To do for Christmas

It's that time of the year again... Got to start planning already!

• Paradoxical Mittens for my DH2B <3 I'm still thinking something else too...
  
• Some kinda socks for my Mom
• Some kinda socks for my Dad
• Some kinda mittens for my Sister M
• Either Aili Mittens or Tsahkal Mittens for my Sister S
  
• A version of Selbu modern for my MIL2B (mother-in-law to be, etc. below)
• Some kinda socks for my FIL2B
• Some kinda socks for my BIL2B L
• Some kinda mittens for my BIL2B O
• Some kinda footies for my Grandma <3
• Something nice to my friend and my premier bridesmaid JP
• Something nice to Jussis bestman HP
• Something nice to my secondary bridesmaid AL
• Something nice to our wedding helpers AR and PR

Okay. I just MIGHT get a little busy. I love Christmas. :)

Shopping

We (me, my two sisters and my Dad) went to a dog show and I went shopping while my sister was showing our dog. I bought these things shown below.



There is...

• 2 skeins of Novita Rose Mohair
• 3 skeins of Novita 7 veljestä
• 2 stitch holders, 8 cm long
• Circular needles, 80 cm long, size 8 mm
• 5 pairs of socks
• Choholate and candy :P
• Nivea for men products for my dear husband to be (aka DH2B)
• Hummel jacket and trousers for winter.

Here's a little closer look.






Oh, and I got bored while waiting my sis, so I knitted this wooly hat.




Now I'm sooooo tired but I have to do my homework. Tomorrow it's school again! Boring :(

Painting

Yesterday I finally painted our chest. It used to be turquoise blue and reddish orange. But now...

Tadah!




I'm very pleased with the result! I had to work about 5 hours to make it look like this! :)

Today I've been knitting my mittens, and I'd like to do a chart of it. I actually found one Java program on the Internet, and I like to use it, it's simple enough for me :P Here it is, enjoy. KnitChart.

Magazines...

I subscribe to Suuri Käsityölehti and Novita (though Novita is payed by my future husband). Today, I decided to unsubscribe the Suuri Käsityölehti subscription because it's so expencive. Instead, i subscribed to Moda :D It's cheaper, and, I get a book called Koko perheen neuleet (Knittings for the whole family). Yeah!

Hmm, and, I started a new project (again). I wanted to do hairpin crochet, and I found a beautiful and a simple model from Suuri käsityölehti, 3/2008.



Though, I decided to do it in light green. This yarn is pure wool, so it tickles quite a lot! I'm not sure if I have enough yarn. If not, I'll use white or dark green instead.

Socks for my Dad, FO

As I told you, tomorrow is my Dad's birthday. And these I'm going to give him :)

Socks for my Dad

Pattern: Improvized; basic sock I guess
For: My Dad
Needles: 4 mm
Hook: 3,5 mm
Yarn: Novita 7 Veljestä, Novita Jussi, Pirta.
Consumption: 180 g






Hmmm... What should I do next.. :D

Jussi would like to have socks too. But. I started the bolero... And... I'd like to do hairpin crocheting... I've already done one, remember?

That time of the year again

..Christmas!

Now that I have a soon-husband-to-be, it means that I now have TWO families to knit to. And THAT means that I need more time to do all the handmade gifts. And I also need more yarn. What a delicious pretext to buy yarn!

Today I've been knitting the socks for my Dad. Tomorrow is his birthday, so... :P Luckily I have only about 20 rows left and weaving in.

Yesterday I started Kelly M:s Ribbed Lace Bolero (on 10 feet high or ravelry). Wow!

But now I have to go and make food for my Dad who's hungry and has to go to work in couple of hours :P And after that.. Knitting! <3

Selbu Modern, FO :)

It is amazing how fast you can knit if you just want to... :D It took me TWO DAYS to knit this! (on Sunday I didn't even touch it, that's why only two days)

Tadah!




Pattern: Zeitgeist Yarns: Selbu Modern (also available on ravelry)
For: Me!
Needles: 2,5 mm circular and dpn:s
Yarn: unknown red and white
Consumption: 60 g

Socks, WIP

These are for my Dad as a bd-gift :)



I'm using Novita 7 Veljestä and 4mm dpn:s. :)

Selbu Modern, WIP :)

I found this amazing pattern and I just had to start knitting!

Selbu Modern (zeitgeistyarns or ravelry)



Even it has like a million sts per round (okay, 192), it's so fast to knit! It's easy enough not to be frustrated, and challenging enough not to be boring ;)

WIPs and FOs

WIP: Vihervaara/GreenGable






Mittens for me, improvized:





Crocheted butterfly curtains, Novita Kesä 2008







Wrappy, Novita Syksy 2008





FO: Crocheted tablecloth for my Granny:





As you can see, I've been busy... :P

Book-aholic?

I love it! :)

Wow, again?

Guess what. I won in a Novita lottery AGAIN. This time I got TEN SKEINS of Novita Mambo! (that makes 1 kilo!)

Mmm!



I'm not sure what I want to knit, but I guess that I'll find it out soon :D

Kool!

At LAST! Finally I had enough time to kool my yarn. Oh well, I can't say that it was all about the lack of time, but...

Yum <3



And here are the results.

1) Natural white Novita Nalle + Lemon Lime



2) Natural white Latvian wool + Orange + Strawberry



3) Light red Novita Nalle + Strawberry



I'm so pleased with these! I didn't want the colour to be too even... And look at it! Not bad, especially because this is my first time kooling..!

Now I only have to wait them to dry...

Hello and sorry...

It's been a long time since I had anything finished :P But now, FINALLY, my summer vacation began! 5 days of rest... And then, back to school. 8) Last year in high school. wow.

I've been planning a lot of "to do"s, and the list seems to be endless. Well, maybe someday... :D

And... In 10 months and 22 days I'm gonna be Mrs. V.! I'm sooooo excited! We have almost everything planned and done :P We have the church, Rientola reserved for the party, THE RING bought (in 2 weeks it'll arrive, yum!)... And lots of other stuff. :)

I'm soooo in love. <3

It's been a long time

..no see. As you can guess, my working hours have been quite irregular... I've been way too tired to knit or anything.

The last Novita-magazine came yesterday, and there were a few models I could do. But one day I went to library and borrowed a LOT of knitting and crocheting books, such as Eeva Haavisto: Sata kansanomaista kuviokudinmallia.

But the main thing I've been doing is reading. To the exams, I mean. Russian, psychology and Swedish. Mmm.

But now it's time to go. I have to be at work in an hour, so.. :D