var switchTo5x=true;stLight.options({publisher:'0f15a8fb-2568-41fe-9c26-1df454c40e03'}); var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-258097-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @talviknits)http://blog.susannawinter.net/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzmlnacsgz1r9slbeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://charisgratia.com/post/17870139897">charisgratia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/palouse" title="Palouse">Palouse</a> by Marjorie Walter</p> </blockquote> <p>So adding these to my Ravelry queue. Gorgeous!</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/18077631225http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/18077631225Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:52:54 +0200knittingfingerlessmittstwisted stitchespalouseRavelry<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznacxnNsZ1qkwhp8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://cuteoverload.com/2012/02/16/knitting-for-beginneaws/">Knitting for Beginneuws — Cute Overload</a>)</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/18062568252http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/18062568252Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:00:05 +0200knittingcute overloadcuteguinea pigs<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznhthAfSq1qkwhp8o2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznhthAfSq1qkwhp8o6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lznhthAfSq1qkwhp8o7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>When I went to set the twist on the <a href="http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16700288836">dark brown yarn I’d spun earlier</a>, I realized the skeins were way underplied. I ran both skeins through the wheel again, adding more twist.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/Talvi/stash/learning-to-ply-part-2">smaller one</a> is now a pretty tight 2-ply laceweight (around 30 WPI), 60 m/10 g (that’s 66 yd to .35 ounces).</p> <p>But, I didn’t know what to do with such scratchy laceweight so I decided to try cable-plying with the larger skein. I divided the skein on two bobbins and cable plied those together. The other bobbin ran out first (as is their way) so I tried <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAi6C87BThs">Andean plying</a> with the other half. Had some, <em>ahem</em>, technical difficulties with the bracelet so the other end is a little overtwisty.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/Talvi/stash/learning-to-ply">larger skein</a> resulted in 210 m and 87 g (230 yd/3.1 oz) of DK weight (14 WPI). And I managed to find the tag for the fiber while organizing my stash: it was dark brown <a href="http://www.ashford.co.nz/newsite/fibres/corriedale-sliver">Ashford Corriedale</a> and not Black Welsh after all.</p> <p>Learning to ply, indeed! First wheel ply, first 2-ply, first cable ply and first Andean plying bracelet.</p> <p>And now the hard part, what to knit with it?</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/17937737181http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/17937737181Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:00:05 +0200spinninghandspunhandspinningplyingcable plyAndean plyingcorriedale<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzndjeY8VD1qkwhp8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzndjeY8VD1qkwhp8o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzndjeY8VD1qkwhp8o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Finally found my finishing mojo and now my Livingstone Cardigan is done! And found some yummy toggle buttons.</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Talvi/livingstone-cardigan">Dr. Livingstone</a></li> <li>Pattern: Livingstone Cardigan (<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/livingstone-cardigan">Ravelry</a>) by Amy Miller from <a href="http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/interweaveknits/archive/2011/12/01/interweave-knits-winter-2011.aspx">Interweave Knits, Winter 2011</a></li> <li>Yarn: 765 yards (700 m) of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/novita-huopanen-lampola">Novita Huopanen Lampola</a> in colorway “Liinu” (026)</li> <li>Needles: 6.5 and 7.0 mm</li> </ul><p><strong>Mods</strong></p> <ul><li>Worked all pieces seamlessly, joined the sleeves to body for the raglan decreases.</li> <li>Added a sort of waist-shaping by working on smaller needles for about 5 cm / 2 in around the waist.</li> <li>Picked up stitches for the front bands rather than sewing it on later. Added an extra (7th) wrapped stitch in the collar. Worked the front bands for 4 in (10 cm).</li> </ul><p>Feeling really great about this cardi but if I was to make it again, I would probably make the body a bit longer.</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/17885744312http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/17885744312Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:56:57 +0200knittingLivingstoneinterweave knitscardigancablescabledcable<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lza3brbmla1qkwhp8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Julia Mueller’s (<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/Laris">Laris</a> on Raverly) amazing glove patterns are on a buy-3-get-one-free sale that ends TODAY! I’ve had several of her designs in my queue for a long time and had a real hard time narrowing them down to just three patterns. I finally decided on these three.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22737166@N03/4210140165/" title="Eisblume_2 by laris_ravelry, on Flickr"><img alt="Eisblume_2" height="193" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2553/4210140165_f1bbf45675_m.jpg" width="240"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/eisblume">Eisblume</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/badges/redirect?p=eisblume"><img src="http://api.ravelry.com/badges/projects?p=eisblume&t=.gif"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22737166@N03/3698151753/" title="meisi_1 by laris_ravelry, on Flickr"><img alt="meisi_1" height="188" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3498/3698151753_a486b8ff33_m.jpg" width="240"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/meisi">Meisi</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/badges/redirect?p=meisi"><img src="http://api.ravelry.com/badges/projects?p=meisi&t=.gif"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativetextiles/6476812533/" title="2011 dec guinevere 003 by fiona-kelly, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 dec guinevere 003" height="180" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6476812533_601c8f5218_m.jpg" width="240"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/guinevere-7">Guinevere</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/badges/redirect?p=guinevere-7"><img src="http://api.ravelry.com/badges/projects?p=guinevere-7&t=.gif"/></a></p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/17482821673http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/17482821673Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:45:27 +0200julia muellerlarisglovesknittingmeisieisblumeguineverelaris designs<p><span>See </span><a href="http://blog.susannawinter.net/tagged/chunky_moss_green_sweater">these posts</a><span> for tips for resizing the pattern.</span></p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/17146563032http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/17146563032Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:11:05 +0200questionsresizing patternschunky moss green sweaterknittinggaugepatternresize<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvoxw8mkF1qkwhp8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvoxw8mkF1qkwhp8o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvoxw8mkF1qkwhp8o7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyvoxw8mkF1qkwhp8o6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I taught myself to Navajo ply! It wasn’t as difficult as I’d thought although my plying is not even by any standards. Still, I’m pretty happy with the results. <3</p> <p><strong>Specs</strong></p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/Talvi/stash/cheeky-navajo">Cheeky Navajo</a></li> <li>350 m / 108 g (380 yd / 3.8 oz)</li> <li>WPI: 22 (fingering)</li> <li>Navajo ply</li> <li>Fiber: 100% Falkland roving from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FreckleFaceFibers">FreckleFaceFibers</a>, in colorway “Cheeky”</li> </ul>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/17082383998http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/17082383998Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:00:05 +0200spinninghandspunhandspinningnavajo plyfalklandfiberfrecklefacefibers<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytil9ly2o1qkwhp8o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/LanArta/wingspan-2">Ravelry: LanArta’s Laubhaufen - Heap Of Leaves</a>)</p> <p>This is awesome!</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16972658646http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16972658646Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:58:43 +0200knittingshawlwingspanshortrows<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lytb01vcFo1qkwhp8o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/2913/New_Beginning">“New Beginning” by Aneesh kumar.T.K - Threadless.com</a>)</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16969713752http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16969713752Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:14:45 +0200cutepenguinst-shirtthreadless“Really, all you need to become a good knitter are wool, needles, hands, and slightly below-average intelligence. Of course superior intelligence, such as yours and mine, is an advantage.”<br/><br/> - <em><p>- Elizabeth Zimmermann</p> <p><img alt="Elizabeth Zimmermann" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyt7l7fWwj1qj1dkj.jpg"/></p> <p>I started reading <em><a href="http://www.librarything.com/work/book/82503441">Knitting Without Tears</a></em> (on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/knitting-without-tears">Ravelry</a>, too) last night.</p></em>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16968633214http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16968633214Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0200knittingezelizabeth zimmermannzimmermannquotequotable<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykir1ieLP1qkwhp8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykir1ieLP1qkwhp8o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykir1ieLP1qkwhp8o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykir1ieLP1qkwhp8o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykir1ieLP1qkwhp8o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Listening to the <a href="http://justonemorerowpodcast.wordpress.com/">Just One More Row</a> podcast has made me want to take up spinning again. I finished the singles of the <a href="http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/12550765347">Black Welsh</a> I’d started in probably 2009 (seriously!) and then - for the first time - plied them on my wheel last night.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/Talvi/stash/learning-to-ply">These</a> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/people/Talvi/stash/learning-to-ply---part-2">skeins</a> need to take a bath first, I’ll post specs later.</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16700288836http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16700288836Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:27:00 +0200spinningyarnblack welshfiberhandspunhandspinning<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lygbkdmk0Q1qz9bu3o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/16572470335/this-is-for-katie-west">wilwheaton</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This is for Katie West.</p> </blockquote> <p>I’ve seen everything, I’ve seen it all.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/UZ_L3b7osx4?rel=0" width="480"></iframe></p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16572772349http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16572772349Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:17:52 +0200star trekPatrick StewartNSFW<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7uloTQ601qkwhp8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7uloTQ601qkwhp8o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The only ones I made Christmas presents last year were cats. :D</p> <ul><li><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Talvi/angry-bird-the-red-bird">Red Angry Bird</a></li> <li>Pattern: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/angry-bird-the-red-bird">Angry Bird The Red Bird</a> (Ravelry download) by <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/designers/nikki-chavengsub">Nikki Chavengsub</a></li> <li>Yarn: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/novita-7-veljesta">Novita 7 Veljestä</a> in red (26 yards/24 m), white (16 yards/15 m), orange (2 yd/m), and black (2 yd/m)</li> <li>Crochet hook: 4.0 mm (G)</li> <li>Mods: Didn’t make a separate white belly disk but instead switched to red yarn and continued the body straight off the belly.</li> </ul>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16457164908http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16457164908Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:00:06 +0200crochetangry birdsamigurumiplushiecatnipcats<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7twcCuw81qkwhp8o5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7twcCuw81qkwhp8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7twcCuw81qkwhp8o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7twcCuw81qkwhp8o6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I couldn’t resist the <a href="http://www.knittingdaily.com/media/p/73247.aspx">Livingstone Cardigan</a> (<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/livingstone-cardigan">Ravelry</a>) that was in the <a href="http://www.knittingdaily.com/blogs/interweaveknits/archive/2011/12/01/interweave-knits-winter-2011.aspx">latest Interweave Knits</a>. Cast-on on January 6, I’ve now completed the body, sleeves, collar and front bands with only the button loops left to go. That’s just two weeks for a (nearly) finished cardigan! <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Talvi/livingstone-cardigan">Project on Ravelry</a>.</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16341321041http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16341321041Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:05 +0200knittingcardiganLivingstoneinterweave knitsinterweavecabledcablescable<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7t9tLVET1qkwhp8o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7t9tLVET1qkwhp8o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly7t9tLVET1qkwhp8o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>As <a href="http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/13557335660">promised</a>, (slightly) better photos of my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Talvi/easy-cables---pullover-and-hat---mr7-6">NaKniSweMo 2011 sweater</a>.</p> <ul><li>Pattern: Easy cables - pullover and hat - MR7-6 (<a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/easy-cables---pullover-and-hat---mr7-6">Ravelry</a>) by <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/designers/kaja-marie-lereng-kvernbakken">Kaja Marie Lereng Kvernbakken</a> from Du Store Alpakka (the pattern is in Norwegian)</li> <li>Yarn: 892 yards (815 m) of <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/novita-isoveli">Novita Isoveli</a> in colorway #034 (grayish green)</li> <li>Needles: 6.5 mm</li> <li>Mods: Worked the sleeves and body in circular knitting, added waist shaping.</li> </ul><p>Love the cowl neck collar!</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16303470301http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16303470301Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:42:00 +0200knittingsweaterNaKniSweMoNaKniSweMo 2011cablescabledcablecowl neckNorwegian<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly29x9f9F21qkwhp8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>PURR.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.savagechickens.com/2012/01/robocat.html">Robocat Cartoon | Savage Chickens - Cartoons on Sticky Notes by Doug Savage</a>)</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16163813735http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16163813735Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:00:05 +0200catscatsavage chickensrobocatpurr<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly25irL0Yw1qkwhp8o1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/3516/Cat_erpillar/tab,guys/style,shirt">“(Cat)erpillar” - Threadless.com - Best t-shirts in the world</a>)</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16123063215http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/16123063215Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:20:33 +0200catcaterpillarcutethreadlesst-shirt<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxswxkSogn1r6jh6ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lovelyfibers.tumblr.com/post/15905767337/4-6-done-by-thebon">lovelyfibers</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>4.6: Done! (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebon/6649974189/in/pool-35237096803@N01/">TheBon</a>)</p> </blockquote> <p>Wow! These are amazing. The pattern is on Ravelry: <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/octopus-mittens">Octopus Mittens</a> by Emily Peters.</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/15951556882http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/15951556882Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:51:14 +0200knittingcraftsoctopusmittens<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxuk8mjhjA1qkwhp8o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/3563/So_Many_Questions_DTG?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=weekly">“So Many Questions” - Threadless.com - Best t-shirts in the world</a>)</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/15887966989http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/15887966989Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:01:16 +0200threadlessowlsowlcutehoot!t-shirt<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxuioydSAe1qkwhp8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Woot, <a href="http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/us/latestcollection.php">DROPS Summer 2012</a> patterns are out!</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/us/pattern.php?id=5461&lang=us">DROPS square knitted jacket with lace pattern on the back, cuffs and front bands in ”Alpaca” and ”Kid-Silk”. Size S-XXXL. ~ DROPS Design</a>)</p>http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/15886533651http://blog.susannawinter.net/post/15886533651Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:23:30 +0200knittingDROPSgarnstudiofree pattern