Showing posts with label stripes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stripes. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Marshmallows

I recently finished my third Seashore Cowl. The previous versions I gave away (or they were claimed by my mother and sister), but I still wanted one for me. The marshmallow pink/purple colors in Kidsilk Haze and Tosh Merino Light are not what I usually wear but I wanted to knit them when I saw them together. The more obvious choice would have been grey or some dark purple or red color, but I tend to wear grey and black every day so a little purple fluff won't hurt :)


I'm currently working on another bit marshmallow-y project, a white merino alpaca silk cardigan. The pattern is Amy Christoff's lovely Pomme de Pin. Only the sleeves and collar are missing!



Saturday, October 27, 2012

New shawl patterns for winter


The blog has been on a hiatus but here are some of my recent patterns that I have published during the summer and fall. I'm especially happy about Light in Shadows shawl, which is my current favorite knitwear. Check the pattern links for yarn, needle and other pattern information.

The pattern includes two versions, solid and striped. Perfect for us who like our shawls easily worn as a scarf around the neck too!


A feminine narrow crescent shaped shawl worked with fluffy, soft mohair and silk blend and a single plied merino yarn.

A reversible triangle shaped shawl. Notes for changing size included in the pattern!


This shawl is reversible, with a sail-like lace pattern on one side and a rib-like lace pattern on the other. 


Sunday, December 18, 2011

Free pattern / Ilmainen neuleohje: Kuura


Pattern: Kuura Shawl
Size: Approx. 57.1” / 145 cm wingspan along the edge sts, 25.6” / 65 cm from cast on along center sts to bind off.
Yarn weight: Fingering / 4 ply (14 wpi)
Yarn I used: BC Garn Silkbloom Fino (55 % merino, 45 % silk, 218 yds / 200 m 50g) 2 balls of color 14, silver.
Yardage: 436 yds / 400 m
Gauge: 19 sts = 10 cm in Stockinette st after blocking
Needles: US 7/ 4 mm
Other yarns I suggest: Try lighter or heavier weight yarns for different effects, for example Malabrigo Sock, Rowan (Fine) Tweed, Cascade Heritage Silk, Madelinetosh Pashmina...

My first ever triangle shawl pattern: Kuura! That's frost in Finnish. Haven't seen frost for a couple of weeks now and the little snow we had is now melting, but we're still hoping to get a white Christmas!

Anyways, I had to try the lovely silk merino Silkbloom Fino, and knit the shawl with only two balls! The yarn has quite loose twist, but knitting was pleasant nevertheless. Blocking made once again all the difference and the shawl grew quite a bit when blocked wet, as I hoped.

You can use any weight of yarn you want and add or reduce repeats of chart 2 to get the size you want. I bought 3 + 3 skeins of Rowan Fine Tweed (those little doughnuts!) and instantly thought of making a stripy Kuura. I used US 6 needles and alternated the colors by starting a new color on row 25 of chart 2. The stripy shawl took less than 300 yards of both colors and the size was about the same as the silver shawl. You can find the Stripy Kuura project page here.

 
Kuura in Rowan Fine Tweed
Ohje: Kuura-huivi
Ohjeen kieli: suomi ja englanti
Koko: n. 145 cm pitkää reunaa pitkin, 65 cm keskisilmukkariviä pitkin.
Langan vahvuus: Fingering
Lanka, jota käytin: BC Garn Silkbloom Fino (55 % merino, 45 % silkki, 200 m / 50g) 2 kerää väriä 14, hopea.
Langan menekki: 400 m
Neuletiheys: 19 s = 10 cm sileää neuletta pingotuksen jälkeen
Puikkosuositus: 4 mm / 80 cm pyöröpuikko
Muita sopivia lankoja: Kokeile ohuempia ja paksumpia lankoja erilaisten vaikutelmien aikaansaamiseksi, esim. Malabrigo Sock, Rowan (Fine) Tweed, Cascade Heritage Silk, Madelinetosh Pashmina...

Tässä on ensimmäinen kolmiohuiviohjeeni: Kuura! Huivi neulotaan niskasta alaspäin kahdesta kerästä ihanaa silkkimerinoa (värivaihtoehtoja mm. täällä). Huivin koon muuttaminen on helppoa: Lisäät vain 2. kaavion toistoja kunnes huivi on n. 5 cm vaille sopivan pituinen ja aloitat sitten reunapitsin!
Tiny little ball of Rowan Fine Tweed / Pikkuruinen kerä Fine Tweediä
Löysin Tampereen kädentaitomessuilta ihania Rowanin Fine Tweed -keriä, jotka ovat kuin donitseja (haluaisin niitä kotiin läpinäkyvään kulhoon esille!), ja niistä oli pakko saada huivi. Tweed-pinta on ihana sekä sileässä että aina oikein -neuleessa. Vaihdoin väriä 2. kaavion 25. kerroksella (ennen oikein neulottavaa NP:n kerrosta) ja toistin 2. kaaviota 5 kertaa ennen reunaa. Huivista tuli suunnilleen saman kokoinen kuin Silkbloom Fino -huivistakin. Molempia värejä meni hiukan alle 300 m (vajaa 3 kerää per väri) ja puikot tässä huivissa olivat 3.5 mm. Rowanin Tweed ja Fine Tweed ovat tämän hetken lemppareitani, ja niitä on päästävä kokeilemaan kirjoneuleessa, raidoissa. Värikartatkin ovat molemmissa langoissa herkulliset :P