I'm Back!

It's been 3,5 years since my last post. A lot has happened. I've been hospitalized for a year and still recuperating from that ordeal. I won't get into details (unless you have questions about it), but I'm happy to be back.
One of the things that I had to pick up is this blog. I had a good thought about it and I'm planning to make a monthly post in which I tell all that happened in the previous month. All my FO's, WIP's, the socks I knit, and of course published and/or new patterns.

Let's start with the continuation of the last post of 2016. I posted a teaser of what you could do with the leftovers of the blanket. I mean this blanket, my 'Dots and stripes' blanket.

 

You can turn the leftovers into a wonderful wrap and the beauty is, that you can download this pattern for free. Just follow the link to the Velvet wrap 

I hope you like my first post and I'll be back soon to tell about January. My FO's, WIP's and new designs of that month.

Leftover yarns, what to do with them?

Last week I gave you the pattern of the 'dots and stripes' blanket, made with Colour Crafter Velvet from Scheepjes. When you make this blanket, you'll discover that when you are finished, you have leftovers. As you can see on the photo above. This is hardly unavoidable, but you can do fun stuff with those leftovers. What I did with them, I'll show you next week. I do hope you can knit?

Vorige week gaf ik je het patroon van de 'punt en streep' deken, gemaakt met Colour Crafter Velvet van Scheepjes. Wanneer je deze deken maakt, zul je ontdekken dat wanneer je klaar bent, je blijft zitten met restjes. Zoals je op de foto hierboven kunt zien. Dit is nauwelijks te vermijden, maar je kunt leuke dingen te doen met de restjes. Wat ik met ze heb gedaan zal je volgende week laten zien. Ik hoop dat je kunt breien?

Ziva Shawl

Ziva Shawl

De Nederlandse versie is hier te vinden

Measurements after blocking approx; 76" wide and 40" long.

Maat na opspannen approx; 190cm breed and 100cm lang.

Material;

Scheepjes; Invicta Colour (951) 2 skeins

Invicta Extra (1340) Antraciet, 1 skein

Invicta Extra (1347) Grijs,  1 skein

Knittingneedles; 3,5 mm and 4,5 mm (=for the cast of)
Crochethook; 3,5 mm

Used stitches;
Stockinete stitch; knit on right side, purl on wrong side
Garterstitch; purl on both sides
Lace pattern; knit according to chart 

Cast on 4 stitches with Invicta colour (951)
Row 1; k1, yo 2 times, k3, turn
Row 2 and all even rows; k3, purl 2 out of yo’s, purl to end of row, turn
Row 3; slst 1 knitwise, knit all stitches until last 3, yo 2 times, k3, turn

Repeat row 2 -3 until you have a total of 298 stitches. Repeat row 1 one more time and the last row; slst 1 knitwise, knit all stitches until last 3, yo, k3 (=299 stitches)
Break thread and cast on color 1347!!!
Knit 2 rows.
Then knit according to chart, or;
Row 1; slst. 1 knitwise, *[p2tog] 3 times, [k1, yo] 6 times, [p2tog] 3 times*, repeat from * to *, [p2tog] 3 times, [k1, yo] 3 times, k1, turn
Row 2 and all even rows; slst 1 purlwise, purl all remaning stitches, turn
Row 3 and 5 ; slst 1 knitwise, knit all remaning stitches, turn

Row 1 – 6 four time, row 1 ones, and the last row, knit all the stiches. Cast of loosly with knitting needle 4,5mm

Go to the side with all the slipstitches, the wrong side of your work facing you. Now pick up with your crochet hook and color 1340!!!!! all the stitches. Put the hook in a slipstitch, yo, pull you through and leave on hook. Repeat this until your crochethook is full. Then slip the stitches on to your knitting needle from the back of your hook. As shown in the photo’s below. Repeat this until the end of the row and until you have 162 stitches.

Row 1; (right side); k3, 2 times yo, [k2, k2 in next stitch] repea,turn (= 216 stitches)
Row 2; [k4, k2 in next stitch] repeat, turn (= 256 stitches)
Row 3; k3, 2 times yo, knit all remaning stitches, turn
Row 4; knit all stitches
Repeat row 3 – 4 another 10 times.
Cast of with knitting needle 3,5 mm; [cast on 3 stitches, cast of 8 stitches, put the stitch from the right needle to the left needle] repeat from [ to ] until you have 1 stitch left. Cast on 3 stitches, cast of 4 stitches.

Weave in all the ends, Soak shawl for 20 minutes in cool water. Roll in towel to get rid of excess moisture. Pin out on blocking board. Leave to dry and unpin, only when dry. Your shawl is ready.

And what color combination are you going to use?

PDF available on Ravelry

This pattern remains the property of Berniolie / Bernioliesdesigns and is intended only for personal use. You may not distribute the pattern or sell the made item of this pattern.

Knitted Zahra shawl

 A while ago I published the pattern of the Zahra shawl. You can find the pattern here Zhara

Een tijdje terug heb ik het patroon van deze shawl uitgegeven. De Zahra shawl. Je kunt dat patroon hier vinden Zhara

This shawl is crocheted, but I can imagine that your not able to crochet or you don't like doing it (What I really can't imagine, but ...)

Deze is gehaakt, maar nu kan ik me voor stellen dat je helemaal niet kunt haken of het niet leuk vind (Wat ik me eigenlijk niet kan voor stellen, maar...)

 For it may be that you are a true knitter at heart. What should you do if you really like this pattern? I came up with the solution. I just made a knitting variation. And this is how it looks;

Want het kan zijn dat je in hart en nieren een echte breister bent. Wat moet je dan als je het patroon ook mooi vindt? Daar heb ik nu de oplossing voor. Ik heb het patroon nu ook in een brei variatie gemaakt. En dat is deze geworden;

For this shawl I also used the beautiful yarn from Scheepjes;

2 skein Invicta Colour 951

1 skein Invicta Extra 1347

1 skein Invicta Extra 1340

But you can also choose your own combinaties.

Voor deze shawl heb ik ook weer het mooie garen van Scheepjes gebruikt;

2 bollen Invicta Colour 951

1 bol Invicta Extra 1347

1 bol Invicta Extra 1340

Maar je kunt natuurlijk ook weer je eigen kleurcombinaties maken uit het brede assortiment

I hope I made all the knitters happy and that you'll come back next week, because then the pattern will be available here.

Ik hoop dat ik alle breisters hier blij mee heb gemaakt en dat jullie volgende week terug komen, want dan zal het patroon hier beschikbaar zijn.

Nina cowl

Last week I revealed my new pattern. For this cowl I used the beautiful yarn from Scheepjes, Stonewashed XL. This week I will show that instead of the pastel colors of last week, there are more beautiful color combinations possible. This yarn comes in many colors and you can combine infinite.

Vorige week heb ik mijn nieuwe patroon onthuld. Voor deze col had ik het prachtige garen van Scheepjes, Stonewashed XL gebruikt. Deze week laat ik zien dat in plaats van de pastel kleurtjes van vorige week, er nog meer prachtige kleurcombinaties mogelijk zijn. Dit garen komt in vele kleurtjes en je kunt dan ook oneindig combineren.

Voor deze col heb ik gebruikt / For this cowl I used;

2 bolletjes / skein Blue Apatite 845

1 bolletje / skein Boulder Opal 844

1 bolletje / skein Black Onyx 843

1 bolletje / skein Corundum Ruby 848

This col is one example, but if you look at the color chart, you can see surely have more opportunities.

Deze col is een voorbeeld, maar als je naar de kleurkaart kijkt, dan zie je vast nog wel meer mogelijkheden.

What combination would you make?

Welke combinatie zou jij maken?

Nina cowl

De Nederlandse versie is hier te vinden

Here is the pattern and as you can see, it is a ribbed cowl.

Materials;
Yarn; Scheepjes, Stonewashed XL, 5 skeins  [50gr./ 82 yards] 

Color no. 854, Crystal Quartz; 1 skein

Color no. 853, Amazonite; 1 skein

Color no. 861, Pink Quartzite; 1 skein

Color no. 859, Jade; 2 skeins

Circular needle; 5 mm/ us 9 , 24”,  1 stitchmarker

Gauge; 17 stitches – 26 rows = 10cm/4”

Cast on 90 stitches on the circular needle and place the stitchmarker to indicate the start/end of the rows.

With color 854;

Row 1 - 5; knit

Row 6 - 10; purl

Repeat row 1 - 10 one more time (=20 rows total)

Switch to color 853;
Repeat row 1 - 20 ones

Switch to color 861;
Repeat row 1 - 20 ones

Switch to color 859;
Repeat row 1 - 20 twice

Cast of the stitches and your cowl is ready. I hope you enjoyed knitting this cowl and lots of fun wearing it.

This pattern can also be downloaded on Ravelry

This pattern remains the property of Berniolie / Bernioliesdesigns and is intended only for personal use. You may not distribute the pattern or sell the made item of this pattern.

New knit project

Weer een nieuw project en een gratis patroon. Ik gebruik hiervoor het prachtige garen van Scheepjes, Stonewashed XL. Het is super zacht garen van 70% katoen en 30% acryl. Deze keer ga ik niet haken, maar fijn breien en ik ga dit doen op een rondbreinaald.

Another new project and a free pattern. I'm going to use the wonderful yarn from Scheepjes; Stonewashed XL. It is a super soft yarn of 70% cotton and 30% acrylic. This time I'm not going to crochet but knit and I'm going to do this on a circular knitting needle.

Wat ook zo fijn van deze bolletjes is, is het begin. Heel praktisch van uit het midden en dat begin draadje is heel handig te vinden door het labeltje, 'easy start' .

What also really works with these skeins, is the beginning. Very practical from the middle and at the beginning of the thread you'll find the label, 'easy start'.

Volgende week zal ik het patroon onthullen. Ik hoop dat jullie weer langs komen.

Next week I will reveal the pattern. I hope you will come along again.