I'm addicted

So last year I bought a book called Puikkomaisterin sukkakirja by Tiina Kaarela (on Ravelry here), that has many gorgeous designs for socks that at first seemed to be too difficult for me to make. I decided to start by making a pair of legwarmers that had lots of fair isle but simple enough, so I started making the first one at the end of last year and I finished it sometime early this year. Then I just forgot about making the second one, until last week, and now the pair is finished.

I had so much fun making the second one and now I'm absolutely addicted to colourful fair isle, I can't wait to finish the project I'm currently making so that I can start a new one right away.

This pattern is called Pirkko and the yarn I used is Hot Socks Neon by Gründl, except for the brown and dark green which are both 4-fädig by Regia. I used 2mm needles to knit these.

Immediately after the legwarmers I started making a pair of knee-high socks from the same book. This design caught my eye right after buying the book and I thought it would be too difficult, but I proved myself wrong! This is only the first sock but I'm already thinking about which pair to start after this one.

A new blanket

A project that I'm very much in love with because I love making blankets and because this one is made entirely with leftovers from another blankets!

It's full of different crochet stitches and techniques that I just felt like making, and I'm really happy with how it turned out. 

All of these yarns are either Special DK or Life DK from Stylecraft and I used a 4,5mm crochet hook.

This felt like a really quick project because of the constant changes in colours and techniques, and also because I weaved in all the ends as I went on (just crocheted over them) so there wasn't much finishing to do. Right now the blanket is a bit bulky and I'm thinking about doing some steaming to smooth and stretch it, but that can be done another day.

This blanket is now officially corgi-approved. 

This is what I had left after the blanket was done. I'm probably going to make a scarf with these, with stripes or some simple fair isle.

A simple top

Another thing I made for myself! I saw this yarn on sale and loved the bright green colour, and since it was a bamboo yarn, an idea of a simple summer time top popped into my head.

Not the best picture, but it turned out pretty nice. It fits well and is not too tight. It's made with treble and double crochet stitches. 

The yarn is Bamboo & co by Teetee and I used a 3,5mm hook.

I made the front and back, and after joining the shoulders I did some very light blocking because I didn't want too much drape.

The weather is getting warmer again after a couple days of rain, so I might just be able to wear this outside. 

For me

A sweater and a scarf for me, yay!

I love this sweater, the only thing bothering me is that it's a bit too loose in the upper arm and armpit area.

This was made using the tailored sweater method. The yarn I used is Pohjan Akka by Louhittaren Luola/Knitlob's Lair. It's 100% wool and very soft, I'm looking forward to the colder days so I can wear this.

The scarf is Speckled Fade by Stephen West. 

The yarn is so beautiful I had to take pictures of the skeins. It's Hedgehog Fibres Sock. Amazing colours.

It feels good to finish something because I have so many projects going on. But still I constantly want to start something new!