Totoro bonnet and socks for a baby

2/2008: Socks for myself are finally ready! I started these in the beginning of January and had some problems with adjusting the heel size. I even knitted the second one on a business trip.. desperate! ;)

2/2008: My mother in law made this quilt of twenty 10 x 10 cm patches.

2/2008: Donated 20x20 cm patches, crocheted together by me.

2/2008: My mother-in-law's quilt with four long strips.

2/2008: My mother-in-law made this quilt as her first one. It consists of four long strips, width 10 cm, lenght 50 cm

2/2008: 20x20 cm donated patches, crocheted ready by me

1/2008: Sara chose these patches, sized 20 x 20 cm. This is a "from child to child" -quilt made of donated patches and gathered up by me

1/2008: 20 patches of size 20 x 20 cm, unknown donor, crocheted by me

1/2008: 35 patches of size 20 x 20 cm; the patches have been knitted by unknown donors and I crocheted them to a blanket.

12/2007: My first patchwork quilt made of 10 x 10 cm patches. These quilts are a project of Vaaka -association, which donates clothes, quilts and other essential things in Finland and to other countries.

Sara's self-made T-shirt "I love animals". In the middle there is a soft white polar bear which is not visible in the photo.

Matrix mittens with 7 veljestä, 3 mm needles and 48 sts.

Original instructions from Knitty issue winter 2007

My first ever-made poncho. Novita Teddy 200 g, knitting needles 10 mm, crochet hook 8 mm.

Original instructions from Novita website (in Finnish).

Socks for Sara, started from the toes, knitted with magic loop (Nov 2007)

A newborn-sized bonnet knitted top down.


Instructions: Top Down Bonnet w/ Anime Character

Socks for the family: Small striped ones for niece 1 year. Light blue ones for sister-in-law. Gray ones to Dad, violet ones for Mom and dark blue ones for my brother. Merry Christmas everybody! :)

Closer view to the bracelet

My first self-made bracelet

Cardigan knitted of '7 veljestä' in 1998-1999.