Esimene linane

Minu esimene linase lõnga kudumine. Mõned tähelepanekud - kududes jäävad silmused üsna ebaühtlased. Pärast pesemist muutub pind palju ühtlasemaks. Lisaks tundub mulle, et linane venib märjaks saades pigem pikkusesse kui laiusesse. Kuna kudusin ülevalt alla ühes tükis, siis proovisin pluusi pidevalt selga. Kudumise ajal oli see pluus tunduvalt laiem. Ma usun, et see ei jää mu viimaseks korraks linase lõngaga kududa. Teinekord aga tean juba arvestada, et koon asjad tunduvalt laiemad.

Muster: Ambiente (Ravelry link)
Lõng: Midara Linas, 106 g
Vardad: 3 mm

Muudatused, mis ma mustrile tegin. Rinnajoonel tegin täiendavaid kasvatusi. Mustris pole vöökohal mingeid kahandusi ette nähtud. Mina tegin kahandused ning puusade jaoks kasvatasin uuesti silmuseid.

That's my first time of knitting with linen yarn. Some things I noticed - while knitting stitches look really unequal. They look very much better after washing. In addition it seems to me that linen stretches more in length than in width. I knitted top down in one piece so I tried it on during knitting several times. Top was much wider while I was knitting it. I think it's not the last time when I knit with linen. In future I'll know that I should knit garments wider than they should be.

Pattern: Ambiente (Ravelry link)
Yarn: Midara Linas, 106 g
Needles: 3 mm

Modifications I made. I made additional increases on bustline. Also I did waist shaping. I increased again for hips.

Roosad mullid ehk Tolyatti sall

See pisike sall on minuga käinud kaasas mitmetes kohtades - lihtne heegeldamistöö, mida teha kohtades, kus pole kõige mugavam juhendeid ja muud säärast jälgida. Alguse sai see sall tagasilennul Tolyattist. Mul oli kotis lõng ja heegelnõel, aga mitte ühtegi heegeldamisskeemi. Hakkasin lihtsalt heegeldama ja see ringimotiiv, mis nõelast välja tuli, tundus tore. Hiljem on see sall käinud veel laulupeol, Hiiumaal ja Viinistul. Paras pisike sall, mida kaelakee asemel kanda.

Lõng: Austermann Pharao, 130 g
Heegelnõel: 2,5 mm

This small shawlette has been to several places with me - it's simple crochet project that can be done in places where it's not convinient to read charts or instructions. I began this shawlette on my flight back from Tolyatti. I had yarn and hook in my bag but no crochet patterns. So I just started to crochet and I liked this circular motif that came out. Later this shawlette has been to song festival, Hiiumaa and Viinistu. It's small and cute and I think it could be worn instead of necklaces.

Yarn: Austermann Pharao, 130 g
Hook: 2.5 mm

Aegna müts

Suurem osa sellest mütsist valmis eilsel Aegna sõidul. Ka värvid on minu meelest õiged Aegna värvid - liiv, meri ja taevas.

Mostly this was knitted during my yesterday's trip to Aegna. Colors of this hat also remind me of Aegna - sand, sea and sky.

Lõng: Schachenmayr nomotta Regia Cotton Surf Color, 35 g
Vardad: 2,5 mm

Yarn: Schachenmayr nomotta Regia Cotton Surf Color, 35 g
Needles: 2.5 mm

Päev Aegnal

Eilse päeva veetsin Aegnal. Oli väga mõnus. Kindlasti lähen sinna ka edaspidi.

I spent my Saturday on a small island called Aegna. It's only 3 sq km and it's located close to Tallinn. Below you find some photos.

Minimalistlik titetekk

Vahepeal sain teist korda tädiks. Uue ilmakodaniku ema soovis vankritekki. Otsustasin teha väga ebatraditsioonilise teki.

Meanwhile I became aunt the second time. Newborn's mother wished for baby blanket. I decided to make very untraditional one.

Muster: Moderne Log Cabin Blanket (Kudusin täpselt poole väiksema silmade arvuga)
Vardad: 3,5 mm
Lõng: Madame Tricote Camilla, 320 g

Pattern: Moderne Log Cabin Blanket (I knitted exactly with half the stitch amount)
Needles: 3.5 mm
Yarn: Madame Tricote Camilla, 320 g

Suvevärvid

Eksperimenteerisin mitme taimega. Kõik on külmvärvimise tulemus. Kõigepealt hoidsin õisi/lehti veepurkides päiksepaistelises kohas mitu päeva ning siis panin purkidesse maarjajääga peitsitud meriinolõnga. Lõnga hoidsin purkides samuti mitu päeva.

I experimented with several plants. I used solar dyeing. First I kept blossoms/leaves in water jars for several days in a sunny place outdoors. Then I put premordanted merino yarn to the jars and kept the yarn there for several days. I used alum as mordant.

Allpool fotod nende taimdedega, millega sain lõnga koos pildistada. Mõnda taime enam pildistamise hetkes polnud.

First some photos with the plants. I didn't manage to make such photos with all the colors because I didn't have some plants anymore when dyeing was finished.

Saialill / Calendula:


Tumeroosad roosiõied / Dark pink rose blossoms:


Karikakar / Oxeye daisy:


Punane liilia / Red lily:


Alõtša lehed / Cherry plum leaves:


Ja nüüd kõige suurem üllatus. Elulõng! Selline nägi välja leotusvesi:

And now the biggest surprise. Clematis! This is how the dyeing water looked like:


Ja siin on tulemus! Sinine! Igaks juhuks loputasin lõnga äädikaga segatud vees. Äädikas pidavat värvi kinnitama.

And here's the result. Blue! Just in case I rinsed the yarn in the water where I had added a little vinegar. Vinegar is said to set the color.


Ja nüüd kogu värvipalett:
The whole color palette:


Vasakult paremale. Elulõng (Victoria), lillad roosiõied (sort Rhapsody in Blue), saialill, muraka tupplehed, karikakar, tumeroosad roosiõied, liilia, alõtša.

From left to right. Clematis (Victoria), lilac rose blossoms (Rhapsody in Blue), calendula, cloudberry sepals, oxeye daisy, dark pink rose blossoms, lily, plum cherry.

Puhka Eestis 2

Episode 2 in 'Spend your vacation in Estonia'.