Winter hat & scarf

Yarn: Naturwolle in "Peru"

Needles: hat 6, scarf 8

Aren't the colours bright and pretty? This thick merino yarn is my new favourite and I think I need to buy more. It comes in several beautiful colourways and I had a hard time choosing. I bought the yarn from Vihreä Vyyhti.

The pattern for the scarf is just basic 1k-1p all the way except that I made a slit in the middle so that is would be easier to put on. The hat pattern is a modification of an adult hat pattern from Ravelry.

Here is a picture of Emma and her new accessories in action. We went to see the Independence Day fireworks to the city centre yesterday, great show! It was the first time that Emma was not afraid of the fireworks!

Knit cowl

Pattern: My own

Yarn: Alfa by SandnesGarn (grey), Smart by SandnesGarn (mustard yellow)

I gave up. The knit lump above is a cowl I made for myself. My first knitting project for over ten years! But, impossible to take a decent picture of me wearing this soft and warm cowl at this time of the year. Either there was not enough light or then my assistant photographer (otherwise referred as husband) was not home to take advantage of sudden light phenomena. So when I realised that there just might be enough light for a minute or two, I grabbed the cowl, placed it in the brightest place possible and took a picture.

My inspiration for this cowl came from several places: Kalastajan vaimo, lightbluegray and Kaitaliina, to name a few. I just started knitting, so I did not use any actual instructions. Maybe I could write the instructions by myself? We'll see about that. I am not familiar with knitting terminology in English. 

The yarn is merino wool.