Hello! I know it's been a while since I last posted something, I've been so busy over the past few weeks. Learning for my last final in my bachelor's phase, trying to look at the best ways to go to Helsinki in August, so I can bring the most stuff, looking for a job, and also visiting family.
Today I did my last final here in Groningen, now I've finished studying for my bachelor's degree! I feel a sense of relief that it's all over, especially the writing of my thesis. But I also have some mixed feelings because this also means no more studying in the Netherlands. I'm both excited and scared about my move to Helsinki. But I guess it's only normal ;)
Today I did my last final here in Groningen, now I've finished studying for my bachelor's degree! I feel a sense of relief that it's all over, especially the writing of my thesis. But I also have some mixed feelings because this also means no more studying in the Netherlands. I'm both excited and scared about my move to Helsinki. But I guess it's only normal ;)
Two weeks ago when I visited my family, me and my mother went to the 'Hortus Botanicus' in Leiden. It's 'a green treasure in the historical centre of Leiden', according to their website. Which is true! There were some landscaped gardens, one Japanese garden, and greenhouses with exotic plants.
But apart from being so busy I managed to squeeze in some time to block something I knitted last autumn. Tada!
This scarf is knitted from the Haapsalu Scarf book. Haapsalu is a small coastal town in Estonia, where these delicate lace scarves were knitted for rich tourists.
Special to the Estonian way of knitting is incorporating little 'nupps' when knitting. Nupp is Estonian for button (see my studies can come in handy ;)). Nupps are made by increasing 5 or more stitches in one stitch in the knit row and then purling all of these stitches in the purl row. When first adding nupps to your work it might seem a bit hard but practice is all it takes! It sometimes also helps to change your needles or your yarn.
Special to the Estonian way of knitting is incorporating little 'nupps' when knitting. Nupp is Estonian for button (see my studies can come in handy ;)). Nupps are made by increasing 5 or more stitches in one stitch in the knit row and then purling all of these stitches in the purl row. When first adding nupps to your work it might seem a bit hard but practice is all it takes! It sometimes also helps to change your needles or your yarn.
The reason I haven't blocked this scarf before is because I couldn't decide on whether I wanted to knit a border or not, and if I wanted a border, what kind of border? So, some weeks ago I decided I liked the scarf as it was and that it was ready for blocking. Now I'm very happy I didn't add a border, the scarf is big enough as it is and I'm so happy with the result. The difficulty and also the fun with lace knitting is that you only see the result after blocking and it's hard to imagine this before you've done that.
Below are some more pictures of this luscious soft and warm scarf.
Below are some more pictures of this luscious soft and warm scarf.
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