Pink Esto-Shetland hybrid shawl

I started knitting this hybrid shawl at the beginning of March and it was finished before April started. It has a mixture of Estonian patterns knitted in garter stitch, the Shetland lace way (Lingonberry pattern from Knitted Lace of Estonia by Nancy Bush and traditional Fan and Feather). The edging is, as usual, the Clematis edging from Sharon Millers Heirloom Knitting but this time I adjusted the pattern to perfect symmetry. The yarn is the pale pink Grignasco MerinoSilk. It was knitted on KnitPro 3.5mm interchangeables, so it is a bit lacier than the grey Cobweb Crepe shawl I knitted 2008 on size 3(?) Addi Lace circulars. I prefer Addi Lace, but they do not pass the airport security as easily. It was a relaxed lace knitting piece making me longing for re-starting the Princess shawl edging. The Princess status is 43 edging pattern repeats out of 66 are finished, meaning I have decided to make 9 feathers instead of 11, otherwise it'll be too large to wear for a pygmé like me :-).

Anglophile, -Me?

Last week I went to Wales for a couple of days in business. Look what I brought back home.






Substitute to clotted cream? I'll try it next wednesday!
100-150g mascarpone
2.5dl whipping cream (40% fat?)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (use good stuff)
1 or 2 tablespoons of sugar
Lemon or lime zest(optional)
Beat all ingredients in a bowl until it looks like softly whipped cream.



I did som knitting too on the plane. My new KnitPro interchangeables did pass the security check many times.

iPhone cover, the sleeping bag

A sleeping bag for my cell phone.

Wedding Bolero, the end

It is finished!






The pattern chart contains an error. The Clematis edging is not symmetric. It took 18 pattern repeats before I noticed, so I choose to move on. Its appearance is OK, but not perfect...

Niebling Lyra

Another ongoing project. This one I started this summer but did not get very far. It was... rather boring. You can not see the pattern knitting on a 60cm circular, and it is just every other row that is patterned. Seems like I got used to "worse". The yarn is a cone of 2/28 nm cashmere bought from Colourmart.com. Note the bespoke stitch markers with silver wire and beads. Useful when knitting in the round! And, I just love my Addi Lace circulars.

Princess shawl

Princess shawl edging. Zegna Baruffa 70% merino, 20% silk 10% cashmere 2/28nm in colour Sugar Pink from Colourmart. I love the yarn. This pattern does not correspond 100% to the pictured shawl. I have asked Sharon about it but she did not answer that particular question...

Wide bordered shawl

Wide bordered shawl
I modified the pattern of the Wide Bordered Shawl from Sharon Millers Heirloom knitting. It took four months to complete because its side length is more than 1.5m (that's 2.4 square metres!). Lovely soft Shetland tradition. The yarn is 2/28nm 100% merino wool bought from Stäkets Hantverk.