Tegemisi/What is up

Kuna Mia pidi täna plaani järgi Tallinna tulema, et Ave ja minuga koos kududa, samas ei olnud kumbki neist varem Raasikul käinud, otsustasime, et käime ära. Meie seltsiga liitus Kristiina oma väikse poisiga. Pärast Kristiina poisiga läksid koju, meie kolmekesi istusime kohvikus, kudusime ja ajasime juttu. Mia tõi Avele ja mulle kingiks enda õmmeldud väiksed kotikesed, kus saab hoida vardaid jms. Tal endalgi on selline kotike kasutusel. Vabrikus aga ostsime sama värvi lõnga (omavahel kokku leppimata). Nii et pärast tuli selline pilt (lõnga õige värv on türkiis):
As Mia planned to come to Tallinn today in order to knit together with Ave and myself and both had never visited the Raasiku yarn factory, we decided to do the trip today. Kristiina with her little son joined us. Afterwards Kristiina and her boy went home and the remaining three went to a cafeteria to knit and to talk. Mia brought for Ave and me a small gift, a bag for needles etc that she had made herself. And she is currently using a similar bag. At the factory we independently bought the same colour. So this is a picture we took afterwards (the right colour of yarn is turquoise):

 Mia ja Ave poseerivad:

 Mia and Ave modelling: 

Siis Ave tegi ka pildi Miast ja minust:

Then Ave took a picture of Mia and myself:

Ja minu jakk on nüüd niisuguses seisundis:

And my jacket is in the following stage:  

Mia, Ave, Kristiina, kiitos, aitäh, thank you!

Nööbiliistude teooriat/Some button bands theory

Eile jõudsin koju, kui pildistamiseks oli juba liiga pime. Näitan nüüd, mis on juba olemas. Selline on nööbiliistude ja krae muster:
Yesterday I came home when it was too dark for taking pictures. I am showing now what I have done so far. This is the pattern of the button panels and the collar:

Eile alustasin varrukat:
I started one sleeve yesterday:

Kerele on kulunud peaaegu 1 tokk (100 g). Krae + nööbiliistud + varruka hakatis on juba teisest tokist, see on poole peal. Arvan, et kuna mul on veel 1 tokk, siis saan teha pikad varrukad.
I used up almost 1 ball (100 g) for the torso part. The collar + button bands + the start of the sleeve are already from the second ball that is approximately in the middle. As I have one more ball, I believe I can make long sleeves.

Nüüd natuke teooriat, nagu pealkirjas lubatud. Esiteks, alguses võib tunduda, et nööbiliistud peaksid olema hästi laiad, lausa terve esitüki jagu. Kui aga silmused on üles korjatud ja kasvõi paar rida kootud, enam nii ei tundu. Teiseks, mõtlesin muidugi mustri peale. Teoreetiliselt oleks võinud teha ripskoes (alumine äär ongi ripskoes). Samas on ripskude lõdvem, kui labasel parempidisel põhinev pitsimuster. Seega, kui ripsi on hästi palju, võib juhtuda, et see hakkab venima, eriti alumine äär. Samas ei tahtnud ma soonikut (olete vist märganud, et kasutan seda üpris harva) ega mingit muud pitsimustrit, sest siis oleks seda ilu liiga palju ja minu arust pole midagi hullemat, kui ülekoormatud kudum või rõivas üldse. Appi tulevad igasugused lihtsad augulised mustrid, ripsi ja parempidise vaheldus jms. Ei veni, kudumistihedus ei erine radikaalselt, samas ei ole üle pakutud.
Now some theory, as promised in the title. First, in the beginning one may feel that the button bands should be rather wide, almost equal to the front in size. But after the stitches are picked up and you have at least a couple of rows, you don't thinks so anymore. Second, I was pondering on the stitch pattern (but of course!). Theoretically, I could have used garter stitch, since the bottom edge is already in garter. On the other hand, garter stitch has a more loose gauge compared to stockinette or a lace pattern based on stockinette. Which means that, if there is plenty of garter stitch, it may start stretching, especially the bottom edge. At the same time I did not want ribbing (you have probably noticed that I use it rather seldom) and no other lace pattern because in this case there would be too much of everything and, in my opinion, nothing can be worse than an overloaded knitwear or a garment in general. Simple eyelet patterns, alternation of garter and stockinette come to rescue. The fabric does not stretch, the gauge is not radically different and, at the same time, the whole thing is not too busy.

Kiirpilt/A quick view

Hästi kiire ülevaade. Muster õhtupäikeses. Pilt pole selge, aga tundus siiski ilus:
A very quick overview. The stitch pattern in the evening sun. The picture is not very clear but it seemed nice somehow:

Kehaosa on peaaegu valmis. Järgmisena koon krae + nööbiliistud.
The torso is almost finished. The collar + front panels will be next.

Kaks asja/Two things

Kaks asja. Esiteks, selle rätiku õpetus on juba olemas Lõngamaania kodulehel. Õpetus on eesti ja inglise keeles. Aitäh, Veronika! Mul on hea meel, et mu kampa kutsusid!
Two things. First, the pattern for this shawl is already available for purchase at the Lõngamaania website. The pattern is in Estonian and in English. Thank you, Veronika! I am glad you invited me to join!

Ja teist asja juba näete: Diana saadetud ererohelisest lõngast Tosh Merino Light (värv piltidel on täitsa vale!) tuleb lainelise mustriga jakk.
And you can already see the second topic of my post: it will be a jacket with a feather-and-fan pattern from the bright green Tosh Merino light (the colour in the pictures is completely wrong!) that Diana has sent me.

Sinised rombid/Blue diamonds

See oli tõesti hästi kiiresti valmiv kudum! Suhteliselt jäme lõng, varras 5 mm, muudkui koo oma lõbuks. Õpetus tuleb Lõngamaania kodulehele.
This was a really swift knit! A relatively thick yarn, needles 5 mm, just go on knitting. The pattern will be available for purchase from Lõngamaania homepage.

Traditsioonilised trepipildid:

Traditional shots on the stairs:


Ja muster lähemalt:

And a close view on the stitch pattern:



Pildid/Pictures: Silver

Lõng/Yarn: Drops Vivaldi, 50 g/280 m, mohäär/mohair 56 %, nailon/nylon 30 %, vill/wool 14 %, ~ 70 g

Vardad/Needles: 5 mm

Ravelry

Lõng on üsna karvane, aga pärast niisutamist karvasus väheneb ja muster on täiesti nähtav. Unustasin poes kaalumata. Mul oli üks alustatud tokk, selle kududsin lõpuni, lisaks alustasin uut tokki. Eks siis peaks umbes 1,5 tokiga arvestama. Kusjuures rätik pole üldse väike, nn keskjoon on u 1 meeter pikk!

The yarn is rather hairy but after moistening and drying the hairiness decreases and the stitch pattern is quite well defined. I forgot to weigh up in the yarn store. I had an already started ball that I finished and then started a second one. That is, one should count on 1.5 ball approximately. And the shawl is not small at that, the so-called central line is approximately 1 m long!

Lühike ülevaade/A short overview

Näitan lühidalt, kuhu olen jõudnud. Pool rätikut on valmis ja teine pool on pooleli.
A quick view on where I am now. One half of the shawl is completed and the other is in progress.

Tegelik värv on pigem nagu alumisel pildil, aga pisut intensiivsem:
The true colour is rather like in the bottom picture but slightly more intensive:

Eile Raasikul/Yesterday in Raasiku

Eile saabus Tallinna rühm soome kudujaid Katjaga eesotsas. Saime sadamas kokku ja sõitsime väikebussiga Raasikule. Reisimuljeid võib lugeda Katja blogist.
Yesterday a group of Finnish knitters, let by Katja, arrived at Tallinn. We met at the port and a minibus took us to Raasiku where Estonian Aade Lõng yarn is produced. You can read a travel account in Katja's blog.

See silt (kudujad) ehtis meie väikebussi. Et ei tekiks segadust. Aga kohale jõudes, nägime, et enne meid oli saabunud hoopis suur buss, ka soome kudujaid täis!

Our minibus was decorated with the sign (knitters). Just to avoid misunderstanding. But after having reached Raasiku we found this rather big buss that had arrived earlier, carrying Finnish knitters as well.

Võite ette kujutada, kui kiiresti pidid müüjad oma tööd tegema!

You can imagine how fast the salespersons had to operate!

Ja nüüd uus kudum. Koon rätikut, mis on eelmisega sarnane. Lõng on erinev, Dropsi Vivaldi, paksem ja karvasem mohäär, aga üsna pehme. Rätiku konstruktsioon on sama, aga muster erinev. Tegelikult mõtlesingi nii, et mustrid ja lõngad on vastastikku asendatavad. Olen juba proovinud, lehemuster näeb Vivaldi lõngal päris kena, Kidsilk Haze aga sobib ka rombimustri jaoks.

And now a new project. I am knitting a shawl that is similar to the previous one. The yarn is different, Drops Vivaldi, a thicker and a more hairy mohair but still rather soft. The construction of the shawl is the same but the stitch pattern differs. Actually, I planned that the stitch patterns and the yarns are mutually substitutable. I have already tried, the leaf pattern looks rather nice in Vivaldi and the diamond pattern is suitable for Kidsilk Haze, too.

Siin on näha natuke äärepitsi: väga lihtne muster.

Here you can see a bit of the edge lace: it is a fairly simple stitch.