selkeästihän ne tuolla SNY-blogissa olivatkin. Vähän jännittää silti. Onneksi netin neuleyhteisö on leppoisaa porukkaa, ei tarvitse olla oikeasti huolissaan, kunhan muistaa deadlinet ja raportoinnit.Turun keskiaikamarkkinatkin tuli muuten kierrettyä. Tuliaisina oli tietenkin lankaa ja villaa. Mukaan tarttui vyyhti lammikoitumatonta sukkalankaa Juulibugia, pari värjäämätöntä vyyhtiä ohutta lähiseudun lammastilan villalankaa (näillä pääsen toivottavasti kasvivärjäystä testaamaan), ihanan pehmeää merinoa, josta osa on jo kehrätty, sekä vihersävyistä kotimaista villalankaa joka on parhaillaan mariomyssyyntymässä. Juulibugista on muuten tulossa Nancy Bushin Heelless Sleeping Socks, ja yksi 65g vyyhti näyttäisi riittävän ihan ohjeen mukaisiin sukkiin (ekan sukan jälkeen jäljellä vielä yli 30g). Loistavaa!
While I was waiting for the Finnish summer to begin (this June has been a cold one!), I decided to make more socks. Such a surprise! Below, Glynis by Cookie A. The yarn is Araucania Ranco Solid, which is one of my favourite sock yarns, as I've probably mentioned before. I started these socks on WWKIP day, and they were soon ready. The pattern is easy but interesting enough, and I think it fits well the semi-solid yarn. I used 2,5mm Clover Bamboo needles (as I nowadays usually do, though it would be nice to get sets of 2,25mm and 2,75mm dpns). 
And another Cookie pattern, Sunshine. This is Anttila Corallo again - I just love the bluish gray colourway. (and the yarn is cheap, too...) I had to make the leg slightly shorter than what the pattern calls for, because I didn't have enough yardage. The yarn was a bit too thick as well - must try the pattern again with another yarn. I enjoyed knitting both Glynis and Sunshine - logical, easy, but not too simple. Perfect patterns for travelling/TV fiber activity.
These mittens I really love! They're warm! They're pretty! And I decided to call them my Garden Mittens though I never really do gardening.
The base yarn, the grey one, is Gjestal Janne. The flowers, I think, are mainly Gjestal Maija... the lighter purple at least. I used a Drops pattern for the flowers, though I modified it a bit. The mitten pattern is a basic one, and I added the green leaves by crocheting them on in the end. As you can guess, I've also been doing some Fair Isle work... more about that later - still need to weave in the ends on those ones!
My friend has been experimenting with plant dyeing. She used birch leaves to get this lovely shade of yellowish green, and generously gave me a skein for test knitting. The yarn is wool, perhaps 100% (it started as a mystery yarn, white). I think it might be Novita 7 Veljestä (7 Brothers) yarn, or something very much like it. I improvised the pattern, using a cable from 101 stitches to knit (ed. Erika Knight, The Harmony Guides). I don't know yet what happens when I wash these mittens... that's all part of the test! I think the colour is fab, and I hope my friend will continue with her experiments. Though as a botanist, she really knows what she's doing!
A bigger font size, by the way. I thought it would look better with the new template. And as always, more details and links: knittitude @ Ravelry. Next: Turku Medieval Fair, this weekend - hope to see you there!
Okay. It's been a long while. I'm going to share a few pairs of socks now. But first of all, a mystery sock! I remember I had a pattern for this one - a bit like Baudelaire (which I've made as well), but a different one. If somebody recognizes the pattern in question, please inform me! I think I had a copy of the pattern in Finnish, but I bet there are lots of patterns like this one around. This one has lace both in the front and on the back of the sock. The yarn is Araucania Ranco Multy. You can find more specs at Ravelry, where I'm known as knittitude - see you there!
This pair? Vinnland Socks, from theAntiCraft. The yarn is Sisu.
Trystero, by Cookie A, the yarn is Trekking.
I got Cookie A's Sock Innovation a week ago, and it's YUMMY! Kai-Mei, Araucania Ranco Solid. They're size L, so they are too loose for the model (me). Must make a pair for myself someday. The pattern is simple, yet clever.
One of my favourite designers, Nancy Bush. The pattern is Whitby from Knitting on the Road, the yarn is Gjestal Maija. I don't usually do yellow, but just take a look at the cooperation of the yarn and the pattern and you'll see why. Don't you now?
Nancy Bush's Unst from Knitting on the Road. The yarn is a cheap one (Corallo, 2€/skein) I bought from Anttila. The yarn is made in Italy for Anttila. I'd like to know which company it is that actually makes this yarn. I think the quality was OK for the price - some extra nylon strings had to be pulled out though.
Yarn as in previous. The pattern is Little Child's Sock in Shell Pattern, by (surprise surprise) Nancy Bush, from Knitting Vintage Socks.
Little Child's Sock by Nancy Bush from Knitting Vintage Socks, the yarn is again Sisu. The socks look a bit boring in the photo found in the book - but when worn, they fit like a dream! Must make another pair of these someday...
So that was it. There are so many things I should link to places... but I think you all know most of the patterns and yarns anyway - if not, Google or Ravel them. Please. Do check out Nancy Bush, Cookie A and theAntiCraft. They're fab! Next: Spinning...
Oh. And if you want to know more about the patterns/specs/yarns, visit me at Ravelry (knittitude). I've got the links over there!
And another Cookie pattern, Sunshine. This is Anttila Corallo again - I just love the bluish gray colourway. (and the yarn is cheap, too...) I had to make the leg slightly shorter than what the pattern calls for, because I didn't have enough yardage. The yarn was a bit too thick as well - must try the pattern again with another yarn. I enjoyed knitting both Glynis and Sunshine - logical, easy, but not too simple. Perfect patterns for travelling/TV fiber activity.
A bigger font size, by the way. I thought it would look better with the new template. And as always, more details and links: knittitude @ Ravelry. Next: Turku Medieval Fair, this weekend - hope to see you there!
So that was it. There are so many things I should link to places... but I think you all know most of the patterns and yarns anyway - if not, Google or Ravel them. Please. Do check out Nancy Bush, Cookie A and theAntiCraft. They're fab! Next: Spinning...
