A mohair cowl is a must-have during the winter. The fluffiness guarantees that you feel warmly cuddled when you are wearing the garment.

The inspiration for this scarf comes from baktus scarf, hence playfully the name ”kaktus” (cactus in Finnish). I wanted to knit a scarf which would properly stay on a toddler and which would keep the front and back of the neck warm. Short end of the scarf is passed through an opening on one side of the neck and this makes the scarf a true ”stay...

I am a sucker for colourful skeins but sometimes the dye of the yarn revealing on knitted surface does not please the eye. Jitterbug yarn swept me off my feet at first sight but the short sequences (5–25 cm) of colour switches gave me trouble and I felt that I’d found Fool’s gold (Katinkulta in Finnish) instead of something really valuable. I h...

Note#1 The pattern does not give guidance on required colourwork techniques (a choice between intarsia knitting or double stitching). It does however provide links to few websites providing guidance, in case the knitter is unfamiliar with these techniques.

Suunnittelin nämä kauniit kämmekkäät jo lähes vuosikymmen sitten. Asuin tuolloin pienessä, vanhassa talossa, jossa oli kehno lämmitys. Talvi oli melko kylmä (tyypillisesti lähempänä -20°C) ja muistan käyttäneeni paksuja vaatteita sisälläkin.