Wollmeise shop: Decoration, originally uploaded by elemmaciltur.

Wow, this took me quite a while to get around to blogging about this. Blame it on the exams.

Anyway, last weekend I went to the opening of the Wollmeise's brick & mortar store and had an absolutely wonderful time there.

Topaz, originally uploaded by elemmaciltur.

Start: 14th May 2009
Finish: 16th May 2009
Needles: 5.5 mm / 80 cm Addi Turbos
Yarn: GGH "Tara"; 72% Cotton, 28% Nylon; colour #25 pink, #23 orange
Pattern: "Topaz" by Yumiko Sakurai in Knitty, Spring 2009
Modification: Also did a single crochet edge around the arms and the straps.
For: Little Miss Müller

Nordisch Inspiriert: Half way!, originally uploaded by elemmaciltur.

Start: 29th May 2009
Finished: WIP
Needles: 2.25 mm Clover Takumi Bamboo DPNs
Yarns: Zitron Trekking "Pro Natura"; 75% new wool superwash, 25% bamboo; colour #1501 "natural", #1507 "red"
Pattern: "Nordisch inspiriert" from "Socken aus aller Welt" by Stephanie van der Linden
Modifications: Added 20 stitches of red/white chequered (10 on each side), so total of 90 sts., to accommodate for my size...hopefully it will be enough. In order to avoid a very long toe area (did Judy Magic Cast-on - starting off with 22 sts., i.e. 11 on each needle - instead of short-rowing the toe), I increased up to 70 sts. in total and on the even round of the last increase, I also increase 20 sts. evenly spread out, then an even round before pattern begins. Knit according to the pattern, adding three chequered pattern repeats to the main pattern to accommodate my foot length, knit one round in MC at the same time, decreasing 10 sts from the sole of the foot and knit the short-row heel as in the pattern up to when knitting in MC in the round for 5 rnds. Inc. 10 sts on the sole on the 4th rnd., k rnd even and then join CC to knit the leg. 5 repeats of 20 rows chequered pattern, break CC and knit cuff in k2tbl, p2 ribbing for 10 rnds, dec. 22 sts on the second round.