Viljakusperiood

Rasedusega pole pealkirjal midagi pistmist.
Mu käed on usinalt küll tootnud mitmesuguseid kuduvõtteid hiljuti, aga midagi täiesti valmis nagu polegi näidata.
Esiteks "proovin" ma juba tükk aega lõpetada Interweave Knits Fall 2006 numbrist Equinox Yoke pulloveri, mis oleks umbes täpselt selline:
Aga selle asemel on selline (alustasin peale jõule, aga siis tuli igalt poolt palju titeuudiseid ja oli vaja kiiresti piduliku ettevõtmise tarbeks kehasoojendajaid jne; nii ta pooleli jäi):
Need pärisvärvid:
Equinox ootab vaba-õhtu-tuhande-otsa-peitmise-ja-kampsi-kokkuõmblemise-motivatsiooni. Näete mu probleemi?
Teiseks, kardan ma selle suure töö tegemist, sest ta juba tundub mulle natuke lühike ja mis siis kui ka venitamine ei aita?

Taaskord langesin ma Norah Gaughani kavalasse mustrilõksu. Kui minu koju saabus tema "Knitting Nature" raamat, siis ma vaimustusin hoobilt, otsisin välja Debbie Bliss Cathay lõnga ja asusin hoogsalt vardaId klõbistma, lootuses enne pikka nädalavahetust seljakate valmis saada ning sellega uhkelt Pescaras ringi käia.
Selle asemel leidsin end laupäeva hommikul rannas fakti eest, et tegu on taaskord-nutmajava-Gaughani-sans-néné-mudeliga. On ehk kellelgi aimu, kuidas parndada lohvakaid kaenlaaluse kohti, mis on tingitud vormikusest selles piirkonnas ning mustris sellepoolse tõiga vältimisest. Lühikesed read? Harutamine?

Kuna mind tabas kaks motivatsioonitust järjest, siis ma pidin kohe uue projekti leidma: Knitty Forecast.
Millest ma mulisesin ka siin
Ja kasutades ära siinset tasuta reklaampinda tahaks natuke kiita kohalikku turgu, mis hiilgab lõngaletis parema kvaliteedi ja hindadega kui kohalikud lõngapoed. Pole nii pehmet meriinot varem poes näinud. Ainus probleem on see lõngalett muidugi teistkordselt üles leida.

Pescaras leidsin lõgapoe. Ilmne viga. Ostsin lõnga:
Filatura di Crosa Millefini Fine 100% puuvillOn ju ilusad värvid?
Transformeerub too uueks Clapotis'ks:

Lõpetuseks siiski patsutan ennast - väikese juuni beebi tervituskomplekt:

Fotod: tulevane ema Mari
Kas ma juba mainisin, et need armastusväärsed pardinööbid leidsin ma ka turult!?! :)

Info:
Muster: minu oma
Vardad: papud 2mm, jakike 2,75 mm
Lõng: GRM Filati Super Baby (100% tallevilla) (kulus 100 gr)

WIPs

I've been moving my hands a lot lately.
As well as trying to finish Equinox Yoke Pullover from Interweave Knits Fall 2006, Which should become something like this:
And instead is like this (I strated it right after Christmas, but got caught up by other projects and now picked it up, for in the light of possible translocation I need to get UFOs finished and as mucha s yarn possible used up):
And the true colors:
It now has been waiting for that free evening of weave-the-million ends-sew-up-garment-motivation. I think you see my problem.
Plus I am afraid to sew it up and re-block for it is obviously too short now, and maybe it won't "stretch" :(

I also have once again fallen into the Norah Gaughan entrapment skills and followed by the glorious arrival of the book called "Knitting Nature" which made me dig out my Debbie Bliss Cathay and start knitting franctically hoping to finish it before Ponte...
instead it made a blister on my finger and made me realize that this is yet-another-to-cry-about-Gaughan-sans-néné-design. Does anyone have an idea how to make the floppy "ears" below armpits go away. Blocking doesn't help. I have hope in placing straps differently or maybe.... I just have to rip.

In the mean time, for I was saddened by my 2-in-a-row instantunsuccessfulnesses I started yet another project: Forecast from Knitty.
About which I blabbed a little here
And would like to emphasize at this point the importance of local markets, specially when they carry better yarns than local yarn shops do. And cheaper prices, for the yarn is produced in small farms and sold exclusevely on local markets, you just have to find the right stall.
In these occasions you are truly reminded that largely the best and most beautiful yarns from Europe are made in Italy.

And while celebrating the long weekend il Ponte (28th April - 1st May) in Pescara I found a yarn shop and bought, guess what, of course, yarn. This time the shiny and soft and elegant Filatura di Crosa Millefini Fine 100% cotton:Aren't the colors just great?
It is turning into another Clapotis, one of my favourtie patterns:

Pääsusaba number kaks

Teine ilus ilus ilus Pääsusaba.
Lõng: Lace Harrietist, kulus 55 gr
Vardad: 3,25 mm 80 CM Addi Turbo
Muster: Evelyn A. Clark'i Swallowtail Shawl - Interweave Knits Fall 2006
Aeg: ca 4 päeva.

Märkus pesta külmas vees, solberdamata ja vanumist blokeeriva vahendiga. Tundub olevat väga kergesti vanuv lõng.

Täpsustame:
et salli kõige pikema külje pikkus on: 125 cm
Keskjoon 60 cm.

Vaatasin, et tegelikult annab teda veel tükk maad suuremaks venitada.

Swallowtail Shawl 2

Second full version of Swallowtail Shawl.
Yarn: Lace handspun and dyed from Uruguay
Needles: 3,75 mm 80 CM Addi Turbo
Pattern: Swallowtail Shawl by Evelyn A. Clark from Interweave Knits Fall 2006
Time: less than 4 days

I love, love, love this pattern!

Self-motivation

It is getting out of hand for the millonth time at Casa Mia. I have again collected too many UFOs around the house.

Like:
1) Yoke sweater for me (I am aware the winter is over)
2) Baby-boy set (must finish tonight, for he was born last night and they tend to grow too fast) Updtae: redoing. I think it's too small.
2) Baby-girl set (have 4 weeks, but want to finish ASAP)
3) Gray socks
4) A bag to be felted (deadline june)

The most embrassing ones, which only need to have the ends darned in:
1) a Phildar vest for my daughter
2) Swallwotail Shawl number two
3) a load of socks

And of course I am already keen to start woth projects like (have already swatched):
1) S. Japel's cute sweater from Interweave Knits Spring 2007
2) Koigu Jacket
3) N. Gaughan amazing spiral tunic from her book

It is obviously too much!

Automotivatsioon

Kahjuks mul pole ja ma ei oska teha (loe: ei viitsi nuputada) siia kõrvalpaneeli üht kaunist protsendinäidikut kõigi poolikute projektide jaoks, seega tuleb niisama üks post. Mis peaks mind takka sundima. Sest mul on praegusel hetkel pooleli:

1) Yoke kampsun endale (jah, ma tean, talv on läbi)
2) Poiss-beebi komplekt (tuleb viimased asjad teha, sest poiss sündis täna öösel ja need beebid kasvavad hirmus kiiresti)
2) Tüdruk-beebi komplekt (aega 4 nädalat, siis tahaks üle anda)
3) Hallid sokid
4) Heidekott

Otsad on vaja peita (see ons ee kõige häbiväärsem koht, sest kuidas saab olla nii, et ainult viiamne nüke tegemata. Täna õhtul, juba tuli tunne):
1) Leenu Phildar vestil
2) Pääsusabal nr 2
3) hunnikul sokkidel

Ja juba oli mul vaja teha proovilappe
1) S. Japeli hunnitule kampsile Interweave Knits kevad 2007 nubrist
2) Koigu jakile
3) N. Gaughani imekaunile spiraaltuunikale

Seda on ilmselgelt liiga palju!

Kodumaised põlvikud

Kudusin valmis Eesti põlvikud. Mustrialge pärit Nacy Bushi "Folk knitting in Estonia". Materjaliks eesti Liisu käsitöölõng ja veneaegsed täisvillased värvilõngad. Kudusin nad valmis ca 6 päevaga (kududes mustriosa kodus ja muu ainult bussis, metroos, järjekordades). Muutsin mustrit kanna ja otsa suhtes, samuti tegin kahandusi, et oleksid mõnusalt ümber jala. Peaks vist ikka igaks juhuks panema kumminiidi ülemisse serva, kipuvad alla vajuma.

Raamat iseenesest on superinspiratsioon. Mul on juba 3 paari sokke valmis joonistatud, kui kodu käima saan, siis ostan Liisut juurde (valget või halli) ja hakkan jõulukingitusi tegema. Kipub nagu meelest minema, et Eestis on suurepärased vanad kudutehnikad ja meelde tulid ka mustriraamatud, mis mul siin riiulisootavad. Mul on ju ligi 3 kilo villast lõngagi, mis tuleks sokkideks ja kinnasteks vorpida.
Igatahes Eesti villane rokib sajaga. Põhjuseid teate isegi.
Lõng: Eesti villane Liisu, kulus 106 grammi.
Vardad: 2 mm
Muster: Muudetud "Rita's Stockings"

Estonian Stockings

I made myself Estonian stockings. The pattern is the optimized version of Nancy Bush's "Folk knitting in Estonia". Material used is an Estonian lambswool (colored yarn is at elast 10-15 years old). I think they are cool. And never mind that one of the stockings seems smaller than the other it's just bad photographing not knitting skills.
I made the stockings a) longer b) more shaped c) followed only the lace and colored pattern part. Then got tired of reading and made the heel and tip like my mom teached me when I was beginning to knit my first socks years ago.

The books is surely great inspiration and I gotta buy some more natural white wool from Estonia for I already drew up 3 pairs of socks I wanna make for nexy Christmas.
I must say that the best sock yarn is Shetland type, like Estonian wool for many reasons... it might not be the softest one and it makes you itchy if your skin is tender, but, hey, use a pair of light cotton socks under.
Reasons:
1) it's very very resistant
2) it goes only softer with every wash (only handwash, with natural detersive if possible)
3) it stays in form
4) it's warm when it's cold and doesn't make your feet sweat even if it's warm outside (of course I don't recommend wearing them with 25+ C)

Yarn: Estonian lambswool, 100% pure wool, quantity: 106 grams for pair of long socks.
Needles: 2 mm
PAttern: Modified "Rita's Stockings"

Capecho

Update! New Pictures

Actually these two projects were finished nearly a month ago, but I haven't been able to get really good pictures of them. And I don't think I will in the nearer future. So you have to do with these lousy pictures.
The KNIT that worried me the most, that made me swear the most and that I love the most.
I don't like you, Vogue knititng though, for the pictures for this project were obviously misleading.
And I think Norah Gaughan knits really tight, for I couldn't understand how she could get such short pentagon sides with 5,5 mm needles. I used 4,5 mm. The yarn is extremely similar to the one N.G used.
Anyways it was very obvious when I had knit around 5-6 pentagons that it's going to be huge! I didn't stop though thinking it would be OK when I get the second row and sleeves done. I nearly cried standing in front of the mirror seeing the big potato bag I had spent hours working on.
I threw it aside for 2 days, then picked it up and knit the collar, it didn't get much bigger - it was still floppy. What horrible holes under the arms - I really couldn't stand watching me move inside it. I then realized what this capecho meant. Thanks for the warning. It wasn't wearable. I had one and half ball of the yarn left and finally I decided to add another band to underarms and back. It worked, it was still too big from front but fit well from back, the bottom band pulls down the pentagons on the back fitting it better and closes the underarms which means no more floppy "ears". It's still slightly too big from the front, so I have to cross the hems well (added a button on the innser side of collar to keep the hems together). Closed with great-grandmothers silver pin - perfect. (nearly)
Parameters
Yarn: Canetta Merino's Otto (100% meriino, 50 gr = 90 m)
Needles: 4,5 mm
Pattern: Nora Gaughan Capecho Vogue Knitting, Winter 2007

Photo thanks to Typesetter

Here I am surrounded by a mob of Italian knitters wanting to know how I made it. And me trying to explain not very well, I hadn't prepared. See the bottom band!

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