Blankets

I am not very good at crocheting, but have made two big (simple) blankets of left-over yarns. That was the autumn 2005, when I was still living in Finland. Some of this yarns are from my mother and late grandmother. So some of the yarns I used were really old and used for something else before. The quality of the pictures is not great. They are taken with my old camera in the wintertime.

The first one is made of different pieces with different colors and shapes. I personally like this one very much.

Whole blanket before it was completely finished, but this is how it looks like.




I gave the blanket to my parents. The cats seemed to like it as well.

After the first blanket there were still loads of yarn left, so decided to make another one. This one is made in one piece. It was kind of mindless crocheting. I didn't have any clue, how would it look like at the end. It was fun to make, even thought at the end it felt quite heavy to crochet. So my family (and cats) got another blanket. They have used them actually very much. So everybody is happy.

Stardust or something else?

I made this little Stardust cardigan from Knitty. I finished it a few weeks ago, but the photos were waiting to get transfered into the computer. If you compare my pictures with those Knitty ones you can see I didn't follow the instructions. First of all my yarn was thicker alpaca (Artesano, Inca Cloud, same as the mittens in the previous post). Then I decided to make it without the sleeves. I thought the sleeves would have made it look too heavy. So it is not actually any cardigan anymore. I also realized that the ties look better at the back. In front they would look a bit too heavy. I am actually quite happy with it, even thought it is not the best time to wear it at the moment. It is a bit too warm.

Me in our back garden.

Pattern: Stardust, Knitty, with some changes.
Yarn: Artesano Alpaca, Inca Cloud.




Too heavy looking ties in the front.



My way to tie the Stardust.

More Freedom Spirit

More old projects from last winter. I made the fingerless gloves using Twilley's Freedom Spirit. (previous post) I had bought two hanks of that yarn, so I decided to make something else. Something really fast. First I made a silly "nut"-hat, which I can't imagine wearing seriously every day... Maybe I wear it sometimes just for fun. Then I made a very simple headband, which is not too bad. It is actually quite a practical accessory. I have actually been wearing it many times.

Nuts.
Pattern: my own.
Yarn: Twilley's Freedom Spirit.



Basic Headband.
Pattern: my own.
Yarn: Twilley's Freedom Spirit.

Warm winter hands

The projects of this post are really old. I finished them last winter, but have forgotten to take photos of them. I think last winter was quite warm here in Ireland. So I didn't have to wear any kind of mittens most of the winter and thin mittens or fingerless mittens were warm enough, or maybe I am becoming a bit like many Irish people, who are wearing t-shirts in the middle of the winter... Anyhow I love both of this yarns, Artesano Inca Cloud and Twilley's Freedom Spirit. As you can see I like long mittens to cover the wrists properly. I think the white Inca Cloud mittens have remained tidier than those Freedom Spirit ones.

Pattern: my own, measuring on the hand.
Yarn: Artesano, Inca Cloud. 100 % alpaca.



Pattern: my own, measuring on the hand.
Yarn: Twilley's Freedom Spirit. 100 % wool.

Valokuvatorstai, "inhimillinen tekijä".

Valokuvatorstai this week.

One day a little Irish boy was playing with his favorite toy. The other day he didn't want it anymore and so the parents threw it away with other rubbish to someone else's garden.