varjo [shadow]

Varjo [shadow] was my first mystery shawl design in collaboration with the awesome yarn shop Titityy.

I still don't know how I personally feel about mystery designs - but this was fun! Even though the design is anything but complicated, stripes and garter stitch, it held the excitement all the way to the end.

The shawl pattern will be available later.

Simple Sprinkle

Oh, look - some more stripes! I'm pretty sure I could start almost every post like this, but I guess it's alright. One could never talk too much about stripes.

Especially when the stripes are as much fun as in this lovely little design.

Simple Sprinkle
Simple sprinkle cowl makes dreams come true: those small leftover skeins worked in stripes and spiced up with a fun shape. Choose your favourite colours or go with those you happen to have - and cast-on!

Yarn: 560 yards [512 m] or 6 partial skeins of different coloured heavy worsted to aran weight yarn.

Needles: US 9 [5.5 mm]

Gauge: 16 stitches = 4" [10 cm] in garter stitch

Finished measurements: 48” [124 cm] in circumference and 11” [28 cm] in depth.

€ 2.90

play

Another shawl with stripes! This time it's called Play, a collaboration with The Uncommon Thread. Though I love the low-contrast colours on my sample, be sure to check out all the wonderful test knits. I'm pretty sure must make a high-contrast one too!

The pattern will be available exclusively as part of a kit sold in The Uncommon Thread’s website starting today, Thursday 30th of August, from 4pm BST onwards.

high-water

Stripes, stripes and some more stripes.

High-Water

Never mind a cold breeze from the sea, building sand castles and picking seashells is great fun in this sailor-inspired pullover. It features a yellow button on both shoulders and horizontal stripes from half-way down. The seam detail on the sides adds structure to the piece and allows the stripes to proceed smoothly from one side of the pullover to the other. The pullover is worked top down in one piece.

Finished chest circumference: 23 (25¼, 27, 29, 30½, 32)” [58 (63, 68, 72, 76, 80) cm]
Yarn: 560 - 880 yards [512 - 805 m] of worsted weight yarn (both colours included)
Gauge: 18 sts and 26 rows in Stockinette stitch = 4" [10 cm]

€ 3.90 

end of summer hiatus

It's August. Mid-August. Clearly I've been in some sort of Summer hiatus here. But underneath this silence a great deal of things have been brewing slowly. Now that I'm getting back on track, there should be more life here too.

Like this super-fun cowl-to-be:

air

More Summer shawls!

air

Lovely garter stitch is mixed with lace pattern and some Stockinette stitch is added to the mixture. This symmetric triangular shawl is worked from top down.

Finished Size: 79” [200 cm] wide and 32” [82 cm] at center. The gauge isn’t crucial on this project, but differences will affect finished size and yardage. Adjust accordingly.
Yarn: 2 skeins of Maahinen by Riihivilla, approx. 660 yards [600 meters] of fingering weight yarn.
Gauge: 16 sts and 30 rows = 4” [10 cm] in garter st. 

€3.90

secret of change

Happy June! It's summer again, though the last few days have been really, really cold and rainy. So it's a great time for some shawl knitting - 

Secret of Change
Secret of Change is a modern garter stitch shawl with asymmetric shape. The shawl is shaped with short rows and eyelet stripes. It’s both fun and easy to knit.

Finished Size: 63” (160 cm) wide and 22” (56 cm) long. The gauge isn’t crucial on this project, but differences will affect the finished size.
Yarn: 2 skeins of Exquisite Sock by Lioness Art (440 yards [400 m] per 100g), approx. 880 yards [800 meters] of fingering weight yarn.
Gauge: 18 sts and 34 rows = 4” [10 cm] in garter st.

€3.90