Friday, 24 December 2010
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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