Saturday, November 5, 2011

Finished... and it has a name: ÞRÖSTUR

I have finally finished the lopapeysa I was working on for the KAL of the Spanish Swap (group on Ravelry).

And here it is:

Þröstur
Þröstur

Details:

* Pattern: I made it myself! Yes, my first one!

* Yarn: Plötulopi (double strand).

* Needles: 4.5mm for the ribbing ad 5.5 for the rest.


Notes:

* When I started to knit this lopapeysa I wasn't sure about how it was going to end... at all. The first thing I did was to work the waist pattern which I decided not to use in the arms because it was a little bit to big... so I designed a second pattern for the sleeves.

* The whole thing was turning very "flowery". My first idea for the yoke was to make a pattern using the traditional eight points star (or rose) and then some more flowers... but changed my mind and I went for birds (instead of even more flowers).

* I thought that birds and flowers could be a very nice (and somehow logical) combination. So, the birds gave the name to the pattern: ÞRÖSTUR, which means thrush or tordo in spanish. I have always thought that I have ever had to take an icelandic name for myself it would be Þröstur!

Þröstur
The yoke.

* While I was knitting the yoke I wasn't sure wether I was liking it or not (in terms of the colors, especially the lime green,  and the pattern itself). I had a lot of doubts about how the whole thing was going to turn out. The yoke was pretty much designed on the run... while knitting.

* I am very satisfied with the whole thing. I am really looking forward to trying to design again!

Þröstur
Tadaaaa!

** Pictures of me wearing it soon!!
Posted by RodPrjónar at 11:34 PM
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25 comments:

  1. WonderMikeNovember 5, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    I LOVE IT!!!!

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  2. mademoisellealexNovember 6, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    Estupendo :)
    a ver cuando me dijiste que tenia dibujos , ejmmmmm, bueno nunca me lo imaginé asi, de verdad es una obra de arte ,
    y el nombre tan exotico , jooo lindo lindo

    ya pue el pattern a venderlo , jejejeje, y el gorrito, guantes ,tantas ideas :)
    besitos y feliz domingo

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  3. Knitting-twitterNovember 6, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    ohlala what a great Sunday to be able to look at such a fantastic piece of knitting. One can only
    congratulate you to your knitting skills. I love the pattern, I love the colors, high5 and all the glory to you...fantastic work...
    all the best from Switzerland, greetings Christa

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  4. UnknownNovember 6, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    oooooh, no tengo palabras, me parece precioso, la combinaión de clores es muy bonita y el dibujo me encanta¡

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  5. DonajiNovember 6, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Te quedó muy muy padre! El diseño y colores del yoke me encantó. Felicidades por tu primer diseño!!

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  6. albisNovember 6, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Maravilloso!

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  7. AnonymousNovember 6, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    It's beautiful!! :D I'm glad you choose the birds! There are so many sweaters out there with stars.. Yours are special! :)

    Þröstur = troster in Norwegian ;)

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  8. SusieNovember 6, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    It is truly beautiful. Well done. The pattern and the colours are fantastic. So fresh and modern. And the pattern will be available when....?

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  9. béa & scarlettNovember 6, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    il est magnifique , superbe travail

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  10. AnonymousNovember 6, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Te ha quedado estupendo. Ahora tienes que prepararnos el patrón de este fantástico jersey =)

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  11. Mayte.MNovember 6, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    Precioso, me encantan los dibujos y la combinación de colores que le has puesto.
    Bsos Mayte

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  12. iaia.immaNovember 6, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    :o :o :o ha quedado precioso me encantan los colores que has usado el diseño de las flores y para colmo el tordo, me apunto a la espera del patrón FELICIDADES !!!!!!!!!!!!

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  13. Judi A.November 6, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    Oh.My.Goodness!! This is unbelievable! The colors are perfect and the design....it is gorgeous and beyond description. And you designed it "on the run...while knitting"?!! No way! I think you might as well give up your day job and do this full time like Kaffe Fassett, Jared Flood, etc. and increase the
    competition.:-)You have such an eye for colors and what is right and your experience with shawls,lopapeysas,hats, mittens, or whatever just enhances that. Whew. Now that I have my breath back, I want to say I am glad you told what the name means - saves me having to look it up.:-) I think you should be very satisfied with it and I'm glad you are keeping it for yourself!

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  14. MamaCamiNovember 7, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    so beautiful!!! j'adore!

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  15. SunsunNovember 7, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    Otra que se apunta a la lista de espera del patrón!
    Te ha quedado hermoso de verdad, me encantan los detalles de flores en los puños, y el yoke... todo el conjunto es una maravilla!
    Muchas felicidades!

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  16. Romi-damelalata-November 7, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    OMG!!!
    es un diseño precioso Rodri!! felicitaciones!!
    me encanta!!
    un beso!

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  17. BelenNovember 8, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    Increible! realmente es precioso...me encanta!

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  18. La Cocina de Palma JuradoNovember 9, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    genial!!Precioso!!!¿¿ haras el patron en español?? nos harias muy feliz a muchas ;) Chanisei

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  19. el ShyshNovember 9, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Como ya dije ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wow

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  20. ConchaNovember 10, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Es precioso; me gusta todo, los colores, la realización y, sobre todo, el diseño. Felicidades!!!

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  21. RodPrjónarNovember 10, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    Thank you so much for all the comments :)
    I am very, very happy it! It was very interesting to make a design and see how it developed while I was knitting it.
    I still have to figure out how to write a proper pattern for it.
    Thanks again!!

    Muchas gracias por todos los comentarios.
    ¡Estoy muy contento con el resultado final! Ha sido una experiencia interesante el haber diseñado un patrón y luego ver cómo se desarrollaba mientras lo iba tejiendo. Todavía tengo que ver cómo lo hago para escribir el patrón correctamente.
    ¡Gracias nuevamente!

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  22. AdaNovember 12, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    This is just flawless. You are so tallented! I really like your lopapeysas. I´m always looking forward to another one and then you make one and I always think "this one is THE BEST"! So... THIS one is the best so far. :-)

    What tool are you using for writing a propper pattern? I´m working on a lace pattern (I just started, it is far from being finished) and I found out that good old MS Excel works best for me. I found some online knitting chart makers but Excel is Excel.

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  23. ROSIE BEAUCOUPNovember 16, 2011 at 1:07 AM

    Beautifully knt sweater. The design is lovely and the shawl is gorgeous. I really enjoy your blog.

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  24. MeeliNovember 24, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Very nice combination of colors! You are very talented knitter!

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  25. InnestemmenDecember 8, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    Oh my, this was really beautiful! Love it =)

    From Norway;
    Siv ;)

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