Teadmatust teadmiseks / Unreported being reported

Sügisel, kui Eestisse lennupileteid ostsin, teadsin ka, et tuleb varrastele valu anda ja korralik talvevarustus kaasa kududa. Eriti väiksemale tüdrukule polnud ei salli, mütsi, kindaidki mitte. Villastest sokkidest rääkimata. Ja kampsunit oli vaja head ja sooja, mis ka sügavates miinustes hoiaks kere soojas.

In the late autumn, when I was booking flight tickets to come back home in Estonia, I realised that we were short of winter equipment. especially my younger daughter was unprepared for the winter. So I drew up a clear plan to knit her mitts, hat and a nice warm sweater for when the temperature takes a deep drop below 0 C (wollen socks as well of course).

Lõppkokkuvõtteks said vaid loetud tunnid enne kohalejõudu valmis kaks paari kindaid - ühed suuremad teistele peale tõmbamiseks kirbukirjas kaheksakannaga ja teised niisama kirbukirjas. Lõngaks Leenu kampsSunist ülejäänud kerad ja pisut Rowan Purelife Organic Wool'i, mis oli suureks pettumuseks. Joosis nii hirmsasti värvi, et näpud olid mustad ja pidin lõnga enne läbi pesema - kolmandal korral jäi vesi puhtaks.

Just a few hours before arriving in estonia I finished the mitts - one pair is bigger so that they can be used as second pair over the first for very cold weather. I used the yarn left over from Leenu's Guernsey (last post before this one), and Rowan Purelife Organic Wool which was a horrible experience. After knitting just ten minutes with it, my fingers were black! So I had to wash the yarn before using it. It took three washes before the yarn didn't bleed and water was clean.

Siis veel üliarmas Aviatrix müts, mis kootakse kuklatagant ette kasutades lühendatud ridu, kogu töö sai valmis vaid paari tunniga. Nii mõnus tegemine, et kindalsti ei jää see viimaseks.

And also the supercute Aviatrix hat, it's construction is ingenious and knitting easy and pleasant, and foremost! quick. I will for sure knit more of these hats.

Ning lõpetuseks veel üks kampsun Leale, 100% alpaka lõngast. Inspiratsiooni sian ma Alice Starmore'ilt ja esimest korda kudusin kaenla alla siilud - nii saab kogu kampsuni kududa ringselt ja see on ju puhas rõõm. Kahjuks hetkel paremat pilti pole, sest allameetrine ei saa paigalseisukäsust aru.

Last but not least, 100% alpaca sweater for which I drew inspiration from Alice Starmore once again and knit for the first time underarm gussets. It's lovely when you can work the whole sweater in round!!! Unfortunately I couldn't make the small model stay still, so I'll add more pictures as soon as back home.

Leenu meremehe kampsun / Leenu's New Guernsey

Ma ei ole kaua aega Leenule midagi kudunud. Eelmise talve käis ta lausa poekampsuniga, sest ma ei jõudnud saja toimetuse kõrvalt rohkem, kui mütsid ja sallid kududa. Pikkust on nende kahe aasta jooksul nii palju juurde visatud, et oligi viimane aeg uus kudum talle meisterdada.

Last year Leenu didn't get a new sweater. In fact she got through the winter in a store bought acrylic blend cardi. And though I, as an avid knitter, am a bit ashamed of this fact, I couldn't do better than hats, scarves and mitts last year - there simply aren't enough hours in a day of you run a house and two kids alone for 5 days a week. So it was about time she got one. Also because she has grown outrageously tall in the last 2 years.

Tahtsin proovida midagi uut, midagi lihtsat ja midagi huvitavat. Lõnga mul muidugi käepärast polnud, kogu mu kollektsioon on ju ikka veel kuskil konteineris. Seega ostsin lõnga Singapurist, kus me vahepeal koolivaheajal käisime. Leen ise valis värvi ja lõnga, mina vaid suunasin ta villaste juurde. Mustri leidsin Alice Starmore'i raamatust Kalameeste Kampsunid. Iseenesest on tegumood ju lihtne ja sobib suurepäraselt kiireks kudumiks. Kehaosas ega ka käistel pole erilist modelleerimist vaja. Pidin vaid arvutama aran lõngaga kootud juhise dk lõngale vastavaks. Huvitav ja minu jaoks esmakordne, oli kududa kampsun õlasadulatega (saddles). See annab nii palju võimalusi uute detailide kampsunisse kudumiseks, et kindlasti kasutan seda viisi tulevikuski.

I wanted to kit something interesting, yet simple, with possibly new feature to learn. Leenu picked out the yarn from Singapore (my stash is STILL in a container and I have no access to it, at least until March. I fear for it's state!). She chose the colors and the weight and the brand, I just pushed her towards wools and paid afterwards. The pattern is from Alice Starmore's vintage book Fishermen's Sweaters. I love the saddles! Actually I think I may use them more often, since they give the sweater a new designing feature and save me trouble from shaping the sleeves.

NApid kümme päeva kulus kudumisele ja kokkuõmblemisele. Leen on nüüd peaaegu valmis jõuludeks kodumaal. Loodetavasti meile ikka lund ja pakast jagub. Oleme siin päikses juba valge, külma jõulupüha ootuses.

Teadmiseks

Muster: Alice Starmore'i Nantucket

Vardad: 4 ja 4,5 mm

Lõng: Sirdar Balmoral (72% villa, 25% alpaka, 3% siidi)

Knitting took me mere 10 days. Yestreday and today went to sewing up and hiding the ends. Luckily the guernsey was greeted with utmost glee and modeled with pride. I think she will be even happier once we go back home for Christmas, where there are already -10 degrees and half a meter of snow.

Specs

Pattern: Nantucket by Alice Starmore

Needles: 4 mm and 4,5 mm

Yarn: SIrdar Balmoral (72% wool, 25% alpaca, 3% silk)