Peaaegu/Almost

Top on peaaegu valmis, kavatsen kududa 5. toki lõpuni. Pikkus on ka päris sobiv. Muster on nüüd nähtav, kuigi seda pinda on väga raske pildistada.
The top is almost finished, I am going to knit to the end of the 5th skein. The length is suitable as well. Now the stitch pattern is visible, although it is difficult to photograph the fabric.

Krae osa:
The part with the collar:

Käeaukude ümber ja külgedel on ripskude:
Garter stitch is around the armholes and along the sides:

Lõng läigib ilusti ja paistab, et on niisuguse konstruktsiooni jaoks just sobiv.
The yarn has a nice shine and appears to be suitable for this construction.

Lõngamuljeid/Yarn impressions

Nagu pealkiri ütleb, kavatsen jagada muljeid viskoosi-puuvilla lõngast. Lõng on hästi sile ja kena läikega. Muidugi lõheneb kergesti, kui kogemata ajad varda valesti sisse, aga mul on palju hullemaid kogemusi YarnArt Summer-nimelise lõngaga. Kuigi lõng on libe, paradoksaalsel kombel tundub metallvarras parem kui puuvarras.
As the title says, I am going to share the rayon-cotton blend impressions. The yarn is very smooth and has a nice shine about it. Of course it splits if you accidentally insert a needle in a wrong way; however, I have much worse experience with YarnArt Summer. Although the yarn is slippery, paradoxically, metal needles seem better than wooden needles.

Muster pole eriti nähtav. Siiski on mingi vihje. Tahtsin, et nurkkrae kahandamised jätkuksid mustris, loodetavasti kahandamiste rada on nähtav.
The stitch pattern is not much visible. Still there is a kind of hint. I wanted the double decreases of the collar to continue in the pattern; hopefully, the chain of double decreases is visible.

Kuigi lõng ise on sile ja pehme, kootav pind ei ole ühtlane. See pole mingi probleem, selles on oma võlu. Pasitab, et ei tasu mustritega üle koormata. Vähemalt praegu tundub nii.
Although the yarn is smooth and soft, the fabric is uneven. It is not exactly a problem, in fact, it has its own charm. It appears that it is not a wise idea to exaggerate with lace patterns. At least it seems so for now.
Kootud on niipalju:
So far I have this much:

Jälle hall/Gray again

Tänan kõiki, kes nii lahkelt kommenteerisid minu Asfalthalli! Nüüd uuest kudumist, mida alustasin eile. Jah, muidugi jälle hall! Pildi järgi on selge, et see on jälle Nurgakese moodi asi. Otsustasin kududa sellest ilusast, hästi langevast lõngast, peaks sobima. Alla tuleb mõni muster.
Thank you very much who have kindly commented on my Asfalthall top. Now let me introduce a new project that I started yesterday. But of course, gray again! You can figure out from the picture that this is again something like the Nurgake top. I decided to knit it from this pretty and nicely draping yarn, it should be suitable. I will have some lace pattern in the bottom.

See on tagapool. Tavaline labane parempidine sobib siia ka.
This is the back side. Just a plain stockinette looks fine on this yarn, too.

Lõnga polnud millegipärast Ravelry andmebaasis ega Schachenmayri kodulehel. Sellepärast panen siia sildi. Nagu mainisin, Karnaluksis on palju värve.
For some obscure reason the yarn is absent from Ravelry database and from Schachenmayr's homepage. That is why I place the label here. As I mentioned previously, Karnaluks is selling the yarn in a multitude of colours.

Asfalthall/Asphalt gray

Nüüd on top valmis, pesus ei veninud. Hea teada. Pildid on seekord kuidagi ühesugused.
Now the top is finished, it did not stretch after washing. Good to know. This time the pictures are somehow all of the same kind.

Tundub, et mul on seekord sobivaid ehteid.
I think that this time I have jewellery that goes together with the top.


Tagantvaade:
Back view:


Pildid/Pictures: Anu
Lõng/Yarn: Steinbach Capri, 100 % puuvill/cotton, 50 g/125 m
Vardad/Needles: 3 mm
Lõngakulu/Yarn used: 4 tokki/4 skeins
Lõnga kulus peaaegu täpselt 4 tokki, järel on üks väike jupp. Ostsin igaksjuhuks 5 tokki, ei teadnud ette. Nüüd on jälle nii, et tuleb millegi vastu vahetada. Tundub, et see on päris kena suvelõng, võiks veel midagi kududa. Värvivalik oli ka piisav.
I used almost exactly 4 skeins, just a small bit remains. I had bought 5 skeins just in case since the yarn was unfamiliar. Now it is again about exchanging. I think it is quite a decent summer yarn and I can knit something else of it. The colour choice is sufficient.

Jätkub/Progressing

Jätkan samas vaimus. Nüüd oleks vaja veel 4-5 mustrikorda kududa. Otsustasin, et jääb sirge joon, olgu siis 1920-ndate stiilis, mis mulle tegelikult väga meeldib.
I am continuing in the same spirit. Now some 4-5 repeats are needed. I decided against shaping, let it be a straight line in the 1920s style that is so much to my liking.

Otsustasin, et kaeluse algus ja küljed on ripskoes. Otsustasin pigem teooretiseerides, et ei ole paha. Nüüd rõõmustan, kuna näen, et reljeefsete lehtede kombinatsioon ripskoega on kena.
I decided that the beginning of the collar and the side pannels should be in garter stitch. I based my decision on a rather theoretical consideration that this could not be bad. Now I am glad because I see that the combination of well-defined leaves and garter stitch looks good.

Eile käisin Karnaluksis. Enne seda olin käinud vist eelmisel kevadel. Sinna on tekkinud palju uusi lõngu, minu rõõmuks on mohääride valik ka täienenud, aga tuli ka head suvelõnga. Schachenmayr Brilliant, viskoosi-puuvilla segu, värve oli ka palju. Hind oli u. 17 kr. tokk, ostsin 5 tokki.
Yesterday I went to Karnaluks. Before that I had been there last spring, if I am not mistaken. A lot of new yarns have appeared and to my joy the choice of mohairs has improved but also some attractive summer yarns are available. Schachenmayr Brilliant, rayon-cotton blend, a great choice of colours. The price was some 17 kr (slightly over 1 EUR) per skein, I bought 5 skeins.

Karnaluksis oli palju ostjaid, enamik välismaalased. Üks soomlane tuli sisse, vaatas ringi ja ütles valjusti: "Tämä on maailman paratiisi".
There were a lot of buyers in Karnaluks, the majority of them were foreigners. A Finnish lady entered, looked around and and exclaimed: "Tämä on maailman paratiisi" (This is the world paradise).

Ei saa ütlemata jätta/Cannot be silent

Mul polnud plaanis täna kirjutada, aga ma lihtsalt ei saa ütlemata jätta, kuidas mulle meeldib see muster! Siin toimub midagi nii edasi- kui tagasiridades.
I was not planning to post today but I simply cannot be silent and have to tell how much I like this stitch pattern! Here something is going on both in right side and wrong side rows.

Õige värv on siin:
The right colour is here:

Esi- ja tagatükk on juba ühendatud, koon ringis alla.
The front and the back parts are joined and I am knitting downwards in rounds.

See pilt on vastu valgust ja arvestades, et siin on suur kontrast (valge T-särk ja tumehall kudum), on üldmulje pisut sürrealistlik (valge lahustub ja sulab kokku õhuga, nii-öelda). Tean, et nii ei tehta. Siiski saab niimoodi pildistades mustri ilusti kätte.
This picture is taken against the light and, keeping in mind that there is a great contrast (the white T-shirt and the dark gray knitwear), a general impression is slightly surrealist (the white of the shirt dilutes and merges with the air, so to say). I know that one is not supposed to do this. Still, this is how one can get a good picture of a stitch pattern.

Lõng on merseriseeritud puuvill (eile oli kommentaarides sellest juttu). Mul on kange tahtmine proovida seda mustrit erinevate lõngadega. Karta on, et lähiajal näete seda mustrit veelgi.
The yarn is a mercerised cotton (yesterday it was discussed in the comments). I am strongly inclined to try this stitch pattern with different yarns. I am afraid that in the nearest future you will see this stitch pattern several times.

Lehed/Leaves

Kõik teavad, et mulle meeldivad lehemustrid. Pigem abstraktsemad lehed kui pärislehtede matkimised. Siin on järjekordne näide:
Everybody knows that I like leaves in stitch patterns. More like abstract leaves than imitation of real ones. Here is an example of the kind:

Olen jälle suvelõnga lainel. Lõng on 100 % puuvillane Steinbach Capri, 50 g/125 m, vardad 3 mm. Värv ongi selline asfalthall.
I am in the summer yarn mood again . The yarn is 100 % cotton Steinbach Capri, 50 g/ 125 m, needles 3 mm.

Nagu näha, moodustavad sellised mustrid päris kena lainelise ääre. Sellest tuleb suvetop. Laineline äär on antud juhul kaeluse. Alt paistab abilõng. Hiljem võtan esi- ja tagatüki krae silmad üles ja koon paar rida.
As you can see, such stitch patterns make a beautiful wavy edge. It will become a summer top. The edge is the collar edge in this case. In the bottom a waste yarn is visible. Later I will pick up the stitches of the front and back of the collar and knit a couple of rows.