Knitflow

Paraphenalia socks / Paraphenalia-sukat

2012-03-11T21:04:00.001+01:00

These Paraphenalia socks are amazingly beautiful and not hard to knit, either. Instructions here or at Ravelry
Yarn: Novita Nalle Aloevera 120g
Needles: 2.5
Size: 39

Needlemania

2012-02-26T19:56:00.001+01:00

Lately I have gotten a lot of knitting-related things as presents - trend continues. Husby's birthday present to me was free choice of knitting needles. So I did some research and figured out these are amongst the best ones. Interchangeable ones for pullovers and short (15cm) double pointed needles to feed my sockaholism :D

Sylvi hoodie

2012-02-13T13:36:00.001+01:00

The three-week pause in blogging was caused by this pretty Sylvi hoodie. Originally I got the yarn for a Sylvi jacket but I realised quite quickly that 14 skeins of Isoveli will not be enough for that. So I did some agile designing and planning for a hoodie :D Basically I had to calculate everything again, mainly because my gauge was not the same as that of the instructions.

Yarn: Novita Isoveli 1220g
Needles: 5

Angee socks

2012-01-27T09:18:00.003+01:00

Santa brought me some knitting books, thin double-pointed bamboo needles and yarn. Among the books was Cookie A's Sock Innovation (Suloisimmat Sukat in Finnish). It is an amazing book, which explains not only how to knit some of her designs but also how to design socks yourself.

Of course I had to test a pair from her designs. Here are Angee socks:

Yarn: Novita Nalle Aloevera 190g
Needles: 2.5
Size: 38

Cable socks / Palmikkosukat

2012-01-15T09:29:00.002+01:00

This is the last Christmas present. I did not want to post it before I knew that the parcel had reached Istanbul. The picture is a bit wonky as my foot size is smaller - in reality these are very pretty socks :D

I used the pattern for long cabled socks at Novita whttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifebsiteonly in the front. The sides and back are in stockinette. I cast on 48 stitches and made a French heel and a round toe.

Yarn Novita 7 veljestä

Needles 4

Size 40 (cast on 48)

Tunisian crocheted oven mitt / Koukuttu patakinnas

2011-12-31T14:42:00.000+01:00

My secret santa sent me Tunisian crochet hooks a couple of weeks ago, and this oven mitt is my first attempt at Tunisian crocheting. Quite much fun! I used the leftover Álafosslopi yarns from my cardigan, so the oven mitt is made of 100% wool. The texture is thick and solid: looks like the mitt will be able to take high temperatures.

Álafosslopi 1.7 skeins Tunisian crochet hook 5/5.5 Instructions in Finnish at Kangasaitta and magazine Taito 6/2011

Shopping bag / Ostoskassi / Bevásárlótáska

2011-12-31T11:06:00.000+01:00

Another shopping bag - this one is a great favourite of mine + the doggies :D

Twisted sock

2011-12-27T10:14:00.001+01:00

These socks look harder to make than they actually are. I really enjoyed knitting these ones. The way to make the heel was a novelty for me - it looks great!
Instructions in English at Knitty
Size 42
Yarn Ístex Léttlopi 90g
Needles 4

Shooting Star long socks

2011-12-25T16:12:00.003+01:00

I rarely make long socks, but these ones caught my attention immediately. The pattern was quite easy to remember. Am eyeing the cardigan a bit...
Instructions in English at Drops Design 116-1

Size 39
Yarn: Novita 7 Veljestä black 150g, white 60g
Needles 3.5

Christmas presents - socks from Léttlopi

2011-12-25T13:03:00.000+01:00

These socks have been ready for quite a while! Actually some of them (5 pairs) were knitted during our trip to Iceland. Towards the end of the trip I had to go back to Álafoss factory outlet to get more yarn :D
Yarn Álafoss Léttlopi 70-90gSizes 39-42Needles 4

Shopping bag/ Ostoskassi/ Bevásárlótáska

2011-12-24T17:58:00.000+01:00

These shopping bags were made already in the summer and autumn, blogging about them had to wait until Santa's visit, though :)

Cadence socks

2011-12-23T23:16:00.000+01:00

These socks were supposed to be a present for someone - but I never could part from them :D So I decided to, uncharacteristically, keep a pair of socks I knitted. I love these! The pattern is from Ravelry

Yarn: Novita Nalle Aloevera 150gNeedles: 3.5Size: 39

Dutchess socks / Herttuattaren sukat / Hercegnő zoknija

2011-12-20T05:30:00.000+01:00

Another pair of pretty princessy socks for another niece. I improvised the design, using both cables and lace in the pattern

Yarn Novita 7 veljestäNeedles 4Size 33 (cast on 40)

Princess socks / Prinsessasukat / Királyleány zoknija

2011-12-19T14:27:00.000+01:00

Now that Santa is almost on his way, I can start blogging about the Christmas presents :D These socks are made for my niece, who likes all things princessy.

Pattern from Drops - this 6-stitch pattern is easy to modify for pretty much any size. I cast on 36 stiches, made ribbed top, a square heel and a round toe. Yarn Novita 7 veljestäNeedles 4Size 29

Seafarer socks / Merenkulkija-sukat

2011-12-06T13:23:00.001+01:00

I have been looking for a nice cable pattern for men's woolly socks for a long time: here it is. Easy to make and looks simple & elegant. Instructions in Finnish and cable charts at Ulla.

Male size 43Yarn Novita 7 Veljestä 150gKnitting needles 4

Busting the yarn stash - funky socks

2011-11-22T15:40:00.001+01:00

It is about time to use up the Novita 7 Veljestä stash that I have. Colourful & happy-patterned socks are perfect for this :) I am still far away from really busting the stash but this is a good start.

As I was knitting these socks, I used a couple of new techniques I have recently learned, namely Tunisian crochet and the French round heel. I used Tunisian crocheting in the heel flap and all the way through the heel reductions. The heel becomes quite rigid, but it should last even heavy use.
Yarn Novita 7 VeljestäSize 40Knitting needles 4, Tunisian crochet needle 4

Another week, another Icelandic cardigan

2011-11-21T17:31:00.000+01:00

I really love this pattern called Keđja ('chain'), designed by Védís Jónsdóttir. The original design in Ístex pattern book 28 (page 2) is for a tunic, but I decided to make a cardigan instead. I made the calculations myself as I was using a thinner yarn.

Am so happy with the ready cardigan! In my own opinion, this is one of the prettiest things I have ever knitted. It was a fast knit, took me from Friday to Wednesday :D

Yarn Novita 7 Veljestä red 570g and white 140g
Size 44-46
Needles 4

Good old felted slippers

2011-11-21T15:54:00.001+01:00

My extended family has started to request these felted slippers pretty much every year for Christmas/birthday present. Happy to oblige!

Size 39
Yarn: Novita Huopanen (100% felted wool) 200 g, crochet needle 10
Instructions in Finnish at Novita
Colour wash in washing machine (shrinks 20%), stretch to fit foot

Icelandic cardigan: days 6-7

2011-11-18T11:00:00.001+01:00

Done! Now only finishing and that's it :)

This was a very agile knitting project, meaning that the plans got modified with reality and accumulated knowledge. The pattern found its form as I knitted along, and in the end I decided against the hood. I decided to call the cadigan "gimsteinn", which means gemstone in Icelandic. I will write the pattern up and post it later, together with a picture of the fully finalised cardigan.

Icelandic cardigan: day 5

2011-11-16T11:14:00.001+01:00

So I got to the yoke! Now this feels like real knitting - no more bling speed-knitting but paying attention to the yarn and the pattern. I calculated that I made 20% of the yoke pattern yesterday, 80% more to go. I hope the white yarn is enough for a hood, though. We'll see!

Icelandic cardigan: days 3-4

2011-11-15T10:12:00.001+01:00

The bottom part of the body is now done: afterwards it always feels like finishing a marathon. The true Icelanders knit cardigans also in a round so as to avoid purling, especially in the pattern. I am, however, not really comfortable with sewing and cutting the knitted pullover in the front (in case I want to make changes later on) so I opted for purling.

The sleeves are coming a bit slower than usually since I am making them simultaneously with circular needles. I have to do it this way as it seems that this city does not have double-pointed sock needles of size 5.5! On Saturday I went to four handicraft shops with no luck, so I decided to do with circulars. Some ten more centimetres for the sleeves and I hope to get to the yoke pattern by tonight.

In general, knitting with Álafosslopi is fun because it feels so real. There are little pieces of hay, thorns and whatnot in the yarn: it is almost possible to imagine where the sheep had rambled.

Icelandic cardigan: days 1-2

2011-11-13T15:50:00.001+01:00

I finally got the time and inspiration to start the Icelandic lopi cardigan for which I bought yarn in August at the Ístex factory outlet. The yarn is bulky Álafosslopi, and I have seven skeins of white (0051), one of burgundy (9210), one of orchid (0159) and one of dark soft purple (0163).

The pattern will be something like Var by Védís Jónsdóttir from Istex Lopi book number 29. I will make some modifications, though. For instance, I already decided not to make a pattern on the body, only on the yoke, sleeves and hood.

This is where I got to after two days of work. Mind you, I spent the entire first morning on deciding on which pattern to make (i.e browsing Ravelry and Lopi pattern books) and on and doing the measurements and calculations. I used the free Icelandic knittingpatters.is programme to calculate the required number of stitches.

Dino baby booties

2011-10-27T10:49:00.000+02:00

These dino booties were fun to knit - the doggie seems to like them too :D

Instructions at Ravelry

Yarn Novita 7 Veljestä lime green and orange, total 60 g
Size 0-3 months
Needles 3.5

Stay-on baby booties

2011-10-27T10:29:00.000+02:00

Very easy baby booties: apparently these should stay on even on a hard-kicking child.

Instructions in English at Ravelry or here.
The booties were originally knitted flat, but I knitted them round to avoid the sewing of the back seam.

Yarn Novita Bambino 50 g (white); 60 g (pink)
Size 0-3 months (white); 3-6 months (pink)
Needles 3

Winnow socks

2011-10-24T18:42:00.000+02:00

These Winnow socks were great fun to knit. Not too hard and not too easy. I really enjoyed making this pair! Otherwise I followed the instructions but I changed the toe to a round one - it looks better in my opinion :)

Size 39
Yarn Novita Nalle Aloevera 120g
Needles 3

Two hats

2011-10-17T08:01:00.002+02:00

I am trying to clean up my yarn storage - these two hats emerged out of the two skeins of microfiber yarn I had bought a couple of years ago. To my life I cannot remember what I was originally supposed to make out of the yarn but I am quite satisfied what I ended up making with it :D

Rikke hat

Yarn: YarnArt Polo 100% microfiber 120g
Needles: 3.5 and 4

Jacques Cousteau hat

Yarn: YarnArt Polo 100% microfiber 80g
Needles: 3

Poncho

2011-10-15T23:35:00.003+02:00

I was not satisfied with a pullover I had made earlier in 2009 - so I reused the yarn and knitted myself a poncho. It is quite useful on those autumn days when it is too cold to go with a thin jacket but it is not yet thick jacket time.

Yarn: Cheval Blanc Laponie (55% acryl, 45% wool) 900 g, sticks 7
Pattern is my own, instructions only in my head :)

Kalajoki-sukat / Kalajoki socks

2011-09-28T18:44:00.004+02:00

First shared harvest from the Icelandic wool I bought during our trip :)

Female size 38
Yarn Ístex Álafoss Létt-Lopi 100% wool 80 g
Needles 4

Instructions in Finnish here and in English at Ravelry.

I modified the pattern a bit. First of all, I cast on 44 as the yarn was thicker. Then, instead of the edgy toe decreases I made a round toe. I also made the pattern come together at the toe, i.e. applied decreases also to the pattern.

Iceland - Háafell & Hvanneyri

2011-08-30T21:27:00.005+02:00

Háafell goat farm near Borgarnes is a great place to visit. The friendly owner speaks good English, and the goats are extremely cute, soft and amicable. As a bonus, there are two dogs who just love visitors.

Ullarselið handicraft and yarn shop in Hvanneyri has some exciting products and yarn

Iceland - Ísafjörður

2011-08-30T20:45:00.004+02:00

Ísafjörður, the capital of West Fjords, has promising yarn bombing culture

Heitt-Á-Prjónunum knitting café is an amazing place - you can feed two addictions at the same time, namely caffeine and yarn :D

Iceland - Reykjavik & Mossfellsbaer

2011-08-30T19:45:00.005+02:00

As a true knitaholic, I had to include yarn-related places to visit on our trip to Iceland. Some of the woolly sights were accidental, though, such as these yarn-bombed trees in Reykjavík.

We visited the mecca of Lopi, aka Ístex factory outlet at Álafoss (Mossfellsbaer, right outside of Reykjavík) twice. First time to get some yarn, second time to re-stock. We did, after all, drive around Western Iceland for a week, which means that by the time we returned to the capital area, I had finished a large proportion of the yarn bought on the first visit :D

I am sure that the Bentley knitting machine is placed in the corner of the shop to keep the husbands happy with engineering miracles

Japanese Feather & Fan Shawl

2011-05-06T07:04:00.004+02:00

Instructions from Izzyknits and Ravelry
(These ones are made with a different yarn + they are more stretched out than mine so the pattern is more visible)

Sticks 3.5
Yarn: Novita Luxus Alpaca 300g (colour 068)

Icelandic hat

2011-02-15T19:08:00.002+01:00

Instructions at Novita

Needles: 4
Yarn: Novita 7 Veljestä, colours natural white, lime green, orange, fuchsia pink

Icelandic pullover: days 11-13

2011-01-27T21:32:00.002+01:00

C'e l'ho fatto! And it's soooooo pretty :)

Icelandic pullover: days 8-10

2011-01-24T23:18:00.002+01:00

It's getting there :)

Icelandic pullover: days 6 & 7

2011-01-22T10:41:00.003+01:00

Ha! On average it takes me two evenings (after work) to finish a sleeve. Luckily now it's the weekend so I can start the collar :) But first it's maths time. Since I adjusted the size of the shirt, I will have to make sure the pattern fits.

Icelandic pullover: days 4 & 5

2011-01-20T08:29:00.002+01:00

First sleeve done :) I absolutely love knitting the sleeves this way (5 sticks or round sticks) - less sewing of seams in the end!

Icelandic pullover: days 2 & 3

2011-01-18T07:22:00.003+01:00

Now the bottom front+back part is ready! Height 40 cm. Next come the sleeves :)

Icelandic pullover: day 1

2011-01-16T23:26:00.003+01:00

Thought of posting my progress with an Icelandic pullover, day by day.

Here is the end result of the first day:

The model is the classical Icelandic Lopi pullover, but the colours are more bright and yarn is thinner

Yarn: Novita 7 Veljestä, colours natural white, lime green, orange, fuchsia pink

Shopping bag/ Ostoskassi/ Bevásárlótáska

2010-12-24T19:23:00.000+01:00

Cable socks / Palmikkosukat / Fonott zokni

2010-12-24T19:22:00.000+01:00

Another pair of cable socks
Female size 39
Yarn: Novita Seitseman Veljesta (75% wool, 25% polyamide) 130g
Needles 4

The pattern is a modified version of Paraphenialia sock whose instructions were in Finnish and English at Ravelry.

Lace gloves / Pitsisormikkaat / Csipkés kesztű

2010-12-13T20:43:00.004+01:00

Marskogens wool from Aland Islands (100% wool) 60g, needles 3.5

Alpaca wool socks/ Alpakanvillaiset sukat / Zokni alpakagyapjúból

2010-12-13T20:22:00.006+01:00

Now these are quite luxurious woolly socks, if I may say so. This alpaca wool yarn is extremely nice to work with. It's also very soft and warm. Gotta get some more!

Unisex, size 40
Yarn: Novita Luxus Alpaca (100% alpaca wool) 90g, needles 3.5

The pattern is a modified version of Paraphenialia sock whose instructions were in Finnish and English at Ravelry.

Cable gloves / Palmikkolapaset / Fonott kesztű

2010-11-20T23:02:00.007+01:00

May I present my new gloves! The pattern is a modified version of Paraphenialia sock whose instructions were in Finnish and English at Ravelry. I made an extra long sleeve so that my wrists do not freeze during winter cycling :)

Close-up of the pattern

Yarn: Austermann Bambou Soft (65% merino wool, 35% bamboo) 120g, needles 4

Colourful socks / Värikkäät sukat / Színes zokni

2010-11-20T09:55:00.005+01:00

This is what happens when you have several little balls of the same yarn :D The trick with these socks is that the colour scheme is reversed.

Female size 40
Yarn: Novita Seitsemän Veljestä (75% wool, 25% polyamide) 130g, needles 3.5-4

Cable socks / Palmikkosukat / Fonott zokni

2010-11-14T20:32:00.006+01:00

Long time, no post! I have, however, been knitting like mad - but a lot of the posts are going to appear on Christmas Eve :)

Here a pair of cable socks
Female size 40
Yarn: Novita Seitseman Veljesta (75% wool, 25% polyamide) 130g, needles 3.5-4

Stripy stocks / Raitasukat / Csíkos zokni

2010-01-03T10:08:00.006+01:00

No need to change yarns: the patterns comes automatically :D

Male size 42
Yarn: Nalle Four Seasons Kesa (75% wool, 25% polyamide) 150g, sticks 3.5

Lace socks / Pitsisukat / Csipkés zokni

2010-01-03T10:05:00.004+01:00

One of my favourite patterns to knit - instructions here.

Yarn: Novita Seitsemän Veljestä (100% wool) 150g, needles 3.5

Felted shawl / Vapaalankahuovutettu huivi / Nemez sál

2010-01-03T09:58:00.006+01:00

Quickest shawl ever! Made from felting yarn and felting wool - washed in 40C colour programme and voilá!

Yarn: Novita Huopanen (100% felted wool) 200 g and Novita Hahtuvainen (100% felted wool) 50g

I got inspiration from these instructions (in Finnish) at Pirkka and Novita

Felted slippers / Huovutetut tossut / Nemez tutyi (3)

2009-12-27T18:27:00.002+01:00

More felted slippers :)

Sizes 39, 40, 42
Yarn: Novita Huopanen (100% felted wool) 200 g, crochet needle 8-10
Instructions in Finnish at Novita
Colour wash in washing machine (shrinks 20%), stretch to fit foot

Felted slippers / Huovutetut tossut / Nemez tutyi (2)

2009-12-24T17:05:00.001+01:00

Finally! Now that the slippers have reached their new owners I can post the knitting results from the past couple of months! Crocheted felted slippers. No more cold feet!

Sizes 37-42
Yarn: Novita Huopanen (100% felted wool) 200 g, crochet needle 8-10
Instructions in Finnish at Novita
Colour wash in washing machine (shrinks 20%), stretch to fit foot

Patchwork / Tilkkutäkki

2009-08-05T19:22:00.002+02:00

Update: 12x17 pieces - now I have literally ran out of thread-ends! Luckily I was promised some more colourful little balls of yarn next week :)

As with all human action, I ended up with a pattern even though I tried to randomise the pieces. I see a clock-wise, widening, circular pattern evolving, starting from the black and brown piece.

Patchwork / Tilkkutäkki

2009-07-19T11:53:00.003+02:00

My eternity project: started almost 2 years ago by knitting 10x10cm squares from the ends of threads and we're now at 12x11 squares.

The cool thing is that every square reminds me of a person who received a soft package from us - there are end bits of threads used for socks, gloves and other things. And a couple of squares were made by friends who re-discovered knitting :)

Solmupullat / Finnish cinnamon buns

2009-04-23T22:21:00.003+02:00

Solmupullat

Taikina:
1 litra maitoa
100 g hiivaa
4 dl sokeria
2 tl suolaa
4 munaa
300 g voita
n. 30-33 dl vehnäjauhoja

Täyte:
200 g voita
12 rkl sokeria
12 tl kanelia

Voiteluun:
2 kananmunaa

Koristeluun:
raesokeria

Jos käytät tuorehiivaa, liuota se kädenlämpöiseen maitoon. Jos taas käytät kuivahiivaa, sekoita kuivahiiva osaan jauhoista. Kuumenna maito reilusti kädenlämpöiseksi. Kuivahiivan paras toimintalämpötila on + 42 astetta.

Sekoita maitoon muna, sokeri, suola, osa jauhoista ja pehmeä rasva. Lisää loput jauhot ja alusta taikina tasaiseksi ja kimmoisaksi. Huolellisella alustamisella saadaan hiivataikinaan hyvä sitko. Kohota taikina leivinliinan alla kaksinkertaiseksi vähintään 40 minuuttia.

Vaivaa kohonnut taikina leivinpöydällä hyvin, jotta saat ilmakuplat pois. Näin leivonnaisista tulee kauniin tasahuokoisia. Jaa taikina kolmeen osaan ja kauli jokaisesta neliskulmainen levy. Levitä pehmeää voita koko alueelle, ripottele sokeri-kaneliseos levylle. Taita levy kolmeen osaan ja leikkaa noin 3 cm suikaleita. Kieritä suikaleet kierteille (kieritä suikaleen päitä eri suuntiin) ja muodosta solmu.

Anna kohota noin 20-30 minuuttia. Voitele kananmunalla ja koristele raesokerilla.

Paista pullia 225-asteisessa uunissa noin 10-12 minuuttia. Käännä pelti paistamisen puolessa välissä.

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Finnish cinnamon buns

Dough:
1 litre of milk
100 grams of yeast
4 decilitres of sugar
2 teaspoonfuls of salt
4 eggs
300 grams of butter
n. 30-33 decilitres of wheat flour

Filling:
200 grams of butter
12 tablespoonfuls of sugar
12 teaspoonfuls of cinnamon

On top:
egg
sugar

If you are using fresh yeast, mix it into lukewarm (+37C) milk. If, on the other hand, you are using dry yeast, mix it with part of the flour. Heat the milk to approximately +42C as the dry yeast requires a higher temperature than fresh yeast.

Mix sugar, salt, part of the flour, egg, and melted lukewarm butter. Add rest of the flour and mix the dough so that it is even and springy. Let the dough rise double its size under kitchen towel at least for 40 minutes.

Mix the risen dough well so that there are no more air bubbles. Flatten the dough (in three parts) into a rectangle. Spread molten butter on the whole area, sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mix on top. Fold the dough into three layers and cut 3 cm stripes. Twist the stripes into swirls (twist the ends of the stripes into different directions) and make a knot.

Let the buns rise under a towel for 20-30 minutes. Put some mixed egg on top and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake the buns in 225C oven for 10-12 minutes. Turn the oven dish in the middle of baking.

Cable gloves / Palmikkolapaset / Fonott kesztyű

2009-02-12T09:10:00.003+01:00

Yarn: Cheval Blanc Laponie (55% acryl, 45% wool) 75 g, sticks 5

Cowl Neck Pullover / Isokauluksinen Villapaita / Garbó

2009-01-20T10:40:00.003+01:00

Yarn: Cheval Blanc Laponie (55% acryl, 45% wool) 950 g, sticks 7

Bamboo lace socks / Bambuiset pitsisukat / Bambusz csipkés zokni

2009-01-03T10:07:00.006+01:00

Adult size 37 (40 stitches)
Yarn: Wendy Pure (100% bamboo) 100 g, needles 4

Knitted hat / Pipo / Sapka

2009-01-03T10:03:00.003+01:00

Yarn: Ornaghi Club (50% merino wool, 50% acryl) 60 g, sticks 5

Knitted flower hat / Kukkapipo / Virágos sapka

2009-01-03T09:54:00.007+01:00

Yarn: Ornaghi Club (50% merino wool, 50% acryl) 80 g, sticks 5
Flower pattern(in Finnish but good pictures)adapted from here

Bamboo sweater / Bambupaita / Bambusz pulóver

2008-12-29T13:34:00.005+01:00

For a tall, thin man.
Yarn: Wendy Pure (100% bamboo) 700 g, needles 5.5

Felted slippers / Huovutetut tossut / Nemez tutyi

2008-12-29T11:52:00.010+01:00

Size 39
Yarn: Novita Huopanen (100% felted wool) 150 g, sticks 8
48 stitches on 4 sticks, purge 1st round, knit 12 rounds in circle
24 stitches for heel, 20 rows
34 rounds for foot, reduce gradually
Foot length when ready: 40 cm
Colour wash in washing machine (shrinks 40%), stretch to fit foot

Baby cardigan / Vauvan neuletakki / Baba kardigán

2008-12-18T11:35:00.000+01:00

Size: 80 cm
Yarn: Red Heart Detroit (100% polyacryl) 100g, needles 4

Cable and lace socks / Palmikkopitsisukat / Fonott csipkés zokni

2008-12-18T11:31:00.003+01:00

Yarn: Wendy Emu Superwash (100% wool) 100g, needles 3.5

Celtic socks / Kelttisukat / Kelta zokni

2008-12-18T11:24:00.002+01:00

Yarn: Wendy Emu Superwash (100% wool) 100g, needles 3.5

Inspiration from here.

Fingerless gloves / Sormettomat lapaset / Ujjatlan kesztű

2008-12-18T11:18:00.004+01:00

Yearn: Wendy Merino (100% merino wool) 80g, sticks 3.5
Instructions here.
(I only changed the pattern on top a bit)

Sock measurements / Sukkien koot / Zokni méretek

2008-12-18T07:50:00.015+01:00

Sock measurements / Sukkien koot / Zokni méretek (20s = 10cm)
Shoe size/ Kengänkoko / Cipő méret	22	26	30	34	38	42	46
Stitches / Silmukat / Szemek	32	36	40	44	48	52	56
Heel stitches and rows / Kantapään silmukat ja kierrokset / Sarok szemei és sorok	16	18	20	22	24	26	28
Bottom length before decreasing cm / Pohjan pituus ennen kavennuksia cm / Alap hosszúsága a behúzás előtt cm	12	13	15	17	21	22	25
Bottom length cm / Pohjan pituus cm / Alap hosszúsága cm	15	17	20	22	25	28	31

These are standard measurements for socks (sizes 22-46) I make from Wendy Superwash (20 s = 10 cm)

Finnish "Northern Lights" pullover / Revontulineule / Finn "Északi Fények" pulóver

2008-12-06T11:58:00.000+01:00

This is one of my proudest knits from the mid-1990s

Knitted bamboo socks / Kudotut bambusukat / Kötött bambuszzokni

2008-12-06T11:43:00.004+01:00

The warmest and softest socks ever!!

Adult size 39 (40 stitches)
Yarn: Wendy Pure (100% bamboo) 120 g, needles 4

Laced cable socks / Pitsisukat palmikoilla / Fonott csipkés zokni

2008-12-06T11:33:00.002+01:00

I mixed the lace of the lace socks below (in smaller version) with cables: I quite like it :)

Yarn: Wendy Emu Superwash (100% wool) 100g, needles 3.5

Princess socks / Prinsessasukat / Királyleány zoknija

2008-11-16T08:29:00.001+01:00

I had a vision of a pair of socks in which one would feel royally pretty - I guess I managed :)

Yarn: Wendy Emu Superwash (100% wool) 130g, needles 3.5

Cable socks / Palmikkosukat / Fonott zokni

2008-11-16T08:22:00.001+01:00

Yarn: Wendy Emu Superwash (100% wool) 100g, needles 3.5

Lace socks / Pitsisukat / Csipkés zokni

2008-11-14T19:34:00.001+01:00

One of my favourite patterns to knit - instructions here.

For the pink adult ones, I used Wendy Emu Superwash (100% wool) 140g, needles 3.5
For the child ones (bottom 16cm), about 70-80g is enough

Flow

2008-11-13T08:31:00.002+01:00

According to Csikszentmihalyi, flow is the mental state of operation in which the person is fully immersed in what he or she is doing by a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity.

This is what knitting is for me. Complete absorbtion to the sticks and yarn. I use knitting to de-stress and to create something conrete and beautiful in the evenings whilst doing abstract academic work during the day :)