Pastel wool scarf for MIL

My dear mother in law has a severe back ache, and last week-end at a family reunion she said that the scarf that she already owns is a bit too short and also a bit worn out, and would it be possible that I who knit so many shawls...

You bet.

There's a huge sale on wool at Deisy Design right now. All the wool alpaca qualities I love. So I went there, bought far too much yarn (Drops Lima), and headed off.

Instead of making a triangular shawl I decided to go for a semi circular. Oddly enough, increasing 4 every other row gives a 3/4 circular one. That's maths for you.

Anyhow, I really like the 3/4 design. It will fit snugly around her shoulders and do the trick for the back ache .

Since this is a shawl to keep someone warm, lace wasn't an option. I chose four colours: Lilac (4311) as the most dominant (That's really her colour!) and off-white (0100) as the bottom colour. The pink (3112) and the soft grey (0500) are accent colours.

As you can see, the striping makes the shawl super stretchy.

The bottom colour is almost only seen when you stretch it out.

And the back looks nice too. I really like the way garter stitch looks at the back of a project.

/Maia

All-winter Irish wool sweater

Yarn: Drops Alaska

Colour:  49

It is getting all autumn now, here in Sweden, and baby Edit needs something to keep her warm. This little sweater is worked top-down on circular needles.

There are buttons at the left shoulder to avoid any sad moments when getting the sweater on and off.

The cables make the arms look quite sleek, although they are very roomy. A good sweater to grow into. I made some decreases on the inside of the arm.

/Maia

Blanket for Kotten

Work in progress.


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And a pair of socks...

And a pair of tiny socks to go with the sweater.


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Edit's little brown cardigan

I finally managed to complete an upside-down sweater for little Edit, now two months old. The last one was the size of a doll sweater. And this one I have knitted twice. The first time I made it for an 18 month's toddler.


The yarn is Drops Paris, color 44, and the lovely buttons are Panduro's Fabric buttons (rand/rut röd). They come in many different colors and fabrics.


I started out from the neck with 60 stitches, 6 for the arms, 20 for the back and 9 + 9 for the front. I added a crocheted edging for stability.


I really hope I will get permission to publish a photo with beautiful, lovely Edit wearing it. Can I? Can I please?

/Maia

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Latvian Garden blanket finished – and she is here!

My grand-daughter did actually outrun me. She arrived this Tuesday, one week in advance. Luckily the weather is cold so the happy parents have not even thought of bringing her out for a stroll in the carriage, and I could finish the blanket after a work-week that actually took the breath out of me.


Her name begins with an E, so I put her initials at the bottom.

So, last weekend I steeked. Machine steeking. Since it is a super wash wool I found out this was the best way to go. Then I lined with cotton, hand stitching the lining to the knitted blanket. And i finished off by securing the lining with some stitches all around the edges. 

When I met DGD for the first time, some 13, 14 hours after she was born, she had a sock hat on her head. They use adult size socks for hats for the newborns, and that's really smart. They fit perfectly and you can make them bigger and smaller, narrower and wider. When I got home I made two new sock beanies for her.


Today we are going to deliver blanket and beanies and – hopefully – meet with DGD to see her eyes for the first time.


/Maia
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My lovely knitting daughter

Lately one of my daughters has taken up knitting and she creates the most lovely things. Like these wollen mittens, perfect for the super cold climate in Umeå in the north of Sweden.


And a little beanie to go with it!


The photos are from late December.

/Maia

Minskning i högen

Med ett och ett halvt kilo bomullsgarn och ekologiskt ullgarn i handbagaget flög vi ner till dottern L och hennes Ph i St Étienne i Frankrike. Ljusa färger var beställt, och jag tog förstås med så mycket att det var svårt att välja.


L ska kroka något och sticka något annat så vi vandrade runt staden efter en dubbelsidig virknål. Man kan nog med säkerhet säga att Frankrike inte riktigt är inne i den internationella handarbetstrenden ännu. Kanske kommer de aldrig in i dem. Fransmän gör ofta saker efter eget huvud.

I en av affärerna vi var inne i fanns det vackra garner och stickmarkörer, men inte några KnitPicks så långt ögat nådde.

Annars har staden en stark textil tradition med bandtillverkning och postorder och vi var och tittade på gamla maskiner och bandmönster i fredags.


Inte helt lätt att inte få köplust när man ser garner så vackert presenterade som på museet. Dessbättre sålde de inte garn där.

Det ser för övrigt nästan ut som om det är samma garn som i min resestickning:


Men det är det inte. Detta är ett nystan från högen därhemma. Ett nystan blir en smal scarf.

/Maia

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Tre iPhone-tingestar

Kreativ dag idag. Syster A med familj har varit här. Något motvilligt började syster på ett fodral till den kommande iPhonen. (Jobbar man med reklam så har man iPhone har jag förstått.)


Självklart blev hennes krokade fodral det underbaraste.


Mitt blev lite som en vit vinterdröm. Filtat förstås.


Svärsonen J - också iPhone, också reklam - fick ett tajt. Virkat.

/Maia

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