Aged

A break before I sum up May's knitting progress.

I almost forgot about my photos on photobucket.com account. It's been a long time I guess. And I discover I've grown so much.
Taken in 2004, with a bunch of my Taiwan associates. It was freaking cold on a late October night.

The pup was trying to poopoo. Look at its face, all scrunched up.

Taken during my Bangkok trip in Nov 2004. This is time stamped too.

And I miss this cheap and good Japanese restaurant at MBK call Zen.

Knitting news will be right back very soon.

9.5 Miles

That's a total of 15.37 kilometers worth of lace weight yarn. I can knit like 10-13 shawls with them. Like yesterday, I had collected a list of patterns. Most of which are free patterns, I hope. (Some might be from Ravelry downloads)

- Print O' the Wave Stole
- Hanami - I will only knit the basketweave section.
- Secret of Chrysopolis - I thought this was one of the better mystery lace KALs pattern.
- Hanging Garden Stole - The only thing that's stopping me is the number of rows 1 repeat has.
- Cobweb Lace Stole - this was queued the moment I got my copy of IK Spring '08.
- Queen Anne's Lace - I have this pattern lying somewhere.
- Lattice Lace Wrap - another basketweave type of pattern.
- Faux Russian Stole

23 pairs of socks

That's how much worth of sockyarn I have in my stash. Its staggering to me, as I'm not an avid sock knitter like Adrianne; I do not always have a WIP sock. I really need to pare down this huge number.

First off I need to plan which to use. Probably I will use stuffs like Wollmeise, KPPPM , cuz I have extras. I think I will leave 1 of each for keepsake. Once yarns are used, they are no longer yarns, they are FOs.

Patterns in random order:
- Monkey (i must be the last one to knit this pattern)
- Toe-up Monkey
- Mockery (I like Katie's Drache too)
- Fluke
- Pablo Blue Socks
- Twinkleberry
- Crystalline Lattice
- Cross Country Socks
- Spiral Boot Socks by Veronik Avery - I have the exact yarns waiting for me to knit them up.
- Bayerische Socks

Lack of love

Not for my DH but for this blog.

Lots had been going on, tied up with Knitpicks sprees and local knit outs. It was nice to put faces to the nicks I saw in the Singapore group on ravelry. Being a knit out organiser is both sweet and bitter. I don't think I want to go into details on that, it might get political. With the impending WWKIP Day on 14th June, I'm wondering how would the turn out be. Well, the size doesn't matter, does it?

This blog is lacking lustre, readership has drop at least 40%. I can only blame myself on procastination. Hoping that life doesn't get busier than this.

Thanks to B for getting the color cards below. I thought the colors look more real than the swatches on screen.

1. Knitpicks Shadow, 2. Knitpicks Shadow, 3. Knitpicks Shadow, 4. Knitpicks Gloss Lace, 5. Knitpicks Gloss Lace, 6. Knitpicks Gloss Lace

I'm on my third scarf, Lacy Ribbon from Knitty Spring. Hope to start Jarrett or even a sock very soon.

From the W in G

Look at the pictures below and you will know what's the W and G stands for.

I wish I had gotten a few more. Then again, the shipping alone was the cost of 1 hank.
From left: Veilchen, Blue Suzanne, Indisch Rot

PS. Veilchan belongs not to me.

Of scarves and J-blogs

I have been ploughing hard in my field of knits. However the Knitting Fairy is not around for luck and I'm low on it. I cast on and frogged several potential WIPs. So I guess I better relax, take a step backwards for easy projects. This meant that I'm back to knitting scarves. I enjoyed every bit of it since I need not worry about shaping and gauge problems. I managed to pare down 8 skeins of yarn. 3 for Multidirectional Scarf and 5 for Midwest Moonlight.

I almost lost track in my blog hoppping among the tons of knitters/craftsters on Ravelry. Maybe I should start doing it by countries. First on the list is Japan. Seems like people around me had been or would be traveling there. Only God knows when I can go. Best thing about the internet? It brings everything up close.

Sen, her gorgeous tatting.

Ishi, formidable knits from Japanese books.

Chibitora, her 13 year old maltese is such a cutey

Hiiragi, she always look so good in her knits.

yasuwo, she's also knitting the Printed Silk Cardigan

Not to mention that the Japanese knitters have this blog dedicated to Phildar. (something like a KAL)

I may have more to show before the Sakura season ends. And I hope to show my scarves FOs by then. Wish me luck.

how many RPM?

2 of course. To make a pair of socks. The last picture shows a more true shade to the colorway. These were finished last December and hidding under a pile of WIPs. That eplain why pictures were only taken last weekend.

Pattern: RPM by Aija Goto
Yarn: Koigu
Needle: Crystal Palace bamboo 2.25mm DPNs
Size: i followed the size for M
Time to finish: ??a week??

Printed Bamboo

With the discussion of what yarn to use for Printed Silk Cardigan, I almost forgot about this yarn I bought over ebay. It came at the right time (after waiting for more than 8 weeks). Off I went to knit a swatch, it came up to be slightly big. I went down a needle size and thought it would do.

So here's what you see. I knitted the fronts and back in one piece and they are waiting for the sleeves and neck bands.

Close up on the embossed diamonds.

And I just arrived on Sleevey Island.

Unfortunate incident

Something I received in the mail yesterday. I'm fine with uneveness in the dyeing. But this is absolutely OUT. It doesn't matter if its from the mill end.
Shouldn't the retailer check on each and every hank before sending out?
Didn't they realise that international shipping is on a bullet train to the north?
Even for a 25% off from retail price, they were not obliged to send yarn of decent quality?

I'm definitely getting an exchange.

Upcoming books

The covers of these books look promising. I guess I need to make space for them really soon.

Interweave Knits Spring 2008: My Say

Its one of those magazines, which I have 4-5 patterns, that I will knit from. I couldn't say much about the designs till I found the magazine resting on the seater when I reached home last night.

And I'd queued the following on my ravelry account.
Printed Silk Cardigan
I thought I do buy the exact yarn in another color. The price is a little too scary and would end up a hole in my bank account. There were discussions on the yarn subsitution on Ravelry. Possible candidate :
Frog Tree Pima Silk - have not try this before so no comments. Thought this might give good stitch definition.
SWTC Bamboo - I wouldn't use any of this. Bamboo stretches a lot, unless you like your cardigan to go out of shape after just one wash?
Blue Sky Alpaca & Silk - This would work but I'm not looking for something that's woolly.
Debbie Bliss Pure Silk - This would burnt another hole since I need to add a few more skeins to complete the cardigan.

Drawstring Chemise
I always have cotton yarns in the stash, this would be on the needles the moment Fern Path Stole is done.

Cobweb Lace Stole
I like the way its different from conventional stoles I had knitted so far.

Bleeding Hearts Stole
I had always admired Anne Hanson's designs, especially her Japanese Feather Stole, which is also on my queue.

Ladylike Gloves by Eunny looks interesting enough.

For the longest time

I shall take a little break from the hiatus and do a little update.

New Year was here and gone and so was the Chinese Lunar New Year. And I hope everyone had a good time during Valentines Day. DH gave me a few surprises which almost swept me off my feet. Well I will continue this story another day.

Back to knitting updates.

Even with the new gadgets like Wii and PSP, my needles were always occupied. I actually finished quite a few projects. Including the two below. (No FO pics at the moment though.


Myrtle leaf shawl with willow border


Venezia (more pictures here)

Now I need to get back to Wii Boxing and Trellis (from knitty.com)

Happy Valentines 2008

I felt so loved today and many days there after.

PS. Hope to come out of hiatus very soon. I've got so much to show and tell.

Day 14 of 2008

The hiatus will continue with the clip below

Year End Destash II GONE

Have I destash enough yet? NOOOOO!!
So keep coming back for more.


Malabrigo Baby Merino Lace - Lettuce (PEND)
yardage: aprox. 470 yards (good for a triangular shawl)
content: 100% baby merino wool
Selling at S$15, US$10
I am also giving away the left over from my Ene's scarf, which means you will hvae more than 500yards to play with.


Debbie Bliss Cotton DK - shade 13029
1 lot of 10 balls
Selling at S$50, US$34


Elann Endless Summer Luna
1 lot of 4 balls
Selling at S$20, US$14
Sorry for the overexposed pics. the color looks darker

Year End Destash - All GONE

Interested? Drop me a comment with your choice and your email. you will be advise of availability and shipping cost.
All yarns are kept in ziploc bags in a pet free and smoke free environment.


yardage: aprox. 470 yards (good for a triangular shawl)
content: 100% baby merino wool
Selling at S$15, US$10


Rowan Yorkshire Tweed 4 ply
1 lot of 10 balls
Selling at S$50, US$34


Elsebeth Lavold Silky Tweed
1 lot of 7 hanks
Selling at S$35, US$24


Cleckheaton Country Silk 8 ply
1 lot of 10 balls
Selling at S$40, US$27


Jaeger Luxury Tweed - Pebble
1 lot of 7 balls
Selling at S$40, US$27


Knitpicks Shadow - Jewel
1 lot of 2 hanks
Selling at S$23, US$16

Have an Elfy Christmas

I know I'm very early for this year's seasons greetings. Here's to everyone:

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Colorwork - Venezia

So I have:
- gotten the kit
- the needles
- courage?
- pattern
And here goes my first attempt at colorwork knitting. I guessed I was knitting on a tight tension, such that the hem puckered. So after completing like half the chart, I had to rip and start everything from the hem. Anyway, this is pretty common for colorwork beginners. They tend to tug a little more when changing colors. So beginners out there, so remember DO NOT pull when u change colors.

As of today, I have completed more than 2 repeats of the chart. Most probably I will be doing a V-neck modification via Maud's. More pics I hope, soon.

Revisit: Rusted Roots

I doubt I have documented Rusted Root since I finished it like many moons ago. I had worn it a few times but maintaining it was a chore so Mom took over it and had worn it more than several times.

Pattern: Rusted Root by Zephyr Style
Yarn: Katia Espiga, a few metres from th 6th ball.
Needle: Addi Turbo, 3.75mm
Size: I guess its the second smallest size
Time to finish: more than a week