Damsel

Damsel, a merino handpainted lace/2ply weight, from The Plucky Knitter came into my stash box last night. Oh, how i love the soft texture, the sweet colour, with yardage is 900.

......Happily

Looking at these shoes, .. YES.. we are in the Ice Skating Rink,

While Jayne and her daddy happily enjoying their rounds, I am happily knitting away.......

This is a place that I'll knits without worrying of the warm air, not-so-good-feeling of holding the wool cotton yarn and the double pointed needles.

June to July

Before it rolls into August, I've better update my blog.

Hello my friends, how is everyone ?

Baking and going to the beach has been putting back as the weather lately is at 35deg C most of the day - hot hot hot !!

We took a short trip on the second week of June school holiday to Gentings Highland in Malaysia to enjoy the cool weather - wonderful wonderful wonderful !!

I still do Ravelrying, queued items like the Drops pattern 101-31 Jersey with short sleeve, V neck and lace pattern in Muskat, a 100% cotton yarn.

Abi, a tunic length sweater with pockets and cables details by Berroco #303 (sorry, the copy and paste link is broken at the moment)

I'm going to knit Abi in my favourite colour - Green. Is a new colour tone, hence not in the store yet, coming soon.

I've the Evening Shrug by Whitney Van Nes, in Rowan Wool Cotton on my needle now, is a really easy shrug to knit, keeps me company, mindless knitting helps in way too in such warm days !

Just a while ago in Ravelry, Veera's lastest little green cardigan, Celery, caught my attention. She uses 2 skeins of Malabrigo 3ply light fingering sock yarn for the beautiful Celery. Oh how i love it :) I cant wait for the pattern to come.

Me and My Hey Teach!

I am always wanting to take a self protrait picture standing in front of the mirror, so here is me and my Hey Teach!

Hey Teach !

My #2 in the group , guess I am slow in this knit-a-long.

This is my second attempt on Hey Teach!

I failed the first time as I can't get the lace pattern nicely up on the left front and the right front piece.

I would love very much to find a comfortable aircon spot to take a good picture of me wearing this lovely Hey Teach! to "show off" as a reward for myself and to thank everyone who is so helpful to offer advice and tips on how to knit up the lace pattern.

Building Our Dreams

We were building our dreams with our hands on the beach on the Family-Get-Together Day organised by Jayne's school.

It was a bright sunny Saturday morning, everyone was excited and looking forward to use our hands on the sand and water.

Welcome to my castle

Labrador Nature Reserve

We had a lovely Saturday evening in Labrador Nature Reserve.

Surrounded by hugh old trees

The Green

The Labrador Jetty

and the shore

A very beautiful place

100 - 1

This box came from Japan on 25 March, Thursday, around 9.40am at my doorstep. I was expecting to receive my online purchase yarn from Pierrot Yarns 5-7 days after I placed my order on the 23 March, Tuesday.


I was surprised to see the box in just less than 3 days. I always believe in excellent service and fast delivery in any purcahse. I'll give a THUMB UP for Pierrot Yarns

When I received the box, I was so happy, To Open or Not to Open!!

I enjoys the moment of waiting. The joy of looking forward to and the joy of having it right in front of me is totally different. Even though i know what is inside.

What has to be open has to be open, finally after much struggling, I did this -

Jayne took the picture of me doing so - and here they are 99 balls of yarns.

Out of the 99balls, 7 balls are Ethnic Denim, 12 balls are cotton Neat and the rest are the Soft Merino Fingering yarn.

I was given a booklet of the 2010 Spring Summer Collection.

To Open or Not To Open

HAPPY DANCING

FO - Tiny Striped Turtle

Tiny Striped Turtle

It all started with the smallest turtle, aka Baby Kui, given to Jayne from one of her classmate.

She falls in love with Baby Kui and have it in her pencil case everyday.

Then one day, she came home with another one, aka Brownie, which is slightly bigger size. This time, Brownie was given to her by her teacher for being having good performance in class.

It's such so happening that these 2 felt turtles belongs to the "same" famly.

From that day on, Brownie and Baby Kui has been playing along with Jayne during her break-time in between her class lessonss orwhile waiting for the next teacher to come into the class or on the desk top while she is doing her homework.

Few weeks later, i happened to see a pattern in Ravelry.

Oh, such a cutie !! How can she not has it !!

My handknit turtle, aka Mama Kui Kui, is joining in the fun :)

CNY Bakez

Jayne's favourite cookies

Choc Raisins cookies

It's nice to have someone loves to bake at home

She is enjoying every moment

Together with the CNY goodies

恭喜发财

Thank you gifts

Nice cotton yarn *Happy Dancing*

A package of very artisic napkins

Jayne's favourite Hello Kitty Pinkies

She loves to draw and she sure can draw very well.

Look at the doodle by her 4yr old daughter on that cute postcard.

Like Mother Like Daughter

All these came in this morning from my friend, I. For thanking me for the thank-you-for-the-get-well-gift present that I send over.

She is so kind to do, we thank you once again.

新年快乐

恭喜发财 万事如意

Warmy

This year the warm weather come earlier than before, I guess it must be the Global Warming thingy.

On the first week of the first month, look at the sun shinning and the shadow casting.

I know some places are piled up with snow, if your place is piled up with lots of snow, please visit here often so as to feel the warmth.

Enjoys and take care :)

New Buy

This year, I have decided to join the IntSweMoDo2010 marathon in Ravelry . The rule is that to finish 1 Adult size sweater/top in every month, hence 12 sweaters in 2010.

With this goal in mind, I started to do some online purchase, and all the packages arrive safe on time in my letter box.

Elsabeth Lavold Hempathy

This was my second time ordered the Elsabeth Lavold Hempathy, as the first package went "missing in action", I don't know where went wrong, I never get to see my purchase.

It has been almost 7 months now, I really hope it will be return to me as a "returned post".

This time, after I send in my order, I was very uneasy, feeling "up and down". What if, this package MIA again !! Luckily this time, it CAME.

I like the 40%Hemp, 40%Cotton, 20%Modal Rayon in Pink Fauve, suitable for the weather now.

After this successful buy, I started my shopping spree again. This time is the all time favourite -the 100% Superwash Merino Wool, in Briar (purple tone) with a generous 225 yards per skien, enough for a cardigan
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Madelinetosh

I am thinking of a summer top, cotton yarn would be great. So, the third purchase is the Pierrot Cotton Neat. in Drab Green.

Pierrot Cotton Neat

Pierrot Soft Merino Fingering

Last but not least, is the Grage Grey Pierrot Soft Merino Fingering, for another winter holdiay project.

Happy 2010

It was such a fine day (or rather such i said the usual hot and humid day). We celebrated our last evening of 2009 with the sand, the wind, the wave and the rocks.

Here's our wish for everyone to have a wonderful, merry 2010. Cheers to our friendships :)