Heli Rajavaara

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Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
The Aurora socks feature an easy-to-memorise cable pattern that travels all around the sock — including the heel.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This pattern is a very special to me, it started a year ago when my amazing friend Nash asked if I’d like to design something together with her. We’d have the same yarn, we both do our own designs and the publish the patterns at the same time. And now that year has gone, and this is my part of the joint adventure :)
Knitting: Mittens
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Easy and quick to knit pattern - playing with stripes and different yarns
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
This winter - crisp days, frost and snow covering the landscape :)
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Lovely, sunny days - all you need is relaxed and portable knitting!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This pattern was originally designed for Knit With Friends festival in Portugal last year - together with it’s sister pattern KWF II (toe up).
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
This pattern was originally designed for Knit With Friends festival in Portugal last year - together with it’s sister pattern KWF I (cuff down).
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Last winter and spring was hard time for me, and for the first time in my life insomnia hit me hard. I spent so many nights listening to the wind - and knitting these socks.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
When your have the sweetest goddaughter asking specially handmade socks for present… These are the ones to keep her feet warm on cold winter days
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Folded brim to give some extra warmth, some classic cables and beautiful reverse stockinette - that’s the recipe for the favorite hat!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Summer 2018 and Jyväskylä Knit Festival has a special meaning to me - of course meeting all the friends all over the world, and getting know knitters was really amazing. But also I had my first ever course there teaching tech editing for designers :slightly_smiling_face: And I started these socks during the festival too !
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
I visited beautiful Tallinn last summer and I needed some easy, simple, relaxing - yet lovely - to knit while strolling around the charming small alleys of Old town. These socks are just that!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Shooting start has simple, stylish and classical look - with a twist. The pattern is for cuff down sock, with fitting heel flap. Beautiful, but yet easy to memorize, lace pattern gives the rhythm for your knitting.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Sunny summer days call for Mint Sorbet…
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Black Diamond hat has some lovely colorwork, worked in 3 different colors (but only few rounds have all 3 at the same time). Pattern can be also easily be modified to 2 color version.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
13 years ago, January 17th 2005, I got the greatest gift of all - my boys were born.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Warm, rustic socks are the best companion for cold winter nights! These socks keep your feet warm during the coldest time of year.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Some stripes, some eyelets, endless possibilities of nice color combos… That’s what these socks are! Change of colors gives rhythm and keep you interested… are socks are ready before you even notice. And these are excellent also to use up your leftovers!
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Inspired by Finnish nature, and especially the rough beauty of Northern Finland. Halti is a fell in Lapland, at the border between Norway and Finland. The highest point of the fell on the Finnish side is at 1324 m (4344 ft) above sea level, and thus the highest point in the country.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
First snow falling on green spruces - that moment is magical, giving the feeling of coming winter.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Mountain tops reaching the sky on misty morning - there’s something so magical on that sight
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Cooler days, walk in the forest enjoying the last light of the summer. Mind already heading for autumn and coming winter.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Wide color blocks give a rhythm to this hat. And this is a great way to use you leftover yarns too!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Playing with colors is always fun! These socks have 3 colors, two of them create equal blocks on leg and foot, the third one is used for cuff, heel and toe.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Some stripes and texture, favorite colors and time to relax with sock knitting - that’s Miss Spring!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Less is more - and sometimes all we need is something quite simple and beautiful. Few lace details were created to give a bit more classical and feminine touch to these toe up socks.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Knit and purl stitches form fun and interesting ribbing - and give a great fit! And there’s something very calming in the repeats and rhythm of the stitches.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Some easy cables and nice yarn, that’s all you need for your favorite socks! Lots of stockinette means that beautiful yarn can really show - so this pattern is great for your handdyed treasures. Twisting cables make a nice and interesting detail.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Wintertime - at least here up north - means not only total darkness, but also lovely twilight that lasts for months. These socks were knitted during those gloomy hours - enjoying cold and clear sky and the sun just above the horizon.
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
When you have the most perfect hand-dyed sock yarn and want to knit socks to show it, but still have some twist - these are the socks! There are some fun playing with rib pattern and cute cables! And pattern works great with solid yarn also, then the cables and rib can take the main role!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Playing with colors is always fun, and these socks offer you the perfect opportunity for that!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Beautiful yarn and lovely cables… that’s the combination to create these socks! There’s something so relaxing in the twist of the cables. They give the rhythm for these socks - knitting is just pleasure!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
Choose your favorite colors - there are thousands of combinations. Colorwork is done using slipped stitches, so you always work with one color at a time.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Long brim, nice and easy colorwork and big pompom on top, perfect recipe for hat!
Knitting: Mid-calf Socks
Twist and shout socks can be done with two colors as in pattern - or you can just do a one-colored version. Both work as well.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Janus is a fun two-color intarsia hat. Pick two of your favorite colors and make a bold combination - or if you prefer more subtle, that works as well.
Knitting: Beanie, Toque
Pattern has written instruction for two different sizes.