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Showing posts with label stole. Show all posts

Friday, November 23, 2012

La naranja

La naranja = an orange = pomarańcza.

Delicious fruit, awesome color. New scarf, new pattern. Stitch found in a book with Japanese knitting patterns.

Pyszny owoc, świetny kolor. Nowy szalik, nowy wzór. Znaleziony w książce z japońskimi wzorkami. 


https://www.etsy.com/listing/115542383/knit-orange-scarf-wide-and-cozy



 

Monday, November 19, 2012

Time for an update: part1 - for a bride

I have been so busy this past month that I completely failed to update this blog. Well, let me start making up for this now. After all this is the knitting and the knitwear season. First let me show you something I've made for brides.

Ostatni miesiąc upłynął mi na intensywnej pracy, więc blog poszedł niestety w odstawkę. Krótkotrwałą, na szczęście. Dziś zaczynam nadrabiać tutejsze zaległości. Na początek coś dla panien młodych.

This is something I designed myself, inspired by gorgeous and delicate Estonian lace. It's 100% Italian merino yarn, very nice and soft. The shawl is triangular and big - 205x105cm (ca.81x41").

Ta chusta to mój własny projekt, zainspirowany pięknymi, tradycyjnymi wzorami koronek estońskich. Zrobiona z włoskiej wełny merino, bardzo przyjemna i delikatna. I duża - ponad dwa metry na metr.


https://www.etsy.com/listing/106100519/luxurious-knitted-lace-shawl-large

This next stole is something extra special. I've knitted it from a very fine yarn, superthin blend of cashmere, silk and merino wool. It's light and delicate like a cobweb (it weighs only 35 g!). This time it's a traditional Estonian lace stitch.

Kolejny szal to coś bardzo specjalnego. Zrobiłam go z supercienkiej mieszanki jedwabiu, kaszmiru i merino (supercienkiej, bo 100 g to 2,6 km nici:)) Jest lekki i delikatny jak pajęczyna, waży zaledwie 3,5 dkg. Wzór - estoński.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/113454660/luxurious-cashmere-silk-lace-stole 


And finally something old - I've been using this pattern for quite a long time, and I think it's the most popular model in my shop. It looks great in all colors, but there is something very special about this off-white model. It's made from kidsilk - 25% silk and 75% kid mohair, it's very soft and warm.

I na koniec coś starszego - model, który robię już od dość dawna, ale wciąż chyba najpopularniejszy wśród klientów. Zrobiony z kidsilka 25/75. Lekki, puszysty, ciepły. Doskonale sprawdza się w chłodniejsze dni.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/81690691/kidsilk-lace-wedding-shawl-hand-knit



So these are my recent bridal shawls and stoles. Tomorrow I'll show you more colors.

I to tyle jeśli chodzi o ostatnie ślubne dodatki. Jutro pokażę Wam trochę kolorów.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Behold, I'm going bilingual:)

Ladies and gentlemen, od dzisiaj będzie też po polsku:)

And I'm going to show you what came out of my experiments with new yarns and beads.

Pokażę Wam dzisiaj co wyszło z eksperymentowania z nową włóczką i koralikami.

Experiment 1 - cobweb yarn / pajęczyna

A long time ago I found a beautiful yarn in one of my favorite stores. It was a gorgeous blend of cashmere, silk and merino wool. But it was incredibly thin, 2600 meters (that's over 2000 yards) per 100 g - that probably means the yarn is thinner than the one you use to sew on your buttons. And definitely more delicate. I kept looking at it for a while, after all a yarn that thin is a bit scary. But in the end I gave in and bought one skein for a bridal shawl.

Dawno temu wypatrzyłam w jednym z moich ulubionych sklepów przepiękną włóczkę - delikatną mieszankę kaszmiru, jedwabiu i wełny merino. Piękną, ale niesamowicie cienką - 2600 m/100g. Mam grubsze nici do szycia. Najpierw nie mogłam się zdecydować, bo taka cienizna jednak trochę przeraża. Ale w końcu uległam i kupiłam motek z myślą o jakimś delikatnym szalu dla przyszłej panny młodej.

And here it is:

I absolutely love this yarn. Yes, it's thin, and delicate, and knitting takes a long time, but the result is amazing. This is a true cobweb shawl. It weighs less than one ounce (I used less than 1/3 of the skein), you almost don't feel it on the skin. And it's soft, delicate and so easy to drape.

Zakochałam się w tej włóczce. Owszem, jest cieniutka i delikatna, a sama robótka pochłonęła sporo czasu, ale efekt jest fantastyczny. To jest prawdziwa pajęczynka. Całość ma 220x107 cm i waży zaledwie 28 g! Tej chusty prawie nie czuć na skórze. A do tego jest miękka, delikatna i bardzo łatwo ją ładnie ułożyć.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/103881164/romantic-wedding-lace-shawl-in-silk
20% cashmere, 20% silk, 60% merino




Eksperyment 2 - koraliki / beads

Na koraliki miałam ochotę od dawna, ale trochę brakowało mi konkretnego pomysłu. A potem przypomniał mi się ten szal. Zrobiłam go wzorem estońskim z bąbelkami. A teraz wymyśliłam sobie, że wykorzystam ten wzór, ale zamiast bąbelków wplotę koraliki.

I wanted to knit something with beads for a long time, but I couldn't quite figure out what and how. And then I remembered this shawl. I'd knitted it in an Estonian lace stitch pattern with nupps. And now I decided to use it again, only this time replacing the nupps with beads.

I wyszło tak:



Podoba mi się co koraliki robią z szalem: nieco go obciążają, przez co fajniej przylega do sylwetki, a do tego błyszczą w słońcu, dzięki czemu szal migocze. Całość jakby w sam raz na romantyczne spacery przy zachodzie słońca:)

I like what the beads do to the shawl: they make it a little bit heavier, so it drapes closer to the body, and they shine in the sun, making the shawl shimmer a bit. The whole thing is perfect for romantic walks at sunset:)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/103881402/knit-red-lace-stole-with-beads

100% merino wool

So how do you like this bilingual post? Is color coding comfy enough for you to read? Let me know what you think.

I jak się Wam podoba ten dwujęzyczny wpis? Wygodnie się go czyta w takiej podkolorowanej wersji? Dajcie mi znać, co o tym myślicie.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

I have no idea...

... how I could have lived without a mannequin:) They delivered it yesterday and I just put everything aside (and that includes an almost finished shawl, blocking some other shawls, winding yarn and cleaning the house;)) and went for draping, looking for a decent photo background and generally enjoying my latest buy.

So here are some photos I took. The shawls just look so much better when you drape them on a human shape:)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/95629554/gray-lace-shawl-hand-knit-rectangular

https://www.etsy.com/listing/77661016/cotton-lace-summer-shawl-dusty-pink


https://www.etsy.com/listing/94227049/raspberry-lace-shawl-triangle

https://www.etsy.com/listing/71191369/lace-bridal-stole-honeysuckle-pink

https://www.etsy.com/listing/90665422/knit-lace-shawl-teal-leaf-motif

Money well spent:)

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

News from the needles

Dear readers,

This is going to be a very short post, I just want to give you an update on new things from the shop. Some shawls were knitted with brides in mind - these are light and delicate, and colorful, after all not everything has to be white:)

http://www.etsy.com/listing/97830781/knit-lace-shawl-ultralight-delicate-blue
http://www.etsy.com/listing/94227314/wedding-shawl-delicate-lace-lavender
http://www.etsy.com/listing/97831322/knit-lace-shawl-ultralight-delicate

I even have one for a vampire bride;)

http://www.etsy.com/listing/97832360/knit-black-lace-shawl

For spring (but still wearable in winter) there's a nice lacy scarf:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/96068613/knit-gray-lace-scarf


Then there are two feather and fan shawls in two colors and two sizes:)

http://www.etsy.com/listing/95629554/gray-lace-shawl-hand-knit-rectangular


http://www.etsy.com/listing/95664019/raspberry-red-lace-shawl-hand-knit

 And finally a triangular shawl:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/94227049/raspberry-lace-shawl-triangle

And I think that's all the news for now. Now back to work. I'm finishing one more "heavy" triangle and then I plan to work of some summer pieces.

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Enjoy!

Saturday, January 28, 2012

New from the shop

As promised - two new items from the KnitsDeLuxe shop at Etsy.

Number one is yet another zig-zag - one of my favorite patterns this winter, this time-hand knitted from yarn with lots of shades of gray:) Warm and cozy, 170x53 cm, available here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/91321426/warm-winter-shawl-classic-hand-knitted
 


If you are interested in the pattern, it's a free download via Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lacy-zig-zag-shawl

The other shawl is blue - it's my Valentine project for brides:) A little something blue that will keep you warm. Hand-knitted in Estonian lace stitch pattern with 70% mohair yarn it's light, soft and cozy. I added ruffled edges for fun and for more draping possibilities.



The shawl is available here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/91633724/something-blue-lace-wedding-shawl

Coming up soon: a new hat pattern and another kidsilk shawl.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

I survived Christmas (and New Year, and the first week of 2012:))

Well, it wasn't that difficult, really:) But it was very busy, so today is really the first day when I'm starting to catch a break. First there were some gifts to knit:






This time I kept it to a minimum:)

Then I came up with a new cowl for the shop - close fitting hoody type of neckwarmer.


Blend of mohair and acrylic, available here: long cowl from KnitsDeLuxe at Etsy.

Then there was an order for one of my favorite models:



White Angel from Debbie Bliss - blend of super kid mohair and silk, great yarn to work with. I love this shawl, it's soft, delicate, big (usualy about 180-190 x 60 cm), and ultralight (less than 100 grams).
[Advertising mode on] available on demand via Etsy [advertising mode off] :)

And in the meantime, I knitted a quick "I-want-one":)





Now I'm working on a new Queen of the Forest shawl (pattern available here: Queen of the Forest at Ravelry or here Queen of the Forest at Etsy. This one will be big leaves in deep teal - great color, unfortunately one of those I can't seem to get right on camera. Anyway, here's a sneak peek:



Well, that's it for now. Time to go back to work:)

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Pre-Christmas knitting madness

There are not enough hours in the day!

For the past weeks I've been knitting like crazy, hence my silence. I'm making new things, dealing with special orders, organizing the shop - it's a total madness. But I'm enjoying it enormously. Here's a quick update on my recent project (all available in my Etsy shop - BTW, I'm running a special sale before Christmas, so look in the shop announcement for current discount codes).

Let's start with something I have made especially for winter. It's a shawl that can be a scarf , or a hooded scarf, or a narrow blanket. I knitted a similar one for myself and I'm wearing it almost all the time. It's long, wide, warm and cozy.




Next two shawls can be worn all year round - they're lace shawls knitted from a very fine kid mohair/polyester blend. Both remind me of the tree just outside my window; one that changed its colors from green to gold.




And now back to winter neckwear: a scarf and a triangular shawl. I absolutely love the colors on both, and the structure of the shawl.





There are more shawls in my shop, so come in, have a look - maybe you'll find something for yourself or for your loved ones. Happy shopping!