Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Hot Hot Hot
Mummolle pitäis vielä tuollainen pussuka tehä, mutta sinne pitää keksiä jotain muuta kuin kauraa sisään. Ehkä riisiä. Mummo on nimittäin aika yliherkkä hajuille.
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I wanted to make something cute and simple. So I made those little thingys that are filled with oat grains. The point is to heat them up in a microwave for a few minutes. The big one (black&white with a heart) is for myself, and I noticed that the heat feels great on my stomack and back when they hurt. The heart shaped ones are for my friends who have not-so-good circulation and always have very cold fingers.
I just need to make one more for my grandmom. But I have to put something else besides oat in them 'cos my granny is allergig to a lot of smells. Maybe I'll but rice in hers.
Tein myös 8v siskontytölle esiliinan joululahjaksi. Tyttö on erittäin innokas leipoja. Pitäkää peukkuja, että minimimmi tykkää tuosta.
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I also made an apron for my 8yo niece. She's very into baking. I really hope she likes it.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Bow
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So I made me some mittens. I lost one mitten again. I only have two full pairs now. These are made of the cheap Satu acrylic yarn I use often with 4mm needles. Just your average black mittens that I embroideres some cutesy bows on. Sweet and girly, just like me.
Friday, December 7, 2007
On My Way Up
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I'm finally healthy again, I had the flu for over a week. And I have been feeling a bit down for a while. I haven't even felt up to doing any crafts in a few weeks. Now I decided to pick my self up and make a little knitting tote. It actually turned out really cute, and I feel a bit better now that I got something done.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
A Trip To Skull Isle
Affectioknitter tagget me for a meme, but since I did that same meme once I'm going to be dull and not do it again. (By the way I don't have the ugly curtains anymore...and now I've seen No Shame live 13times)
Sunday, November 18, 2007
I'm a Genius!
Tiiättekö miten johonkin juttuun jää niin kiinni ettei tajua ajan kulua? Neuloin tuota pipon alkua eilen illalla. Yhtäkkiä olikin neljä tuntia myöhemmin, miulla oli kamala vessahätä, selkä oli jumissa ja sormia sattu. Mutta oli se sen arvosta.
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I'm a genius! Atleast I feel like it now. I finally figured out the whole Fair Isle-thingy. And it wasn't even that hard. The pattern is Skull Isle from Son of Stitch 'n Bitch with some changes. I'll tell what changes when the hat is done.
You know how you get so into something that time seems to just fly? I was knitting that hat yesterday evening. Before I realized even it, it was 4hours later, I had to pee like crazy, my back hurt and my fingers were sore. But it was all worth it!
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Woops..
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Woops.. I kinda forgot my own blog's 1st birthday. Almost a week ago now it had been 1 year from me writing this. Well Congratulations to my blog from me (a little late)! 1year olds don't really understand when it's their birthday, do they?
Jos joku väittää, että sukkien pitää olla keskenään samanlaiset, se valehtelee. Nämä tein lempparihalpisakryylilangastani Satusta 4mm puikoilla. Väreinä oli musta ja lila, vaikka siniseltä kuvassa näyttääkin. Tuo miun säälittävä tuuletusparveke on jostain syystä miun lemppari sukkien kuvauspaikka.
Aika hienot pyjamahousut, eikö? Ostin ne ittelleni synttärilahjaks! Noiden lepakoiden silmät ja hampaat loistaa pimeessä, joka luonnollisesti on erittäin siistiä.
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If someone says that socks need to match, they are wrong. I knit these with my favourite cheap acrylic yarn Satu with 4mm needles. My pathetic little "balcony" (basicly just a door ventilate my apartment) is for some reason my favourite place to photograph socks.
Pretty cool pajama pants, aren't they? I bought them for myself as a birthday present. There are bats in them, and the eyes and teeth of the bats glow in the dark. Sweeeet!
Friday, November 16, 2007
One Down.. A Lot To Go
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I finally started making Christmas presents. This time last year I allready had most of them done.
Miun vieraillessa kotona kävin isin kanssa kaupassa. Isi sillon a) vihjas tarvitsevansa uuden pipon ja b) näytti tuota Novitan Karuselli-lankaa (100% akryyli) ja sanoi pitävänsä siitä. Eipä siinä sitten hirveetä päättelykykyä vaadittu isin joululahjan keksimiseen. Harmi ettei tullut ostettua kuin yksi kerä. Oisin nimittäin halunnut tehä isille myös kaulurin, enkä mie tiiä mistä tuota lankaa saa täältä Jyväskylästä.
Kuvassa värit oon vaaleemmat kuin luonnossa. Kerässä miun mielestä noi värit näytti vähän ällöltä, mutta neulottuna ne olikin yllättäen ihan kivat. Ja tuo lanka on ihanan pehmeää neulottavaa.
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When I was visiting home I went to the store with my daddy. He a) implied that he needed a new hat and b) showed me that Novita's Karuselli-yarn (100% acrylic) and told me he liked it. Didn't take much of a rocked scientist to figure out what to make my daddy for Christmas. Too bad I only bought one skein of it, 'cos now I would also like to make a neck warmer for my dad. And I don't know where I can get that yarn here in Jyväskylä.
The colors in the picture are lighter than in person. The colors didn't look too appealing to me when the yarn was rolled up in a skein but when knitted they looked suprisingly nice. And that yarn was so soft to knit.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Bang! Bang!
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I actually made a skirt from scratch! (I'm sorry I don't have an action picture of it yet) The pattern is from Joka Tyypin Kaavakirja. Very nice and simple a-lined skirt. I was wearing this on saturday when I was singing karaoke and got a few compliments on it!
Sunday, November 4, 2007
I'm Old...
Sain äitiltä lahjaksi Joka Tyypin kaavakirjan. Eli nyt luulis miunkin oppivan tuota ompeluhommaa paremmin.
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I got a little older again today. As you may notice from the cake I'm not much of a baker.. But atleast it tasted ok. GoGreen's Visp (oat based whipped "cream") has saved many vegan cakes.
My Mom gave me Joka Tyypin Kaavakirja (I think it could be translated as "Every Dudes Pattern Book"). Maybe I'll finally learn to do that whole sewing-thing a little better..
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Keep It Coooool
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There may come a time in your life when the only thing that seems rational is hiding out in the bushes. You might be stalking someone or you might be hiding from someone. What ever you may be doing, it’s not my place to judge! Anyhow when you find yourself in these kinds of situations it is crucially important to keep your head cool and focused, while keeping your head warm enough for the crispy fall weather. I may be able to help you:
Puikot: 5mm pyöröpuikot (40cm), sekä 5mm sukkapuikot
Needles: 5mm circular needles (length 40cm) and 5mm double point needles
2.&3.krs: kaikki s:t oikein
4. krs: *ssk, lk* (toista *-* kerroksen loppuun)
5.&6. krs: kaikki s:t oikein
Pattern:
Round 1: *yo, ssk* (repeat *-* through the round)
Rounds 2&3: knit all stitches
Round 4: *ssk, yo* (repeat *-* through the round
Round 5&6: knit all stitches
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Luo 80 silmukkaa
**CO 80 stitches
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Neulo 1o, 1n joustinta 10 krs
**Work in k1, p1 rib for 10 rounds
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Neulo mallineuleen kerroksia 1-6 mukaan, kunnes pipo on halutun kokoinen (mie neuloin 5 täyttä mallikertaa, sekä kerrokset 1&2)
**Knit in pattern rounds 1-6 until the hat is the size you want (I knitted 5 repeats of the pattern, plus rounds 1&2
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Kavennukset/ Decreases:
(vaihda sukkapuikkoihin kun tulee tarpeelliseksi)
(change to double point needles when necessary)
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1. krs: 9o, 2yht, 9o, 3yht, 9o, 2yht, 9o, 3yht, 9o, 2yht, 9o, 3yht, 9o, 2yht (70s)
**Round 1: k9, k2tog, k9, k3tog, k9, k2tog, k9, k3tog, k9, k2tog, k9, k3tog, k9, k2tog (70stitches)
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2. krs: neulo kaikki silmukat oikein
**Round 2: knit all stitches
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3. krs: *8o, ssk* (toista*-* 7 kertaa)
**Round 3: *k8, ssk* (repeat *-* 7times)
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4.-11. krs: neulo aina yksi vähemmän oikein kuin edellisellä kerroksella ennen ssk:ta, kunnes viimoisella kerroksella neulot vain 7 kertaa ssk:n
**Rounds 4-11: Knit one less stitch before ssk than on the previous round. On the last round just do ssk 7 times
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Vedä lanka seitsemän viimosen silmukan läpi. Päättele langat.
**Pull yarn through the seven last stitches. Weave in ends.
Jos teet ohjeella hatun, niin kerrothan siitä (mieluiten kuvan kanssa) miulle!
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Please let me know if you make a hat with this pattern. I want to see pics too!
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Sweet Dreams!
Koulutöitä vältellessä tein vähän käsitöitä. Tein unimaskit tällä kaavalla. Kaikki ovat trikoosta tehtyjä, aattelin että ois miellyttävän tuntusta naamalla. Halinalle-maskissa on toinen puoli mustaa trikoota, ettei paistaisi päivä läpi. Olisi ehkä ollut ihan fiksu idea muihinkin maskeihin.
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I was trying to avoid doing school work today. I made the sleeping masks using this pattern. All of them are made of jersey I figured it would feel good on my face. The other side of the Care Bear mask is black jersey, to keep the sun from shigning through. Might have been a good thing to do with the others too.
Lähikuva kankaista. Maasto-maski tuli myös testattua tänään pienillä päiväunilla: toimii!
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Close-up on the fabric. I tested the camo-mask on a little nap today: it works!
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Stripey Part 3: the Headband
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The 3rd member of the Stripey-family was made the day after the hat I mentioned in the last post. I didn't write about it yet 'cos I wanted to get a better picture of it. But as you can all see: that ain't happening! But I think you can get the idea from the picture.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Stripey Part 2: The Hat
Raitaisa osa 1 oli lapaset. Nyt valmistui Osa 2: Pipo. Päivässä neulotusta piposta tuli kyllä vähäsen liian iso. Jotekin se on aina vähän arpapeliä, kun neuloo pipon ilman ohjetta pahemmin tiheyksiä laskeskelematta. Mutta ainakin saan mahutettua kaiken tukkani pipon alle.. ja sitä hiusta on tosiaan aikas paljon. Saatan kyllä joutua tekemään Osan 2.1: Istuvamman Pipon.
Lisää jatko-osia tulossa Raitaisa-sarjassa.
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Stripey part 1 was the mittens. Part two: the hat was knitted in a day and it came out a little too big. It is always a bit of a gamble when you knit a hat without a pattern and without much counting the gauge. But hey, at least I can fit all of my hair under it.. trust me I have a lot. I still might have to knit Part 2.1: The More Fitted Hat. Don't know yet.
Stay tuned for more sequels on the Stripey series.
Friday, October 5, 2007
... And What Came Of It
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I made a hip slinger out of the embroidered cherry I told you about in the last post. The little bag is pretty much the same kind as this little baggy that I lost..
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Something Completely New For Me
Totesin eilen olevani tosi siisti tytsy.. Olin illalla pitämässä infopöytää punk/hc-keikalla, ja siinä samassa sekä kirjoin että neuloin. Siellä keikalla soitti muutaman muun lisäks Another Sinking Ship, mahtavaa!
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I've decided to learn a new skill: embroidery. Actually I decided that last summer, but somehow the summer just ended before I even realized it. So last nigt I just took some black cotton fabric put it in the frame-thingy and began to work with the help of this. Now I need to figure out what to do with the cherry-thingy.
I did notice last night that I am a pretty cool girl.. I was holding an info table at a punk/hc-concert. And while doing that I was also doing embroidery and knitting. Along with a few other bands Another Sinking Ship played there. Love it!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Stripey
Lapasten neulomiseen meni kaksi päivää. En katkaissut lankaa raitojen välissä, ja värin vaihtumiskohtaan jäikin tuollainen viiru jonka jätin kämmenen puolelle.
Tarkoituksena on myös neuloa lapasille kaveriksi raidallinen pipo sekä sukat.
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I'm getting ready for the weather to get colder. I made these stripey mittens with that really cheap Rasche Masche acrylic yarn I bought a little while back. I used 3,5mm needles to knit these.
It took me two days to knit these mittens. I carried the dark and the light yarn all the way through, so I could avoid all that weaving in. The color changes leaved a little ugly "path". But it's ok since it hidden nicely in the palm.
I'm also goin to knit a stripey hat and socks to go with the mittens.
Ja teinpä myös sukat samasta halpislangasta. Malli on Novitan syksy extrasta. Tein tosiaan lyhyemmät kuin ohjeessa sanottiin, koska miten hiivatissa ne olisvat voineet olla istuvat polvipituiset sukat, jos koko varren ajan pelataan samalla määrällä silmukoita? Mie myös vaihoin päittäin tuon pitsihommelin langankierrot ja kavennukset. Jotenkin vaan tuntu luonnottomalta neuloa langankierron jälkeen kaksi oikein yhteen, ja ennen langankiertoa tehdä yliveto kavennus..
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And I also made socks with the same cheap yarn. The pattern is from the fall extra of the knitting magazine Novita. I just made them shorter than in the pattern. I had some issues with the pattern, but I only wrote abut them in finnish. If you can't read finnish you can't read the pattern either.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Thank You!
Miulla on jo isoja suunnitelmia langoille.
Monday, September 17, 2007
So...What Puked These?
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Remember the Blueberry Puke- socks? The Puke-socks series got a sequel today when these got knit. Though it's still not clear what puked these up. I used the same yarn as in the Blueberry socks, except naturally not the same colour. They took me two days to knit. Not bad.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Shopping!
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I did a little shopping today. I bought yarn, yarn, fleece and yarn. I bought some Novitas Marine and Bambu that were on sale. I also got this really cheep dark grey acrylic yarn that comes in a huge 300g (750 metres) skein. I have crystal clear plans for the Marine-yarn and the fleece. I also have ideas of what to do with the really cheep yarn. But what to do with the Bambu-yarn? It is 68% bamboo and 32% cotton. It has 135 metres per skein, and I have three skeins of it. I just had to buy it! You know the feeling.. It was cheep and so pretty. Not to mention that the three little brown skeins looked a little lonely at the store. If you have any suggestions what to do with them, please let me know!
Sunday, August 26, 2007
The Pick-Me-Up Socks
Sain juuri tietää, että yks miun luokkakavereista odottaa vauvaa. Eli sain vihdoinkin neuloa jollekkin nämä töppöset (pdf) Ja söpöthän niistä tuli. Töppöset on tehty Schachenmayr Bambino langasta, 60% puuvillaa 40% akryylia. Piti tosiaan neuloa tuollaisesta unisex-väristä, kun ei vielä tiedä kumpi sieltä on tulossa. Jotkut on tarkkoja siitä että tytöillä on "tyttöjen värejä", ja pojilla "poikien värejä"..
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I just found out one of my classmates is having a baby! So I finally got to knit these bootees (pdf) I think they came out cute. They're made in Schachenmayr Bambino-yarn, 60% cotton 40% acrylic. I had to knit them in a kind of unisex-colour, since I don't know if she's having a girl or a boy. Some people are pretty picky about girls wearing "girl-colours" and boys wearing "boy-colours"..
Saturday, August 25, 2007
A Little Pick-Me-Up
Tänään oli päänsärky oikeesti ohi, joten suunta kohti lankakauppaa piristystä hakemaan. Ostin sitten tuota ihana bambulankaa, jota oon himoinnut jo pidemmän aikaa. Ostin kaksi kerää, tarkoituksena tehdä sukat.
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I had a little staircase related accident yesterday. After wich I know have a little purple colour, a patched up cut and swelling under my right eye. I fainted after donating blood. I have donated blood for 6 times, and never has anything like that happened. I am going to go donate again, but next time I'm going to take it easy a bit longer.
Today the heachache actually stopped, so I went to the LYS for a little pic-me-up. I bought that wonderful bamboo yarn I have lusted after for months. I bought 2 skeins of it with the idea of knitting socks.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
The Activist Bunny
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This black bunny had a very busy day. He was helping a local animal rigths group to spread the message. His main job was to look cute near the donation "bin".
Kun minuutit kuluivat kävi pupu vähän levottomaksi. Se kävi istumassa melkein jokaisen lehtisen päällä siinä toivossa, että ihmiset huomioisivat ne paremmin.
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As the minutes went by the bunny got a little restless. He went and sat on almost every leaflet in the hope that people would pay more attention to them.
Loppua kohden pupu pahoitti mielensä, koska hänen mielestään pöydän ääressä ei käynyt tarpeeksi kiinnostuneita ihmisiä. Harmi ettei pupu ollut vielä näkemässä, kun suurin osa ihmisistä oli infopöydän luona.
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Near the end of the day the bunny got a little upset, 'cos he thought there weren't enough interested people visiting the infotable. Too bad the bunny wasn't there yet to see it, when the most people were around the infotable.
Pitkän päivän jälkeen pupu matkasi kotiin käsilaukussa.
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Tein pupun fleur-halpislangasta (100% akryyli) 3,5mm puikoilla. Pupuun käytin muuten tätä ohjetta, mutta tein sille myös pikkaisen pyöreän hännän.
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After a long day the bunny travelled home in a handbag.
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I made the bunny from this very cheap fleur-yarn with 3,5mm hook. I used this pattern for him, but I also made him a little round tail.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Slashing the Teeeees
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My practical training has kept me busy. But I have done some t-shirt recons. I made a little pouch for my camera out of an old t-shirt that was too small for me. I figured that when you have trouble breathing in a shirt it is time to let it go, and not let it take anymore room in your closet. It is just a drawstring pouch. The fabric is in two layers, so it would offer a little more protection for my camera.
Tein myös kirpparilta hommatuista paidoista kaks hametta. Paidat maksoi yhteensä 1,20€. Vähän korpesi, kun kuminauhat makso enemmän kuin kangas! Se toinen hame on saman mallinen, mutta vähän pitempi ja siinä on mustia ja punasia raitoja. En vaan saanut siitä lähellekkään siedettävää kuvaa.
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I also made 2 skirts out of t-shirt I bought from a flea market. The shirts cost me 1,20€. So the elastic band actually cost me more than the fabric! The other skirt is a little longer and has black and red stripes. I just couldn't get a decent picture of it.
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Melkein unohtu: tein mie myös kämmekkäät (t-paidasta tietenkin). Niistä tuli oikein kivat. Jätin reunat huolittelematta, kun miun mielestä hieman rullaantuva trikoo näyttää kivalta.
Arvaa kellä on uus ja toimiva ompelukone?
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Almost forgot: I also made gauntlets (from a t-shirt obviously). I've heard that the cool kids are calling them gauntlets.. They came out nice. I left the edges raw, I like the way the jersey rolls up a bit.
Guess who has a new (working!) sewing machine?
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Been Busy
Sain tosiaan juuri luettua kirjan loppuun, enkä voi muuta sanoa kuin Voi Hyvänen Aika...
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First of all my days have been pretty much dominated by the new Potter-book. I've been afraid to surf the internet for the fear of someone spoiling the book for me. That actually kinda happened, but suprisingy it didn't matter too much after all. Of course in honour of the book's launch I hade to stencil myself a coulple of shirts. The black shirt just says muggle, anf the blue has a picture of the snitch in the hip and on the back of the neck.
I just finished the book today, and all I can say is: Oh My Word!
Syy miksi en kirjaa lukenu loppuun heti kun sen sain käsiini oli muuttohommelit! Mie muutin paljon lähemmäs keskustaa, ja ekaa kertaa elämässäni yksin asumaan. Ei enää "slummeja" (kuten mie kutsuin entistä asuinaluetta), ei enää kämppiksiä, ei enää kenenkään lihapullia miun jääkaapissa! Mie oon tosi onnellinen.
Tietenkin ekana piti laatikoista purkaa käsityölehdet ja sen sellaiset, sekä pistää ne omalle paikalleen.
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The reason I didn't read the book the very day I got a hold of it was the fact that I was busy with moving! I moved a lot closer to the city centre, and now for the first time in my life I'm living alone. No more "ghetto" (as I called my previous neighbourhood), no more room mates, no more anyone's mear balls in my fridge! I'm so happy!
Obviously the first thing to unpack was my craft books and stuff, so I could put them in their rightful place.
Tein myös toisen saimaannorpan. Tarvitsin avaimenperän miun vara-avaimelle.
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I made another the Ringed Seal of Saimaa. I needed a key chain for my spare key.
Remember to check out the Vegan Sock KAL! It's the first KAL I'm involved in, and I love it.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Blueberries!
I'm visiting my mom. And have even been picking blueberries.. a little bit forced I might ad.. I'm really not an outdoorsy type of person. But maybe just once in a summer. My mom lives so near the forrest that the whole time we were picking blueberries I could see her house.
It was a warm day, but I had to keep my hoodie on 'cos of the damn bugs. One of the little creatures bit me in my back. But what wouldn't a person do for a blueberrypie.
Näkyipä matkalla vähän elukoitakin. Useampikin sammakko hyppeli meitä karkuun. Yhdestä sain jopa kuvankin.
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Even saw some animals on what felt like a long journey. A few frogs hopped on out of our way. Even got a picture of one of them.
Oon mie myös vähän neuloskellut. Vihdoinkin södera-sukissa tapahtuu jotain edistystä. Mie oon suunnitellut näiden tekemistä jo iäisyyden, ja tehnytkin jo melkein puoli elämää. Näistä tulee kyllä tosi nätit, mutta kestää kauuuuuan
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I have done some knitting too. Finally some progress on the södera-socks. I've been planning on making these forever, and knitting them for half a lifetime. They're going to be very pretty, but it's taking too loooong.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Nothing Works!
Mie vihaan sitä kun asiat ei toimi. Ei oo ees kauaa kun kamera sanoi työsuhteensa irti.
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My sewing machine does not work! The yarn just gets all messed up like that. I don't understand what happened!! What am I doing wrong???
I hate it when things don't work. It was only like a month ago when my camera desided it didn't want to work with me anymore.
Yritin tehdä BitterSweetin kiwi-lintua, mutta eihän siitä meinaa mitään tulla. Heti kun ohje hankaloitui, tuli miun työhön kauheita reikiä. Purkuun.
Mutta en luovuta vielä. Koitan muutaman päivän päästä uudestaan. Tuo on niin ihastuttava, että pakko siinä on onnistua.
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I tried to make BitterSweet's kiwi-bird but that doesn't seem to be happening for me. As soon as the patter got a little more complicated my work got full of ugly holes. Going to frog it.
But I'm not giving up yet. I'll try again in a few days. That bird is so adorable I have to make it work.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Deswatching
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Yesterday I knit a gauge swatch from the Red heart Super Saver yarn I got. Today I decided I didn't need the swatch anymore, since I wrote down the gauge. I decided I wanted to make use of the swatch by froggin it. I took up a 5mm hook, and crocheted from Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet: the Happy Hooker-book the Spring in Winter-hat's flower. I think it's soooo pretty. Crochet really does justice for the camoulflauge coloring. Love it!
Kukkasen jälkeen jäi vielä lankaa, laitoin sitten nelisäikeisen langan kaksisäikeiseksi, ja saman mallin (mutta kesken jätetyn) mukaan virkkasin 3mm koukulla jääkaappimagneetin.
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I still had yarn left over after the flower. I split the 4ply yarn into 2 ply and with 3mm hook and the same patter (I only worked the pattern half way) made my fridge a little magnet.
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Opettelin virkkaamaan vuos sitten. Oikeestaan ainoa syy, miksi halusin oppia virkkaamaan oli tollaset kukkaset. Oppimisen jälkeen en oo ees montaa kukkasta virkannut...lelut on kivempia.
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I taught myself how to crochet a year ago. The main reason I wanted to learn crochet was little flowers like that. Since learning I haven't even made many flowers.. toys are more fun.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Whip It Goooood
Miullakin on nyt sitten tuo kirja. Hurraa domiknitrixille! Aivan loistava kirja: paljon hyödyllisiä vinkkejä ja kivoja ohjeitakin. Ja kaiken lisäksi tuo kirja näyttää loistavalta.
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I have the book now too. Yay for domiknitrix! Fabulous book: lots of useful tips and cute patterns too. Plus the book looks great.
Neuloinpa sitten elämäni ensimmäisen oikean mallitilkun. En oo aiemmin viittinyt. Jotenkin koin sen tarpeelliseksi sen jälkeen kun olin lukenut kirjasta luvun, jossa Jennifer Stafford puhuu mallitilkuista ja tiheydestä.
Tein pienen personal swapin, ja sain ihanaa lankaa. Tuota lankaa en oo ainakaan löytänyt Suomesta. Mie aion tehdä siitä aivan mahtavan hatun ens talveks. Ei vaan vielä näin kuumalla viittis sellasta alkaa vääntämään.
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So, I knitted my first real gauge swatch. I've never really bothered before. Somehow I felt inclined after readind the part of the book where Jennifer Stafford writes about swatches and gauge.
I did a little personal swap, and got this wonderful yarn. I have not found this yarn in Finland. I'm going to make a fabulous hat for winter. It's too hot outside though to be knitting it yet.
I really would not mind having more of the yarn...
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
If a Blueberry Puked a Sock
...se saattaisi näyttää tältä:
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..it might look a little something like this:
Sukkia on mukava neuloa. En tiiä miksi, mutta se on lähes lohduttavaa. Nämä sukat on ihan perussukat, jotka on tehty ilman mitään ohjetta. Tää lanka oli itsessään jo niin ...mielenkiintosta... että joku monimutkanen sukkamalli ois saattanut näyttää häiriintyneeltä.
Nämä on nyt miun kotisukat. Miun mielestä nää on erittäin hauskat!
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It's nice to knit socks. Don't know why, but it's almost comforting. These are just your average socks, they were made without a pattern. The yarn itself is so ..interesting... that some complex pattern with them might have looked disturbed.
These are my home-socks now. And I think they're very fun!