Wednesday 20 March 2024

Roll-UpPuzzleMat

I started Northern Lights Puzzle in February. For the first time I used puzzle mat because I knew when starting that I will progress slow and I need to put it a side at least for once.

It is TACTIC Roll-Up Puzzle Mat. It has inflatable tube (the white one on the pic) with three elastic fasteners. The fabric is 1mm black felt. 

The puzzle mat is easy to use for rolling up and opening. What I don't like in it is the felt fabric when you are doing the puzzle. I prefer slippery base. Because of the frost and cold climate my fingertips are usually dry no matter how I try to moisture them. The felt background feels tricky and sticky when making the puzzle despite they work perfect when needing to roll it all away in the middle of the process.

Thursday 14 March 2024

Finally there

I started a new hobby 14.9.2023. Over the winter I've been practicing. I still love it as much when started, If possible, even more. It is my long term dream.

I could have done it smaller but I decided make it longer. And finally I have approx 120 cm long bobbing lace made by me!

Then I just needed to cut it off and make end knots. It was a bit exciting because I did it alone at home, without my teacher.

Then I ironed it and made a photo for you to see it. Later you will see where I will put it on. How exciting!

Wednesday 13 March 2024

Lumipallerot

I designed and made children wollen pullover Lumipallerot (=snow ball tots). It was an interesting project. 

I used blue Novita's Natural Colledction Islandic wool (100% wool) (50g = 90m) and white Novita's Isoveli (75% wool, 25% polyamidi) (100g = 130m) yarn. 

I used mixed methods to make it. It has themes from Icelandic and Norwegian pullovers, Fair Island knit and Bubble Stitch knit. It also has raglan sleeves.

There is tutorial for Bubble Stitch. I made it in 2016.

Tuesday 12 March 2024

NewEnd

Do you remember BlanketNo4? I did it 9 years ago!!! Can you believe how the time runs?! BlanketNo4 is still here. Injured and fixed. Someone (dear Pii) ate (accidentally) a piece of it when chewing a bone meanwhile laying on the blanket. 

At the end everything ends up to animals when old and used enough. BlanketNo4 ended up to dogs privilege to use because in cold season when having my nap I allow them on sofa with me to warm me up. I always used BlanketNo4. So, the dogs learnt it is ok to lay on it. So, they sometimes lay on it without me. And that lead to the accident and moment I noticed there was a hole in the blanket.

No panic. Almost everything can be fixed. And well planned is half done. So, after planning it well and thinking a lot I took my scissors and cut off approx 35 cm from the end of the blanket where the hole located. Then I gently unpick the last 1-2 rows of crochet stitches and used a big plastic tapestry needle to take a thread through the remain and opening stitches to catch them.

Then I used white Novita's 7 veljestä yarn (75 % wool, 25% polyamide) (100g = 200m) to crochet the new end for the blanket. The original yarn is Sirdar's Babouska yarn. (52% wool, 39% acrylic, 9% nylon) (50g=115m) and after 9 years we still have the blanket also in human use. The Babouska yarn seems to be a real bargain.

Monday 11 March 2024

TattingProject

In September I started a new tatting project. I have not had much time for doing only it. But it is progressing a knot by knot.

Tatting is a perfect carry on craft project for the moments you need to sit and wait. My winter holiday included waiting in hospital's corridor because I was just a chauffeur so it was a perfect moment for tatting away. This is how the project looks now.
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