Intarsia MKAL in progress. Intarsia salakudumine edeneb hoogsalt.

At the beginning of April, I started a Mystery knit-a-long. It's going to be a small blanket knitted in intarsia technique. Here are some progress photos from participants. I love them all, so creative! Each one of them has it's own character and charm.

I'm going to write the pattern in English soon.

aili62 has chosen beautiful colours

sirts75 has finished the second clue, half oh the blanket is done

toomkuningas makes a cushion cover instead of a blanket and uses novelty yarns

Sunray added a dark border

Intarsiatehnikas teki salakudumine Mustrimaalimas edeneb hoogsalt. Kõik tööd on nii eri-ilmelised ja huvitavad! Sirts75 on juba teise vihje valmis saanud, pool tekki tehtud. Toomkuningas teeb hoopis padjakatte, kasutades poolt mustrist ja efektlõngu. Sunray otsustas lisada tumeda raami. 

Küll on põnev kudumine!

Sock Doodles - Released, Testing, Next Up.

Doodles

Despite I finished knitting all four samples of the Sock Doodles I still have plenty of work to do.

The first two patterns from the Sock Doodles Ebook are released, the Doodles and the Scribbles.

Why it's called doodles? Because I've been doodling with mosaic knit patterns, slip-stitches and leftover yarns. 

Scribbles

 The third pattern, Hearty Steps, is in test knitting in my Ravelry group.

The fourth pattern is still a secret. I started a mystery knit-a-long in the Mustrimaailm forum and reveal the pattern step by step. 

Hearty Steps

Sock Doodles ehk Soki-kritseldused on kogumik mosaiik-koes sokimustreid, mis sündisid "kritseldades" / miksides erinevaid mustreid ja sokilõngade jääke. Kokku tuleb neli mustrit, millest kaks on valmis, kolmas test-kudumisel ja neljas on veel saladus. Kuid seda saladust pole enam kauaks, sest Mustrimaailmas algab selle mustri salakudumine ning muster saab samm sammu haaval avalikustatud. 

New MKAL in an Estonian Knitting Forum. Mustrimaailma salakudumine algas.

How are you coping with these uncertain and worrying times? I'm social-distancing. I try to find slots for home deliveries and avoid shopping, going out just for a walk once a day. Walking is still allowed in England. Luckily I don't need to go to work or home-schooling the kids. I'm quite content staying in with my freshly-baked muffins, coffee and knitting. 

I've taken a break from mosaic knitting and working on an intarsia throw. Long-time readers might remember seeing something similar from years ago. I try to keep things in secret for now because I run a Mystery Knit-a-long in an Estonian knitting forum for this pattern. I look forward to seeing what colours will be chosen and how they manage knitting the throw. The most complicated thing about this project is managing the yarns. There are rather large areas worked in the same colour. I prefer knitting straight from the skeins, not bobbins. Juggling 6-9 colours per row might get bit messy, need to be careful. 

Would you be interested in MKAL in English? 

Kuidas te saate hakkama sel ebakindlal ja muret-tekitaval ajal? Ma püüan toidu koju tellida ja käia väljas ainult jalutamas kord päevas, hoides distantsi inimestega. Õnneks pole mul tarvis tööl käia ega kodus lapsi koolitada. Olen rahul oma värskelt küpsetatud muffinite, kohvi ja kudumisega.

Võtsin pausi mosaiik-kudumisest ja koon hoopis intarsiat. Mustrimaailmas algas salakudumine selle mustriga. Ootan põnevusega, kuidas tekikesed välja näevad erinevates värvikombinatsioonides. See on alati nii huvitav mulle, kui disainerile, näha oma tööd teiste kudujate silmade läbi. Huvitav on ka kuulda, kuidas/kas nad saavad hakkama töötades 6-9 lõngakeraga ühel real. Sasipusade teke on väga tõenäoline!