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Thursday, June 30, 2011

The start of something new.

Viisi kuukautta sitten muutimme Helsingistä Vaasaan. Aluksi vuokralle, mutta aloitimme heti ahkeran oman kodin metsästyksen. Viimeinkin löytyi juuri meille sopiva rivarinpääty alueelta, jonne olemme jo asettuneet ja jolla haluamme pysyäkin. Asunto on parikymmentä vuotta vanha ja pinnat sen mukaisia, joten pääsemme aloittamaan remontilla. Alkuun vaihdetaan ainakin koko keittiö ja lattiat sekä maalataan tai tapetoidaan seinät. Saunaakin mies haluaa tummentaa ja takkakin saa uuden värin. Kylpyhuoneen, kodinhoitohuoneen ja pikkuvessan muutokset jätämme ensi kesälle. Ne ovat siistit ja haluamme jonkin aikaa pohtia millaiset niistä haluamme.

Five months ago we moved from Helsinki to Vaasa. Now we have finally found and bought us an own apartement. It's in a row house in this area we're living in now and which we have fallen in love with. Our new home is 20 years old and needs to be renovated. We're going to start with a new kitchen, floors and walls. My husband wants to paint sauna, too.. and let's not forget the awful colour of the fireplace. Bathroom, utility room and little toilet are being renovated next year.

Parin kolmen viikon kuluttua saamme avaimet ja pääsemme repimään tapetteja ja keittiötä irti. Pidämme nykyistä asuntoamme vielä elokuun, jotta ehdimme rauhassa remontoida, kun miehelläkään ei ole täyttä lomaa. Hidastusta aiheuttaa myös rouvan kasvava vatsa ja hillitön pahoinvointi.

In a couple of weeks we're getting the keys and start to rip of the old kitchen and wallpapers. We're keeping our current apartement till the end of August so that we have enough time to renovate. We don't want to rush because my husband doesn't have a full four-weeks vacation and I've been feeling very sick because of the pregnancy.

Tuunattavaa riittää. Tuolit ostettu jo viime vuonna Huuto.netistä, jakkara on ollut joskus vanhempieni käytössä saunassa ja löytänee uuden kotinsa leikkimökistä, joka kuului tekemiimme asuntokauppoihin.

So we've got much to do. For example these are all secondhand and need some new colour.

Ennen / Before:




Meiju on kirjoittanut kauniisti entisestä neulekerhostani Helsingissä, käykäähän lukemassa!

Meiju has written about my old knitting club in Helsinki. It's in Finnish but please go to see her beautiful pictures!

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

For autumn.

It's about +25 °C outside but I'm knitting these. They go to a friend for autumn.

Pattern: Virna by Jatta Saukko (in Ravelry)
Yarn: Lane Cervinia Le Fibre Nobili Mambo, natural white (2805)
Needles: 4 mm 40 cm circular needle



Pattern: Cabled Collar by Kalastajan vaimo
Yarn: Lane Cervinia Le Fibre Nobili Mambo, natural white (2805)
Needles: 6 mm 60 cm circular needle


It has been a long time.

Isabella hat is one of my favorites. It's easy and fast to knit, very stretchy and fits almost everyone. This one went to my husband's goddaughter who turned 11 years earlier this month.

Pattern: Isabella hat by Rilana Riley-Munson (in Ravelry, also available in Finnish)
Yarn: Hjertegarn Blend Bamboo, turquoise (731)
Needles: 3 mm and 3½ mm, 40 cm circular needle
0,5 skeins

Supposed to be a baby cap.

This was supposed to go to my friend’s 4 months old daughter. Now it almost fits my 4 year old son. Luckily another friend was happy when I asked her if their 2 year old daughter needed a new hat for autumn.

Pattern: Sweet baby cap by Gro (in Ravelry)
Yarn: Novita Wool, white (011), a very old skein
Needles: 3 mm 40 cm circular needle

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Grandma's socks.

These are the socks I mentioned last time. Socks for my grandmother who never sat down without knitting something. The one who knitted me socks while watching two episodes of The Bold and The Beautiful when I was a child. She hasn't been able to knit for at least a decade but has been very happy to see me knit.

Pattern: basic socks
Yarn: Novita 7 Veljestä, red (549) and brown (687)
Needles: 3½ mm DPNs
Size: EU 38

She saw me knitting these and liked these very much.

Monday, June 06, 2011

Grandpa 80 years.

My grandfather turned 80 years last weekend but as usual, he didn't want any gifts. However I knitted him socks. These are actually a bit darker (and our couch is also dark gray).

Pattern: basic sock
Yarn: Novita 7 Veljestä, brown (687) and red (549)
Needles: 3½ mm DPNs
Size: EU 43

I think these were a pleasent gift. My grandpa got tears in his eyes when I gave these to him. I'm also knitting socks to match these for my grandmother. She was the one who always kept knitting us socks etc but hasn't been able to knit for at least 10 years.

Swirl hat.

A summer hat for my friend's daughter.


Pattern: Swirl Hat by Mandie Harrington (Ravelry)
Yarn: HjerteGarn Blend Bamboo, white (1000)
Needles: 3 mm circular needle + DPNs
Size: 12m-2y
less than one skein

Blend  Bamboo is my favorite bamboo yarn. So soft and nice to knit. Hopefully this fits.