Knitted Icelandic Sweater/ Soe islandi kampsun Railile

There is quite crisp October weather outside and it`s time to look up warm knitted sweaters and hats. Children grow so fast and Raili`s sweater was so small to her,so I knitted another. Some years ago I made a icelandic sweater for my son and decided to knit one for my daughter too. And the result is here:

Knitted Icelandic Sweater

I didn`t want to buy any more yarn, so I used my yarn reserve. The main yarn is Taiga Yarn New Zealand`s (100% merino wool, 250 m-100g) 150 for size 122 cm.
Needles:3,5 mm
Pattern charts- Järbo Garn model nr 91007. I repeated pattern 16 times.
I really like these icelandic sweaters!And it`t fun to knit them too :)

Knitted Hat Yarn Art Harmony

I knitted a new hat to match with my new winter jacket. I had sure vision about yarn: it must be quite bulky, orange and blue and a mix of wool and acrylic. It was a good luck to find this yarn in Albado Fashion. I´m very pleased wit this yarn: it`s soft, not itchy and the colors are just as I imagined.
Uue jope juurde oli vaja uut mütsi. Mul oli kindel nägemus, et müts peab olema värviüleminekuga paksemast villasegusest lõngast, mis sisaldab nii oranži kui sinist. Nii täpsetele soovidele Eesti lõngaturul siiski vastet ei leidunud ja nii saigi lõng tellitud Poolast poekesest Albado Fashion .Lõng tuli kohale kiiresti ja on just selline, nagu soovisin s.t. parajalt paks ja pehme ja õigete toonidega. Olen nüüd mõne korra mütsiga väljas käinud ja õnneks ei aja otsaesist kihelema, nagu sageli on juhtunud. Paar pilti ka:

 Instructions
 Yarn: 75 g Yarn Art Harmony( 60% wool, 40% acrylicl, 50g- 80 m)
Needles: 4,5 mm double-pointed needles
Knitting Tension: 17 sts x 23 rows on needles size 4.5 mm in stocking sts = 10 x 10 cm.

Cast on 88 sts with light brown on double-pointed needles .Knit rib(knit2,purl2) for 20 rows. Decrease evenly 8 sts. Then knit 28 rows in stockinette sts. Now decrease in the beginning and in the middle of each needle  as follows: K2 tog on every 3th round a total of 2 times and then on every other round 3 times and then on every round until there are 2 sts left on every needle. Cut the thread and pull it through remaining sts, pull tight and sew the thread.

 Mõned andmed ja juhend:
Lõng: 75g Yarn Art Harmony( 60% vill, 40% akrüül, 50g- 80 m)
Vardad: 4,5 mm sukavardad
Loo 88 s. Koo 20 r 2:2 soonikut. Kahanda 8 s ühtlaselt. Koo pp kudet 28 r. Kahanda 1 s iga varda alguses ja keskel 2x igal 3. real, 3x igal 2. real ja lõpuks igal real kuni igal vardal on 2 s(kokku 8s). Tõmba silmused sukanõelaga kokku.

DROPS Cabled Cardigan Lady Love

Today I finally finished my new cardigan. Pattern is here. Yarn was Alize Cashmira (100% wool, 100g- 300m), needles 3,5 and 4.0 mm. To achieve cardigan size M I used pattern size L,because my yarn was much finer than suggested yarn, but added some rows because of my tallness. I didn`t find matching buttons and made these myself from Fimo(description is here). I really like the sleeves of this cardigan model. The color of the yarn is "petrol", much darker and not so blue as it seems on the photos.

Vest With Cables For Boys/Palmikutega poistevestid

I knitted couple of cabled vests for boys. One was for birthday of my husband`s brother`s son. I enjoyed knitting it so much, that I knitted one more (maybe someone need it). I don`t have any tutorial, because I designed it myself. Yarn was very smooth and soft Drops Cotton Merino(50% Wool, 50% Cotton), needles 3 mm. Yardage was about 370 m for size 104 cm.
Kudusin mõned palmikutega vestid poistele. Üks läks kingituseks abikaasa vennapojale, aga teise kudusin lihtsalt kudumisrõõmust, et ehk kellelgi läheb vaja :) Lõngaks jälle mõnus pehme Drops Cotton Merino(50% villa, 50% puuvilla), vardad nr. 3. Lõngakulu oli umbes 170 g suurusele 104 cm.

If anyone want this Forest Green vest for 104 cm child, it`s available.

Knitted Tunic For My Girl/Kootud tuunika tütrele

My daughter needed a knitted vest or tunic for this spring, so I designed and knitted one for her. I was inspired by this cardigan, but I changed it a lot. I REALLY like knitting these little clothes. OK, they are not so little any more... 120 cm already. Together we chose yarn: lavender color Drops Merino Cotton( 50% wool, 50%cotton, 50g- 110m). Yardage was 170g/374m and needles 3mm.4mm needles were suggested, but I knew this yarn will stretch out a bit during use. Raili wanted some flower too. I used this tutorial to make these little white flowers.
Railile oli vaja ühte kevadist kudumit. Võtsime ühe mustri, mille järgi ma olen juba paar kleiti kudunud, kuid mis siiani väga meeldib ja milleks sain inspiratsipooni sellelt kampsunilt Lõngaks valisime lavendli tooni Drops Merino Cottoni( 50% vill, 50% puuvill 50g-110 m). Lõnga kulus ca 170 g ja vardad olid 3. Soovitatud on küll 4, aga kuna ma teadsin,et see lõng kipub välja venima, võtsin väiksemad. Raili tahtis mõnda lille ka kaunistuseks. Kuna ma igapäevaselt ei heegelda, kasutasin seda juhendit.

Sweater For Myself/Kampsun endale

One day I noticed, that I have no beautiful knitted sweater to wear under winter coat. I have one bright red sweater, but it`s too "christmasy" for me. I found some nice violet yarn and took a pattern from magazine named Novita Winter 2008 and fixed this mistake. I had once knitted it and therefore it was one quick and pleasant knitting. Of course, I changed pattern a bit, because  I`m pretty tall. I knitted the smallest size, but added more rows(usually I wear clothes nr.38(10-12). Yarn was Eldorado Home Cameo(50g-132m,100% wool) and needles 3,5 mm.
Avastasin ühel päeval üllatusega, et mul ei olegi sellist "korralikumat" kampsunit, mida oleks hea jope alla panna ja sobiks ka vähe viisakamas kohas kanda. Üks eredat tooni punane on, aga minu jaoks on selline värv liiga "jõululik". Kuna Maximas nägin just sobivat lillakat tooni lõnga(soodushinnaga pealegi), siis sai see viga kiiresti parandatud. Mustri otsimisega ennast seekord ei vaevanud, võtsin ajakirjast Novita Talv 2008 ühe läbikootud juhendi ja tulemus järgmine:Lõngaks Eldorado Home Cameo(50g-132m,100% villa). Lõng ei ole just kõige pehmem, aga mitte ka häirivalt kare. Ja parajalt soe oli ka seljas. Toon on väheke lillakam, kui fotodel tundub. Lõngakulu 355g. Vardad olid 3,5. Kudusin kõige väiksemat suurust (kannan nr. 38-40). Juhendis tegin ikka mõned muudatused ka, muidu oleks liiga lühike tulnud.
Mees juba küsis, et kas järgmise teen selle sama mustri järgi sinise. Ära iial ütle iial...

One Colorful Baby Sweater/Üks väga värviline beebikampsun

 I had idea to knit a sweater for our youngest relative as a Christmas present.His mother wished the sweater must have an open front and it must include red, purple or pink. OK, striped sweater it is,I thought. It took me quite a long time to choose right material and right, matching colors.Eventually I found a suitable yarn at our local craft shop- Austermann (75% wool,25% polyamid, 150g-375m). The yarn was thicker than other sock yarn and felt silky when I touched it( yarn is treated with jojoba and aloe vera oil). So I decided to try it. One 150g skien was enough for the sweater size 74-80 cm. I was happy, because it was the only skein of this yarn at the shop. And here is our result:

Oli mõte kududa suguvõsa kõige väiksemale liikmele jõulukingiks kampsun. Ema sooviks oli, et kampsun käiks eest lahti ja sisalsaks ka punast, roosat või lillat. Ok, teen triibulise, mõtlesin. Tükk aega otsisin sobivaid värve ja lõngu:kui meeldis koostis, siis ei olnud saada toone ja vastupidi. Lõpuks leidsin kohalikust käsitööpoest sellise lõnga: Austermann Step 6(75% villa,25% polüamiidi, 150g-375m). Oli teine jämedam, kui need kõige peenemad sokilõngad(pean silmas 50g-210m). Tundus käe all siidine ja sile(töödeldud ju aaloe ja jojoba õliga). Niisiis proovisin ära. Natuke kartsin, et ei tule kogusest(1 tokk 150g) välja,aga rohkem poes lihtsalt polnud. Ja hea, et ei olnud: sellest tokist jätkus täpselt 74-80 cm suurusele kampsunile. Hea küll,üks pisikene tutsakas jäi veel ühe väikese nuku sokkide jaos ka. Vardad olid 3mm. Aga kõnealune kamsun ise siis selline:

Ja nüüd kingitusi pakkima!
Now I`ll go packing present!