Saturday, September 12, 2009

Blue waters and yarn, i.e sharks and cardigans

Last Wednesday, we went to the retro Bio-Rex movie theater in Helsinki (that's the Finnish Parliament building seen through the window) for a Save the Sea movie festival...
we saw http://www.sharkwater.com/ , a documentary about the impact of the shark finning industry on the shark popultation, which is vital to the ecology of the ocean and therefore the oxygen we breathe. On the site you can see the documentary and facts about sharks. Mui intressante!
On the needles: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Tiriki/girls-short-sleeve-petrol-cardi
A girl's short-sleeve knit cardigan size 10-13yrs. Perfect for walking to school in the early autumn. The "Alfa" yarn is a bulky 12 ply wool and mohair mix by the Norweigian SandesGarn company. I chose Petrol/Teal instead of Old Rose, which doesn't seem to be a very good color for most Finnish complexions. The pattern isn't in Ravelry and I haven't found anyone else making this project, so I having been able to compare thoughts on this project, but it seems easy so far... although I'm only 1/3 through with the collar. The pattern is #20 Roosa jakku, out of the 4/09 issue of Kauneimmat Käsityöt (by Irja Mäkinen?).

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