12/2010

I got flowers yesterday - for a special occasion...Thank You:s to all of the people who remembered me...one of them was Seijasisko ! She came to the workshop at the museum I´m practising on for help with her beautiful rya she is working on, the nice tulips are from her. The rya is going to look awesome on her sofa!

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Sain kukkasia eilen - tietynlaisen tilaisuuden vuoksi...Kiitokset kaikille niille jotka muistivat minua...yksi heistä oli Seijasisko ! Hän käväisi työpajassa jossa harjoittelen museolla, koska tarvitsi apua kauniin ryijynsä valmistamisessa, samalla hän luovutti tulppaaneja. Ryijy tulee näyttämään upealta hänen sohvallaan!

I´ve been felting slippers. The red ones´ are my first attempt - they´re a little to big for my feet...probably a EU size 39-40. The grey ones´ are perfect for me and I think I´ll make some more in different colors. They are fresh from the washer and I have´nt sewn on buttons yet...

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Olen huovuttanut tossuja. Punaiset on ensimmäinen yritys - ne ovat hieman liian isot minun jalkoihin...koko ehkä joku 39-40. Harmaat ovat just sopivat ja luulen että teen näitä lisää eri väreissä. Otin ne juuri pesukoneesta enkä ole ommellut niihin vielä nappeja....

4/2010

In the beginning of last week I posted 3 envelopes for the campaign "Pay It Forward" ("Anna Hyvän Kiertää").

I got some yarn, Zauberball from Schoppel-Wolle. Color Creme of Chocolate.

Trekking Hand Art from Zitron. The color is Vulcan.

Duett from Sandnes. 55% cotton and 45% merinowool.

This tunic is made in Duett. I might knit this for myself or/and my daughters H & A.

I tried out some naalbinding which is a very old way to make something similar to knitted or crocheted cloth. The first time I saw something made this way was in Lofoten Islands in Norway at the Viking Museum. I promised myself then to someday learn how to do it. I´m so happy that one of our teachers at school knew how to naalbind and I was fortunate when she suggested that I´d try it out.

I learned how to crochet an elastic edge. Crochet 2 chains.

Make a double-crochet stitch (dc) in the first of the 2 chains.

Then do a dc stitch in the first chain of the earlier dc.

And continue until you have the desired length. It´s very stretchy so, next time you plan on crocheting a hat, try this out. If someone did not catch the technique - give me a hint in the commentbox and I´ll try to sort it out.

And I bought myself this years first tulips, got rid of my flu and prepared for practise at the museum. Oh....I made a promise to myself not to buy any yarn next 6 months or so....let´s see how that promise is held....