Almost There...

Yeap, I am almost popping anytime already!

Baby at 35 weeks and 3 days now, weight 2.7kgs. I have been hibernating for awhile because my pregnancy was not that smooth when i entered into the 3rd trim. Blood pressure was going up althought i have been taking medication, this can be very dangerous to the mummy and baby and will affect my kidney and liver, fingers, toes and ankle swelled quite badly and i am in pain...My doc has advised me to stop work now and hope baby can stay abit longer in me...

You wont wanna know the total number of pills that i am taking a day, DH was joking with me that he see the way i take medicine like taking mentos ! haha

Have not been knitting much except some cute little booties. Just done a pair of button loafers after many trials and this is the only successful pair!

Pattern : Little Button Loafers

Crochet Hook Size : 5/0

Yarns : Olympus Bouquet in Pale Green and Miami 4 Season Cotton in Dark Grey

Size : appx 4"

DESTASH

For the first time, I am destashing my yarns since I started knitting, it is painful... but I have to face the reality of storage constraints!

All prices includes shipping within Asia, add USD5 outside Asia.

Schachenmayr Nomotta Catania
Colour Code : 160
Yardage : 50g(125m) x10 = 1250meter
Content : 100% Cotton
Selling at USD50/SGD75

Schachenmayr Nomotta Catania
Colour Code : 172 Light Grey
Yardage : 50g(125m) x10 = 1250meter
Content : 100% Cotton
Selling at USD50/SGD75

Schachenmayr Nomotta Catania
Colour Code : 226 Lavender
Yardage : 50g(125m) x6 = 750meter
Content : 100% Cotton
Selling at USD30/SGD40

Katia Capri
Yardage: 50g(125m)x10 =1250meters
Content: 100% Cotton
Selling at USD55/SGD80

Katia Bamboo
Colour : 20 Dark Brown
Yardage: 50g(100m)x6 =600 meters
Content: 100% Bamboo
Selling at USD36/SGD54

Olympus Cotton Novia
Colour Code : 17
Yardage: 40g(105m)x5 =525 meters
Content: 100% Cotton
Selling at US36/SGD54

Olympus Cotton Novia
Colour Code : 12 Light Grey
Yardage: 40g(105m)x6 =630 meters
Content: 100% Cotton
Selling at US48/SGD72

Olympus Cotton Novia
Colour Code : 04 Brown
Yardage: 40g(105m)x6 =630 meters
Content: 100% Cotton
Selling at US48/SGD72

Olympus Cotton Novia
Colour Code : 21 Orangy Red
Yardage: 40g(105m)x6 =630 meters
Content: 100% Cotton
Selling at US48/SGD72

Olympus Cotton Novia

Colour Code : 8 Deep Red
Yardage: 40g(105m)x6 =630 meters
Content: 100% Cotton
Selling at US48/SGD72

For serious local buyers, prices are neg. if meet up to collect in the north-Yishun,Sembawang or Woodlands.

Regg @ 15 Weeks Vs Junior's Booties #3

Nothing much to write, just photos to share...

My preggie progress at 15 weeks :)

Meanwhile. I am still in the little booties mood, just done booties #3 for Junior.

Pattern : Ruth's "Perfect" Baby Booties
Yarn : Miami Four Seasons (50-70yards)
Needles Size : 3.0mm

Saartje's Bootees

Pattern : Saartje's Bootees

Yarns : Gong Cotone Egitto Mako(dark brown)/ Catania Cotton(baby blue)

Needle Size : 2.5mm dpns

Dear All,

Thank you for all the sweet messages and support. This 2 weeks have been good, except the bad weather ... I am down with flu. OK now except still coughing a bit.

Many of you wonder how far am I now... OK, I am 14 weeks pregnants(3.5 months)! For the first time, we saw little junior actively moving alot during the gynae routine check up last Monday! DH and I were so touched and happy! Thanks to the advance technology!

Back to knitting, in order to kick off my knitting mojo, I thought start knitting with small project might help and it does!

Done second pair of booties for Junior.

Little booties in his daddy's hands.

Overall, quite a simple knitted project, except I dont really like the seaming part, so I knitted it with DPNS instead, only need to seam the bottom to cut down the discomfort on the little feet.

p/s - Thanks to Doreen who recommended this project to me!

New Path In Life...

I am back
with my little knitting mojo

learning and getting ready

to my new path in life :)

Little booties that i knitted for Junior~

Pattern : Ruth's "Perfect" Baby Booties

Yarn : Catania Cotton in Grey(50-70yards)

Needles Size : 3.5m/4.0mm

(note : followed Ruth's instrustion from begining till top of foot, join in round, changed to lace for cuff instead of ribbing) and i like the result!

Happy Lunar New Year 2009~ Moo Moo

Dear All,

I will be taking a week break heading home and be back by 2 February.

Wishing you and your family A Happy, Healthy and Prosperous Ox Year!

祝大家与家人 : 新年快乐，吉祥幸福，身体安康，福慧増长!

A New 2009!

Yes! I have been lazy again, not only about updating this blog, I've been lazy over my knitting works too!
For some good reasons, I've lost my knitting mojo since 2 months ago! have not touching all the WIPs and being very good, not even a new CO!

So.. nothing to update yet and life is good. Wishing everyone a good 2009 ahead and keep the knitting spirit rockz! ... and I hope my mojo will be back soon too...

Lazy

Anyone still reading this blog?

I have not been updating my blog for more then 2 months... I know.
Busy with works, too much TV and ..ya..lazy.


No FO to blog yet, only some WIPS, just to share, these 2 are the most active on my needles at the moment...

Madli Shawl, I have been 'aiming' for this project since last year, finally get to CO.



Another KAL project with my knitting buddies - Sahara in Catania Cotton, finishing soon, at the colar.


OK! I will try to update when I have the time.

Kiri

Pattern: Kiri

Yarns : Bamboo Wool Blend Fingering Weight 1.5x100g

Done 13th repeat on chart 2

Needle Size : 4mm & 5mm

Measurement after blocked : 64" across shoulder with 32" length

I am glad that i finished it, finally~

close up view

Ash-alike

Pattern : Ash from Rowan 36
Yarns : Olympus Cotton Novia x 7 balls(40g/115m)
Needle Size : 3.5mm/4.0mm

Proud to present to you.
A KAL project with talented Windloop.



Basically we knitted up according to our own estimation.

Poseiodon Socks

Pattern : Poseidon Socks
Yarn : Lana Grossa Meilenweit (1x100g/420m)
Needle Size : 2.5mm, 3.5mm

Another KAL project with my buddies Yun & Jol.
I dint follow 100% of this pattern as the heel turn part i refer to other's method.

I proudly present to you, fresh from the oven.. TADA~

I Just Cant Stop...

Stainless Steel.

Fine Merino.

YOU! Feel so love hate!

YET cant stop knitting.

Home Sweet Home

I am leaving SG tomorrow morning at 6am.

Going to travel a long journey but i am very excited...because i am heading home , home sweet home!

I will be back by next week!

Max's Staircase Tam

Pattern : Max's Staircase Tam

Yarns : Cleckheaton Country 12 Ply Wool(grey) 2.5 x 50g(71m),

Fingering weight Wool(purple)

Needle Size : 5mm

My very first beret in my knitting life!
The idea of knitting a small gift for someone special for her birthday has been going thru my mind since 2 months ago... something small..hm..a hat?
After surfing on ravelry for all the hat's design, i finally took up the courage to CO this beret! In fact, it was not a one-time success FO, the patt stated that is for Child/ Adult Small, so i CO 90 sts instead of 84. The hat ended up covering my whole face!Guess what have i done to rescue the hat? i cut off the ribbing and redo it up-side-down!

Overall, not a bad one, now i am thinking to CO another one for myself :D

Happening In The East

We had a wonderful time over the weekend, wonderful dinner on Friday, a good sweat from a run on Saturday. Today, we went for cycling in the east, in fact, almost spent whole day in the east, although the sun is not that strong, but i still get a bad sun burn on my left hand! Seems like applying the sun block twice for the 2 hours is not enough, still.

Sun burn on my hand :(

We paid a second visit to the Korean restaurant in Katong for lunch! the food is much better then the first time we tried, worth the price for the food :D, after the lunch we tried this Cheesecake Cafe in the East, from the outside really dont attract our attention at all but once the waitress lead us into the cafe..WOW!!! let the picture tell thousand words.

The two tired faces after being under the hot sun enjoying coffee in the cafe...

Looking out from the inside...

Lots of renaissance decor...

Renaissance painting, my favourite

Beautiful carvining next to out table...

More beautiful decor on the wall...

ok, time for mask on the sun tanned face!

In Memoriam...

May Peace Be With You, always...
3 years have passed by since you left us,
Time may ease the pain,
Loving thoughts will always remain...

Twinkle Capelet

Pattern : Princess Capelet by Wenlan Chia

Yarn : Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece

Yardage: 3.5 balls x 100g/215 yards

Needle: 5.5 needle

It has been awhile since the last update on my blog about my knitting progress, reason : being too greedy to have too many wips on hands!
This Twinkle Capelet is one of my wips that i casted on dated 22/05/08 and i've put it on hold for almost 2 weeks because i am running out of yarns.


Overall i am happy with this project because i feel it is more stylo than those normal cardi that we usually see.

We Call Them Pirates

Pattern : We Call Them Pirates

Yarns : 1 x 50g Jaegar Extra Fine Merino DK in Black,

1/2 x 50g Katia Bamboo in Sweet Candy Pink
Needle size : 3.5mm/4mm

This is my first trial on colour-work project! When i first saw this pattern from ravelry somewhere last year, i noticed that most of the FOs were done in black and white combi, so i have been thinking hard on what colour combi should i do for this hat.

I have quite a number of colour choices for this pattern in acrylic, but thinking of the hard work, i decided not to knit with acrylic and cast on with a better yarn - Jaegar Extra Fine Merino in DK weight!

I’ve modified the pattern by no lining and do ribbing instead and added the heart shape between the skulls and and a bigger heart shape on top of each section too.

Although not a fan of pink colour since young, but guess this sweet candy pink from Katia Bamboo does bring out the charm of this hat! Loving it :D

Lacy Kerchief Scarf

Pattern : Lacy Kerchief Scarf from Interweave Knits, Summer 2005
Yarns : 4x50g Knit Pick Shine Sport
Needle Size : 4mm
Finished Measurement : 80" x 14"

Cast on this scarf last month by using one of my stash, the Knit Pick Shine Sport yarns i got 2 years ago.
Quite an easy knit. I’ve shorten the length by 2 repeats and do increase every 3 rows instead of every 5 rows, the measurement at the center point is 13.5” before blocking.

Done - wash and lightly blocked by ironing.

Crazy Monkey

Pattern:Toe-Up Crazy Monkey
Finished size: Length 9", Leg circ 7"
Yarns : 1/2x 100g Bamboo Wool Blend Fingering Weight
Needle size : 2.5mm DPNS

A long overdue FO, i follow this version for the lace part to do this Toe up version of Crazy Monkey .

This is also my first time knitting with Bamboo Wool blend fingering weight yarns, very smooth and not droppy after wash(normally bamboo have this problem) but i am not very satisfied with the colour run so completed it as ankle socks instead.