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Saturday, 30 June 2007

Saving

I been saving this yarn for quite awhile since I brought it from Hipknits, I love the colour and the yarn is so soft that I don't want to waste on a project that I don't got to wear in hot weather. When I saw Montego Bay Scarf from Interweave Summer 2007. I know it is the right one and I wanted make it slightly bigger like a stole so I could wear it over camisole.

However things didn't turn out as I planned...to start, I increase co sts, change the gauge and minus the fringe. Half way through I realized that I'll never make it to the require length, but it is so nice I don't have a heart to frog it. Than I tried to stretch it when block hoping I could archived the right length but no luck..still a bit short to wrap around like a stole. Is still look good as it is, just that I have to save it for my next trip to Europe.

Pattern: Montego Bay Scarf - Interweave Summer 2007
Yarn : Hipknits- aran silk
Yardage: 2 skein ( about 390 yards)
Needle : 6.5mm

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Wednesday, 06 June 2007

Knitter's Virtual Vacation Swap Questionnaire

1. If you could visit any state in the US, which would it be and why?
New York..I was there about 13 years ago and I fell in love with it, would like to go back there. I love the energy in New York, so much to do and see.

2. If you could visit any country in the world, other than your own, which would it be and why?
Currently on my top list is Lapland in Sweden, visit the Icehotel and see the northern light. It will be the trip of my life! The second one is winter in Hokkaido Japan, soak in the open hot springs bath with snow fall...

3. Have you ever driven across several states/providence/countries?
Yes, in America, England and of course my home country Malaysia.

4. Have you ever visited someplace you consider exotic? Where was it?
Yes, Bali Indonesia, I went with my good friend three year ago and I like it so much I went back with my husband again in the same year for his birthday..(unfortunately, we can't go out party at the third night cos there are few bomb just exploded, we have to stay in hotel.Is a shame that such beautiful Island always been targeted.)


5. What was your favorite "travel" vacation? Why?
My backpack experience in Europe 10 year ago, me and my good friend went around Europe for a month after graduated from college. Visited all the great museum, master art and sculpture that we used to studied in college.

6. Have you ever played tourist in your own home city/state (if international, country)? Explain.
Yes, when friends and families coming over to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia visit us, we will actually go around the city pretend we are the tourist.


7. Are you a museum visitor, beach comer or an amusement seeker?
Museum, beach, and like to visit locate area rather than tourist spot.

8. What's your favorite type of yarn?
Silk, cotton and bamboo.

9. What's your least favorite type of yarn?
Novelty yarn or anything look like fur.

10. What items do you like to knit/crochet?
Cardigan, shawl or anything that appear to me.

11. What do you pack, knit/crochet wise when you go on vacation?
Usually I would pack something simple and easy remember pattern so I don't have to go through the book every time.

12. What other crafts do you do/would like to do other than Knit/Crochet?
I like felting..would like to try spinning one day.

13. Are you allergic to anything? (Yarn wise or treat wise)
No

14. What is your favorite color? Least Favorite?
Brown, black, green, purple..mostly dark cool palette. Don't like pastel colour.

15. Sweet or Savory (Treat not personality)?
Dark chocolate and dried cranberries.

16. Anything else we are forgetting to ask that you think your partner desperately needs to know?
Nope, you welcome to ask me anything you want.

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Monday, 04 June 2007

Belated Project Spectrum

It took me over two month to complete my Clementine Shawlette from Interweave Knit Spring. The reason it slow me down is the shawl is knitted in two separate pieces. I always find that doing two identical piece is very boring..even for sleeve. After I finish the first piece, the second piece have been sitting in the drawer until last week. I don't have much problem with this pattern until I have to seam two individual panel together..which the nightmare begin.. I try to seam it as the way it suggested but it turn out quite horrible, you can see two purl row like it split open. So I trying to be clever using three needle bind-off which result with a very visible line at the back. At the end I decide to give it one more try on the seaming it suggest by taking off last purl row on the first panel and it turn out much better. The shawl is done exactly as the pattern except I have shorten it by doing less repeats by knowing the shawl will stretch to the right size after the block, but somehow it still came out too long. Before I took this picture, I did re-wash it without blocking..but is hardly can see the lace pattern.


Pattern: Clementine Shawlette - Interweave Spring 2007
Yarn : Rowan Yorkshire Tweed DK
Yardage: 2 skein ( about 430 yards)
Needle : 5.5mm

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Sunday, 03 June 2007

Thanks!!

I have received a few package from my swap pal for the past few week, but I haven't take anytime for the picture and post...sorry pals. Here are some of the goodies I received from my Knitter's Coffee Swap pal Jessica. she send me some really nice coffee, a box of dark chocolate espresso bean which I finished within an hour..a knitter's journal, a lovely coffee mug..perfect for my new office and two lovely brown sheep cotton fleece which I wanted to try for long time..thanks Jessica. Oh..she is hosting a very interesting swap call Knitter's Virtual Vacation Swap, which a bit of knitting and culture swap..go sign up now if your are interested, they only accept limited participants.

The other goodies that I received is from my Secret Pal 10, Vivien from Australia. The first package(picture on the left) she have send me a felting book which have some very interesting article about hand felt, a lovely fiber for me to try out and two skein of handspun from her local store. The second package (on the right) which is the final package, she send me three skein of lovely purple yarn which handspun by herself, a self make card kit , a souvenir tea towel, an Australia publish knitting magazine and book on beading..which I think she forgot I don't do beading. Thanks Vivien.

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