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外婆教会了我针织。但是我真正喜欢上针织，始于在赫尔辛基学会左手送线的“大陆式编织法”。2020年初新冠病毒流行期间，恰逢我换工作有两周小假，我的针织旅途便从这里开始了：一条只有下针的围巾，到第一双羊毛袜子、第一双彩线手套，再到毛衣。2024年我开始自己设计毛衣，初次尝试是一件冰岛款毛衣，送给了我母亲。此页精选我的针织作品，同你分享喜悦与创意。

My grandmother first taught me how to knit, but it wasn’t until discovered the Continental Knitting style that I truly fell in love with the craft. I began my knitting journey at the start of 2020, during a two-week holiday before starting a new job, right as Covid-19 hit Helsinki. It all started with a simple stockinette scarf, followed by a pair of wool socks, a colorwork mitten and eventually sweaters. By 2024, I felt the urge to create my own design and debuted a self-designed Icelandic sweater as a gift for my mother. This page serves as a collection of my knitting portfolio, capturing the joy and creativity this journey has brought me.

继设计了红灯笼毛衣之后，想继续在北欧毛衣的基础上添加一些很私人的东方审美。“囍” 字体对称，寓意美好且容易转换成针织纹样。选择颜色的时候想着要用钴蓝配粉彩，双喜自然是红色，要贴着乾隆时期艳丽的审美。侧衩亦用钴蓝做镶边。考虑了良久旗袍领的做法，到底在做“精神抚慰鸡”的腹片时灵感乍现，原创了双折叠的旗袍领的织法。Encouraged by the successful launch of the Red Lantern Sweater, I decided to continue incorporating chinoiserie style into the Nordic sweater design. The Double Happiness “囍” motif is a Chinese traditional ornament/ character, often used as a decorative symbol of marriage. Typically depicted in red to convey joy and celebration. I chose the contrast colours as the cobalt blue (royal blue) and the underglaze pink, inspired by the flamboyant aesthetics during the ruling period of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1735-1796). The side splits are knitted with intarsia knitting technique to create a bold, contrasting cobalt blue stripe, reinforcing the oriental influence typically in Manchurian robes. The double-folded Qipao collar is originally designed by me, surprisingly inspired from knitting the bottom piece of the “Emotional Support Chicken”.

红灯笼毛衣是我继给母亲设计了一件冰岛款毛衣之后为自己设计的毛衣，指南发表在了Ralvery，考虑到了从XS到XL五个尺寸。这是第一款尝试走向专业的设计。After making an Icelandic sweater for my mother with my original pattern, I tried for the first time to design this Red Lantern Sweater professionally with size inclusive consideration, from XS to XL. The pattern is published in Ralvery.

雪梅毛衣是我为我妈妈设计的冰岛款毛衣。测量是基于四月织好的Kiuru Sweater。这是我第一次使用真正的冰岛毛线Léttlopi，此前做的两款毛衣都是用的芬兰品牌Novita旗下的Icelandic Wool。这是我第一次尝试设计毛衣，指南发表在了Ralvery上，设为免费指南。The Xuemei Sweater is a sweater designed by me for the first time and named after my mother. The measures still quite rely on my experience in knitting the Kiuru Sweater designed by Ronja Hakalehto. The pattern is published in Ralvery, and I priced it free of charge. It was also the first time I used the “real” Icelandic yarn Léttlopi, as previously I only used the Icelandic Wool by Novita, the Finnish producer.

两件夏天的织物：Victor Sweater和Frou Frou Sweater分别由Johanna Gehrisch和Camille K所设计。Victor Sweater实际上从2023年秋天就开始针织了，当时流行“芭比配色”，所以挑选了这种并不在我审美范围中的水红色；此针织衫一直拖延到2024年3月才完成。The Victor Sweater is designed by Johanna Gehrisch and the Frou Frou Sweater is designed by Camille K. I initiated to knit the Victor Sweater in 2023 autumn when the “barbie-core ” was trendy, that is why I picked up the bright pink which is usually not in my palette.

此马海呢露背针织衫是Johanna Gehrisch设计的。原件是用白线针织，作为“新娘针织合集”的一部分。The open-back mohair sweater is designed by Johanna Gehrisch, originally knitted in white as a piece of her bridal collection.

Siimes毛衣和Kiuru毛衣都是芬兰设计师Ronja Hakalehto为2021年三月的《Novita》针织杂志创作的。Siimes毛衣是我第一次尝试冰岛款毛衣的织法，这款男士毛衣做成后在夏天带回家给我爸爸。Siimes毛衣从23年十二月做到了24年2月，学会了“主色和对比色线的持握位置”、“线段松紧要旨”以及“固定长线段的方法”等诸多技巧；于是做完了Siimes毛衣又马不停蹄地为自己做了Kiuru毛衣。

Both the Siimes Sweater and Kiuru Sweater were designed by the Finnish designer Ronja Hakalehto, from Novita magazine 2023 March’s issue. It was my first time to make a colorwork in such a big scale. I made the Siimes Sweater for my father, starting from December 2023 and completing in February 2024. Then I made the Kiuru Sweater for myself immediately, as the Siimes Sweater boosted my confidence in colorworks, especially with the knowledge of main & contrast colours, tensions and catching the floats.

棕榈树毛衣是Lene Holme Samsøe设计的，针织材料是亚麻。一共做了两件，丁香色的给了自己，给妈妈是抹茶色的。The Palme Tee is designed by Lene Holme Samsøe. The tee is knitted with linen yarns. I made the size XS in lilac for myself and size S in match colour for my mother.

香槟开衫是有名的PetiteKnit设计经典款式。由于我用的是可机洗的美利奴羊毛，成品过水后撑长了许多，短款成了长款，还是很好看。The Champagne Cardigan is designed by the knitting guru PetiteKnit. Since I made it with superwash merino, the cardigan was stretched much longer than expected after blocking. It still looks nice when it is in the longer style.

胶囊毛衣是Neringa Ruke设计。我在2022年4月做过一件，但是用的是羊驼毛，过水之后变得奇大无比。很喜欢这种基本款毛衣，于是2023年开年又重做了一件，用的是可以机洗的美利奴羊毛和马海呢。The Capsule Pullover is designed by Neringa. I once made the same model in April 2022; however, the pullover stretched way too big after blocking because I used yarns of alpaca wool. Since I really like the simple structure of this basic pullover, I decided to remake one in the beginning of 2023.