Oh! Did I mention also I made my first pair of tiny tiny booties?! It’s so incredibly cute and adorable. They’re for my friend’s newborn baby boy. I thought he was due next month and was goint to sew her a diaper bag but got the dates wrong so I decided to knit up a pair of booties instead.

Found this pattern on Ravely by Saartje de Bruijn. Yarn used was Rowan RYC Cashsoft 4 ply with 3¼mm needles. They’re were pretty easy to whip up, great pattern for beginners!

Tags: Bootees, Baby, Saartje's Bootees, Rowan RYC Cashsoft 4 Ply, Knitting, Blue, White

Looking familiar? Remember Angie's iPod cosie? Laurie Perry's Magic Scarf. This is a present for my Dad's birthday tomorrow he will be 63. This is really unpractical of gift for him. We're living in Singapore and I knitted him a woolen scarf. But I think he might like it when he decides to travel to somewhere cold...

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Tags: magic scarf, laurie perry, Knitting, Extra Fine Merino DK

This lavender knitted Isabeau Bag is for Pynk! This is significantly larger than the little purse I did 2 months ago so I am a little surprised I managed to complete it in 2 weeks.The reason for the rush to complete this is because this is also meant to be a belated birthday present for my dear cousin whom I haven't seen in months because we had a falling out and so this is also my way of a peace offering. I don't actually know if she will use this because she usually partial to backpacks... but it's 100% made my me and so she had better use it at least once. *Heehee!*

While completing this I was noticing how it was falling in on itself so in bag-lining planning stage I decided to use iron-on interfacing to help give the bag more structure and I am happy to report it isn't as slouchy as it would've been. Though I was a little worried if the interfacing would make it too stiff... but actually it is looking and feeling okay.

Some details I need to admit... I wasn't a very obedient pattern follower with this project... I blame streaming TV for my lack of attention to certain parts where I should have been counting my rows and so some parts are longer than they need to among other itty-bitty inaccuracies.

Happy Belated Birthday Pynk!!

My next project.... is likely to be made with a sewing machine!

Tags: Knitting, Isabeau Bag

I won something for my first ever knitting project. Most unbelievable and really unexpected. I submitted some pictures of my Isabeau Purse to Sylvie of Chez Plum to show her my appreciation for sharing her darling pattern without realising that there was a contest. So it was really surprising to receive an email from her a few days ago informing me to pick any pattern from her site for free as my prize! Since I am loving the purse so much I picked the larger version of it, the Isabeau Tote. Thank you Sylvie for being so kind to think my modest little debut knitting project was worth a prize!

In my previous post I ended off saying that I was going to knit a scarf for my friend Angie who is going to be relocating to Shanghai. I started knitting her scarf yesterday and was quite pleased with how it was beginning to look. This morning Caryne tells me that she found out that Angie doesn't wear scarves or beanies! And I'm not smart enough to knit gloves yet! The dramaz...

I did recall though that the other girls bought her a new iPod so I thought... Ok... I will convert the scarf into a cosie! It fits perfectly! Feelng quite relieved and pleased that it worked out in the end. All that's left is to give this to Angie in all her Babarella glory! The pattern is just a really short version of The Magic Scarf by Laurie Perry The yarn used is Jaeger , Extra Fine Merino DK in Indigo.

So what this means now of course... I need to get back to the crocheted bag.

Tags: Knitting

Pin's scarf is complete! This is a really soft and comfy scarf and I hope it'll keep Pin warm and happy on her trip to very cold winter Berlin next week. This took me a little over 2 weeks to complete, usually have less time during the week to knit so majority of the knitting is done over the weekend. I've discovered knitting in bed while watching streaming TV on the computer and realising some how miraculously after every episode I've made a lot of progress! Now there is no turning back and knitting is never the same again. I can no longer just sit and knit - unless it is a complicated pattern and it requires more of my attention.

This is a free pattern by Ann Budd from Knitting Daily is actually a very easy project despite looking complicated. It's all just only knitting and purling - no knit 2 together or slip stitching or yarn over. The perfect project for any newbie knitter who wants to knit something a little more challenging. The yarn I've used for this project is Sublime Yarns Angora Merino in 45 Chili. Because of the angora content of the yarn, after a few days a layer of fine pinkness formed over my white quilt. And so when sleeping I sometimes get angora tickles on my nose. Needless to say there was many micro pink rolled up fluff trailed me everywhere leading people to think I have a pink dog, or something.

Next project is Angie's scarf for Shanghai and I am going to be using yet another basket-weave/ checkerboard pattern by Laurie Perry.

Tags: Knitting, Scarf, Merino Angora

I am knitting and crocheting and trying to stretch my attention span at the same time. It's not easy.

I first started a project to make a great looking bag made of crocheted motifs. It's pattern I got from a Japanese crochet pattern book and the yarn I am using is Nikkelon S Egypt Super. I don't read Japanese but the nice instructor at Golden Dragon very kindly showed my what I needed for the project and helped me. I will need to return to ask her how to proceed when I've crocheted more circles.

Then I hear Angie is leaving to relocate to Shanghai and Pin is going to Berlin for the Berlinale. So short-attention-span-me decided to put my bag on hold and start knitting scarves! This also might have to do with the fact that the crocheted bag required a certain degree mathematical accuracy and I had to re-do the first line of motifs about 3 times. So to ease my weary and frustrated mind I decided to begin new projects.

So first project is Pin's scarf. It's a basket-weave pattern that is really quite easy for the beginner knitter. Just knit and perl. Her favourite colour is Industrial Orange but I couldn't find any wool of that colour at the store so I had to settle with a raspberry shade. This is a free pattern by Ann Budd from Knitting Daily. The yarn I'm using for this is Sublime Yarns Angora Merino in Chili. I'm just over half-way done with this project and I am hoping to complete this within the next days.

Tags: Bag, scarfs, knitting, crocheting

Happy New Year to everyone!!

It's a new year and there are new experiments to be made!! I haven't been blogging for some time now and as much as I love to bake I think I need something new to experiment with. Given my short attention span and impulsive charm I think I might have stumbled upon a new hobby - CRAFTING! I've been reading Craftzine.com on and off for a year now and have always been amazed and envious of the cool things people made. I've always thought... not me... I am horrible when it comes to sewing or knitting or anything of that sort... but maybe in 10 years. Like Mum.

I've been on leave the last weeks and in just the past week I have made 5 felted PSP sleeves, knitted a little laced purse (a free pattern from Chez Plum) and I am now working on an Amigurumi. Prior to this, the last time I picked up a crochet needle when I was 9. I was maybe 14 when I tried to learn to knit I never got pass my first row of knitting. I failed sewing in school. So although it's all not great I am a little pleased with my impulsive accomplishments.

It all started when I received a PSP for Christmas from my incredibly awesome bosses at Blackmagic Design. Being a girl, I had to get the right accessories for my PSP and I could not find a case that I liked. So I decided I would make my own. How difficult could it be right? It was a bit tricky... but managed to wing it. Turned out people like it and I made 4 more!

So... I think this will be a year (or for the next few months at least) of crafting experiments!

Tags: Knitting, Crochet, Amigurumi