Granny squares

For a friend's soon to be born daughter.

Pattern: Granny Square blanket
Yarn: Novita Wool, pink (580), light pink (504), white (011)
Hook: 3 mm
Size: 5x8 squares

Every square has seven (light) pink layers and one white. Crochted together with slip stitches.

I'm so hooked up in granny squares and I'm already planning a new blanket for our new living-room.

Lovely petrol

Nämä ovat ensimmäiset sukat, jotka neuloin omalle miehelleni. Olemme olleet yhdessä jo 10 vuotta, mutta en ole aiemmin kokenut tarpeelliseksi neuloa sukkia hänelle. Mieheni mummo on ahkera neuloja ja lahjoittaa joka vuosi upeita kirjoneulesukkia koko suvulle, joten meilläkin niitä piisaa enemmän kuin tarpeeksi. Jostain syystä mummo kuitenkin neuloo edelleen sukkiin useamman sentin kasvunvaraa - sekä pituus- että leveyssuunnassa, vaikka reilun kolmekymppisen mieheni koon 43 jalka ei ole kasvanut enää yläasteen jälkeen. En siis enää kestänyt katsella sukkia, jotka lörpöttävät vähän joka suuntaan. Etenkin, kun Novitan 7 Veljestä tuppaa venymään käytössä aika paljon. Tämän syksyn Sukkasadon myötä tartuin lopulta puikkoihin ja kauniiseen petroolin siniseen lankaan.

These are the first socks I knitted for my husband although we've been together 10 years. His grandmother knits wonderful intarsia socks for everyone every year so we've got more socks than we can use. For some reason she still likes to make them a little too big even though my 33-year old husband has had the same EU 43 shoe size since upper comprehensive school. Finally I couldn't stand watching his over size socks anymore and I crapped to needles and this lovely petrol yarn. 

Pattern: Neulotut miehen palmikkosukat / Knitted cable socks for men by Maija-Riitta Sirenius, Novita Autumn 2010

Yarn: Novita 7 Veljestä, petrol (191)

Needles: 3 ½ mm DPNs

Size: EU 43 (fitted)

1,3 skeins

Ohje oli erittäin helppo ja nopeasti neuloontuva. Tein siihen vain pieniä muutoksia, kuten lisäsin kuusi kerrosta resoria varren alkuun. Lehdessä on pieniä virheitä kuvion toistojen suhteen, mutta laitan niistä Novitalle sähköpostia.

These were easy and fast to knit. I made only a few changes for example I added a six row ribbing in the beginning. This pattern can be recommended even for beginners - although it has a couple of errors but I’m going to email Novita about them.

Mieheni oli näistä todella otettu: "Onko nää oikeasti mulle? Näähän on SOPIVAT!"

My husband was very flattered by these: "Really, for me? These FIT!"

Sock Harvest, again.

Sukkasato on taas syksyn myötä alkanut ja olen mukana neljättä kertaa. Tavoitteenani on neuloa pitkävartiset palmikkosukat sekä itselleni että siskolleni, parit isommat sukat pojalleni ja kenties tuleva vauvakin saa jonkun parin. Miehenkin sukat näyttävät jo kovin kuluneilta ja jämäkeristä taidan neulaista pieniä sukkia hyväntekeväisyyteen.

This year's Sock Harvest has started again and this is my fourth time taking part in it. My goal is to knit socks for everyone in my family, my sister and charity.

Ensimmäinen pari on jo valmistunut, syyssukat pojalleni.

The first ones are already finished, autumn socks for my son. 

Pattern: basic socks

Yarns: Novita Nalle, brown (673), Novita Wool, green (332) and Novita Florica, orange (642)

Needles: 3 mm DPNs

Size: 28 EU, almost 5 yrs

Poika halusi ensimmäisen sukan jalkaansa heti sen valmistuttua, tivasi seuraavana päivänä päiväkodista tullessaan toistakin paria ja totesi "Äiti nämä ovat maailman palhaat sukat." Sukkia saa hädin tuskin öiksi pois jaloista, joten voinen olettaa ensimmäisen parin olevan mieluisa.

He wears these all the time and told me that these are the best socks in the world.

Left over yarns.

Pattern: Seaman's cap by Brenda Zuk
Yarn: Lane Cervinia Le Fibre Nobili Val Gardena, dark gray (251)
Needles: 4 mm
Size: S
1.5 skeins

I knitted this just to lose the left over yarns. This is a bit simplier than the original version and my older versions. Size is also smaller but this still fits to my husband.

The pink set.

Almost two years ago I knitted this set for my friend's baby daughter. Now that girl is having a little sister at fall and I get to knit something pink again. Her parents liked this set very much so I didn't even think of any other patterns when my friend asked me to knit another set. The older set is size 6-9 months but this is supposed to fit a newborn.

Pattern: Baby jacket by Drops Design

Yarn: Novita Wool, light pink (504)
Needles: 3½ mm and 4 mm 40 cm circular needle, 4 mm DPNs
Size: 1-3 months
Buttons: little flowers from Nappikauppa Punahilkka
2.1 skeins

Pattern: Pants by Drops Design
Yarn: Novita Wool, light pink (504)
Needles: 3½ mm and 4 mm DPNs, 4 mm 40 circular needle
Size: 1-3 months
2 skeins

Pattern: Vauvan kesämyssy by Minna Metsänen, Novita Summer 2009
Yarn: Novita Wool, light pink (504)
Needles: 3 mm DPNs
Size: 60 cm

Pattern: basic baby mittens without thumb

Yarn: Novita Wool, light pink (504)

Needles: 3 mm DPNs

Pattern: Super Baby Knee Highs by Paula Paajanen

Yarn: Novita Wool, light pink (504)
Needles: 3 mm DPNs

Nottingham again.

Pattern: Nottingham by Melissa Mall
Yarn: HjerteGarn Vidal Alpaca, pink (9130)
Needles: 4 mm 40 circular needle + DPNs
Size: adult
1 skein


I knitted this just to use the last skein I had left.

For the new play house.

Pattern: Granny square potholders
Yarn: Novita 7 Veljestä Raita, colourful (822)
Hook: 3 mm
about 0,3 skeins

At Housing Fair Finland co-op

Last week we left our son to my parents and headed to Kokkola. The last time we were at Housing Fair Finland was in 2006 in Kauklahti, Espoo. That day was exactly like this one: lots of houses, lots of people, hot weather, big belly and lots of vomiting.

I was planning to take a lot of pictures. Unfortunately the picture card of our camera stopped being co-operative during the day so these are the ones I got. We didn't find so many things we liked but instead we now know what we are never going to get. We don't like homes that are too white, too gray or too brown. We like colours. We don't like children's rooms with just pink and blue in them. We have always liked lamps like Tuplakupla and Lokki but were tired to see them everywhere. We don't want anything to be too "clinical" - for example kitchens that are all over white. Although we are getting white kitchen cabinets to our new home but with black home appliance and orange ceramic tiles.

 

 

In one house I got happily surprised. This kind of clinic I would like to have. It would be so great to work at home - especially with an ocean view.

In Seve Ehituse house we found a wallpaper we would like to get to our son's room. I have tried to send an email to Seve Majad and ask about the wallpaper but they haven't emailed me back and it's been several days already. So I'm asking you: what's the name of this wallpaper with forest animals and where could we get it?

After all, the day was very important to us. We had started dating exactly ten years ago.

More pink baby hats.

These went to my friend's daughter Ada.

Pattern: Norwegian Sweet Baby Cap / Djevellue by Gro
Yarn: Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo DK, pink (124)
Needles: 3 mm 40 cm circular needle + DPNs
Size: 6 months
1 skein

Started with 109 sts. This yarn was new to me but I immediately fell in with it.

Pattern: Vauvan kesämyssy by Minna Metsänen, Novita Summer 2009
Yarn: HjerteGarn Blend Bamboo, pink ()
Needles: 3 ½ mm DPNs
Size: 60 cm
1 skein

My sister had a birthday last week and my son made her a gift token. I promised to knit her knee high cable socks I knew she had wanted. She's already chosen a pattern so I need to go yarn shopping.

Princesses like pink.

My friend's 4 year old daughter has a birthday party later today. 

Pattern: Nottingham by Melissa Mall (in Ravelry)
Yarn: Hjerte Garn Vidal Alpaca, pink (9130)
Needles: 4 mm 40 cm + DPNs
Size: child

less than one skein


I love this yarn! Pattern was simple, nice and unforgettable.

Crochet fever

Ostin tätä huiman laadukasta 100 % akryyliä muutama vuosi sitten LankaMaailma Nordian alesta. Olen monta kertaa meinannut heittää kerät menemään, mutta yhtä monta kertaa olen vielä päättänyt säästää ne niiden kauniin sävyn vuoksi. Viimeinkin kerille tuli käyttöä, kun muutama ilta sitten minulle iski hillitön mattokuume. Tällaisen taudin iskiessä lankaa on saatava välittömästi ja kauheinta on, jos sopivaa ei heti omista kätköistä löydykään!

I bought this "good quality" acrylic yarn few years ago from sale. I've thought about throwing all of it away many times but have always given the skeins a second chance - because of the lovely shade of lime. At last I figured what to do with them when I had a instant rush to crochet a rug.

Sävy on oikeasti hieman kirkkaampi.

The shade of the colour is actually a bit brighter.

Pattern: Crocheted rug by me

Yarn: Trysil Garn Anna, lime (512)

Hook: 6 mm

2.5 skeins = 2.5 EUR

Matto löytänee uuden paikkansa joko poikani huoneesta tai leikkimökistä. Toinenkin on tulossa, sillä lankaa jäi vielä 3,5 kerää.

This will go to my son's room or to the play house at our back yard. I'm working on with the next one too because I've still got 3,5 skeins remaining.

Tänä aamuna poikani totesi, että "Äiti onneksi sulla on näin paljon näitä lankoja", kun viritin pikkulegokaupunkiin toivottuja pinkkejä pakoköysiä poliisi- ja rosvoleikkejä varten. "Mutta äiti, mitä sitten tapahtuisi, jos sulta loppuisi kaikki langat?" Onneksi sitä pelkoa ei hetkeen ole. Uuteen kotiinkin muuttaa enemmän lankaa kuin mitä neljävuotiaani painaa.

This morning my son told me that it's good that I have so much yarn. I had just tied some pink yarn to his Lego City for the tiny police men and robbers. "But mother, what would happen then if you knitted all of your yarns?" I don't think I have to be afraid of that. Next month I'll be taking my yarn boxes to our new home. Those boxes weigh more than my four year old son.

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!

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