Karamell / Lollipop

Paari viimase aasta jooksul olen teinud päris mitu asja puuvillasest lõngast, kuigi ma seda materjali eriti ei armasta, ja loomulikult on ülejäägid pisikeste pallidena karpi kogutud. Karp käib nagu kogu muu varu voodi sees, aga... kuna nüüd tuleb nädala pärast taas uut lõnga meerikamaalt, siis on vaja ruumi teha ja endale ausalt tunnistada, et ega minust mingit Prudence Mapstone'i vabaheegelduse vallas ei saa ja leida neile alles hoitud lõngajuppidele muu rakendus. Ja 4mm heegelnõela abiga sai eile õhtul valmis karamellvärvides suvine mütsike:

I've made quite a few cotton items in the past few years (you might remember this, these and these) and I've had a shoe box full of scrap yarns (maybe 30-40 grams each ball). Until a few months ago I've deceived myself constantly thinking that one day I would be the new Prudence Mapstone with my creations in freeform crochet, but at this moment I need space and I need it fast (yep, I have a new order arriving from the other side of the ocean) so I had no other option but to use the scraps as fast as possible, empty the box and therefor make some space in the bed, and since the summer vacation is quite near, a new summer hat was in order. Of course for my daughter who has been bugging me quite awhile with requests on knitted garments.
Armed with 4 mm crochet hook and scraps I started working in single crochets and finished yesterday with this:

Kasutasin kolme erinevat lõnga, kuues erinevas värvistoonis:
Katia Jamaica nr. 4002 (beež, roheline, punane, oranž) ja 4003 (türkiissinine, roosa, beež, oranž)
Ornaghi Filati Alicante nr. 65 (rohelised) ja 62 (roosad)
GB Wolle Mosaik roosas ja lillas variandis.
Algul tegin nagu servata mütsi ikka ja alles lõpus heegeldasin laia ääre külge.

It has 3 different yarns in 6 different colourways:
Katia Jamaica in 4002 (beige, green, red) and 4003 (blue, pink, beige
Ornaghi Filati Alicante in 65 (greens) and 62 (pinks)
GB Wolle Mosaik in pink and lilac.
I started it like a beanie and later I crocheted the brim.

Tundub, et meeldib. Ja lõnga jagub veel teisegi jaoks.

She seems to be very happy with it. I have enough to make a second one ;)

Uus kraam, uus armastus

Ma olen armunud oma Harmony uutesse vahetavatesse ringvarrastesse: siledad aga mitte libedad, kerged ja soojad, ka juhe? tundub liikuvam, pehmem (aga eks seda näitab aeg, mis kvaliteediga tegu) ja puuosa muster on vahva. Vaat nii:

I am madly in love with my new Harmony needles: they are amazing, smooth but not slippery, light and warm, the cable is (it seems right now) better than the Addi cable and the fun colors making working quicker.
Look at them, gorgeous:

Üllatus, üllatus. Loomulikult tellisin ma endale ka uut lõnga - Knit Picks Shimmer Galaxy toonis:

I also, surprise surprise, enhanced my stash with some
Knit Picks Shimmer new colourway Galazy

ja Knit Picks Gloss Cosmos:

and Knit Picks Gloss Cosmos

millest saab Salapärase Valguse õlasall:

which I'm currently making up as the Mystic Light KAL (I know I'm late, was waiting for the yarn)

Selle kudumine läheb vaevalisemalt, mul on mustriga pidevalt mingisugused imelikud vastuolud sest tegu ei ole 100% sümmeetrilise mustriga, kahandused-kasvatused vahel ei tundu olevat õigeid kohtades: nagu oleks autor võtnud lahti mustriraamatud ja pimesi kokku keeranud kompoti siit ja sealt, märkamat, et silmuste arv tihti ei klapi korralikult ja muster ei kasva alati elemisest välja või ei sobi kokku. Aga ometi mulle lõpp-tulemus meeldib. Eks näis.

I'm not too happy with myself and the pattern working together: my Virgo personality likes clear understanding of where the pattern is going, pattern repeats that match from the beginning to the end and very certain pattern changes. I don't blame the pattern, I blame myself of not being able to count and follow pattern row by row. Plus I do not know how I could have read instead of sl1k2togpsso (slip 1- knit 2 together - pass slipped stitch over) as s2kwk1psso (slip 2 knitwise - knit 1 - pass slipped stitches over) - so my diamonds have a little unusual look and then in the middle of the work change their appearance :P But I really like the finished shawl I've seen online.

Aeg kaob käest... / V like...

... aga lõpuks on mul ka midagi näidata.

... Catriona (my Ravelry page) by Debbie Bliss.

Mulle meeldivad palmikud, aga mitte neid kududa. Näppudele ei meeldi, et kistakse ja tiritakse nii hirmus palju, aga vahel ju võib, sest tulemus on vähemalt selle vesti puhul lihtsalt imeline. Ja ometi nii lihtne muster.

I like the way cables look, by I don't fully enjoy knitting them - the pulling of the fabric puts a lot of pressure on my hands and that's not nice, nevertheless once in a while it's OK to do and Catriona was an easy project with a very stunning appearance.

Tähtsamat
Lõng: Schoeller + Stahl Merino Soft (100% merino, 50 gr 130 m, color 05)
Vardad: 3 mm, 3,75 mm, 4 mm
Muster: Catriona Debbie Bliss'ilt (vaata Ravelry'st)

Specs
Yarn: Schoeller + Stahl Merino Soft (100% merino, 50 gr 130 m, color 05)
Needles: 3 mm, 3,75 mm, 4 mm
Pattern: Catriona by Debbie Bliss (Ravelry)