Lovely new mittens and beanie designs in Kutova Kika webshop

 

These new lovely Lintunen mittens are made out of 100% alpaca and are supersoft and comfy to wear. I improved the shape of the design because of some feedback I got from customers that my first mittens felt too big. The way I make these mitens now take almost double the time but I think it is worth the effort, they look and feel much better now.

Lintunen mittens in the webshop

  

This new line of beanies I call the Bedazzle version of the Lintunen pattern. I have added more colors and embroidered some glass beads and highlighted one bird from the pattern to give the design more texture.  I like how one pattern and idea can be transformed into something very different by using more colors and adding small details.

Lintunen Bedazzle beanie in the webshop

 

This set of beanie and mittens in charcoal and titatnium is 15 % silk and 85% alpaca, it is super luxurious and I think this color combo will be a hit :)

Lintunen Bedazzle beanie in charcoal in the webshop 

 Lintunen mittens in charcoal in the webshop

Check out more of my stuff in my Kutova KiKa webshop  

Kutova KiKa Knitwear webshop

Drop a comment below, would love to hear what you think om these new designs :)

Beanie season is coming hooray!

The beanie season is approaching and I have been busy in my knit studio working on new stuff for the Kutova KiKa knitwear shop. I am trying out new color combos and patterns, and creating new hang tags, so much fun!

 Ah I can´t wait to satart wearing a nice beanie with a fuzzy pompom for Winter!
Check out my stuff and new updates in my shop at

 Kutova KiKa knitwear

Kutova KiKa knitwear webshop is open!

 My webshop is finally open! Check it out at  Kutova KiKa  

 All pieces are designed and hand made by me in my little knit studio in Stockholm.

 Kutova means Knitting in Finnish and Kika is my childhood nickname, the name Kutova Kika reminds me of how my Grandmother Gulle taught me how to knit when I was a little girl. We would sit out in the cabin in the snow covered Finnish archipelago and knit furry animals with pompom tails and fuzzy manes. 

 All the pieces have delicate details, many in special techniques with crochet and embroidery. I use the soft alpaca yarn for its warmth, luxuriousness and beautiful natural luster.

Pattern for the caridgan Ariel is now available!

I have gotten many requests to write down the pattern for the cardigan Ariel and can now happily announce that it is ready! The pattern is available to download on ravelry and etsy, or if you would like to download it straight through my blog it is also possible.
The pattern is both in English and Swedish.

Link to RAVELRY:  Pattern for Ariel/ Mönster på Ariel

Link to ETSY:  Pattern for Ariel/ Mönster för Ariel

Download DIRECTLY:  PatternforAriel/MönsterpåAriel

When I was designing the pattern I was inspired by traditional fair isle motifs and wanted to get a playful twist on it by combining different shapes and motifs around the yoke, along the hem and sleeves.

The zigzag waves repeat to give the design some coherence and structure. The pattern for Ariel comes with written instructions, drawings and color charts to make it easy to follow.

 

 When I was writing down the pattern for Ariel I decided to knit one as a sweater instead of a cardigan. The design works well as a closed design too and motif around the yoke really stands out. For the main color I chose Cascade 220 Peruvian wool in oatmeal color, it is the same yarn that I used in turqois in the cardigan version. The two shades of grey are Garnstudio Drops Nepal which are a bit thicker tha the Cascade yarn but worked very well. The peach color is alpaca yarn that I dyed myself. I am very happy with the result of my Spring take on this design! I will surely be wearing this peachy pie when there is that period between Spring and Summer where there is no more need for a jacket but it is still too chilly to go out without a sweater.

Happy knitting! If you have any questions regarding the pattern, don't hesitate to ask me :)

New blog coming up soon!!

 I am in the process of starting my own knitting brand called Kutova Kika (Kutova means knitting in Finnish and Kika is my what my lil sister calls me :) after many years of people telling me how they would like to buy my knitted stuff and encouraging me to start my own knitting studio. 

That means I will also have a new blog associated to my website where I share my knitting processes and inspiration.

The hat on the above picture is called Lintunen(Finnish for little bird) and is available in many color combos. I have carefully chosen the colors and made each hat with luxurious high quality alpaca yarns. 

 Although I now have a knitting machine I will also be knitting by hand, of course! That itch to knit by hand is still very much there although I also enjoy the complexity and patience it takes to knit on the machine.

 Here is the chunky scarf I knitted with a beautiful blueberry ice cream colored yarn and added pompoms to make this scarf a one of a kind.

 

Some logo designing going on for my new Kutova Kika shop. 

 

 

All the knitted goodies in this post can be purchased from my my etsy shop  for now and soon from my own wesite! Can't wait to get it up and running, so excited!!

Kutova Kika etsy shop now open!

My webshop is now open! Lots of super yummy knitted hats in delicious color combinations.

Link to shop:

Kutova Kika Webshop 

The Lupuna hat with bunnies on a flowery meadow.

 All the hats are knitted with alpaca yarn. and have a cute pompom.

 

The Lintunen hat has a motif of swallows flying around in a berry forest.

Here in minty green and pale rose, perfect colors for Spring!

 

 

 Lintunen hat in black & off white with a coral colored pompom.

Here the Lintunen hat in more subdued colors, lavender and pale blue.

 Lintunen hat in baby blue and mellow yellow.

 The Lupuna hat in strawberry red and dreamy grey.

The Lumikello hat has a more classic pattern but with a modern twist and fuzzy pompom.

More pictures and color combinations in my etsy webshop:

Kutova Kika Webshop