Vilniuse vest/Vilnius vest

Lubage esitleda, Vilniuse vest! Paremat nime ei tulnud pähe. Aga kuna lõng on Vilniusest ja valmis kootud sai ka Vilniuses ja mõeldud on just Vilniuse suve jaoks, siis miks ka mitte.
Please allow to introduce, Vilnius vest! I could not come up with a better name. While the yarn was purchased in Vilnius and the vest was completed in Vilnius as well and the garment is meant for Vilnius summers, why not!

Kuna päike paistab, pole eriti hea pildistada. Midagi saime ikka.
As the sun is shining, it is not very helpful for taking pictures. But we got something.

Lõng/Yarn: linen/linane, 100 g/500 m, ~130 g

Vardad/Needles: 2,5 mm

Pildid/Pictures: Kornelija

Üht ja teist/Various matters

Eile oli kudum nii pikk, täna on juba valmis ja kuivab. Loodetavasti saan näidata lähiajal.
Yesterday my knit was this long, today it is finished and drying now. Hopefully, I will be able to show it in the nearest futures.

Eile oli Mezgimo zona lõngapoes kudujate kokkutulek, tavaline neljapäevane üritus. Sain näha vanu tuttavaid, oli päris hea üle hulga aja kokku saada. Sonata pildistas lahkesti.
Yesterday there was a regular Thursday meeting of knitters in the Mezgimo zona shope. I saw old friends and it was very pleasant to meet after such a long break. Sonata was very kind to take pictures.

Lähedal asub veel üks lõngapood. Selle nimi on Casa Lana/Siūlų namai (Lõngamaja), aadress Basanavičiaus 1. Müüakse palju peenikest mohääri (GGH, OnLine), mitmesugust puuvillast (OnLine), viskoosi-puuvilla segu (ka OnLine), mitmesugust meriinot (BBB, OnLine jne), villast, mingil määral linast jms. Müüjad on hästi sõbralikud ja seletavad üsna lahkesti. Ise koovad ja kannavad oma kudumeid. Mingi info on siin, aga ainult leedu keeles.

There is one more yarn shop nearby. Its name is Casa Lana/Siūlų namai (Hous of Yarn), the address is Basanavičiaus 1. There is quite a lot of thin mohair on sale (GGH, OnLine), several kinds of cotton (OnLine), rayon-cotton blend (by OnLine as well), various weights of merino (BBB, OnLine etc), wool, some linen etc. The salespersons are quite frendly and kindly give advice. They knit and wear their knitwear. There is some information here but in Lithuanian only.

Ja lõpuks kuulutus. Mind paluti rääkida pikemalt, kuidas kududa ülevalt alla ilma õmblusteta. Nii et järgmisel neljapäeval (04.08) kl 17 Mezgimo zona poes jagan seletusi. Arvan, et mul on selleks ajaks mõni kudum alustatud, nii et võin täpselt kirjeldada töö käiku.

And finally an announcement. I was asked to explain in more details how to knit top-down without seams. So I will do that next Thursday (04.08) at 5 p.m. in Mezgimo zona. I think I will have started something and will be able to describe with a greater precision what I do.

Demesio! Kitą ketvirtadienį 04.08 Mezgimo zonos parduotuvėje 17 val. papasakosiu, kaip megzti iš viršaus be siulių.

Koon edasi/I keep on knitting

Nagu öeldakse, mitte mingeid rabavaid uudiseid. Koon edasi. Võib-olla olen juba sel suvel kudunud üsna palju linast, seetõttu see kudum tundub igavavõitu, kuigi midagi pole valesti.
As they say, nothing to write home about. I keep on knitting. Maybe I have already knitted a lot of linen this summer and this is why this knit seems a little bit dull, although nothing is wrong.

Nagu ikka, Sonata lahke abiga saab näidata, mis toimub. Väga tüüpiline minulik ürp, eks ole.
As usual, with Sonata's kind help I am able to show what is going on. A wrap jacket that is very typical of me, isn't it?

Jälle linane/Linen again

Mezgimo zona poe perenaine Sonata pakkus täna, et võiks teha paar pilti uue kudumi algusest. Kuid pärast üht pilti sai aku tühjaks.
Sonata, the owner of Mezgimo zona yarn shop, suggested today to take some pictures of the initial stage of a new knitting project. After a single shot the battery was empty.

Pole midagi, nagunii ei ole veel palju jõudnud teha. Nimelt murdsin tükka aega pead, mis muster sobiks ja kuidagi ükski muster ei istunud. Otsustasin väga lihtsa lahenduse kasuks.
No problem, in any case not much has been done. Namely, I have spend a lot of time pondering over a suitable stitch pattern and did not like anything. I opted for a very easy solution.

Tuleb lihtne linane jakike, pealeviskamisasi, nagu öeldakse. Seekord koon 2,5 mm vardaga ja tundub päris hea.
It will be a simple linen jacket, a thing to throw on, as they say. This time I am using 2.5 mm needles and the fabric feels quite right.

Kahepoolne/Double-sided

Head lugejad, kas tuleb meelde see?

Dear readers, do you recall this?

Too oli prototüüp ja nüüd on pärisrätik.
That one was a prototype and this one is a real shawlette.

Pildid on tehtud Mezgimo zona poe vahetus läheduses, naaberukse juures.
The pictures are taken in the immediate proximity from Mezgimo zona shop, literally next door.



Pildid/Pictures: Sonata (ačiu!)
Lõng/Yarn: Drops Fabel, 75 % vill/wool, 25 % nailon/nylon, 50 g/205 m, 81 g
Vardad/Neeldes: 3,5 mm
Paar sõna lõngast. Suurepärane lõng! On pehme (minu jaoks pole see peamine, aga küllap on palju tundlikke inimesi), samas püsib vormis. Muster on ilusti nähtav. See on küll oluline, sest mulle meeldivad tumedad värvid ja ühtlasi igasugu pitsimustrid. Metraaž on väga hea. Värvikaart on päris viisakas: kirjude lõngade austajatele on päris mitu varianti, samuti minu jaoks on sobiv punane, lilla, must ja rohekas-sinine. Ametlikult sokilõng, tegelikult on rätiku, aga ka kleidi, jaki jms lõng.
Some words about the yarn. Wonderful! It is soft (not terribly important for me but there are a lot of sensitive people), at the same time it stays in shape. The stitch pattern has a great definition. It is relevant because I like dark colours and also all kind of lace patterns. The yardage is very nice. The colour card is rather decent: for fans of multicoloured yarns there are quite a few options and for me as well: red, purple, black and greenish blue. Officially it is sock yarn but really it is shawl, dress, cardigan etc yarn.

Vilniuses/In Vilnius

Tänasest alates olen 4 nädalat Vilniusest. Selge, et kohe astusin Sonata juurest läbi. Oli meeldiv kohtuda. Nagu näha on, Sonata koob ja nimelt midagi linasest.
Starting from today I am going to spend 4 weeks in Vilnius. It goes without saying that I went to see Sonata at once. It was a pleasant meeting. As you can see, Sonata is knitting and namely something from linen.

Tegin linasest mõned pildid, aga Sonata seletas, et pole eriti mõtet pildistada, kuna varsti peaks saabuma uus kaup ja siis on rohkem värve. "Rohkem" on suhteline mõiste, sest juba praegune valik on päris lai.
I took some pictures of linen but Sonata explained that there is no point to photograph now because new stock will arrive shortly and there will be more colours. "More" is a relative concept because already now the choice is quite broad.

Edaspidi tuleb kindlasti veel juttu lõngapoodidest, lõngadest, leedu kudumisajakirjadest jms.

Further on there will be more talk about yarn shops, yarns, Lithuanian knitting magazines etc.

Lõppude lõpuks/Finally

Nii rõõmus, et lõppude lõpuks sai valmis!
So glad that I finished it at last!

Täna hommikul oli ideaalne ilm pildistamiseks.
The weather was ideal today for a photo session.






Pildid/Pictures: Kristiina
Lõng/Yarn: Austermann Kid Silk, 25 g/ 225 m (75 % mohair, 25 % silk), ~ 3 tokki/balls; Güttermann Sulky metallic (200 m), ~ 4 rulli/bobbins
Vardad/Needles: 4,5 mm
Pole kaalunud, aga ilmselt kaalub sviiter u. 75 g.
I have not weighed the sweater but I think it is about 75 g.
Tänan kõiki, kes mulle nõu andsid. Olen ise üht-teist õppinud, loodan, et kogu loo kirjeldusest on kasu ka teistele kudujatele.
I am grateful to everybody who gave me advice. I have learned something and I hope that the description of the whole adventure will be of some use to other knitters.