Holiday knitting

On my visit to Finland I had also some time knit. I didn't have to buy any new yarn though. I had some stash back there in my parents house and I used also some of my mam's yarn (of course asking first).

Stripy poncho-kind-of-thing

This poncho was just kind of knitting what I just started doing from top to bottom without measuring and checking any other patterns. I also did some crocheting for the top and bottom parts of the thing. It is not very wide, but not as tight as it looks in this picture. Maybe I actually could have made it a bit shorter. Everybody was laughing at my silly projects. Hmm, maybe I won't find very much use for it, or maybe wearing it on cold winter nights when watching telly. We'll see. The other projects were actually a bit more practical.


Purple-grey-black Mittens

Pattern: my own.
Yarn: some old left-over Novita Nalle.

Grey-white Mittens





Pattern: my own.
Yarn: some old left-over Novita Nalle.


Fingerless Mittens


Pattern: my own.
Yarn: Novita Nalle and something unknown.

Valokuvatorstai 107.

Valokuvatorstai 107."Silta nykyaikaan."

Some silly cat etc.

Back to Ireland now, but I have still got loads of pictures from Finland in my camera.



Some beanie I made many years ago. I think I took my inspiration from some Finnish knitting magazine, but did lot of changes to the original pattern. Unfortunately I forgot to take photos of some other old projects, so I'll add some photos of Milli instead. Milli loves warm places and sunshine.

PS. I seem not to be able to change the font now. Sometimes I really love Blogger...

Old school works

As I am now in Finland and visiting my parent's home, it is good time to make a post about my old works I made at school. I am going to make another post of some other old stuff later.

I made this hand towel when I was about 11 years old. Every girl in my class had to make similar one. This crocheted part has suffered a bit in washing machine. I really have used this towel.

My first pair of socks I ever knit. I was 12 years old. They were too small for me, but my sister and brother used to wear them, when they were small. So they don't look that nice any more. I think they are pure wool, but I am not 100% sure.

This jumper was one of those school works we could choose voluntarily. I was 14-15 years old. This is not my first jumper, but the very first one is gone, disappeared. I think the pattern for this jumper was from the German Burda magazine or something. I used alpaca and wool yarns. This was for my little sister, who used to wear it quite often.

A bit closer look to that previous jumper.

This cable jumper was made about the same time as the previous one. It has been used by two of my little sisters. So it has strechted a lot. The yarn is cotton. I think the arm holes look a bit strange, but otherwise not too bad for a teenager.

I think I am much lazier these days knitting mostly socks or mittens. I really should start making something bigger again.

Valokuvatorstai 104.

Valokuvatorstai "Kiltti". (kiltti=kind, good etc.) He is a good boy at least once a year...

Totoro etc.

I am still in Finland and as everybody else is working or at school I sometimes feel a bit bored, so what could be better than do some knitting and other crafts.

I never knit any toys before, so I gave a try. Totoro, a Japanese cartoon character, is just so cute. It looks a bit like a rabbit, but I am not sure, what it actually is. My Totoro looks definitely more like a rabbit. (and doesn't look very well made) I used some old yarn from my mam's stash. I think the white and grey are Seitsemän Veljestä and black one is something else.

Totoro


Pattern: my own.
Yarn: Seitsemän Veljestä etc. old leftover yarn.

I think next I am going to make a post of my old works. I found my first wool socks I made about 19 years ago and some old jumpers.

In Finland

It's been some weeks since my last post. I am in Finland now, have been actually over 2 weeks now. It's been nice to see everybody and weather hasn't been too bad.

At the moment still feeling horrified because of the shooting in Kauhajoki. My sister actually knows somehow the partner of one of the victims. So sad. They should really make it very very difficult to get any guns. I never actually understood someone's interest in guns. Guns are evil. My family has never been interested in guns. We don't have any guns at home. I know some people who go hunting, but nobody who is doing shooting just for fun.

Maybe the biggest problem is the Finnish society. That guy like the previous shooter had been bullied a lot. I think a lot of Finnish men seem not to speak very much of their emotions and troubles, just keeping everything inside. But not every bullied man shows their long hidden anger that way. Some people get other mental problems. I think schools should take bullying more seriously and also the mental health services should be more extense, easily available for anyone. It is not only the problem of schools but also work places and other areas of society. We should make the life bearable for everybody. I wish this would change something and this kind of things could be prevented.