A Trip Back Home

I am so lazy to blog.

Went for a short break back home last month, spent a lot of time of the road this time, a bit too rush, our programme is like "back to back" , drive up to Cameron Highlandha ha ha..but we had fun..no matter what, get to spent time with family is the BEST thing in my life...I shall let the photo do the talking.

Flora and Tea @Cameron Highland

Markering @ Cameron Highland, where the place i spent $$$ on strawberry and some goodie

Strawberry park, you can actualy self pick from the tree, 1kg @rm35 .

Oh, forgot about this! Tim Sum @ Ipoh..cheap and great! what else to ask for?

Progress

I mentioned about crocheting a bag, but have not post a picture of it before, here is the progress.Croheting in grey.

Progress of Jo Shape Belero in Cherry Red

Lastly is Forest Path Stole, which I KAL with Sally and Mona, guess my progress is far behind as I keep changing the yarn, I finally settle down with Zephre BUT double ply, since I prefer the thicker feel...

DIY Hand Phone Chain

Craft time!

Bought some leather straps and accessories during the weekend, and here are the results! What do you think?

Phildar Boleros

Finally I got it done over the weekend.

I've modified the patt by changing the button at the front to a knitted ribbon, in fact, the magazine does not indicate the button instruction nor the hole.

I will give away this to my cousin who stays in Perth, hope she will like it.

Meanwhile, let me be the model and take some pictures to show off all the hard work!

Tada~Here is my version of the boleros!

Front View

Details

Side View

Back View

Patt : Phildar Magazine

Yarn : 5 x 50g Sirdar Wash n Wear Double Crepe

Needle : Inox 5.5mm

Mood Swing

Hey gals,
Thanks for all the comments.

My knitting projects are progressively slow for the pass week, guess I am having a mood swing, after banging my head few times against the wall for this FPS, finally i co with double ply of zephre.
I am sooooooooooooo looking forward to next week, going to take a short break back home, miss home, mom & dad and all the food of cos.

Working On Needles

I have been busy working on " a few" projects on the needles, trying hard to finish them ASAP... I hope.

1. Phildar Boleros, working on the last sleeve
2.KAL-Jo Shape Bolero working on the back with lovely cherry red.
3.KAL-Forest Part Stole on 4th tier.

4.KAL-Rusted Root a few more inches to go.

5. KAL-Crocheting a bag
6.Kimono, still long way to go.

Here a pic of the FPS as promised, the rest I will post once i finish them :D

Colouring Me

I've been buying, buying and still buying yarns *bad bad Regg*

This time round, I have more members in the gang, hehe.. and I manage to take some pic of them before I "distribute" out...

LOOK at the colour! can you resist them? and I hope you gals love them too!

Peony in cream, pink, maroon, olive green, brown, yellow and black.

not forget about this, Miami in purple and light blue

Lovely Olympus yarns, Emmy Grande Lame.

Progress

Has been a while I dint update my blog.

My mood is still affected by something bad happened on 14th April 2007.

Meanwhile, just some update what's on my needles, the Rusted Root is still on-the-go..hiding in a small corner on my drawer; Boleros from Phildar, left with 2 sleeve..I need to get it done ASAP and the latest join in the WIPs list are Forest Path Stole from IK Summer 2003 and Nancy Bush Socks from Favorite Socks with KnitPick EssentialSolid in Navy..I guess knitting sock with dark colour is really a bad choice, espcially with 2.5mm needles..

I am trying out the wool i get from China for this stole, currently moving on 2nd Tier lace, this yarn the touch soft like a merino blend..in fact the actual colour is more redish then the pic, I will try to take with a better camera next time.

Reading-In-Bed-Shrug-KAL

My buddies and I decided to KAL this shrug last month.
Finally, I've done with my version he he...The shrug turned up very light, quite happy with the gold rim effect.

Here are some pics to share.


Bed Shrug on me

Crochet edging

finishing : 15" x 23"
patt : Reading-In-Bed-Shrug from Interwave Knits Spring 2007
yarn : 2 x 50g Mercury (Japan 4 ply Arcylic with gold rim)
needle size : 3.75mm

Memories

Today is our two weeks anniversery! *smiles*

over the last weekend, i've tried something new. The roses, which were used as decor at our ROM event, i turned them into potpourri.

It sounds simple, in fact i have done it before, many times!

- hang the flowers up-side-down and air dry, the flowers will turn dark brown or even black after sometime;

- keep them in fridge to maintain the colour, it works! but the petals become

very "crispy"!

This time, i tried something new, i got the instructions from a book.

- prepare fresh flowers and orange skin;

- remove petals and the orange skin let it air dry for 3-5 days;

- put them into oven for 3-5 mins using low heat;

- smash the orange skin as they will act as preservatives.

Lastly, put the petals and orange skin into an organza bag and put a few drops of essential oil!

Tada! here comes the potpourri! i've made them into 3 organza packs and the rest i kept them in an air tight container..hmm the colour seems nice ya :)

Wonderful Saturday

24.03.07, Sunny Saturday

Today is a lovely saturday, went breakfast with DD for Tim Sum and noodles, then drove to a flower warehouse to get some flowers...the warehouse was so cold, but the flowers there are so lovely, there have tulip, roses, lily, sun flower and many more, u name it they have it, some i dont even know the name! I ended up getting roses for myself and my buddies too, wanna surprise them he he...

At noon, i met them in the North to have coffee, lunch, snacks and of cos KNIT! ha ha..luckily i dint get light colour roses for J, realised she dont really like light colour *phew*... Y was cute, when i presented her the roses, she was plesently surprised! ha ha!

Who says happiness in life must be luxury and materialistic? i always believe just a little effort always can make a great effect.

People might think we are too free to spents hours to knit, i have people telling me can get off rack cheaper! yes i agree but just wanna say that " we knit not because we are too free, it is because we treasure simple things in life!"

Time really flies, we ended up spending almost 6 hours there! BUT some how i still feel that it is not enough! ha ha..gals, thanks for the great saturday, Friendship Forever!

Our Story, Our Day

11.03.07,
Sunday Sunday
This day, is our day, we held our Registeration of Marriage ceremony at Sembawang Park.

The party was something different from the usual i guess, it was outdoor, the ceremony was under a tree, next to the beach followed by a simple hi tea buffet.

This is the place where we exchanged our vows

We did the decor mostly by ourselves with the great help of J & Y of cos, thanks gals :), my bro il and his two friends were our photographers on that day, so we ended up having 3 pro photographers! we felt so special hehe...

Gifts and decor

A from KL came down specially for this, what a lovely surprise!

At the end of the event, we released all the balloons..that was wonderful and we had great time, wish all the guests had fun too.

FOs

i have not been a good blogger, keeping so many back log dint post :P
here are some pic of :

Sporty Thomas
Knitted Teddy Bear for my loved ones on Valentine Day.

Yarn used : arcylic 8 ply
Needle Size : 4mm
Size : 12"

Patt : The Knitted Teddy Bear by Sandra Polley

Beside Teddy Bear, i have done 2 knitted fish for my buddies too. Argh! again i forget to take pic...just something simple and hope they like it :)

Sock
My first pair of socks, actually was last year WIP, he he..

manage to get it done mid feb too. DD quite like it...i am going for more socks soon.

modelling by my bil, cos he help me to take pic :)

Busy Year

This year will be a super busy year for me.
i know i have not been updating my blog regulary, bad bad regg!
Chinese New Year is just around the corner, i still dont feel it yet, some how i still need to get some CNY goodie for mum and future IL.

Today i still need to work full day, tomorrow i will be at KL, coming back on Mon, flying off on 15/2, will be back on 25/2.

I've completed 3 mistery projects for VDay, 1 for my fiance and 2 for my buddy, i am sure if u r reading this blog u will know i am talking abt u! hehe,
will post them after VDay.

Wishing u gals up there, HappY VDay and CnY! Gong Xi Gong Xi~
I may not be able to update my blog till i come back.

New Additions

I received this lovely Rowan Cashsoft Bady DK Yarns and Sirdar Denim DK all the way from UK! They are so precious to me, the touch and feel are so soft, i really love them!
A warm welcome to my yarn family :)

Lovely plastic knitting needle..so cute!

My New Year Surprise

This is my new year surprise from my SP, i received this in Dec 06 but was instructed to open only in Jan 07!
SEE!!! My lovely SP sent me 2 hanks of KickPick Gloss!I've always heard abt Gloss, now i finally own them!Oh!~ u see the cute little rabbit pin next to the yarn? from my SP too.
Thank you so much my dear SP!
*hug*

FOz Report

I've finally completed my Spring Fling just before the arrival of 2007. It turned out just nice for me and i quite like the green.

SPRING FLING

Patt: Spring Fling from Knitty Spring 05
Yarn: 4 x Jaegar 4 ply cotton 50g/125m
Needle: 3.5mm

CROCHET BUBBLE COSMETIC BAG
This is nice too...my buddies and i crochet this KAL , ..this is my version.

Size : 8" x 5 "
Yarn : Sportlight 8 ply acrylic

CROCHET ROSE
Oh i LOVE this! remember i mentioned earlier on that i kinda fell in love with the crochet rose? this is the one! Isn't it lovely? i 've made some and attached them to hair accessories and brooches too, already given a few to my friends, i hope they like them too:)

Yarn : Sportlight 8 ply acrylic and mercury (japanese acrylic yarn with gold rim)

CROCHET DOGGIE
This is another cute stuff :)
Size : 3" x 1.5"
Yarn : Sportlight 8 ply acrylic and mercury (japanese acrylic yarn with gold rim)

Busy Busy Busy

I have not been doing homework for a month! time really flies.

Over the past one month, we managed to book our registration and wedding venue, it was a huge relief to both of us, and we also found the lovely wedding favour for our guest for both events!

I am back with crochet, doing some little accessories e.g. roses as brooch and hair band, a doggie patt and a bubble clutch, kinda fall in love with the rose.

Knitting wise, i managed to finish my SF and now working on the sock (gosh! yes i am!) and RR, i have to finish this two ASAP so that i can CO the new one! long way to go.

Drop-Stitch Twist Shawl

HOT from the oven!
Finally i got this shawl done! my first FO for shawl.. the shawl turned up quite big, think because of the drop stitch i suppose! This is my Christmas present to my god sis, i hope she will like it, will definitely knit another one for myself soon.
Meanwhile, back to my another Christmas project, sock.. hopefully can make it on time.

Patt : Knit Pick Drop Stitch Twist Shawl
Needle : Clover size 10
Yarn : 4 x 50g Peony (100 % Acrylic)


Modelling by my future mil :)

Progress Update

Been very busy..busy for nothing!
i have not been knitting much, very slow progress and yet i need to knit so many projects as Christmas gifts!

I really need another pair of hands!

A pair of sock for my fiance, my very first try on sock. Slow slow slow...

Drop Stitch Twist Shawl turn up very narrow, but i like the soft touch of the arcylic yarn, did i just mentioned soft touch? arcylic? yes! Peony is the brand, from Japan :)