2007/04/15

Two Lailas

Laila's Socks

Laila's Socks
Pattern source: Folk Knitting in Estonia / Nancy Bush
Yarn: Vuorelma's Satakieli, blue 088 (60 g) and grey 901 (30 g)
Needles: 2,25 mm

Laila's Socks

Näin Lailat ensimmäisen kerran melkein puolitoista vuotta sitten Sundaran blogissa, ja ihastuin sukkiin kovasti. Omistani piti tulla ihan samanlaiset, sillä Sundara lähetti minulle ylijäämälankansa. Mutta koska olen hyvä muuttamaan mieltäni, päätin sittenkin kutoa sukat Vuorelman Satakielestä, ja säästää suloisen pehmeät kashmir-langat johonkin muuhun projektiin (tällä hetkellä suunnitelmissa ykkössijalla ovat Mamluke-sukat Folk Knitting -kirjasta).

Pidin Satakielestä. Se poikkeaa jokseenkin täydellisesti silkinsileistä ja pehmeistä luksussukkalangoista, joita olen viime aikoina hehkuttanut. Puikoilla lanka tuntui silti mukavalta ja joutuisalta, ja erityisesti kirjoneulekerroksilla langan karheus oli vain eduksi. Kaikkein herkkähipiäisimmille en lankaa suosittele, mutta paksunahkaisille (kuten minä) ja kirjoneuleisiin lanka sopii mainiosti

I've wanted to knit these socks ever since I saw Sundara's Lailas over a year ago. Actually, she even sent me her leftover yarns, but as I was eager to try Vuorelma's Satakieli, I decided to save the cashmere for another pair (right now I'm thinking of making the Mamluke Socks from Folk Knitting with it, but I'm fickle, so you never know).

Satakieli differs a lot from the other sock yarns I've used recently. It is not smooth, soft or silky, but still I like it. It's a bit sticky, and that makes it easier to maintain an even tension while knitting the fair isle rows. The yarn is quite itchy though, so I wouldn't recommend it if you have a sensitive skin. I'm thick-skinned, so I'm definitely gonna use it again for fair isle socks.

Laila's Socks

Nancyn ohjetta oli jälleen kerran ilo seurata. Tämä on oikeastaan aika helppo malli, ja sopisi mielestäni hyvin ensimmäiseksi kirjoneuleprojektiksi, sillä varsinaista kirjoneuletta sukissa on aika vähän. Siis helppo mutta näyttävä malli, mikäs sen mukavampaa.

Nancy's pattern was again a delight to knit. It was easy too, a perfect project for someone who wants to try fair isle knitting for the first time, since there are really not that many actual fair isle rows. Easy but impressive. Me likey.

45 Comments:

At 3:23 ip., Blogger Ellen said...

So cute! I love the colors you chose- they work so well with the pattern.

 
At 3:26 ip., Blogger mari said...

Hienot, ja kiva tuo sinivalkoinen väriyhdistelmä! Mäkin käytin tuota Lailan kirjoneulemallia vähän soveltaen (niinkuin olit huomannut), ja se kyllä vakuutti. Eli listalla on ihan oikeat Lailat!

Satakielen värit ovat ihania, mutta itseä vähän häiritsi langan löyhä kierre. Mutta hienoja sukkia siitä tulee!

 
At 3:40 ip., Blogger christine (threedogknits) said...

Awesome socks! Your fair isle looks so nice and even.

 
At 3:52 ip., Anonymous julia said...

simply beautiful!

 
At 3:59 ip., Blogger Sandra said...

STUNNING! you are my sock knitting hero. :)

 
At 4:11 ip., Blogger Lolly said...

Another amazing pair, Terhi! I love them :)

 
At 4:13 ip., Anonymous grumperina said...

They look great! It's such a lovely pattern...

 
At 4:36 ip., Blogger Minna said...

Uuu, näistä mä tykkään! Värit ovat kaikessa yksinkertaisuudessaan hienot.

 
At 4:45 ip., Blogger Outi said...

Kauniit sukat, väritys on myös kauniin farkkumainen :-)

 
At 4:48 ip., Anonymous yaiAnn said...

Now I've got to make them too! Tehy're beautiful!

 
At 5:54 ip., Anonymous Jaana said...

Ihanat Lailat! Ja kaunis värivalinta! Sun sukat on kyllä aina mahtavia! Onko sinulla kokemusta satakielen kestävyydestä..? Kiinnostaisi kovasti tilata lankaa ja pistää sukiksi, mutta tuo 100 % villan kestävyys mietityttää... Kyllähän siitä toki paljon sukkia tehdään...

 
At 6:16 ip., Anonymous Hepsi said...

Löytyipä täältä kauniit sukat!=)

 
At 6:30 ip., Blogger Stacey said...

Me likey too - very nice!!!!

 
At 6:52 ip., Blogger iSeL said...

Yeah, yeah...for beginners. Sure, sure, sure! You do amazing work, forget about whether I could ever do it. Those are awesome.

 
At 7:34 ip., Blogger Sigga Sif said...

You are spoiled by fancy sock yarn ;-) - I thought satakieli was really soft when I touched it the first time.

I really love your Laila's ... you make all patterns look so good.

Btw I ended up ordering fancy fleece artist sock yarn from The Shop. Thanks (?) for the tip!

 
At 8:16 ip., Blogger Nancy G. said...

Oh, they are wonderful! This pattern has now moved up on my to-do list. I just love the photography on your blog. You are so talented! Thanks for sharing it with the world.

 
At 9:22 ip., Blogger Laura said...

Love these! They are beautiful and make me want to get back to my stranded colorwork projects.

 
At 10:48 ip., Blogger Heidi said...

Tosi hienot! Nämä ovat olleet "to do"-listallani jo kauan, mutta nyt sain taas uutta intoa! En tiedä mistä tämä sukkahulluuteni tulee näissä kevätsäissä... :) Kummallinen ilmiö!

 
At 10:57 ip., Blogger Nanette said...

I love your socks! I knit that pattern twice and really enjoyed it. I once had some Satakieli in my stash but gave it away. Now I'm glad I did after reading your post as I'm pretty sensitive to scratchy yarns.

 
At 10:58 ip., Anonymous Julia said...

Those are the best!! I love them. =D

 
At 11:08 ip., Anonymous Erin said...

Lovely socks. I love the fair isle--you did an amazing job.

 
At 11:29 ip., Blogger Kodachrome said...

You knit such beautiful socks, and you knit SO MANY of them! Thanks for sharing all of your wonderful work. I always come away from your blog inspired (and wanting to cast on for socks right away!)

 
At 11:31 ip., Anonymous Anonyymi said...

Siistiä! En koskaan tiennyt, miten paljon neulomalla ja villalangalla voi tehdä. Olen myyty.

 
At 12:51 ap., Blogger Kelly said...

About a year and a half ago I grey tire of knitting socks. I think you're starting to cure me.

 
At 12:52 ap., Blogger Kelly said...

grey tire? What the heck was I thinking... grew tired. (grew tired of proper english, apparently)

 
At 12:58 ap., Anonymous Michele said...

those socks are really classy looking. classic and modern at the same time. the blue looks great with the jeans.

i love to see your work. have been watching for a few months and thought it was time to say hi. you put clothes together so nicely.

 
At 2:23 ap., Blogger Carson said...

You just can not stop Tehri's socks! ;)
The lailas look so cozy and inviting.
Me likey too.

 
At 2:55 ap., Blogger sue said...

You are a sock knitting machine at the moment. I love those socks, and they look fantastic too.

 
At 4:20 ap., Blogger Katie said...

Just lovely! I'm going to have to get my hands on that book!

 
At 7:35 ap., Blogger Coleen said...

So pretty! I need to get that book too!

 
At 3:55 ip., Blogger knittingphilistine said...

Beautiful socks! One of these days I'll learn your secret...

 
At 5:49 ip., Anonymous emily said...

Ok, the shoes...where'd ya get 'em? They're the perfect specimen of a chunky mary jane and I must have them :)

(*and kudos on the socks...as per usual!)

 
At 3:45 ip., Blogger reluctantMANGO said...

Lovely and classic! beautiful work on the socks :)

 
At 9:21 ip., Blogger aija said...

They're just wonderful!

 
At 10:06 ip., Blogger Peggy said...

They are beautiful!

 
At 1:43 ap., Anonymous Knittypants said...

So pretty! you are making so many lovely socks lately. And inspiring so many people, everyone else wants to knit them after seeing yours.

 
At 3:08 ap., Blogger The_Add_Knitter said...

Please bring back Terhi! We know you are a knitting robot, what have you done with her?;)

You are amazing. Seriously.

 
At 7:20 ap., Blogger eyeleen said...

stunning!

 
At 11:32 ap., Anonymous Dipsy said...

These socks are amazingly beautiful - and I'm really impressed by how neat and even your Fair Isle looks too! Great work!

 
At 6:47 ip., Anonymous Anonyymi said...

Olet huikea käsityöläinen! Käyn ihastelemassa tuotoksiasi ja huokailemassa, kuinka taitava olet. Värimaailma ihana. Silmä lepää töissäsi ja kuvissasi.

t. TiinaF

 
At 10:24 ap., Blogger pamela wynne said...

Beautiful!! Makes me want to pick up some more stranded colorwork...

 
At 2:33 ip., Blogger Terhi said...

Kiitos rakkaat ihmiset ihanista kommenteistanne!

Thank you so much for your wonderful comments!

 
At 4:56 ip., Blogger a friend to knit with said...

wow! These really are gorgeous!

 
At 6:57 ip., Anonymous Candace said...

They are really stunning!
Wonderful shoes, too!

 
At 10:37 ap., Blogger Amelia said...

The pattern is lovely and you've done a really gorgeous job of them.

 

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