It's been a while, I know. I've been busy with Ilmarinen, which is finished - finally! And it is very, very pretty! Very soft too: it doesn't itch at all! I have been thinking of using Palette in dark brown and heathered green or teal for Venezia, and I might have to take that up soon, since I totally fell in love with the yarn and the colors (and the pattern, too).
So here is Ilmarinen, finally:
Ilmarinen
Pattern: my own (available at ullaneule.net probably today or tomorrow)
Yarn: KnitPicks Palette White, Calypso Heather and Rainforest Heather, approx. 18 oz.
Needles: 2,5 mm circular and DPN's.
And I finished something else, too: The Icarus Shawl for my Mom! And it is so pretty! My Mom picked the yarn and the pattern, and she really did pick a winning combination. The shawl is big, and I mean really big, but that's what Mom wanted. I ended up with a 97" x 48" shawl with 4 chart 1 repeats.
I never liked shawls made of fingering weight yarn, somehow they don't look right. But this one does - it is actually one of the few patterns that, in my opinion, look better in thicker yarn than very thin laceweight yarn. I really like this one, and I might have to knit one for me, too.
Also, I tried the KnitPicks Options needles for lace knitting, and honestly, they beat Addis. They're sharp, the joint is smooth, they're very light and the cable is the best I know. Knitting this was sheer joy and I would've finished this in a week had it not been for those crazy Fair Isle projects and what not.
Icarus Shawl
Pattern: IK something or other
Yarn: KnitPicks Palette Garnet Heather, 4 balls.
Needles: 4,5 mm Knitpicks Options.
Size: approx. 242 cm x 121 cm (95 " x 48 ")
Edit: Totally forgot: I'm on ravelry now! My ID is Tuulia (yes, it took me a while to figure that). :)
So here is Ilmarinen, finally:
Ilmarinen
Pattern: my own (available at ullaneule.net probably today or tomorrow)
Yarn: KnitPicks Palette White, Calypso Heather and Rainforest Heather, approx. 18 oz.
Needles: 2,5 mm circular and DPN's.
And I finished something else, too: The Icarus Shawl for my Mom! And it is so pretty! My Mom picked the yarn and the pattern, and she really did pick a winning combination. The shawl is big, and I mean really big, but that's what Mom wanted. I ended up with a 97" x 48" shawl with 4 chart 1 repeats.
I never liked shawls made of fingering weight yarn, somehow they don't look right. But this one does - it is actually one of the few patterns that, in my opinion, look better in thicker yarn than very thin laceweight yarn. I really like this one, and I might have to knit one for me, too.
Also, I tried the KnitPicks Options needles for lace knitting, and honestly, they beat Addis. They're sharp, the joint is smooth, they're very light and the cable is the best I know. Knitting this was sheer joy and I would've finished this in a week had it not been for those crazy Fair Isle projects and what not.
Icarus Shawl
Pattern: IK something or other
Yarn: KnitPicks Palette Garnet Heather, 4 balls.
Needles: 4,5 mm Knitpicks Options.
Size: approx. 242 cm x 121 cm (95 " x 48 ")
Edit: Totally forgot: I'm on ravelry now! My ID is Tuulia (yes, it took me a while to figure that). :)
22 comments:
Ilmarinen on ihan mielettömän upea! Siinä on ollut tikuttamista. Tykkään tosi paljon väriyhdistelmästä.
Voi jukra! Tuo Ilmarinen on Kertakaikkisen Upea! Olet sinä vaan taitava neuloja.
Lääh! HIENO! Olen ihaillut jo alusta asti Ilmarisen väriyhdistelmää. Voi vitsit kun sais jotenkin kirjoneuletaitoja.
Aivan hurmaava neule ja niin kauniit värit!
Huivisikin ovat tosi kauniita.
Vau, sä se oot taitava! Ilmarinen on suorastaan mykistävä:)
Icarus toimii tummanpunasena tosi hyvin!
Uskomattoman kaunis!
Ilmarinen on kerrassaan upea -ja kaunis on Icaruskin. Väri sopii tosi hyvin. :o) Ilmarisen värit ja kuviot ovat aivan ihanat, passaavat yhteen just eikä melkein.
Ilmarinen on upea, kaunis väriyhdistelmä!
Tosi upeita kummatkin! Ilmarisessa on ollut uskomaton työ. Vai löytyi Addeille voittaja. Uskaltautuisikohan kokeilemaan (Get Knitted myy KnitPicksin puikkoja), jos menee taas puikkovarasto uusiksi.
Upeita neuleita jälleen!
Ilmarinen on todella kaunis, olet taitava ja aikaansaava neuloja.
Ilmarisesta tuli hieno, upeat värit! Ja aivan ihania noi biitsikuvat. :-)
Hieno, upea...superlatiiveja.
Helppoa, kun osaa (ja viitsii).
voi argh miten kauniita!
Once again, I'm in awe of your work - Ilmarinen and Icarus are beautiful!
-Your Secret Pal
Olet sinä aika epeli neuleita suunnittelemaan ja tekemään.
Annan täyden kympin ja käden puristuksen.
Neuletakit palmikkoineen saa minut palaamaan aina uudestaan näitä kuvia katsomaan.
Tuo Ilmarinen on kaunis.
Minulla oli lapsena neuletakki, jossa oli tuollainen väriyhdistelmä, ja olen siitä lähtien pitänyt noista väreistä. Ilmarinen on hieno, kuten muutkin neuleesi.
Thanks for your comments :)
Kiitos kaikille kommenteista!
laplero: harjoittelemalla ;)
maartsi: Suosittelen lämpimästi. Jos ei ole pakko, en neulo enää kuin Options-puikoilla. Itse kokeilin kerran, ja nyt puikkovarasto on kovaa vauhtia uudistumassa Optionseihin.
Ihana huivi! Saisikohan tuon ohjeen jostain, sillä olen useissa blogeissa ihaillut sitä?
rosmarin: Ohje on ainakin Interweaven parhaiden ohjeiden kirjassa, joka on juuri tullut ulos, ja kesän 2006 Interweave Knits -lehdessä, jota saa ainakin Interweavelta tilaamalla suoraan.
Beautiful cardigan! And your own design, too. That's great :)
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