tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92733542011-04-22T08:41:49.931+10:00Knitting, stuff and craft that I do.Laura.Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11812481251142672384noreply@blogger.comBlogger1201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9273354.post-28003501771275793642008-02-08T23:11:00.000+11:002008-02-08T23:19:58.781+11:00

Isn't it strange that celebrations this time of the year are of a certain vibrant colors?Christmas - red and greenChinese New Year - red and goldValentines - redRemember the dahlias I planted last October? They have bloomed in time for the all the celebrations.Happy Chinese New Year everyone. May this year bring us all luck and happiness!

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Time of late has been a frenzy of activities looking for a job, attending interviews and adjusting to waking up early in the morning again for work. Today marks Australia day as well as the 1st week of work. I thought I’d compile all the hat/cap knitting I've been up from last year to date to commemorate. Le SlouchPattern :- Le Slouch, KnitandTonicYarn :- Lincraft,

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This is my very first Christmas in Australia after moving here. It's been a long time since I felt Christmas. We haven't settled down truly, we have yet to find our own place. We don't have a Christmas tree to hang ornaments on nor could we offer much to our family and friends or indulge ourselves in all things Christmas. Yet the feeling is there. Perhaps it's because for the first time, I feel

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It’s one of those days when everything hits a record low. One of those “Why the hell did I get out of bed for?” days. Nothing’s gone right, everything came altogether in a bad way and my mood is shot out from the second I lay in bed awake. I’ve heard bad news all the way. I’m tired, grumpy and totally unsatisfied and out of whack. Not to mention that I’ve been having a migraine on and off for the

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So there I was happily whining about having no yarns to knit with (because we can’t unpack the boxes yet) and how I need to get some suitable ones for this pattern and that. Hubby pointed out that I have plenty of yarns which indignantly, I denied of course, at which point he gave me a look that said it all. Huffing, fuming and thwarted from buying the exact yarns I desperately need for this and

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On the personal end, a very good gal pal of mine is getting married back in Malaysia tomorrow. I wish I could be there celebrating with her. I'm wishing her and her hubby many good things to come on their new life together. Congrats sweetie! Missing you lots.Now for some knitting news. For some of you still guessing, the finished FO is the Adrienne Vittadini Lace Ruffle Cardigan. Pattern :-

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Moving to Melbourne has been wonderful. So many new things and places to explore. There were a lot of things that we had always wanted try but in KL, most of the time you feel too hot and bothered to do. I thought I might share about some of our experiences and doings while waiting for my next FO(coming soon).SoufflesHubby and I have ventured into the realm of desserts and occasionally, main

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And so it comes to this. I've been struggling for days to write something….anything. There is so much to share the words don’t come easily.... How do you concise a year that has been so eventful, and yet about to finish within a blink of an eye? The chain of events that lead to us to this point, finally arrived in Australia, happily married, missing family and friends we left behind, getting to

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Hi gals,I don't know how to say this so I'll keep it simple. I'm engaged! I'm engaged! And I've been engaged to one very sweet fella for a couple of weeks now! And life suddenly insist on rushing along at warp speed.For one, there seem to be a million things that needs to be done, traditions to be followed and arrangements to be made. Our registration is happening in 2 weeks and a small family

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Hello gals,Thanks for all the lovely comments. Yes, I'm very lucky to have kitty kitty spoil me rotten that way. Jejune, it's a plush peeps and I can't stop touching it. :)Also, thank you for all the support and comments on our cat, Mimi. He is in a better place now though he is still sorely missed. We think of him from time to time. Perhaps we'd adopt another kitty sometime in the near future

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As if a gift to shop at Pureknits was not enough, Kitty Kitty sent me a wonderful surprise package as well! This little innocuous package was waiting for me in the post office. I was so giddy with anticipation I opened it the minute I went into my car.I have no idea how she manage to stuff so much goodies into the box but she really know how to spoil me! In the package was Clauda Hand Painted

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I was going to post on my FOs, I had written a draft and finally taken some decent photos, but I can't seem to motivate myself right now. My bf's cat, Mimi, got run over by a car and it is still bugging me, so instead, this post would be about Mimi.Mimi was found as a kitten hiding under bf's brother's car. He was so scrawny and injured. They took him to the vet, fed, cared for and generally made

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Kitty Kitty from KnitBuddies recently hosted a lovely little holiday contest which I joined. And she picked me to be the winner! Yay! This is the very first time I join and win something knitty. I won a voucher to shop at PureKnits. (Kitty kitty's favourite online shop) Thank you Kitty Kitty!I've been wandering around PureKnits at every chance I got and Kitty Kitty is so right. The yarns there

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Gong Xi Fa Cai!May all the Health, Happiness and Wealth come to you inthe Year of the Boar!!

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I’ve always had a thing with ribbons. Something about them that is just so pretty and versatile. I love to collect them although I never knew what to do with them. Most of the time, they end up crammed and crumpled in a box. Until the other day, an idea struck me. I finally found a happy way to store my ribbons. Fancy a box of ribbons? Life is a box of ribbons, you never know what color you'll

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Thank you everyone for such wonderful comments on the bunny baby set. For those who actually thought I had my own baby news to share, hold that thought until I get hitched! :D Now that I've read the title, I do have to agree it was misleading. Sorry for that! For those who wanted to know where the pattern came from, the Bunny hat was from Baby Center. The socks pattern came from IK Summer Knits

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After my post about my self imposed abstinence, I felt reasonably revived to do a spring clean of my little craft corner. I had 2 bags cramped full of swatches, unraveled yarns, WIPs, bag handles and other knick knacks, some of which I couldn't remember how it got there. I ran through my list of WIPs and waitlist, categorizing them accordingly and was revving up my engine when I got intercepted.

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During the later part of last year, things were getting busy and I didn't have as much time as I'd like to craft. My stash was getting out of hand, my yarns were everywhere and I couldn't keep up with all the wonderful patterns out there. Mom couldn't sit on the sofa because there was knitting needles planted there growing mushrooms. So, sometime end of last year, I made a resolution to stop

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One of my friends recently started knitting. She's taken to knitting and crocheting like a fish to water. :) I asked for her kind permision to post her very first knit here. She wanted to do a bikini for her young niece. So after a few basic knit and purl lessons, we went off shopping for yarns. She settled for Sirdar DK Pure Cotton in a nice bright pastel yellow. Isn't it the cutest thing?

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Hello my dear friends!It certainly had been time to change my blog for the longest time and I finally got around to it. Hope you enjoy the new look. Life have been full to the brim. There's been some creativity and craftiness but I hadn't time to take photos and blog. Rather then one big entry, it'll probably be more palatable in small doses. So, here's one update.Claying AroundSome friends and I

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Hello my blog pals! How's everybody doing? Wow. It didn't hit me until I logged on that I haven't updated my blog since Jan. Bleeah. Well, I have been pretty much busy with work ever since I joined my new company in Feb. Nothing much happened in craft town until recently. Finally finished something worth blogging about 2 weeks ago but haven't had time to take photos and share. So here goes : This

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Hi girls! I haven't much to show. I haven't exactly been productive craftwise. Lots had been happening at my end. For all the peeps who thought I MIAed, I'm truly sorry. There has been quite some upheavals. I've got news though! Things happened rather quickly all of a sudden but bottomline is, I'm moving to a new company! Phew! There are still many loose ends to take care of, but ...:D So I'll

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Knitting has taken a back seat while I revamp my wardrobe. Partly also because I’m bored with Butterfly and Lana Grossa Jacket had to be ripped back, I think I’ll call it Frilly Jacket from now on. The instructions are a little messy and the charts way off. It’s the actually the first time I attempt a piece with sleeves and that much seaming. Can’t say I’ll enjoy the seaming bit later. Anyways, I

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Hello peeps! I hope everyone had a great Christmas. There is still the New Year celebrations to look forward to and Chinese New Year at the end of January to busy ourselves with. I'd guess everyone is still in a holiday mood? :) I know I am cause I'm clearin leave for the whole week! Yay! Yes, I suppose it is easy to tell it has cheered me up a lot. Though I'm pretty amazed at how many errands

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I was getting ready to do a long update, then I realized that more than half the pix I took was so blur they are not usable. Sigh... So some updates then until I can retake the other photos. I've completed sewing a blouse from Simply Chic. I'll have to retake the photos before I can post. I've also started a jacket from Lana Grossa free pattern archive. I'm already eyeing some other projects.

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My Surprise GiftWhen Ruth said she had something for me and was sending me a package, I had no idea! I didn’t know what to expect. Then, it arrived! Just look at the package! It’s awesome! That one time I commented to her about Yarn Harlot. She remembered and she sent me, not one, but two of Yarn Harlot’s fabulous books! That’s not all! Ruth also gifted me with a Knit Bits Calendar wrapped in

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My apologies to Kitty Kitty & Meowgirl for getting both their names mixed up with that tag. :) I've ammended that post.Erin had asked what yarn I was using for Butterfly, I'm using Sirdar Silky Look in Champagne, which I dug out from my stash. :)I have nothing much to add for now. I have so many things to share but no time to take pictures and sit down to organize my thoughts. I just felt guilty

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Tagged by MiMi and Kitty Kitty and also Meowgirl(if she had gotten to me first :))1.What is your all-time favourite yarn to knit with ?All time favourite? Hmm, I don’t really have one yet. I like to experience different yarns. Though if I have to choose, Rowan 4 ply and Knitpicks Alpaca Cloud comes to mind.2. Your favourite needles ?None at the moment actually. It depends on what I’m knitting. I

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I took the opportutnity to take pics last weekend while snapping some samples. Life is still hectic. I'm still wishing for a long break which would be hard to come by right now. Anyways, That's my butterfly progress. Not much huh? I have another 4 to 5 repeats before I'm done. My knitting and sewing is really plodding right now. Good news is, I found the right shade for the shift I'm going to

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Annual leave I said, it's beginning to look more like a sabbatical..:) I'm still catching up on a hundred and one things in my life. It doesn't seem to be slowing down. Anyways, just a quick 'sporadic' post here. My Friend's Wedding GarterThis is the second garter I'm doing for her wedding which is coming by very soon. The first garter was too loose and she wanted a snug fit. I wish she would let

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I'm applying for a hiatus. Life and work is getting in the way. Posts would be sporadic. There's random craftiness but no pictures yet. A little bit of news here and there.Ruth was here for a very short visit to KL last month. I'm glad I was able to meet up with her despite the very last minute of it all...:) Though it was unfortunate Doreen was not able to make it. The picture is at Ruth's site.

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The Demise of Green TeaAs much as I squirm, whinge and wiggle, there's just no escaping the truth. Thanks to some of the girls who have been giving ideas to save Green Tea from a ignomous death. But the plain fact is, I can't pass my own test. How on earth do you hide 8 inches of extra material on a camisole tube? If I modify it to ribbing or st st to bring it in, I wouldn't be satisfied. If I

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Remember Green Tea Cables? I've just finished my 3rd ball of 100gm Sirdar DK Cotton, on to my 4th and last ball. Just enough for my tube top. This is the progress I've seemingly made. But last night, I found out an awful truth about her. Today I was trying to think of all sorts of way to go around it. About an hour ago, I was upset. Right now, I'm just resigned. Green Tea Cables was one of my

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Remember my mystery X File project? Yes, some of you girls said Dress Form and you got it right! I was busy making my dress form last weekend. I made one 3 weeks ago with the materials from above. I wanted brown paper tape instead of duct tape. I got the wrong paper tape. The results were less then ideal. While the form holds true, the same can't be said about the tape. My dress form peeled like

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This UFO here was trying its best to disguise as a skirt or a dishcloth. I don't know which. Innocuous enough but something trigger my warning bells.So I prodded it a little and gasp! It's a pink UFO saucer!Nah, it’s just my shrug. Though I must say, it does look like some strange creature in that snapshot up above. Shrug Ribbing - Phildar Flirt in Hot PinkSeed stitch - Schachenmayr Punto in

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Secret Pal 5My secret pal for SP5 was finally revealed. It was Rhiannon from US! I received her package on Wednesday last week but only finally have time to post it today. Look at these lovelies!The alpaca is just so soft and fluffy I can't stop touching it! And the hemp yarn was something I always wanted to try! Thank you Rhiannon for being such a great pal!UO ShrugAs for my UO shrug, it is

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Ok, I got tagged by Yuvee :) so here goes.Ten Years AgoI was 19 and a year in Malaysia. My parents move me to Malaysia to be with them. I attend college there. I had a hard time adjusting and struggling with the stark contrast between Singapore and Malaysia. I found great friends who helped me through some dark times and luckily enough, a level head most times though I was a rebel. Of course, I

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An itty bitty here and an itty bitty there. :)Fabric SwapFabric goodies! Siow Chin and I did a mini fabric swap. Look what lovelies I got! I heart the pink one! I'm trying to decided what to do with them. One word. Drool :DPincushionsI was feeling a fast and fun project and had pincushions in my mind. I swear, I seem to be seeing nice pincushions everywhere, so I decided to do one. I cut the felt

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Yes, I know Lelah was finished more than a month back and it looked great. I had tweaked the pattern and added 2 extra repeats. While it looked good (on its own), when paired with jeans, it balloned at the hips and looked weird on me. So I frogged it yet again and reduced it to 7 repeats. Before AfterSo, while I was doing the usual fittings with the seaming needle still stuck in Lelah. I decided

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I cannot believe this either, but Orangina is actually finished. After hours of knitting in the car during traffic jams, it is finished. The fussing and fretting about how it might not turn out due to my tweaking unfounded, I'm very happy with how mine turned out. It looks a bit holey in the pic but actually doesn't show that much in the actual wear. I'm really liking this one. Here's the

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Mucha Gracious!I seemed to be at some crossroads of sorts. I want to thank everyone who have been so supportive. Reading your comments helped. You wouldn't know how much it meant to me..:) Thank you. SewingI haven't had time to sew, I was out most of the weekend. I've been pouring through some designs and clothes, figuring how and why things are cut the way they are. I think I'm about ready to

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Spammers have been very irritating lately. For those who are unaware, bloggers now have a new function. Go to your settings/comments and enable the "Word Verification for comments". I've just enable word verification so let's see how well it does it's job. The other thing you could do is select that only registered users are allowed to comment. Don't allow annoymous comments. That, as least,

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Sewing Knick KnacksI have been browsing fabrics and patterns for quite some time now. Not too long ago, I was enamoured by Machiko's Simple Chic and Skirt ala Carte. I remembered the cover vividly but misplaced the author's name and ISBN. I couldn't remember where I saw it and couldn't find it again. Then, Joy posted about the books. Yipee! You can't imagine how happy I was. Thanks to her, I

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I got tagged by Siow Chin from Little Purl of the Orient. So : - 5 things I miss from my childhood.1.) My great grand parents' house. They had a big old house, a huge compound filled with all sorts of interesting adventures. Yes, I was lucky enough to know them while they were alive. Their house was always filled with family and relatives. Typical traditional chinese family..:) We kids really had

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Sounds dramatic doesn't it? But it describes weather at our end lately. Dreary and smoggy. Dear old mucky Malaysia.I took this picture on Sunday afternoon lunch time on a 15th floor condo on a hill. When normally you'll be faced with a scorching afternoon sun, you get this and a stinky bunrt smell in the air. So you can imagine. It has been like this for a week and doesn't show any signs of

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On the last day of the week, my SP sent to me!1 pretty pink card4 green Andean treasures6 bright orange Vacation!Knitpicks allll for me!Tra lalalalala *hmmming away to the tune still....Did I mention my SP is wonderful? I'll say it again. I've got a wonderful secret pal! Last Friday, I was harried and tired. Rushing off to yet another appointment with a client when for some unexplained reason, I

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I'm going to ramble today. Nothing knit related so those who are not interested please skip. I'm not going make much sense here anyway. This is more for myself, for me to vent on the accumulation of things happening.Been rather stressed lately at work and outside of it. I've put in too much in some instances and got toxic people for my efforts. There's all kinds of mean, toxic and crazy ppl who

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Kiri was done last week. But I had no time to block it so it had to wait. Kiri was an anti climax in a sense. Reason? Well, I knitted this piece especially for my granny. My aunt was here from Aussie and I was rushing to finish it off so she can bring it back for my granny. The minute I casted off, my mom and aunt tells me it is probably too bright for my granny but it is beautiful and I should

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Lelah is technically finished so I can start something else! On to my next project! ! Yes I joined a mini KAL started here. It started on the 1st of July. We've been seeing some yummy ones on the net. Some of the girls started at the stroke of midnight LOL. I'm already late. I think we spur each other into Orangina frenzy! LOL I'm gonna swatch tonight. Others who still wanna join the fun are

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Thank you everyone! For giving me encouragement and support to Lelah. :) Most appreciated. And Agnes, you asked where I am in the photos? Well just look for Ms Specky. :) Just a short update on Lelah. I've frogged the boob tube and left the laces alone for now. I've decided to go slow and easy. I cut it down to 132 stitches and then did an increase 4 rows up to add another inch. It's a play by

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Did the weather forecast predicted a FO? Well the weather forecast was wrong. Lelah got frogged. Lelah was breeze to knit and the lace part is beautiful but! I verestimated the measurements for the top. Let's start from the beginning shall we? After frogging Vanilla, I started Lelah. I needed a quick fix. So I got really into it. I knitted Lelah with abandonment. In fact I was half way throught

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What a week! One word, hectic! Those who read the Malaysian Knitters will probably know or have seen some pics...:) We had 2 different groups last week. First, we got a visiting knitter, Jenny from Sweden. You will have to excuse the quality of the pic. It's the best I have. The restaurant was so dim and we had asked someone with shaky hands to take the photo for us. But anyway, on with the

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Yes, I've been really busy. And yes, I haven't blogged for a week, and yes, I'm still alive and kicking..:)I have the usual work has been busy excuse.Last week was a very busy week for us all. Jenny from Sweden came for a visit. So did Pauline from US and Cara from Singapore. I'll be posting pics and the tales soon, but if you can't wait, some of the other bloggers have already post pixs. I've

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You know, I don't know what is it with me. I should have known that with my luck with knitting and with things going so smoothly, something has got to give.My Vanilla Seed and I had a falling out. She is now a huge ball of yarn waiting to be reborn. I was being really stubborn you see. Something was nagging my mind whenever I knit this one but since I'm normally driving when knitting this, I

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It's way time to post my questionaire..:) here you go Secret Pal!1. Are you a yarn snob (do you prefer higher quality and/or natural fibers)? Do you avoid Red Heart and Lion Brand? Or is it all the same to you?Well, I wouldn’t call myself a yarn snob. I’m a fledgling and yarns over at my end are pretty limited. Fledglings tend to be pretty curious about different yarns. But because mine is a

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So finally, I have some progress to report.Lady MarmaladeWe all know Lady Marmalade ain't easy to live with. We've our spats. After frogging 12 rows the last time, I was so demoralized, I tried to chuck it aside for a while. But I find myself picking it up time and time again. I still had problems until I took out the stitchmarkers. Weird huh? I figured a easier way to keep track of my pattern

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This is a short one. Firstly : - Check this out! :) Knitters Community It's totally new and I think it's pretty cool and it's hosted at my part of the continent! Secondly :-Secret Pal 5 started! Yipee! Guess I better pull up my socks and do my list of questions soon.

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This is terrible, just terrible! I know I made a mistake blogging about my wait list! Now everytime I look at my existing WIPs I heave a sigh and stare soulfully at my other yarns. They seem to be hynotizing me, asking gently " But what about us?". I guess the grass is always greener on the other side until it's on your side. Ok ok, so I cheated. I gave into temptation and started Branching Out

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yes yes, I've been terrible this week about posting and pictures. It hasn't been a very productive week for me. I'm getting sucked into a conspiracy by the WIP gang because they've decided that I'm moving too fast. After that tiff with Marmalade, Green Tea decided to join the fun and I ran out of yarn with Vanilla Seed and couldn't knit until I go home to get more ammunition. Then, I caved in and

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As said, Marmalade Kiri and I have what I describe as a very tempestuous relationship. It's never smooth sailing, always interesting and is never quiet for long. In fact, it is downright fiery because both of us are just as stubborn. What started as a misunderstanding that became a huge tiff...shouting matches, tantrums and tears. At the end of it all...it had to be frogged 12 rows before we came

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Yea yea, this is my second post for the day. I'm pissed with work and the office stinks because they painted the bloody conference room, they turned the aircon off and spray some bloody smelly stuff at the reception area. It's driving me to distraction. I'm making up for lost blog time and I feel the urge type more too. Need anymore reasons? *wink Anyways, I was reading up my bloglines today.

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Marmalade KiriThe pen is just there as a gauge. I've gone from Inox circs to wooden circ and finally on to wooden straights. Metals points are simply not sharp enough when it comes to KSH. And I really hate the way the circs twist and turn because the KSH is not heavy enough to weigh it down. Wooden straights seem to work out best for me right now. I'm almost finishing the first ball of yarn now.

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I haven't been knitting much for the past 3 days. I was engrossed with another project. Remember my post eons and eons ago about a friend whom I promised a crochet wedding garter to? Yup. It's actually been quite interesting. I was very curious to see how the lace pattern would turn out. It was 80% complete when I took the picture. I've finished it late last night. That's 3 late nights in a row

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Wow! Thank you everyone for responding so enthusiatically. This is something so warm and wonderful about our little world of blogging knitters. :) I'll be knitting all those I posted there and somemore. I guess the ribbon tape would be for X-back. I have other yarns for Lelah. I'll post that one up for opinions next week.Funny Little thingsNot much pictures today. So…! I had time to knit early

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I think some of you visiting would be wondering what the heck is happening with my blog nowadays. My apologies, I wanted to do slight modifications to it. Ended up being fascinated by codes and my blog got all wonky. Still not getting it but learning, so be prepared for more changes...if I ever get to it. :DWaitListedSpeaking of a long knit waitlist, I can only mourn that there is not enough

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First, a big thank you to my friends and fellow knitters. Your encouraging comments are well appreciated and does wonders to spire me on. :)Second, this is a totally knit unrelated post. So for those not interested, I guess you can stop reading here. It's a vintage craft post. So, on to the topic of the day.The Nyonya KebayaThere are quite a few varieties of kebayas around. Nyonya kebaya,

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After reading how everyone else is or has finished something for show and tell. I'm embarassed to admit this but I must be snail knitter. Yikes! While typing out this entry, it came upon me that I unwittingly choose 3 projects of varying difficulty and something new in each. Vanilla Seed ShellVanilla is mellow, first time I'm trying out seed stitch and the pattern is by myself with some

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Their 1st issue is out! Go look! They've got a bit of everything from knitting technique, plying, beading and dyeing. Not too bad for starters :) Articles are good for beginners to get a feel of things. They have patterns for small items like gloves, scarves and hats. I love the Lucy Diamonds Scarf they have featured. Think I have just the yarn for it.

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Ladies and gentleman, the debut of the Vintage Cardigan! Ta ta da!Click here for a closeup of the pattern.Nope, I'm not the one who knitted it up :) but it's mine now! :D It's a beautiful cardigan and there is a story behind this that makes it so very meaningful. This cardigan was a gift. SW's mother used to work as a nurse. After a time, she shifted up to Kuala Lumpur as she was about to marry.

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I know, I know... I've been a bad girl. Lots been going on, but I haven't much time to take pictures and download them and blog. So to make up for it, I'm posting all 3 WIPs I'm working on now. My life has come to a 'busy' phrase, so life is pretty hectic. I'm having insomnia again and my facial eczema is starting to act up again, so that really suxs. But nobody really want to hear that so..:)

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I got 2 skiens of Colinettes recently. 1 skein Colinette Wigwam in Florentine 1 skein of Colinette Enigma in Fragipani. Choose the wrong colorway. Can't seem to come up with anything to use it with, it doesn't gel well with my other yarns in terms of colors. Anyone game for a swap? My wish list is somewhere in the left column below.

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A wee bit of complaining. I dunno what's with my Bloglines. It seems sooo slow in updating me of new entries that it seems everyone gets it before me. And worst, it repeatedly marks certain entries as new even though I've read it. Some of the girls over here gets a few hours lag but I'm getting it 1 day late! Ugh!Vanilla Seed ShellSeed Stitch Cowl Neck Shell definitely needs another nickname.

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Pattern = Kiri ShawlYarn = Rowan Kid Silk HazeNeedles = 4.5mm metalsI finally started on Kiri. I know this is a lousy picture, but it was best I could produced under such eagerness to continue with it, it was the 1st day picture. Day 1Starting with Kiri with KSH is difficult, I'm knitting very very loose and if you don't grip the needles properly, it all slips out. I know you can't see much of

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There was a meetup last Saturday. I didn't manage to make it. :( I was home for the past 2 days with a rampant migraine that came on and off. I seem to be falling ill alot lately. Mom was telling me, it's a lot to do with the fact that I'm sleeping late and the weather. It has been quite crazy here. It's really really hot and glaring outside and it will suddenly rain either in the wee hours of

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Hi all, I know I haven't been blogging lately. Work has been all consuming and I've been too tired to do anything else. It should be better for a time now. :) Thanks for all the concern. I have a few things I'd like to share but I guess I'll do it day by day.My cable project hit a snag last week. I took one look and realized that I messed up one of the cable panels pretty badly. The main panel,

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I don't have pictures. Sorry about that. Life in general revolves around work and family affairs. Work has been hell lately. It's a rollercoaster ride. I'm beginning to feel very down and upset about it. Add that to my family unheavals and u get one very tired panda bear looking right at you now. In short, life suxs big time.KnittingFinally got myself started on my cables project again. I think

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Well, this is a quick update on Kiki..:) Thanks for your concern. Diagnosis from the doctor : - Yes, Kiki dislocated her left hind leg. She hasn't injured herself anywhere else. Her spine and everything else is intact. She is not in a lot of pain. She wasn't hit by a car. She was given pain killers.The vet said that if she had been hit by a car, she'll be yelping away. She didn't make any noise.

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No longer a SophieI've just learnt that what I've been doing is fulling, not felting. Definition of felting - Fabric made of unspun wool (sometimes with fur and other natural or synthetic fibers) which is matted together with moisture, heat and pressure. Definition of fulling - A finishing process in which the woven or knitted cloth is subjected to moisture, heat and friction causing it to

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For me, the word messy basically sums up my experience with hand winding. I tend to mess it up and end up untangling it for hours. So winding for me, is normally a dogged 3 hrs all the way to 4 days if I really mess it up. Recently, many bloggers have been showing their creative ways of winding their balls, a problem which I have been thinking thru and thru. My problem is a holder. I always mess

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Just a quick one. We had a knit meet again last Saturday. As usual, it was really fun. In fact, we had so much fun, I only managed to take a photo because I forgot all about taking a few. At least there is a picture to show. :)Cable ProjectOn my cable project, I have had in mind is a blend of ideas and the end result of what I wanted. Does anyone else do that or is it just me? Anyways, after

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Obsession, obsession, obsessionJust a short one. Needed to get this off my chest. I'm just beginning to realize that knitting is a hobby that can turn into a monster left unchecked. WHooossh! It spirals out of control. Throw in a new credit card and it's a recipe for disaster and I'm trying my very best to chew off more than I can handle.....Reality check. Gulp, plain porridge (*asian version =

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About Wedding GartersNot mine if that's what you are thinking. :)I had a conversation with a girlfriend the other day. She is getting married! So one thing lead to another and the next thing I knew, I promised to make her a wedding garter. We found a few patterns on the net and she settled for a crochet wedding garter. Have a peek! Delicious ain't it? So after warning her that my crochet skills

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It's time for !My unravelling are all done. Now I have to wind them up and start knitting. The knitting needles and the ball of yarn are there as a gauge of size. My NotesThe white one was the first. It is a cotton, viscose mix. I'll be doing a simple cowl neck sleeveless top with that one. I was toying with the idea of dyeing it. The dyes we have here are of a different variety. I only found

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Date : Saturday, 12th MarchTime : 1.30 to 2ishVenue : Local Shopping Center in PJMembers : 5 out of 6Description : Stitch and gossip Details : We all had a blast at this meetup. For one, we had a new member, Vanessa who joined us. Mona unfortunately couldn't make it. We all missed her. The meet up was at one of the local small shopping center. Conveniently (*wink) it had (1) a LYS and (2) a

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Sophie BagSophie's body is completed. I hope my measurements, based on my swatch is not way out. I'm left with the straps to complete. 2 straps of 20 inches and I'm done. Hopefully, I can felt it before Saturday. I'll take a pic tomorrow if I finish the straps and measure it well before trying felting. Cable ProjectCable has stalled due to my feverish desire to finish Sophie first. I have so far,

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Weekend have been a big rush. There are a hundred and one thing that absolutely had to be done.Siow Chin was asking what I was doing from the 1000 Sweaters...:)I've chosen but it needs tweaking. I'll post about it soon. Gimme a bit 'o time yea.Meanwhile, since I need instant gratification. Armed with my recent mini felting experience and great tips from Celia, thank you Celia!!! I decided to go

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Some idiot#$%^& dumped a puppy on the wee morning of Saturday. When I said wee morning, I mean like, 4 am. SW woke up to the squealing, peeked out and saw the poor thing trying to climb out of the drain outside his house. He had to rescue the poor thing. I mean what's wrong with these ppl? This is not the way to do thing. If you can wake up at unearthly hours and drive around just to dump a puppy

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Well well well what do you know *big big grin! Remember that wool I was going to use for a Sophie bag and the list of Knit things to do? Yea, last night I tried to felt it. Yep, I did it by hands cause I don't have a washing machine with hot water.So, for my first foray into felting, I got a bowl and squirted some dishwashing liquid into it. Poured in hot water and mixed everything up. Then I

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Our Meet UpThe gals met up last week on Friday. This time, there were 5 of us. It was nice especially after a long, hot and busy Chinese New Year. It was a very fun time for all. Read all about it at Lyn's site. I wish we had more pixs though. Each of us learnt a little bit of something during this one. For me, it's how to cast on with a little more polish. I'm ashamed to say that my self taught

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There's something immensly satisfying about wearing something you knitted and getting compliments for it. (*big grin) I wore Tempting today. It's probably the first time I wore something I've knitted up out in public.On to other knitty stuff, I've been quite busy taking care of odds and ends. I can't seem to start knitting something new with all the loose ends nagging at me from behind. So for

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Ok, so I haven't been knitting at all. With work and all, I get home pretty late and there are always a hundred and one things to do for the house. My recycling is going real slow too. So last night, after recycling 2 sleeves from the chenille, I was extremely restless with the fact that I haven't done anything with yarn lately except frogging. So I decided to do something quick and fun. I did

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First and foremost, I stand corrected by Lyn. (*grins) After checking, I realize that the purple yarn in my new stash is actually called Cotton Candy by Magic Garden. I'll bring one of each along our next meetup if you girls wanna have a look. To my next subject....Recycling! This was me, trying to figure out where the seams are to detach the panels of the sweater. This was where I started. I

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I'm quite depressed by the pathetic range and inflated price of yarns here. Not to mention the almost rare find of good knitting magazines. It is bad enough that we can't use many gorgeous yarns available out there cause we are a tropic country. Can you believe that none of the major bookstores here are able to get me ROWAN magazine It's a Tape Thing? and Rebecca Magazines. As a matter of fact,

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I'm drooling. Shall I do the Gollum, Lord of the Rings routine? *sneers while rubbing my hands together... "My precioussssss!" Mom came back from Melbourne and added to my stash. So now I have in my collection 5 balls of Silky Look in Champange... I think. *Gasps horror! After all the trouble I have with this yarn. I'll wait till I feel brave enough first.8 balls of Punto in purple. Don't I just

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I've been a bad girl. I haven't been knitting at all after abandoning the Red CNY Tube. Instead, I've been oogling over my new stash, learning how to recycle old sweaters and browsing over patterns to see what I wanna knit and how to match it with my current stash. Recycling have been a little rough going. Mainly because I'm making time consuming mistakes but I'm learning. I'm thanking all the

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On the side, this is the Red CNY Tube that I have been working on. I've decided to frog it. 3 knits and 3 purls make for a large ladder at the side of the stitches.I know the pixs aren't that great. But do you see the white patches thru the tube? It ladders real bad between the knit and purl stitches that no amount of tightening can rid of. Anyhow, someone commented me that my boobs will feel

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ok ok, so I know this is looong overdue. But hey! At least it's here now yea..:) I did a Medium size. Notes for wWhat I'd look out for the next time round.1.) The bust area. I'd probably do a little short rowing at the chest so it fits better. Now that area stretched out more then the rest of the body. Personal preference of mine.2.) Though Tempting sits well when I wear it without a ribbon, a

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I finally uploaded all the pictures. I guess I'll share the pics base on the topic each day. Makes it more manageable.This was the crochet project I did before CNY. This was a very simple, fun and easy to follow free pattern from Georgia. My Thanks to her.I did a tiny one using 1 thin DMC in purple and some left over pale peachy yarn I had. I brought it to the meet only to lose it. This picture

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Yesterday's post was about a little about CNY. Today's post hehe. I dunno. I have plenty I wanna do but finding time is another thing. So this is more like notes to myself.1.) Revamp my site. Still feeling about and trying to understand codes. I barely have time for this right now. Trying to feel the right themes for myself now.2.) I have taken a few pictures in my camera that I still have

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Hot hot hot, that's about all that I can say for Singapore. Things were different this year, gramps is no longer with us and I guess we all felt it. All in all, it was a fun but rushed trip. We were only there for 4 days. We got into Singapore late Monday. Tuesday we had the usual ceremonies to perform in the morning. After which we had our family lunch. By the time which all shops were either

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