For the love of nupps

There, I said it. I love nupps. They are pretty, easy to work, break the dreadful boredom of a long purl row, and did I mention they are fucking gorgeous? Together with my addi lace needles, I feel like I can tackle any nupp in the world (or at least Estonia). I truly cannot imagine why anyone would replace nupps by beads. It seems so much more of a hassle.

Anyway, I can nupp all I want for quite a while, because THE BOOK arrived. Last week I spent a little too much money to buy Pitsilised Koekirjad, but it is worth every penny! I already knit up a swatch for a shawl, and my mind is racing with a million ideas!

Dita - or why I want a corset.

It is a not-so-well-kept secret that I have an enormous celebrity/girl crush on Dita von Teese. She embodies all the style, allure and guts I wish I had. If I had even the slightest dancing and stripping skills, I'd go out of my way to become a burlesque star. (I have been told I have the figure, so that's one less hurdle to take.)

After reading her book, which fuelled my long-lasting obsession with corsets and stockings, I am about to make my first corset. The pattern arrived yesterday and is fortunately accompanied by extremely detailed instructions. I am not a complete sewing novice, but this seems a few steps beyond dresses and blouses. As soon as the semester ends I'll go on a fabric shopping spree!

FO: Aeolian

Obligatory introductions are not my strongest point, so I'll go ahead and jump right to the knitting. I have a deep love for lace weight yarns and knitted lace, so I didn't think twice when I found enough money to sign up for the Fyberspates Lace Club. The first installment (from back in March already) was 100 grams of pure cashmere in purple. Imagine my delight when I opened the package! Although I would have been perfectly happy just looking at the skein and petting it, something had to be knit. I wanted a lace shawl that would be interesting enough and absolutely stunning. I succeeded.


Aeolian, from the latest Knitty, was just perfect. I had so much fun knitting it that I finished it in less than a week. I loved it to pieces, but decided to give it to my mother. She recently went in for her first round of chemo and needed something soft and luxurious. Luckily, the shawl took less than 50 grams. I will be casting on another one for ME soon!



Details:

• Pattern: Aeolian
• Yarn: Fyberspates 100% Mongolian cashmere, 50 grams