Friday, 24 December 2010

Shopping bag/ Ostoskassi/ Bevásárlótáska



Cable socks / Palmikkosukat / Fonott zokni



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.

Monday, 13 December 2010

Lace gloves / Pitsisormikkaat / Csipkés kesztű



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

Alpaca wool socks/ Alpakanvillaiset sukat / Zokni alpakagyapjúból

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.

Sunday, 21 November 2010

Cable gloves / Palmikkolapaset / Fonott kesztű

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

Saturday, 20 November 2010

Colourful socks / Värikkäät sukat / Színes zokni



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

Sunday, 14 November 2010

Cable socks / Palmikkosukat / Fonott zokni





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

Sunday, 3 January 2010

Stripy stocks / Raitasukat / Csíkos zokni

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

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

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